Anne Sherman

"Revolution is not meant for the poor"

Anne Sherman is a fictional character featured in the videogame Dry Drowning. She only appears in Chapter 1 and is the wife of Richard Baker.

## Psychological profile:

Due to the very strict education she received Anne constantly feels the need to conform to social expectations and standards. She thus grew up as a vulnerable and submissive woman, naturally prone to clinging to people with an assertive and charismatic personality such as her husband.

## Biography:

Anne Baker (maiden name Sherman) was born in an old-fashioned family that greatly valued honor, duty and respect of traditions ever since its earliest times, back when it used to reside in England more than a century ago.

## Character overview:

As already specified in her biographic files, Anne is a very frail and vulnerable individual. Her debut within the main plot already sees her on the verge of a mental breakdown due to her own belief she would be the next to die after the assassination of Alicia (the secret lover of his husband). Moreover she is actually gullible enough to believe Alicia wasn't even his husband's lover in the first place, disregarding the whole incident as fake news aimed at discrediting the political position of Richard (who on his own part successfully managed to convince hìs wife he was merely helping Alicia by giving her the financial support she needed).

Her first reaction when Mordred visits her apartment furtherly confirms her nature: she is visibly upset by the visit of a stranger and can't help but greet him with a very pompous attitude, concluding he must have been yet another annoying reporter. This also implies Baker didn't even bother explaining her he had actually hired a detective in order to exonerate him, an explanation Mordred himself was instead forced to give. Her distorted perception of her husband is the biggest clue of her total submission to him, though she does seem to possess at least a bit of awareness in regards to how despicable the rest of the Black Bands are (her husband being from her perspective the only one who was sincerely fighting for peace, equality and the rights of every citizen). She is also firmly convinced Richard was framed by his own colleagues as part of a wider political plot staged against him, which also involved the police. Due to her failure in understanding she was actually the secret lover of her husband, Anne had also a very positive opinion of Alicia Hart, described as the only one who could still make her depressed sister smile. She ultimately seems to have a dichotomous perspective where everything belonging to her family environment is seen as positive and reassuring while the rest of the world is perceived as a horror dimension populated by monsters who are jealous of her family's happiness and will go to any length in order to destroy it.

## Ultimate fate:

Anne Sherman will meet different endings of her own depending on three different narrative elements that are all determined in Chapter 1 and directly influenced by player choice. Within said chapter Mordred can choose, in order:

1) To reveal her the truth about the affair between her husband and Alicia, or keep her in her ignorance.

2) To show the world Abigail's videotape or hide it (eventually causing Baker to be either killed or jailed).

3) To shoot Pandora, or save Freya. (if Mordred chooses to save Freya, Pandora will kill Abigail).

The ultimate outcome is mentioned during the conversation Mordred has with David Casey in his office in the middle of Chapter 2. The possibilities are the following:

-If Abigail is alive, Baker imprisoned and Anne was aware of the truth, Abigail will mention Anne is now fully aware of the situation and ready to divorce (which only makes Baker even more infuriated with Mordred).

-If Abigail is alive, Baker imprisoned and Anne was unaware of the truth, Abigail will mention Anne committed suicide by hanging herself after being deprived of the man she loved.

-If Abigail is alive, Baker dead and Anne was aware of the truth, Abigail will briefly remark her sister too is convinced the Black Bands were responsible for her husband's death, though thanks to the fact she had finally opened her eyes she had long since stopped trusting him.

-If Abigail is alive, Baker dead and Anne was unaware of the truth, Abigail will mention Anne committed suicide by hanging herself after being deprived of the man she loved.

-If Abigail is dead, Baker imprisoned and Anne was aware of the truth, David will mention Anne is now fully aware of the situation and ready to divorce (which only makes Baker even more infuriated with Mordred).

-If Abigail is dead, Baker imprisoned and Anne was unaware of the truth, David will mention Anne committed suicide by hanging herself out of shame (though he also mentions being deprived of the man she loved was the main reason behind it).

-If both Abigail and Baker are dead and Anne was aware of the truth, David will mention having tried to ask for her help but with no luck since she had fallen into a deep depression following her husband's cheating and the deaths of both Richard and Abigail.

-If both Abigail and Baker are dead and Anne was unaware of the truth, David will mention she committed suicide shortly after the death of her husband, who from her own perspective had given his life to protect her.

Regardless of the outcome, Anne will never be mentioned or appear ever again and will ultimately always die unless Mordred told her the truth.