ANNE - ACT ONE: THE ORPHANAGE (PURETABOO.COM)

Title: ANNE - ACT ONE: THE ORPHANAGE****Summary: The narrative begins late at night outside a residential complex known as The Hands Transition House for Wayward Girls, where a police officer arrives. He enters the building and walks towards Mr. Hands' office, revealing the corrupt operations of the orphanage, which is meant to release girls when they turn eighteen. Instead, Mr. Hands has created a secret room to exploit the girls for his profit. The officer, who has been accepting bribes, encounters Mr. Hands engaged in inappropriate activities with one of the orphans. Mr. Hands boasts about his latest acquisition, Anne, an 18-year-old orphan who still hopes for her parents' return. The story shifts to Anne, who is led to the secret room, where she joins seven other orphans. The environment resembles a sweatshop, with the girls forced into labor for Mr. Hands' black-market business. Tensions arise as Patty, a bully among the orphans, targets Sally, a frail girl. Anne intervenes but faces backlash from the other orphans, who blame her for Mr. Hands' behavior. Mr. Hands enters, punishing Anne for distracting the others and coercing her into submission, but she remains defiant, resulting in further humiliation. Weeks pass, and Anne becomes increasingly despondent after losing her necklace. A charity event draws the attention of Ms. Farling, a personal assistant to a businessman. She is keen to take an orphan to the event, but Mr. Hands tries to dissuade her, claiming none of the girls are suitable. However, Ms. Farling insists on meeting the orphans and is drawn to Anne. Despite Mr. Hands' objections, she chooses Anne, seeing the potential for a compelling story. Mr. Hands, furious, drags Anne to his office, where he manipulates her into submission, threatening to renege on the deal for her freedom. In a moment of desperation, Anne offers herself to Mr. Hands, leading to her first sexual encounter. Afterward, he coldly informs her that he will choose another girl instead. In a fit of rage, Anne demands her necklace back, but Mr. Hands retaliates by locking her in a closet, leaving her trapped and hopeless.