Narrator/Denise Chan

Max kept insisting the screenshot was fake. He didn't send those messages. That's when the men began to beat him.

Max kept insisting the screenshot was fake. He didn't send those messages. That's when the men began to beat him.

Every time he insisted it was fake, they hit him again. One man had a wire wrapped around his fist. Another had a bat. They were beating him relentlessly. Then the men took Max out of the office and into the work area. He spotted someone in the corner, crying.

Every time he insisted it was fake, they hit him again. One man had a wire wrapped around his fist. Another had a bat. They were beating him relentlessly. Then the men took Max out of the office and into the work area. He spotted someone in the corner, crying.

She was covered in bruises.

She was covered in bruises.

Jane had been confronted with the same screenshot. And when she denied any involvement, she was brutally beaten, then dragged into the work area.

Jane had been confronted with the same screenshot. And when she denied any involvement, she was brutally beaten, then dragged into the work area.

It was a message not just to Jane and Max, but to everyone. And that message was spreading quickly, from the office floor to the dorms to the cafeteria, which is how Yuki and Josh found out. They were on a short break when they spotted a big group of Filipinos huddled together.

It was a message not just to Jane and Max, but to everyone. And that message was spreading quickly, from the office floor to the dorms to the cafeteria, which is how Yuki and Josh found out. They were on a short break when they spotted a big group of Filipinos huddled together.

Josh bombarded the group with questions.

Josh bombarded the group with questions.

There was blood. They were covered in cuts. Jane's eyes were swollen from crying.

There was blood. They were covered in cuts. Jane's eyes were swollen from crying.

The beating wasn't going to stop them from trying to escape. In fact, it only made them more determined. But it had also made one thing absolutely clear. There would be a heavy price to pay for leaving. And this had just been a warning.

The beating wasn't going to stop them from trying to escape. In fact, it only made them more determined. But it had also made one thing absolutely clear. There would be a heavy price to pay for leaving. And this had just been a warning.

Charlie looked at the photos she was getting from the group at the compound. Max had gashes on his shoulder and his neck. His arms were bruised from where he'd been hit with a wooden bat. On the back of his head, a huge bump peeked out from underneath his short hair. He was alive and resting in his dorm, but he and Jane had been hurt badly.

Charlie looked at the photos she was getting from the group at the compound. Max had gashes on his shoulder and his neck. His arms were bruised from where he'd been hit with a wooden bat. On the back of his head, a huge bump peeked out from underneath his short hair. He was alive and resting in his dorm, but he and Jane had been hurt badly.

It was 10 o'clock at night, but she immediately forwarded the photos to Colonel.

It was 10 o'clock at night, but she immediately forwarded the photos to Colonel.