1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:08,919 Welcome listeners to another episode of Fast Food Horror. I where is he? 2 00:00:09,919 --> 00:00:17,679 Where is EJ? EJ? Eight? Oh, that breathe is probably in 3 00:00:17,719 --> 00:00:25,519 the living room. He's probably upstairs. Oh, I wonder what that boy 4 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:32,960 is doing? EJ? EJ? Where are you I? Or what are 5 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,560 you doing up here? I didn't even hear you come upstairs from the dungeon, 6 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,679 EJ. We are supposed to be recording a new episode for the listeners. 7 00:00:40,679 --> 00:00:46,759 What have you been doing? Oh? I'm sorry. I you know 8 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,880 that podcast. You introduced me to, the Two Crows podcast. I've been 9 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:57,159 binge listening ever since. You've been listening without me. Oh, don't worry. 10 00:00:57,159 --> 00:01:00,520 It's an anthology series. There are so many episodes listen to, and 11 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,200 I just skipped ahead a few. I didn't think it would matter. You're 12 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:10,200 cheating on me with another podcast we're supposed to be listening to together. I'm 13 00:01:10,239 --> 00:01:14,519 sorry, I'll stop right now. We're supposed to record, right I'll They 14 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,719 just cover so many great topics. They just did a special episode on the 15 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,840 alien bodies that were carted out in front of the Mexican Congress. Then they 16 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,480 did an episode on Lavinia Fisher, the first ever female serial Killer, just 17 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:34,799 so many cool topics. I'm sorry, I'll stop, but Igor, I 18 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:40,439 found out something today. Not only are they on every single major podcast platform, 19 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:46,079 they're also on YouTube and My Birthdays in November, and they have merchandise. 20 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:51,280 They have just a hint, they have merchandise. Dually noted EJ. 21 00:01:51,599 --> 00:01:53,840 Now, please, I do not want to be the adult in the room. 22 00:01:53,920 --> 00:02:00,519 Can we please start with the show? Hi, listeners, it's e 23 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,280 J. Miller here, creator and writer here at Fast Food Horror. I 24 00:02:05,319 --> 00:02:09,080 am very, very excited about this episode. In particular, we are going 25 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:14,960 to be welcoming a new voice talent to the Fast Food Horror family. Holly. 26 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,039 Holly is a fantastic voice actress. I hope, I hope. I 27 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,039 hope you enjoy her as much as we did here listening to her bring life 28 00:02:23,199 --> 00:02:25,840 to this story. And if you enjoy her as much as we did, 29 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,439 you can find more of Holly over at her podcast, Damn It with Beaver. 30 00:02:32,439 --> 00:02:37,639 Yes, I know, Damn It with Beaver. It's on every single 31 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:45,560 podcast platform there is. And now, without further ado, Igor Frederick Igor 32 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:55,360 take it away. Welcome listeners to another episode of Fast Food Horror. In 33 00:02:55,439 --> 00:03:32,599 this episode entitled Lizzie. It's not her fault. It's not her fault. 34 00:03:34,439 --> 00:03:39,879 It's not her fault, it's not Gracie's fault. She couldn't have known. 35 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:46,560 No one could have known. I can't believe. I still can't believe that 36 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:52,520 everything has happened, everything that has happened to us in the last twelve hours, 37 00:03:53,599 --> 00:03:59,759 it's all because of Lizzie. I'm sorry, Stop stop saying that. 38 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:10,680 Oh God, now I'm talking to it. Yesterday was such a rainy day. 39 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,160 We were struggling with something to do all of us, but not have 40 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:20,639 it cost an arm and a leg. My husband, Marcos, came up 41 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:26,839 with this idea to go to this mall on the other side of the county, 42 00:04:27,639 --> 00:04:32,079 the Western Hills Mall. It's kind of empty, so no big crowds 43 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:38,240 to worry about, especially with our four young ones all under the age of 44 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:45,240 nine. It has some unique and different stores, shops and vendors, a 45 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:50,680 food court with all the requisite fast food establishments, even a discount movie theater 46 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:58,399 that showed old movies for two dollars a ticket. We were really looking forward 47 00:04:58,439 --> 00:05:02,480 to showing the kids Snow White and Seven Dwarves on that big screen. Marcos 48 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:08,600 had the kids very excited to see it, but