The story is presented in third person omniscient, meaning we feel what everyone feels and thinks, but not from one person's point of view. We are drawn into this story of science, Native American mystery, and the unknown. Unlike the first, this story only has four characters; Miss Dow (the antagonist), Dr. Santell (the protagonist), the bleeding man (the Native American spirit), and her uncle Nahtari. Craig Strete entices his readers by using a scientific laboratory, with offices and observation rooms. When I started reading this story, I made the connection to The X-Files mixed with Law & Order. Strete uses wonderful filtration to help the reader make these connections and paint a mental picture to follow throughout the piece. “The young man, tall and muscular, was standing in the center of the room. He was naked. His black, uncut hair fell to his loins. His chest was torn by an open wound that was bleeding profusely; his legs and stomach were soaked in blood” (Zipes 1040). As a reader you can start to see it, and then the questions start to form. Who is he? Where does it come from? How was he injured and how is he still alive? This is how the author uses suspense to thicken the plot and engage the reader. While Miss Dow works to find out more about the man, she and Dr. Santell fight. She comes from the government and is only interested in facts and correct actions. Dr. Santell on the other hand has become emotionally attached to the man, as he has cared for him for the past seven years. The fight between the two continues to grow as the story progresses. Dr. Santell begins to see and understand his plan, kill him and dissect him for tissue regeneration. This idea, tissue regeneration, is partly what brings this story into another world as it would be. At the time it was written these things did not exist