▁towards ▁her ▁family . ▁Barbara ▁attempts ▁to ▁keep ▁some ▁peace ▁among ▁her ▁family ▁as ▁they ▁argue , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁leave ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁night ▁goes ▁on , ▁more ▁insight ▁is ▁given ▁into ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁d ys function . ▁Vincent ▁is ▁ab us ive ▁towards ▁Barbara ▁and ▁a ▁drug ▁add ict , ▁F let cher ▁k ills ▁local ▁p ets ▁and ▁sk ins ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement , ▁and ▁Ruth ie ▁has ▁had ▁numerous ▁affairs ▁with ▁her ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁( her ▁current ▁ende avor ▁being ▁her ▁g ym ▁teacher ). ▁Barbara ▁end ures ▁the ▁d ys function ▁until ▁a ▁milk man ▁breaks ▁into ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁ra pes ▁her , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁prof ound ▁effect ▁on ▁her ▁mind ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁to ▁follow . ▁Barbara ▁begins ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁angry ▁person ality , ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁having ▁out bur st s . ▁Event ually ▁she ▁disco vers ▁F let cher ' s ▁animal ▁skin ▁collection ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁show ▁it ▁to ▁Vincent , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁nearly ▁killed . ▁F let cher ▁attempts ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁police , ▁but ▁Vincent ▁convin ces ▁the ▁police ▁officer ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁Barbara , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁ro pe ▁and ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁sm ash es ▁the ▁small ▁television ▁she ▁watch es ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁of ▁Le ave ▁It ▁To