The Night Visitor

Salem remains confined after pleading insanity for a murder he did not admit to. He endures two long years behind barred walls, shaping a cold, patient resolve. The harsh confinement sets the stage for his calculated break.

After years of confinement, Salem makes a cold, determined break and escapes from the fortress. He slips into the dead of winter, leaving the walls behind and setting his sights on revenge. The escape marks a turning point that plunges the story back into the outside world.

Salem returns to the world outside and infiltrates the countryside. The farm is now run by his younger sisters Emmie and Ester, along with Ester's husband, Dr Anton Jenks. He watches the routines of the farm and begins to map his plan for revenge.

From the shadows, Salem begins by staging a murder to look like Anton is the killer. The ploy is designed to turn suspicion away from the true culprit in Salem’s view. The seeds of his revenge start taking hold on the farmstead.

Salem also kills Britt, a girl who was with him on the night of the farmhand's murder and could have offered him an alibi but chose not to. The act deepens the mystery and removes potential witnesses who could complicate his narrative. The violence reinforces his grip on the plan.

After executing his early deeds, Salem disappears back into the shadows of the asylum. He avoids detection as the new killings begin to unfold, keeping his hands mostly clean. The escape and reentry blur the line between hunted and hunter.

A local police inspector becomes consumed with uncovering the truth behind the wrongful conviction and the series of killings. He pursues answers with steady resolve, grilling those involved and watching for any inconsistency. Anton insists he saw Salem at the site of Emmie’s murder, adding tension to the case.

On the next night, Salem targets the corrupt barrister Mr Clemens. Clemens is bedridden and sedated by Anton, but Salem interrupts and administers a lethal injection in Clemens’s sleep. The killing escalates the mystery and deepens the inspector’s pursuit.

Salem makes his way back to the farmhouse and disguises his movements by seizing a coat. Ester speaks to the inspector in a state of panic, and the police depart as the tension builds. The scene sets the stage for a brutal confrontation to come.

Ester tries to flee through the barn, but Salem traps and kills her. The murder brutalizes the household and consolidates Salem’s control of the farm. Anton arrives on the scene and is confronted with blood on his clothes, hinting at a shared guilt.

Salem wipes the blood-smeared axe on Anton's clothes, echoing the false accusation that had pinned the farmhand’s murder on Salem two years earlier. The act reinforces the illusion of Anton’s complicity and solidifies Salem’s revenge. The farm becomes the site of a brutal psychological chess game.

Back at the asylum, Anton descends deeper into the deceit that fueled the original investigation and confesses his crime to the inspector. The inspector hurries toward the fortress, certain that the truth will finally come to light. The confession reshapes the pursuit and raises the stakes for Salem.

Salem manages to reach his cell before the inspector, narrowly threading the needle of the alibi that has kept him safe. Yet the final truth remains hanging, with the plan and guilt unresolved as the investigation closes in. The conclusion leaves the audience unsure who, if anyone, truly escaped justice.