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Timeline (Full Spoilers)

By Overkill

This is a timeline of all the major events that happened in Painscreek. I made something similar to help keep things straight in my head, and figured there'd be someone else out there who'd find it useful too. Don't read until you've finished the game. Year/Month/Day.

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Category: Characters, Secrets, Story or Lore

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

Characters

1970s

1980s

1990s

Comments

Characters

Matthew Brooks: Childhood friend of Sofia, adoptive father of Scott.
Sofia Miller: Maid at mansion, mother of Scott, former lover of Charles.
Charles Roberts: Husband of Vivian, father of Scott and Trisha, son of Magdalene.
Magdalene Roberts: Mother of Charles.
Vivian Roberts: Wife of Charles, mother of Trisha.
Bernard: the Roberts' butler.
Henry Johnson: Doctor and friend of Vivian.
Andrew Reed: Gardener.
Derrick Tyler: friend of Trisha and Scott.
Trisha Roberts: friend of Derrick, girlfriend of Scott.
Scott (Vincent) Brooks: Son of Sofia and Charles, half-sister of Trisha, boyfriend of Trisha.
Janet Kelly: Protagonist and Reporter.

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1970s

1971/05/02 Matthew recommends Sofia as a maid to Vivian, claiming she is his cousin.
1974/05/03 Vivian was released from the hospital. It’s unknown why she was admitted, but she was heavily pregnant at the time. Charles felt this had changed their relationship, indicating either a sexual issue or possibly physical abuse.
1974/06/11 Birth of Trisha, via C-Section. Vivian is told not to conceive again.
1974/08/16 Vivian hospitalized due to mental breakdown brought on by Charles’ mother’s demands for a grandson. Her doctor, Henry, recommends six months of recovery. Charles is told his presence makes Vivian’s condition worse, and feels sorry for himself.
1974/10/20 Soon after this day, Matthew goes to Indonesia on a missionary trip. Before leaving, he decides to propose to Sofia.
1974/11/16 Charles cheats on Vivian with Sofia.
1974/12/29 Sofia discovers she is pregnant.
1975/02/02 Charles rents a house and arranges for Dorothy and Sofia to live there. Dorothy is to care for Sofia during her pregnancy, while Sofia stays out of sight.
1975/03/18 Matthew proposes to Sofia via telegram.
1975/06/01 A baby boy is born to Sofia and Charles. Charles names him Vincent Roberts.
1975/06/16 Magdalene, mother of Charles, having learned of Sofia, Charles, and their son, tells Charles she’s coming to town. She says Charles must be rid of Sofia, but their son should stay in the Roberts family.
1975/06/18 Henry, knowing that Trisha’s inheritance and Vivian’s relationship are endangered by Sofia and Vincent, warns her of the situation. It’s implied Vivian recently found out about Vincent and Sofia.
1975/06/21 Charles amends his will, cutting out his daughter entirely, leaving his estate solely to Vincent.
1975/06/26 Sofia is confronted by Henry and Vivian. A fight breaks out between the women, and Sofia is killed. Andrew, a gardener, is present. Derrick, the 5-year-old son of a mansion worker, views the murder from his window. On Vivian’s orders, Andrew dumps the body in an old well and takes the baby to Father Calvin.
1975/06/30 Magdalene arrives in Painscreek. She is told that Sofia and Vincent have left town. She doesn’t believe that, and starts investigating.
1975/07/04 Father Calvin brings Vincent to an orphanage. Father Calvin tells the orphanage that the boy’s name is Scott.
1975/08/27 Magdalene Roberts is murdered by Vivian and Henry, though it's made to look like natural causes.
1975/09/17 Matthew returns to Painscreek.

1980s

1984/11/01 Father Calvin tells Matthew the truth about Sofia, Charles, and Vincent (now Scott), but doesn’t tell him what happened to Sofia. He implies Vivian kicked Sofia out of Painscreek. Father Calvin encourages Matthew to adopt Scott.
1985/04/06 Scott is formally adopted by Matthew.
1985/07/12 Trisha, already friends with Derrick, befriends Scott.
1985/09/15 Scott and Derrick become friends.

