Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode One - The Taxidermist, commonly known as The Taxidermist is the only entry in the Heavy Rain Chronicles. It is available as a DLC on the PlayStation Network, included in the Heavy Rain Collector's Edition free of charge when activated via code, and the game on the Heavy Rain Move Edition without the need to download.

The Taxidermist follows Madison Paige two years before the events of Heavy Rain as she investigates Leland White, a man suspected of being the Origami Killer.

Plot Edit

Sam gives Madison information on Leland, a suspect in the Origami Killer slayings, over the radio while she is driving her motorcycle. She travels to Leland's house hoping to question him but discovers he is not home. Taking advantage of his absence Madison enters the house through the kitchen window - which shuts behind her.

Eventually, the player will discover Leland's true nature by either finding several stuffed women in his bedroom or a severed female corpse in the tub of the upstairs bathroom. Horrified by the macabre discovery Madison contacts Sam via radio and takes pictures of the evidence. Unfortunately Leland arrives home promptly after Madison discovers his 'hobby' and Madison's has to take immediate action.

The player can choose to hide, fight and escape, or phone the police and hide until the cops arrive. If Madison goes unnoticed, Leland will wander the house and may:

• Enter the old bedroom and take a nap.
• Enter his workroom and work for a while.
• Enter the storage room or the child's bedroom and look through the cabinets.
• Enter the bathroom and continue cutting up the dead body.
• Enter the bedroom with the stuffed women then sit down in front of the TV and talk to them.

If he discovers Madison is there, however, he will begin to chase her with a knife. The probability of Leland finding her increases with the amount of things the player has broken and/or misplaced. There are several ways Madison can die - usually via a stab wound. She can escape via either the garage or front door, or kill Leland with a chainsaw found in the garage.

Endings Edit

• Where Is Madison Paige? - Madison is caught and killed without calling for help.
• Sacrificed in the Name of Truth - Madison is caught and killed after calling for help.
• The End of Anguish - Madison calls for help then stays hidden until the police arrive.
• In The Middle of the Horror - Madison escapes without being discovered.
• The End of a Nightmare - Madison is discovered but escapes (This ending also occurs if Madison kills Leland with the chainsaw, though she is investigated, it's presume she's not charge under justification of her actions).

Death scenes Edit

There are several ways Madison can die in this scenario. If she is killed, it is implied she becomes one of Leland's dolls.

• Stabbed in the stomach in the bedroom with the stuffed women.
• Stabbed in the stomach in the upstairs bathroom.
• Stabbed in the stomach in the living room.
• Stabbed in the stomach in the storage room.
• Stabbed in the neck near the back door.
• Stabbed in the stomach in the downstairs bathroom.
• Stabbed in the neck in the garage.
• Impaled with the chainsaw in the garage.
• Stabbed in the chest while on her motorcycle.

Trivia Edit

• Since Madison is alive during the future events of Heavy Rain, one of the last three endings is canon. Ironically, this is one of the few events aside from Jason's death and Shaun's kidnapping to be canon.
• During the Taxidermist trailer, Madison is shown wearing her normal outfit, in the actual DLC, she dons a black biker coat.
• If Madison is killed in the room with the stuffed women, tears appear in their eyes.
• A Glitch can occur if playing this content on the PS3 Director's Cut edition of the game. If Madison exits through the door that takes her to the backside of the garage, then returns inside through the same door, her model has a chance to begin phasing upwards once she starts ascending the stairs, eventually moving upwards past the door. The player can still hear Thoughts, though attempting to switch the camera will result in an inside texture blocking the screen. The only option is to reset the game.
• The DLC takes place on November 3rd, 2009. On the newspaper at the end of the DLC which shows what ending you get, says November 4th, 2009, which means this DLC takes place four months after Jason's death, possibly implying that the Origami Killer is still loose.
• The name Leland White is based on the character Leland Palmer from the television show Twin Peaks.