Trapped in a secret hotel floor, a Hollywood producer finds his dead sister's recorder and uncovers his mentor's dark studio network
👉 Previous Choice: You chose to spam the door-close button and hit the emergency call brake to summon hotel security.
Panic seized me. I slammed my palm against the door-close button, desperate for the metal panels to seal shut. The doors groaned, inching closed, but not fast enough.
My hand shot to the red emergency brake lever on the control panel. I yanked it down with all my strength. The elevator jolted violently, throwing me against the back wall. Alarms blared, echoing harshly down the shaft.
The cab shuddered to a halt between floors, plunging me into a deafening silence save for the ringing in my ears. Ten minutes crawled by. I could hear muffled voices from above, then the distinct scrape of metal on metal.
A section of the ceiling hatch popped open, revealing the worried faces of two studio security guards. They lowered a ladder, their badges reflecting the emergency lights.
“Sir, are you alright?” one asked, his voice strained.
“I… I found something,” I stammered, pointing vaguely towards the floor I’d just left. The silver recorder felt heavy in my pocket.
They pulled me out of the narrow opening, then immediately demanded my bag “for protocol inspection.” My heart sank as one guard emptied its contents onto the floor of the lobby. He found Clara’s recorder, inspected its scratched surface, and placed it into an evidence bag.
By midnight, a stack of legal paperwork landed on my coffee table. Studio attorneys, their faces grim even through the video call, laid out the terms: a $15,000,000 lawsuit for trespassing, theft of proprietary materials, and damages to hotel property if I spoke a single word to the press.
“Sign these documents, Mr. Burke,” the lead lawyer said, his voice flat. “Or face the full extent of studio litigation.”
Choose your next action
Sign the studio non-disclosure agreement and accept a $500,000 quiet settlement — Read Chapter 4 to continue
Refuse to sign and publicly accuse Arthur Pendelton on social media without physical evidence — Read Chapter 5 to continue
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