“He talks to all those monsters down there,” Darcy said stubbornly. “I know he thinks they’re real—especially Dracula. Doesn’t that suggest anything to you guys?” She looked pleading, and Kyle finally nodded. “Well, yeah, I know it seems kind of funny, but—” “Look,” said Brandon, “all I know is Jake’s a real private person, and I like him a lot. If he wants to talk to mannequins, that doesn’t make him a murderer.”

