Parsons State Insane Asylum

The Parsons State Insane Asylum is a location in the Commonwealth in Fallout 4.

Background
The Parsons State Insane Asylum was built by the Cabot family. It was used to house the weak of mind from the Commonwealth. Subterranean rooms were constructed to house the most difficult cases, including Lorenzo Cabot.

Layout
A multi-level building. There are a number of locked doors and safes to be found.

Inhabitants

 * Captain Maria
 * Lorenzo Cabot
 * Lefty

Notable loot

 * Charisma bobblehead - On Jack Cabot's office desk, close to elevator, administration area.
 * A Syringer rifle - In the last room on the left at the end of the block of cells in the basement (before reaching Lorenzo by dropping down through a square hole full of exposed rebar in the floor).
 * It is possible to acquire a deathclaw gauntlet from Lefty; other raiders at this location may also have one.
 * Mysterious serum - Lefty has four syringes, and three are on a surgical tray on a table outside Lorenzo's cell.
 * Overdue book - There are potentially two in the filing cabinets in the Control Room. Check the loose drawer on top of the cabinets by jumping up a bit, where one book may be found, otherwise hidden out of view. Another book found in the small room access through the short brick tunnel out of the Control room towards the lift used to enter. Also in an open filing cabinet to the west side (left on entering).
 * Massachusetts Surgical Journal issue #1 (+2% damage dealt to limbs) - On a table in Lorenzo Cabot's cell, possibly barely visible beneath a vase.
 * A Vault-Tec lunchbox - On a shelf to the left of the ramp in the room just before the control room. There is another on the end of a bench on the right side of the first raider-filled hallway.

Related quests

 * Special Delivery
 * The Secret of Cabot House

Appearances
The Parsons State Insane Asylum appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * The Parsons State Insane Asylum is based on the real life Danvers State Insane Asylum. This can also be considered another H.P. Lovecraft reference, as Danvers State Insane Asylum is mentioned by name in at least 2 of his works.  Furthermore, H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham Sanitarium was believed to be inspired by Danvers State, which in turn was the inspiration for Batman's Arkham Asylum.  Danvers State has appeared in at least one other video game, it was a level in 2004's Painkiller.
 * The patients records found on Jack's office terminal show that the asylum once held a vigilante named "Nightwar", a woman only who wore black leather, and a ten year old murderer who was always laughing. This might be a reference to the characters of Batman, Catwoman, and the Joker.
 * The "Abremalin field" imprisoning Lorenzo appears to be a reference to a historical occult work, The Book of Abramelin.