Silent Hill 2 Guide | How to Solve the Gallows - Hanged Man Puzzle

Here’s how you can solve the Gallows Puzzle at Toluca Prison in the Silent Hill 2 Remake.

Game Guide by Joyramen on Oct 20, 2024

With the release of Silent Hill 2, a remake of Konami's best-known horror game, the company is back in business. This game is known for having a lot of hard, confusing puzzles that can take a long time to solve, and the Silent Hill 2 remake sometimes gets too carried away with them. The Coin Puzzle and the Hospital's Box Puzzle are likely to stick out in your mind because they're fun to complete. In this guide, we'll show you how to solve the Gallows Puzzle.

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You’ll encounter the Gallows Puzzle in the first-floor yard of the Toluca Prison. Each prisoner is assigned a number one to six; you’ll have to free the innocent prisoner, or else you fall into a room full of enemies, and you’ll have to climb back up and try again. The puzzle needs you to draw the right nooses by matching the first and second verses of six poems. The poems will vary depending on the puzzle difficulty that you have selected.

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The Execution Lever fits into a slot on the Gallows. In the stone in front of you, there will be two doors showing six lines each. Half of each poem has been bolted into the Gallows, and you will want to make sure the other half goes with the right poem by comparing the two. The problem is that each of the poems needs two different verses, and the collection you get is random. Below, we’ll show you how you can solve the puzzle.

Light Difficulty

For light difficulty, the innocent prisoner’s nooses are fixed; you can always choose either Noose I or Noose VI.

Standard Difficulty

You can use this to decipher which prisoner is either guilty or not depending on the randomized poem halves that you got.

Prisoner I’s Poem

“For your grace I do not plead,
For the flames I did set free.
Sisters shrieked and children cried,
No one made it out alive.”

If Prisoner I is innocent the other half will show:

“Though the young ones' deaths I mourn,
Their tormentors are no more,
On young souls the nuns did prey,
Took their innocence away.”

If Prisoner I is guilty the other half will show:

“I watched them burn, I heard them cry,
I felt a soothing warmth inside.
It felt so good, I cannot lie,
And for my bliss, they had to die.”

Prisoner II’s Poem

“The wealth of others I did take,
The seventh statute I did break.
And yet my deeds I don't regret,
I had my reasons that is that.”

If Prisoner II is innocent the other half will show:

“The reason, if I have to say,
Was to survive another day.
To them, it was a loaf of bread.
To me, a cherished step ahead.”

If Prisoner II is guilty the other half will show:

“The reason, if I have to say,
Was to survive another day.
To them, it was a loaf of bread.
To me, a cherished step ahead.”

Prisoner III’s Poem

“I took the child you are quite right,
Carried her off into the night.
She did not scream, she did not bawl,
I was her father after all.”

If Prisoner III is innocent the other half will show:

“Forgive me, child, for I have failed,
To save you from her wretched ways,
She whom I loved, who gave you life,
A monster hiding in plain sight.”

If Prisoner III is guilty the other half will show:

“My only daughter, joy of days,
They wanted to take you away.
Hush, little baby, and be still.
If I can't have you, no one will.”

Prisoner IV’s Poem

“Once the sun has ceased its reign,
I cut through the rusty chain.
Pushed the door and snuck within,
Filled my pockets to the brim.”

If Prisoner IV is innocent the other half will show:

“So my guilt is plain to see,
I had robbed the pharmacy.
Yet, I did so not for gain,
But so I could ease the pain.”

If Prisoner IV is guilty the other half will show:

“I departed with great haste,
Leaving not a single trace,
Ever faithful to my creed,
All is right which feeds my greed.”

Prisoner V’s Poem

“Mommy dearest, mommy sweet,
Your love for me was so deep.
'Why, oh, why?', you shouted out,
When my knife pierced through your heart.”

If Prisoner V is innocent the other half will show:

“You broke my legs, I couldn't walk,
You pulled my teeth, I couldn't talk
You fed me pills to slow my mind,
I took your life 'fore you took mine.”

If Prisoner V is guilty the other half will show:

“You were, oh, so kind to me,
Filled my heart with joy and glee.
In the end, it was for naught,
'Why, oh, why?', you ask. Why not?”

Prisoner VI’s Poem

“I waited long, I bid my time.
I waited to commit my crime.
The man appeared, he saw me not,
A bloody end is what he got.”

