It is at this point it becomes a matter of darkness is Delilah as simply one who deals poorly with conflict and confrontation? Is she bored and using Henry as her new toy as a means of keeping herself entertained through the summer? Or is she actually trying to keep her involvement in the circumstances leading to the death of a young boy a secret? Upon reflection, this all comes off as a ruse, especially as reviewers like this one have pointed out in their analyses that this cache is actually farther away from Delilah's tower than Two Forks where Henry is stationed, making this trip and the complications surrounding it all the more ludicrous.Īt the core of the theory though is the big "WHY" of it all. She speaks to Henry entirely out of character to the point that he asks multiple times why she's acting so chipper, and directs him to a flora sheet (one Ned would be familiar with as a former watcher, and one we later discover in a burned out cabin not far from Ned's hideout) she uses as a "code" to direct him to a cache with a new combination that contains different radio. The convoluted solution-and really a lot of the main-plot-that-later-becomes-the-sub-plot-she devises to the eavesdropping problem is so simple and ineffectual that it is reminiscent of something you might find in a satirical spy novel. The second huge instance of Delilah's deceit is in her "understanding" of radios. Either she has been given a huge Idiot Ball for the plot's benefit, or she is deceiving Henry. Yet upon the mention of the fence (parts of which being visible from her tower) she expresses surprise almost to the point of disbelief, and acts as if she has no idea what "Wapiti Station" is when Henry mentions it being named on the clipboard he locates. It is established during their getting-to-know-each-other dialogue that Delilah has been doing her supervisory job in the park for a long time. Perhaps the most glaring example of likely dishonesty concerns Wapiti Station/Meadow. There are a few theories on who this person might be, but it is strongly implied that it is not who she says during her apologetic explanation. We are in fact encouraged to be suspicious of her early in the game when she is overheard on an open mic talking with someone else, and she becomes defensive if you question her about it. With this in mind, we can reasonably assume her honesty with everyone-including us/Henry-is also suspect. Her actual nefariousness is still somewhat in question (for instance, whether or not she knew of Brian's death in the park), but her willingness to be dishonest comes up multiple times in the narrative of the game so as to almost be thematic: she omits a report about the missing teens to the cops, covers up of Brian's presence in the park during Ned's tenure as a watcher, and agrees to align stories with Henry concerning what happened with all that happened that summer rather than full disclosure. De-lie-lah (or "The Liar") TheoryOne of the most intriguing theories with a fair amount of Fridge Brilliance support is that Delilah played you virtually the whole game to an almost "Would you kindly?" degree.
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