BASIC INSTINCT
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
BASIC INSTINCT
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G:\GPCC\ Autorecord\Audio\Interview\2026\August\Room5\
Case29A_590B1\interviewrecording_file3g4d7.mp3
Green Park Correctional Center – Burlington County, New Jersey
Interview Room Automated Record - 08/08/2026
“You know, you have a bad habit of turning up when my lawyer isn’t around.”
“What can I say, I missed your sparkling wit. You look worse than last time.”
“Gee, and here I thought you were here to cheer me up.”
“How’s the wrist?”
“Still attached. I’m getting by.”
“By picking more fights in the yard. Interesting tactic.”
“Who told you that? Phillips? He’s got a crush on me, you know. Always watching.”
“I wouldn’t ask him to go steady just yet. I’ve seen your medical chart. Seems like you’re getting more attention than most in here.”
“That’s me. Life of the party.”
“Funny. I thought the life of the party wouldn’t spend so much time on the phone with same number. Every week, like clockwork.”
“So you’re spying on me now. Real classy, Agent Vidal.”
“You’re in a correctional facility, Tommy. Privacy isn’t part of the package, you know that. Lisa Molinari. She must be some girl, huh?”
“Didn’t know the FBI was so invested in my social life.”
“Hmm, it does when the leading theory is you’re still protecting your accomplice.”
“Lisa’s got nothing to do with any of this.”
“Good to know.”
“I’m telling the truth. She was in New York the night everything went down!”
“Tell me about that night, Tommy.”
“I’ve told everyone a hundred times. Why bother wasting the breath again?”
“Fair enough. Say I believe your story. You happened across the robbery in process, wrestled with the assailant, fired the gun accidentally. Why’d you do it?”
“Do what?”
“Intervene. You could’ve walked out and let the cashier handle it.”
“What was I supposed to do? Stand there and let the guy shoot him?”
“He died anyway. Doesn’t seem like you made much of a difference.”
“Believe me, I know.”
“Do you? So then, why would you say you intervened?”
“Because at the end of the day, I have to live with myself.”
“Interesting philosophy.”
“Thanks, I got it from a fortune cookie.”
“So you stepped in because you thought you could save the day?”
“I wasn’t thinking. I just…I acted. It was all over before I had time to think.”
“You seem to put a great deal of faith in the power of a single instant.”
“That’s all we get, isn’t it? Moments, one after the other, where you can try to do better or worse than the last. Guess I was just trying not to do worse, you know. Not that it mattered.”
“No?”
“Like you said. He died anyway.”
“True. But I’ve seen a lot of people try to balance the scales to serve themselves. Someone who tries to balance them to serve another? Much rarer.”
“So what? You’re saying I’m a good person because I tried and failed to save the guy? Trying counts for nothing.”
“What you did doesn’t make you good but it does make you…something. Something worth paying attention to. Enjoy your letter writing. We’ll talk again soon.”
“You know, for a bureaucrat, you sure like talking in riddles. Makes a guy wonder.”
“Wonder away, Tommy.”
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C:\Users\WKaplan\Desktop\Witch101\Recordings\witch101_august_9.mp3
01:41:07 | 02:18:36
“What about recreating the conditions of the original spell?”
“You mean your mom’s hex?”
“Yeah! I mean, maybe it’ll recreate the connection between us. It’s worth a shot.”
“Kid, I don’t mean to rain on your parade but your mom was a creature of legend and even she couldn’t maintain the little hall of mirrors freak show world she constructed.”
“Couldn’t you help me fix it? Make it stable?”
“And what, suck Eastview into the Brady Bunch permanently?”
“Yeah, okay, it’s a stupid idea.”
“Maybe not entirely. Tell me about that connection.”
“Between me and Tommy? Why?”
“Humour me.”
“I don’t know if I can explain it. It’s like trying to explain why you have two hands. The first thing I knew was him.”
“I remember. You two were in sync from day one. Crying, whining, sleeping. You were a package deal.”
“I…I forgot you were there.”
