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Jay Gamelin: Now Dave, if you don’t mind, I’m going to press this button right here. All that it’s going to do is record our conversation. Is that alright with you?

David Scherer: I’m with you, man. I just want to get out of this crazy place. People like me don’t belong in a place like this.

[Jay turns on recorder]

Jay: [speaking into recorder] The day is the 28th of October and it is 3:54 PM. I sit here with sixteen-year-old David Scherer, accused of committing an act of arson on the 21st of October. [Turns to talk to Dave]. Dave, you have to understand why I’m talking to you. After the fire at Peet Road, was traced to you, we had to check what is causing you to start these fires.

Dave: Pfft, man, you don’t know nothing about anything. I don’t start fires. I can’t stand flames. Why would I want to set those?

Jay: That’s the question that we are trying to figure out. Let’s have a look at your records. Born on June 16th. Parents die two days before your 13th birthday. Taken to a foster home, belonging to a Mr. and Mrs. Sade. Ran away at 14, only to be found 5 days later. Taken to new foster home, where you are currently residing. The Smiths. I suppose we should start at the beginning. Your parent’s death must have had quite an impact on you. How did this tragic happening come around?

Dave: I don’t need your sympathy or your big words. It’s been 3 years. I learned to deal with it.

Jay: Please Dave, be cooperative. You failed to answer the question. I will ask you again. How did your parents die?

Dave: [pauses] Fire.

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“David! David, run fast! Get yourself out of here!”

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“I’m sorry David. Your parents didn’t make it out alive. You’ll be safe with The Sades.”

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“You call that a meal? You lazy, good-for-nothing moron! Tom, get the belt!”

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“You’re foster family has been searching for you. You have to go back.”

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“You’ve got a new home now son. You’ll be safe.”

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Jay: Dave. David, are you listening to me? I’ve been asking you a question for several minutes now. Are you alright? Do you need a moment?

Dave: I’m fine. Sir, you have to understand, I didn’t set those fires. After my parents… [pauses to regain control] I can’t stand fire. I can’t…. I can’t even be near fire.

Jay: As I was asking, do you know what was so special about Peet Street? Do you know what was there?

Dave: I… know what’s there. I know it makes me look bad, but it wasn’t me!

Jay: You should know. That’s where your foster family lived. That’s where you spent a miserable year of your life. Why should we believe that you were innocent?

Dave: Because I didn’t do it! Cyrus did.

Jay: [pause] Who’s Cyrus?

Dave: He’s… he’s this guy. I made friends with him. We had nothing in common. He grew up with a great family, with his real parents. He lived in a happy home. He… he likes fire. A lot.

Jay: How do you know that this Cyrus set those fires?

Dave: He told me. I… I had told him about how I grew up. That’s when he got angry. He pulled out a lighter. I got scared, asked him what he was going to do. He told me that everything was going to be alright. But everything’s not alright! I’m stuck in here for what he did.

Jay: Have you seen him since the fire?

Dave: No. No. I heard about it on the news, but they didn’t come to get me until much later. It wasn’t me. You have to believe me.

Jay: What’s Cyrus’ last name?

Dave: I… I don’t know. He never told me.

Jay: Yet you became close friends with him?

Dave: Cyrus was everything that I wasn’t. It’s like… like he saw the things that I had bad about my life, and he had the opposite. It made me feel better to hear about his triumphs. The things that I would never triumph in.

Jay: Is there anybody else that might have seen Cyrus? Anybody that I could get a second opinion from?

Dave: I… I don’t think so. Wait. Cassandra. Cassandra Scordato. She walked by one time when I was talking to Cyrus.

Jay: I’m going to go try and find Ms. Scordato. We’ll resume this as soon as possible. Are you going to be alright Dave?

Dave: I’ll answer that question after you talk to her.

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Jay: [into recorder] Once again, I sit here with David Scherer. [To David] Dave, if you’ll remember, when we last talked, we finished up discussing Ms. Cassandra Scordato. I was to go and find her to see if she had heard anything that Cyrus said.

Dave: So did you? What did she say?

Jay: David. I’m going to ask you to listen to me very carefully. Are you listening? Cyrus… your Cyrus. He does not exist.

Dave: What in the world are you talking about? What did Cassandra say?

Jay: Dave… Cassandra isn’t real either. They’re both figments of your imagination. Imaginary friends.

Dave: What, you’re saying that I’m crazy? I’m not crazy! Cyrus is real, Cassandra is real. Why are you doing this?

Jay: David. Calm down. We’re not saying that you’re crazy. Just that you may have some unresolved issues that led to this.

Dave: [begins to cry] Please, Jay, please believe me. They’re real! They are!

Jay: These are a few pages from your journal David. Your foster mother, Mrs. Smith, gave it to us to help you. Do you want me to read it to you?

Dave: [does not reply, instead looks out the window]

Jay: September 30th: “I made up somebody named Cyrus. I just needed somebody to talk to.” October 4th: “Cyrus helped me stand up to that jerk at school. I knew I could count on him.” And the big one, dated October 20th. “Cyrus has a plan for tomorrow. He knows that he can’t light a fire, but I can. He said it would help me. Help me to let go. I trust him.” Going on… October 25th: “Cyrus is missing. I’m worried that I’ll get caught. I shouldn’t have done it. Why!?” October 26th: “He’s in my head. He won’t leave me alone! Somebody please, please help me.” And October 27th: “I’m dead. A dead man. What have I done? It was all his fault!” That was the last entry in the diary David. Do you still not believe me?

Dave: He… he made me do it. I’m innocent! If I didn’t do it, if he hadn’t made me, it wouldn’t help, I don’t know, Cyrus, Cassandra, Sade, Smith, Dear God please don’t let this be happening!

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A note left with the tapes 4 days later stated:

David Scherer was found to be suffering from a form of schizophrenia. What started out as an imaginary friend, became a nightmare. He is now being treated at Renfield’s Hospital for the Mentally Ill. Nobody was harmed in the fire, and insurance paid for the damage. Dave won’t do anymore harm.

A year passes, and nobody bothers to listen to the tapes. On the anniversary of Dave’s institutionalization, Jay Gamelin felt compelled to have a look at them. On top of the tapes is a half sheet of paper. In scribbled handwriting, the note said:

Dave was innocent. Innocence does not get punished in my world. Go back to Renfield’s. He’s not there anymore. We both aren’t. You have failed. Vengeance is more than just an action, it is a lifetime goal. And we will not rest until this goal is complete.

Sincerely yours,

Cyrus Tornincasa

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