History Recap / MandelaCatalogue

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!! Act 1

[[folder: ''Intruder Alert'']]

[[folder: ''My Movie.mp4'' and ''soccer game 2009'']]

[[folder: ''The Mandela Catalogue Vol.333'']]

!! Act 2

-->[[red: I DECEIVED HIM, THE MANDELA PROPHET]]

-->[[red: WE HAVE THEIR PRAYERS]]
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-->[[red: AND THEIR RECORDS]]
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-->[[red: IT BEGINS TODAY]]
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-->[[red: WAKE UP THATCHER]]

-->[[red: CAN YOU HEAR ME]]

-->[[red: I AM YOUR INTUITION]]

-->[[red: DO YOU HEAR THE SCREAMS]]

-->[[red: GO AND SEE]]

Cut to a view from inside a moving car; evidently, against his better judgment, Thatcher has decided to investigate. After listening to a quick weather report for Werksha County, Thatcher flips through various other channels before shutting the radio off.

Cut to a photograph of a van with the logo of the Bythorne Paranormal Society painted on its side.

Cut to footage from a body cam. Thatcher enters the house and finds a pigsty waiting for him. While walking through the hallway, the radio suddenly turns on, playing the following passages from the first chapter of an audiobook titled "The Fate of the Jester":

-->''"As the boy lay there dormant, all of his humanity drained into a murky puddle, milky eyes cut through the thick blackness of the bedroom, a spectator. He was no longer the hero of the story, just a cog in the machine."''

Eventually, Thatcher reaches a bedroom in tatters, with various objects such as a bottle of bleach and a cinderblock scattered about the place. Sitting on the floor in between his bed and a mirror is Adam, now pale and gaunt, with sunken eyes. A photo of Adam starts to appear with the words "Suspect Identified" printed on the top. Suddenly, Adam lets out a sharp, piercing scream of pain as his eyes begin to glow and his jaw unhinges. He continues to scream at the top of his lungs as he begs Thatcher to kill him. The video glitches out, but Adam continues his (muffled) screaming as a pixelated image of a smiley face is shown in the bottom left corner of a white screen.

[[folder: ''The Mandela Catalogue - Presto'']]
This video details the events taking place after "mandela cataylst".
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Cut to a commercial for an "Everything Must Go" sale for [=MandelaTech=] as it goes out of business. During this commercial, Evelin promotes "Wisconsin's Only Analog Television", available until the store closes. After Dave gives the address and business hours for the store, the commercial ends.
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Cut to a video labeled "mandelatech 07 13 02 75". After a flash of static, we hear Evelin and Sarah talking to each other as they hack into the camera feed. Evelin tells Sarah to look for Dave, who she describes as "the most unsuspecting middle-aged man", wearing his "lucky flannel" and sunglasses, along with "the most fake-looking mustache ever". After switching through various feeds with no results, we eventually see a recording from inside a car driving on the road; here, Adam is heard coughing profusely.
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Cut to the Internet chatroom. Evelin discusses the last time she and Adam worked together, as seen in "mandela catalyst", with Sarah. Sarah tries to assure Evelin that Adam is all right, but suddenly, the connection cuts out. As Sarah tries to talk to Evelin again, her computer connects to the Mandela County Police Station's camera feed.
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Cut to inside one of the police station's interrogation rooms, where Thatcher begins talking to Adam. Thatcher says he sympathizes with Adam's situation and not to worry about the FBI's arrest warrant; rather, he simply wants to know about everything that happened to him. Adam describes starting a group with another girl from school, saying she eventually lost interest. He later found a replacement to take on jobs, but Adam soon grew to despise him. A few months into their partnership, Adam accepted an offer from a woman, going to her house that night for an investigation. After Thatcher asks what happened, Adam's face briefly contorts before going back to normal. He says most of the events of that night were a blur, only that he talked to someone and someone talked to him. Thatcher asks who these people were. Adam is unable to describe them. In a fit of guilt, Adam confesses to Thatcher that he was responsible for his partner, Jonah's, death, and he's now paying the price; he says he knows this because "he" told him. When Thatcher asks him who told him, Adam only answers, "God."
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Cut to a homemade video as a distorted rendition of Franz Schubert's "Der Doppelgänger" plays. A title card pops up reading "An Urban Tragedy". We then see a shot of the [=MandelaTech=] building as red text saying "[[red:THATCHER DAVIS DOOMS ALL]]" appears in the sky. On a CRT television, extremely low-resolution images of the Intruder and the faceless Alternate from "mandela catalyst" are shown. As the view shifts to the outside of the "Wisconsin's Only Analog Television" attraction, a series of flashing lights can be seen in the doorway; in Morse, the lights spell out a message: "I am still here. I miss you." A few lines of text, broken up with spaces, appear at the top, reading "You were so caught up in your own volition that you never noticed your world turning into a gray and twisted version of its former self". A frowning face appears in the bottom-right corner before the video cuts to black.
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Cut to inside one of the police station's interrogation rooms, where Thatcher begins talking to Adam. Thatcher says he sympathizes with Adam's situation and not to worry about the FBI's arrest warrant; rather, he simply wants to know about everything that happened to him. Adam describes starting a group with another girl from school, saying she eventually lost interest. He eventually found a replacement to take on jobs, but Adam soon grew to despise him. A few months into their partnership, Adam accepted an offer from a woman, going to her house that night for an investigation. After Thatcher asks what happened, Adam's face briefly contorts before going back to normal. He says most of the events of that night were a blur, only that he talked to someone and someone talked to him. Thatcher asks who these people were. Adam is unable to describe them. In a fit of guilt, Adam confesses to Thatcher that he was responsible for his partner, Jonah's, death, and he's now paying the price; he says he knows this because "he" told him. When Thatcher asks him who told him, Adam only answers, "God."

