Brookhaven Hospital in the Silent Hill 2 Remake is truly a strange and puzzle-filled place. Among the complex puzzles in this area is the Elevator Puzzle. This puzzle consists of two parts: the puzzle or set of questions that will be presented to you in the Brookhaven Hospital elevator, and the ornate box that requires you to provide the correct answers to those questions. In this Silent Hill 2 guide, we will reveal all the answers to that puzzle and how to solve the ornate box puzzle.
So, as James reaches the hospital elevator, he will be asked three questions about the history of Silent Hill. If you have explored the city thoroughly and paid close attention to details, you may know enough information about Toluca Lake which holds the correct answers. However, unlike all the other puzzles in the game, James will not help you in this puzzle by writing the answers on his map. Instead, you are forced to remember the answers yourself for an unknown period of time until you can use them in the ornate box later in this stage.
The testing scene also appeared in the original Silent Hill 2, but the questions and answers in the remake are slightly different from what they were in 2001. Luckily, we have obtained the correct answers – along with details on where you can use them to get a large amount of ammo and health items.
The test begins suddenly as you enter the elevator after opening the chained puzzle box on the second floor of Brookhaven Hospital and uncovering the Lady of the Door mural.
The first question of the three questions is about a terrible illness that struck Silent Hill in the past, leading to burying dozens of dead in Toluca Lake. If you searched well in Rosewater Park, you may have seen a statue commemorating the dead. And the first question about this incident is: How many people were thrown into the lake?
The possible answers to the question of how many victims of the Silent Hill epidemic in the past were: one: 42; two: 67; three: 85
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The correct answer is 67 victims. So, the correct choice for answering question Q1 is 2.
The second question asks you, when you follow Sanders Street eastward, which path will take you after the cemetery and the Woodside Apartments complex to reach the edge of town. This is actually the path you took to reach Silent Hill, passing by these landmarks on your way from James’ car.
The possible answers to the question of what street you will use to reach the cemetery in the area are: first: Bakman Street; second: Monson Street; third: Wiltsie Street.
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The correct answer is: Wiltsie Street. So, the correct choice for answering question Q2 is 3.
For the last question, you are interrogated about the murder of a brother and sister who were attacked by a person carrying an axe. The boy was Billy Locane, and the question asks you the name of the second victim, his sister. You can find a newspaper hinting at these crimes after reaching the chute courtyard in Woodside Apartments and jumping from the window to Apartment 112, and these characters are also mentioned in Silent Hill 4.
The possible answers to the question of who is Billy Locane’s sister are the first: Miriam; the second: Heather; the third: Julia.
- The answer is: Miriam Locane. So, the correct choice for answering question Q3 is 1.
The elevator takes you to the lower floor of Brookhaven Hospital, which you will need to explore to find your way up. After finishing your adventure on the lower floor, you will return to the first floor and the lobby. From the elevator, head to the pharmacy and go inside.
The ornate box is located in the first-floor pharmacy in the Otherworld version of Brookhaven Hospital. At the top of the box, you will find 3 gems bearing the marks Q1, Q2, and Q3, meaning you must put the answers to the questions. You just heard the elevator from the radio announcer. So, this box is where you can provide your answers to the puzzle questions, so, from top to bottom, use the code 231 on the ornate box to open it:
Q1: 2
Q2: 3
Q3: 1
This will open the box, granting you a set of ammo and medical supplies. But be cautious – if you provide a wrong answer, as the elevator announcer warned you, you will be punished and suffer some damage.
Before we conclude, here’s also how to solve the Hanging Poem puzzle in the Silent Hill 2 Remake.
