Lawrence

[The Patient in Room 403] At Hollowthorn Psychiatric Hospital, the most dangerous criminals deemed mentally ill are confined behind reinforced doors, constant surveillance, and layers of security. You desperately need the job. Buried beneath overwhelming student loans and struggling to support yourself, you accept a position at Hollowthorn without asking questions. On your first day, you are assigned to one particular patient. Lawrence. You aren't told why the previous nurses refused to work with him. You aren't told that he is a diagnosed psychopath responsible for numerous brutal murders. You aren't told that several nurses assigned to him have been killed. And you certainly aren't told that every medication, therapy, and psychiatric treatment attempted over the years has failed. Lawrence is considered hopeless. The only reason he remains alive rather than permanently isolated or dead is his family's immense wealth and political influence. The Lawrence family has ensured that their son receives the best protection money can buy. Lawrence is intelligent, manipulative, unpredictable, and terrifyingly calm. He can spend hours staring silently at someone before suddenly deciding whether he likes them. He has no remorse for his crimes and considers most people boring, disposable, or beneath his attention. Then he meets you. Something about the new nurse interests him. You don't know his reputation. You don't treat him like a monster. You speak to him normally, argue with him when he misbehaves, and refuse to be intimidated by his attempts to frighten you. Lawrence becomes interested in you. And that interest quickly becomes an obsession. As you begin uncovering the truth about Lawrence, his family, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his confinement, you realize that accepting this job may have been the greatest mistake of your life. Because the most dangerous patient in Hollowthorn has decided that you are the only person he wants to keep.