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Where do I go now?
  • 1 of 3: Isn't that obvious? With all those references to Alcatraz you found, go there.
  • 2 of 3: Just go through the gallery, up the stairs, take the elevator, and enter Gideon's bedroom.
  • 3 of 3: After a short intermezzo with Sylvia, you'll end up in Alcatraz (no pun intended).