I think he was more 49 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:15,680 excited than they were. And they have an honest to goodness arcade, two 50 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,720 stories of mall to explore. It was going to be such fun on what 51 00:05:20,879 --> 00:05:29,360 was a rather gloomy, rainy day. We started at one end and walked 52 00:05:29,439 --> 00:05:33,399 from store to store, throughout the elevator and the escalator multiple times like they 53 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:39,759 were carnival rides. We got lunch, saw snow White in the Seven Dwars, 54 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,720 the kids giggling at Dopey the whole way through. Marco's laughing a little 55 00:05:45,759 --> 00:05:50,639 too hard. He's such a child. Each of these kids found cute little 56 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:56,399 toys. I even won a Teddy Bear at the claw machine. In the 57 00:05:56,519 --> 00:06:00,399 arcade. At the far end of the mall, we found this gem of 58 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:08,600 a store, the Everything Emporium. It was in one of those large box 59 00:06:08,759 --> 00:06:14,399 store spaces. Someone had come in and cleaned it up and least small spots 60 00:06:14,399 --> 00:06:21,199 within two vendors of all kinds selling everything and anything, part large craft fair, 61 00:06:21,399 --> 00:06:26,920 part antique store, part flea market. It was cool, just like 62 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,839 walk around and see all the things and oddities. Some brought back fond memories 63 00:06:31,879 --> 00:06:40,279 of our childhood toys and comic books and board games and gaming consoles, movies, 64 00:06:40,439 --> 00:06:46,079 movies, posters and books, gadgets from the seventies and sixties and beyond, 65 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:53,720 vintage clothing, sculptures, artwork, military pieces, lamps, furnitures from 66 00:06:53,800 --> 00:07:00,680 yesteryear, just Aisle upon aisle, the labyrinth that was the everything in Oreum. 67 00:07:00,879 --> 00:07:05,800 We were almost finished during the store when we heard Gracie squeal with delight. 68 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:11,680 We watched as she scooped up an antique doll and clutched it in an 69 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,680 embraced to her heart. Marcus and I smiled each other as we joined Grace 70 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:20,240 and the rest of our brood, who had excitingly gathered around their sister. 71 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,959 Grace looked up, beaming at us and showing her find. It was one 72 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,759 of those porcelain dolls from early in the last century. Describing it as previously 73 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:36,600 loved would have been an understatement. Its dress was no longer white, but 74 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:42,160 an aged and stained yellow, with small tears and holes here and there. 75 00:07:42,639 --> 00:07:47,279 Its once golden hair was a more mustard yellow and no longer combed in its 76 00:07:47,399 --> 00:07:54,120 bonnet covered pigtails. Its porcelain face was scuffed with a small crack along the 77 00:07:54,199 --> 00:07:58,279 right cheek, The only part of the doll that was still bright was its 78 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:03,399 lips and cheeks of red apple, which against its other dull and aged colors, 79 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,360 made it look more like blood. I tried to be very supportive and 80 00:08:09,439 --> 00:08:18,120 well lied about how beautiful it was while Marcos spent to her level and fingered 81 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:26,120 gently the price tag. Marcos made eye contact with me and mouth one hundred 82 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:31,600 dollars. I was way more than we had in our doll budget, especially 83 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,639 one in such poor condition. It hurt to look our little blonde, blue 84 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:39,399 eyed girl, who had so much hope and love in her eyes for this 85 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:45,120 doll that had seen better times. But I explained to her that it was 86 00:08:45,279 --> 00:08:50,559 way too expensive, maybe for Christmas. Marcos gently scooped her up in his 87 00:08:50,759 --> 00:08:56,720 arms, gave her a kiss on her forehead, and our troop bid farewell 88 00:08:56,879 --> 00:09:01,559 to be everything Emporium, leaving the creep all behind on a shelf amongst the 89 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:09,960 other oddities. It was all things considered a good day. Everyone had fun, 90 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:16,960 a day of memories made. We piled into our minivan and made it 91 00:09:18,039 --> 00:09:22,360 onto the highway heading home. The kids talked excitedly and giggled about their day. 92 00:09:22,879 --> 00:09:26,639 When we heard a new voice come from the rear of the vehicle. 93 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:33,440 I'm sorry, and then there was an audible bang from both sides of the 94 00:09:33,519 --> 00:09:37,840 vehicle, followed by the front of the car lurching forward. We had a 95 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:43,279 flat, I mean correction, we had two flats, both front tires. 