Chapter 8 Walkthrough: The Engineer's Club and the Secret Passage

What happens in chapter 8?

Coffey calls you again as soon as you wake up and asks what the school visit uncovered. You tell him, and he asks you to meet him at the Engineer’s Club. There he explains Dennison’s plan and where the students are being held, and points you to a hidden way underground through the club’s fireplace.

How do I get to the Engineer’s Club?

Start in your bedroom after answer cell. A line made only of directions means a run of moves.

answer cell
s s s s w
s e s e s
s

The first s moves you off the bed, and the rest take you out of the Severn, past the fountain park and to the front of the club. The last s opens the ornate door and brings you into the foyer.

Who do I talk to inside?

talk to concierge
ask concierge about coffey
s s w
talk to coffey
ask coffey about recent developments
ask coffey about pillars

The concierge says Coffey is in the bar down the south hall. Go south through the hall and billiards room, then west into the bar. Ask Coffey about recent developments and then about the pillars. He explains that the ritual uses the statues around the district as five pillars, with the Washington Monument as the tallest, and that the music students are being held in the closed museum at the monument’s base. The museum can only be reached from underground.

Where is the secret passage?

e n n e s
pull right andiron
e
take poker
e ne n d

Retrace your steps to the foyer, east into the East Hall and south into the Ashrae Room. Type pull right andiron and the back of the fireplace swings open. Crawl in, and take the poker that is lying in the soot. Then follow the tunnel east, northeast, north and down to the Slick Ledge, the first room of the sewers.

The flashlight is already switched on from chapter 3. In our run we never had to switch it on again.

What should I check before going down?

The sewers have an ambush that needs a clear head. Read the chapter 9 page before you continue. The survival tips also cover the shambler. For the club itself see the Engineer’s Club and sewers page.