Reaptown (2020) - full transcript

Your training's in building 11.

I'm dropping you off quite a bit early.

- Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

- Hello?

- Lauren.

- Hi.

- Do you have an article for me?

- Well, first off, I'd like to say

I really like your blazer.



- Thank you, and the article?

- Yeah, so as you know,

I've been studying women's
correctional facilities

and I've actually been focusing

on one in a town called Reaptown.

So I think something is going on.

There's been five women,
five women that I know of,

who have all been released
on a work release program.

And each one of them
have completely vanished

and every single one of them
has had the same work release.

They had to go to a railway
nearby, patrolled overnight,

they've all vanished,
every single one of them.

And each of them have
a little to no family,

hardly any friends.



And I did talk to a couple of friends

and everybody's concerned

that something suspicious is going on.

Now, I did talk to a Parole Officer,

asked him a lot of questions

to which they wouldn't answer any of them.

In fact, they're completely evading me.

I did a followup phone call,
didn't even call me back.

So I really think something suspicious

is going on with these women,

and I was just wondering if
I could please focus my piece

more on these women.

- Lauren, I don't mean
to sound like an asshole,

but you know this is a
legitimate publication house,

we don't publish conspiracy theories.

- Okay, I know it sounds a little bonkers,

but my gut is telling me this
is not a conspiracy theory

and I bet this is
happening again right now.

Enter passcode.

New message.

Hey, Carrie it's Donna.

What are you doing walking
around hanging up posters?

I told you the police think your sister

just skipped town and went back to Vegas,

she's gonna be in a lot of trouble.

Just let them handle it and
be ready for training tonight.

They'll pick you up.

End of messages.

Hello?

- Hi, Marlene, it's Carrie Baldwin.

You owe me goddamn money.

- I know, but-

You owe me
for rent and damages.

- I know I'm just calling to see

if you've heard from my
sister, Trisha, have you?

She's supposed
to be in jail with you,

would been nice if you told
me you were going to jail,

I had to clean the place my-

City please.

- Las Vegas.

Name or business.

- Brittany Phillips, Tropicana.

Connecting.

Hello?

- Hi, Brittany, I don't
know if you remember me,

I'm Carrie Baldwin, Trisha's sister.

- Oh yeah.
- Yeah-

Are you out?

- Yes, we did.

Awesome.

- Have you by chance heard from her?

She got too?

- She got out two weeks ago.

Ow, sorry,
I haven't heard from her.

- Okay, well, if you hear from her,

tell her her sister's looking for her.

- Okay.
- Thanks.

Whose the motherfucker
that got you bitch?

Don't fucking hit me.

- You bite me, you got hit me,

in the motherfucking rear.

Bitch you fucking hit me,

did you fucking hit me.

Give me the fucking
, I don't want you.

I don't want you.

- Your honor, I am writing to request

that you please have mercy on my sister

and leave all the punishment to me.

I'm the one that got her into this,

she's the only family, the
only person that I have.

I know everyone says this to
you, but we are good people.

We haven't had an easy life,
I was desperate for money,

we should have never done what I did.

Please let her go free.

Thank you, Carrie Baldwin.

Here are the keys.

Your training is in
building 11, right up here.

Hello and welcome to
your work release training

at the Reaptown railway,
please pay careful attention,

this message will not repeat.

This training is a test
to prove your ability

to follow directions
and reintegrate yourself

as a functioning member of society.

You are tasked with patrolling

a railyard property overnight.

In front of you are the tools

you will need for the job.

You will use the security map

to locate the check end terminals.

The box with a letter T is
an example of the terminal.

You will use the labeled
security ID card number three

to check in at each location.

Simply place the card against the terminal

until you hear a beep.

Follow the order on the map

to properly check in at each location.

Your shift begins now.

You will be picked up to
return to your room at 6:00 a.m.

- What!

This is such bullshit.

Hey.

