Character Introduction: Young girl Mary Black is playing with her cat, Shining, in the woods.
Inciting Incident: Shining runs away; Mary chases him and is tragically murdered by a child killer.
Christmas Eve at the Police Station
Setting: New York police station, rainy atmosphere.
Characters Introduced:
Officers Hawkins and Pine: Arrive soaked, annoy desk officer Guloy.
Jane Hollows and Toby Sherwood: Engaged in paperwork, flirtatious interactions.
Detective Alexander Black: Listening to a sad voicemail from his wife, reflecting on their troubled relationship after losing Mary.
Mysterious Confession
Mr. Nobody: A mysterious man enters the station to confess to murder.
Interrogation:
Detective Black takes charge of Mr. Nobody's questioning.
Mr. Nobody claims to have killed six people; makes unsettling comments about his identity.
Strange Events Begin
Accident Report: Emergency responders highlight a significant accident on the interstate.
Fingerprints: Pine discovers Mr. Nobody has no fingerprints.
Supernatural Elements:
Flickering lights, eerie atmosphere.
Mr. Nobody appears to defy physical constraints, causing confusion and fear among officers.
Tension and Horror Escalates
Hawkins’ Fate:
Hawkins feels uneasy about Mr. Nobody; experiences a terrifying encounter leading to his death.
Black's Regret: Flashbacks reveal the team’s past actions regarding an innocent drifter, tying into their current nightmare.
Unraveling Truths
Drifter Connection:
Black remembers the drifter from the past, who had a similar lack of fingerprints.
The drifter is revealed to be in a coma; the burden of guilt weighs heavily on the team.
Toby’s Demise: Toby suffers a gruesome death, echoing the violent past of the team.
Climax and Confrontation
Final Showdown:
The team realizes that Mr. Nobody’s confessions manifest into reality.
Black acknowledges his guilt over the drifter, believing he was innocent, which leads to Mr. Nobody’s thirst for revenge.
Black’s Revelation:
Discovers Mr. Nobody is actually Mary’s murderer, setting up an emotional confrontation.
Resolution
Defeating Mr. Nobody:
Black uses his pin to block Mr. Nobody’s confession, learning his true name, which weakens him.
Black ultimately defeats him, leading to a reunion with Mary.
Conclusion
Moral Reflection: The narrative warns against the consequences of past actions and the haunting nature of guilt.
Final Note: The story suggests that if faced with a mysterious figure confessing to murders, it might be better to avoid engagement and let someone else handle the situation.