ARCHIVE // CASE 0217 // CORRUPTED

THE MISSING HOUR

SOMEONE REMOVED AN HOUR FROM HISTORY.
02:17:00
[ ENTER ARCHIVE ]

CASE FILE // ELLIOT VALE

STATUS: MISSING

DATE: SEPTEMBER 17

LOCATION: NORTHBRIDGE STATION

Elliot Vale disappeared at approximately 02:17 AM.

His bedroom was untouched. His phone was recovered. His final video contained 48 seconds of darkness.

At second 47, Elliot said:

"IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, DON'T LOOK FOR ME. LOOK FOR THE HOUR."

EVIDENCE // RECOVERED

01 // THE CLOCK

Every clock recovered from Elliot's house was stopped at exactly 02:17.

02 // PHOTOGRAPH

Twelve people appear in the photograph.

There should be twelve shadows.

[ INSPECT ]

03 // NEWSPAPER

POWER OUTAGE: 02:00 — 03:00

THERE WAS NEVER A POWER OUTAGE.

04 // VOICEMAIL

Damaged recording:

"YOU ALREADY FOUND THE DOOR."

05 // OBJECT

Something metallic was found under Elliot's desk.

[ SEARCH ]

> OBJECT RECOVERED
> RUSTED KEY
> MARKING: N-3

06 // NOTE

A handwritten note was found inside a locked drawer.

[ OPEN ]

DO NOT TRUST THE CLOCK.

THE FIRST ONE WAS NOT ELLIOT.

1977.
> IMAGE ANALYSIS

HUMAN COUNT: 12
SHADOW COUNT: 13

ONE SHADOW DOES NOT BELONG TO ANYONE.

THE EXTRA SHADOW IS STANDING BEHIND ELLIOT.

INVESTIGATION INVENTORY

PHOTO // UNKNOWN
KEY // UNKNOWN
NOTE // UNKNOWN
1977 // UNKNOWN

CCTV // PLATFORM 3

CAM 03 // NORTHBRIDGE
● REC
09/17/2017 02:16:58
> FRAME ANALYSIS

12 HUMANS DETECTED.
13 SHADOWS DETECTED.

FRAME 02:17:00 CORRUPTED.

SUBJECT APPEARS TO BE LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA.

RECOVERED TERMINAL

> BOOTING... > > ARCHIVE NODE: 0217 > > CONNECTION ESTABLISHED > > USER: UNKNOWN > > TYPE "HELP".

ARCHIVE // 1977

REPORT ID: NB-0217-A

SUBJECT: MARA VALE

DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 1977

Mara Vale disappeared from Northbridge Station at 02:17.

She returned three days later.

Her family stated:

"THAT IS NOT OUR DAUGHTER."

OFFICER NOTE: SUBJECT HAD NO MEMORY OF THE MISSING HOUR.

RESTRICTED ARCHIVE

ENCRYPTED FILE DETECTED.

THE KEY IS THE HOUR.

FILE DECRYPTED.

Elliot did not disappear at 02:17.

HE DISAPPEARED FOR 02:17.

The missing hour occurs every forty years.

Someone disappears.

Someone else takes their place.

SECONDARY ARCHIVE DETECTED.

ENTER FIRST RECORDED YEAR.

> ARCHIVE FOUND

CASE 0217-A

SUBJECT: MARA VALE

RELATIONSHIP: ELLIOT'S MOTHER

LAST MESSAGE:

"IF ELLIOT FINDS THE HOUR, THE HOUR WILL FIND HIM."

> NEW TERMINAL COMMAND UNLOCKED: CYCLE
YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE 02:18.

THE HOUR IS OVER.

SOMETHING CAME BACK.

CASE 0217 // ACTIVE