iStory:The Private/chapter 304 alternatives

This page notes the different possible versions of chapter 4 of The Private.

Options (I)

Option 1A (explosion case)	Option 1B (ward case [Official case])	Option 1C (cells case)
Rachel chooses to prepare the explosives and blow up the large chemical vat she found. Returning to the chemical vat, Rachel realizes that blowing up the vat will likely kill everyone inside. However, Rachel decides that the people there are just an enemy that isn't dressed for the part so she arms the explosives, throws them next to the tank and flees the building. Outside, she finds armed men piling out of trucks but doesn't see Jim. Gunshots spray dirt into the air around Rachel, and then the explosives go off inside the building. The interviewer then stops Rachel from continuing her story, saying that should be enough.	Rachel chooses to investigate weird moaning that is coming from the medical ward. On a far table, under a dim construction light, Rachel spots a vaguely female shape laying in a tangle of wires and tubes. She appears to be about Rachel's age, light-skinned, but Rachel cannot tell her nationality. As Rachel gets closer, she can see that her "table" was a tray, half-full of a blue-ish chemical that is being pumped in through a tube like a garden hose. Her arms and legs were swollen, bulging, as if full of liquid. The girl has IVs in both arms with her eyes half-open. Rachel notes that she seems unconscious, and then pauses her story to calm herself from the fresh memories. The interviewer asks Rachel what happened next, and Rachel says that she tried to free her. He asks again what happened and she continues that the girl attacked her. The interviewer notes that her reaction was not what she expected. Rachel responds that she thinks the girl was just afraid, but whatever the facility was doing to her made her powerful. The interviewer notes that Rachel did survive. Rachel replies that the girl would have killed her, but the men outside came into the ward and the girl turned on them. When that happened, Rachel took the opportunity to run away. After a moment of silence, the interviewer says that is enough for their needs. Rachel questions why they are stopping, noting she hasn't told him how she escaped.	Rachel chooses to open the cells where the facility is storing the people they experiment on. The interview then stops Rachel from continuing her story, looking curiously at Rachel. He notes to Rachel that she had attackers outside and begins to describe the things in cages. Rachel interrupts that those things were humans, and he replies that they sound like they were changed. The interviewer then asks Rachel where she thought they would go, and Rachel replies that it didn't matter to her--that all she could think about were people in cages that needed help. The interviewer says that is very interesting, almost leaning over the desk at her. He asks Rachel to continue, and she does so. Rachel notes that the prisoners were different now, perhaps crazy, perhaps just afraid, or perhaps a result of what had been done to them. Rachel notes that when she released them, they attacked her and each other. Rachel pauses, noting to herself that the memories are raw and nightmarish, then continues saying that she ran away. The interviewer asks Rachel if she would do the same thing again. Rachel says no, adding that what happened next was horrible. She confirms to the interview that she would likely have left them in their cages, and he tells her he thinks that's enough. Rachel replies that she hasn't even told him how she escaped, and the interviewer flips open a notepad.

All cases (I)

The interviewer then continues Rachel's story for her, thumbing through his notes. He says Rachel found Jim on the hill, and then they made their way toward the border. However, on the way, they were met by a helicopter hired by Jim's employer.

Rachel questions how the interviewer knows that, noting that information wasn't in the official account. The interview replies that it certainly wasn't in the account, as officially they crossed the Iraq-Iran border, attacked an Iranian army convoy and were captured. This caused a stir in the local media, and the U.S. government demoted Rachel to Private, punishing her to hush the situation. Rachel responds that the real story is crazy, but they have to believe her, and the interviewer says that they do. Just then, Jim walks through the door and says hello.

As the memories of what happened in Iran come flooding back to Rachel, she asks Jim if he was working for these guys. Jim replies that he isn't, and that he just started. Jim continues that he told them their story, and they were very interested.

Options (II)

The player is then presented with different options on questioning Jim.

Option 2A (Jeremy case): If Rachel once heard the name "Jeremy Woo"...

The interviewer says he will let Jim and Rachel catch up and leaves the office, saying he needs to speak with his superiors. Once he leaves, Rachel asks if he isn't still working for Jeremy Woo, noting that Jim had said Jermey was pretty persuasive. Jim replies that Jeremy is dead, and explains that some terrorists blew up a dam near where they worked and he was killed. Rachel asks if Al-Quaeda was responsible, but Jim responds that it was a different group and that it wasn't in Iraq. Rachel then asks if the guys responsible were caught, and Jim replies that his company did catch them while staring far away. Rachel says she gets the feeling that his company didn't arrest them. Jim then smiles, saying that they didn't do anything to them--that they just watched. The player is presented again with options for Rachel to question Jim. Option 2A.1 (Company case): Rachel asks if Jim said he worked for a paper company... Option 2A.2 (Followed case): If Rachel was told that she was being followed... Option 2A.3 (Interviewer case): Rachel and Jim wait for the interviewer to return... ...and Jim replies that maybe there was a bit more to it than that, but doesn't add anything more. The player is presented again with options. Option 2A.1A (File case): If Rachel found an empty file in the secret facility... Rachel tells Jim that he doesn't have to tell her anything more about himself or them, but she needs to know about the file she found in the facility that was about her. She says she feels like she might have been singled out, and wants to know if he knows anything. Jim approaches Rachel, and points his finger at her. Speaking in a low voice, he tells her not to ever bring up the file again, and especially not to bring it up in this place. Rachel presses him for what he knows, but Jim refuses to tell her and says it is for her own good that she doesn't know. The interviewer then returns carrying a camera and Jim walks out without even looking back. Option 2A.1B (Interviewer case): The interviewer returns a few moments later... ...and Jim steps away. Rachel tells Jim that she is starting to piece together some of what happened to her, and notes that her interrogator in Iran said she was being followed. Jim says that is weird. Rachel continues that Jim mysteriously turned up at that time, and she thinks he was following her. Jim claims it was just coincidence, admits it is true when Rachel tells him she knows he is lying. While sighing, Jim adds that his employer is gone, but she still shouldn't ask him why he was following her. He asks Rachel to put it behind her for her own sake. The interviewer then returns carrying a camera and Jim walks out without even looking back. ...and Jim steps away when the interviewer returns moments later. Option 2B (Company case): If Rachel learned that Jim worked for a paper company... This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. Option 2C (General case): Rachel asks what Jim has been up to... This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. Notes This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. iStory Chapters edit Friend or Foe (Operation Bad Blood, Operation Splinter) • The Private (summaries) • The Agent (summaries) • The Civilian (summaries) • Faction Zero (summaries) • Slow Burn (summaries) • The Puppet Master (summaries) • Purpose (summaries) Related iStory Portals: Characters • Locations • Places