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Focus.

Look, you're going to have to start telling me the truth,

from the start, or you're going to have a big problem.

Have you heard of the game, detective?

I've heard of many games. You need to be more specific.

Do you remember this one? Painkiller.

All right, then. Let's start from the beginning.

Please enter your name and age again for the record.

My name is Lea Fischer.

I'm 18 years old.

All my friends are dead now.

I'm not sure, but I may have killed them.

THREE MONTHS AGO

I'm in.

I'm in.

I'm in.

All right, I'm in too.

Come on, Lea.

I want you to be the timekeeper.

- Why her? - Because I want to.

I'm in.

A DARK NIGHT

THIRTY YEARS LATER ST. MICHAEL IM LUNGAU

Tamara, is that you?

Did you come home?

What did you do?

Many of you are wondering what happened last month.

There are rumors about murders and suicides,

but I guarantee that our best detectives will do the job

to clarify these incidents.

I'll answer your questions in a few minutes.

For now, please, join me in a moment of remembrance.

Mother.

Alpha.

Get some rest.

Come along.

Are you here?

Detective Fischer, this is his new partner, Detective Klein.

He's just moved in, let's make him feel welcome.

No, I work better alone. Thank you.

I'm sure you'll both learn to work well together.

- Madam. - I think you mean: "Yes, Captain".

- Yes, Captain. - Thank you, Captain.

Happy birthday.

Do you remember the legend of the students?

Yes, of course.

It's a silly urban legend. Why is that?

I've been working on a hidden case.

And I came across something in an auction on the dark web with an interesting item.

It's an old VHS tape and it was filmed here.

Is it something sick that I don't want to see?

No, but I think it has to do with what's happening in the city.

Do you have this tape?

Well done.

You can leave, as soon as you've answered all the questions.

I answered what you asked.

We were in the warehouse when the lights went out

and everything was on fire.

And how did you get out?

I don't remember.

I was there, we were there.

And there was this thing, and this noise.

What noise?

Like a fan, a hum.

Like when you put a seashell in your ear.

You were the only one who left.

I know.

Focus.

Have you heard of the game, Detective?

I've heard of many games.

You'll remember this one.

Painkiller. It's impossible to forget.

It gets into your head in every way.

Let's start from the beginning.

Please give your name and age for registration.

My name is Lea Fischer.

I'm 18 years old.

All my friends are dead now.

I'm not sure, but I may have killed them.

- Who else did you show it to? - No one.

That's why I showed you first.

- Have you seen this before? - No, of course not.

All the evidence supposedly disappeared.

The fire was chemical, there were no recognizable bodies at the scene

and everything else they could get their hands on, disappeared a few weeks later.

They had an eyewitness and I don't know about you,

but I don't think she seems exactly stable.

- We have to talk to her. - No, she was 18 at the time.

The friends had just died in the accident.

She was obviously still in shock

and they were leading her into a line of inquiry.

- She was acquitted. - Yes, because my mother didn't do anything.

She spent eight months in a psychiatric hospital

and doesn't like to talk about it.

- But they can be connected. - What is connected?

The new murders and this urban legend, this game.

That's all it is, a game. It's a silly urban legend.

Her mother seemed pretty sure it was real. She even named it.

"Painkiller", or whatever they call it.

This month is cursed.

Five murders and closed the town's pizzeria.

A little respect for the dead.

Sorry, detective. I've just never seen anything like it before.

- What happened this time? - Shot in the back, straight.

- Did they find the gun? - They're searching the perimeter.

Detective, this way.

Alpha.

Adalbert, it's Detective Fischer.

I need you to stop this.

Otwin?

What about him?

He's hurt, he's hurt.

I guess, but I...

I hurt him, I think.

Let her go.

Look, Lea, tell her, she's in danger.

We need you in the hut now.

Otwin and Adalbert have been neighbors and best friends since I was a little girl.

I just think it's a coincidence that we watched the tape,

and this Adalbert tells you to tell your mother something.

I know it's strange.

We haven't had murders for years and suddenly a lot.

In these cases, people become confused and disoriented in similar ways.

There must be an explanation. We just need to find it.

I don't want my mother involved in this.

There it is. That's why you can't be objective.

And I can be objective.

I simply can't detail everything.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

- Tammy? - I'm right here.

