Salem was expecting a warm Christmas, until Rachel Black and Sophia Choi turned the holiday season into a chaotic psychological rebellion.

Rachel, after a long period of psychological treatment at Bayview, seemed to have recovered, but the appearance of Sophia – a mysterious friend with a not-so-clean past – changed everything.

From quiet therapy sessions, the two began engaging in unusual behavior: escaping from the facility, feigning madness, and even playing psychological games that terrified the doctors.

Rachel seemed obsessed with Sophia, while Sophia enjoyed manipulating others as a form of entertainment.

One scene that sent chills down the audience’s spine: Rachel standing in the hospital hallway, smiling amidst her panic, whispering to Sophia, “I know you’re not real, but I don’t want you to disappear either.” This statement opens up a series of theories that Sophia might simply be a product of Rachel’s mind, or worse, a buried part of her own personality.

When Rachel begins attacking others and blaming them on “Sophia telling me to,” Salem understands they are dealing with someone who is no longer a victim – but an emotional bomb about to explode.