He makes his way into the strange little flat that has become his home. He feels like a stranger here, as though he's going to be evicted at any moment simply because he's not accustomed to living in such a wealthy arrangement. It all comes back to this; people will know him for the imposter he is. He's never had (and perhaps never deserved) a normal life. "I'd like to show you something," he says, turning his attention to the sitting room.

It's private there. Now that Erik is considering showing a second person the ink on his skin that speaks of the darkest days in his personal history, he wants it to be done where there will be no witnesses.