▁mem ories ▁of ▁Pin w heel , ▁a ▁se as ide ▁village ▁in ▁England ▁which ▁re lies ▁heavily ▁on ▁tin ▁and ▁iron ▁min ing . ▁Through out ▁the ▁journey , ▁the ▁Rest orer ▁lear ns ▁about ▁the ▁village ' s ▁residents , ▁a ▁terrible ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁mines ▁that ▁cost ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁do z ens ▁of ▁its ▁citizens , ▁and ▁Jean ' s ▁growing ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁boy ▁named ▁Thomas , ▁whom ▁she ▁later ▁mar ries . ▁While ▁re building ▁the ▁mem ories , ▁the ▁Rest orer ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁gem - like ▁stone , ▁representing ▁the ▁de ment ia ▁they ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁rid ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁mind ▁of . ▁They ▁must ▁destroy ▁the ▁stones ▁using ▁the ▁" Art ifact ", ▁a ▁lamp ▁capable ▁of ▁er asing ▁the ▁de ment ia ▁from ▁the ▁mind . ▁ ▁The ▁patient ' s ▁mind ▁becomes ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁un stable ▁as ▁the ▁process ▁continues , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁flash back s ▁and ▁revel ations ▁that ▁the ▁Rest orer ▁is ▁actually ▁Thomas . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁inside ▁Jean ' s ▁mind , ▁but ▁his ▁own , ▁trying ▁to ▁c ure ▁himself ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁de ment ia . ▁Thomas ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁Jean ' s ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁mines , ▁and ▁while ▁Thomas ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁dead ly ▁collapse , ▁the ▁father ▁did ▁not , ▁leaving ▁him ▁r idd led ▁with ▁gu ilt . ▁Thomas ' ▁w ors ening ▁condition ▁and ▁Jean