The moon reflected a city that Earth had lost.
Rhea Pike finds an impossible clue at a rooftop observatory. What begins as evidence becomes a trap built around one name.
On October 4, 1996, Rhea Pike checks the full moon in a rooftop observatory.
At 11:09 a.m., it shows buildings moving across its surface.
No witness is supposed to be near a rooftop observatory.
The buildings match a vanished coastal city.
Rhea Pike realizes the official record is wrong.
The power fails around the full moon.
A cold smell fills a rooftop observatory.
Rhea Pike photographs everything before touching it.
The photograph shows a figure beside the full moon.
Rhea Pike finds the real room empty.
Rhea Pike calls the county dispatcher.
The dispatcher goes silent after hearing a rooftop observatory.
They warn Rhea Pike not to move.
A second sound answers from behind the full moon.
It repeats Rhea Pike's full name.
The nearest exit locks behind Rhea Pike.
Fresh marks circle Rhea Pike's shoes.
They lead toward the full moon.
Rhea Pike follows them one step too far.
Then the city was pulled upward during an eclipse.