All Chapters of The Man Who Disappeared Twice: Chapter 31
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The Man Behind The Ethan
Episode 31 The Man Behind The EthanEthan opened his eyes.He was sitting in a dark room.His hands were tied behind a metal chair.A single bulb hung above him, swinging slowly.For several seconds, he couldn't remember how he had arrived there.Then the memories returned.The hospital.The mirror.The reflection that hadn't moved.And the message:Remember who you killed.Ethan pulled against the restraints.“Daniel!”His voice disappeared into the darkness.No answer.He tried again.“Who are you?”A voice came from behind him.“You're asking the wrong question.”Ethan froze.Footsteps approached.A man walked into the light.Ethan's heart stopped.It was Daniel.But something was different.Daniel looked older than the man Ethan had seen at the burning building.His face was scarred.One eye was covered with a black patch.Ethan stared at him.“You're dead.”Daniel smiled.“You've said that before.”Ethan struggled against the ropes.“Where am I?”“Somewhere you were twelve yea
The Man Who Remembered
Episode 32 — The Man Who RememberedEthan stared at Daniel.For several seconds, neither man spoke.The single bulb above them swung slowly, throwing shadows across Daniel’s scarred face.“You’re alive,” Ethan finally whispered.Daniel smiled faintly.“So are you.”Ethan pulled hard against the restraints.“Untie me.”Daniel didn’t move.“Why?”“Because I’m not your enemy.”Ethan laughed bitterly.“I’ve heard that before.”Daniel’s smile disappeared.“I know.”He stepped closer.“You’ve heard it from me.”Ethan froze.“What does that mean?”Daniel crouched in front of him.“You don't remember the first time we met.”“I remember enough.”“No,” Daniel said quietly. “You remember what they wanted you to remember.”Ethan’s expression hardened.“Who are ‘they’?”Daniel looked toward the darkness behind Ethan.“The people who created Ethan Carter.”A chill ran through Ethan.“What?”Daniel reached into his coat and placed a small metal object on the table.It was a key.But there was someth
The Other Ethan
Episode 33 — The Other EthanEthan couldn't breathe.The man standing in the doorway had his face.His eyes.His voice.Even the small scar above his eyebrow was identical.But there was something different in his expression.Something cold.Something Ethan had seen before.In the mirror.“Brother?” Ethan whispered.The other man smiled.“You finally remembered.”Daniel grabbed Ethan's shoulder.“Don't listen to him.”The other Ethan tilted his head.“Still protecting him, Daniel?”Daniel raised his gun.“Take one more step and I swear—”“You won't shoot me.”The man's smile widened.“You never could.”Ethan looked between them.“How do you know each other?”Neither answered.“Answer me!”The other Ethan slowly stepped into the room.“We were there when it happened.”“When what happened?”“Your first disappearance.”Ethan's head suddenly began to ache.A flash.A dark hallway.A child's scream.A gun.Then—A woman crying.“Run, Ethan!”He grabbed his head.“No…”Daniel caught him bef
The Third Memory
Episode 34 — The Third MemoryEthan dropped to his knees.“Mom!”Blood spread across her shirt.He reached for her, but Daniel pulled him backward.“Don't touch her!”“Let me go!”“She may still be alive!”Ethan pushed Daniel away and crawled toward her.His mother opened her eyes.Barely.“Ethan…”“I’m here.”Her fingers closed around his wrist.“Listen to me.”Her voice was weak.“You have to leave.”“I’m not leaving you.”“You don't understand.”She looked past him.At the other Ethan.“He's not the one who shot me.”Ethan froze.“What?”His mother struggled to breathe.“The shooter…”A metallic sound echoed behind them.Everyone turned.The elevator doors were closing.A man stood inside.Wearing a black mask.In his hand was a smoking gun.Daniel raised his weapon.“DOWN!”The masked man fired.Daniel returned fire.The elevator doors slammed shut.Silence followed.Ethan turned back to his mother.“Who was that?”She didn't answer.Her eyes were fixed on the elevator.Then she w
The Room That Should No't Exit
Episode 35: The Room That Shouldn’t ExistEthan Carter stood frozen in the underground chamber.The photograph in his hand trembled slightly.It showed his mother, Elena Carter, standing beside a man Ethan had never seen before.But it wasn't the man that frightened him.It was the date written beneath the photograph.October 17, 2012.Ethan knew that date.It was the date his mother had supposedly disappeared.For fourteen years, he had believed Elena had vanished without a trace.Now he was beginning to understand something far worse.She hadn't disappeared.Someone had made sure she disappeared."Where did you find this?" Ethan asked.Leon didn't answer immediately.Instead, he looked toward the steel door at the end of the chamber."Behind that."Ethan followed his gaze.There was no handle.No keypad.Nothing that suggested a door even existed."That's impossible."Leon gave a bitter smile."That's what I said the first time."He stepped toward the wall and pressed his palm again
