In a tense finale beneath the towering Ferris wheel, Max had to use his own knowledge of psychoanalysis to "awaken" Oskar from a similar hypnotic trap set by the killer. As the sun rose over the Danube, the "dream-slayer" was led away in irons.
This title refers to the popular British-Austrian psychological thriller series (known in Russian as Venskaya krov or Ubiystvo po Freudu ).
Max leaned in, sniffing the air. He noticed a faint, sweet scent of almonds and lavender clinging to the man’s lapel. "It isn’t romance, it’s suppression . Look at his hands." The clerk’s fingers were locked in a specific, rhythmic position, as if he were holding a phantom partner. "He wasn't murdered in a fight. He was murdered in a trance."
"He died of a broken heart, Oskar," Max Liebermann said, adjusting his spectacles as he stepped into the cramped carriage.