Cut to inside one of the police station's interrogation rooms, where Thatcher begins talking to Adam. Thatcher says that he sympathizes with Adam's situation and not to worry about the FBI's arrest warrant; rather, he simply wants to know about everything that happened to him. Adam describes starting a group with another girl from school, saying she eventually lost interest. He eventually found a replacement to take on jobs, but Adam soon grew to despise him. A few months into their partnership, Adam accepted an offer from a woman, going to her house that night for an investigation. After Thatcher asks what happened, Adam's face briefly contorts before going back to normal. He says most of the events of that night were a blur, only that he talked to someone and someone talked to him. Thatcher asks who these people were. Adam is unable to describe them. In a fit of guilt, Adam confesses to Thatcher that he was responsible for his partner, Jonah's, death, and he's now paying the price; he says he knows this because "he" told him. When Thatcher asks him who told him, Adam only answers, "God."

Cut to inside one of the police station's interrogation rooms, where Thatcher begins talking to Adam. Thatcher says that he sympathizes with Adam's situation and not to worry about the FBI's arrest warrant; rather, he simply wants to know about everything that happened to him. Adam describes starting a group with another girl from school, saying she eventually lost interest. He eventually found a replacement to take on jobs, but Adam soon grew to despise him.

Cut to a flashback to the events of ''Vol.333''. Thatcher stares at the creature in front of him, and the sensation is like looking in a mirror. Now wearing Thatcher' face, the creature mimics his voice and calls off the backup he previously arranged. Its eyes twitch and its mouth forms a gaping smile as it crawls back into the shadows. Through whispers in his ear, the creature claims that Thatcher serves no use to the people of Mandela County dead or alive, and deep down, he's nothing but a scared boy with a gun. As the creature asks if this sounds familiar, an image of Mark Heathcliff's house pops up.

"old mandela police site leak" is a video in a similar style to "My Movie.mp4", devoid of all sound. A webpage for the local news displays a poster for the Little League soccer finals between the Mandela Meerkats and the Brighton Bunnies, with tickets being sold for $5 per person, but all proceeds going to the Mandela Grieving Parents Foundation. Further down the webpage, an article fated November 12, 2004 reveals that Mandela County in Wisconsin has seen a mass exodus "for varying reasons", with many denizens traveling to the neighboring counties of Bythorne, Werksha, and Yonder. Text at the end of the article assures the citizens of Mandela that they are actually "100% safe here. There is no reason to run. Who are you running from?" We then cut to a job posting for applicants 21 years or older, with a directive to "Ask for Mr. Thatcher". We are then shown an email from Sarah Heathcliff addressed to Thatcher Davis with the title "everyday gets DARKER!!!!"; the contents of the message show her begging Thatcher to answer her questions, and that she won't stop until he responds. Text then pops up reading "lets see how he likes that". Cut to a shot of a database login page, only for the wannabe hacker to give up due to them not knowing a valid username or password.

