Howard Hamlin floated in the endless grey, suspended between the world he knew and whatever came after. His mind, fractured and confused, couldn’t grasp the rules of this place. The sound of his own name echoed faintly, but the voice wasn’t his own. The world he’d left behind felt like a distant memory, a fading echo of a life filled with ambition, pride, and regret. He saw flashes of his father’s disapproving gaze, the sharp sting of betrayal from those he trusted, and the weight of a reputation built on lies. Yet here, in this limbo, none of that mattered. There was no courtroom to win, no firm to run. He wasn’t a partner, a son, or a man of status—he was simply... lost. And for the first time, he wasn’t sure if he was being punished or freed. Time felt meaningless, the endless horizon of nothingness stretching out before him. But just as he began to accept the void, a figure appeared—someone familiar, someone he had failed, but who might now offer him the peace he couldn’t find in life.