▁brother hood ▁sw orn ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁secret ▁safe . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Mike ▁Fran ks ▁( John athon ▁Sch ae ch ) ▁disco vers ▁a ▁strange ▁letter ▁hidden ▁behind ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁George ▁Washington ▁while ▁searching ▁through ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁his ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁grand m other . ▁The ▁letter ▁states , ▁" I ▁will ▁skin ▁your ▁children ▁and ▁eat ▁them . ▁Upon ▁finishing , ▁I ▁shall ▁fashion ▁ut ens ils ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁b ones ." ▁with ▁the ▁signature ▁" G . ▁W .", ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁fork ▁pres umably ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁human ▁b one . ▁After ▁his ▁grand m other ' s ▁fun eral , ▁her ▁friend ▁Samuel ▁Mad ison ▁( My ron ▁Nat wick ) ▁tries ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Mike ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁letter . ▁When ▁Mike ▁ref uses , ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁psych otic ▁patri ots ▁group , ▁with ▁wooden ▁teeth ▁and ▁dressed ▁in ▁pow der ed ▁w igs ▁and ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁att ire ▁begin ▁to ▁st alk ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁they ▁eventually ▁try ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁their ▁house . ▁They ▁demand ▁the ▁letter , ▁but ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁when ▁Mike ▁calls ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁Mike ▁turns ▁to ▁Professor ▁H ark inson ▁( Sa ul ▁Rub inek ), ▁a ▁trust ed ▁friend ▁and ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁university , ▁for ▁information . ▁H ark inson ▁tells ▁him ▁about ▁" the ▁Washington ians " ▁and ▁how ▁history ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁false ▁image ▁designed ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁truth , ▁referring ▁to ▁Washington '