A few weeks after the disappearances, the police arrange a reconstruction. There are two local children playing Peter and Jamie, and Adam is to go into the woods with them, followed by the detectives. There are Garda officers everywhere, so it's perfectly safe.
Adam and the pretend Peter and Jamie act out the part of the day that Adam remembers, playing on the estate and then heading into the woods as usual. Adam freezes as soon as he gets into the familiar clearing. The other two go on as instructed, but Adam refuses to move any further.
"Come on, Adam. Stop pissing about," snaps one of the detectives. "You must remember something." He tries to pull Adam deeper into the woods, but Adam grabs hold of the branch of a tree and holds on, screaming.
"Enough. This isn't working," says the other detective. They take Adam home where he spends the rest of the day curled up on his bed, silent and afraid.