The stranger approaches you, shielding his eyes from your light. When he's within striking distance, you swing the crowbar with both your hands. You hear the thud as it contacts his rib cage.....he falls to the ground. Quickly, you grab the rope and tie him up. He screams out, hoping someone will hear him. You need to keep him quite to see if he'll calm down. Hopefully nobody heard his call and you have some time. What do you want to do next?

Use your shirt and tie it around his head so he cant shout or talk...

I agree that we need to gag him for the moment. Lets play this like we're bank robbers; Tell him "follow my instructions and don't try to resist and you'll make it out of this alive" or something like that. We'll never gain his trust at this point, lets just go for control.

tobeys got a good idea ithink

PLAYERS.....Please note that a couple of comments were removed from this pannel. They were a little too extreem and not in the direction I'd like the story to continue in. Let's try and keep the comments in line with what the main character would do. Remember, he's a young kid that wants to be a detective someday. He has every right to defend himself, but using third world prison tactics should be excluded. Thank you, now let's continue.

To silence him, you tear off your shirt and form a gag with it. Once he's gaged, you threaten him with harm if he doesn't calm down and listen. You grab your light off the drum and look him over. Hmmm, he does look a little like the madman.....or was it the dead man? He looks trapped and helpless, maybe even ready to talk. Would you like to ask him a question?

yes. ask him who he is, whats is going on down here. are there more mad scientists down here or more patients. does he have a reese's peanut butter cup. is there any food down here or drinking water. ummm, anyone else have some questions

he wasn't surprised when he saw me, right?
so he must have looked for me or someone else...ask him for his name. hes probably a clone made by this weired doctor guy

No, ask him yes or no questions, I dont think it would be smart to take off the shirt yet...

Wait im sorry, this is definatly not the mad man, the mad man did not have a beard... take off the shirt and question away!

Sheep already said he wasn't the madman but right before we shot him it sounded like he was looking for the guy we found dead. He looks sad in this pic but I don't think he's harmless. I'd like to ask him who he is but be ready to shove the shirt back in his mouth.

Let's start the interrogation.