“Oh, you betcha. I was even there the day you decided you were sick of diapers and figured you’d just age up five years. Let me tell you, it took some acting to keep a straight face at that little trick.”
“Oh yeah? What about when you killed my dog?”
“Are you still whining about that? Come on, it’s not like he was real.”
“Of course he was real, what are you talking about?”
“Teen. Come on. A puppy just happens to appear on your doorstep, no collar, no owner, crying for the attention of two little boys?”
“…Yes?”
“Oh, for crying out loud, kid! You manifested the mutt!”
“What? No, I didn’t!”
“Sure you did. Remember teaching it all those tricks? Sit, Sparky, sit! Spin around, bark! You think real dogs know those right out of the box? You were manipulating reality just like your mom.”
“But it didn’t feel like magic. I didn’t even say any incantations.”
“Chaos magic is primordial, Billy. It doesn’t need spells, it responds to desires, to anguish, to raw emotion. You wanted to leave the crib? You age up. You want a dog like the kids in your mom’s TV shows? Poof! There’s your pooch. Dad says you must be this high to ride the pet-ownership rollercoaster? Instant growth spurt.”
“Then why can’t I find him? I don’t want anything else, I just want my brother! Why can’t it manifest that?!”
“That’s the question, isn’t it? Maybe the problem’s not on your end.”
“What do you mean?”
“I wonder if he got a little drop of your mom’s red.”
“Tommy didn’t have Wanda’s power. He was fast. Like Uncle Pietro.”
“Now, now, Billy, don’t feel threatened. I promise, you’re still the Magic Twin. But you weren’t the only one aging up at the drop of a hat.”
“So what? Tommy’s a witch?”
“I doubt it. We’d find him easier if he was. But if he hasn’t figured out how to access whatever juice he has, it might explain why he hasn’t just appeared on your doorstep like Sparkles.”
“Sparky.”
“It was a fake dog, Teen. Get over it.”
“…so…how do I get him to access it?”
“I don’t think it’s something you can do for him, pet. But maybe you can help push it along.”
“Seriously? How?”
“I have an idea. But it means a trip to New York.”
“Why?”
“Because we need Jenny’s cauldron.”
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Mary Shepherd (Tommy’s Mom)
+555 3054-133
You missed a call from
+412 5595-264 on 09/08/2026
at 11:13 AM. No message was left.You have a new voicemail from +412 5595-264.
Message was left on 09/08/2026 at
11:22 AM. Call 101 to listen.You missed a call from
+412 5595-264 on 10/08/2026
at 02:55 PM. No message was left.You have a new voicemail from +412 5595-264.
Message was left on 11/08/2026 at
01:13 PM. Call 101 to listen.Who is this?
Mrs Shepherd, my name is
Jeff Kaplan, I’m your son’s lawyer.My office has been trying to reach
you for some time now.What do you want?
I was hoping I could discuss your
son’s case with you. I can make myself
available for an appointment at your
home if that’s more convenient for you.I’m not paying you. I dont have
the money.My work on Tommy’s case is pro bono, Mrs
Shepherd. I’m not looking for payment, I want
to help you get your son back.Mary Shepherd (Tommy’s Mom) is typing…
I don’t know how I can help you
Tommy doesnt live with me anymore
I see. Do you happen to have his father’s
contact information?That asshole hasn’t seen or contacted me
in years. If you do find him, tell him he owes
me a fortune in child supportMrs Shepherd, it really would be helpful
to speak with you face to face on this. Or even
over a phone call, perhaps?Like I said, I cant help you
Stop contacting me
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C:\Users\WKaplan\Desktop\Witch101\Recordings\witch101_august_12.mp3
00:18:41 | 01:29:32
“You want what?”
“Come on, Jenny, what’s a little blood magic between friends?”
“Apart from being wildly unethical and extremely unhygienic? It’s dark magic and I don’t mess with that stuff.”
“Jen, come on. It’s not like I’m asking for a poison.”
“You might as well be. And you should know better than to lead him into this, Agatha.”