The Second Son
Episode 36: The Second SonThe photograph slipped from Ethan's fingers.For several seconds, he couldn't move.Two boys.Same face.Same eyes.Same scar above the left eyebrow.Ethan picked up the photograph again and stared at it."Twins," he whispered.Leon slowly got to his feet."Ethan...""Don't."His voice was cold."You knew about him."Leon said nothing."You knew I had a brother.""I knew there was another boy."Ethan turned toward him."His name?"Leon hesitated."Daniel."The name struck Ethan like a physical blow.Daniel.A memory surfaced.Two children running through a garden.A woman laughing.Two identical boys hiding behind a tree.Then a man's voice shouting:"Daniel! Ethan! Get inside!"The memory vanished.Ethan pressed his fingers against his temple."I remember him."Leon stared."What do you remember?""My brother."Another memory came.Daniel was standing beside him in a hospital corridor.He was crying.Ethan was holding his hand.Then a doctor approached thei
What Ethan Did
Episode 37: What Ethan DidEthan stared at the man standing in the doorway.For fourteen years, he had believed his brother was dead.Now Daniel was standing only a few feet away.Alive.Older.Scarred.And smiling."Ethan," Daniel said quietly. "You really don't remember me?"Ethan raised his gun."Don't come any closer."Daniel laughed."Still afraid of me.""I'm not afraid of you.""No?"Daniel lifted the photograph."Then why are your hands shaking?"Ethan glanced at his fingers.Daniel was right.Something about seeing his brother had awakened memories he couldn't control.A playground.Two boys running.Elena screaming.A hospital room.A fire.Then blood.Lots of blood.Ethan closed his eyes."Tell me what happened."Daniel's smile disappeared."You killed me."Ethan opened his eyes."What?""You heard me.""I didn't kill you.""You did."Daniel stepped into the laboratory."Fourteen years ago, when the facility caught fire, everyone thought Daniel Carter died."He pointed towa
The First Eathan
Episode 38: The First EthanThe door unlocked with a heavy metallic click.For several seconds, nobody moved.Ethan stared at the darkness beyond it.Daniel kept his gun raised.Leon looked as if he had seen a ghost."Who is he?" Ethan demanded.Leon didn't answer.Ethan grabbed him by the shoulder."Who is the first Ethan?"Leon finally whispered, "The original."Daniel shook his head."No. Not original."He looked toward the dark doorway."He's the one who started everything."A distant alarm continued to scream.Then footsteps echoed through the corridor.Slow.Calm.Unhurried.Someone was approaching.Daniel pointed his weapon toward the doorway."Stay behind me."Ethan almost laughed."He's me."Daniel glanced at him."That's exactly why you should be afraid."A man stepped out of the darkness.Ethan's blood froze.The face was unmistakable.His face.But older.There was a thin scar running across his cheek, and his eyes were completely different.There was no fear in them.No h
The Last memory
Episode 39: The Last Memory01:00The red numbers flashed above Ethan.Sixty seconds.That was all they had.Daniel grabbed his arm."We have to move!"Ethan didn't respond.He was staring at the screen where his mother had disappeared.His mind was trapped inside the memory that had just returned.A dead man.A familiar face.His own face.He could still remember the blood on his hands.He could still hear the man's final words."You promised me, Ethan."Then darkness."Ethan!"Daniel shook him."Wake up!"Ethan finally looked at him."I killed him."Daniel's expression changed."Who?""The first Ethan."Daniel went silent."Now you remember."Ethan's voice trembled."I remember everything."00:48Another explosion shook the facility.Leon pointed toward the emergency exit."We need to leave now!"Ethan ignored him."Why did I kill him?"Daniel hesitated."Because he asked you to."Ethan stared."What?""The first Ethan knew the organization would use him again. He knew they would ke
Daniel Never Came Back
Episode 40: Daniel Never Came BackDarkness swallowed the chamber.Ethan couldn't see anything.But he could hear breathing.Three people.No—four.His mother's breathing.His own.And two others standing somewhere in the darkness."Mom?""I'm here," Elena whispered.Ethan reached for her hand.She grabbed it tightly."Don't move.""Why?""Because they can hear you."A soft laugh came from the darkness.Then the lights returned.Ethan immediately looked toward the doorway.The three identical men were gone.Only one remained.He looked exactly like Ethan.But older.Calmer.More dangerous.Ethan raised his gun."Who are you?"The man smiled."You've asked that question your entire life.""Answer me.""My name is Ethan Carter.""No."The man took a step forward."That's the problem."Elena moved between them."Stop."The older man looked at her."You still protect him.""He's my son.""Which one?"Elena's eyes filled with tears.Ethan stared at her."Mom..."She looked at him."I'm sor