Cut to a live feed from Moriah Hall in the Mandela County Police Department, broadcasting the promotion ceremony of Lt. Thatcher Davis and his partner, Sgt. Ruth Weaver. During his speech, Davis reflects on everything he learned during his time on the force and reaffirms his pledge to protect the city.

Cut to Davis visiting Heathcliff's house, busting in after receiving no response to his knocking at the door. An evidence reel for "Heathcliff v. [???]: Altercation" then pops up, detailing Davis examining Heathcliff's bedroom. He sees a corpse on the bed confirmed to be Heathcliff's, listing his age as 17. Continuing his investigation, Davis sees multiple shell casings strewn across Heathcliff's bed. He grabs a cassette player sitting atop a television set playing nothing but static, as well as a copy of the Bible and a personal notebook titled "Reassurances".

Cut to an exterior feed, where Weaver argues with Davis about continuing to work on this case when he can easily move on to another one due to his promotion. Davis retorts that he has a new lead, and evidence to look over. Weaver lets the matter go.

Cut to Davis performing evidence analysis. An image of what appears to be Cesar Torres (note his tuxedo and bow tie) is matched to a set of fingerprints on the doorknob to Heathcliff's bedroom. Heathcliff himself, meanwhile, has his fingerprints matched to the gun in his hand, the cassette player, the notebook, and a camcorder.

Davis then examines Heathcliff's notebook. The entries reveal Heathcliff to be a pious young man, saying God loves him when no one else will. His final entries detail his descent into paranoia as his calls to the police are answered in vain, fearful of who he might be praying to if not God. His next entries devolve into mad scribblings before one final coherent sentence is written: "my eyes are wide open".

Cut to an evidence reel for "Murray v. [???]: Altercation". The tape is prefaced with a message from [=MandelaTech=] representative Dave Lee, who tells Davis that he only managed to salvage two minutes from one of the tapes he sent in for recovery. The tape then cuts to a title card for a program called "The Might of the Subconscious". Suddenly, a voice is heard asking if anyone can hear it before a rubber band puppet appears calling itself "Stanley". After asking how many friends the viewer has, Stanley claims he can make a friend appear out of thin air. He walks the viewer through this process, asking them to imagine their characteristics. Stanley then begins to say that "if a friend lives in your head, it is best to manifest them instead", but the tape quickly cuts to him saying that "they're just as scared as you are". Stanley then asks the viewer to think really hard about their new friend... and confides to the viewer that their new friend is now somewhere inside their house, and it's now their job to find them. The tape ends there.

Cut to a phone conversation between Davis and Jude Murray. During this call, Jude begs Davis for help regarding someone inside his house despite him locking all his doors and windows. After confirming Jude's safety, Davis asks if this person has a weapon, which Jude can neither confirm nor deny. Jude says this person is just standing in the corner, staring at him. Davis then asks Jude if the person resembles anyone he knows. However, Jude exclaims that he has never seen anyone in his life that looks like that person, causing Davis to be taken aback. Davis then tells Jude that he'll send an officer over to check on him. Davis then gets a call from Weaver saying she's on her way to Jude's house. Davis elaborates to Weaver that they may be dealing with a home intruder. Davis then calls Jude back to ask for his address, but no one responds. Suddenly, Weaver interjects to ask for backup, saying the officer who was originally assigned to the house "pussied out". Davis asks for the address as he rushes to rejoin his partner.

Cut to Davis looking at the photos taken by the automatic camera, ultimately finding nothing of interest. He and Weaver will perform an in-home inspection as soon as possible.

