Patient Name: Martha Bly
Age: 10
Place of Birth: Elkstone Hollow, MA
Next of Kin: Father (Deceased); Mother (Committed to St. Elmo’s Hospital for the Distraught)

PRESENTING SYMPTOMS:

• Patient speaks in vivid, often disturbing detail about future events that later occur (including staff accidents, equipment failures, and one ward fire).

• Multiple accounts of paper, cloth, and even skin blistering or burning upon extended contact with patient’s hands.

• Recites cryptic verses during storms — one referenced Dr. Fell by name prior to their first meeting.

NOTES FROM DR. HORACE FELL:

“Martha appears to function as a conduit — not of madness, but of some other intelligence. Her awareness of coming events is too precise to dismiss as coincidence. She described, down to the placement of shards, the mirror that would shatter in the west hall a full day before it did. Her touch is scalding — not by temperature, but intent. I suspect her mind is not entirely her own.”

TREATMENTS ADMINISTERED:

• Isolation with blindfold to reduce sensory stimuli — unsuccessful

• Temporary oral stitching to silence prophecy (removed after 3 days)

• Electro-leech application (no observable change)

• Prayer therapy under Sister Miriam (aborted after Sister became catatonic mid-session)

STATUS:

Current Location: Quiet Wing – Upper Level Room 7
Special Containment: Brass-lined restraints; warded blankets
Incident Note: Room found scorched in perfect spiral pattern following nighttime episode. Martha unharmed, eyes glowing faintly. Whispered:

“The second fire takes more than ash.”