History Recap / LifeIsStrangeEp04DarkRoom

* MercyRewarded: If you where able to talk Kate out of her suicide attempt in Episode 2, Max visits her in the hospital. She is visibly doing much better, the relationship with her mother patching up, her art has lightened up in tone and it looks like she will make a full recovery. [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment If you failed to save her, all you get are texts discussing how the funeral went.]]

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: The selfie Max takes with Warren will become important in the next episode, when Max needs to return and warn Chloe.]]

* {{Irony}}: Max warns alternative Chloe to be ready to yell in case she makes a mistake putting in the morphine drip. [[spoiler: Chloe intends to ask her to deliberately give her an overdose.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Chloe's ready to go on one when she finds that Nathan killed Rachel. [[spoiler: Shame Jefferson already decided he's no longer needed.]]

-->"I've never been so glad to see Chloe in my life. The second I saw her blue hair and that beautiful pissed off face I wanted to kiss her again.[[note]]or "I kind of regretted not kissing her when she double dared me.", if the player chose not to[[/note]]"

Now with every piece of evidence they need, Chloe and Max narrow down their search to a mysterious barn, owned by one of the Prescotts' ancestors. On reaching it, they find fresh tyre tracks. Further investigation of the interior turns up a mysterious hatch, which leads to a bunker full of high-tech photo equipment and, yes, red binders full of photos. Chloe and Max find photos of Rachel (as well as Kate and many others) being drugged, bound and posed. Unfortunately, the final few photos show what appears to be a body being buried at the junk yard. "Mountains" by Music/MessageToBears plays as they rush over there and start digging, [[DeadAllAlong confirming the worst]]. Chloe breaks down sobbing before getting very angry (this time, quite reasonably).

* SadisticChoice: Chloe in the alternate timeline begs Max to overdose her, freeing her and her parents from the burden her condition has forced upon them. The player has to choose whether Max does it or not, the

** It's possible to tell from the coordinates that Jefferson and Nathan have been to the same place at the same time (specifically, the barn). Even if you don't recognise his car's number plate, this still makes it clear that Nathan isn't acting alone.

* HeroicBSOD: Chloe has two; one if she's forced to kill Frank and his dog in self defence, and one when they discover Rachel's body.

-->"I've never been so glad to see Chloe in my life. The second I saw her blue hair and that beautiful pissed off face I wanted to kiss her again.[[note]]or "I kind of regretted not kissing her when she double dared me.", if the player chose not to[[/note]]"
* VideoGameCaringPotential: If you where able to talk Kate out of her suicide attempt in Episode 2, Max visits her in the hospital. She is visibly doing much better, the relationship with her mother patching up, her art has lightened up in tone and it looks like she will make a full recovery. If you failed to save her, all you get are texts discussing how the funeral went.

-->"I've never been so glad to see Chloe in my life. The second I saw her blue hair and that beautiful pissed off face I wanted to kiss her again.[[note]]or "I kind of regretted not kissing her when she double dared me.", if the player chose not to[[/note]]"

Now with every piece of evidence they need, Chloe and Max narrow down their search to a mysterious barn, owned by one of the Prescotts' ancestors. On reaching it, they find fresh tyre tracks. Further investigation of the interior turns up a mysterious hatch, which leads to a bunker full of high-tech photo equipment and, yes, red binders full of photos. Chloe and Max find photos of Rachel (as well as Kate and many others) being drugged, bound and posed. Unfortunately, the final few photos show what appears to be a body being buried at the junk yard. "Mountains" by Music/MessageToBears plays as they rush over there and start digging, [[DeadAllAlong confirming the worst]]. Chloe breaks down sobbing before getting very angry ([[CaptainObvious this time, quite reasonably]]).

If Kate survived the end of Episode 2, Max will visit her in her hospital room. Not only will she have reconciled with her aunt and mum, but everyone in the school seems to have signed her "get well soon" card (except Nathan...), Victoria having even written a personal apology. Chloe will also apologise for giving Max a hard time over the phone call.

Things pick up where episode 3 left off, as Max walks down the beach with the alternative timeline's version of Chloe, dead whales and all. Between their conversation and Max's (now sparse) journal entries, it's explained that alternative Chloe was in a car accident after William got her a car for her 16th birthday. This reality's version of Max seems to be a little more of an AlphaBitch, although she did at least stay in contact with Chloe more than the "real" Max, she's also been blowing her off in favour of partying. They watch the sun go down, before returning to Chloe's room (now located in what was the garage) and spend the night watching ''Film/{{Bladerunner}}''.

Either way, Max and Chloe return to Blackwell to break into Nathan's room. Not unlike the young Prescott's photography, his room is cold, dark and full of pictures of women in bondage, as well as the lamp Chloe mentioned in her story at the end of Episode 1 (and photos of her unconscious body). Max finds a phone and handwritten notes hidden behind a sofa and heads out. Unfortunately, Nathan returns just in time to catch them, fortunately Warren intervenes, returning the Nathan gave him before and laying into him when he tries to draw his gun. In yet another important choice, the player decides whether to call him off, or let him PayEvilUntoEvil. Should Warren deliver the full beating, Chloe will claim the gun, but he'll regret his behaviour, otherwise, Nathan will get up and slink off with it.

* DeadAllAlong: They discover that Rachel was killed by an accidental drug overdose, and has been dead since she disappeared in April.
* {{Irony}}: Max warns alternative Chloe to be ready to yell in case she makes a mistake putting in the morphine drip. [[spoiler: Chloe intends to ask her to give her an overdose.]]

Things pick off where episode 3 left off, as Max walks down the beach with the alternative timeline's version of Chloe, dead whales and all. Between their conversation and Max's (now sparse) journal entries, it's explained that alternative Chloe was in a car accident after William got her a car for her 16th birthday. This reality's version of Max seems to be a little more of an AlphaBitch, although she did at least stay in contact with Chloe more than the "real" Max, she's also been blowing her off in favour of partying. They watch the sun go down, before returning to Chloe's room (now located in what was the garage) and spend the night watching ''Film/{{Bladerunner}}''.

Returning to the prime universe once again, Max comes around in Chloe's room, upstairs once again, with its occupant's blue hair and motor functions intact. They apparently reconciled soon after Max's first trip back, aspending the night drinking coffee and working on the mystery. Max resolves to never use that power again, or tell Chloe what happened. Max then heads downstairs, where she either sees off David or has a chat with him about his motivations (depending on whether Joyce is kicking him out). After recovering David's notes, Max and Chloe set off to gather the rest of the information they need.

Alternate Chloe explains that her respiratory system's failing anyway and she knows her parents are on the verge of losing their house. The player can try stalling by having Max mention the incident with Kate, but Chloe will tell her that her mind is made up. If Max agrees, she turns up the drip and watches her fade away, if not, alternative Chloe gets angry (...technically for the first time). After deciding whether or not to deliver the overdose, Max uses the photo to go back again. She allows William to leave, as he did in the original timeline, before breaking down, sobbing and reassuring past Chloe that she'll never abandon her.

!!Dark Room