Third Man Syndrome

“Why did you jump?”

Albert thought this question could never be answered. His friend, Erwin, had just killed himself. Erwin was completely normal – exceptional even. Not only was he a valedictorian, and a national youth gymnast, but he also had a gorgeous girlfriend. Albert was none of that. They had nothing in common, but their friendship was impenetrable. So, why did he jump? Albert thought this question could never be answered. That is, until he found himself in Erwin’s last dream, chasing a ghost that refuses to talk. The deeper he falls into Erwin’s dream, the stranger and darker are the secrets he uncovers. His bigger fear, however, is learning the truth about why his friend killed himself, before waking up from the dream.

Third Man Syndrome, written by Terrance Tan, is a necessary conversation about suicide, a brave dialogue with the people left behind, a shout-out for support, whilst finding one’s courage in the face of fear.