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Version 1.1 (05/24/05) - A very small update, but damn, what a crucial one.
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Victoria McPherson is a brilliant young FBI agent who's investigating a serial
murder case. The body count is now at five and she has no real leads, nothing
but a mountain of circumstantial evidence and a boss who's breathing down her
neck.
In order to take a break from it all, she decides to visit her father in the
suburbs. Since it's close to the Christmas holidays, she and her father talk
about their family, including Victoria's grandfather, who used to be a private
investigator. This discussion leads Victoria to read one of her grandfather's
old case files, a file which reveals an uncomfortably high number of
similarities between a seventy-five year old case in Europe and the current
string of killings in Chicago...
You start off outside some building. You play Victoria, a female FBI agent.
How fun. Walk to the building.
A black cop will hold you off. He is Officer Tate. After some chit chat, he'll
allow you inside the building. Head up, and head to the right. Talk to Miller.
He threw up, but will give you a camera. So you can take pictures. Fun fun
fun. Sounds like Beyond Good & Evil already.
Enter the door, and go down the hall. Find Claire and talk to her. You need to
collect evidence for her. Use the briefcase to get some stuff. Go to the room
on your left. Examine the nails on the wall (left of the door). Take a picture
and grab the hairwith the tweezers (combine the camera with the film first).
Leave the room though the door, and go back to the hall. Enter the door on the
right. Walk to the lamp, and use the filter on it. Use the spray on the wall
and you'll see the text "disturbed". Take a picture of the text.
There is some blood on the floor too. Take a picture of it, and take a sample
of it. Leave the room. You're in the hall again. Use the filter on the lamp
here, and... right... use the spray on the wall. This time you'll see
"sanctuary". Take a picture. More blood here, so take a sample.
Go back to Claire. You need to take pictures of the body after a short talk.
Remove the piece of cloth and shoot away. Have fun. This is probably the worst
part of the game. I didn't find it disturbing, but perhaps you do.
Anyway, go back to Miller. When you try to walk down the stairs, it'll
collapse. Go back to the room with "sanctuary" on the wall, and look at the
pile on the right. Grab the lead pipe. Go back to Miller, and take the way to
the left. Use the lead pipe on the door to go outside.
Try to use the ladder. That'll fail. Jump on the container. After some
chit chat, go to the...
Police Station
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Find the elevator, and go to "8". Find Miller. He needs you to drop the
camera in the chute, and get Claire's report (he's too scared himself). Go to
your own desk (it's the one Miller isn't using). Listen to your message on
your phone, then take the present and the security card. Walk outside the
room, and drop the camera in the chute. Then take the elevator "B2".
Check the card in your inventory. On the back you'll see the word "Vodka".
Look at the panel, and use the card on it. Then type the word "Vodka" by using
the buttons on the panel. It's "86352" if you can't figure it out.
Find Claire and talk to her. Get the report. When you leave the room,
Victoria's dad will give a call. Give the report to Miller, then leave the
area and go to...
Pat's House
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Victoria's father is happy to see her. Hug hug, kiss kiss. You'll get a
present. Remember the figures on it. Diamond, diamond, heart, diamond,
diamond. Walk back to the stairs and grab the umbrella.
Walk up the stairs, and enter the room on the right. Enter the closet on the
right and use the umbrella.
Turn on the light, and walk to the chest. This is the first real puzzle. The
combination has to be diamond, diamond, heart, diamond, diamond. How? Let's
say the first area is 1, the second is 2 etc. Press area 2 - 3 times, area 3 -
1 time, area 4 - 3 times, area 5 - 3 times. This'll save some time. Press the
red button. In case you mess up, press the red button to reset.
Ah, good old times. Back in 1920. When you talk to Skalnic, you'll find out
some things. He doesn't like you, he doesn't like whores, he doesn't really
care what you think. Leave the screen to the right.
Talk to Kazimir Stasek. He got a black eye. Listen to him, then continue to
the right. Talk to Ida, the love of Gus, then talk to Milena. Frantiska is the
whore who got killed, Anezka is missing, and perhaps Apolina knows more.
Walk up the stairs, and talk to Ida. She needs to see a doctor. Leave the
screen, and go to...
Lingerie
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You'll end up here, no matter what you do. The guy Otokar Kubina wants to get
rid of you. He hires Peter for this. He complains about how the brother is
Peter - Roman - is lost. Leave the screen and go to...
Old Chapel
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Enter the Chapel, and talk to the man (pray for the dead bodies as well).
Talk to Mr. Corona. You can have a report, but you just need to find it. Walk
to the shelves, and grab the piece of paper. The code 74821536 is written on
it. Walk to the alter, and you'll need to place with pieces to open the safe.
