Briar Cliff Manor, in which season two is set, is an asylum owned by the Catholic church and operated by Monsignor Howard and various nuns, such as Sister Jude and Sister Mary Eunice. It does not take long before it is apparent that these religious figures are not treating their patients well and are certainly not following the ways in which a good Chrisitan should live. But this is only the beginning of the corrupt ways carried out by the staff of Briar Cliff Manor. This corruption is largely uncovered by journalist and later patient, Lana Winters. It is revealed that the poor treatment of patients not only involved physical abuse but in some cases, patients were framed for murder by the resident psychologist and were being treated as test subjects for resident doctor, Arthur Arden, who was more mad scientist than a doctor ("Madness Ends") . Upon her release from Briar Cliff, Lana produces a documentary on the asylum which led to its closure and years later , she releases a book exposing the wrongdoings and neglectful care of Howard, who had become Cardinal Howard by then. ("Madness Ends")