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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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Bastard is the one torturing him.

IIRC there wasn't an escape-attempt in the books, seems like that's more of a concession to the TV shows. Of course I could be wrong, the details of that plotline escaped me at some points during my reading.

Spoiler

I can't remember if Theon had the fake escape attempt happen to him, or just knew it happened to girls there, but the Bastard liked to give people a chance to run so he could hunt them down.