Dead Men



Dead Men is a sign which can be found on a fence in the labyrinth of Silent Hill 2. There are three variants of the sign, dependent on the riddle difficulty level, and it is used as a clue in order to complete the Free the Innocent Man puzzle.

Easy

 * "He committed an evil crime.
 * He turned a happy home into a pile of ash.
 * For that, he should die.
 * They also committed crimes.
 * They tried to fraud and trick others.
 * So their reward too is natural.
 * Even he cannot be forgiven,
 * My friend without his left hand.
 * And so his death bothers me not.
 * And what of him?
 * He also is not sinless.
 * There is only one here who is innocent.
 * The missing child was nowhere to be found,
 * And so there was no proof of his guilt.
 * His death was a tragedy.
 * That is all I wish to say.
 * It was neither justice nor retribution."



Normal

 * "Dead men, dead men, swinging in a tree
 * How many dead men do you see?
 * Tongue turned blue and face gone grey
 * Watch them as they twist and sway
 * The first one killed the butcher man
 * Then cooked him in the frying pan
 * Served him to his hungry guests
 * And gave them seconds on request
 * The next one with his smile and sweets
 * Stole poor children off the streets
 * To men who dressed unsavory
 * He sold them into slavery
 * Breaking into home at night
 * The thief he had a nasty fright
 * Filled his foolish head with ale
 * Woke in the morn in the county jail
 * The artist with his daunting skill
 * Tried his hand at painting bills
 * But caught in rain he was undone
 * When the ink he’d use did start to run
 * With promises of great return
 * Taking gold he did not earn
 * Bundled it up out of sight
 * Quietly slipped off into night
 * Three houses into ashes burned
 * The sheriff with no place to turn
 * Did spy a stranger in his town
 * Locked him up and beat him down
 * Dead men, dead men, swinging in a tree
 * How many dead men do you see?
 * Six feet long and six men wide
 * Round their necks the noose be tied."



Hard

 * "I do not wish to die.
 * But tomorrow I will climb the thirteen steps.
 * Please someone – answer me,
 * Why must I die come the morning?
 * The man imprisoned beside me believed me.
 * 'Because they're all insane, that's why', he said.
 * Of course I know his opinion will change nothing.
 * 'Now you know why I struck out at them', he muttered.
 * The man who was executed yesterday, the one who had
 * said his job was to sell dreams, said that was not true.
 * But the man who is to be executed the day after tomorrow for
 * stealing children shouted back that it was true.
 * The man who was hung today did not answer.
 * 'They'll kill me either way', he said.
 * He was caught embezzling public money, so he hasn’t any hope for mercy.
 * The man who is always quietly smiling to himself said 'I am
 * happy for I will soon
 * be with her'.
 * I do not wish to die.
 * I long only to return home.
 * But I know it is not to be.
 * Though I have done nothing, this crime has been thrust upon me.
 * Someone save me.
 * This is not judgement.
 * They are bloodthirsty and I am their sacrificial lamb!"

