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Her alarm grows when Mr. DeMartino does not take Daria back to her own home, but rather to his own shabby house. Asking to use the phone, Daria discovers it has been disconnected by the growing storm outside. Faking a conversation with her mother, she tries to get Mr. Demartino to take her home.

Mr. DeMartino suddenly grabs Daria and kisses her, confessing he has developed romantic feelings for her over the summer while they both worked at [[Timothy O'Neill]]'s [[Okay to Cry Corral]] summer day camp. Frightened by his actions, Daria grabs the closest weapon she can find to ward him off, a rusty steak knife. When DeMartino aproaches her again, she stabs him in the shoulder. Seeing Daria's shock at her own actions, DeMartino uses the opportunity to wrestle her to the kitchen floor, restraining her. Having hit her head on the kitchen table during the struggle, Daria is disoriented and begs to be let go.

Mr. DeMartino suddenly grabs Daria and kisses her, confessing he has developed romantic feelings for her over the summer while they both worked at [[Timothy O'Neill]]'s [[Okay To Cry Corral]] summer day camp. Frightened by his actions, Daria grabs the closest weapon she can find to ward him off, a rusty steak knife. When DeMartino aproaches her again, she stabs him in the shoulder. Seeing Daria's shock at her own actions, DeMartino uses the opportunity to wrestle her to the kitchen floor, restraining her. Having hit her head on the kitchen table during the struggle, Daria is disoriented and begs to be let go.

Caught between his memory of the nurse in Vietnam and his own slipping sanity, DeMartino tells Daria he loves her and can't bear to see her suffer. He snaps her neck, killing her instantly, thinking he has saved her from her pain.