despite this explanation, anna suspects that the orphanage deliberately killed and hid the children. she gains the trust of judith by befriending and calming her when her kittens are apparently drowned by helenka, enough for her to disclose that the children inhabit an area somewhere behind a mirror in bathroom, revealed to be an abandoned dormitory. helenka tries to prevent them from heading to the area, but judith knocks her unconscious. the two women proceed to the dormitory and find remains of toys and rotten food. judith realizes that the children had really died and begs anna to stop searching, but the latter insists on continuing and boards an elevator heading to the underground. anna arrives at a sterile, hospital-like structure with clean white walls and brightly lit lamps. she is confronted by the children who rise from a series of murky baths, who surround her. anna goes into a sudden labor and is helped to deliver the baby by the children.