I must have fallen asleep.

I think I've had some tea.

- You're in the kitchen. - I know you are.

I was talking. It was very vivid. I was...

Who else is here?

I'm Lukas, ma'am. Tamara's new partner.

Just call me Lea.

Please, sit down, you're making me nervous.

Another one happened.

- Adalbert... - Adalbert is a kind man.

He had a message for you.

He says you're in danger. Mom, do you know what he's talking about?

How would I know?

I wasn't close to any of them.

Who? I only mentioned Adalbert.

It's always them. It's the way it was designed.

Wait, "it"? The game?

Are you talking about the game?

I think I'd rather rest now.

- We'd rather hear about the game. - Mom.

We just need you to talk to us.

I'm going to bed now.

He's wearing a new watch.

Did you get it for your birthday? How lovely.

Thanks, Mom.

What the hell was that?

I know there's something she's not telling me.

Every time I ask, it's the same thing.

"I'm tired. Let's make some tea. Let's not talk about the past."

- And if I force it, things happen. - What things?

Dishes crack, something short-circuit, a window has already broken.

Again, she had a seizure.

- I stopped asking her. - Only now it's important.

I know.

She's also my mother.

Lea, it's time.

It's Ming.

He and his wife arrived here two years ago. Nice guy, when he wasn't drinking.

We were called to his house for domestic problems, you know.

Last year, his wife Rebeka called in a panic after a bad fight.

But the next day she withdrew the accusation and refused to press charges.

Oh, shit! He's finally killed her.

He's saying he didn't do it.

Of course it is. The first stage is always denial.

- There is a witness. - A reliable witness?

Yes. A writer who is staying in an inn on the other side of the lake.

- He doesn't know Ming. - What does the writer say happened?

He confirms Ming's story.

Ming?

I'll get the writer.

Can you tell us what you saw?

Of course.

I'm going to stay at the lake house for a month, writing a book.

Ming, did you kill your wife Rebeka?

No, it wasn't like that.

What's that?

Are you texting him?

You're so annoying!

I was walking when I heard them.

Who exactly did you hear?

The guy and the woman, they were fighting.

So what happened?

I'm not proud of the way I look, am I?

I know I lose my mind.

What happened after things got physical?

She just pushed me.

You hit me, how can you hit a woman?

Are you crazy?

Are you all right?

What happened?

Rebeka.

Alpha.

Rebeka.

Rebeka!

Are you crazy?

Rebeka.

Let's go home, Rebeka.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Why would she do that?

What are we looking for?

Something I didn't think of the first time, but here goes.

I'm tired of answering those questions. Can I go now?

We only have a few more.

I was wondering if you...

Detective, call for you on line three. It's urgent.

I'll be right back.

Lea.

Did you hear that?

No. What should I listen to?

Alpha.

We need to talk to your mother one more time.

I don't think this game is just a game.

Yes, I think you're right.

Well done.

I'll talk to Ming in the morning and we can meet at my place.

Ming, it's your turn.

Ming? It's Detective Fischer.

- Is everything all right? - Go away!

Go away!

Go away!

Ming!

It's me, Tamara.

Rebeka.

- I'm not going to hurt you. - No, Rebeka!

Ming!

- Go away! - Put it down.

Go away!

Ming!

No!

Shit.

Are you happy now?

I'm sorry.

We're going to see my mother.

Mom, I'm home.

Wait here. I'll see if she's upstairs.

It's your turn.

Are you all right?

Mrs. Fischer.

Would you like some tea?

You're here to talk, let's get comfortable.

Yes. That would be great.

"Good."

Tammy.

- Don't you want anything to eat? - I'm not hungry.

Are you hurt?

- Okay... - Did something happen?

- I've just had a little accident. - You never have little accidents.

Mrs. Fischer, she'll be fine, I promise.

But something's not right with these cases,

people disassociate, act crazy,

- like that morning... - Lukas, that's enough.

Mrs. Fischer, we believe that these cases are related to the game you played.

We need your help.

Does it change anything if I tell you about that night?

We want to know about many things.

But yes, we'd love to know about that night.

I don't like talking about that night.

Lukas, right?

No, that wasn't very nice.

Well done.

People didn't believe me,

so they locked me up in a psychiatric hospital.

I had no choice.

