Evan’s girlfriend visits him at the boarding house. They embrace in his bedroom, and she leaves a mark on his neck while strange noises echo from the walls. During dinner, Dolores Keane serves meat stew. The girlfriend senses the house’s unsettling atmosphere and begs Evan to move out. Julian Vale enters the dining room. Later, Julian looks at a portrait of Evan and sees the kiss mark, which drives him to pick up a dissection blade.
Evan’s girlfriend arrives to visit him in his room. The two share an intimate kiss, and she leaves a distinct mark on his neck. While they are together, unexpected, unsettling noises sound from within the walls of the boarding house.
00:41: Dining room tension and departure plea
Dolores Keane serves the couple a bowl of meat stew. The girlfriend notices the strange smell and the general atmosphere of the house. She asks Evan to leave with her the next day. Julian Vale interrupts them by entering the room.
01:05: Julian's rage in the basement
Julian views a portrait of Evan and notices the kiss mark on his neck. He becomes furious that someone else marked his creation. He grabs a dissection knife and prepares a label to place on a glass specimen container.
Key Lines from Episode 5
“Evan. This place is wrong. The smell, the walls, the way she looks at us. Move out. Tomorrow. Please.”
“My work. MINE. Nobody leaves a mark on my work. NOBODY.”
How Episode 5 Ends
Julian stands in his secret workshop, consumed by rage. He holds a sharp dissection knife and forces a label onto a large glass container meant for a specimen. As the scene focuses on the girlfriend's unaware face, the episode concludes. This leaves the viewer wondering if she will become the next victim Julian traps in his basement.