“Oh please, I’m not throwing him to the wolves here. It’s just one teeny, little blood marker potion.”
“What part of ‘I don’t mess with Dark magic’ are you not getting?”
“It’s my blood! Surely that counts for something!”
“It doesn’t matter whose blood it is. Do you understand what you’re asking for here? This isn’t a dream potion you’ll wake up from, blood magic is permanent.”
“Permanent how?”
“As in, if I make you a blood marker, it exists forever and you’re at the mercy of anyone who gets their hands on it for the rest of your life. If it fell into the wrong witch’s hands, they could dance you like a damn puppet, Teen.”
“I’ll hide it then!”
“Everything hidden gets found eventually. It’s one of the founding principles of magic. Seriously, what are you teaching this kid?”
“What? I’m an unconventional teacher.”
“You’re a bad influence, is what you are. And I’m not helping you make him a critical weakness he’ll carry around for the rest of his life. What do you even want with your own blood marker, anyway? Usually, witches make them from other people’s blood.”
“I think it might help me draw out the connection between me and Tommy. Agatha says we share the same lifeline so using my blood marker should work on him too.”
“…hm.”
“See? I’m not trying to make anyone a puppet or manipulate him. But if I can reignite our connection from his end, maybe it’ll lead him to me.”
“Yeah, Jenny, it’s totally innocent.”
“Don’t give me that. You reek, by the way. What’re you, bathing in sulphur these days?”
“Agatha eats demons now.”
“She what?!”
“Not cool, Teen.”
“What? You’re the one sneaking out to go hunt down demons every other night.”
“Prohibe creaturam ne leadere me-”
“Lighten up, Jenny. I’m not about to go nuts and slaughter everyone.”
“There is literally no evidence to support that statement.”
“I’m siphoning demonic magic and converting into my own power, same as usual. No side effects to worry about. I’m still me.”
“She does seem her usual annoying self, Jen.”
“See? Teen agrees.”
“A ringing endorsement.”
“I’m still working out the kinks but it looks like this spectral form might have a few tricks up its sleeve. Nothing to worry about.”
“Oh, I’m worrying. You’re absorbing demonic energy, that is straight up Mephisto territory-”
“That asshole wishes-”
“Umm…not to interrupt but can we get back to the whole reason we came down here?”
“Billy, it’s not as simple as that. Even if I wanted to, blood magic takes time to cure, there are rituals involved. You can’t rush it.”
“How long?”
“Next full moon is six days from now. That’s if it even works.”
“I have to try. Please.”
“…Fine. Here. Ten drops, one from each finger and if you get blood in my brand new store, I’m charging you a cleaning fee.”
“Thank you, Jen.”
“Don’t thank me yet. I’ve never seen magic like yours, kid. Reincarnated soul, unmagical body. There’s no telling if this will even work or if it could make everything worse.”
“It will. It has to.”
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55 COMMENTS
@skittlafixx11 weeks ago
thank god for that life guard or this would be a really different video! The boys who shot this should get arrested!!
@ozzy30011 weeks ago
good luck trying to prosecute @skittlafixx you hardly see their faces at all they can just say it wasn’t them and walk
@tshep10 weeks ago
I have a feeling karma will get them soon enough.
@ed.tierrez8 hours ago
Random question but does anyone know who the guy in the video is or where this was taken?
@dozzi_86 7 hours ago
The pool centre looks like the one near my house in San Fran but idk
@tsunzuluv7 hours ago
R u deaf? the voices don’t sound like SF they don’t say ‘like’ every other word
@dozzi_866 hours ago
Wow who asked u douchebag
@g.ambertay 5 hours ago
Does it matter? The poor guy has been through enough, he doesn’t need to be doxxed on top of that :/
@dave_diggity3 hours ago
This happened in springfield, nj @ed.tierrez
@ed.tierrez18 minutes ago
wait for real? Do you know who he is??
@dave_diggity4 minutes ago (Edited)
sorry man i dont wanna spread his personal shit on the internet
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“Hello?”
