In this episode, two unusual stories explore obsession, identity, and unexpected powers. First, the presenter enters Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy: three enigmatic, self-aware detective stories in which investigators become increasingly lost in the lives of the people they watch—and ultimately in themselves.
Then the journey moves to the Wild West of Jerome Bixby’s 1954 pulp story The Draw. A young would-be gunslinger suddenly discovers he can draw faster than anyone alive, but his remarkable ability has a far stranger origin than skill or courage. A suspenseful blend of western, psychology, and telekinesis.