A Handwritten Note

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   <label>Release</label>
   <format>{{#ifexpr: 2.52 < 1 
   |31 March 2026
   |31 March 2026
   }}</format>
 
 
   <label>Wintermute</label>
 
   
   <label>Renewable</label>
 
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     <label>Examine</label>
   
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     <label>Backpack</label>
   
   
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</infobox> A Handwritten Note is a Collectibles found in Episode 5 of the Wintermute story. It is found on a table inside the Constable's Office, with the Brass Key (2) below it, during the main mission Perseverance.

Transcript

The following text is transcribed from A Handwritten Note

Dear Constable Pete,

I've conducted autopsies on our last two victims. Again, saltwater in the lungs.
Please come to the morgue whenever is convenient and we can discuss more.

I'll also need you to sign the paperwork in order to release the bodies to the families.

Dr Larsen

Update history

* {{#switch:update|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 31 March 2026{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#2.52| (Update)|}}:

- Added to game.