“This is a collect call from an inmate at the New Jersey Green Park Correctional Facility. Do you accept the charges?”
“Yes, yes, just put him through.
“Please be aware this call is being monitored and recorded. Stay on the line…Hey.”
“Are you okay?! I was waiting on Monday and then I didn’t hear from you and I thought-”
“I’m fine, I promise. I’m sorry I didn’t call. I was in solitary.”
“Solitary? Wait, what? Why?”
“Something’s up. I don’t know what’s going on but some of the guards, the nurses, they just look at me weird.”
“Weird how?”
“Like they’re…scared of me or something. I can’t explain it but it threw me off and when they tried to give me those pills this time, I told them no.”
“You’re still taking medication? Do you know what kind?”
“That’s what I asked but they just said they were general antivirals. But I’m not even sick, just kind’ve tired.”
“You think they’re drugging you?”
“Maybe? Whatever it is, I didn’t like it. I threw the pills away and they tossed me in solitary for two days to cool off. When I got out, my cellmate said they tossed our cell and asked him about me.”
“Asked what?”
“ Like, about what I’m eating, who I’m talking to, if he’s seen any abnormal behaviour.”
“Maybe they’re trying to find out if you’ve confessed to anyone in there.”
“God, I just want to be out of here.”
“Any more incidents with Felix and his gang?”
“Not really. I think having so many guards around is keeping everyone away.”
“Small mercies, I guess.
“It’s so weird, it’s like I can feel them watching me. I think I’m going insane in here.”
“Trust your gut, Tommy. Especially if it’s telling you not to trust the people whose job is keeping you locked up.”
“Tell me something. Anything, just…something not about this place.”
“Um…I don’t know, it’s been kind of boring lately. My aunt’s bookclub picked Detransition, Baby this month and I got roped into attending as the token trans expert. Picture, like, seven middle aged women asking me how old I was when I started playing with dolls.”
“Yikes.”
“Yeah. Oh, I took that women’s history guided tour of the Met I told you about.”
“Oh yeah? Was it everything you imagined?”
“Better. I wish you could have come with.”
“Why would I want to hear what some dusty tour guide thinks when I can just bug you for answers about art?”
“Because contrary to popular belief, I don’t know everything.”
“Hm. Sounds fake but okay.”
“What else, what else…I bought a new face cream? There’s this boutique that just opened up in Brooklyn, the owner is some kind of beauty influencer I think. Whatever, her skin is flawless so she must know what she’s talking about. Sorry, this must be pretty boring for you.”
“Boring is staring at the same crack in the concrete ceiling for two days straight. This is way better.”
“The bar is pretty low, huh?”
“You have no idea. I was practically bouncing off the walls.”
“Speaking of, any time spent playing with your, uh, micropenis?”
“God, I hope they don’t play these calls at my trial.”
“Tommy, come on.”
“Actually, no. I haven’t really felt my special little gift in a while. Not that there’s much room to run around in here.”
“Might not be a bad idea to practise, you know. Just in case.”
“Just in case, what? I need to bust out of here?”
“Maybe.”
“Lisa, I’m not going on the run. I just need Lawyer Jeff to come through and get me out on bail so I can go find the guy who stuck me here in the first place.”
“Well…about that…I may be on to something.”
“Lisa Molinari, detective extraordinaire.”
“Don’t be too impressed, I’m crowdsourcing my leads. Someone on reddit pointed out a patch on the guy’s hoodie in the CCTV footage. I’m trying to find the person who posted it originally so I can get a better look.”
“Why don’t you ask Lawyer Jeff? He’d have access to it, it’s part of my case file.”
“You think he’d hand it over to a civilian?”
“Can’t hurt to try. Just promise me you won’t try to confront this guy until I’m out of here.”
“Are you kidding? What’s the point of getting myself killed before I can exonerate you?”
“That’s my girl.”
“Oh man, time’s almost out. Stay safe in there, okay?”
“Stay safe out there.”
“No promis-”
“Connection expired. Call disconnected.”
