The Murder Recording
- Template
- Document
- Status
- Canon
- Kind
- Recording
- Author
- Unknown
- Found In
- D3
- Hazard
- None
1. Summary
A damaged security recording, audio only, of Dr. Valério stabbing Dr. Hatzinger to death in his office.
2. Text
Hatzinger is inside his office.
The Brazilian physician enters.
Hatzinger reacts with surprise.
Hatzinger: "What are you doing here?"
A sudden movement is heard.
There is a violent struggle.
Hatzinger screams as the physician attacks him repeatedly with a knife.
The recording ends abruptly.
3. Context
The video portion is unavailable, but its audio has survived.
There is no heroic music or celebratory framing. The murder is presented as the violent culmination of years of guilt, fear, resentment, and moral collapse.
The recording shows the truth behind the institution's report that Hatzinger died in an accident.
See: In-World Documents › Dr. Valério's Unsent Letter
See: In-World Documents › Hatzinger's Death Notice
4. Gameplay
Elsewhere in the installation, Edmund may discover the damaged security recording, as part of the Chapter Six side quest The Unsent Letter.