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Norman Jayden.
Heavy Rain

Norman Jayden.

Follow Norman Jayden's investigation at Mad Jack Neville's scrapyard in Heavy Rain. Learn how to find clues, survive the acid bath, and defeat Mad Jack.

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Follow Norman Jayden's investigation at Mad Jack Neville's scrapyard in Heavy Rain. Learn how to find clues, survive the acid bath, and defeat Mad Jack.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Arrive at Mad Jack Neville's scrapyard and speak with him about the car.
  2. 2
    Use ARI to search the garage for clues. Start from the left and move counterclockwise, avoiding the acid bath in the upper-right until last.
  3. 3
    The clues include various tire tracks, footprints, pollen, fingerprints, paint, and blood trails.
  4. 4
    When ready, lift the cover over the acid bath.
  5. 5
    Distract Mad Jack by tossing a box (R1), using the crane (Right), or rebounding off a box (L1). Failure can result in Jayden's death.
  6. 6
    Engage in a fight sequence with Mad Jack: Right, Left, [Triangle], Up, [X], Left, Right, Down, Shove down, Mash [Triangle].
  7. 7
    If you win, interrogate Mad Jack by selecting "Impress" or "Gasoline."
  8. 8
    Prepare for the triptocaine withdrawal sequence. On lower difficulties, hold R1, [X], and L1. On higher difficulties, hold R1, [X], L1, [O], [Triangle], R2, and L2. It is generally expected to fail this sequence to earn the chapter's trophy.
  9. 9
    If you fail, you wake up in Jayden's car, cuffed to the steering wheel, with Mad Jack preparing to crush the car.
  10. 10
    To escape the car: look at the glove box, tap Right and Shove down to open it, then Shove up and press [Triangle] to grab the gun.
  11. 11
    Shoot the cuffs with R1.
  12. 12
    The car starts sliding into the crusher. Climb out by tapping Up, mashing [X], and mashing [Triangle]. Jump clear by tapping Up.
  13. 13
    Engage in a second fight sequence with Mad Jack: [Square], [Triangle], Clockwise from the left, Right, [O], Mash [X], Clockwise from the left (BIG rotation), Shove right, Shove left, Shove down, Clockwise from the left (BIG rotation), Left, Right, Left, [Triangle], Shake up-and-down, Mash [Triangle], Shake up-and-down, [O], [Square], Mash [X], [O], [O], [Square], [O], Mash [X].
  14. 14
    Surviving this sequence earns the "Goodbye, Mad Jack" Trophy.
Tips
  • To get the "Nerd" Trophy later, ensure you find and analyze all clues in the garage.
  • The triptocaine withdrawal sequence is designed to be difficult, and failing it is often necessary to progress and earn the "Goodbye, Mad Jack" Trophy.
  • If you succeed at the triptocaine withdrawal sequence, you arrest Mad Jack without bloodshed but miss out on the chapter's trophy.
  • "Goodbye, Mad Jack" Trophy

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