Bag of Bones

That night, Mike experiences a vivid fever dream. He follows a trail of lights to the street that encircles Dark Score Lake. He briefly wakes up and sees a pseudo-human shape in the hallway. He orders it to leave but it keeps singing Sara’s songs. Back in the dream, Mike sees Jo climbing out of the lake, beckoning him for sex. As Jo takes his hands, Mike becomes aware that it isn’t actually Jo. He wakes up again and is reassured by a nude Mattie. Mike also sees himself entering Jo’s studio to retrieve his typewriter.

Mike’s dream conflates the three activities: having sex with Jo, having sex with Mattie, and recovering his typewriter. Mike urges Jo to tell him who the other man was. Jo dismisses his question. Mike sees dead bodies under the lake. While having sex with Mattie, Mike once again demands to know who the other man was. When he picks up his typewriter, Mike senses the shroud-ghoul of Sara Tidwell behind him, taunting him with knowledge of the other man’s identity. Sara gives Mike a handjob. Mike has an orgasm, but when his consciousness returns to the lake, Jo is no longer there.