Open the safe after that by clicking on the steel bar.
This is some fine art I just made, I know. Anyway, you get the clue, and
that's what counts. Grab the picture and the report. When you go outside,
Peter will beat you up. Not much, but a bit. Go to...
Park
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Walk to the fountain in the middle of the park. Use the picture you have.
Click on the spot on the picture near the foot of the fountain, on the right.
It looks a bit different, so you shouldn't have any problems with it. There
is a text written there. 'The whore wasn't worthy of my devotion, so I
proposed to the angel.'
Look at the angel that's on top of the fountain, and try to grab the ring. A
raven will fly off with it though.
Burned Neighbourhood
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Enter the building and talk to the weird man. He'll tell you about Vladanna,
and give the ring back. Leave the building. Ida will tell you that there might
be a person hiding on the scrap yard who survived an attack. Go to...
Scrap Yard
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When you walk to the scrap yard, you'll notice Peter. Head to the...
Lingerie
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Knock on the door and talk to Kubina. He'll get rid of Peter, if you free
Roman. Sure thing. Go to...
Police Station
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Go inside, and talk to Stasek. He'll let Roman go, if you can get his badge
back from a whore. *Sigh* Go to the...
Park
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Talk to Apolina, and she'll give it back. Back to...
Police Station
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Give the badge back, and Stasek will free Roman for you. Now let's go back to
Kubina.
Lingerie
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He'll get rid of peter, and also give you a lock picking kit. What a nice
guy. Makes you all warm, right? Go to the Scrap Yard.
Scrap Yard
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Peter will suddenly love you, and show you a "trick". The trick gets out of
control, and an angry dog is running around. Walk around the building, and
pick up the cutter. See the panel on the wall of the building? Use it. You'll
have to get 1, 2 and 3 (in that order) on top, and 4, 5 and 6 at the bottom.
Not much of a problem, so I'm not going in-depth there. Once you did it, the
crane will be activated. Head inside the building.
There are 2 crates you can move around. Put them south of the crate that's
not movable. Leave the building, and jump to the unmovable crate. Use the
cutter to break the chain. Enter the building, and then align the crates so
you can walk to the cabin on the left. Leave the building, and enter the
cabin.
Clair calls you. She wants to talk to you about her daughter. Said goodbye to
Victoria's dad, and leave to the...
Police Station
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Go down to the morgue (B2, remember?). When you enter, the killer will walk
away. Claire tells you to check the monitors. Go to the lift (don't enter it)
and enter the room to the left. You'll see him walk at the parking space. Go
after him and watch a nice cutscene.
Talk to Clair, and she'll show you a picture of a girl, with the text "next"
on it on the back. Head to the office. Victoria's boyfriend, Richard, will
call her. Enter the office, and the boss wants to talk with you.
Go back to the hall, and walk to the end. Enter the room on the right and grab
the mug. Go back, and use the mug with the coffee machine. Go to your boss to
get screamed at. Talk to Miller after this, and he'll tell you some nice info.
Grab the picture from your desk, and go to...
Campus
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Go up the stairs, and enter the first door you see. Talk to Kolar. When he's
gone to print a report, grab the bottle of beer near his seat. Read the report
he gives. According to him, Gus (Victoria's grandfather) was the killer. Go
down the stairs, and Miller will call you. Go back to the..
Police Station
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Go to the morgue. Claire needs fingerprints from them. Go to the office, and
walk to the workbench. Open the can with powder, use the brush on the powder,
then use the brush on the bottle of beer. Grab a piece of paper, and turn the
bottle of beer around and click on any fingerprint. One is the fingerprint you
need. Now go back to the morgue and give the piece of paper. Time to head home
again.
Pat's House
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Before you can read more about Gus, you need to make some cookies. Walk to the
kitchen. Now let's not make this hard, just do this;
Small cup of butter in the mixer, big cup of milk, big cup of sugar. Blend.
2 Big cups of flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon ginger. Blend.
1 Egg, small cup molasses. Mix. Put this in the oven. Leave the kitchen, and
go to the room to the right. Tell you father about the cookies. Let's get back
to Gus' story. It's much better anyway.
You'll get a sketch. You'll learn about Mark. After some chit-chat, you can go
there.
Mark's Place
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Enter the building, and Mark will tell you how Skalnic accused him of being
the killer. Let's check that out.
Police Station
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Talk to Stasek to get through. Find Skalnic's office. He's not really helping,
and has to leave. Talk to Stasek, and he'll tell you about the workers on the
side of the building. Go where the car used to be. Grab the rope, and the
piece of wood (right on the screen). Combines them, and use them on the
scaffolding. You'll be in the office.
