Raskolnikov returns to the pawnshop apartment where he killed Alena and her sister Lizaveta. Then he sees a coat that seems out of place and walks over to it. He takes off his coat and sees the face of Alena, the pawnbroker. Surprised, he smashes her head repeatedly with the ax but she doesn't move. Out of fear, he hits her over and over with the axe, as he had done in reality but in the dream she is not dead instead she laughs at him instead of crying. Raskolnikov, perplexed and frustrated, tries to escape, but suddenly the apartment is filled with laughing people and he is unable to move. Surrounded by laughter, Raskolnikov realizes that by killing Alena he will always feel guilty and that he will never be free because his mind will always keep him prisoner. Raskolnikov is subconsciously seeking punishment for his crime, he feels even more guilty because his perfect planned murder killed an innocent woman. After confessing to his murder, he suffers in prison and has his fourth dream. Raskolnikov is still convinced that the murder of the pawnbroker and his sister was just a mistake and becomes seriously ill. In his fourth dream, a plague of microscopic insects attacks the town. The virus infected people, driving them crazy and making them believe they were the most intelligent beings in the world. As everyone thought