The story follows Jennifer Simpson, an orphan from the fictional Granite Orphanage in Romsdalen, Norway.[9][10] She and other orphaned children named Laura, Anne, and Lotte are adopted in September 1995 by a wealthy recluse named Simon Barrows, who lives in a mansion known as the "Clock Tower", named after its predominant feature.[9][10][11] After arriving at the mansion, Mary, the woman who brought the children to the mansion, leaves to find Mr. Barrows.[12][13] When she takes an unusually long time, Jennifer offers to investigate.[13] Upon leaving the room, she hears a scream coming from the main foyer. Jennifer returns to find the lights off and the girls missing. After finding either Laura or Anne killed, she finds herself being stalked by a murderous little boy with deformed features, wielding a huge pair of scissors, named Bobby Barrows, also known as the Scissorman in the game.[11]