96 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,519 Marcos safely guided the car to the side of the highway, and we both 97 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,480 looked behind us to check on the kids. We were created by five smiling 98 00:09:52,600 --> 00:10:05,879 faces, five not four. There was DEVI Madeleine, Live and Grace, 99 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:16,440 and seated next to Grace, buckled and tight was that doll? Marcos and 100 00:10:16,519 --> 00:10:22,519 I exchanged looks, confused because we had left the doll on the shelf in 101 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:28,519 the store. Marcos had immediately scooped up Grace and we had leaped. So 102 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:33,799 how did the doll end up here? Which one of our children had purloined 103 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:37,840 the doll for their sister. Marco said he was going to call triple A 104 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:45,240 since we had only one spare tire. My unspoken job now was to sherlock 105 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:50,159 how the doll made it here. We didn't want to accuse because while I 106 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:56,519 knew that would not go well, Lived was far too young to have committed 107 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:03,080 this crime. So that left Devin or Madeline. I just asked the group 108 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,679 how the doll made it here, but they all stuck to the same story. 109 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,919 When they got in the van, the doll was in the stroller that 110 00:11:11,039 --> 00:11:15,480 was secured in between the middle stats, and no one would give an inch 111 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:20,600 as to how it got in the stroller. It was just there. Two 112 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,440 hours later, many a game of I Spy in episodes of SpongeBob on our 113 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,879 phones, we were back on the road and I was no closer to finding 114 00:11:28,879 --> 00:11:35,200 out how that doll made it into the car. Due to the late hour, 115 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,320 we decided we'd come back tomorrow to return the doll, as we had 116 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:46,120 not purchased it. We pulled into our driveway just before six pm, everyone 117 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,159 with their small treasures. They got at the mall, Grace clutching her doll 118 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:54,039 to her chests, my mind still trying to figure out how it got it 119 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:58,320 as a stroller, while thinking what was the easiest thing to make for dinner, 120 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:05,759 probably pancakes. Marcos quickly dogged ahead of us up the driveway. I 121 00:12:05,879 --> 00:12:09,679 heard him exclaimed as he reached the gate. No, I'm sure I locked 122 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:16,559 it. As I watched him work the rear yard gate open and closed. 123 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,879 He looked at me with concern and worry. Our family dog, mister Floffers, 124 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:24,519 could enter and eggs of the yards through the doggie door, but was 125 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:30,679 confined to the rear yard. We always made sure to lock the rear gate 126 00:12:30,759 --> 00:12:35,279 to prevent him from getting loose, the fear always being he'd wandered down the 127 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:41,440 street and it's the busy main road, so oh no, look, Marcus 128 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:46,559 whispered, looking in the distance behind me. I turned to see the tail 129 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:52,759 tail flashing emergency lights coming from the main road. I tried to rehassure him 130 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,080 it wasn't mister Floffers, but that he should go check. He kissed me 131 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,919 on the cheek and set off down the driveway and out of sight towards the 132 00:13:00,919 --> 00:13:05,240 main road at a brisk jog. I ushered the kids into the house, 133 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:11,399 and as Grace passed, I heard a thin voice, I'm sorry. I 134 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:15,840 stopped a Grace and ass what she had said. Grace said it wasn't her, 135 00:13:16,639 --> 00:13:22,320 it was Lizzie. Lizzie, I asked. Grace hugged her doll even 136 00:13:22,399 --> 00:13:28,120 tighter and said it was her doll's name, and Lizzie was sorry. Before 137 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:33,320 I could ask anything further, She quickly dashed into the house. Thirty minutes 138 00:13:33,399 --> 00:13:39,279 later, with the smell of pancakes and maple syrup filling the kitchen, Marcos 139 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:45,519 came through the door, eyes red rimmed. My heart fell. He reported 140 00:13:45,519 --> 00:13:48,320 that mister Flofers half made it out of the yard and made it down the 141 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:54,559 main road. The flashing lights were for him. We hugged, and we 142 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:58,600 discussed how we were going to break