How to get the key

The steps guides agree on

Take Ian’s first-night pill and follow the investigation branch. After Ian gives you the scalpel, choose Use it on Day 3 and survive the struggle. Turn back to check Adrian, then click him again. Leaving immediately skips the key and the phone route. Use the key on the locked basement door; the number and address guide covers the call.

If searching is unavailable, Adrian’s score is above -3. Reload earlier and choose colder replies to him. Being warm to Ian is a separate score and helps ending 4. The affection page explains these checks.

What I will not invent

There is no alternate key or backup door code in the route commands checked here. Reading the package and making the correct call are still necessary after collecting the key. Check endings before restarting so you know which route you want.

What I checked

I checked Searching in the official macOS 1.0.1 resources. It sends adrianRelation>-3 to NoSearch; the successful search sets hasKey=true. LockingDoor2 checks hasKey before opening the locked room. Sammi’s checklist independently describes searching Adrian’s body before going outside.

Image references

• Adrian asking how you slept, with three on-screen replies
• First-person bedroom view with a number written on the forearm

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