In which we find Amory wandering the autumnal boardwalk at twilight, haunted by the cold sea’s whisper and a lingering sense of youthful loss, before becoming embroiled in a fraught and clandestine adventure involving a delicate rescue from the sharp eyes of law enforcement. As dawn breaks with a muted promise, the faded illusions of love and fortune start to crumble quietly in the shadowed aftermath of this somber night’s sacrifice.