You decide to try out the whistle but first look it over. It's a kind of old-fashioned brass whistle with a long cylindrical design. It's just over two inches long. You put it to your lips and blow gently and it emits a surprisingly loud, piercing note with a high pitch.

You wait and listen, but there seems to be no response to the whistle. You put it back in your pocket.

Try the flashlight
Check the first hatch
Check the second hatch
Check the hole in the wall
Check the rope ladder by the wall
Check the trapdoor in the floor