Lake

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This article is about The Dark Pictures Anthology's fourth installment, The Devil in Me .

Lake
Installment	The Devil in Me
Act	3
Chapter	9
Overall	39
Both Cuts
Playable Character(s)	Erin & Kate & Jamie & Mark & Charlie
Time(s)	Unknown
Location(s)	Lighthouse
Collectibles	1 (Inventory Items: 1)
Chapter Guide
Previous	Reunion
Next	The End

Lake is the ninth and final chapter of Act 3 in The Devil in Me and the thirty-ninth overall.

The player controls Kate, Erin, Jamie, Mark, and Charlie as they have their final confrontation with Du'Met. This chapter can be replaced by Ultimatum.

Lighthouse

All the survivors run out of the lighthouse.

• If Mark tied up Charlie in Lighthouse, Erin notices that he is gone and explains to Kate and/or Jamie that Charlie is alive but she and Mark thought he might be working with Du'Met. She then runs off and finds him pushed off the cliff with the show script stuffed into his mouth and "COMPLICIT" etched into his chest.

Du'Met exits the lighthouse as the group heads for shore.

Meanwhile, a patrol officer pulls up to the island after being alerted by the light from the lighthouse. He discovers a tarp with two pairs of feet sticking out of it, and pulls it off to discover the corpses of Joseph and Bethany Morello. The survivors rush towards the dock where they are stopped by the patrol officer, who holds them at gunpoint. Off-screen, Du'Met throws a Molotov cocktail into the patrol boat, causing it to explode. Stunned by the explosion, the patrol officer doesn't see Du'Met approach him, and Du'Met proceeds to chop off his hand with an axe. The patrol officer tries to pepper spray Du'Met, but Du'Met axes him in the chest and he dies. The group then spot another boat on the opposite side, which they have the keys for.

The Theatrical Cut player can either tell Mark to either run or grab the deceased patrol officer's gun, while in Curator's Cut Mark makes the choice himself.

• If he chooses to grab the gun, Du'Met to knocks it into the water while he is struggling with the patrol officer. Mark then spots the can of pepper spray and must complete a QTE grab it, which he always completes in Theatrical Cut.

The survivors rush toward the other boat. Mark throws the boat keys to either Kate, Erin, or Jamie; who attempts to start the boat, but it won't start. They then try to use the starting cord to manually start the boat.

• If Connie is alive, he approaches the survivors and joins the group on the boat.

Du'Met approaches the group with the axe in an attempt to kill them. The boat finally starts and the group takes off as Du'Met falls into the water.

The survivors head towards the other side of the lake to safety. If any survivors are dead, the group mourns them. If Kate is alive, she is driving the boat, followed by Erin if Kate is dead, and then Jamie if both Erin and Kate are dead. Du'Met then ambushes the group and attempt to kill them with the axe, as he was able to get onto the boat before it left.

• If both Erin and Kate are alive, Du'Met attacks Erin. She must complete a QTE to avoid Du'Met's axe.
  • If failed, Erin is axed through the chest and her body falls off the boat and into the lake.
  • If successful, Erin loses her balance and falls off the boat and into the lake.

• If Connie is alive, he attacks Du'Met. Du'Met then throws Connie into the lake.

• If Charlie is alive, he must complete a QTE to avoid Du'Met's axe.
  • If failed, Du'Met decapitates Charlie and his body falls off the boat and into the lake.
  • If successful, Charlie jumps off the boat and into the lake.

• If Jamie is alive, and either Erin or Kate is driving the boat, she attacks Du'Met with an air tank. She then has the option to either jump off the boat or attack Du'Met again.
  • If she does nothing, attacks but doesn't have the screwdriver, or attacks but fails the QTE, Du'Met shoves the air tank into her chest, killing her.
  • If she chooses to leave or successfully stab Du'Met with the screwdriver, she proceeds to jump off the boat and into the lake.

The boat then crashes into a rock and steers in a different direction, knocking Jamie's body off the boat and into the lake if she died, and causing Du'Met to drop his axe. Mark then spots the axe and the player must perform a series of QTEs to grab it and attack Du'Met.

• If failed, Mark will die.
• If completed, the fight will continue.

• Mark died
• Mark lived

Mark's throat is slit with the axe and he falls off the boat and into the lake.

Du'Met then picks up an anchor on the boat and throws it at the driving survivor. They must complete QTEs to dodge the anchor Du'Met throws at them and another to jump off the boat before it crashes into a rock.

• If they fail the QTEs to dodge the anchor, their neck is snapped by Du'Met. Their body is then incinerated when the boat crashes into a rock.
• If they pass the QTEs to dodge the anchor, but fail the QTE to jump off the boat, they are incinerated in the explosion that happens when the boat crashes into a rock.
• If they pass all QTEs, they successfully jump off the boat and into the lake before it crashes into a rock.

Nonetheless, Du'Met is unable to jump off the boat in time, and it crashes into a rock with him still on it.

Mark damages Du'Met's mask and he briefly takes it off, which causes Mark to see his face. Mark attempts to swing at Du'Met again, but the boat sideswipes a rock and he loses his balance and accidentally lodges the axe in the boat. Du'Met recovers and then attempt to force Mark's throat onto the sharp back of the axe.

