Episode 8

This episode is part three of **"My Troubles."** Elios helps Emma redo her assignment. The next day, Rupert Patrovsky committed suicide.

## Synopsis

At the 24-hour cafe, Elios and Emma sit side-by-side as they work together on Emma's new report revision. Elios assures her he does not mind helping, since he gets to spend more time with her. Though his cheesy words embarrass her, Emma feels her guilt ease. Elios finishes drafting the report and hands it to Emma to proofread. As she gapes, awestruck by his flawless writing, Elios casually asks to hear more details about Rupert Patrovsky.

    Though Emma wishes to confide in him all the details, she refrained from mentioning Natalie to avoid awkward encounters in the future. As she thinks back, Emma recalls Patrovsky giving her more attention compared to other students. Elios speculates that he has done worse things to other female students. With a dark expression, he murmurs quietly to himself that the world is better off without rotten people like Patrovsky. Several hours later, Emma begins to nod off. Noticing this, Elios offers his shoulder as a pillow for her to rest. Flustered, Emma profusely refuses, claiming it is embarrassing to do so in public. After Elios points out that no one is around, Emma complies. At 3:00 AM, Elios closes the laptop ominously.

The next morning, Emma finds it difficult to enter Patrovsky's office. After fidgeting for a while, she musters up the courage to knock on his door. There is no response. Deciding to grab breakfast first, Emma turns around and immediately collides with Brian, who is severely patched up and has his broken arm in a sling. Seeing Emma's face, Brian shrieks in fear and hastily apologizes before dashing away. Clueless to what happened to him, Emma feels baffled by his strange behavior and wonders why he is so terrified of her. As she sits down in the lecture room, she notices her classmates whispering excessively to each other. Upon overhearing some of her classmate's conversations, Emma curiously checks the class group chat for news and is shocked by its content. A faculty member approaches the podium at the front of the room and calls for attention. She announces that classes have been postponed until a replacement has been found for Patrovsky, who committed suicide the night before. Still shaken, Emma stares at her phone, wondering why Patrovsky would act out of character and kill himself, as Yohan Lee watches from the seat next to her. As if hearing her thoughts, Yohan speculates out loud that a person with an arrogant personality like Patrovsky is unlikely to commit suicide. He mentions that the police found strange evidence at the crime scene, including a broken closet door and a large gash on Patrovsky's leg. As Emma stares at him uncomprehendingly, Yohan assures her that he has a reliable source. Based off the given data, he concludes that this case is a well-concealed murder committed by a clever culprit. He then turns to Emma and asks if she is the killer.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance. Character first appearances are **bolded**.*

* Emma Wilson
* Elios
* Natalie (mentioned)
* Rupert Patrovsky (mentioned)
* Brian
* Yohan Lee