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Once players have completed the weighted puzzle inSilent Hill 2’s Toluca Prison, they can return to the Yard where they must face judgment. Their next puzzle sees them take an Executuion Lever and head up to the gallows, where they must solve 6 riddles and figure out which of them calls for execution. It’s one ofSilent Hill 2’s hardest puzzles, but all answers to the gallows puzzle can be found right here.
Whether players are onLight, Standard, or Hard for their Puzzle Challenge difficulty, players can find each of the answers that they seek below. If players want a guided hint at what to do, then they have to match the first and second verse of each of the six poems through rhyme and story, and then discover which of them is innocent and which is guilty. The innocent answer (Possible Answer #1) will always be the correct outcome.
Hallowed was the place,
T’was the home of evil,
For your grace I do not plead,
For the flames I did set free,
Sisters shrieked and children cried,
Though the young ones' deaths I mourn,
Their tormentors are no more,
On young souls the nuns did prey,
I watched them burn, I heard them cry,
I felt a soothing warmth inside,
It felt so good, I cannot lie,
Under veil of nightfall, in the ink of dusk,
Screams of the innocent fill the night sky,
Death of the blameless, a damnable sin,
Wracked with guilt, his soul withers from within,
A contorted chill dances on his spine,
No sign of regret, not a tinge of guilt,
This one took from others,
Stealing not to eat,
The wealth of others I did take,
The seventh statute I did break,
And yet my deeds I don’t regret,
The reason, if I have to say,
Was to survive another day,
To them, it was a loaf of bread,
What were those reasons you might ask,
The truth allow me to unmask,
I see. I crave, I need, I take,
In twilight’s grasp, a thief emerges sly,
His nimble fingers, like whispers they glide,
With hands atremble, he seizes what he must,
Poverty’s embrace fuels his misdeeds,
His avarice driving every cunning theft,
Not a hunger’s pang, nor a desperate need,
This one, he did kidnap,
In a fit of anger,
I took the child you are quite right,
Carried her off into the night,
She did not scream, she did not bawl,
Forgive me, child, for I have failed,
To save you from her wretched ways,
She whom I loved, who gave you life,
My only daughter, joy of days,
They wanted to take you away,
Hush, little baby, and be still,
In shroud of twilight, a tale doth unfold,
A shadowy figure, his motives unclear,
Amidst the moon’s glow, a desperate truth,
The man’s life of pain and in peril, forsooth.
Sealed within these walls, his salvation lies,
Steal and live on, the ultimate prize.
A tragic fruition, a mother’s despair,
Her heiress undone by the one she once loved,
Forsooth, it was not love that guided his clasp,
This one broke the lock,
One more place to plunder,
Once the sun has ceased its reign,
I cut through the rusty chain,
Pushed the door and snuck within,
So my guilt is plain to see,
I had robbed the pharmacy,
Yet, I did so not for gain,
I departed with great haste,
Leaving not a single trace,
Ever faithful to my creed,
In clandestine steps, darkness as his guide,
An unseen intruder with motives untold,
His hands eager to touch, to grab and to hold.
Beneath moonlit guise, a villain’s design,
With a selfish hand, with greed as his creed,
This one dared to take
Did it just for pleasure
Mommy dearest, mommy sweet,
Your love for me was so deep,
“Why, oh, why?”, you shouted out,
You broke my legs, I couldn’t walk,
You pulled my teeth, I couldn’t talk,
You fed me pills to slow my mind,
You were, oh, so kind to me,
Filled my heart with joy and glee,
In the end, it was for naught,
“Why, oh, why?”, you ask. Why not?
With her senses falling, she looks, mouth agape,
Cold steel pierces vein, a sanguine flood,
Gazing back at her, her own flesh and blood.
‘Twas a twisted fate that forced the man’s hand,
A son at mother’s mercy, his life in hell he’d spend.
Forsooth, not all killings are ones of ill will,
For the choice was clear, ‘twas either her, or him.
Desperation’s grip suffocates the air,
A victim turned assailant, a tragic decree,
This one clenched his fist,
Turned against his bully,
I waited long, I bid my time,
I waited to commit my crime,
The man appeared, he saw me not,
In truth, he was less man than beast,
And on my flesh and soul he’d feast,
My will to live he’d try to break,
In truth, I did not hesitate,
As my blade sealed the poor man’s fate,
He knew the rules, they are quite clear,
In shadows cast, the hunter lies in wait,
An enigma unfolds, motives undefined,
As the spark of life from her eyes did flee,
The man held his gaze with wicked glee,
An unfeeling sigh the man’s lips doth escape,
The victim’s eyes wide with terror and fright,
Vicious is his cause and marred with dark pride,
A show of brute strength, for all to abide.
How to Find the Correct Noose in the Gallows Puzzle
Now that players have solved each of the poems in the gallows puzzle, they must now face one of the six nooses on the gallows. Each noose has a Roman numeral indicating which one players are going to stand under:
Players want tostand under the number that corresponds with the innocent verse (the prisoner who acted in self-defense). Ifdone correctly, interacting with the noose will see James fit his head into the noose. When James falls, he will awaken in a morgue. If this step is done incorrectly, James will fall into a pit of enemies, where he just has to run past them and climb a ladder to re-enter the Yard and try one of the nooses again.
