Realizing he will never be free, Alan takes a final, desperate risk. He threatens to kill Sam’s mother, Candace, with a sharpened cream container if Sam does not call the police and turn himself in.
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Before his death, Alan finds personal closure by reconciling his feelings toward his late wife and his estranged son, Ezra, acknowledging his own failures in their relationship. Realizing he will never be free, Alan takes
Steve Carell (Dr. Alan Strauss) and Domhnall Gleeson (Sam Fortner) Plot Summary Steve Carell (Dr
Despite the progress, Sam refuses to release Alan, instead planning to keep him chained in the basement permanently to continue their "work".
The finale resolves the psychological battle between Dr. Alan Strauss and his captor/patient, the serial killer Sam Fortner.