Cleansed, Scenes 8-20 Summary

Scene 8 takes place in a patch of mud by the perimeter fence. Carl and Rod sit, and Rod wonders aloud why Carl so quickly betrayed him. Carl writes in the mud that he wants Rod to forgive him. Tinker cuts off Carl's hands. Rod says he cannot forgive Carl, and rats carry off the severed hands.

In Scene 9, the Woman says she will be Tinker's friend if he helps her. He asks what he should do. In Scene 10, Grace is being beaten in the red room. Voices call her a slag for sleeping with her brother. She calls to Graham for help. Graham looks on and tells Grace to speak with him. He tells her not to feel the blows, and she no longer does. Graham holds Grace's head in his arms while she is raped. She begins to...