Invisiclues

Deadline

Hidden Questions

Develop the numbered questions only when you are directed to in other parts of this booklet.

(Click or tap on any clue to reveal the clue.)

1. When should I listen to Leslie's phone call?

   1. If you listen in on the extension, you will hear the same conversation every time. There is no way to hear more of the conversation.

2. What is in the envelope?

   1. You won't find out without opening it, illegal and immoral though that may be.
   2. It appears that Mrs. Robner had a motive for killing her husband.
   3. Have you shown the letter to anyone? It mentions others by name.

3. What do I do with the notepad?

   1. This is something you should examine carefully.
   2. Is there a way you might make sense of the indentations?
   3. What would Sherlock Holmes do? (You've probably done it yourself as a child.)
   4. Cary Grant did it in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
   5. Try rubbing the notepad with the pencil. (Alternatively, you can hold it up to the light.)
   6. Develop Hidden Question 4.

4. What do the indentations on the notepad say?

   1. It is clearly a note from Marshall Robner to Mr. Baxter.
   2. It seems to be a rather forceful note.
   3. It appears that Marshall is insisting that Baxter do something concerning a merger. There is also some apparent mention of documents and something about "Focus."
   4. " plica " could be part of replicate or implicate...
   5. The last line looks like "Reconsider before it is too late!"
   6. Have you asked the other characters about the merger and Focus?
   7. You might want to show certain people the note also.
   8. Isn't it interesting that Baxter claims he never received the note, yet it isn't in the wastbasket?

5. What is George up to?

   1. Did you follow him?
   2. Did you try to hide so you could watch?
   3. Try hiding in the upstairs closet.
   4. Now that you know he disappeared in the library, you might hide there next time to see what he does.
   5. Hide on the balcony.
   6. Now that you have seen someone enter the hidden closet, you can discover the way to get in -- examine the bookshelves. (Alternatively, you could have found the way in without seeing George enter if you did a careful examination at some time after George has entered and left the button uncovered by the books.)

6. How do I open the safe?

   1. Have you asked anyone for the combination?
   2. No one will admit to knowing it.
   3. Do you believe no one knows?
   4. What was George doing in the hidden closet?
   5. You must time your entry to the hidden closet so that you catch George with the safe open.
   6. Enter the closet about 10 minutes after George does.
   7. By the way, don't forget to look in the safe.

7. Who murdered Ms. Dunbar?

   1. Who had a motive?
   2. Who has the pen that wrote the "suicide" note?
   3. Ask the suspects for a pen.
   4. When you get one, try writing with it.

8. How did the murderer get to Ms. Dunbar?

   1. You might try hiding in the hall closet to see where he comes from.
   2. If you surprise him in the master bedroom or on the master bedroom balcony, you will be killed.
   3. Baxter used the ladder to reach the master bedroom balcony.
   4. Develop Hidden Question 9.

9. Is this the proper ending of the game?

   1. Do you feel satisfied?
   2. Don't you think you can solve the case without Dunbar being murdered?

10. Was is suicide?

    1. You must be kidding!
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11. What do I need to get a conviction?

    1. You need a good case. There must be a clear motive, means of admin1stering the drug and removing the evidence, no alibi, and no inconsistencies.

12. How can I prove that Mr. Baxter was involved?

    1. You'll have to come up with a motive. Develop Hidden Question 19.
    2. He has a good alibi for the night of the crime. You'll have to destroy it. Develop Hidden Question 20.
    3. You must also prove he had the means to carry out the crime. Develop Hidden Question 21.

13. How can I prove George is guilty?

    1. You'll need a solid motive.
    2. "Love of money is the root of all evil."
    3. A threatened change in the will would be a good reason...
    4. Have you shown him the desk calendar entry concerning the new will?
    5. You'll also have to prove that he had the means to carty out the crime. Develop Hidden Question 22.

14. How do I prove that Mrs. Robner is guilty?

    1. She certainly had a motive -- Steven.
    2. She also had a convenient balcony to reenter the house without Mrs. Rourke hearing her.
    3. Was there any mud on her balcony or in her room?
    4. How would she have gotten the LoBlo into Mr. Robner's tea?
    5. She couldn't do it alone.

