 Elizabeth directs her bootlegger father to a pile of ship-debris in the shallows, unearthing a red-cloaked porcelain figurine.The girl's sketches grow progressively more alien and malevolent, until, driven by fear, she rebels against Perse, provoking the entity's wrath, after which Elizabeth's twin sisters are lured into the ocean to drown.Only Elizabeth's nursemaid, Melda, takes direct action; as Perse's drowned-sister-things move beachward, the governess holds them off by means of silver jewelry, buying precious moments with her life while Elizabeth neutralizes the Perse-statuette.