C'mon get out of the tub.

Come on, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, we're gonna get through this.

We've a little jail time,

is nothing worse than
we've been through before

Trish.

Open the door.

Don't be like this.

Open the door, we're
gonna get through this

like we have everything else.

Come on, get out of the tub.

I'm right here, we're
gonna get through this.

Come on, I'm right here, I'm
always gonna be right here.

Hi, Donna, it's Carrie,

I just got back from that training,

if that's what you wanna call it.

What kind of work release program is this?

If you could call me back,
I've got a lot of questions.

You know how to get ahold of me, thanks.

Hi, this is,

I saw you putting up posters
for that missing girl,

and I wanted to tell you

you're not safe here.

You'd be better off
breaking parole and leaving.

Don't tell anyone about
this, especially Donna,

it would make things much
worse for you, I'm sorry.

- What the fuck.

Hey Carrie, it's Donna,

I just tried to call your
room and you didn't answer,

I'm hoping you're asleep or in the shower.

I got your message, if you had
read the papers I gave you,

you would have known that it
was an automated training.

Anyway, the guy said you
did a great job, keep it up.

- Hi, this is Carrie Baldwin, 8204.

My sister was staying here previously.

Do you know if she left
anything in her room?

Yeah, yeah,
she left a couple of things.

I have it here in the lost and found.

I'm not supposed to
give to anyone but her,

but if you're he sister,

I need you to meet me in the laundry room

and I'll give it to you.

- In the laundry room, sure, yes.

Okay, I'll get it out.

- Hi, this is Lauren.

Hi Alexis, hi, yes, give me a second,

lemme pull over this

Okay, okay thank you.

Hi, so as I said my name is
Lauren and I'm a journalist

and I've been doing a story on women

in correctional facilities,

specifically the women over there

at the Reaptown Correction Facility and I-

Oh, oh yes, okay sorry.

I got your number off of your Amy,

your friend, Amy, her Facebook page.

I noticed you had listed it on her wall

and I really appreciate
you returning my call.

Yeah, well, I was wondering,

have you heard from Amy recently?

Okay, well, when was the last
time you did hear from Amy?

Oh she was on a work release.

And do you know where
the work really sent her?

The local railyard, okay.

Well, do you know if
any of her other friends

maybe have heard from her?

Not big on friends, okay.

How about family members?

Okay, well, if you happen to hear from her

or a friend or family member does,

I would love It if you
could give me a call back,

now that you have my number,
I'd really appreciate it.

Yeah, no, thank you so
much for your time, Alexis.

Okay, take care.

I hate this so much,

I have nothing and with
my sister still in jail,

it feels like I have no one.

I feel so stupid for
being in this position

in the first place.

We don't even do drugs

and now we have drug
trafficking on our record.

Whoever came up with desperate times

calls for desperate measures

didn't mean sell drugs if you're broke.

Now we have no job, no
money, nowhere to live

and we owe money all over the place.

I can't wait for Carrie to get out

so we can go back to Vegas
and start rebuilding our life.

I start my work release training
this week at the railyard,

Reaptown is beyond weird.

The few people I have
seen, they don't look at me

or stare at me like I'm some.

I broke the rules and
left my room last night

to walk by the railway yard where working.

The railway yard is really cool and old.

It's really strange though,

because I heard a baby crying

inside of a building for quite awhile

and I didn't see anybody around.

Hopefully, at least that means

I'll be working with some women I guess.

- Baby crying.

Hello?

New message.

Hi, it's me again.

Look, I used to be a Parole Officer here

and my husband used to
work at the railyard.

I'm assuming that you and the
other girl who's gone missing

don't have any other family.

That's not a coincidence.

I don't mean to scare you,
but you need to know this.

If you're gonna stay here,

there's some stuff you need
to know about that railyard.

I'll be right there.

It's too much
for me to tell you now,

but when you go back there,
look for the basement.

