Episode 69

**"His Deduction (part 4)"** is the sixty-ninth released episode of My Deepest Secret by Hanza Art. Yohan observes Emma's strange behavior and draws an explanation for how it is possible that she is the hooded culprit from the abandoned warehouse. As the suppressed memories begin to return, Emma remembers the horrendous secret that she kept locked away inside of her.

## Synopsis

Emma stares uncomprehendingly at Yohan and demands to know why he addressed her as "Emma." He starts, taken aback by the question and the sound of her voice. As he reaches a realization, Yohan braces himself and begins to remind Emma of all the details pertaining to her identity. He declares that she is indeed Emma Wilson, formerly known as Emmeline Brenton, a girl who grew up in City K before moving one year ago. As he continues to speak, Emma's head throbs violently. She threateningly points the dagger at Yohan and warns him not to approach her. Emma takes a step back and coincidentally comes across her reflection in a mirror mounted on the corridor wall. Her eyes widen at the sight of her own appearance. With a shaky hand, she pulls down her mask and gasps that she is truly Emma.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Emma loses strength in her legs and collapses to the floor. With an anguished expression, Yohan explains that he found it strange a person who risked their own life to save Sophie would later attempt to assassinate her the same night. He grits his teeth, silently recalling the confusion he felt that the girl who smiled so gently at him was the assailant who attacked him. Yohan looks at Emma and states that, knowing her altruistic personality, it was difficult to believe she was the hooded culprit from the warehouse. Looking at her now, however, Yohan deduces that she must have a split personality. He declares that her alter personality has been the one harming others.

Emma begins to splutter in disbelief at his accusation, but abruptly stops as a flood of memories begin rushing into her mind. She screams and clutches her head in agony. Alarmed, Yohan attempts to approach her, concerned for her well-being, but is sent crashing to the floor as Emma swiftly kicks him back. She shouts at him in desperation and dashes away. As he struggles to stand up, a hospital nurse suddenly appears, claiming to have heard loud noises. She gasps at Yohan's injured form and crouches down to inspect his condition. Yohan clicks his tongue impatiently, frustrated that Emma is escaping.

Meanwhile, Emma races out of the hospital building in a frenzy. Brief memories from the incidents involving Brian, Sophie, and Yohan flash before her eyes. Distracted, Emma trips and falls down on the pavement. She pants heavily, attempting to catch her breath as Yohan's words continue to echo in her mind. She realizes that if she is truly Elios, then Elios does not exist. The moment she reaches this conclusion, a hallucination of Elios appears before her. Smiling dryly, Elios explains that he is simply a figment of her imagination. Emma buries her face in her trembling hands, horrified that she has been alone all this time. The hallucination of Elios pauses momentarily before revealing that he was a real person until she killed him a year ago. Suddenly, blood begins pouring out from a deep gash in his stomach, staining his teal sweater as Elios falls backwards. Horrified, Emma darts forward to grab him, but Elios suddenly appears behind her. He wraps his arms tenderly around her shoulders, explaining that she is simply suffering the consequences of ruining his life. He states that her crushing guilt drove her to become him after killing him. As Emma stares at the blood-soaked corpse of Elios in her memories, all the events in her past that she suppressed begins rushing back. She screams in terror, finally remembering how she killed Elios, the deepest secret that she buried inside of her.

## Characters

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

* Yohan Lee
* Sophie McCarthy (flashback; mentioned)
* Brian (flashback; mentioned)
* Nurse
* Emma Wilson
* Elios