Day 10

George Galwenny fires Luca in a curt letter citing repeated failures and Kamal’s accident. The blackmailer mocks Luca’s downfall, reminding him he has twelve days left. A memory surfaces of Luca’s school suspension, underscoring a history of anger and loss. Frustrated, he destroys a faulty shower and resolves to return to France to face his past and seek answers.

On his way out, Luca calls Joe, who urges him to see a doctor, but Luca is determined to leave. He runs into Liv, who proposes they spend the day together before he goes. They take the train to Brighton, where simple pleasures and growing intimacy briefly free Luca from fear and guilt.

In the sea, Luca finally shares the core truth: daily anonymous letters claim Telma is alive and force him to obey. Liv believes him and suggests involving the police. They discuss grief; Luca reveals Telma’s necklace, and Liv discloses she is an orphan. Their connection deepens. A remembered online exchange with a user named Star, also dealing with a missing sister, highlights Luca’s long, uncertain search.

That evening, they secure a pricier room at the hostel. Luca momentarily thinks he sees six star-shaped freckles on Liv’s back—then realizes he imagined it, questioning his sanity. They make love, and his phone lights up repeatedly with calls from his mother.

Ignoring the calls, Luca is finally jolted by the sheer number of missed attempts. As he reaches for the phone, he notices a new anonymous letter has been slipped under the door, signaling the coercion is far from over and setting up new stakes for the next day.