I was the good girl who hid the story

deep inside, who nodded his head whenever he needed to

and told them everything they wanted, so that my baby wouldn't be born with those crazy people.

I did what I needed to do.

But now he's back.

Therefore, you need to know a few things.

You must be open to listening.

Where should we start?

I used to say that it's a game of forgetting, a game of revenge.

You come with your pain, hoping to forget it and be chosen.

This place is scary.

Why is there a light on?

Someone was waiting for us.

It's perfect.

It's very stuffy in here.

It probably hasn't been used for a while.

It's past time.

That's exactly what we need.

Max, I'm going to suffocate.

What's that?

Circulation. You won't suffocate today.

That noise makes this place seem haunted.

It's probably haunted.

It's just the generator fans, that's for sure.

These old buildings are like living fossils.

All right, everyone, this is the place.

This will be our games room.

- Everyone takes a candle. - Who made you king?

The game, when I found it. No king, no game.

What are you doing? You can't touch it.

There's nothing on it but a white circle.

It looks like Arts and Crafts. How should we play this game?

- You must have a rule book. - Does it matter?

Do you have something better to do tonight?

- That's funny. - Guys, what is it? Shall we play this game?

Or we'll play all night.

It depends.

- Can I play with you? - Shut up.

Seriously, how does that work?

Because I have a vendetta that I'd really like to take off my plate.

You're so dramatic.

Maybe I'll change my revenge to include you.

Whatever.

That's frightening.

Okay, guys, if you're going to treat this as a silly game, you can leave now.

All right, now everyone take a candle and place it in front of you on the right.

There's no rule book as such,

but there was something at the bottom of the box.

Go ahead, read it.

"Bring your pain, your anger, your sadness, you're welcome here.

One keeps my time.

Candles lit and lined up.

Silently ask me your questions and I'll give you the answers.

When you see the symbol, trace the air with the candle flame.

When the doors are opened, the shade of the air invites.

If your revenge is pure, your candle goes out and you are the chosen one.

You will have your revenge and I will eat your pain, for I am the Painkiller."

I don't know if I want to play this game.

Maybe someone put it there, to play with you, with us.

There was a layer of dust and cobwebs.

No one has played it for a while.

I found this book above

and says that the circle means Sunyata or emptiness.

Since when is emptiness a good thing?

"Two and a half thousand years ago, Buddha was able to reach Sunyata,

to emptiness and, in doing so, freed himself from suffering or...

Yes, to get to Sunyata, we understand.

Ladies, nobody needs to read the book.

That's basically what the instructions said.

Painkiller, you play to free yourself from pain and suffering.

I like that.

I'm in.

I'm in.

I'm in.

All right, I'm in too.

Come on, Lea.

I want you to be the timekeeper.

- Why her? - Because I want to.

I'm in.

Then you saw something.

Has anyone else seen it?

No. It could have been a change in the light.

After reading the scary rules, I thought I could have made them up.

But I kept watching.

How?

I felt it with me all the time,

but it was stronger every time we played.

It was like electricity.

There was a constant ringing, like when you put a seashell in your ear.

I heard it everywhere. I didn't want to play.

Even so, he continued to play.

- Yes. - Why is that?

Because Tamara's father was one of them.

What?

Because his father was one of them.

How could you not tell me this?

I'm so sorry. I had to do it to protect you.

It wasn't exactly planned, but love never is, right?

Or rather, as they say, love is blind.

ALPHA

Alpha, wind.

Which one of you has a crush on my Max?

There's no way that's a question.

Why is that? Is it you?

- That doesn't make sense. - Yes, it does.

You said I could read the question out loud if I wanted to, right?

Weren't those the rules, Max?

Yes, but it has to be a real question.

Not one of your delusions.

- All right, I'm going again. - That's not fair.

I don't mind, Hannah.

YOUR DESIRE IS PURE

- Are we still playing? - Give me a second, please.

Alpha.

Sarah thought Hannah was with Max.

But it was you.

Yes, it was me.

But her anger was pure, so she was chosen.

What does that mean?

He chooses you.

If you want to commit the act, he takes control

and forces you to lose track of time.

Like Adalbert.

Yes, maybe.

Poor thing.

The following week, at school, Hannah went to the bathroom during class

and Sarah looked strange, as if she wasn't there.

Professor Ragnar.

The teacher sent her to the nurse.

