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Emma and Norman sneak outside the gate to return a forgotten stuffed rabbit to Conny, a younger child who was adopted. They find her dead — strapped to a transport box as livestock for the demons. The orphanage is a farm. Every adoption is a slaughter.
Norman deduces that Ray, their closest friend, has been a spy for Isabella from the beginning. Ray reveals he has been feeding information in exchange for his own survival. The trust within the main trio fractures.
Norman is selected for shipment. Rather than risk his friends' escape by being taken alive, he accepts his fate calmly and walks to the gate alone. He leaves behind a coded map of the outside. His sacrifice enables every escape that follows.
Emma leads the older children in escaping Grace Field House. They use Norman's plan, Ray's sabotage, and their own intelligence to outwit Isabella and make it over the wall. The first arc ends with freedom and grief in equal measure.
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