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Synopsis

In the events of the first game, Alice Liddell, believing herself to be responsible for a fire that consumed her home and family, escapes into a twisted version of Wonderland. While being held at Rutledge Asylum for treatment, Alice managed to overcome her doubts and was eventually released from the ward. Madness Returns takes place in 1875, a year after Alice's release. Alice, now 19 years old[6], resides in an orphanage in Victorian London, under the care of Dr. Angus Bumby, a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis to help his child patients forget their memories. Even though she thinks she's fine, Alice still suffers from Wonderland hallucinations.

During a race, Alice is struck by a hallucination and believes she is in Wonderland again. Although initially idyllic, the peaceful land is quickly corrupted by the Hell Train passing through it, leaving behind the Ruin, a force that attempts to stop Alice. Alice meets the Cheshire Cat who claims that it was an outside force, not Alice, that caused this corruption, and urges her to seek out former friends and enemies to discover the source of the train. During the remainder of the game, Alice briefly returns to reality between episodes set in Wonderland. In the real world, Alice learns from the family lawyer that her sister, Elizabeth (nicknamed "Lizzie"), was the first to die in the fire, despite being furthest from its source, and had been locked in her bedroom.

In Corrupt Wonderland, Alice attempts to learn more from Wonderland's various citizens, including the Duchess, the Mad Hatter, the Mock Turtle, the Walrus and the Carpenter, as well as the Caterpillar. She is eventually told that the Queen of Hearts is still alive despite her defeat at the hands of Alice previously, albeit in a diminished capacity. At the Queen's castle, Alice discovers the Queen's true form, which resembles her younger self. The Queen reveals that an entity called the Dollmaker has taken control of the Hell Train and is corrupting Wonderland.

Back in London, Alice begins to recall her memories of the night of the fire and realizes that Dr. Bumby was there. He is responsible for the death of his sister and his entire family. She comes to the conclusion that Dr. Bumby is trying to erase the memories of the fire from her mind and, as he did with other children, trying to leave her as a "virgin toy" to be given to abusive masters and child molesters for a price. Furious, Alice confronts both Dr. Bumby in the real world at Moorgate Station and Dr. Bumby's Wonderland counterpart, the Dollmaker, in her hell train fantasy. Dr. Bumby admits to his crimes and even testifies to burning down Alice's house after Lizzie refused his advances, removing any witnesses to her rape that night. He points out that by erasing his Wonderland, he will make him forget the events of that night, while still remaining part of high society. Alice defeats the Dollmaker in Wonderland, giving him the strength in the real world and in his mind to push Dr. Bumby into the path of an oncoming train, killing him.

As Alice leaves the station, she finds herself in a hybrid vision of London mixed with Wonderland, Londerland. Alice wanders into unfamiliar territory as the Cheshire Cat monologues that Alice has found the truth that was "worth fighting for", and that Wonderland, although damaged, is safe for the moment.

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