You scared the shit out of me.

Are you all right?

I knew it was you.

Me? What?

Oh my God.

But she recovered, right?

She stayed in hospital for a few weeks, but yes.

The strange thing was that Sarah didn't remember that.

What do you mean?

She had a blackout.

The last thing she remembered was sitting in class.

She heard a low noise and then everything went white.

Hannah! I'm so sorry.

Hannah!

But losing track of time can be normal if you're in a state of shock.

Well, whatever it was, it started to happen, the more we played.

People for whom we had bad feelings were hurt.

And then Sarah killed herself.

Of course, we talked about stopping.

We felt good after playing.

And then, a few months into the game, everything fell apart.

Let's go.

Everyone will be here soon.

Why are you acting strange?

What do you mean?

I don't know. Different.

I'm not.

No problem.

I just think that maybe it's not a good idea anymore.

What?

You know, that.

Look, now is not really the best time to talk about this,

but we'll have to talk soon.

I'll go downstairs and prepare the game.

Come down whenever you want.

I found out I was pregnant right after that.

Would anyone like some more tea?

Yes, I want a bit more.

And Max?

He never knew,

he made his choice.

Come on, Lea, we want to start.

I'm sorry. I lost track of time.

- Are you all right? - Yes, I'm fine.

- Can I shuffle? - Yes.

- Are you ready? - Ready.

- Yes. - Ready.

Up until that point, the game had scared me.

But then it became like oxygen.

A place to put all all my uncomfortable feelings.

And then...

He chose me.

He said I was different from the rest

and that I could clean the blackboard.

I remembered everything, it wasn't like the other times.

He had chosen me

and I was the purest of them all.

Mom, did you have anything to do with the accident?

I'm just tired, excuse me.

Mom, do you remember Rebeka?

She's the woman who stayed in the last year.

The night she and her husband had that terrible fight.

Of course, yes. I remember her.

A sad woman.

Why did she come to mind?

She's dead.

We found her body near the lake.

Perhaps killing himself would be a relief.

How do you know she...

- I told them what they needed to know. - Not everything.

Rebeka.

Sunyata, you should rest now.

Come in.

You can stay here tonight, you'll be safe.

I'll show you the guest room, get some ice and you can rest.

- We can talk more in the morning, right? - You're at home.

Who is your friend?

Mom, this is Rebeka.

Tamara is helping me.

- My husband sometimes... - Nice to meet you, Rebeka.

More tea? You'll feel better.

Thank you.

Do you hate him?

Yes.

- What is it? - Shall we play?

Alpha.

Don't worry, he's here to help you.

You'll be fine.

No problem.

Rebeka.

Are you going to say anything?

Well, I'm a detective

and my mother practically confessed to killing all her friends.

So...

There are many inconsistencies.

And yet she knew that Rebeka had killed herself.

- How would she know that? - Lukas, I don't know.

- Don't you believe it? - We have to go.

Your lawyer is waiting for us at the police station.

We can pass on the report and all the other details

he needs for the case against your husband.

Well...

I decided not to pursue it.

I'm not going to press charges.

Rebeka, it's normal to want to minimize the abuse after the fact.

I found my way to solve this problem.

I want him to regret what he did to me for the rest of his life.

Everything will be fine.

I don't know how I know that everything will be okay, but it will be.

Detectives, we have another case.

Understood. Where are we going?

Grosseck-Speiereck. They closed the elevators.

Understood.

- What happened? - A death.

A couple from London, were on their honeymoon,

her husband, Tobias, hanged himself on the cable car.

Are you sure it was on purpose? We've seen some strange things.

Yes. The only way to do that is from the inside, and the wife didn't do anything.

What do you mean she didn't do anything?

She was paralyzed. She didn't scream or try to help.

- Where is she now? - In the ambulance.

- When did you arrive? - About half an hour ago.

Sofia, I'm Detective Fischer, you can call me Tamara.

I'd like to ask you a few questions about what happened.

What's up?

- I know it can be difficult to answer... - I don't know.

I mean, I can't remember what happened.

The last thing I remember was taking the cable car.

We were sitting there, laughing and...

So I don't remember anything until I saw him.

And he just left.

Everything will be fine.

I just need you to confirm what happened.

Think about it, okay?

Do you remember anything after you got on the cable car?

