"The Thursday Boy," Edmund, who was pretending to be Schuwald's son, commits suicide. Richard, a detective hired by Schuwald, has suspicions about Edmund's death. Meanwhile, Karl approaches a certain young man who turns out to be Johan.

Schuwald tells Richard to stop the investigation because everything has been solved. Richard has suspicions about an earlier investigation he had been asked to conduct concerning the suicide of Edmund, a boy who was thought to be Schuwald's son.