. ▁The ▁myster ious ▁Car win ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁scene , ▁and ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁voices ▁may ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁human ▁m im ic ry . ▁ ▁Clara ▁is ▁secret ly ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁P ley el , ▁and ▁makes ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁so ; ▁however , ▁her ▁chance ▁is ▁ru ined . ▁When ▁she ▁returns ▁home , ▁she ▁finds ▁Car win ▁hiding ▁in ▁her ▁clos et . ▁He ▁adm its ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁planning ▁to ▁ra pe ▁Clara , ▁but ▁bel ieving ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁a ▁super natural ▁force , ▁leaves ▁her . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁P ley el ▁acc uses ▁Clara ▁of ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Car win . ▁He ▁leaves ▁quickly , ▁without ▁giving ▁Clara ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁defend ▁herself . ▁She ▁dec ides ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁see ▁P ley el , ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁he ▁is ▁mistaken ▁r het or ic , ▁but ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁believe ▁her . ▁On ▁her ▁way ▁home , ▁Clara ▁stops ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁friend ▁Mrs . ▁Bay nt on , ▁where ▁Clara ▁finds ▁waiting ▁for ▁her ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Car win , ▁asking ▁to ▁see ▁her . ▁ ▁At ▁The odore ' s ▁house , ▁Clara ▁finds ▁that ▁everyone ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁as leep , ▁so ▁she ▁continues ▁on ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁home , ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Car win . ▁When ▁she ▁arriv es , ▁there ▁are ▁strange ▁no ises ▁and ▁lights , ▁and ▁she ▁sees ▁a ▁g limp se