Just a low noise.

- What kind of noise? - In my head, like distant bees.

- And then? - And then nothing.

Then just white, alpha, white.

- What did you say? - Everything is white.

- White and? - White!

Excuse me. We need some help here.

Can you take it off?

It was a wedding present. I don't want to look at it.

How long it takes for someone to suffocate.

Even at a angle, in this case,

four to six minutes, that would be the time to die,

if you cut off the supply to the brain.

This means that she was most of the way

with her husband suffocating, while she was sitting next to him.

Sorry, I think I need some sleep.

Sounds like a good idea.

I'm going to catch a ride with Stefanie and you call me in a few hours.

Well done, good idea.

None of this makes sense.

Yes, because all the things we know seem crazy.

Of course, but there must be an explanation.

There are no game pieces that move by themselves.

Candles that light themselves, figures lurking in the shadows.

We have to talk to someone,

maybe that author, the witness.

He was writing a book about it, right?

I keep thinking about my mother and her story.

Which part? There was a lot.

She's pregnant and has this secret that she hid from everyone

and having to see Max and Hannah together.

The anger and betrayal she must have felt.

Your desire is pure.

What?

That's what the letter said every time they had intense emotions.

Did you hear that?

Heard what?

That's right.

The noise?

What are you hearing?

Lukas, which one is it?

Alpha.

- Alpha. - Lukas, stop it.

You're the only one.

Lukas?

The watch.

- Excuse me. Hello, Mr. Wang. - Hello, Mr. Wang.

- Detective Fischer, Tamara. - Yes, of course. I remember you.

Taking a walk?

Yes, it helps me think.

I see.

Mr. Wang, I was curious about your book.

I hear you're writing one on myths and beliefs. Is that right?

Yes, how people believe in stories and they become real.

So you don't believe in the supernatural or in coincidences?

No. I believe that people believe what they see.

Well, maybe...

Maybe this stone is cursed and you take it.

The story continues, you get sick until you return the stone.

I kind of don't want to hold it now.

Exactly. Stories move you.

And if you can make an entire city believe,

can be deadly.

Sorry.

Of course.

Maybe we can talk more later.

Come in.

You can put your things here and sit down. I'll drain the pasta.

- Nice view. - Yes.

- Thank you. - Not at all.

- Not bad. - Thank you.

By the way, I found Johnny Wang.

He is writing about how myth takes control of culture

and how we believe in things if you listen to them enough.

- The game? - That's right.

Everything can be explained if you look the roots of the myth.

What if this game had other people in charge?

What do you mean?

As if anyone wanted Otwin and Rebeka dead.

So they conspire to make it happen, using other people as pawns.

It's a game, right?

My mother never told us how the game ends.

Do you think it has an end?

Well, it's a game, you have to have it.

So, this Johnny Wang.

It seems he's already written a few books.

And one called "Frequency of Fear",

that I think you might find interesting.

Why?

He talks about some things similar that happened to his mother.

You know, things breaking, the low hum.

Wait, I'll read it.

"It is known that the frequency of fear between 18.9 hertz and 19 hertz

causes discomfort, dizziness, blurred vision, hyperventilation and fear."

The frequency of fear.

- That sounds made up. - It does, doesn't it?

But this Mr. Wang is committed to dispelling strange phenomena.

I mean, look what he has to say.

It corresponds to some of of our victims.

And the guy who discovered the frequency of fear, Vic Tandy,

discovered that it was made aluminum foil,

clamped in a vice that was vibrating at high speed.

So what? there is any device

what causes people to experience this frequency of fear?

The question is, which device?

Mom?

Mother.

Mother.

You here?

Oh my God. Mom, wake up!

- What are you doing? - Tamara.

Darling.

- Where am I? - You're in the bathtub.

It's morning, that's fine.

It's cold. How long have you been here?

Come on, get up. This isn't good for you.

I'll put on my robe and have some tea.

- Would you like a cuppa, dear? - Sure, why not?

But let's talk about what you did last night.

It was nothing.

I wanted a hot bath, but I must have fallen asleep.

We can also talk about what you were doing last night.

Get dressed. I'll make some tea.

Some hot tea.

What's that?

That's the wrong question. You know what it is, darling.

But why are you doing this?

Because it's mine.

When people play this game, they die.

How many people have you played with?