the news to the kids. The issue 143 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:03,279 of Lizzie was pushed back in our minds until we heard a bang from the 144 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:09,159 upstairs bedroom and a sharp cry. We both ran upstairs to find Madelene lying 145 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:13,799 on the floor in a heap of tears, while Grace was seated in the 146 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:20,879 corner clutching Lizzie. Devin had dashed in behind us. Liv explained that Madelene 147 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,639 was on her top bunk when she fell through tears, though Madelene said she 148 00:14:24,759 --> 00:14:30,639 felt someone push her. When we sat Madeleine up, we could see her 149 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:35,919 collarbone was drastically out of place and probably broke in. Grace said nothing, 150 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:41,960 just sat there with her head down, clutching her doll. I skipped Madelene 151 00:14:41,039 --> 00:14:46,840 up gently and followed Marcos out of the room. As we did, we 152 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:50,679 heard a thin voice from the corner of the room. I'm sorry. I 153 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:56,960 turned and handed Madeleine to Marcos, told him to bring her down to the 154 00:14:56,039 --> 00:15:01,679 van and I'll be there in a second to take her to emergency room. 155 00:15:01,759 --> 00:15:05,840 After everyone left the room, I got down to Grace's level. Honey, 156 00:15:05,879 --> 00:15:13,600 I asked, did you push Madeline off the bunk bed? Gracie frantically shook 157 00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:18,200 her head. No. Did live push your sister off the bunk bed? 158 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:24,360 Again? She shook her head, no, blonde hair shaking as she did. 159 00:15:26,919 --> 00:15:31,679 Then who did? Devin was in his room. Grace looked up at 160 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:37,000 me with tears in her eyes, and it was a shaky voice. Said 161 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:43,519 it was Lizzie, but she was sorry. I looked at my little girl 162 00:15:43,559 --> 00:15:48,279 and asked, are you making her talk? I've heard her say I'm sorry, 163 00:15:48,919 --> 00:15:54,720 but that doll is too old to be doing that. I asked to 164 00:15:54,759 --> 00:15:58,759 see the doll. I worked it over in my hands this way, that 165 00:16:00,039 --> 00:16:04,120 way, feeling for any kind of mechanism within the doll, and there was 166 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:10,600 nothing. I placed the doll beside my daughter and left the room, my 167 00:16:10,759 --> 00:16:15,799 heart breaking just a bit. Something was wrong. I returned with Madeleine shortly 168 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:21,679 before ten o'clock, arm in a sling and sleeping peacefully in my arms. 169 00:16:22,799 --> 00:16:26,759 The attending doctor said there was nothing really to do except give it time and 170 00:16:26,879 --> 00:16:32,799 rest. I walked Madeleine up the stairs and placed her in the lower bunk. 171 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:37,240 I nudged her younger sister Live awake and asked her to go to the 172 00:16:37,279 --> 00:16:41,320 top bunk at length until Madeleine was better about getting down the ladder by herself 173 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:47,759 in her current condition, and then walked over to Gracie's bed and found what 174 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,960 I was looking for. I scooped up the doll and walked it out of 175 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:56,919 the room, again, working it over and over in my hands. I 176 00:16:56,039 --> 00:17:00,639 knew my daughter's voice, and the voice I was hearing it was not hers. 177 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:07,039 It was too thin and had a faint echo to it. And I 178 00:17:07,039 --> 00:17:10,240 would be taking the doll back to the store in the morning, but until 179 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:14,319 then it would spend the night in the van. The doll was unnerving me, 180 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:19,000 and since Grace had obtained it, regardless of how nothing but bad luck 181 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,799 had befallen us. Marcos met me in the kitchen, two cups of tea 182 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:29,359 in front of him. I gave him the update on Madeline's collarbone, then, 183 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,240 trying not to sound nuts, gave him my feelings on the doll. 184 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:40,200 The great thing about being married to someone for so long, having been through 185 00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:45,039 ups and downs of life together. No matter what you tell them, they 186 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:49,680 listen. They didn't judge. They don't have to be worried about being made 187 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:55,799 fun of the lid old. They just honestly listen. And Marcos listened. 