Lainis refuses. But as the bodies pile up—each one a person who wronged him in the past (a corrupt colleague, an unfaithful lover, a patient who committed suicide under his care)—he begins to wonder: Is Eteros acting alone? Or is Lainis letting him?
A new detective, ANNA VRAKAS (30s, brilliant, reckless, with a scar across her palm—a ritual mark she refuses to explain), is assigned to the case. Unlike the previous detective, she believes in the other self—because she has one too. Her alter, “The Nous,” is a cold, hyper-logical strategist. She proposes a dangerous pact: Let Eteros complete his catharsis, because only at the peak of his release will his pattern break.
A voice on the other end: “Is Lainis clean?”