2:55am

And that’s it.

It’s over.

Madam steps back, letting the flogger fall to her side as she looks out at the room.

She is smiling.

She is thanking everyone, talking about what a good job duckie did, how proud she is of him.

The audience is clapping, murmuring their approval.

Meanwhile, Jessica and the other subs are up on stage, surrounding duckie.

It looks like—yep, Jessica just pulled the plug out.

I bet he is relieved.

The other subs are undoing his restraints, working quickly to free him from the sawhorse.