You've obviously never had your life threatened. Or those you love. Then suddenly realized that everyone you should be able to turn to might actually be complicit in it all. No, you have never been through anything near this traumatic. Ever.
Consider yourself fortunate. You have lived a very sheltered existence.
This. You don't just rush someone into a pedo/cannibal/sex/cadaver cult on first meeting. They were obviously trying to groom him into it.
Could you imagine being mid-dinner with A listers and suddenly having the realization of what's going on? You can only play the naivety card so long until your life is in danger.