Joe’s hopeful return is shattered at the revelation that it is incomplete, and he remains on the outside, looking in. Worse yet, the shadow has followed him back, and it will stop at nothing to destroy him. There is still a chance he could be saved, Joe remains convinced, if he’s brave enough to face his fears, and to truly reconcile. But even then, it might not matter. He could find himself right back in the same place, at the party, the one at the end of the world, the one that never ends…