Lacuna

Very late reply but - there's a book called "Urban Gothic: Lacuna And Other Trips", containing a couple of stories that weren't episodes plus a few that were, but more fleshed out. It also has a little bit at the end about the origins of Urban Gothic, though sadly nothing about the Institute/Heart storyline and how everything ties together.

Anyway, Lacuna as I understand it from the episode and book is about a couple of junkies who overdose, again. They end up in a sort-of waiting room, where the people aren't completely dead but are pretty close. Delilah, the girl in the episode, is there not because of this overdose, but because she has aids. They've known about this for a while and knew she was close to death, and the reason they were trying to steal drugs was to help her die in less pain.

The reason they've all got photos from a previous visit that they can't remember is because they were there before from a previous overdose that they survived. This time Sid isn't so lucky and dies, that's why he "moves on". Spike survives - you seem him pull through at the end when he goes backwards through the door.

The tattooed guy is the Devil as previously suggested, and the guy in the smiley face shirt is God. The warden appears to be sending everybody straight to Hell, God came to see what was happening and can't get back to Heaven anymore either. Guessing that's the idea of "The place makes you forget things".


The book pops up on eBay every now and then if you're interested, but usually for about £30 or so. I bought a copy of the first pressing limited to 100, signed and handnumbered.