The complex tale you are about to read reminds us that the dividing line between darkness and light within the human soul is thinner than we may realize. It is a story that resonates through the ages-the journey of a man who slides into immorality out of weakness and nihilism, leaving behind him a legacy of pain. Yet woven through the anguish are the first hopeful strands of some greater design at work. For in the wakes of this charming villain...