Invisiclues

Was it suicide?

Is there anything significant in the library?

1. Examine everything...
2. ...including the balcony, carpet, tray, bowl, cup, saucer, bookshelves, calendar, notepad, and wastebasket.

What should I do with the bowl?

1. Did you analyze it for Ebullion?
2. It seems that no one spiked the sugar.

Is the notepad important?

1. Develop Hidden Question 3.

What should I do with the calendar?

1. "A desk calendar is here, open to July 7"
2. Don't desk calendars customarily have more than one page?
3. You can type TURN TO JULY 15 (or any other date).
4. Did you find anything interesting?
5. Do you think any of the other characters might be interested (particularly those affected by a change in the will)?
6. If you show George the calendar entry concerning the new will (July 8) in the afternoon, he reacts very strangely. Develop Hidden Question 5.

What happened to the chair Mr. Rohner was sitting on?

1. Aristic license? There is no good reason for it to be missing. Perhaps the author didn't consider it important.

Is the wastebasket important?

1. Nothing much of interest here...
2. More interesting is what is not here.

What is the significance of the telephone call?

1. Did you try answering the phone when it rings around 9 a.m.?
2. Did Mrs. Robner do anything suspicious afterwards?
3. Did you try listening to her call on an extension phone?
4. Develop Hidden Question 1.

Are the paintings important?

1. It appears that the Robners were collectors of fine art.
2. Some of the paintings appear to be quite valuable.
3. Particularly the Seurat.
4. Are there any paintings missing?
5. Do the paintings conceal anything?

What is the significance of the mail?

1. The mail arrives around 10 a.m.
2. You have only about an hour before Mrs. Rourke will come across it and deliver it to Mrs. Robner.
3. Develop Hidden Question 2.

Is Mr. McNabb useful for anything?

1. He apparently is a good gardener.
2. Have you talked to him? (He's not much of a conversationalist on topics unrelated to gardening, but if you ask him about the weather, his roses, or the lawn...)
3. Have you ever noticed a change in him?
4. Shortly after 11 a.m. he becomes quite annoyed. Why? Ask him.
5. Ask him to show you the holes he is ranting about.

How do I leave the grounds?

1. You don't. The geography certainly can't go on forever.

Is the book useful for anything?

1. Did you try to read it?
2. Did you try to read the ending?

Are all of the drugs in the house significant?

1. There certainly are a lot of them.
2. Have you read all the labels?
3. You should ask the other characters about them, particularly those who are taking them.

Once Baxter has left, how do I find him?

1. It's too late to do anything with Baxter. You had six hours to deal with him.

How do I question Mr. Coates?

1. Have you tried calling him on the phone?
2. You won't get anywhere with this: Coates just doesn't have anything interesting to say.

Is Steven's arrival important?

1. Did you follow him?
2. Did you eavesdrop on his conversation about the paintings?
3. How did you do these things when he never arrived?

Where did Mr. Robner keep important documents?

1. If he kept any at home, they're well-hidden.
2. Might there be a hidden safe? (You could ask the residents.)
3. You won't be able to find his documents yourself. One of the characters will reveal the location if you cause him/her to panic.
4. Investigate the desk calendar and proceed from there.

Is the fireplace important?

1. No.

What is the significance of the fragment?

1. Develop Hidden Question 24.

Is Mrs. Rourke useful for anything?

1. She seems to be a good housekeeper.
2. She is a bit of a gossip, though.
3. She could get into trouble sticking her nose into her employer's affairs.

How do I open the kitchen window?

1. It won't open.

Who can show me the cellar entrance?

1. Shouldn't any one of the residents be able to do this?
2. How long could you live in a house without knowing the layout?
3. What led you to believe there was a cellar?

Is there a new will?

1. You might ask the characters about it.
2. Mr. Coates says that Mr. Robner told him he was altering the old one.
3. Mr. Robner's calendar indicates that he wrote one.
4. It's hidden away safely. Develop Hidden Question 6.

Is the newspaper important?

1. The newspaper arrives around 11 a.m.
2. Presumably you have read it.
3. "The Daily Herald is a local paper in two sections."
4. Did you read the second section? (Alternatively. read the paper slowly or carefully.)
5. Once again, you might want to show this to others for their reactions.
6. Have you seen a mention of Omnidyne before?

What is the ladder for?

1. You might ask Mr. McNabb.
2. In general, ladders are useful for getting to and from high places.
3. Do you think it would reach the balcony?

Is there any significance to George's long vigil at the lake in the afternoon?

1. Did you notice any suspicious behavior before this?
2. Try looking into the lake where he is standing.

How do I get back from the attic?

1. Who took the ladder?
2. Did you hide behind the trunk to watch who took it?
3. This could be important. Is there something you said or did to cause this to happen?
4. How did you get into the attic?

What is the quickest way to summon Mr. Robner's brother?

1. His brother Clement?
2. Have you tried the phone?
3. Where might the phone number be?
4. Did you ask Duffy to find him?
5. What brother?

Is Clement's grief sincere?

1. What indication do you have that it isn't?
2. Isn't a single smirk a rather small thread with which to build a case?
3. Who the #@%• is Clement?