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Since I got here, I've been blacking out and waking up in really strange places.
What kinds of places?
The woods, the lake... I'm really worried that when I leave here, it isn't going to stop.
Anything else?
Yeah... I think I killed a deer - with my car.- ― Jake Fischer and Dr. Emil Hartman
Off the Record is the fifth episode of the Alan Wake prequel live action series Bright Falls. This episode was released on the Bright Falls website on May 14, 2010, coinciding with the release of Alan Wake in the UK.
Synopsys[]
In bad shape, Jake seeks guidance from Dr. Hartman, but leaves when the doc almost triggers another blackout. Desperate, Jake binds himself to his motel fridge, recording the events that follow.[1]
Plot[]
Jake on the middle of the road.
On a stretch of road littered with small shards of glass, a disoriented Jake Fischer staggers out of the woods and, upon seeing it, walks over to his abandoned car. Before entering his vehicle, he takes out a pair of rain boots from the trunk and puts them on. As he drives away, he receives a call from Hal. He asks Jake how he is, in view that the voice message he left some days ago was cut short, to which he, hiding the recent events, claims to be fine. Hal then asks him if he was able to get a copy of The Creator's Dilemma signed for Riley.
Dr. Hartman inspect Jake.
At the Cauldron Lake Lodge, Dr. Emil Hartman signs the copy of his book for Jake. The reporter then asks him if he could speak to him off the record, to which Dr. Hartman agrees. Jake tells him about the recent blackouts and the instances of him waking up in strange places that he has been experiencing since arriving in Bright Falls and expresses his concern that they will not stop after he leaves. The doctor asks him if there is anything else, to which Jake tells him that he thinks he might have killed someone, but quickly stops himself and instead states that he killed a deer with his car. Dr. Hartman says that that sort of thing happens and proceeds to check his pulse. He also offers Jake to stay at the lodge, claiming that he helps people with problems like his. However, when the doctor takes out a penlight and points it at Jake's eye, the reporter recoils in pain from the light. Jake asks what that was, but Dr. Hartman, unfazed, tells him that it is just a light before pointing it at him again. The reporter rushes out of the office as the doctor watches.
Jake watches the recording of the previous night.
Back at his motel room, Jake pulls out of his bag the roll of duct tape and his camera. He restrains himself to a refrigerator using the tape after having placed the camera in front of him to record him while he sleeps. The following morning, Jake wakes up to find himself unrestrained just as the camera runs out of battery. Playing the recording on a television, Jake watches in horror as he sees himself breaking free from his restraints and ripping off the refrigerator door before destroying the rest of his motel room.
Cast[]
Full series credits can be found here.
- Christopher Forsyth as Jake Fischer
- Tom Noonan as Hal (voice)
- Bruce Katzman as Dr. Emil Hartman
Transcript[]
Main Article: Episode 5: Off the Record/Transcript
Episode Video[]
Bright Falls Episode 5- Off the Record (1080p)
Episode Five: Off the Record
Gallery[]
Behind the scene[]
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