46: The Rat

46: The Rat

Character: Ethan Mars

Unlock the Clever Dad Trophy

This is the 5th and final trial - The Rat - in which all will be revealed, but at a price.

Ethan begins standing in a dimly lit hallway.  At the end of the hall is a well-lit white room.  On the table is recording with the instructions - and they explain that on the table is a vial with poison in it.  If you drink the poison you will be given the last clue and learn where your son is located, but you will only have an hour to live - enough time to rescue Shaun, tell him you love him, tell him goodbye, and then die.

In the room are a bunch of cameras on tripods and if you look there is a TV displaying the output so you know that the killer is watching you...  As you make your choice to die to save your son... What kind of choice is that?!  If you have been following this walkthrough you have succeeded in four of the five challenges - which gives you a big chunk of the hangman's solution anyway - and dying to save your son when you do not have to is just stupid! 

There are two trophies associated with this chapter - one for drinking the poison, and one for refusing and figuring out the location on your own. 

BRANCH 1: Don't drink the poison.  I decided that I wanted my cake and to eat it too, so I refused to drink the poison and left the room!  The scene changes to Ethan in the stolen taxi - he ducks down as a cop car rolls past.  You can turn on the radio and hear about the manhunt for you - not that that will help you make your decision.  There are a few choices you can make here:

(1) The Phone: Pick up the phone and slot the memory card and listen to the recording.  There are two clues on it - the sound of seagulls and a foghorn, which means that the location is near the water.

(2)  The Hangman Clues: You look at it and realize that several different addresses could fit the clues that you have now, and you do not have time to check them all!

The POV now shifts to the GPS Map  - there are three addresses but the only one that is near water is 852 Theodore Roosevelt Road...  Well that must be it then, right?  Process of elimination, apply the clues to fit the situation and the answer is obvious.  It is Occam's Razor time mate -  what are you going to do?

Pick the address and then turn on the car and go!  The taxi pulls off, and you fade-to-black...  If this is the branch you chose you will not unlock the trophy for it immediately - it will actually unlock in a later chapter, so do not panic when it does not unlock during the transition.

BRANCH 2: Drink the poison.  You cannot take the chance of failing - you have to save your son!  You pick up the vial and drink it.

After you drink the poison you receive a call with the last letters - you now have the address where your son is - you run from the building and the chapter ends.  During the transition to the next chapter you unlock the trophies "Sacrifice" (bronze) and "Trial Master" (silver).  Congratulations - but mate, you are going to die!