Episode 57 — The Voice Inside Him“It's me.”The voice came from Lucas's mouth.But it wasn't Lucas.Ethan stared at the boy in his arms.“Adrian?”Lucas smiled.A smile Ethan had seen before.In the recordings.In his nightmares.In memories that had never belonged to him.“Yes.”The word was calm.Almost gentle.Ethan slowly placed Lucas on the floor.“Get out of his head.”Adrian laughed.“You still don't understand.”“What?”“I've been in your head longer than you've been alive.”Ethan froze.Lucas's eyes changed.For a moment, the boy looked terrified.“Dad…”Then his face went blank again.“Don't call him that,” Adrian said.Ethan grabbed Lucas's shoulders.“Lucas!”The boy's eyes flickered.“Dad…”Ethan pulled him close.“Fight him.”“I... I can't.”“Yes, you can.”A tear rolled down Lucas's cheek.“He's too strong.”Ethan looked directly into his eyes.“You're not alone.”Lucas whispered:“Neither are you.”Ethan suddenly felt a sharp pain behind his eyes.The room disappeared

Episode 59 — The Night Ethan DiedThe house was burning.Flames climbed the walls.Smoke filled the hallway.Yet Ethan couldn't move.He stared at the eight-year-old version of himself sitting on the floor.The child was crying.Across from him stood Adrian.“You wanted the truth,” Adrian said.Ethan's voice was barely audible.“Who did I kill?”Adrian pointed toward the staircase.“Yourself.”Ethan turned.Footsteps echoed above them.A man came down the stairs.Ethan froze.It was him.Not the eight-year-old.Not the Ethan standing in the room.An older Ethan.The first version.He was carrying a gun.The older Ethan looked directly at Adrian.“You shouldn't have brought him here.”Adrian smiled.“He deserves to know.”The older Ethan raised his gun.“Stay away from the boy.”Ethan watched in confusion.“That's me.”Adrian nodded.“Yes.”“Then who is he?”“The first version of you.”Ethan's eyes widened.“But I thought Daniel was Version One.”“Daniel was the first successful replac

Episode 61 — The PrisonerEthan couldn't move.The faceless figure stood behind him.It had no eyes.No mouth.No visible features.Yet Ethan could hear its voice clearly.You were never my creation.You were my prison.Ethan slowly turned toward his father.“What is that?”His father looked terrified.“Don't look at it.”“Why?”“Because it can see through memories.”The figure moved closer.The temperature in the room dropped.Adrian's shadow suddenly disappeared from the floor.For the first time, Ethan heard panic in Adrian's voice.No.The faceless figure turned toward him.Adrian screamed.You were destroyed!A deep silence followed.Then the figure answered.You were never the one who destroyed me.Ethan looked between them.“Who are you?”The figure finally turned toward him.I am the first memory.Ethan frowned.“What does that mean?”His father stepped forward.“Ethan, you need to leave.”“No.”“Now!”“I've spent my entire life running from this.”Ethan looked directly at the

Episode 63 — The Third NameThe room was silent.Ethan Carter stood in front of the old metal cabinet, staring at the photograph he had just pulled from the hidden compartment.His hands were trembling.Not because of the photograph itself.Because of the name written behind it.ETHAN CARTER.He slowly turned the photograph over again.The handwriting was unmistakable.It was his handwriting.But the date beneath his name made no sense.October 17, 2008.Ethan stared at it.“I was twelve years old,” he whispered.Behind him, Maya stepped closer.“What is it?”Ethan didn't answer.She took the photograph from his hand.Her expression changed instantly.There were three people standing outside an old farmhouse.A younger version of Ethan stood in the middle.On his right was a man Ethan recognized immediately.His father.But the third person...Maya looked at Ethan.“Who is she?”Ethan's eyes remained fixed on the photograph.“I don't know.”Maya turned the picture over.There was anot

Episode 65 — Subject FourThe lullaby continued.Two voices.One belonged to Ethan's mother.The other belonged to Ethan himself.But Ethan wasn't singing.He stood frozen in the darkness beneath the farmhouse, staring at the monitor where those three words remained:SUBJECT FOUR — MAYA REYNOLDS.Maya stepped closer to the screen.“No.”Noah looked at her.“You remember now.”Maya shook her head.“I don't know what you're talking about.”“You will.”Ethan turned toward Noah.“Stop speaking in riddles. Tell me everything.”Noah's eyes hardened.“Everything?”“Yes.”“You're not ready.”“I've spent my entire life being told what I can and can't remember. I'm done.”Noah stared at him for several seconds.Then he walked toward an old control panel.He entered a code.A hidden projector descended from the ceiling.The wall illuminated.A video appeared.A younger Ethan sat inside a small room.He was twelve years old.Across from him sat a woman.His mother.Ethan moved closer.The recordi