"broken."

**"broken."** is the first episode of the fourth season of "My Virtual Escape", and the nineteenth episode overall. It premiered on May 5, 2018 on StoryFire.

## Description

Isaac recovers from his tragic mistake and decides to run away from home...

## Plot

The episode begins with Isaac monologuing to himself after overdosing, then waking up at Archie's house. He asks where his Dad is, and Archie said he was there at the hospital, but left, so Archie brought him home afterwards. He then tells him that Martha found him in unconscious in his room, then called 911. Archie then begins apologizing about Solomon and Rebekah, then reveals himself as the moderator, Michael. He asks Isaac about Noah and where he lives, and Isaac gives him his address. Archie tells Isaac that he believes he can win the game, and when Isaac asks if he can wish to revive people, he's unsure, but tells him he needs to try. Archie leaves to track down Noah, then Leah enters to check on Isaac and see how he's doing. After some sarcastic comments about Tommy, Leah tells him that they broke up. They begin talking, and Isaac tells her about how he lost Rebekah and says he needs to win E.V.E. to wish for his loved ones back. He decides to rest until tomorrow, and Leah tells him that she'll drive him home.

The next day, Isaac returns home to a furious Joseph who immediately begins berating him. Isaac locks himself in his room and looks at the photo of him and his mother, so he decides to pay her a visit. He gets in his car and arrives at her house, but is greeted at the door by Paul. He calls for his Mom and Mary comes to the door, then invites Isaac inside. He sits on the couch and has a conversation with Paul who continually picks at Isaac and his family until Isaac eventually snaps and threatens him. They are split up by Paul's sister, Hannah, and Paul leaves the room. They talk about Eve until Mary comes into the room and Hannah leaves them alone together. They talk about how Joseph still talks to her, Mary 2's death, Isaac's attempted suicide, and why Mary left after Eve died. Isaac becomes distraught and storms out of the house but is stopped by Mary's new husband, Peter, who asks him to sit down with him and talk. He tells him about Rachel, his ex-wife who died in a car crash a few years ago. He tells Isaac that he needs to stop beating himself about her death, and that he needs to stop pushing the feelings away. Isaac thanks Peter and says goodbye to him and Mary before going to his car and driving home.

The next day, Isaac looks at the address Rebekah gave him before she died and he decides to go. He goes to the house and lets himself in where he finds Rebekah's two children who tells him that she's downstairs. He goes downstairs and finds Rebekah's dead body with the E.V.E. helmet on. He takes it off and hugs her before returning home.

When he gets home, Joseph is waiting at the door and offers him $5M and a fresh start, the same thing he offered his mother. Isaac tells him that he needs to beat E.V.E. to wish for Eve back, but Joseph vehemently denies that it's possible.

Isaac then has to decide whether to beat E.V.E., or take the money and run.

## StoryFire Prologue

Isaac lays on the floor of his bedroom... lifeless... after ingesting a handful of pills. Martha enters the room.

***MARTHA***: Isaac... are you okay?! I heard a loud bang and cry-

Martha looks startled.

***MARTHA***: Isaac?! No! No! Stay with me, Isaac!

Martha tries to bend over and help him off the ground. He's not moving. Martha quickly grab's Isaac's phone off the table, which still has the timer running and dials 9-1-1. Paramedics arrive at the Kalder residence and hoist Isaac away. Joseph follows behind the ambulance to the hospital.

***JOSEPH***: It was pills, wasn't it...?

***DR. LAZARUS***: Yes. We pumped everything we could out of his stomach, but he's still not quite lucid yet. Where could your son have gotten Oxycodone? These were not just over-the-counter pills.

***JOSEPH***: Mary... Her medication...

***DR. LAZARUS***: Any why was this accessible to Isaac, especially with his history? Plus didn't Mary just pass-

Joseph grabs Dr. Lazarus by the collar.

***JOSEPH***: Watch how you fucking talk to me... My contributions to this hospital will disappear, Lazarus. Give me a fucking break.

Archie walks in and sees Joseph threatening the doctor. Joseph makes eye contact with him and drops Dr. Lazarus.

***JOSEPH***: So my son is okay?

***DR. LAZARUS***: Yes, Joseph. He will be okay.

***JOSEPH***: Good.

Joseph storms past Archie and out of the hospital.

***ARCHIE***: Am I able to see Isaac? I came as soon as I could.

***DR. LAZARUS***: Yes, that's fine. Thank you for coming, Archie. I was glad to see that you were still listed as Isaac's emergency contact.

Archie looks to the exit... to where Joseph just walked out.

***ARCHIE***: Yeah... me too. Somebody's gotta look after him.

## Characters

* Isaac Kalder
* Archie
* Leah
* Joseph Kalder
* Mary
* Paul
* Hannah
* Peter
* Rebekah
* Rebekah's children

## Trivia

* The episode's title refers to Isaac's state after his attempted suicide.
* This episode is currently the only episode to feature two *new* songs from Juliette Reilly.

## Soundtrack

* "Wreck" - Juliette Reilly
* "Someone Else's Life" - Juliette Reilly