The driving survivor is then given the option to either help Mark or jump off the boat. If the driver is Erin, she has the option to use her inhaler if it has any charges left.

• If they choose to attack, they attempt to punch Du'Met, but he counters their attack and tosses them to the side.
• If they jumped off the boat, they will leave the encounter and Mark will have to fend for himself.

• Theatrical Cut
• Curator's Cut

Note: This section will play in Curator's Cut if the driving survivor jumped off the boat and into the lake.

Mark must complete two QTEs to avoid being stabbed in the throat with the axe.

• If Mark attached the drill bit to his monopod in Workshop or grabbed the pepper spray from earlier, he can choose to either stab him in the neck or spray him in the eyes with the respective items to do one less QTE. Du'Met will then proceed to throw away the item that was used.
• If Mark failed the QTEs, his throat will be pierced by the axe, and he will stumble towards the driving survivor (if they're still on the boat), and then fall off it and into the lake.
  • If the driving survivor is still on the boat, the same scenario will play out as if Mark died earlier in his fight.

If the driving survivor chose to help Mark, they must complete a QTE to avoid falling into the water.

• If failed, the driving survivor will fall into the lake, and Mark will have his throat pierced. Du'Met is unable to jump off the boat in time, and it crashes into a rock with him still on it.
• If successful, they can attack Du'Met from behind with their item: Kate's amethyst crystal or the utility flashlight, Erin's microphone, and Jamie's screwdriver or the utility flashlight.
  • If they do not attack or have an item to attack with, Mark will have his throat pierced. Du'Met is unable to jump off the boat in time, and it crashes into a rock with him still on it.

If Mark survived, he must then complete another QTE for Mark to successfully throw an anchor at Du'Met.

• If Mark failed to throw the anchor at Du'Met, he will slit his throat with the axe, and he will fall off the boat and into the lake.
  • If the driving survivor is still on the boat, the same scenario will play out as if Mark died earlier in his fight.
• If Mark is successful at throwing the anchor at Du'Met, he is impaled in the chest by it, and is forced off the boat by the anchor chain which was caught in the boat's propeller. Mark (and the driving protagonist if they're still on the boat) will then have to complete a QTE to jump off the boat and into the lake before it crashes into a rock and incinerates them.
  • If failed, the protagonist(s) that failed will be incinerated in the explosion.
  • If completed, they jump off the boat and into the lake safely.

Collectibles

Inventory Items

• Pepper Spray - Dropped by the killed state officer onto the ground. In the Theatrical Cut, the protagonist must pick the authoritative option, while in the Curator's Cut, Mark must choose to grab the gun and complete the QTE.

Deaths

Inevitable

State Officer

• He always dies by getting his hand chopped off by Du'Met, and then axed through the chest.

Determinant

Charlie

• If Erin discovered the edited tape during Silver Ash, is alive, and Mark sided with her in Lighthouse, he is found having been pushed off a cliff by Du'Met.
• If Charlie fails the QTE to dodge Du'Met's attack, he will be decapitated.

Erin

• If Kate is alive and Erin fails the QTE to dodge Du'Met's attack, she will be impaled through her back by an axe.
• If Kate is dead, Erin stays on the boat, Mark dies, and Erin fails the first and second QTE afterward, her neck will be snapped by the anchor chain.
• If Kate is dead and Erin fails the QTE to jump from the boat before it crashes, she will be blown up in the explosion. (Curator's Cut)

Jamie

• If Kate or Erin are alive, Jamie chooses to attack Du'Met and fails to use her screwdriver, does not have the screwdriver, or does nothing, her chest will be drilled with an air tank.
• If Kate and Erin are dead, Jamie stays on the boat, Mark dies, and Jamie fails the first and second QTE afterward, her neck will be snapped by the anchor chain.
• If Kate and Erin are dead and Jamie fails the QTE to jump from the boat before it crashes, she will be blown up in the explosion. (Curator's Cut)

Kate

• If Kate stays on the boat, Mark dies, and Kate fails the first and second QTE afterward, her neck will be snapped by the anchor chain.
• If Kate fails the QTE to jump from the boat before it crashes, she will be blown up in the explosion. (Curator's Cut)

Mark

• If Mark fails the second or third QTE while attacking Du'Met, Du'Met will rip his throat out and he will be axed in the back.
• If Mark fails the a QTE while struggling against Du'Met, he will be stabbed in the throat with the back of the axe.
• If Mark fails the QTE to throw the anchor at Du'Met, he will be impaled in the chest with the anchor.
• If Mark fails the QTE to jump from the boat before it crashes, he will be blown up in the explosion. (Theatrical Cut)

Trivia

• This is the the sixth chapter for Erin, the fifth for Jamie, the fourth for Charlie, the second for Kate, and the first for Mark in which they can die.
• Charlie is the only character who will not fight Du'Met, as he always jumps off of the boat if he succeeds in dodging Du'Met's attack.
• Connie will always survive in this chapter.
• This chapter will only occur if Kate and Mark were not captured. Otherwise, Ultimatum will occur instead.