Upper Wharf

The Upper Wharf is a major area of Neptune's Bounty in the city of Rapture. Jack must pass through here during the events of BioShock.

History
Back in Rapture's glory days, Neptune's Bounty was an essential part of life in the underwater city, and the Upper Wharf was a hive of activity. While the Lower Wharf saw the more laborious work in Pier 4, the Upper Wharf saw a greater diversity of workers. While fishermen and longshoremen brought in cargo and sea life through the watertight gates below, crane operators raised the goods above using a hook and hoist. From there, the fish would be gutted and prepared or the packages would be sorted and packaged. Then either item would be sent to different areas of Port Neptune using an elaborate series of conveyor belts. The process also worked in reverse and items could be lowered back to the Lower Wharf to be shipped elsewhere.

The Upper Wharf connected to various other loactions such as Jet Postal Substation II, the Fighting McDonagh's tavern, or the Wharfmaster's Office. The latter served as Chief of Security Sullivan's headquarters when Andrew Ryan brought him and Ryan Security in to put an end to the Frank Fontaine's illicit smuggling ring. Their investigation seriously impacted work on the wharf and around the port, but in the end proved effective in officially linking Fontaine with the operation. However, all work on the wharf would come to an end when civil war broke out and everyday life in the city came to a screeching halt.

First Visit
Jack's firs encounter with the Upper Wharf occurs before he even reaches the elevated area. When Jack reaches Neptune's Bounty he passes through the Lower Wharf while looking for Fontaine Fisheries, a Little Sister and Big Daddy are gathering along the seabed when a Nitro Splicer lobs a grenade from the Upper Wharf at them. The Rosie makes short work of the aggressor and Jack continues on to the rest of the wharf where he sees the passageway to the Upper Wharf is inaccessible because of a locked gate.

Second Visit
After negotiating with Peach Wilkins, Jack leaves the fishery in search of a Research Camera. When he emerges, he sees that the previously locked gate has been blasted open. On cue, the likely culprit, another Nitro Splicer, dashes around the corner. He dispatches with her, but a Leadhead Splicer dashes down the stairs from above.

When Jack finally reaches the Upper Wharf, he hears the mournful lament of Bing Crosby's Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? play over the intercom. A Leadhead harasses a Big Daddy and his Little Sister while another patrols the walkway. After dealing with them, Jack can look out over the Lower Wharf from a ledge; when he does, he sees a Nitro Splicer controlling a Security Bot patrolling the Lower Wharf.

Audio Diaries

 * 1) Brigid Tenenbaum - Finding the Sea Slug - On a table in the Upper Wharf
 * 2) Mariska Lutz - Masha Come Home - Near the corpse by the Little Sister Vent
 * 3) Sullivan - Picked Up Timmy H. - On a corpse near the Little Sister Vent
 * 4) Andrew Ryan - Watch Fontaine - Next to the Circus of Values machine
 * 5) Brigid Tenenbaum - Adam Discovery - In a crate below the Wharfmaster's Office
 * 6) Bill McDonagh - Eden Leaking - In the hallway going towards Jet-Postal and the Fighting McDonagh's Tavern