Mordrake evaluates several characters, including Legless Suzi , Paul the Illustrated Seal , and Elsa , but ultimately decides that Twisty is the one to join him. Mordrake stabs Twisty, whose spirit then rises with a restored face and departs with Mordrake's company. Critical Analysis & Themes

The episode (Season 4, Episode 4 of American Horror Story: Freak Show ) serves as a major turning point that concludes the show's two-part Halloween special. The narrative focuses on the supernatural entity Edward Mordrake and his search for a "pure freak" to join his ghostly troupe. Plot Summary & Key Backstories

In a stark, gritty flashback to 1932 Berlin, Elsa reveals she was a successful dominatrix whose legs were brutally amputated during a filmed snuff movie.