The $450 Manhattan Room Mystery: Why Was a Famous Surgeon Performing Midnight Blood Rituals Behind My Wardrobe Wall?
👉 Previous Decision: You chose to seek help from Dr. Julian Rivera, who revealed Finch’s historical medical guild and a possible covenant.
Rivera’s words echoed in my mind as I returned to the brownstone. A covenant. Someone sold me into this. The thought was a cold knot in my stomach.
As I approached the building, two NYPD officers stood by my door. Detective Kincaid, a burly man with a tired face, stepped forward.
“Ms. Hensley,” he said, his voice flat. “We’ve had a report. Dr. Finch claims you’re an unhinged trespasser. Suffering from grief-induced psychosis, specifically. Following your mother’s death.”
My jaw tightened. “Psychosis? He’s performing illegal surgeries in his house!”
Kincaid held up a hand. “He’s Mount Sinai’s Chief of Pediatric Surgery. You’re a suspended nurse with a history of extreme caregiver burnout. And significant debt, I understand.”
He gestured vaguely at the brownstone. “Secret rooms? Red lights? Midnight rituals? These sound like visual hallucinations, Ms. Hensley. Common among those under severe stress, especially after a loss.”
“You don’t understand,” I insisted, my voice rising. “He has Dr. Helen Vance in there. My mother’s doctor!”
Kincaid sighed, his eyes distant. “Dr. Vance vanished six months ago. We have no leads. But hallucinations of missing persons are also a known symptom.”
He looked at me with what seemed like genuine pity. “Get some rest, Ms. Hensley. Seek counseling. We’ll be in touch. About the trespassing charges.”
He and the officers turned and walked away, leaving me alone on the step. The front door felt heavy, threatening. Finch had twisted everything, using my grief and exhaustion against me. I was isolated, my career gone, my sanity questioned by the very people who should have helped.
Choose your next action
Sneak into the brownstone basement using the exterior fire escape to find the original house ledgers. — Read CHAPTER 6 to continue
Go directly to Mount Sinai’s Chief of Surgery with Rivera’s bioethics files. — Read CHAPTER 11 to continue
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