From the introduction: You...are the unfortunate inmates and staff at Penderghast Asylum, a facility for the criminally insane that has been turned over to the tender care of Dr. Abraham Weiler, who is using the inmates as research subjects in his quest to find a cure for the zombie virus that is ravaging the world. User summary: Game is intended as a single-evening live-action event similar to, but more complex than, a traditional "murder mystery" party event.