Dark

Dark functions as a named but non-participatory figure within Dr. Paul Stubbs' internalized mental baseball lineup. The reference places Dark among Stubbs' mnemonic cast—an indexing device Stubbs uses to structure memory and attention during moments of cognitive strain. Dark offers no independent actions or dialogue in the episode; their narrative role is symbolic and atmospheric, helping to humanize Stubbs by revealing the obsessive, ritualized ways he orders information and faces crisis. Dark remains a minimal, scene-specific identity rather than an established interpersonal actor in the wider series continuity.