Cut to Davis and Weaver searching the house. Davis enters the child's bedroom upon hearing music from the television and finds the corpse of the child's mother hanging from the ceiling. Suddenly, Davis's camera malfunctions; he tries calling out to Weaver, but is met with silence. The camera reactivates. Davis tries calling out, but unexpectedly hears his own voice parrot his statements back to him. Suddenly, he then hears the conversation he had with Jude before arriving at his house. Davis is slowly filled with dread as footsteps rush to his position, and an elongated, emaciated hand reaches from around the corner...

Cut to the sound of shattered glass. It's Davis, escaping the house through a window. He calls Weaver to tell her that he'll find help, and to rendezvous with him at the police station.

Cut to the Mandela County Police Department. In an exterior feed, Davis can be heard repeatedly requesting backup from nearby counties to no avail. In an interior feed, the song "Amazing Grace" can be heard steadily increasing in volume. In another exterior feed, "Amazing Grace" is heard once again. The music grows ever louder as it approaches Davis's position.

Cut to Davis's camera. Davis walks down a dark hallway, the only light provided by lamps on the walls. Suddenly, a large, lanky creature appears, shifting through multiple voices to accuse Davis of failing his duties as an officer. The creature changes its voice to that of a child saying, "Mommy, wanna meet my new best friend? He likes to hide, but he wants to meet you. I wanna play with the man in the TV." The creature slowly approaches Davis as he readies his gun. Some text then appears that reads "uh oh! bad decision, thatcher!"

Cut to a full view of the creature as it contorts its face into an unnatural smile and lets out a howling laugh. Davis shoots at the creature, causing it to recoil, but it continues its approach appearing none the worse for wear. Scrawled text then appears reading "There's not enough room for the two of us Lieutenant". The creature then fiddles with Davis's camera for a few more seconds before the feed finally cuts out.

In "every day gets brighter", audio from a cassette tape labeled "thoughts about the ordeal" is played. The voice belongs to Lt. Thatcher Davis, revealed to still be alive following the attack in the police station. He laments how he lost everything he loved to the Alternates. He is scared, but cannot show any sign of weakness due to the nature of the threat the town is facing. He feels tired and directionless, facing tremendous pressure to locate the missing children. Davis then states that the creature that attacked him "took something" from him, causing him to feel "different". A heavily distorted figure in a hoodie is then shown. Davis is frustrated that no one is answering his questions and that Mandela County is for all intents and purposes cut off from the outside world, but he resolves to kill the creature no matter the cost. He ends the tape with a haunting realization: "I'm alive... but part of me doesn't want to be."

"old mandela police site leak" is a video in a similar style to "My Movie.mp4", devoid of all sound. A webpage for the local news displays a poster for the Little League soccer finals between the Mandela Meerkats and the Brighton Bunnies, with tickets being sold for $5 per person, but all proceeds going to the Mandela Grieving Parents Foundation. Further down the webpage, an article fated November 12, 2004 reveals that Mandela County in Wisconsin has seen a mass exodus "for varying reasons", with many denizens traveling to the neighboring counties of Bythorne, Werksha, and Yonder. Text at the end of the article assures the citizens of Mandela that they are actually "100% safe here. There is no reason to run. Who are you running from?" We then cut to a job posting for applicants 21 years or older, with a directive to "Ask for Mr. Davis". We are then shown an email from Sarah Heathcliff addressed to Thatcher Davis with the title "everyday gets DARKER!!!!"; the contents of the message show her begging Davis to answer her questions, and that she won't stop until he responds. Text then pops up reading "lets see how he likes that". Cut to a shot of a database login page, only for the wannabe hacker to give up due to them not knowing a valid username or password.

Cut back to Davis, continuing his investigation into the rash of disappearances in Mandela County. A trend report states that the county's population has been drastically reduced, from over 19,000 in 1990 to barely over 1,000 in 2009. In a monologue, he bemoans that even after 17 years of work, he's no closer to discovering the truth than when he started. On the desk behind him rest stacks on top of stacks of missing person reports. He also blames himself for his partner Ruth Weaver's death, and mentions feeling haunted ever since cutting himself off from the outside world. Later that evening, Davis attempts to go to bed, but is interrupted by the sight of an Alternate with Weaver's face staring at him from behind his closet door.