Take the keys from the desk, and use them on the file cabin. You'll get a
ring and 2 new photo's. Go to the...
Bridge
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Ida will tell you she's pregnant. Well congratulations! Anyway, compare the
old photo with the current situation. Look at the benches. Indeed, they've
changed. Go to the...
Note: Check the old picture, and click on the benches. I can't believe so many
people get stuck here.
Scrap Yard
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Talk to Peter, and he'll show you some benches. One contains a ring. Woopy.
Now head to the...
Burned Neighbourhood
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Go to the right, and compare the old photo with the current situation. Indeed,
the water is gone on the right. Check it out, and you'll see a nice message.
Go to the...
Park
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Talk to Milena. See says she saw Skalnic threw something in the sewers. Go
back to the...
Burned Neighbourhood
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Check out the sewers. Once you go down there, pick up the ring. When you
leave, Milena will ask you to check out Mark's place, because Apolina has been
gone for a while now.
Mark's Place
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Time for perhaps one of the most annoying puzzles in the game. Use the set you
got on the door. If you mess up, just leave and try again. The top 3 blue
bars are called 1, 2 and 3. The 3 yellow ones 4, 5 and 6. The red ones 7, 8
and 9. Then down at the bottom, let's name the 2 blue ones 10 and 11, the
yellow ones 12 and 13, and the red ones 14 and 15. Just do this;
Note: I've checked this a few times, and I'm 100% this is the right way to do
this. If you're failing, it's because you miss something. Don't mail me about
it.
Once inside, check out the picture. Grab the book on the table. Look at the
couch to see blood. Grab the telegram.
Park
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Talk to Milena. Yadadada...
Police Station
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Walk to the office of Skalnic and... End of this chapter.
Miller will tell you the fingerprints match for 99%. Go to...
Campus
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Go to the second floor, and you'll enter the room of Kolar. Look around a bit
in his room and then leave the apartment. You'll meet Mia. She'll give you
her business card. Officer Tate will join up a bit later. Let's get naughty
in the...
Red Lantern
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Miller didn't get in, so you'll give it a shot. Go upstairs, and the bouncer
will refuse your access too. Go back to...
Campus
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Go to Mia's room. She has to do some stuff. Go to her bedroom, and look at
the picture's on her bed. Grab the photo at the lower left corner. Talk to
Mia about it. Go to...
Richard's Gallery
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Talk to mister lover to open the gate for you. Too late, another victim. Go
down the elevator, and pick up the Red Lantern pass. Take the picture on the
dead body, and then walk to where Mia left the room. Grab the chain there.
Go back up with the elevator, then use the chain on the hook. Grab the silver
rose.
Go back to the front room of the gallery, and grab the picture of you on the
desk of Richard. Now go to...
Police Station
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After a little talk with Kolar there'll be a fight. Go to the office, and
look near the workbench. There is a paper cutter. Use the Red Lantern pass on
it, then use your photo on it. Combine your photo with the Red Lantern pass
and plastify them with the machine on the workbench. There we are; a brand
new pass.
Red Lantern
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The bouncer will let you through this time. Find the pool, and grab the silver
mask and silver nail from the wall. Look at all the paintings. I'm not going
to bother explaining the puzzle. Just walk to the panel you find and enter the
code 423615. Look at all the statues, then look at the fruit between the
statues. Grab the part of the silver apple. Mia has the other part. And where
is she?
Richard's Gallery
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Talk to Mia for the keys for her apartment. Also talk to Clair while you're
around here.
Campus
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Enter her room, and go to her bed. First look at the photo's, and grab the
note. Then take the part of the apple, and combine them.
Red Lantern
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Back at the statues. You have 4 silver objects (Rose, Mask, Nail, Apple)
and there are 4 statues. Use these objects, on these statues, in this order;
Secrets - Mask; Temptation - Apple; Blood - Rose; Pain - Nail. The stairs
will open up. Go down.
Enter the room on the left. Look at the mantle of the fireplace. Grab the
puzzle piece and the key. Look at the picture above the mantle, and remember
it well. Now find the other room, and find the puzzle. It's the same picture,
but it's shuffled. Move the parts until they look right, then add the piece
you have. It's not hard, you just need to try a bit. When it's done, you'll
get the key handle. Combine it with the key you already have.
Walk back to the other room, and use the key on the hole in the mantle. Find
the book, and read it to end this chapter.
Bang! Bang! Someone will have a screaming pain in his head tonight. Leave the
station and you'll see Stasek. There has been a murder at the Old Lavatory.
Once last favour for Stasek; a head start. And that's what you'll get.
