False Alarm
But then things took a bizarre turn. Madeline was taken aback by the fact that Brooklyn had left the room, and even the home, without so much as a backward glance at Benjamin, who didn’t appear to be reacting all that much. Where did she go, I wonder? Madeline kept watching and was astonished to discover that it had been an hour before Brooklyn had returned. In the meanwhile, Benjamin had assumed total control of the home.