How many are you responsible for?

- We were children at the time, but... - Enough nonsense, Mom!

You know how the game works and you're inviting people to play.

Otwin, Ming, Rebeka.

And my partner, did you invite him too?

I didn't do that. It can't be. I was just helping her.

Just as you were helping your friends that night in the warehouse.

I don't believe you.

- Tammy. - No.

- Please. - Do you want to know?

- Tammy? - You can take your watch back.

I don't want anything from you.

- My watch? - The watch you gave me.

I didn't give it to you.

What do you mean it didn't work?

But you said.

You have a new watch.

Did you get it for your birthday?

How lovely.

But at the station...

Oh my God.

Show me.

Where exactly did the watch come from?

It came by post to the police station.

There was no sender, just a typed note.

"Congratulations to the best detective. Cheers."

I assumed it was yours.

- It's not mine. - Whose, then?

You're the detective.

Mr. Wang, I have a few questions to ask. May I come in?

Of course, come in.

Thank you.

We found some of his books online.

I was fascinated by "The Frequency of Fear".

Yes, I've been studying for a long time.

I wonder if that's why you're here.

I've come to do an interview for my next book.

I promised not to tell anyone, in exchange for a private interview.

A man called Otwin sent me a card, a symbol, Sunyata.

Symbol of emptiness, right?

To get rid of pain and suffering.

It sounds like a good thing until you get lost in time and kill all your friends.

Wait, but Sunyata is a positive state.

- Why would he send you that? - I don't know.

We corresponded briefly, but he mentioned Painkiller.

Was Otwin playing the game?

Do you realize that this is exactly the kind of information

who should have told the detectives who were working on the case?

I was nervous.

Please stay in town.

This has to stop.

Lea.

Why was Ming involved? He didn't play.

And Rebeka was the chosen one. She wanted peace.

You still think you have control.

I'm the timekeeper. I choose.

Once the game is open,

cannot control other people's pure desires.

What may be pure for them, may not be kind.

What do you mean?

Pure anger is still pure desire.

Just like a broken heart.

Emotions are the purest we have.

It's about who is the strongest.

There will always be someone stronger.

This has to stop.

This has to stop.

"The frequency of fear appears in various situations.

It can be generated by major phenomena, such as a storm or earthquake,

or by simple vibrational devices, such as machines or fans."

"Like machines or fans."

It was a noise,

like a fan, a hum.

Like when you put a seashell in your ear.

Stefanie, I need you to do something for me.

Can you come to my office? Thank you.

Before you ask, make sure you want to know.

How do we close the game?

Lea.

Are you sure you want to ask that?

- Tell her. - She should know.

You will no longer be protected.

We can keep playing.

Tell me. I'm ready to listen.

You are the Omega.

It all started with you and it must end with you.

You've been feeding him because you think that it keeps you safe.

And keep it. He chose me.

Lea, please.

Let us go.

YOUR DESIRE IS PURE MY ANSWER IS YES

You look happy.

- Did you ask a good question? - I did.

Alpha.

Welcome.

What do you want me to do to erase it?

Revenge is a powerful emotion that can be oppressive.

The Sunyata symbol, used in a particular game,

is often misinterpretations.

The players think that revenge, the pain will be relieved.

In fact, any pain and hatred that people already have,

exists inside them and the only place to relieve it is on the inside.

I was there. We were there.

Lukas, is that you?

I think we got it right this time.

You were the only one who left.

Apparently, only you got it right.

I know.

Alpha.

Alpha.

MARKET TOWN OFFICE ST. MICHAEL IM LUNGAU

I spoke to Johnny Wang.

He told me that Otwin was playing before he died.

I found the game.

What? Where? Where?

I was with my mother.

I don't know. I think she's playing.

- With whom? - I'm not sure, but...

- I saw it. - Tamara. Saw what?

The shadow figure.

Look, I know it sounds crazy, but I need you to believe me.

I went back to the police station to watch the tape and she was there. I saw it.

I need you to believe in me. Do you believe in me?

Well, I...

Listen, I believe that you believe that you saw, but maybe there's another cause.

Like what?

In other words, the dark shadow, the repetition of the word

and all the things you heard from your mother.

I'm just saying, but what if it's all in your head?

Fuck off!

I know what I saw.

The shadow was real, okay?

