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Encouraged by Alan, Sam visits his estranged, abusive father with the intent to kill him. However, Sam finds he cannot go through with it—a moment Alan hails as a massive therapeutic breakthrough.

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. "The Patient" The Cantor's Husband(2022)

Despite the progress, Sam refuses to release Alan, instead planning to keep him chained in the basement permanently to continue their "work". Encouraged by Alan, Sam visits his estranged, abusive

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. He threatens to kill Sam’s mother, Candace, with

Sam reacts by lunging at Alan and strangling him to death. In the aftermath, Sam shows signs of Alan’s lasting impact: he sends a farewell letter Alan wrote to his children and provides them with the location of Alan’s body. Key Character Arcs