Chris Garcia

The Way In

Fiction EN ↓ 13 episodes

People don’t break all at once. They erode. In The Way In, disgraced profiler Nathaniel Robbins has mastered the art of psychological destabilization. He watches from a distance as pressure builds inside his chosen targets — until identity fractures. And when it does, he steps through. Told from the predator’s perspective, this serialized psychological thriller explores manipulation, consciousness, and the unsettling possibility that the human mind is more porous than we think.

Author

Chris Garcia

Category

Fiction

Podcast website

nadabystander.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Recruitment 01.07.2026

The Way In | Season 2, Episode 4: Recruitment The investigation has officially begun. With Meridian no longer just a rumor, Mara Vale and Thomas Carver assemble a specialized task force to uncover the truth behind one of the government's most deeply buried secrets. A former special operations soldier, an ethical hacker, a behavioral scientist, and a young FBI profiler each bring unique skills...

The Way In. Back to the World. Season 2 Episode 3 15.06.2026

THE WAY IN — Season 2, Episode 3: Back to the World The mountains are behind them. The questions are not. After capturing Nathaniel and uncovering the first traces of Project Meridian, Mara Vale and FBI Agent Thomas Carver return to the agencies they once trusted. What begins as a routine check-in quickly becomes something much larger when a joint federal task force is approved to investigate a se...

Meridian 25.05.2026

THE WAY IN — Season 2, Episode 2: Meridian Nathaniel is no longer the biggest threat. Hidden inside an off-grid safe house outside Northern Virginia, Mara Vale, Thomas Carver, and Elias Vale begin uncovering the first real clues behind the people known as infiltrators. Their search leads to Project Meridian, a buried program tied to behavioral experiments, cognitive manipulation, and a missing res...

Behind the Curtain 30.04.2026

Nathaniel is no longer in control. Back at the cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Mara, Carver, and Elias are forced to confront what’s left of him—and what might still be coming. With no communication and no clear understanding of what Mara has done, the lines between control, consequence, and responsibility begin to blur. As tensions rise, Nathaniel reveals just enough to shift the focus away fr...

Deadly Trail 19.04.2026

Mara, Carver, and her father make it to the cabin—but they’re not alone. After a tense night of revelations and planning, dawn brings a decision: take the fight to Nathaniel before he makes his move. But the deeper they go into the mountains, the clearer it becomes—they’re being led. When trust fractures on a narrow trail, Mara uncovers a terrifying truth about Nathaniel’s reach. What follows is a...

No Signal 10.04.2026

After a terrifying first encounter inside Nathaniel’s mind the night before, Mara attempts to recreate the connection under controlled conditions. This time, what she sees confirms something far worse—Nathaniel isn’t just observing anymore. He’s moving. And he’s chosen his next target. With her father alone at a remote cabin deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains—cut off from any signal, any help—Mara a...

Two Way Mirror 03.04.2026

Episode 7 — Two Way Mirror Mara thought the threat only moved in one direction. She was wrong. After a terrifying experience places her inside the mind of the man controlling her, Mara realizes the connection between them is no longer one-sided. For the first time, she sees what he sees—and where he is. Nathaniel is closer than they thought. As Mara and Agent Carver race to track his physical loca...

Interception 27.03.2026

Mara takes a risk and approaches Agent Thomas Carver—the man she believes is being targeted by the same presence that has been using her. What begins as skepticism quickly shifts into something far more dangerous as both realize they’ve been investigating the same pattern from opposite sides. As Mara shares her experience, Carver reveals a hidden archive of cases involving suspects who claimed the...

The First Fracture 20.03.2026

Nathaniel Robbins wasn’t always a predator. Before the fractures, before the control, there was a boy who learned how to listen… and something that answered. In this episode, the past comes into focus. Nathaniel reveals how his ability first emerged, the philosophy that shaped it, and the case that ended his career inside the FBI. A single mistake. An innocent man. And a mentor who got too close t...

The Second Door 13.03.2026

Mara makes a decision that could change everything. Instead of resisting the presence that entered her mind, she prepares for its return. When the door opens again, she lets it happen — and watches. Through her own eyes, Mara witnesses the method behind the violence: a careful process of observation, pressure, and psychological fracture. But the man being studied this time isn’t just another victi...

Containment 05.03.2026

Mara Vale retraces the night she lost control—and finds proof it wasn’t in her head. The footage that reopened her case was fabricated, designed to make her question her own memory long enough for something else to step in. Security footage confirms her body moved with purpose while she watched from behind her own eyes. But when Mara uncovers a similar case—Daniel Hargrove, a man imprisoned for a...

Aftermath 27.02.2026

Daniel Hargrove’s story ends the way most stories do inside the system — with a plea deal and a narrative that fits. But pressure doesn’t disappear when a case closes. It migrates. When a decorated intelligence officer named Mara Vale is forced to revisit a classified shooting from her past, a single piece of newly surfaced footage begins to erode something far more dangerous than reputation. Memo...

Pressure Points 26.02.2026

People don’t break all at once. They erode. In the premiere episode of The Way In , former FBI profiler Nathaniel Robbins reveals what happens when identity collapses under pressure — and why some fractures don’t go unnoticed. Daniel Hargrove is not a violent man. He’s a husband, a father, and a professional caught in a scandal he cannot control. But as the story he tells about himself begins to u...

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