In the room with all of the train engines

there's a basement somewhere.

You'll need to look for
it, it's kind of hidden.

I remember going through
red doors before we found it

anyway, in the basement,

there is a box alone by
itself on its own stand,

you can't miss it.

Listen to what's in that box, good luck.

- Vegas sisters, Carrie and Trisha Baldwin

arrested for drug trafficking charges,

sent to women's correctional
facility, Reaptown.

It is June
3rd, 1972, at 12:55 a.m.

My name is Susan Vanga, I'm
here at the Reaptown railyard

with my assistant
Jordan, say hello Jordan.

Hello.

And we're joined by
the manager of the railyard,

Mr. Thomas Ruger.
- Hello.

- Mr. Ruger, please explain on record

why you have requested

our services here at Reaptown railyard?

I'm not sure
where to start with that.

Is there someone
here you would like us

to try and communicate with.

Yes.

Give us some background.

This town wouldn't
exist without a mine,

or the railyard, today
the railyard is a museum,

but back in the early 1900's,

it was the cornerstone of this community.

One of the mines was
still operating in 1902,

there was no town,

so they put the word out
everywhere, and people came

from it almost seemed
like all over the world

to work here at the mine.

All of the trains leave
the town during the night

and when the train was in
the middle of the desert,

a young girl went missing,

the train stopped and
the search was conducted,

she was never found.

Everyone on board that
train was suspicious

of a man named Warren Verne.

- Hello, I got your email, I
no longer live in Reaptown,

but I have information
that could help you.

There is a link to the missing women.

Most of the town is aware but keep quiet.

You need to know about a
man named Warren Verne.

Why Warren?

This reported
that the way he stared

made women and children
very uncomfortable.

And he was one of the only
men who traveled alone.

A woman whose husband worked
at the railyard went missing,

women and children continued to vanish

almost always near the railyard.

Did anything
link the disappearances?

Yes, some of the women,

the days before they went missing,

they reported hearing a
baby crying.

And in the middle of a snow storm in 1907,

another woman whose husband

worked at the railyard vanished.

This time, people had had enough,

the town's people gathered together

and searched the entire property,

and that's where they found
him, eating that woman.

He attacked one of the men
and bit out his throat.

Was he arrested?

No, he was dragged
down here to the railyard

and forced into the firebox
of a locomotive, burned alive.

They took a train out down at
the mines fire,

until there was nothing
left inside the fire box.

Now I have to ask,

why is it you asked to
communicate with him?

Because it hasn't stopped.

There are still missing here

and people still see him here.

I've seen him myself, covered in ashes.

Our employees are afraid
to come here at night.

And the town can't afford
to shut down this museum.

Susan?

Susan?

Susan can you hear me?

Susan?

Susan?

Susan can you hear me?

Susan.

What's she doing, look at her eyes.

Susan?

Hello.

- Hi donna, it's Carrie.

I quit, I'm not doing this.

First of all, whatever you stole

from the railyard last night,
you better put back tonight.

Your driver told us,

and if you quit it's back
to jail for even longer.

You are on work release,
you wanna go back to jail?

- No.

Hello.

- Okay, okay.

No, no.

Come on.

When I was a little girl,

my mom always told us when times get tough

and you get tired, you
can't lay down and give up,

because people will step over you.

But if you keep going and
open your heart and your mind,

somebody will give you a hand.

It's human nature.

- Hi, this is Lauren.

Carrie, hi, my name is
Lauren, I'm a journalist.

Listen, where are you right now?

You're going to Vegas, okay, perfect.

Okay, go to Vegas, listen
up, I'm here to help you.

Okay, I'm gonna help you.

I know, I know exactly what's
going on, I know everything.

Yes, go to Vegas, this is my
number, I want you to save it.

Call me as soon as you get
there, I'm gonna help you.

I'm here for you, okay, I'm
gonna help you out, okay.

Talk to you soon.