Deborah is convinced that she has been drugged.
Gus behaves very suspiciously when he notices she has seen the powder.
She vows she will not let him beat her.
He keeps encroaching on her personal space, making her uncomfortable, but she is too weak from her ordeals to do anything about it.
She gets a piece of tile from the bathroom as a weapon.
He plies her with drink, while their meal cooks.
When he goes to the toilet, she checks the cupboard where she saw him earlier.
She discovers a bottle of what she is certain are sleeping pills.
While she is looking at this, she hears him coming back to the kitchen.
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Too Many Humans 