Clay is a killer. He walks the streets, picking his victims by fate. Behind his madness lies Sam, his father, a man who unknowingly raised a serial killer by filling his child's head with years upon years of evil stories, lies, bitterness, abuse and fear. Now Clay has grown up, and his father's vicious rule over him is headed to a certain end...

Machine Teammate Nestor continues going about his daily routine at a Vermont lakeside cabin, though it might no longer make sense to do so. Searching for purpose, he finds it in continuing the legacy of his owner, providing a surprise for a regular visitor to the cabin's Little Free Library, and raising interesting questions about the role of A.I. in creativity.