Despair waits for his superior to lead to the love of a soul connected to him. "Whenever you're ready," Despair says, licking his chops. James starts to get nervous, but keeps talking to his girlfriend on the phone. She's talking about her college admissions rejections.<br/><br/>"Why only me, honey dearest," and out of the darkness comes a female park ranger carrying a whip. She is red-haired, fit and surprisingly attractive for her age, even though she is as old as Shawn's mother. "Don't try to run - you will only get lost in this elaborate system of caves and starve to death. I'm the only one who knows the way out." She smiles and stares at him.