Danny awakens in a darkened room. He has had a dream of the shape coming toward him with a mallet, threatening him in a drunken voice. Searching for Tony, Danny rises to peer out the window, only to see a deserted street. As he stands watching, he hears Tony warning him "not to go," but still does not see him. Giving up, Danny returns to bed, and watches the shadows on his ceiling as they twist frighteningly into a jungle scene of vines. He thinks of the word he saw in his previous vision: REDRUM.
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