Cut to [=MandelaTech=]. Dave reacts in horror as he realizes someone, most likely Evelin, has used his TV to watch some tapes. In a phone conversation, Dave lets Evelin go. Evelin pleads with him to let her continue working, but he won't budge, directing her over to Davis. Before she goes, Evelin asks about the TV in the closet, but Dave immediately hangs up. One phone dial later, Dave calls O'Brien and tells him he'll accept his offer.

Cut to a flashback to the events of ''Vol.333''. Davis stares at the creature in front of him, and the sensation is like looking in a mirror. Now wearing Davis' face, the creature mimics his voice and calls off the backup he previously arranged. Its eyes twitch and its mouth forms a gaping smile as it crawls back into the shadows. Through whispers in his ear, the creature claims that Davis serves no use to the people of Mandela County dead or alive, and deep down, he's nothing but a scared boy with a gun. As the creature asks if this sounds familiar, an image of Mark Heathcliff's house pops up.

Cut back to the present day. As he watches old TV shows and police tapes, Davis writes a letter to Weaver, mourning her absence and once again admonishing himself for letting his cowardice lead to her demise.

Cut to the exterior of the Mandela County Police Department. Evelin walks up the steps to the front door and enters. She calls out to Davis, but gets no response. She walks into the reception area and decides to hang out for a little bit.

Cut to a phone conversation between Davis and Dave. Dave informs Davis that he will no longer process any tapes for the investigations, and he is moving on to a different job. Davis says he needs Dave's help to continue, but Dave counters that these investigations are pointless, and the best thing for him is to move on from the past. Davis is left in silence.

Cut back to the police station. Evelin enters the archive room and pulls out a file labeled "Murray". Inside, she finds two documents: a copy of Lynn and Jude's divorce agreement with writing on the back scratched out, and a "Toddler Stress Assessment Review" report, written by Dr. Jack Williamson. In this report, dated September 14, 1992, and addressed to Jude and Lynn, Dr. Williamson claims that their son, Adam, had no reaction at all during the assessment, which can be chalked up to either reduced mental faculties or the "recent phenomenon occurring with children his age". As Evelin reads the report and begins piecing together the truth, an unknown presence flips the breaker switch and cuts the power to the station. Evelin becomes startled by this and, thinking that Davis somehow made his way inside, heads back out into the hallway. As the backup power turns on and emergency alarms sound throughout the building, a hand reaches out from behind Evelin...

Cut to a view from inside a moving car; evidently, against his better judgment, Davis has decided to investigate. After listening to a quick weather report for Werksha County, Davis flips through various other channels before shutting the radio off.

Cut to footage from a body cam. Davis enters the house and finds a pigsty waiting for him. While walking through the hallway, the radio suddenly turns on, playing the following passages from the first chapter of an audiobook titled "The Fate of the Jester":

Eventually, Davis reaches a bedroom in tatters, with various objects such as a bottle of bleach and a cinderblock scattered about the place. Sitting on the floor in between his bed and a mirror is Adam, now pale and gaunt, with sunken eyes. A photo of Adam starts to appear with the words "Suspect Identified" printed on the top. Suddenly, Adam lets out a sharp, piercing scream of pain as his eyes begin to glow and his jaw unhinges. He continues to scream at the top of his lungs as he begs Davis to kill him. The video glitches out, but Adam continues his (muffled) screaming as a pixelated image of a smiley face is shown in the bottom left corner of a white screen.

[[folder: ''presto'']]

To be added...

The video re-examines the events of Volume 1 1 from a new perspective: that of Mandela County Police Lieutenant Thatcher Davis.

[[folder:'' The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 1'']]
The video is a collection of various training tapes and a recording of a phone call.

It begins with another iteration of the THINK principle, but now the section of the Type 2 "Detectable" has been removed.

The video cuts to a phone call between Mark Heathcliff and Cesar Torres, listed as "victim one" and "victim two" respectively. Cesar asks Mark to come to his house to turn on the house's cameras while he's going to ER because his mother has been "knocked cold". Mark reluctantly agrees. The video then distorts and cuts to a distorted version of Cesar's face with a SlasherSmile.

