Once again, Dave was pulled back from the edge of death.

After reviving him, they placed him back on the cold, hard bed.

It became clear to Dave that their goal wasn’t to kill him immediately. Instead, they wanted to drive him to the point where he wished for death himself.

They infused him with several relentless tortures, hoping he would choose to end his own life.

As a member of the Evans family, his death in the hospital would raise questions and bring blame. But if he committed suicide, they could escape responsibility entirely.

It was exactly what Rupert had instructed the director to do.

After half a month...