The Iron Ritual

A former employee with a fanatical devotion to routine stands accused of murdering the executive who fired him. As the trial unfolds in a rain-lashed city, his defense attorney uncovers a labyrinth of hidden compulsions, where extreme discipline masks a terrifying descent into obsession. In a final courtroom reversal, a single logical flaw shatters an airtight case and exposes the fine line between self-mastery and madness.