188 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,200 Having been raised Catholic, his mind was very much into what I was describing, 189 00:18:02,599 --> 00:18:07,319 even though I didn't want to admit when I was describing. He didn't 190 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:11,400 think my feelings were an overreaction. He understood my concern and did judge me 191 00:18:11,519 --> 00:18:15,440 or pick on me. When I told him I put the doll in the 192 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:19,160 car for the night and wanted it gone back to the store first thing in 193 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,079 the morning. You offered to be up first thing in the morning. He 194 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:29,440 would drive it there himself when the store opened. I sighed and gave him 195 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,279 a kiss and asked to keep lock up the house. As I dashed upstairs 196 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:36,880 to take a quick shower before we went to bed. He kissed me again, 197 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,920 took my mug of tea to the sink, and went about the routine 198 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:45,799 of closing up the house. Fifteen minutes later, feeling refreshed and clean from 199 00:18:45,799 --> 00:18:51,920 a long day, I expected to find Marcos in bed, but he wasn't 200 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:56,480 there. I walked about the house room to room searching for him. I 201 00:18:56,519 --> 00:19:03,200 didn't want to call out and risk waking the just can't figure out what he'd 202 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:07,160 still be doing up. I made it to the living room and the first 203 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:12,079 thing I saw was the doll. She was seated on the couch, staring 204 00:19:12,279 --> 00:19:19,799 straight ahead. Why was she there? How was she there? I left 205 00:19:19,799 --> 00:19:25,480 her in the van and I locked the van, But there she was, 206 00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:33,680 sitting upright, staring straight ahead, staring right at me. I turned the 207 00:19:33,799 --> 00:19:41,680 lights on in the living room, which is when I found Marcos laying face 208 00:19:41,839 --> 00:19:47,519 down on the ground on the opposite side of the room. My heart dropped 209 00:19:48,559 --> 00:19:52,160 before I could rush to him. I heard two things, the voice emanating 210 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:59,119 from the doll, that thin voice from Lizzie, I'm sorry, and a 211 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:04,640 faint scamper. A tiny legs making their way quickly across the hardwood floor. 212 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:15,359 Eight tiny light. My eyes were immediately drawn to it. A large spider 213 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,279 about the size of a tea plate, gray and black, was walking around 214 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:26,160 Marcos like a predator sizing up its prey. I held back a screen, 215 00:20:26,599 --> 00:20:30,599 then reached for the first thing I could find. The fireplace shoveled, I 216 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,240 raised it over my head and brought it down, crashing onto the large spider. 217 00:20:36,599 --> 00:20:41,839 I checked on Marcos, my heart rapidly beating. I could still hear 218 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,799 faint breathing. I called nine one one, and within minutes, Marcos, 219 00:20:47,039 --> 00:20:49,720 the children, and I were on our way to the hospital, which brings 220 00:20:49,799 --> 00:20:53,839 us to now. I can't pronounce the type of spider. The doctor told 221 00:20:53,880 --> 00:21:00,200 me it was only thought it was exotic and not even from this area. 222 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,799 That I was lucky to find him when I did, and with the description 223 00:21:03,839 --> 00:21:07,400 I gave, made it easier to treat and save him. I waited till 224 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:12,359 morning till Marcos was conscious. When the doctors assured me he'd be fine, 225 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,400 I dropped the kids off at my mother's house and just told her that they 226 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:21,599 were tired and I needed to spend more time at the hospital before bringing Marcos 227 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:26,920 home, and then made a bee line for our house. I found Lizzie 228 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:33,119 where I left her. As I approached, I heard it. I'm sorry. 229 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,599 I was fighting back the urge to engage with it, to talk to 230 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,960 it, to let it alone, blame it, but it was the only 231 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,319 answer. I hustled into the car, and well, here I am pulling 232 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:48,720 into the Western Hills mall parking a lot. Lucky for me. That Everything 233 00:21:48,759 --> 00:21:55,279 Emporium is just right by that entrance, just down the hall. And no, 234 00:21:55,279 --> 00:21:59,319 no, no, no, it was open the other day. How 235 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:03,839 was it closed? An empty? How, ma'am? Can can I help 236 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,960 you? Are? Are you all right? That Everything Emporium? I need 237 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,799 to return this stall, but it's empty. Closed. Yeah, mall stores 238 00:22:11,839 --> 00:22:33,200 do that. I guess that doll's yours now for good. I'm sorry.