Despite not believing Mark initially, Susan becomes suspicious and interrupts Henry's attempt to suffocate Connie in her hospital bed. Connie is rescued, but ends up in a coma. At the pond, Henry purposely throws her toward thin ice, which collapses. The next morning, Mark awakens to find Henry has taken Connie ice skating. Afraid something might happen to her, Mark spends the night in her room. One of his violent actions is throwing a dummy off a bridge onto the highway, causing a massive vehicle pileup. Henry begins to display psychopathic behavior, which Mark is unable to tell Wallace and Susan about due to Henry's threats. However, Henry displays an abnormal fascination with death, making Mark feel uneasy. Mark and Henry get along at first and Henry seems to be nice and well-mannered. Mark is reintroduced after 10 years to his extended family, including his cousins Connie and Henry. Before leaving on a business trip to Tokyo, Mark's father Jack transports him from Arizona to his Uncle Wallace and Aunt Susan's house in Maine, where he will stay during winter break. Twelve-year-old Mark Evans has recently experienced the death of his mother, Janice.
