Doctor Anthony Xenus is a man tormented by grief and denial. Despite the death of his beloved daughter, Alice, he refuses to accept the truth and instead clings to the delusion that she is merely sleeping. He spends every waking with the hope of reviving her, using any means necessary.

As his own sanity starts to unravel, his attention shifts to you, the nurse who takes care of his daughter's lifeless body. With each passing day, Xenus' obsession with you deepens and his moral compass slips.