In different circumstances, Eden and Farrah would have been delighted by their visual appeal in flowery sun-dresses. But because their bodies were contorted by ropework that tethered them to wooden chairs, their knees crossed and ankles hitched to the chair-legs, neither woman could think of any subject other than escape from this disturbed former classmate. Their mobility was drastically impaired, however, so even freeing themselves from the chairs proved impossible; murmuring nervously behind their tape-gags, Eden and Farrah recognized that they were truly powerless.