And we both heard the word "alpha".

Adalbert said it, Rebeka said it. My mother said it in the video, even Ming.

- They all said that. - No. Not all of them.

- Yes, all of them. - No, not Sophia or Ming.

- Not to me. - Yes, he said.

He said just after telling the story, before starting to cry.

I left the room just then, remember?

What's that? No.

Excuse me. Can I talk to one of you for a second?

Ming, did Rebeka say anything before...

- Alpha. - What?

- Shit - What?

Listen, I asked Stefanie to test the watches.

Why?

The victims' watches looked different, right?

But they seem to have a common denominator,

the letters A, O and A are hidden on the back of each one.

I don't know exactly what that means,

but those letters seem to connect all the cases.

And guess what?

Each clock vibrates at 18.9 Hertz.

- The frequency of fear. - That's right.

So whoever is making the watches

is probably responsible for all the deaths.

O, A, A.

Give it to me, you shouldn't use it anymore.

My mother, no...

I told her, I...

Lukas, I think...

Tamara.

You told me what happened,

but I'm more interested to know how you feel about it.

All my friends are dead.

How should I feel?

Sad, perhaps.

Sadness, mourning, heartbreak, apathy.

Of course.

All those things. You can write it down.

The point is that I have the feeling that you don't feel any of this.

I have the feeling it's the other way around.

- Because he chose me. - Who chose you?

The Alpha and the Omega, the Painkiller.

ALPHA, OMEGA, PAINKILLER

That ends now.

I am the Omega.

I choose.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

And the fire turned everything to ashes.

I said I'll set you free.

You're not in control of it.

I'm the timekeeper. I make the rules.

You keep time, but I can still access the circle.

- Why? - You know why.

You really don't want for it to end. I never did.

You're not real.

Miss Fischer, she came for you.

A BIRD TOLD ME YOU LIED ENJOY THE PRESENT

LET'S START AGAIN ONE DAY

We're both timekeepers now.

You can't do that.

But it's already done.

Mom?

Mrs. Fischer?

Can you stay here in case she comes back? I'll check the lake.

- Why the lake? - I'm not the only one who likes walking.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to make it all disappear.

Everything will end.

Everything will be fine.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

What are you doing?

Tammy?

No!

What are you doing?

Here, come towards me.

My Tammy.

Tell me.

I'm sorry, I had to.

I shouldn't have have played again, I'm sorry.

My God, your hand!

The game is at the bottom of the lake.

So it's over?

In a way, yes.

- How many others have you played with? - What?

My partner, Ming, Rebeka, the guy from the cable car.

- What guy? - Tobias.

The guy from London who was on vacation with his wife, Sophia.

How did you get to know them?

I didn't know them. I only played with Rebeka.

But they arrived after Rebeka died.

If you didn't play with them, who did?

Did you say London?

Yes, why? Is it important?

Tammy.

There are some things that I'm not proud of.

And there's something you should know.

Miss Fischer, she came for you.

POST OFFICE BOX 571, 91 WESTERN ROAD LONDON, W1T 1JY, ENGLAND

- How is she? - She's fine, she's resting.

- Where's the game? - She threw it into the lake.

Then it's over.

I don't know, I think she's still hiding something about the watch.

- Do you think she knows who did it? - Possibly.

But whoever made and sent me,

wants me to play the game.

You should tell her about the frequency of fear.

She should know.

No, she thinks she's done with it.

She'd better believe it.

DEAR MAX REVENGE IS A POWERFUL EMOTION...

A MONTH AGO

"Dear Adalbert, I sincerely hope that these little gifts

can help you with your current problems."

THE FREQUENCY OF FEAR WRITTEN BY JOHNNY WANG

Hello, you've reached Max Summer. Please leave a message. Thank you.

I'm Detective Fischer.

- You shouldn't find that yet. - Grandpa?

The game

is special.

A person wishes.

Passed down through hundreds of generations.

With that comes a lot of responsibility.

In the wrong hands, it unlocks chaos and death.

- It will be given to you at the right time. - I'm ready now.

Teach me how to be the guardian.

Everyone thinks they're ready,

but one day you will know the true meaning of patience.

When you ask, I have to answer.

Answer with your choice now

- or later? - Now.

And so we must transfer ownership to the next holder.

Let's summon Painkiller.