1990s

1990/01/12 Derrick realizes he has romantic feelings for Trisha, and that she has feelings for Scott.
1990/03/23 Derrick hired as Charles’ chauffeur.
1993/06/18 Matthew forbids Scott from seeing Trisha. This causes a rift to form between them.
1993/06/26 The ghost of Sofia is seen outside Henry’s office by a nurse.
1993/09/02 Scott moves out of the church, to a small hunting cabin. He also starts working at the mansion as a gardener.
1993/11/07 Scott begins investigating the circumstances of his birth. He learns he was brought to the orphanage by Father Calvin from Painscreek.
1993/11/20 Andrew, drunk, mentions the name ‘Sofia’ to Scott. Scott begins investigating her.
1993/12/18 Scott learns Sofia had an affair with Charles, but not about the pregnancy. He is told she left Painscreek soon after.
1994/02/02 Scott gets a letter from the orphanage answering his questions. He’s told Calvin brought him there. Enclosed with the letter is his baby blanket.
1994/06/10 Andrew begins seeing Sofia’s ghost. He thinks he’s hallucinating.
1994/07/06 Vivian forbids Trisha from seeing Scott.
1994/09/23 Andrew attempts suicide for his part in Sofia’s death. Scott finds him and gets him to a hospital.
1994/09/28 Andrew tells Scott about Sofia’s son, Vincent, and Sofia’s murder. Neither know that Scott is Vincent.
1995/02/13 Scott sees a photo of Sofia holding Vincent. He recognizes the blanket Vincent is wrapped in, and realizes his own identity. He begins avoiding Trisha, but doesn’t tell her why.
1995/04/04 Scott, having learned of Sofia’s location from Andrew, retrieves her body and buries it.
1995/05/13 Matthew learns from Scott that Sofia was murdered by Vivian and Henry while Andrew watched.
1995/06/06 Matthew murders Andrew. Matthew views it as an accident.
1995/06/08 Matthew burns down Andrews house, with Andrew’s body still inside.
1995/06/29 Matthew lures Henry to the well where Sofia was dumped and murders him. He dumps Henry’s body in his car in a lake.
1995/07/18 Matthew lures Vivian to the well where Sofia was dumped and murders her. He drags her body to the front of the mansion, for all to see.
1995/07/26 Scott is arrested for the murder of Vivian. Witnesses saw him arguing with her a few hours before her death. Derrick saw him leave the area before Vivian was killed but, hoping to keep Scott from Trisha, doesn’t tell the police that Scott is innocent.
1995/07/27 Trisha is hospitalized for a nervous breakdown.
unknown Trisha is released from the hospital.
1995/10/27 Scott is released due to lack of evidence.
1995/11/16 Bernard stabs Scott to death. Bernard had been stalking Vivian, but he implies he did it for Charles' sake.
1995/12/06 Trisha is back in the hospital.
1995/12/26 Trisha commits suicide by jumping off the hospital roof.
1997/03/13 Dorothy sends an anonymous letter to Steven, asking him to investigate Vivian’s death.
unknown Matthew murders Steven
1999/08/03 Janet arrives in Painscreek. Matthew attempts to murder Janet. He is indirectly killed by the ghost of Sofia.
1999/08/13 (Good Ending) Janet’s story on the killings is published.

15 Comments

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Overkill [author] 10 Nov, 2021 @ 3:54pm

@hhariman yeah there were a few places in game that didn't actually match up. I tried to use the ones that made more sense, but there's certainly some discrepancies.

hhariman 10 Nov, 2021 @ 3:29pm

Some inconsistencies on the dates:
- Matthew suggested Sofia to work at mansion on May 1971 (Matthew's journal)
- Matthew dated Sofia August 1971; suggesting Sofia has been employed at the Mansion (Matthew's journal)
- "New" maid Sofia started working at Mansion November 1972 (Wanda's journal) ???
- Possible time that "Vincent" was conceived: August 1974 (based on Vincent's birth day)
- Charles just started to be attracted to Sofia ??? 16 Nov 1974 (Charles' journal) ???
- Vincent was born 1 June 1975

Overkill [author] 10 Nov, 2021 @ 11:55am

@GiediPrim IIRC, this one isn't actually in the diaries and documents. It's in the letter sent by the protagonist in the good ending.

GiediPrim 10 Nov, 2021 @ 3:30am

@Overkill: where does it become obvious that it was Dorothy who hired the PI Steven Moss in 1997? After browsing through all the documents and diaries I found ingame, it is never really solved who the "anonymous" client was that hired him... at least as far as I know...

GiediPrim 10 Nov, 2021 @ 3:22am

@memphy/Doctor Overdrive: as an addendum to "Bernard murdered Scott", I would like to point out that the knife case in the possession of Bernard, from which the Scott murder weapon was taken, was not damaged (in comparison to the axe cabinet), which could hint to the fact that the person who took it out actually had the key to it (=Bernard). Given that he was mentally unstable after discontinuing his medication against depression would explain "taking justice in his own hands" as well as hiding the weapon so raggedly.

@Chris:Derrick Tyler left Panscreek two weeks after his mum's death as stated in Oliver Gibson's diary

Overkill [author] 11 Jul, 2021 @ 1:07pm

@dubesor I checked my notes. In a letter from Henry to Vivian dated June 18, 1975, Henry said, "I am not writing to you as your doctor, but as a friend."

Overkill [author] 11 Jul, 2021 @ 1:01pm

@dubesor Forgive me, it's been a year since I made this guide and it's not all fresh in my head anymore. I *think* I got that impression since Henry told Vivian about Sofia and Vincent. Also I think Henry was authentically concerned about Vivian when she was hospitalized after her breakdown.

dubesor 11 Jul, 2021 @ 6:35am

"Henry Johnson: Doctor and friend of
Vivian." Where is your evidence for them being "friends"? They are accomplices, sure, but nothing points toward friendship. The papers about the embezzled money ($160k) informing Vivian as well as the voice mails afterwards points very much towards Vivian blackmailing Dr. Johnson to help her get rid of Sofia and Magdalene.

Overkill [author] 24 May, 2020 @ 10:12am

If I recall correctly, Bernard leaves entries in his diaries about how upset the mayor is, and how he has to do something about Scott.

ash ketchthem plus + 24 May, 2020 @ 10:08am

I kinda thought Derrick killed Scott. . .where does it say that Bernard did? or is it just the fact that the bloody knife is in Bernard's house?

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