Mark is shown driving next to Cesar's house and turning on the cameras. They show that a door and the barnyard have opened on their own. A sound increase has also been detected at night, showing us a woman's voice screaming for help. Cesar's face is distorted even more, leaving only two eyes.

Mark is shown to have gone back to his house, but the Alternate has followed him and is taunting him. The text on the screen tell us he's been inside his room for days, with no help coming for him. Mark opens the door and fires a gun, but the text on the screen says "uh oh! bad decision, mark!" with a face of the Alternate coming in front of the camera. It then shows Mark's lifeless body next to a gun.

Cut to a police training video regarding the various scenarios that a 911 dispatchers may handle: police, fire and medical. As the video ends, a fourth on is shown: "encounter". The dispatcher is instructed to answer and calm the caller, then hang up and not send help. The tape instructs to not speak too much, because the dispatcher may "reveal their fear".
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Cut to a "Toddler Assessment Video" that will help the viewer understand their child's responses. The first segment features audio of animals. Cut to a segment about "The Scary Night" by Mark, age 4, who recounts a story at night, while walking by dark room by the stares, where he saw a "man in the corner". Cut to a drawing of the man. The video then shows us various pictures, like a cat, a family, a balloon, the dark room by the stairs and the man in the corner, called "an Intruder".

[[folder: ''Intruder Alert'']]
The video serves to introduce the viewer to another of the threats facing Mandela County, colloquially named "The Intruder".

It begins with an image of a man (hereafter referred to as "The Intruder") in front of a white void, staring directly at the viewer as a voice proclaims, "I am inside your home."

The video cuts to a presentation from the Mandela County Child Endangerment Awareness Association, describing various ways parents tend to keep children distracted while attending to other matters, such as toys, walks in strollers, and watching cartoons on the family television. The presentation hangs on the image of the television as the face of The Intruder, now much more distorted, appears on the screen. The presentation then warns parents to keep an eye on what material their children may be watching, including violent content, sexual content, graphic content, and scary imagery. The words "they exist on different spectrums" slowly appear.

Cut to later in the presentation, which advises parents to wait until their child has stopped screaming or crying before entering their room. We see a woman, represented by a facsimile typically found on public restroom signs, enter her child's room as they are crying. The woman walks over to the child's crib, and a photo pops up showing it to be empty. The woman hears music coming from the television and approaches it, seeing The Intruder's face before the image cuts to static and the television turns itself off. The woman then backs away from the television and seemingly rises into the air, before the image shifts to reveal that the woman has, in reality, hanged herself. Also of note is that the crib has changed into a wooden coffin. Multiple lines of text then appear reading "distraught at the sight of her missing infant" before the footage cuts out.

Cut to an Emergency Alert System broadcast, which applies to multiple counties. The alert explains that 3,426 children have been reported missing in the counties of Bythorne, Werksha, Mandela, and Yonder. A message flashes on the screen warning parents to "deter vulnerable children away from any television or medium that can project possibly frightening imagery", with updates to follow.

Cut to a series of tapes recorded by the Mandela County Police Department detailing the investigation of a suicide. According to the tapes' preamble, an investigator was sent to survey a house where prolonged child-like crying followed by a sharp crack could be heard. A photo of the victim's house is then shown. According to the tape, after the photo was taken, the investigator quickly left the scene after feeling an "overwhelming sense of dread", prompting an on-site officer to set up a camera to take one photo every five minutes facing the room that the event occurred in so as to provide security until a suitable replacement arrives. The photos the camera took during this time are then shown. The following photos are of particular interest:
* 4:45 AM - Two white dots appear in the darkened hallway. Threat level: "Vague".
* 5:46 AM - The Intruder's face appears in the darkened hallway. Threat level: "Evident".
* 6:40 AM - A caption reads "victim's corpse is seen being tampered with by invisible force", while said corpse is censored with a black bar. Threat level: "Evident".
The police department concludes that the suspect from the photos is completely unidentifiable, but can be ruled out as being an Alternate. The images will be sent to higher-ups for further analysis. Lieutenant Davis has mandated that the previously-shown photos "must not, and will not, be released to the public for any reason".
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[[folder:'' Metaphysical Awareness Disorder'']]
The video appears to be a presentation about the titular disorder.

