Hidden Pictures

Mallory finds a baby monitor in the Maxwells’ basement. She hides the camera in the pile of stuffed animals in Teddy’s room. During Quiet Time when he is in his room alone, she watches the footage. The frame freezes just as he begins drawing, and the screen glitches. Mallory hears someone say hello. Suddenly, the screen clears, and she sees that Teddy is lying on his mattress, convulsing. Mallory runs upstairs but can’t open the door. She looks beneath it, and the strong smell of urine hurts her eyes and throat. The doorknob clicks open and lets her in. Teddy is now sitting on his bed, drawing, filling the paper with black smudges. When he looks at Mallory his eyes are completely white.

Teddy feels strong when she touches him. His eyes return to normal, and he apologizes. He says he doesn’t know what was happening. There are two new pictures, featuring a young girl and a rabbit. He says the pictures are not supposed to be there. Mallory thinks Anya takes the pictures away before Teddy wakes, which is why he is now confused by them. As he cries, Mallory sees that his right hand has pencil smudges, as if it is the hand he was drawing with.