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Knots to Know Print

• Jasper sent this to us to help us understand one of his hobbies.
• It is also used along with his accompanying letter to decode a password to a hidden archive on the Listening Friends of America website.

Letter from Jasper

• Why does Meg say she can understand Jasper's animosity toward authority figures? What would make her feel this way?
• Throughout the letter, Jasper lists random times. These are used along with the "Knots to Know" print that he sent us.
• The second number in each "time" is the number of a knot. The first number in each "time" is the number by which to shift the first letter of the knot's title.

Solution

• Four Past Two: Bowline ⇒ 2 (B) + 4 = F

• Five of Ten: Fisherman's knot ⇒ 10 (F) - 5 = A

• One on the Dot: Clove hitch ⇒ 1 (C) +/- 0 = C

• Two Past One: Clove hitch ⇒ 1 (C) + 2 = E

• Twelve Past Seven: Harness hitch ⇒ 7 (H) + 12 = T

• "FACET" is the password for the hidden archive "Woven" on the Listening Friends of America website.

• Is this gibberish in the archives ever going to make sense!?

Letter from Sheriff

• The sheriff discovered a body near the facility.
• He also found a staff calendar, which looked odd to him.

Letter from Sylvia

• If the facility is IN Bozeman, how come it took Sylvia an hour to get TO the facility FROM Bozeman?
• There are odd symbols spread throughout this letter. Sylvia references Babylon. These symbols are part of their ancient language called cuneiform.

• Using cuneiform to decode the symbols, a message is revealed:

  • "WAIT BY CRAFTS RM WINDW".
  • What does she have planned?

Listening Friends of America Letter

• Why does Meg want so badly for Jasper to "stay in the program"?

  • What is he up to inside that would jeopardize his eligibility?

• Meg now wants us to recommend the Listening program to others. Why?

• Again, Meg insists that everything in the program is running smoothly.

  • Why is she so adamant about that? What does she really know?

Note from Felix

• In this note, Felix ascertains that his previous suspicions of Dr. Cortes were correct.
• He implores us to continue delving into the hidden archives on the Listening Friends of America website.

Paracord

• As indicated by the inspector notes, this piece is intended for use in practicing knot-tying.

Photo of Corpse

• The body is indistinguishable as to the gender.

  • The head appears to be covered with a plastic bag of some sort.
  • Possible cause of death: asphyxiation.

• It is lying prone (face down), appearing to be stripped of any clothing.

  • There are multiple lacerations covering the entire backside of the body.
  • Only the torso is covered with leaves.
  • Why not the entire span? Because it was a "challenge" as the sheriff speculated?

• Could this be the corpse of the real Dr. Cortes? Is Jasper impersonating the real Dr. Cortes for the sheriff's visits?

  • Otherwise, if patients cannot take visitors, how else does Jasper know of the sheriff's mannerisms and appearance as mentioned in his accompanying letter?

Sheriff's Supplemental Report

• According to this letter, not a single patient has visitation rights.

• This report supports that Clark is the groundskeeper.

  • Clark returned from vacation on the staff calendar.

• According to this report, Dr. Cortes lives onsite and has 24/7 access to the facility.

• The sheriff is the one who provided us with the staff calendar, as he thought it had some importance.

• Poème Symphonique is a 1962 composition by György Ligeti for one hundred mechanical metronomes. It was written during his brief acquaintance with the Fluxus movement.

  • This fits in with Jasper's obsession with time.

• *I despise metronomes!!! 😒

Staff Calendar

• The handwriting for Cortes's shifts and "Cleaning Day" are the same.

  • Given that it appears employees write the entries themselves, is Cortes in charge of the cleaning assignments?
  • What type of cleaning...?

• It is supported by the sheriff's accompanying supplemental report that Clark is the groundskeeper for the Bozeman facility.

• What does Meg mean by "backup"?

Stallion Necklace

• This is a golden pendant on a long chain.

  • It coincides with the equestrian theme of this season.

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