Posted By: Susie07
The Black Mirror Ending - DEFINITE SPOILERS - 01/20/06 09:02 PM
Hi, everyone!
I just finished replaying "The Black Mirror" and am more convinced than ever that Robert is the culprit, and he's not really dead ! Here's my theory.
Robert probably assumed that he would inherit William's estate, but found his new Will leaving everything to Samuel and his heirs. Robert was not a happy camper. Since he is the head doctor at Ashburry, he would have access to an unlimited supply of drugs, some of which we know were experimental. He drugged William so he would hallucinate whatever was climbing up the tower wall at the beginning of the game and commit suicide. Now to get rid of Samuel.
Robert sent Samuel the mourning card, knowing he would return to Black Mirror for the funeral. He replaced Samuel's headache pills with the same drug, causing him to hallucinate and believe he is losing his mind. After killing each victim, Robert described the murder to Samuel so he would think he had done it himself.
Samuel had no motive to kill William, Henry, Vick, James or Dr. Hermann, but Robert did. We know that Robert had something sinister going on with with Dr. Hermann, and Henry could have found out (remember the blood in the grinder?), so Robert killed him. I don't know why Vick was a victim, but James was about to blow the whistle on him, and Dr. Hermann could have threatened to blackmail him.
Bates only confessed to Father Frederick that he saw Samuel with blood on his hands. He didn't say he actually saw him commit murder. If Samuel was really the culprit, why would he not kill Bates to keep his mouth shut?
I think Robert killed James at the lighthouse, took his body back to Ashburry and strung it up. He then wrote "Samuel" on the wall to throw suspicion on him. He returned to the lighthouse, took something to simulate death and waited for someone to discover his "body". Dr. Hermann could have taken him back to his morgue, and that's when Robert killed him.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it !
Susan
I just finished replaying "The Black Mirror" and am more convinced than ever that Robert is the culprit, and he's not really dead ! Here's my theory.
Robert probably assumed that he would inherit William's estate, but found his new Will leaving everything to Samuel and his heirs. Robert was not a happy camper. Since he is the head doctor at Ashburry, he would have access to an unlimited supply of drugs, some of which we know were experimental. He drugged William so he would hallucinate whatever was climbing up the tower wall at the beginning of the game and commit suicide. Now to get rid of Samuel.
Robert sent Samuel the mourning card, knowing he would return to Black Mirror for the funeral. He replaced Samuel's headache pills with the same drug, causing him to hallucinate and believe he is losing his mind. After killing each victim, Robert described the murder to Samuel so he would think he had done it himself.
Samuel had no motive to kill William, Henry, Vick, James or Dr. Hermann, but Robert did. We know that Robert had something sinister going on with with Dr. Hermann, and Henry could have found out (remember the blood in the grinder?), so Robert killed him. I don't know why Vick was a victim, but James was about to blow the whistle on him, and Dr. Hermann could have threatened to blackmail him.
Bates only confessed to Father Frederick that he saw Samuel with blood on his hands. He didn't say he actually saw him commit murder. If Samuel was really the culprit, why would he not kill Bates to keep his mouth shut?
I think Robert killed James at the lighthouse, took his body back to Ashburry and strung it up. He then wrote "Samuel" on the wall to throw suspicion on him. He returned to the lighthouse, took something to simulate death and waited for someone to discover his "body". Dr. Hermann could have taken him back to his morgue, and that's when Robert killed him.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it !
Susan