: Unable to maintain real human connections, Jeffrey steals a half-shirtless mannequin from a store. He treats it as a "motionless lover" that can never leave him, a chilling attempts to curb his homicidal urges through a surrogate that remains at his will. The 1991 Konerak Sinthasomphone Incident
The episode reaches back to , illustrating the instability of the Dahmer household: [S1E2] Please Don't Go
: In a pivotal scene, Jeffrey pleads with his father "Please don't go" as Lionel leaves during a fight, marking the beginning of the abandonment issues that would later define his adult crimes. : Unable to maintain real human connections, Jeffrey