The Crime of Padre Amaro

Now that you know what a Room Escape Game is, we challenge you to travel with us back to around the year 1870... “Two months later it became known in Leiria that another parish priest had been appointed. They said he was a very young man, just out of the seminary. His name was Amaro Vieira… he is a handsome young fellow.” Eça de Queiroz, The Crime of Father Amaro, ch. I, 1889 Edition Amaro was appointed to the Diocese of Leiria, where he arrived in August 1870 to take up his duties. At that time he stayed at the house of S. Joaneira, on the recommendation of Canon Dias. He falls in love with Amélia, S. Joaneira’s daughter. Amélia, also in love with Amaro, pushes away her suitor João Eduardo and devotes all her passion to Father Amaro. Their secret relationship goes on quietly until Amélia becomes pregnant by Father Amaro, a scandal that must be avoided… at any cost. Marrying Amélia to João Eduardo is the first option, but since no one knew his whereabouts, the solution was to hide Amélia at the Ricoça estate, where she eventually dies from complications during childbirth. Amaro does not acknowledge the paternity and hands the child over to a wet nurse, a “weaver of angels,” notorious for not keeping children alive for long… faced with these events Father Amaro flees to Lisbon, in a conveniently strategic escape... And now...? Are you ready to explore this story more closely? Want to live it like no one ever has!? Remember... you are about to enter a Real-Life Room Escape Game! Anything can happen!