The Woods

Court adjourns, and Paul considers whether to confront the Perezes. Detective York leaves Paul a message with Raya Singh’s work address. Paul finds a manila envelope in his locked car with a picture of his father and an index card reading, “The First Skeleton” (87) inside. Paul thinks about his father’s struggles after emigrating and the constant fights between his parents.

Lucy leaves the university to visit her father, Ira, at an expensive rehab facility. She parks next to her father’s old VW Beetle, which he hasn’t used much since his admittance to the facility. Lucy signs in and walks to her father’s room, where he’s listening to old songs. Ira has mild dementia, so the doctors allow him to believe he’s living in the 1960s for his comfort. Lucy knows that the murders at his camp—and the ensuing lawsuit—contributed to Ira’s mental decline. Ira, a lifelong hippie, bought the property to run as a commune before converting it into a youth camp.

Lucy greets her father and recalls her happy childhood. Ira alternates between crying and laughing, and when Nurse Rebecca checks in, Lucy takes the opportunity to leave. Rebecca tells Lucy that Ira has been more agitated recently and ranting about