A narrator informs us that this is a disorder that's making a comeback, while showing that 97% of cases result in suicide.
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The video goes to the patient, right next to whom an Аlternatе appears and gives him information. The narrator informs us that the disorder is caused by "information that's not desired to be known". He mentions the high suicide rate, but notes that the 3% are worth living.
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The narrator shows us ways not to contract MAD: by avoiding religious practices or philosophical implications. He also mentions that being with family is a good way of being mentally stable. The text on the screen, however, informs us to not open our eyes, because the "man in the corner" may be infront of the viewer's face.
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[[folder:'' Exhibition'']]
The video functions as the "season finale", answering questions from the previous five videos while introducing new ones.
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After snippets of the answering machine from "The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 1" as well as the television music from "Intruder Alert", the video opens with another religious cartoon in the same style as the one seen in "Overthrone". In it, Noah is seen outside taking in some fresh air. As Noah returns to his dogs, he cowers as he hears a loud knocking sound. The color then darkens as the words "Type Two: Detectable" fade in behind Noah.
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The video cuts to a photo of a young boy and girl standing in front of the doors to a cathedral, taken on November 19, 1982.
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!! Season 1

!! Season 2

The first video of season 2 introduces us to the Bythorne Paranormal Society, and has the Intruder target its two members.

!! Season 3

The video re-examines the events of Season 1 from a new perspective: that of Mandela County Police Lieutenant Thatcher Davis.

!! Season 4

Cut to a video labeled "IMG_003.mov". The camera has been set up in a darkened room. Evelin calls out to Adam, who says he has something she wants to show her. After trying to find where Adam's voice is coming from, Evelin turns on the lamp, only to see The Preacher in the doorway whispering in her ear. Reflexively, Evelin turns off the lamp, shouting at Adam to explain who it was she saw. She then flips the lamp on and off a few times, but finds nothing.

Cut to leaked camera audio from the Bythorne Hospital, where two nurses are discussing Dave's body. Apparently, Dave's corpse arrived at the hospital with both eyes missing; as of the time of the recording, his eyes have not been recovered. Then, a wet sloshing sound can be heard. Both nurses react with revulsion, one of them saying, "Brain's not supposed to do that." Later that evening, the nurses discuss how they forgot Mandela County even existed, how there is nothing worth talking about there, how weird it was seeing people there after all this time. One of the nurses claims that the last time the county was mentioned was when the citizens were migrating to Werksha.

Cut to footage from a body cam. Davis enters the house and finds a pigsty waiting for him. While walking through the hallway, the radio suddenly turns on, playing the following passages from the first chapter of an audiobook titled "The Fate of the Jester:"

The video begins with a recording of the "2009 channel 3 incident", noted to be the only one in existence. In the recording, the viewer turns on the television to Channel 3 during a news segment. The top story this night is about none other than Dave Lee, whose body was discovered in the parking lot outside the St. Gabriel Church, on the border of the counties of Mandela and Werksha. The on-site reporter mentions that this incident is closed to the public, but has led Mandela to have the biggest increase in traffic in a long while. Suddenly, the feed cuts to a white screen. In a quick flash to the news desk, the anchorwoman seen at the beginning of the broadcast has vanished. The white void returns as unsettling music plays and a man with no facial features to speak of fades into view. Then, a chopped-up YouTube link is displayed, followed by an altered chyron which reads, "NO MORE RUNNING AWAY". After a few more seconds, the broadcast resumes as if nothing had occurred.

-->''"As the boy lay there dormant, all of his humanity drained into a murky puddle. Milky eyes cut through the thick blackness of the bedroom. A spectator. He was no longer the hero of this story, just a cog in the machine."''

Eventually, Davis reaches a bedroom in tatters. Sitting on the floor in between his bed and a mirror is Adam, now pale and gaunt, with sunken eyes. A photo of Adam starts to appear with the words "Suspect Identified" printed on the top. Suddenly, Adam lets out a sharp scream of pain as his eyes begin to glow and his jaw unhinges. He continues to scream at the top of his lungs as he begs Davis to kill him. The video glitches out, but Adam continues his (muffled) screaming as a pixelated image of a smiley face is shown in the bottom left corner of a white screen.