▁married ▁with ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁F es ht ig ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁ther ap ist ▁in ▁an ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ps y cho analysis ▁fund ed ▁and ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁F och s ▁is ▁persu aded ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁F es ht ig ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁growing ▁susp icion ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁har b ours ▁dark ▁secre ts . ▁ ▁F och s ▁slowly ▁reve als ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁his ▁dream s ▁and ▁his ▁" dist urb ing ▁thoughts " ▁about ▁children ▁to ▁F es ht ig . ▁He ▁reve als ▁two ▁dream s ; ▁one ▁when ▁he ▁str angles ▁and ▁dis members ▁a ▁girl ▁and ▁another ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁boy . ▁In ▁the ▁dream , ▁the ▁boy ▁comes ▁into ▁his ▁office ▁and ▁F och s ▁brut ally ▁sod om ises ▁him . ▁He ▁fright ens ▁the ▁boy ▁with ▁thre ats ▁and ▁forces ▁him ▁to ▁admit ▁to ▁having ▁been ▁mol ested ▁by ▁an ▁uncle , ▁something ▁that ▁never ▁happened . ▁ ▁F och s ▁claims ▁that ▁in ▁his ▁dream ▁he ▁was ▁gu ided ▁by ▁God . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁chap ters ▁where ▁F och s ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁person , ▁he ▁describes ▁how ▁he ▁assault ed ▁and ▁murder ed ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁girl . ▁He ▁also ▁describes ▁his ▁ecc les iast ical ▁superior ▁confront ing ▁him ▁with ▁alleg ations ▁from ▁two ▁moth ers ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁mol ested ▁their ▁boys . ▁He ▁den ies