Magnus waits for Franziska on the edge of the woods, in order to confront her about the night before. Ulrich pounds on the door and calls for Mikkel, but gets no response from anyone. The power plant’s radiation symbol is painted on the door. Deep inside the caves, he finds a tunnel that’s been sealed with a concrete wall and a locked, metal door. Ulrich searches Winden cave, spotlight in hand, calling for Mikkel. The boy’s otoconia are all in the wrong places. Rotation (spinning) makes people dizzy, and they lose their balance, for example. The ME also explains that otoconia are tiny grains in the ear canal that help the brain determine up and down, which can get confused. His eardrums have burst, from a very loud sound, a large, fast air pressure change (such as from a quick change in altitude) or too much rotational force (extremely rapid spinning). His ears are also destroyed, both the ear canals and inner ears. The burns on his face and eyes seem almost as though they were made by melting. There are no signs that he was sexually abused in any way. This boy is 10-12 years old and died about 16 hours ago. The medical examiner explains the autopsy report to Charlotte, while standing over the body of the boy who was found the night before. Jonas and Peter were very close to the cave when they had that conversation. That was the recurring dream he described to Peter, during therapy in episode 1, in which he can tell his father wants to tell him something, but never does. Jonas startles awake, again, this time for real. Michael looks the same as he did when Jonas saw him the night before in the woods- covered in blood or something else that’s dripping and black. Jonas turns toward the mirror, and sees his father’s reflection. When he gets up to look at his ear in the mirror, a man whispers his name. He sits up and realizes that blood is running out of his right ear (or possibly an oily black substance?). He doesn’t seem surprised by the bird, but he is interested, and bends down to examine it. He looks down and notices a dead bird on the ground at his feet.

He’s covered in dirt and grime, still wearing his hood, and carries a battered suitcase and a backpack. The hooded man who exited the cave in episode 1 stands on a hillside and watches one of the search parties. Large search parties fan out over the area, methodically covering every inch of the countryside. Dark, episode 2, Lies, picks up 9 hours after Mikkel’s disappearance.

Nightmare teacher ep 2 recap