I rush upstairs, moving fairly quickly so I can get the lay of the land around the Manor House. Just as I close my door, I hear another door open in the hall; likely is the missing Mr. Speed on the way to finally eat. Undoing a few of the traps on the trunk, I pull out a safari-type camo outfit and some sturdy boots, changing quickly. There are some odd sounds according to the sound amplifier I plug in my ear, but there will be time to investigate that later. Two or three handy devices later, I close the trunk and recheck all the tells and booby traps.

Exiting the mansion down the back stairs and through the kitchen, I wandered through the yard and into the dense woods. I put on my glasses, turned them on, and started to look around. There, there, and... THERE. Three heat blooms from what must be entrances to tunnels. I went to each; two appeared to be dead ends, the other led into the tunnel I had been in earlier; my blazes concealed in that tunnel showed at once. I returned to look into the dead end ones again; it seemed less than likely that a great deal of work would go into digging out these holes for no reason. Aha! Just behind the light on the ceiling, in darkness where it would never be seen found; a switch in a depression. I pushed it and one of the walls gave off a "thunk" sound. Shoving hard on it, it slowly swung wide to open up the tunnel, leading towards the Manor House. I chased in, sliding the tunnel door shut after learning the locking method from this side.

A short walk, and the musty smell changed somewhat; there was a human smell in the air; urine or some such. I charged on.