Tex is out through the night, inadvertently missing his date with Chelsee. Upon investigating Malloy's room, Tex is knocked out by a mysterious masked figure dressed in black. He learns that Malloy stayed at the Ritz, and decides to follow up the lead after reconciling with Chelsee and agreeing to go for dinner with her at her apartment. In The Pandora Directive, after accidentally offending his love interest Chelsee Bando, Tex ( Chris Jones) is hired by Gordon Fitzpatrick ( Kevin McCarthy) to find his friend, Thomas Malloy ( John Agar).
Though Tex lives in what is considered a Mutant area of town, he himself is a "Norm". Instead of sleeping at night, and being awake in the day, humans have become nocturnal, in a manner of speaking. The events of WWIII still left the planet with no ozone layer, and to protect their citizens many countries adopted a time reversal. Tex still lives on Chandler Ave., which recently underwent a city-funded cleanup.
The end to the Crusade for Genetic Purity was a turning point in the relations between Mutants and "Norms". After the events of Under a Killing Moon, tensions between the two groups have begun to diminish. WWIII also left another mark on the world: the formation of two classes of citizens.
After the devastating events of WWIII, many major cities have been rebuilt (as is the case with New San Francisco), though certain areas still remain as they were before the war (as in Old San Francisco). Like all Tex Murphy games, The Pandora Directive takes place in post- World War III San Francisco in April 2043. ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.