Kate Kensington begins to struggle with depression due to the loss of her fiancé, William H. Mahler, during the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
With the overwhelming concerns of her family, Kate is placed into Dunning Mental Asylum for treatment.
While there Kate does not respond to the treatments and begins to spiral downward into a deeper psychosis.
Dr. Robert Kensington, Kate’s father, has her released back into his care on October 28, 1942.
October 31, 1942 Kate is seen running into the wooded trails behind the Kensington Estate by the maid, Annette Clemens.