Nine-year-old Mathias is constantly haunted by dreams of the Silent Lady—she does him no harm, yet she appears every night, watching him with a sorrowful gaze and remaining utterly mute; now, he is terrified to fall asleep. Exhausted and desperate, his parents turn to Pietro Gerber—a Florentine hypnotist specializing in trauma therapy for children. Gerber agrees to help, only to find himself...

Nerves are raw, passions run high, and emotions are heightened. Nothing can be undone now—the final line is fast approaching. Yet, it is still possible to understand and empathize with those destined to walk the sinister Green Mile into the void...