The second act begins: the story deepens, the characters crack, and the Puppet Master finally speaks. Grief, ghosts, defiance — and one Babbling Buffoon. Welcome to your holiday survival kit, Gala Violet–style.

There are songs that are written. And then there are songs that arrive. “In Pieces” was one of those... the kind that falls through trembling hands, that won’t stop echoing once it lands.