diff --git a/src/uncategorized/reShelterInspection.tw b/src/uncategorized/reShelterInspection.tw
index 7c1d54cf889c474696f8badc2bfb75b3da71b0d4..be4b1387fa13ce9e92dbe0bfafd755922cb737dc 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/reShelterInspection.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/reShelterInspection.tw
@@ -237,6 +237,29 @@ Not waiting to be greeted, the inspector looks up at the nearest camera and dema
 					<<set _inspectionContinues = 0>>
 					<<set $shelterAbuse -= 3>>
 				<</if>>
+			<<case "$His owner purposely deafened $him by piercing $his eardrums with knitting needles.">>
+                The inspector gestures for _Inspectee.slaveName to turn away from _him2 and, once $he has done so, asks "Can you hear me, _Inspectee.slaveName?"
+                <<if _Inspectee.hears > _originSlave.hears>>
+                    <<if canTalk(_Inspectee)>>
+                        <<run Enunciate(_Inspectee)>>
+                        <<if _Inspectee.hears < 0>>
+                            $He nods and responds "It'<<s>> <<s>>till hard, but I can."
+                        <<else>>
+                            $He nods and responds "Loud and clear."
+                        <</if>>
+                    <<else>>
+                        <<if _Inspectee.hears < 0>>
+                            $He cocks $his head to listen, and nods slowly.
+                        <<else>>
+                            $He nods confidently.
+                        <</if>>
+                    <<run Enunciate($activeSlave)>>
+                    The inspector's expression softens, and _he2 pauses a moment before jotting down more notes on _his2 tablet. "Thank you, _Inspectee.slaveName, that will be all." _He2 turns to you and says "You're more than welcome to adopt <<s>>lave<<s>> from our <<sh>>elter." You swear _he2 seems in much better spirits as _he2 leaves your penthouse.
+                    <<set _inspectionContinues = 0>>
+                    <<set $shelterAbuse-->>
+                <<else>>
+                Unable to hear _him2, $he does not respond. "Pity," the inspector says.
+                <</if>>
 			<<case "You got $him at the Slave Shelter. $His owner purposely blinded $him by dumping boiling water into $his eyes.">>
 				"I wi<<sh>> the <<s>>carring wa<<s>>n't so bad, that way people wouldn't <<s>>tare so much."
 				<<if _Inspectee.eyes > _originSlave.eyes>>