Episode: 6
Evan Cole eats his meal directly off his plate, and Julian Vale claps in approval. Later, Evan's girlfriend walks down the hallway and looks through a gap in the wall. She catches Julian kissing Evan against the wall while Julian locks eyes with her. Evan returns to their bedroom fixing his clothes. His girlfriend cries and takes notes about Julian. Meanwhile, Julian adds red paint to a canvas for Evan's upcoming sitting.
Evan Cole buries his face in his dinner plate and eats ravenously. His girlfriend asks when his eating habits changed, and he tells her the food is finally good. Julian Vale stands by and slowly claps his hands in approval.
Evan's girlfriend moves through the dim corridor and glances through an opening in the wall. She spots Julian Vale passionately kissing Evan against the wall. Julian stares directly at her during the kiss, and she chokes back tears.
Evan's girlfriend sits weeping on the bed as Evan Cole walks inside while straightening his shirt. He asks if she could not sleep. She wipes her eyes, asks him to describe his painter neighbor again, and writes in her notebook.
Julian Vale works alone inside his studio before an easel. He brushes bloody, visceral details across a grotesque portrait. Looking at the wet red paint, he remarks aloud that the piece is almost ready for his friend's portrait sitting.
“Since when do you eat like that?”
“Since the food got good.”
“No. Tell me about your neighbor again, the painter.”
“Almost ready for your sitting, my friend.”
Julian Vale stands in his dark studio, brushing thick red paint across a raw, grotesque canvas. He declares the artwork is nearly ready for his friend's sitting. What does Julian have planned for Evan Cole once the easel is set, and can Evan's girlfriend intervene before the painting is finished?