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When Jake reaches out to Abe, he receives a chilling warning: don’t come home, as it's not safe. Abe is fearful, unable to locate the key to a gun cabinet that had been secured for his safety by Jake’s family. This loss of agency and security forms the crux of Jake’s impending adventure, leading him into a deeply troubled night illuminated by uncertainty and dread.
Upon arriving, Jake and Shelly discover the remnants of a break-in. As Jake follows a trail into the nearby forest, he stumbles upon a shocking scene: the bloodied flashlight and the eyeless corpse of his grandfather. In a last attempt to communicate, Abe urges Jake to seek an elusive place—the "island"—and the loop of "September 3, 1943." This cryptic message marks the catalyst for Jake’s transformation into a reluctant hero.