Shore
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Go down and walk all the way to the left. Use the boat. You'll end up at the
Old Lavatory, and since the boat will break, there is no way back. The door is
locked, so climb the wheel. Look at the corpse, then take the ring. Skalnic
will shoot at you, but also open the door by accident. Enter it.
Go down the ladder. A really easy puzzle this time. Put the bucket under the
tank. Spin the wheel on top to fill the tank with 5 parts of water. Spin the
wheel at the bottom of the tank to fill the bucket with 3 parts of water.
Drain the bucket, and fill it with the remaining 2 parts. Fill the tank again,
and use the wheel at the bottom again. Only 1 part will fit in the bucket,
which leaves 4 parts in the tank. Just what we need. Press the button. Go
down into the sewers.
This is a small maze. I'm not going in-depth here. There are 2 things to do
here. First, find the last ring. Walk around a bit (it's a long walk) until
you find a dead body. Take the ring. After that find the exit (it's lit, so
you can't miss it).
The last puzzle for Gus. You need to put the 6 rings into the panel. Nothing
too hard, just try a bit. It's fun. After that, you're not done. You need to
move the key parts all the way up, in the same order as you see them. But
once again, it's not hard. When you did that, move the key in the metal and
watch the end of this chapter.
You'll go through the Mark Ackerman paintings. Talk to Mia, then talk to
Richard. Find the book in the middle of the room with the paintings, and look
at it.
Police Office
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Take the fire extinguisher. It bothered me from the beginning. Now we can
finally take it. Go to the office. Claire will tell you that you need Todd's
account in order to gain access to the files you want.
Go to the coffee machine, and use a tissue on the machine. Then press the
button. Tell the janitor about the problem. Grab his screwdrivers and the
keys. Enter the room of your boss. Get the taser from the left table, and
look at the safe. Examine it, then grab the mug of your boss.
Remember how you get the fingerprints from the beer bottle? Do the same with
the mug, so you get a piece of paper with Tod's fingerprint on it. Go back to
his room, and use the piece of paper on the safe. Grab the security key. Head
to the elevator, and go to B3 by using the key.
You'll see a panel. Use the screwdriver to open it, then use the taser to open
the door. In the bomb squad room, open the vent. Then use the computer and
release a robot. Press any arrow to get it in action. The robot will end up
in a new room. Let it walk to the door, and it'll open it for you.
Go inside, and use the fire extinguisher to see the lasers. Then head back to
the bomb squad room, and release another robot. Any arrow button will do.
Now things get fun. You need to move the robot over the field of lasers. I'll
tell you how to do it in steps. U means Unsafe, S means Safe. When it's
unsafe, watch the pattern of the laserbeam(s) and move your timing. When the
laser is halfway past a square, it's safe to enter, because by the time you
get there, the laser is gone. Anyway. Start at the 3rd tile from the right (or
left, whatever suits you), which is unsafe.
Now head to the archive when you're in control of Victoria again. Use the
computer. Nothing is found, and one file is still hired by Gus. You'll get
busted by Tod, but it doesn't matter much.
Pat's House
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Go to the study room (up the stairs, and the end of the hall) and look at the
painting. You'll notice a lump. Go down to the Jacuzzi and grab the knife from
the toolbox of Victoria's dad. Then go back to the painting, and use the knife
one it to reveal the documents. Good stuff to read. Exit the room, and Claire
will give you a call.
Campus
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Well guess what. Mia is under attack. Head to her room. Watch the cutscene,
and Victoria will grab a gun.
Richard's Gallery
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Look at all the paintings. You'll see hidden words. Also click on the painting
once you got the description to see more hidden words. Once you checked all
painting, use Richard's computer. Combine the words "bridge", "Chicago" and
"Prague".
Tominova Bridge
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Watch the ending and be happy. You finished the game.
Q: Where can I find the music of the game?
A: Check www.grawl.nl.
Q: So who actually is the killer?
A: I don't know.
Q: Will there be a sequel?
A: I don't know, wouldn't surprise me.
Q: What's up with the official site?
A: Sometimes it down, sometimes it doesn't really work. I have no idea.
Q: There is a mistake in your guide!
A: No there isn't. Just read it again, and you'll surely found out if you're
missing something.
Q: Where is your mail address?
A: I didn't delete it without a reason. I get truckloads of mails about the
same question over and over again, while it's already covered in the guide.
Sorry, I'm not waiting for that.
I hope you enjoyed my guide, since I put a lot of work in it. If you encounter
problems, feel free to mail me. Also suggestions, feedback, comment etc. are
accepted. The mail addy is on top of this file.
Thanks-list: MaGtRo, Nicholas Polak, JoyRider, dorkmunch, IceCoolUk
And especially you, for reading this.
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