Under this level, and above the one above, state of the art soundproofing and baffles protected their privacy.

In this level, set up as it was to be bait and first-level of trap, those protections would have been worse than useless. These rooms were set up for Slade to be able to hear below... which, unfortunately, meant that someone who had reached them--and not set off the warnings--would be able to hear above, as well.