In 1998, Rebecca Owens (played by Melissa Medina) arrives at the River Fields mortuary in
Connecticut to begin her new role as an assistant to her former teacher and the mortuary's owner, Raymond Delver (portrayed by Adam Bennett). During her orientation, Rebecca encounters some unsettling occurrences, prompting Raymond to send her home early. Later that night, Raymond calls her back for an urgent night shift. Upon her arrival, he locks her inside the mortuary, revealing that a demon is trying to possess her. To prevent this, she must locate the possessed cadaver, perform a ritual to bind the demon to it, and then incinerate it, all while carrying out her normal embalming duties. Rebecca faces interference from the demon, which uses hallucinations and sensory manipulation to hinder her work. If she survives the night, Raymond explains that, having been targeted by the demon, it will haunt her for life unless she continues to work at the mortuary to keep it at bay. After Rebecca endures a second night, Raymond confesses that he too was once a target and has been haunted by demons, which is why he is seeking a permanent solution to banish them. On subsequent nights, Rebecca can eventually learn that Raymond keeps a possessed woman, Valery, locked in the mortuary basement and collects her blood to produce the Reagent needed to carry out the binding rituals. Despite reservations, Rebecca continues working in the mortuary and the demon begins taunting her by forcing her to relive memories of her past, where her mother died of a drug overdose and she subsequently became a drug addict nearly dying of an overdose herself, resulting in her father's death when he tried to save her. Realizing the demon is trying to use her guilt over her father's death against her, Rebecca can finally come to terms with his death and briefly witnesses a vision of her father who assures her she is not at fault for his death. The game's final ending is triggered when Rebecca attempts to banish the demon possessing Valery. However, the ritual fails and Valery attacks Rebecca. Raymond intervenes and his shirt is torn open to reveal a mysterious
sigil drawn on his chest, which destroys Valery and part of the sigil is burned away. Rebecca accuses Raymond of hiding more secrets from her and she angrily storms out of the basement. After Rebecca leaves, Raymond enters a hidden chamber where his possessed mother is chained up. He cuts off a piece of his mother's flesh and uses it to restore the sigil. All the while, the demon taunts Raymond by pointing out his source of Reagent is gone, but Raymond remains committed to fighting the demons. == Development ==