او وارد یک خیاطی می‌شود. در آنجا شاهد قتل یک دختر نوجوان توسط مردی می‌شود که یک پتک به‌دست دارد. سپس، آلیسا اتفاقی که رخ داده را متوجه می‌شود: آن دختر، "می نورتون،" پیانیست ۱۲ ساله‌ای است که در شب کریسمس سال ۱۹۴۲ کشته شد. قاتل که یک سنگ‌تراش بوده، پس از دستگیری اعدام شده‌است.News Article A: Christmas Day, 1942: Pall Mall - May Norton, aged 12, was found murdered in Norton's The Tailor. She was discovered by Norton family nanny Jane Stride, who returned home to find the victim unconscious, bleeding from the head. An autopsy has revealed that it was an instantaneous death, caused by a blow to the scull with a heavy, blunt object. No suspects have been named.News Article B: 10 September 1941 - Robert Morris, 32, the man known as the Hammer Killer, has been hanged. Rumors regarding Morris' death are widespread. One witness reported: "He was hanging for a very long time, pulling on the straps and making unearthly noises, and blood was oozing through the black cap. The stench was terrible--some witnesses fainted and were carried out". Morris' first victim was Tony Flanagan, 35, a fellow employee at the Banbury stonecutting factory. On 6 June 1940, Morris suddenly struck Flanagan on the head with a hammer, killing him instantly. All five workers present were killed in the same manner. Morris disappeared thereafter. A string of similar crimes occurred until the time of Morris's arrest on 6th March in Arleton, Hampshire. Morris' victims numbered twelve, and no clear motive has been determined. Specialists continue to be baffled by the seemingly abrupt change in his behavior, as well as the extreme violence of his crimes. آلیسا متوجه می‌شود که باید با دادن ساعت جیبی پدر "می" به او، روح او را که در زمین سرگردان شده‌است آزاد کند. در مسیر خود برای انجام این کار، او با همان مرد پتک به‌دست قاتل روبرو می‌شود و او را نابود می‌کند. سپس ساعت را به روح "می" می‌دهد و او به آغوش پدرش بازمی‌گردد. در همان لحظه آلیسا بیهوش می‌شود و دوباره در پانسیون از خواب بیدار می‌شود. سپس دوستش، پسری به نام دنیس اوون را ملاقات می‌کند. آلیسا همراه با او، خانه را کاوش می‌کند و در مورد گذشته‌اش اطلاعات بیشتری به‌دست می‌آورد: دختران خاندان او دختران جوانی با قدرت‌های ماوراء طبیعی هستند که به آن‌ها «رودر»Rooder می‌گویند. رودرها دشمنان قسم خورده موجوداتی هستند که می‌توانند انسان‌های بی‌گناه را آلوده کرده و آن‌ها را به سمت قتل دیگران سوق دهند. در این زمان انسان‌ها به یکی از «کارکنان» آن‌ها تبدیل می‌شوند. قدرت رودرها در سن پانزده سالگی به اوج خود می‌رسد و پس از آن کاهش می‌یابد و در سن بیست سالگی به‌طور کامل ناپدید می‌شود.Book of Entities 1: "Entities" have existed in the human realm since Roman days. These beings have been known to possess innocent humans, imbuing them with utter ruthlessness and cruelty and often driving the possessed to vicious acts of murder. In such cases, executing the murderer does not break the circle of evil-the possessed is resurrected to continue its bloodthirsty mission. Those who are thus controlled by Entities are known as "Subordinates". When a Subordinate kills a human, they take nourishment from the victim's soul, and their power grows. Subordinates may acquire an infinite amount of power in this manner. It follows, then, that Subordinates are sustained by human misery and suffering. Only certain humans are equipped to fight Entities and their Subordinates: the "Rooders". Rooders, who are always young women in their teens, have been battling against these shadowy enemies for hundreds of years.Dick's Notes 1: 2nd February, 1978 - The Rooders who battle the Entities are scattered all over Europe. We, the Hamiltons, are also of Rooder stock; of this lineage I am proud. The Rooder blood is passed down to females; my wife, Francesca, was a Rooder [...] 13th August, 1984 - The Rooder powers first appear in a young woman's early teens, and peak at age fifteen. The powers then gradually diminish, usually disappearing entirely by the age of twenty.