"I found one of his victims in our basement; he needed me to forget. But I guess he knew chloroform wasn't a viable longterm solution. I found out recently that he took me on a camping trip around that time with another serial killer that he was mentoring and a plan to kill me."

He riffled through his own little stack of books and held out the Mysterious Island. "This is the sequel to 20000 Leagues Under The Sea. You might like it."