Epix #2/1984

In "Ett hundliv," the doomed hound Fernand is saved at the last moment by Canardo, who reveals a crucial clue: Fernand’s beloved Gilberte was last seen at the home of the mysterious Dr. Calhoun. As Fernand approaches the doctor’s house, a strange scent draws in every loose dog in the area, stirring unease and curiosity. Meanwhile, Canardo heads to Freddo’s bar, where a violent confrontation with Kattpiss, one of Kartler’s henchmen, erupts—leaving the outcome dangerously uncertain.

In a tense, intimate moment, Anita lies naked and bound in her apartment, her fate hanging in the balance as a man demands to know where Valentina is. A mysterious, dark-haired woman appears without warning, capturing the intruder in a single, decisive photograph—her presence shifting the power in the room with quiet, unseen authority.

In the haunted region of Direbak, where gruesome corpses have been found, warrior Hornib journeys with his wife Chabita to the ominous Wolfton Castle. Welcomed by his distant relative, Baron Malgrin, Hornib is soon tormented by a forbidden desire for Chabita—desire she utterly rejects. As dread settles over the estate, Hornib begins his search for the creature haunting the land, unaware of what darkness he may awaken.

In "Fällan vid Howrah-bron," Stefan and Alice find temporary refuge at the Lytton Hotel in Calcutta, where Alice reveals the harrowing truth of her past—how she was ensnared by the criminal duo Yves and Roland, who exploit vulnerable women through addiction and coercion. As the danger closes in and Alice struggles with the weight of her past, Stefan is drawn into a desperate mission to save her, facing the harsh realities of Calcutta’s underworld and the shadow of a man named Shaga.

In the blistering heat of the western frontier, a reluctant British sergeant escorts a young Native American woman named Vita Kaninen across the desert, bound by duty and a quiet promise to deliver her to Fort Laramie. As their journey unfolds, his whispered words to a photograph of Gwendoline draw a teasing nickname—“Pappersman”—and reveal a fragile thread of longing beneath the dust and silence. Just as they near the fort, a sudden storm rolls in, and an unexpected figure on a donkey pulls them into a sudden, mysterious departure.