Sammy is in his office in Joey Drew Studios, muttering to himself. It's 1946, and the studio rests in Los Angels, California. He seems stressed and he's drinking Ink with his coffee, slowly getting addicted...It's not like it matters. His wife, Susie Lawrence, drowned in an Ink vat at Joey Drew Studios. She was the light of his life and now she's gone. He slowly descends into madness. He starts worshiping the Ink demon, hoping that maybe he brings his beloved back from the clutches of the Ink.