[MATILDA, spoken]
At Night, the Escapologist's daughter cried herself to sleep, alone in her room. The Escapologist knew nothing of the Aunt's wickedness and his daughter never said a word, as she didn't want to add to her father's pain. This only encouraged the woman to greater cruelties, until one day, she exploded!

[MATILDA & AUNT, spoken]
You are a useless, filthy, nasty little creep!

[MATILDA, spoken]
And she beat her, and threw her into a dank, dark, dusty cellar, locked the door and went out

But that day, the Escapologist happened to come home early, and when he heard the sound of his daughter's tears, he smashed the door open!

[ESCAPOLOGIST, sung]
Don't cry, I am here little girl
Please don't cry, dry your eyes
Wipe away your tears, little girl
Forgive me, I didn't mean to desert you
Don't cry little girl
Nothing can hurt you, you've nothing to fear...
I'm here...

[ESCAPOLOGIST & MATILDA, spoken]
Have I been so wrapped up in my grief for my wife that I have forgotten the one thing that mattered to us most. I love you so much my daughter. I shall spent the rest of my life making it up to you. We shall be together, forever...

[MATILDA, sung]
Don't cry, daddy
I'm alright, daddy
Please don't cry, here
Let me wipe away your tears
Daddy, forgive me
I didn't want to upset you
Please, daddy, don't cry
I'll be alright
With you by my side
I have nothing to fear
You're here...

[ESCAPOLOGIST and (MATILDA)]
Don't cry. (Don't cry daddy)
Please don't cry, I am here little girl
(I'm alright daddy)
Please don't cry (Please don't cry, here)
Dry your eyes (Let me wipe away your tears)
Little girl...
Forgive me (Daddy, forgive me)
I didn't mean to desert you
(I didn't want to upset you)
(Please, Daddy, don't cry) Don't cry, little girl
(I'll be alright with you by my side)
Nothing can hurt you
You have nothing to fear (I have nothing to fear)
I'm here (You're here)

[MATILDA, spoken]
But when the little girl fell asleep, the Escapologist's thoughts turned to the Acrobat's sister and an almighty rage grew in his great heart
[MATILDA & ESCAPOLOGIST, spoken]
This demon! This villain! This monster! She has sullied the memory of my wife! She has betrayed the trust of her own sister! She has shown cruelty to the most precious reality of my marriage! Bullying children is a game, is it? Then let us see what this creature thinks she can do when the wrath of a grown man stands before her!

[MATILDA, spoken]
But that was the last the little girl ever saw of her Father because he never came home, ever again