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Boyf
+416 2242-044
Omg text me when you see this
Hey! Sorry, I was busy visiting Jen
in the city, I just got back. What’s up??Okay so
You know how I’ve been looking for
drowning reports online around the time you
came off the Road?Well I found a video of this kid who
nearly drowned in a pool after these other guys
held him under the water and it looks like it
was posted a week afterwardAnd when I commented on it, someone told
me it was shot in Springfield, New Jersey!!!You can’t really see any details and they don’t
use his name but it could be him, right??omg this is awesome
Not the drowning part
But like
Springfield isn’t that far
Maybe it’s him
What do you say we pay a visit? It looks like
it’s from a community pool, I looked it up on
Google Maps.Holy shit
Yes, okay
Can we take your car?
I have a family dinner tomorrow but free the day after.
I’ll pick you up first thing.
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From: Wright, Harrington & Connors LLP <[email protected]>
Subject: Follow Up : Notification Regarding the Estate of L. Calderu
Date: 13 August 2026 at 11:59:04 pm EST
To: Billy Kaplan <[email protected]>
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Dear Mr Kaplan,
We are following up on our previous correspondence regarding a matter of significant importance. You have been named in the estate of the late Lilia Calderu, and we require your response to proceed with the necessary legal processes.
Please contact us at your earliest convenience to discuss the details. For your reference, our office number is +488 9651-146, or you may reply to this email directly.
This matter is time-sensitive, and we kindly urge you to respond at your earliest convenience to avoid unnecessary delays.
Sincerely,
Zahra Misrani
Estate Administrator
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r/supersinthewild
Rules:
- AVOID UNMASKED PICS!! Just because they’re superheroes doesn’t negate a right to privacy where possible.
- Mods reserve the right to report posts that are obviously doctored and/or fakes.
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Jersey speedster kicks ass in grocery store hold up – CCTV footage!
posted 5 weeks ago by @rococomojo
478 Comments
@lisa.mlnri · 3 days ago
does anyone have a higher resolution version of this footage or know the user who posted? I’m trying to figure out who the real culprit is here and someone pointed out there’s a patch on his sweater that might help identify him.
@cynthdrop_12 · 3 days ago
↳ this isn’t neighbourhood watch, go post this in r/truecrime@lochlano.1 · 3 days ago
↳ I downloaded a copy of the vid and tried enhancing it but it’s really shoddy quality to start, not much to work with tbh@lisa.mlnri · 3 days ago
↳ can you send me a link to it anyway? Thanks@rococomojo · 18 minutes ago
↳ oh damn, I just saw all these notifications. @lisa.mlnri, hmu w ur email and i’ll send you the og copy@lisa.mlnri · 9 minutes ago
↳ THANK YOU!!!! JUST SENT YOU A DM!@dvidica · 2 minutes ago
↳ I think you’re right, that patch looks like the ones my wrestling club hands out to members. Good luck, man, I hope you catch your guy!
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Boyf
+416 2242-044
I checked in at the police station and
got absolutely nothing. They “can’t talk
about an ongoing investigation”.What about you? Any luck?
Typing…
Kind of.
I found the life guard from the video.
Whoa, seriously?? That’s great!
What’d he say???!?
He says the kid in the video was local
…was?
He got arrested about a month ago
Boyf is typing…
Okay, that’s not a bad lead!
Did he say what for????
He said they found cocaine in his car
and since it was his third strike,
they sent him to a prison upstate.Jesus
Okay
I don’t think it’s him, Eddie
I just
My brother isn’t a drug dealer
You said he might be different
We don’t know the full story
But…
But?
It would explain why you saw him
in a uniform when those guys were
beating him up, wouldn’t it?Yeah but
He wouldn’t do that
Tommy’s not like that
We don’t know the full story, Billy.
Trust me, there are a million ways this
could’ve gone down that don’t make your
brother a drug dealer.Typing…
I guess.
I think I’m done here.
Can we go?
Sure. I’ll meet you at the car.