If Prisoner VI is innocent the other half will show:

“In truth, he was less man than beast.
And on my flesh and soul he'd feast.
My will to live he'd try to break.
There is so much a man can take.”

If Prisoner VI is guilty the other half will show:

“In truth, I did not hesitate,
As my blade sealed the poor man's fate.
He knew the rules, they are quite clear,
Go against me, your end is near.”

Hard Difficulty

You can use this to decipher which prisoner is either guilty or not depending on the randomized poem halves that you got.

Prisoner I’s Poem

“Under veil of nightfall, in the ink of dusk,
A blazing inferno engulfs the wooden husk.
Screams of the innocent fill the night sky,
He, who hell let loose, now watches them die.”

If Prisoner I is innocent the other half will show:

“Death of the blameless, a damnable sin,
Wracked with guilt, his soul withers from within,
Yet among the pure, the vile also would also dwell.
Demons dressed in piety, they perished as well.”

If Prisoner I is guilty the other half will show:

“A contorted chill dances on his spine,
As their souls fly forth on Thanathos' sigh.
No sign of regret, not a tinge of guilt,
But a fiery urge to destroy what God built.”

Prisoner II’s Poem

“In twilight's grasp, a thief emerges sly,
Through the veils of night, his purpose veiled, awry.
His nimble fingers, like whispers they glide,
In the goods of others, his needs doth reside.”

If Prisoner II is innocent the other half will show:

“With hands atremble, he seizes what he must,
A wretched dance, fueled by hunger's thrust.
Poverty's embrace fuels his misdeeds,
Thieving to survive, the barest of needs.”

If Prisoner II is guilty the other half will show:

“His avarice driving every cunning theft,
No conscience stirs, no remorse is left.
Not a hunger's pang, nor a desperate need,
but a heart consumed with relentless greed.”

Prisoner III’s Poem

“In shroud of twilight, a tale doth unfold,
Where the shadows dance, their secrets are told.
A shadowy figure, his motives unclear,
Steals his own kin, one he should hold dear.”

If Prisoner III is innocent the other half will show:

“A cruel twist of fate, an outcome unshought,
The little one perishes, it was all for naught.
The kidnapper's tears his motives reveal,
From a monstrous mother the child he did steal.”

If Prisoner III is guilty the other half will show:

“A tragic fruition, a mother's despair,
Her heiress undone by the one she once loved,
Forsooth, it was not love that guided his clasp,
But a spiteful avarice one struggles to grasp.”

Prisoner IV’s Poem

“In clandestine steps, darkness as his guide,
The man ventures deeper, where riches doth hide.
An unseen intruder with motives untold,
His hands eager to touch, to grab and to hold.”

If Prisoner IV is innocent the other half will show:

“Amidst the moon's glow, a desperate truth,
The man's life of pain and in peril, forsooth.
Sealed within these walls, his salvation lies,
Steal and live on, the ultimate prize.”

If Prisoner IV is guilty the other half will show:

“Beneath moonlit guise, a villain's design,
He trespasses where treasures brightly shine.
With a selfish hand, with greed as his creed,
Claims the spoils, indulging every single need.”

Prisoner V’s Poem

“With her senses falling, she looks, mouth agape,
At the one who forced her spirit to escape.
Cold steel pierces vein, a sanguine flood,
Gazing back at her, her own flesh and blood.”

If Prisoner V is innocent, the other half will show:

“'Twas a twisted fate that forced the man's hand,
A son at mother's mercy, his life in hell he'd spend.
Forsooth, not all killings are ones of ill will,
For the choice was clear, 'twas either her, or him.”

If Prisoner V is guilty the other half will show:

“Desperation's grip suffocates the air,
The attacker's past, a tale of despair.
A victim turned assailant, a tragic decree,
On this night of judgment, pain sets both men free.”

Prisoner VI’s Poem

“In shadows cast, the hunter lies in wait,
His violent intent cloaked in a veil of fate.
An enigma unfolds, motives undefined,
As the prey approaches, their fates intertwine.”

If Prisoner VI is innocent the other half will show:

“Death of the blameless, a damnable sin,
Wracked with guilt, his soul withers from within,
Yet among the pure, the vile would also dwell.
Demons dressed in piety, they perished as well..”

If Prisoner VI is guilty the other half will show:

“The victim's eyes wide with terror and fright,
The attacker's nature now comes into light.
Vicious is his cause and marred with dark pride,
A show of brute strength, for all to abide.”

After completing the Puzzle you get access to the Labyrinth.

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