Mrs. Julia Chaney is a former Wellie who attempted to brew her own chemical experiments, but ended up going insane and killing her whole family in the process.
She resides in St. George's Holm with her husband Ned Chaney, as well as two random Wellies and Wellettes. They've all been brutally murdered with various furniture, and can each be found in the kitchen, second floor bathroom and third floor bathroom.
Her house is boarded up at the front, where Sgt. Gainsborough stands outside and knocks at the front door demanding to be let in, saying the neighbours have reported about possible Downer activity from her house.
Events of We Happy Few[]
Act I[]
During the quest, Mother's Little Helper, Arthur sneaks into her house to return some drugs she had borrowed from Stewart Adams.
When eavesdropping on Mrs. Chaney, Arthur hears her talking to herself. She laments her failures to a portrait of her mother, incapable of recreating a drug that Sally Boyle has on sale, but doesn't have enough to buy from. She tries to reverse the formula by herself, but the drug ends up being terrible.
Eventually, when she reaches the top floor, she will seemingly die and let Arthur enter the bedroom to read in her diary. Upon doing so, she'll catch Arthur off-guard and get into a fight with him.
The Altered Formula Dexipam is found in the toilet on the top floor, next to the bedroom.
Act II[]
Sally learns that the Joy Doctors and Dr. Verloc are trying to frame her for the murders that Mrs. Chaney committed by planting lousy evidence at her house.
After removing all the faulty evidence, the Bobbies tell the Joy Doctors that they will no longer take calls from Dr. Verloc.
Related Notes[]
Quotes[]
Idle[]
- How did you do it? There were so many of us.
- You were always so happy. Happy happy happy happy happy happy happy.
- There's never enough time any more. Where did it go?
- Where's the antithetical acid? Oh, there it is.
- Piperidine.
- Hydriodic Acid.
- Sometimes you need more than Joy. ... That's what she says in her advertisements. And I ... needed more.
- They just don't appreciate that you get tired.
First Desk[]
- Sally Boyle's really a genius. Just one little yellow pill and you're good all day.
- But she's so expensive. So I tried to make it myself. Stupid. Stupid.
- I fucked it up. Sorry, Mummy. I ruined it. You never ruined a recipe in your life, did you?
- I'm going to fix it, Mummy. I've reversed the formula. That should make an antidote. Right?
- I wish I'd paid more attention in science class.
- Let's see how this works. Oh, it's awful.
- I feel terrible.
Second Desk[]
- They, they wouldn't eat. You know. Just kept talking, and pushing my food around on their plates. WELL I'M NOT CLEANING UP AFTER THEM. I'M NOT CLEANING UP EVER AGAIN. They can sit there rotting until doomsday.
- CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES, YOU BASTARDS.
Trivia[]
- Sally's old home in the Garden District uses the same model as Mrs. Chaney's.
- Julia shares the exact same appearance as Mrs. Turner, a wastrel found inside the hatch on Ratholm.
- The house seems to be misspelled on the map, as it says "Cheney's House" instead of "Chaney's House."
- This could indicate that Mrs. Chaney's initial surname was Cheney, and was never updated.
- It doesn't matter whether the player witnesses her 'die' in front of them or kill her themselves on the lower levels of the house, she'll always sneak up on Arthur and attack him upon taking her diary.