Escape with the Iris - Ground Floor - Elevator Shaft and Service Ducts
In the previous section, Lara survived an elevator accident and now finds herself on the ground floor. You can glimpse the ground-floor hallway—with a glass aquarium and Fizwiz Cola machine—beyond the jagged opening, but Lara can't fit through. Instead, climb through the trapdoor in the ceiling onto the top of the elevator car.
Turn around, jump over the trapdoor, and walk to the edge nearest the cables for the other elevator.
Take a standing jump to grab the horizontal pole. Let go then press Action again to grab the ledge with the red-and-black edge on the far side of the elevator shaft. Pull up.
Scale the climbable wall at the right end of the ledge...
...until Lara's feet are level with or just above the second horizontal steel beam. (There's also a red flashing light mounted on the wall just to the right.)
Backflip onto the ledge behind.
Move to the other end of this ledge and take a running jump to grab the next horizontal pole. Let go to land on the opposite ledge.
Climb into the crawlspace above. (You'll get the chloroform in the alcove near the pole shortly.) Crawl forward until Lara can stand.
Quick-save before attempting the next gymnastic sequence. First, angle Lara slightly downhill before stepping off.
Slide down the first slope onto a second, perpendicular slope.
When Lara reaches the middle of the grate on the second slope, jump and grab the horizontal pole above. If you miss, Lara will slide into the incinerator at the bottom of the chute.
After grabbing the first pole, release then press Action again to grab a second pole. (You can't see it yet, but trust that it exists.)
Keep holding Action and swinging around the second pole until the flame on the ledge ahead goes out.
Then let go to land there.
Quickly hop back once so Lara doesn't catch fire when the flame reignites.
Walk to the outside corner of the ledge and take a standing jump to grab the edge of the opening with the multicolored wires. Pull up.
Now tightrope walk across the horizontal pole to the other side. Pick up the BOTTLE OF CHLOROFORM (13) (212/239).
Save the game again before sliding down the long chute...
...into a small, dark room with a crawlspace leading out to a well-lit corridor. Quick-save again as soon as Lara touches down. Timing is important for the next sequence.
BUG NOTE: There's a potential bug with the security guard in this corridor, detailed in the next section.
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