Thomas shook his head as he and Chop Top headed back to the hideout. His mind kept wandering back to Stretch. He couldn't believe he fell for her seduction. No must ever know about it. Especially Mindy. Who knew what she would do if she found out what he did?

"Hey, Tommy", Chop Top said.

Thomas snapped out of his thoughts and turned his attention to Chop Top.

"Look alive", he said. "We're almost there."

They looked ahead to find themselves coming closer and closer to the hideout.


Mindy sniffled and blew her nose as she checked on Carrie who was barely waking up.

"How are you feeling , sweetie?" she asked.

"Better. Mommy, where's Daddy?"

"Daddy had to go take care of something", Mindy said. "He and Chop Top will be back soon."

Both girls were silent as they heard the sound of an engine.

"Sounds like Daddy and Chop Top are back", Mindy said. "Let's go say hi."

Carrie crawled out of bed and took her mother's hand as they walked through the hideout. They headed toward the entrance where Chop Top was parking the truck.

"Daddy!" Carrie said.

She ran toward Thomas as he got out of truck. Thomas scooped his daughter up in his arms and hugged her tight.

"Daddy, I missed you", she said.

He smiled behind his mask and kissed her cheek. He put his hand on her forehead feeling for a fever.

"I'm all better now", Carrie said. "You and Mommy helped me get better."

Thomas set her down and walked over to Mindy. She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed her. Thomas began feeling guilty again as he held his wife in his arms.

"How did it go?" she asked. "Good?"

Thomas nodded trying to make everything look normal.

"Tommy got that bitch!" Chop Top said. "And look what I got!"

Everyone followed him tlo the bed of the truck where a body laid.

"A bonus body!" he laughed.

"We should get it inside and cut it up, then", Mindy said.

Thomas grabbed the body and carried it inside the hideout. Everyone turned as they heard another engine approaching.

"Looks like Drayton's home", Mindy said pulling Carrie inside.


Mindy held Carrie close as she tried to cover her ears. Carrie cried as Drayton and Chop Top yelled at each other.

"I hate to say it but that hillbilly hog you brought is the top story of the night!" Drayton yelled at Thomas.

"That's mine!" Chop Top said. "That was my hit! Not Tommy, me!"

"Oh button it up!" Drayton yelled.

"Kiss my plate, Mr. Bigshot!"

"Can you both shut up?" Mindy yelled. Look, you're upsetting Carrie."

"You shut up, yourself!" Drayton yelled.

Carrie pulled away from Mindy and ran to her room crying. Mindy and Thomas glared as they got up to comfort their daughter.

"Drayton, you big jerk!"

They went into Carrie's room to find her hiding under the covers in her bed.

"Honey", Mindy said as she and Thomas sat on the edge of the bed. "Carrie, don't cry."

"I don't like it when Drayton yells at you, Mommy", Carrie said. "Why is he so mean?"

"That's just the way he is. He yells at people all the time."

"Why? Does he hate them?"

"Drayton just has a bad attitude", Mindy said. "Come on now. Everything will be okay."

Thomas pulled Carrie into his lap wrapping her in a protective hug. After this, he knew it was time for him, Mindy and Carrie to leave. Drayton was not a good caretaker. Carrie needed to be in a place where no one would yell at her or Mindy. Thomas looked down at his daughter as she began nodding off.

"Time for bed, Carrie", Mindy said pulling the blankets back for her. "It's 12:05, way past your bedtime."

Thomas laid Carrie down on the bed kissing her goodnight.

"You should start cutting up that man you brought in", Mindy said. "We don't need Drayton yelling at us anymore."

Thomas nodded getting up.

"Be sure to look out for any bones", she reminded him. "Remember the chili this morning."

He nodded again walking toward his work room.

"Peel that pig and slice him thick!" Chop Top giggled.

"You get back in here and get this grill going!" Drayton yelled.

Thomas worked in silence as he began cutting the skin off the man they brought. He peeled off his face looking at it. He held it up in the light giving it some thought. Maybe he could make a new mask out of it. Out of nowhere, the pile of meathooks sitting in the corner fell over. Thomas grabbed a nearby meat cleaver and went to see what did that.

There sat Stretch.