diff --git a/mysteries/barricelli-files/mystery.json b/mysteries/barricelli-files/mystery.json
index c22130d..235e63e 100644
--- a/mysteries/barricelli-files/mystery.json
+++ b/mysteries/barricelli-files/mystery.json
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@
               "key": "report_back",
               "label": "Call Glitch Hunter",
               "to": "hunter-intro"
+            },
+            {
+              "key": "phone",
+              "label": "Phone",
+              "to": "phone"
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@
             {
               "key": "decline",
               "label": "Back",
-              "to": "dobby-tasks"
+              "to": "note-board"
             }
           ],
           "utterances": [
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 670b186..912f442 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -516,6 +516,15 @@ app.post('/api/playthroughs/:id/utterances/:uid/reach', async (req, res, next) =
     result.ok ? res.json({ earned: result.earned ?? false }) : res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' })
   } catch (error) { next(error) }
 })
+// The phone tool: the directory available on the current node, and dialing a number.
+app.get('/api/playthroughs/:id/phone', async (req, res, next) => {
+  try { res.json(await narrative.phoneDirectory(String(req.params.id))) }
+  catch (error) { next(error) }
+})
+app.post('/api/playthroughs/:id/dial', async (req, res, next) => {
+  try { res.json(await narrative.dial(String(req.params.id), String(req.body?.number || ''))) }
+  catch (error) { next(error) }
+})
 // Dev teleport: jump the playthrough to an explicit story node. Powers /node/:id.
 app.post('/api/playthroughs/:id/goto', async (req, res, next) => {
   try {
diff --git a/server/narrativeRepository.ts b/server/narrativeRepository.ts
index e21d9a1..bb4315b 100644
--- a/server/narrativeRepository.ts
+++ b/server/narrativeRepository.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export interface NarrativeRepository {
   listAchievements(playthroughId: string): Promise<string[] | null>
   awardAchievement(playthroughId: string, flagKey: string, nodeId?: string | null): Promise<{ ok: boolean; earned: boolean; error?: string }>
   reachUtterance(playthroughId: string, utteranceId: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; earned?: boolean }>
+  phoneDirectory(playthroughId: string): Promise<{ available: boolean; numbers: { number: string; name: string }[] }>
+  dial(playthroughId: string, number: string): Promise<{ outcome: 'connect' | 'voicemail' | 'unknown'; name?: string; state?: PlaythroughState }>
   gotoNode(userId: string, playthroughId: string, nodeId: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; state?: PlaythroughState; error?: string }>
   listMysteries(): Promise<MysterySummary[]>
   listPlayableMysteries(): Promise<{ slug: string; title: string }[]>
@@ -280,6 +282,46 @@ export function createNarrativeRepository(pool: Pool, objectStorage: ObjectStora
       return { ok: true, earned: (result.rowCount || 0) > 0 }
     },
 
+    // The phone directory available on the player's current node: the terminals of a
+    // phone node the current node is wired to. No connected phone node => nobody's listed.
+    async phoneDirectory(playthroughId) {
+      const pt = (await pool.query<{ current_node_id: string | null }>('SELECT current_node_id FROM osint.playthroughs WHERE id=$1', [playthroughId])).rows[0]
+      if (!pt?.current_node_id) return { available: false, numbers: [] }
+      const phoneNode = (await pool.query<{ id: string }>(
+        `SELECT pn.id FROM osint.story_node_terminals t JOIN osint.story_nodes pn ON pn.id=t.to_node_id
+         WHERE t.parent_node_id=$1 AND pn.node_type='phone' LIMIT 1`, [pt.current_node_id])).rows[0]
+      if (!phoneNode) return { available: true, numbers: [] }
+      const dir = (await pool.query<{ number: string; name: string }>(
+        `SELECT npc.phone_number AS number, npc.name FROM osint.story_node_terminals t JOIN osint.npcs npc ON npc.id=t.npc_id
+         WHERE t.parent_node_id=$1 AND npc.phone_number IS NOT NULL ORDER BY t.sort_order`, [phoneNode.id])).rows
+      return { available: true, numbers: dir }
+    },
+
+    // Resolve a dialed number: connect (advance to the wired dialogue), voicemail (a
+    // known contact with no line here), or not-in-service (no such number).
+    async dial(playthroughId, rawNumber) {
+      const number = rawNumber.replace(/\D/g, '')
+      if (!number) return { outcome: 'unknown' }
+      const pt = (await pool.query<{ current_node_id: string | null }>('SELECT current_node_id FROM osint.playthroughs WHERE id=$1', [playthroughId])).rows[0]
+      if (!pt?.current_node_id) return { outcome: 'unknown' }
+      const phoneNode = (await pool.query<{ id: string }>(
+        `SELECT pn.id FROM osint.story_node_terminals t JOIN osint.story_nodes pn ON pn.id=t.to_node_id
+         WHERE t.parent_node_id=$1 AND pn.node_type='phone' LIMIT 1`, [pt.current_node_id])).rows[0]
+      if (phoneNode) {
+        const term = (await pool.query<{ to_node_id: string | null; name: string }>(
+          `SELECT t.to_node_id, npc.name FROM osint.story_node_terminals t JOIN osint.npcs npc ON npc.id=t.npc_id
+           WHERE t.parent_node_id=$1 AND regexp_replace(npc.phone_number,'\\D','','g')=$2 LIMIT 1`, [phoneNode.id, number])).rows[0]
+        if (term?.to_node_id) {
+          await pool.query('UPDATE osint.playthroughs SET current_node_id=$2,current_level_id=NULL,updated_at=NOW() WHERE id=$1', [playthroughId, term.to_node_id])
+          const state = await stateForPlaythrough(playthroughId)
+          return { outcome: 'connect', name: term.name, state: state ?? undefined }
+        }
+      }
+      const npc = (await pool.query<{ name: string }>(
+        `SELECT name FROM osint.npcs WHERE regexp_replace(phone_number,'\\D','','g')=$1 AND mystery_id IS NULL LIMIT 1`, [number])).rows[0]
+      return npc ? { outcome: 'voicemail', name: npc.name } : { outcome: 'unknown' }
+    },
+
     async listAchievements(playthroughId) {
       if (!(await pool.query('SELECT 1 FROM osint.playthroughs WHERE id=$1', [playthroughId])).rowCount) return null
       const rows = (await pool.query<{ flag_key: string }>('SELECT flag_key FROM osint.achievements WHERE playthrough_id=$1 ORDER BY flag_key', [playthroughId])).rows