Veil's twisted odyssey leads him back to Calaway, the Illinois psychiatric hospital where his ordeal began, and more revelations of what really happened to him while he was held there. Most astonishly, he discovers that former patient Joe "J.C." Carter has joined the medical staff and become one of "them." Veil attempts to convince J.C.—who is conditioned to believe he's Dr. Novik—that he's completely victimized by "them." Veil also witnesses another man, Michael Kramer, undergoing the first phase of conditioning, an ordeal identical to what Veil underwent months ago at the hands of "them."

Veil扭曲的艰难旅程将他带回Calaway，他的磨难开始的伊利诺伊州精神病医院，以及更多关于他被关押期间真实发生的事情的启示。 最令人惊讶的是，他发现前病人Joe“J.C.” Carter加入了医护人员，成为“他们”中的一员。 Veil试图说服 J.C.——他习惯于相信自己是Novik博士——他完全是“他们”的受害者。 Veil还目睹了另一名男子迈克尔·克莱默 (Michael Kramer) 经历了第一阶段的条件反射，这与Veil几个月前在“他们”手中所经历的相同。