15. How do I convict Ms. Dunbar?

    1. What would her motive be?
    2. She certainly had the opportunity to put her LoBlo in the tea.
    3. How did she reenter the house without Mrs. Rourke hearing her?
    4. She could not have done it alone. You'll have to find a reason she might help someone else.

16. What was McNabb's motive?

    1. Is it possible that Mr. Robner stepped on a rosebush?
    2. Be serious. McNabb is certainly not a suspect.

17. How did Steven get the LoBlo capsules?

    1. This is a red herring.

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18. What caused the bruise on Mr. Robner's left temple?

    1. It is interesting that it was the left temple, since the body was lying on the right side on the floor.
    2. It is possible that Mr. Robner hit his head on the desk as he fell.
    3. It is also possible that the body was moved for some reason.
    4. There is no evidence that will allow a definite answer to this. It will remain a mystery forever.

19. How do I prove a motive for Mr. Baxter?

    1. There is an item of interest in the library.
    2. Check out the notepad.
    3. It appears that Baxter was involved in something called Focus. You will need to find the documents referred to in the note.

20. How can Baxter's alibi be destroyed?

    1. In his police interview, he said he was at the concert alone.
    2. Before continuing, show Ms. Dunbar the lab report and follow up on the subsequent readments.
    3. Develop Hidden Questions 28 and 29.

21. How did Baxter carry out the murder?

    1. How could he have gotten the LoBlo into Mr. Robner's tea?
    2. He had to have an accomplice.
    3. Mr. Dunbar delivered the tea and is obviously romantically involved with Baxter.

22. How did George carry out the murder?

    1. How did he get the LoBlo into the tea?
    2. How did he reenter the house without Mrs. Rourke hearing him (or is she lying)?

23. Why is this question here?

    1. If you thought there were no more questions,
    2. you might be able to deduce
    3. something you should not yet know.
    4. This way,
    5. before you have read every hint,
    6. the fact that this question remained undeveloped
    7. implied that one of the remaining hints was very important.
    8. But obviously it wasn't.

24. What do I do with the fragment?

    1. Did you clean it off and examine it?
    2. Do you recall anything similar?
    3. Didn't you examine the teacup in the library or those in the kitchen?
    4. If you count the teacups and saucers in the kitchen, you'll notice a teacup is missing.
    5. Could the teacup in the library be a substitute?
    6. The fragment ought to be analyzed.
    7. What might the chemical that "is not a common medication" be?
    8. One of the bottles of medicine was from another country.
    9. Have the fragment analyzed for the medication you suspect.
    10. Say ANALYZE 1HE FRAGMENT FOR LOBLO.

25. What does the shoe size and depth indicate?

    1. See the answer to Hidden Question 26.

26. Who put the stolen Rembrandt in the attic?

    1. See the answer to Hidden Question 25.

27. Why is there both a living and a dead Ms. Dunbar?

    1. Do you remember Dunbar referring to her identical twin sister?
    2. Wasn't Mrs. Robner an expert in makeup and impersonations during her early theatrical career?
    3. Wasn't Clement a plastic surgeon?
    4. This was a very funny bug in the early releases (revisions) of the game.

28. Is the ticket stub meaningful?

    1. If you show Baxter the ticket stub, he admits that he was at the concert with Ms. Dunbar. but says that she became ill at intermission and took a cab home.
    2. Dunbar originally said she was "out with a friend and we didn't get back until 10:30."
    3. If you confront Dunbar with the ticket stub (and she wasn't present when you showed it to Mr. Baxter), she says " ... we go to concerts, only occasionally, you understand. We went that night, the night that Marshall died. And then he took me home and that's it."
    4. So, Baxter was at the Robner home Wednesday night but lied about it.

29. Where is the ticket stub?

    1. Ms. Dunbar has it.
    2. Searching won't turn it up.
    3. Follow her after showing her the lab report. When she sees you, you will make her so nervous that she will drop the stub.