When words kill,
silence becomes a weapon.

Dr. Jonathan Mercer, a grieving psychiatrist, is drawn into a city‑wide mystery when fragments of his notes begin appearing as messages in public places.

As forensic evidence of strangulation murders accumulates—each marked by a specific, incorrect knot—Mercer and a small police team trace an emergent system. Part human sabotage, part networked mimicry, it uses handwriting, chalk marks, and public devices to manipulate perception and point guilt.

In a city where lampposts listen and printers confess, Mercer must clear his name before the narrative writes him into a corner he cannot escape.