WITNESS (?) (?)
Complete solution:
This solution will help you to finish 'Witness'. This game is a much simpler
one than 'Deadline', so I hope you won't be disappointed when you see how
easy it is to solve this mystery. Okay, you start South of the house, where
you just picked up a matchbook. (By the way, none of the stuff that came
with the game is really necessary to solving the case). Go North twice to
the front door and ring the bell. Phong will let you in.
Then just try to go East, and Phong will lead you to the Living Room, where
Monica and Mr. Linder are. Now, wait (get used to doing that, because
there's a lot of waiting in this one), and Linder will eventually take you
to his office. Sit down in the wooden chair, and Linder will hand you a
note. Read it, as it will help waste some time. Now, just do anything (but
stay seated!) to make time pass. Show the matchbook to Linder for an
interesting reaction, if you like. In any case, you just have to keep
waiting.
Eventually, Monica will come in briefly to announce she's going to the
movies. This is not what you're waiting for, however! So, keep on waiting,
and finally, the murder will occur. Linder will be shot while you sit there,
and you can't stop it from happening. Read the description carefully at the
moment the shot is fired. There's something odd about it. In fact, the whole
thing is a setup.
The first thing to do is stand up, then push the button. Instead of ringing
to summon the butler, it causes a strange click to be heard from the clock.
At this point, Phong will enter the room. Tell him you want the keys, and
he'll hand them over to you. Now, examine the clock. Keyhole seems a little
strange, doesn't it? The doorbell rings while you're doing this, so as Phong
goes to answer the door, examine the keyhole.
I'll bet you're getting some ideas already! However, you'll need to have the
powder analyzed, and Duffy hasn't arrived yet, so wait around until he does.
Then get the powder analzyed (you can ignore Stiles, he's only a red
herring) While that's being done, examine the window (you can't open the
clock yet, it's the one key you don't have). The green wire seems
suspicious, so get it for future reference.
Now, go West into the Hallway, then North twice, and open the Butler's door.
Go West into the room, and read the mystery book (by the way, you can drop
the telegram and note, they aren't important). A gun receipt is used as a
bookmark. The purchaser's name is obviously phoney, but hang on to the
receipt anyway. Okay, from the Butler's Room, go East twice to Monica's room
then unlock and open the back door. Go East into the Backyard, then South
twice to the office path.
Aha, a muddy gun! No fingerprints,alas, but you might want to take it along
with you, just in case. Now, go West into the Side Yard. Hmm, more
footprints here, but they aren't quite the same as the ones on the office
path. In fact it looks like someone was standing here for awhile. Wonder who
it might have been? Anyway, go West again to the driveway,then North and
East into the Garage. Unlock and open both the garage door and the workshop
door, then go East into the Workshop.
The place looks like an electrician's paradise, and there isn't much you can
do here; but, there are spools of wire hanging around. Could it be.? Examine
spool, and you have established a link of sorts between this place and the
study. The green wire is obviously from this room. Now, all you need is the
person who put it there.
You now stand there waiting for Monica. Just keep waiting; she'll arrive.
When she does get there, she'll fiddle briefly with the junction box before
noticing you. Now, wait until she leaves, then follow her. You must use
directions here, just saying 'Follow Monica' won't work. Follow her all the
way to her room, and wait for her to come back out of the bathroom. When she
returns, ask her about Mr. Linder.
Her response will establish the motive. Now, wait some more, and she will
eventually leave the room. Follow her again, this time to the office. As
soon as you get in there, handcuff her. Somewhere along the way, Sgt. Duffy
will have left with the body, so you can't arrest her until he comes back.
In the meantime, you have to find some very important evidence. So, first
search Monica for the key. When you get it, unlock the clock and open it.
She's already removed the gun, but you can search her for that, also.
Now, just wait until Duffy returns, and arrest her for the murder. And that
should be about it. By the way, if you try leaving her and waiting in the
office, you'll find that, however hard you try, you won't be able to
handcuff her. So, you'll just have to wait and follow her. As I said in the
beginning, it's a pretty simple game.
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