Nightline
Call #8
"I-I n-need Chelsea!"
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"Phil? What's wrong?"
"I don't know what to do. I'm so scared. Chelsea, please, I'm scared. I don't want to die."
"I need you to tell me what's wrong."
"I-I can't, I-I can't. Please don't let me die."
"I need you to tell me why you think you might die."
"She knows what Dad said and she's so mad. I can't leave my room, she's locked me in, and I don't know what to do! She said he'll never see me again and I'm scared."
"Phil, listen to me. Listen! Why might you think you'll die?"
"S-She said she'd k-kill me before Dad could take m-me."
"She said that to you?"
"Since I was five. I never thought...I didn't think...I want my dad."
"And you think she'll do that?"
"Y-yes."
"What makes you think that? I need you to tell me, Phil, okay? Tell me why you think she might kill you."
"I don't want Dad to get into trouble."
"No one's going to get into trouble, okay? I just need you to tell me."
"I was on the stairs last n-night and she was on the p-phone and she s-said that she knew what to do to stop Dad, said that no one'll take me from h-her, that she'll use i-it."
"Use what?"
"I promised I'd never tell anyone because Dad'd get into trouble because they're illegal."
"What is it, Phil?"
"I promised..."
"Okay, okay, that's okay. Is there any way you can get out the house?"
"There's no handle on my door. I can't get out. Wait, I think she's home. S-she's shouting, oh my god, she's shouting!"
"What's she saying?"
"Chelsea, I'm scared."
"What did she say?"
"That he won't reach me in time. Oh god, oh god, Chelsea, please help.
"You need to phone the police."
"I-I can't! I need you, Chelsea. I don't know what to do."
"Listen to me, Phil. Can you get to the window? I'm connecting with the police right now, okay? Do you know your address?"
"It's steep. I can't jump."
"I need your address."
"It's by the school, the street leading up the hi--Chelsea, she's coming up the stairs!"
"Go to the window, Phil. I need you to listen to me. You're going to have to jump."
"I can't, I can't. Oh god, I want my dad."
"You have to, you have to jump."
"Don't let her kill me! I don't want to die."
"Take a deep breath, that's it. Now listen, I need you to open your window and I need you to jump. It might be steep but you can do it, I know you can."
"O-Okay, I'm go--she's at my door! Oh god, oh god, oh god!"
"I need you to calm down, I can't understand you."
"I-I-I--Mummy, no, please."
"Phil? Phil! What's happening?"
"Please, Mum, Mum, please don't do this. I love you, Mummy, please!"
"Phil? Oh god, have they traced the call? The police are on their way? That's go---OH GOD WAS THAT A GUN? PHIL?! PHIL! OH GOD I THINK SHE KILLED HIM! I THINK SHE KILLED!"
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"Phil? What's wrong?"
"I don't know what to do. I'm so scared. Chelsea, please, I'm scared. I don't want to die."
"I need you to tell me what's wrong."
"I-I can't, I-I can't. Please don't let me die."
"I need you to tell me why you think you might die."
"She knows what Dad said and she's so mad. I can't leave my room, she's locked me in, and I don't know what to do! She said he'll never see me again and I'm scared."
"Phil, listen to me. Listen! Why might you think you'll die?"
"S-She said she'd k-kill me before Dad could take m-me."
"She said that to you?"
"Since I was five. I never thought...I didn't think...I want my dad."
"And you think she'll do that?"
"Y-yes."
"What makes you think that? I need you to tell me, Phil, okay? Tell me why you think she might kill you."
"I don't want Dad to get into trouble."
"No one's going to get into trouble, okay? I just need you to tell me."
"I was on the stairs last n-night and she was on the p-phone and she s-said that she knew what to do to stop Dad, said that no one'll take me from h-her, that she'll use i-it."
"Use what?"
"I promised I'd never tell anyone because Dad'd get into trouble because they're illegal."
"What is it, Phil?"
"I promised..."
"Okay, okay, that's okay. Is there any way you can get out the house?"
"There's no handle on my door. I can't get out. Wait, I think she's home. S-she's shouting, oh my god, she's shouting!"
"What's she saying?"
"Chelsea, I'm scared."
"What did she say?"
"That he won't reach me in time. Oh god, oh god, Chelsea, please help.
"You need to phone the police."
"I-I can't! I need you, Chelsea. I don't know what to do."
"Listen to me, Phil. Can you get to the window? I'm connecting with the police right now, okay? Do you know your address?"
"It's steep. I can't jump."
"I need your address."
"It's by the school, the street leading up the hi--Chelsea, she's coming up the stairs!"
"Go to the window, Phil. I need you to listen to me. You're going to have to jump."
"I can't, I can't. Oh god, I want my dad."
"You have to, you have to jump."
"Don't let her kill me! I don't want to die."
"Take a deep breath, that's it. Now listen, I need you to open your window and I need you to jump. It might be steep but you can do it, I know you can."
"O-Okay, I'm go--she's at my door! Oh god, oh god, oh god!"
"I need you to calm down, I can't understand you."
"I-I-I--Mummy, no, please."
"Phil? Phil! What's happening?"
"Please, Mum, Mum, please don't do this. I love you, Mummy, please!"
"Phil? Oh god, have they traced the call? The police are on their way? That's go---OH GOD WAS THAT A GUN? PHIL?! PHIL! OH GOD I THINK SHE KILLED HIM! I THINK SHE KILLED!"