Episode 2

Physical Contents

Grasshopper Print

  • This is the key to decoding the answer to Jasper's riddle in his letter.
  • Use a radian circle to discover the correct letters.


Jewelry Box

  • It is empty.
  • It is noted in the inspector notes about the shiny finish being almost like a mirror.

    • The jewelry box can be used to read the scanned journal page.

Letter from Jasper

  • The puzzle at the bottom of the letter can be solved using the accompanying grasshopper print and a radian circle.
  • Once deciphered, the answer to the riddle reads:

    • HANDS
  • "HANDS" is the password for one of the hidden archives on the Listening Friends of America website.


Letter from Sylvia

  • Sylvia hopes Jasper is released soon, as if he has not committed a heinous crime that caused him to be locked up.
  • There is a hidden code in the bottom-right corner of this letter.

    • Sylvia references "rail fence" in the letter, which is the name of the cipher used to decode this message.
  • Once decoded, the message reads:

    • "I'VE FOUND A WAY"
  • As noted in the inspector notes, the letter was not damaged during the incoming process. This means any messages on Sylvia's letters are from Jasper, not Sylvia.

    • Does this mean Jasper has found a way to break out?

Listening Friends of America Letter

  • Why does Meg feel the need to insist we're not in danger?

    • Does she know something she's not letting on?

Memo from Sheriff

  • According to this memo, Dr. Cortes gave the sheriff a full tour of the grounds.
  • In the accompanying note from Felix, it is revealed that Dr. Cortes does not have full access and would be unable to do this. Also, Dr. Cortes is not very talkative.

    • Did Dr. Cortes lead the sheriff on a faux "full tour" and appear amiable in order to steer the sheriff away from Felix's concerns?
    • If so, why would she do so?

Note from Felix

  • Felix seems suspicious of Dr. Cortes and wonders how she gave the sheriff a "full tour" of the compound.

    • Dr. Cortes does not have the ability to do so due to limited access.

Photo of Desk

  • This is a photo of Meg's desk at work, as revealed in her inspector notes.

Scanned Journal Page

  • Why is everything written backward?
  • This is a page from Jasper's journal according to the inspector notes.
  • The writing can be read by holding the page either in front of the jewelry box or a full-sized mirror.

    • The horseman sketch tells us which hidden archive on the Listening Friends of America website can be accessed this episode.

Digital Contents

...Listening Friends of America Website

Inspector Notes Database

  • File: MG405K
  • Password: MG405K2BS

 

  • Inspector: Meghan Gibson

    • LFoA Letter: A letter explaining that our new initiative is not the result of anything worth concern. I tried to be lever with an analogy of photography.
    • Patient Letter: It looks like Jasper is attempting humor, which is a good thing, but his punchline reminds me of geometry or trig class.
    • Picture of My Desk: I thought that our listening friend would appreciate learning a little bit more about me and how I work.
    • Letter from an Outside Friend (Sylvia): Again, it appears that everything is fine with this letter. Except that it has gotten damaged somehow. But I do not think it was like that when it came through IA inspection. Sylvia does like to go on about horses. What is the difference, I mean besides the obvious, between a stallion and a horseshoe?
    • Metal Box: What a shiny finish. It is almost like a mirror. I suppose this is another trinket from Sylvia that he is unloading.
    • Grasshopper Print: I like this print. A grasshopper, letters, and a circle are all connected in some way. I suppose Jasper made this in the old craft room.
    • Page from Sketchbook: Jasper is such a talented artist. His journal looks like a page out of a notebook of Leonardo Da Vinci.

 

Archives

  • Archive: Horseman

  • Password: HANDS

 

  • "Horseman" is clued by the drawing of a horseman on Jasper's journal page.

  • The word "HANDS" is discovered by solving the puzzle in Jasper's letter.

 

  • Hidden Words

    • Olympia
    • Mirror
    • Cronus