Athena

It'saboutCarl,whoselifehascrumbled,andwhonowexistsasashellofaman.Hiswretchedexistenceispunctuatedbythelossofhiswifeandalloftheemotionalscarringthathascreated.It'salsoaboutEmily,whoisnotwellherself.Shemaybeslightlyschizophrenicandmanicdepressive,butshe'sdoingfineingeneral...stablejob,activesociallife.Thingscouldbebetter,ifonlyshehadCarl.Thereishope,however.HopeintheformofavoicewhichappearstoCarl,thentoEmily.ThatvoiceisAthena,butisshemerelymanipulatingthesituation,orisshegenuinelyattemptingtohelpthesetwopeople?Lifeismessy,andshecouldbemakingthingsworse.