diff --git a/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.cpp b/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.cpp
index 322a7b9735c..934749e2c8c 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Encounter::Encounter(AsylumEngine *engine) : _vm(engine),
 	_value1 = 0;
 	_tick = 0;
 	_data_455B14 = 0;
-	_data_455B3C = false;
+	_data_455B3C = 0;
 	_data_455B70 = 0;
 	_data_455BCC = false;
 	_data_455BD0 = false;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ bool Encounter::init() {
 		_data_455BE0 = false;
 		_data_455BE4 = false;
 		_data_455BCC = false;
-		_data_455B3C = true;
+		_data_455B3C = 1;
 		_rectIndex = -1;
 		_value1 = 0;
 		_data_455BF4 = 0;
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ void Encounter::resetSpeech(uint32 keywordIndex, uint32 a2) {
 	setupPortraits();
 
 	_data_455BCC = false;
-	_data_455B3C = false;
+	_data_455B3C = 1;
 
 	if (keywordIndex) {
 		getSpeech()->setTextResourceId(keywordIndex + a2);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ void Encounter::setupSpeechText() {
 	}
 
 	_data_455BCC = false;
-	_data_455B3C = true;
+	_data_455B3C = 1;
 }
 
 void Encounter::setupSpeech(ResourceId textResourceId, ResourceId fontResourceId) {
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ bool Encounter::setupSpeech(ResourceId id) {
 		getSpeech()->setTextDataPos(0);
 
 		_data_455BCC = false;
-		_data_455B3C = true;
+		_data_455B3C = 1;
 
 		setupPortraits();
 
@@ -1119,10 +1119,27 @@ void Encounter::drawText(char *text, ResourceId font, int32 y) {
 	if (!text)
 		return;
 
-	//int width = _background.rect.width() - _portrait1.rect.width() - _portrait2.rect.width() - 20;
-	//int x = _point.x + _portrait1.rect.width() + 10;
+	int width = _background.rect.width() - _portrait1.rect.width() - _portrait2.rect.width() - 20;
+	int x = _point.x + _portrait1.rect.width() + 10;
 
-	error("[Encounter::drawText] not implemented!");
+	getText()->loadFont(font);
+
+	if (_data_455BCC) {
+		if (_data_455B3C != 1 && _tick < _vm->getTick()) {
+			_tick = _vm->getTick() + 1000 * getResource()->get(getSpeech()->getSoundResourceId())->size / 11025 / _data_455B3C;
+
+			if ((_data_455BF0 + 8) < _data_455B70)
+				_data_455BF0 += 8;
+		}
+	} else {
+		_data_455BCC = true;
+		_data_455B70 = getText()->draw(kTextCalculate, x, y, 16, width, text);
+		_data_455B3C = _data_455B70 / 8 + 1;
+		_data_455BF0 = 0;
+		_tick = _vm->getTick() + 1000 * getResource()->get(getSpeech()->getSoundResourceId())->size / 11025 / _data_455B3C;
+	}
+
+	getText()->draw(_data_455BF0, 7, kTextCenter, x, y, 16, width, text);
 }
 
 void Encounter::drawScreen() {
diff --git a/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.h b/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.h
index ce1c4c19cc8..4e1d564aea4 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.h
+++ b/engines/asylum/resources/encounters.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private:
 
 	// Internal data
 	int32 _data_455B14;
-	bool _data_455B3C;
+	uint32 _data_455B3C;
 	uint32 _data_455B70;
 	bool _data_455BCC;
 	bool _data_455BD0;
diff --git a/engines/asylum/respack.h b/engines/asylum/respack.h
index 757a10d2d6d..daa44f7ffc7 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/respack.h
+++ b/engines/asylum/respack.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ struct ResourceEntry {
 class ResourcePack {
 public:
 	ResourceEntry *get(uint16 index);
-	int count();
 
 protected:
 	ResourcePack(Common::String filename);
diff --git a/engines/asylum/system/text.cpp b/engines/asylum/system/text.cpp
index 7e42a7909bc..1b40985f71c 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/system/text.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/system/text.cpp
@@ -171,17 +171,17 @@ void Text::draw(int32 x, int32 y, ResourceId resourceId) {
 void Text::draw(const char *text, ResourceId fontResourceId, int32 y) {
 	if (text) {
 		loadFont(fontResourceId);
-		draw(true, 20, y, 16, 600, text);
+		draw(kTextCenter, 20, y, 16, 600, text);
 	}
 }
 
-void Text::draw(bool isCentered, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text) {
-	draw(0, 99, isCentered, x, y, spacing, width, text);
+uint32 Text::draw(TextCentering centering, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text) {
+	return draw(0, 99, centering, x, y, spacing, width, text);
 }
 
-void Text::draw(int32 a1, int32 a2, bool isCentered, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text) {
+uint32 Text::draw(int32 a1, int32 a2, TextCentering centering, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text) {
 	if (!text || !*text)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	bool drawText = false;
 	int32 charWidth = 0;
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ void Text::draw(int32 a1, int32 a2, bool isCentered, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spa
 	const char *string = text;
 	const char *endText = text;
 
+	uint32 printed = 0;
+
 	for (;;) {
 label_start:
 
@@ -201,14 +203,23 @@ label_start:
 			char currentChar = *endText;
 
 			if (index >= a1 && index <= (a1 + 2)) {
-				if (isCentered) {
+				switch (centering) {
+				default:
+				case kTextCalculate:
+					break;
+
+				case kTextCenter:
 					drawCentered(x, y, width, endText - string, string);
-				} else {
+					break;
+
+				case kTextNormal:
 					setPosition(x, y);
 					draw(text, endText - text);
+					break;
 				}
 
 				y += spacing;
+				++printed;
 			}
 
 			++index;
@@ -271,6 +282,8 @@ label_start:
 		endText = txt;
 		drawText = true;
 	}
+
+	return printed;
 }
 
 void Text::drawCentered(int32 x, int32 y, int32 width, const char *text) {
diff --git a/engines/asylum/system/text.h b/engines/asylum/system/text.h
index f374c082006..1e1be18dad6 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/system/text.h
+++ b/engines/asylum/system/text.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class AsylumEngine;
 class GraphicResource;
 class ResourcePack;
 
+enum TextCentering {
+	kTextNormal,
+	kTextCenter,
+	kTextCalculate
+};
+
 class Text {
 public:
 	Text(AsylumEngine *engine);
@@ -57,8 +63,8 @@ public:
 	void draw(int32 x, int32 y, ResourceId resourceId);
 	void draw(const char *text, ResourceId fontResourceId, int32 y);
 	void draw(const char *text, uint32 length);
-	void draw(bool isCentered, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text);
-	void draw(int32 a1, int32 a2, bool isCentered, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text);
+	uint32 draw(TextCentering centering, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text);
+	uint32 draw(int32 a1, int32 a2, TextCentering centering, int32 x, int32 y, int32 spacing, int32 width, const char *text);
 
 	void drawCentered(int32 x, int32 y, int32 width, const char *text);
 	void drawCentered(int32 x, int32 y, int32 width, ResourceId resourceId);