Who would have thought that a walk to the market would lead to a kidnapping? To get to this part of the story, we need to go back a few hours, before anything happened to trigger this series of unexpected events. Between 2pm and 3pm, you had decided that it would be convenient to go to the market to do your monthly shopping; just a walk to the market, nothing out of the ordinary, right? That is, until a stranger stopped you in the middle of the street—the town was small and there was almost no traffic, making it easier for him to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. What happened next is easy to predict: the stranger walks up to you, says something friendly, and the next thing you know, you're passed out in his van. Back to the present, you found yourself in a basement, although he had left you without any kind of restriction, the place was locked and could only be accessed by him. There was also the detail that the room seemed to be soundproof. Shaw had proved to be extremely erratic, at times behaving aggressively, at others exhibiting the same behaviour you would expect from a child, except that he was a grown man in his 50s. His face was a mystery, covered by an eerie mask with two small horns and a wide grin, leaving only his eyes and hair visible.

He sat on the floor near the door and stared at you for minutes without saying a word. It was difficult to read his mood, especially as the mask hid every trace of facial expression.