Office

Play this audio as soon as you enter the Office.

As you unlock the heavy wooden door, a narrow corridor stretches before you, leading to a small office. Dust blankets the room, hinting that no one has set foot here in years. It seems the person who sent you the mysterious letter wasn’t able to venture far. The room is eerily tidy and meticulously organised, exuding a sense of safety and calmness, save for one corner, as if a completely different person worked there.

On the large mahogany desk, you notice a picture frame turned face down, looking like someone had rushed to hide the photograph. With a gentle flip, the image of Dr. Ziegler stares back at you, sparking a flood of memories. You recall the compassion he showed your fiancée, Jasmine, and the turbulent emotions of that day. She was dreadfully scared and desperate the morning you admitted her to Hawksley. The memory of her arms wrapped tightly around you, whispering fearfully in your ear as you both said goodbye, still clings to your senses.

A sudden squeak of a rat scuttling in the shadows jolts you back to the present reality. Determined to see this through, you start searching the room for anything that might be of importance.