The Sickhouse

Authorities shut down the old hospital where Anna works, ending her project. Plague spores contaminate the medieval foundations beneath the building, hinting at a buried secret waiting to be uncovered. The combination of disruption and danger sharpens Anna's conviction that something dark lies beneath the surface.

While researching the site, Anna uncovers a pattern of unexplained child deaths tied to 1665, the year of the Great Plague. The investigations hint that past horrors are resurfacing in the present. She senses a link between the ancient plague site and the current disappearances.

The museum suits dismiss her theories and authorize the hospital's imminent demolition. They prefer expediency to danger, effectively silencing any counter-narrative. Anna's credibility is undermined, forcing her to consider riskier moves to prove her case.

Acting on desperation, Anna returns to the hospital after hours to gather concrete evidence. The empty corridors and sealed rooms create a tense backdrop as she moves against the clock. If she is caught, her career—and possibly her life—could be at stake.

In a dim corridor, Anna reaches for a mysterious ancient artifact that seems to hold the key to the site's secret. She slips and falls, triggering a sudden shift as an unseen presence awakens. The accident marks the moment the modern world collides with the hospital's haunted past.

Meanwhile, Nick's 21st birthday party devolves into chaos as friends pursue a reckless celebration. The night carries danger, oblivious to the supernatural forces taking shape nearby. This parallel calamity sets up the collision of two worlds.

A fatal hit-and-run shocks the party and drives the teenagers to hide in the hospital. Their presence deepens the connection to Anna's secret, tying their fates to the plague-invoked curse. The hospital becomes a shared arena where past and present threaten to repeat themselves.

The ancient plague doctor's spirit is resurrected, sweeping the teenagers into a long-forgotten medieval underworld. Anna's break-in becomes the catalyst that pulls them into this other realm where time folds in on itself. The two worlds begin to collide with deadly immediacy.

In the underworld, the young people confront fates mirroring the gruesome deaths of the plague doctor's victims 350 years ago. Each encounter echoes a historical murder, showing that history is repeating itself. The living teens realize they are pawns in an ancient game.

Anna races against the clock to unlock the plague doctor's origins and neutralize the threat before it spreads to today's world. She pieces together clues that fuse archaeology, legend, and ritual. Her discoveries heighten the danger as the demon-doctor tightens his grip on the hospital.

In a twist reminiscent of Alice Through the Looking Glass, the young people navigate a surreal medieval underworld while Anna pieces together the puzzle above. They discover that escaping will require traversing both realms. The underworld acts as a mirror that stretches time and fate.

The only way out is a direct confrontation with the plague doctor. Anna faces him in a climactic battle that tests her resolve and could unleash the evil across the city if she fails. The fate of both the living and the dead hangs in the balance.

In a final twist, Anna realizes she is the crucial missing piece needed to stop the plague and end the century-spanning cycle. The clock runs out as history closes in, forcing a choice that will shape the future. She accepts her role in solving a mystery that began centuries ago.