Ferguson Alistair, an esteemed professor of history at Miskatonic University, has gone missing. In the days leading up to his disappearance, his colleagues claim that he had become reclusive and paranoid. Many at the university believed the strange behavior could be attributed to the death of his wife during the last semester. However, when Alistair failed to show up to lecture, his teaching assistant visited his home and discovered signs of a possible struggle. Agreeing to help, you set off to the sleepy town of Arkham to examine the home of Ferguson Alistair.