Gerard’s sudden appearance leaves the group shaken to their core, not only by the unthinkable reality of his existence in the present day, but by his cold-blooded treatment of Keiichi, his supposed subordinate. As buried memories resurface, fragments of the past piece together a clearer picture of the truth behind the excavation seven years ago. What awaits them at the end of their long day in the forest? And who is the mysterious man with the bouquet in the cave?