Patch waits outside the bleached white house for five minutes and knocks repeatedly, but no one answers. Because the silence continues, Patch begins checking the windows for any sign of who might live there.

Through the first hazy window, Patch sees a bare interior and a large reception room. The room looks cold and neglected, with empty floors and shutters leaning against tall windows, but wildflowers in milk bottles suggest that someone has tried to make the place feel lived in.

As Patch moves along the house, he sees more evidence of decay mixed with recent use. One room has wallpaper peeled from the walls and left to yellow in the sun, while another contains paint cans and a wooden ladder, implying unfinished repairs. Outside, the grounds are vast and mostly barren, though the grass has been cut and wildflowers still grow near old stone planters and a dried water feature.

At the back of the house, Patch tries the locked door and looks through a cracked pane. In the kitchen, Patch sees jars of homemade jam and preserves, along with a stove, which confirms that someone is actively living there despite the house's disrepair. Just as Patch is about to keep circling the property, he hears distant thunder and looks up to see a storm moving in, increasing the tension at this crucial moment.