Someone's been snooping around my office and I need to know why.
Pola doesn't believe that someone's been moving my newspapers. But I can prove it!
Solution[]
Pola Chapelle: It's been a long time, detective. What are you up to?
Detective: It may sound a bit weird, but... I think someone's been snooping around my appartment. I'm sure it happens every time I leave the office.
Pola Chapelle: You can't be serious! That sounds quite paranoic.
Detective: I am serious and so should you. I could use your help. Someone scatters my newspapers every time I'm not in my office, and...
Pola Chapelle: I'm a journalist, not your house service!
Detective: Wait, I didn't mean...
Detective: She hung up on me!
Detective: But I've checked over a hundred newspapers... someone moves them every time I'm out!
Witnesses[]
Detective: Someone must have managed to pick up through my locks. Some talented thief, perhaps. I need to find evidence to support my theory. Someone must have seen them.
- 3 maps
- 2 photos
- Thief: 5 lockpicks
- 1 fingerprint
- 2 photos
- 2 maps
- 3 fingerprints
- Thief: 5 lockpicks
- 1 photo
- 2 fingerprints
- 1 map
- 2 photos
If you fail:
Detective: I've got no solid proof. Even if there was a break-in at my office, nothing important is missing.
If you win:
Detective: Well I'll be...! No signs of a break-in, not even a scratch on the lock
Bevis Tickle: Hey, I heard you're looking for someone who might know something about a break-in at your office. I'm a windows cleaner and I think I can help you.
Bevis Tickle: I was outside your window and saw someone inside. And it sure wasn't you. I'd recognize that tough chin anywhere.
Bevis Tickle: I was outside your window and saw someone inside. And it sure wasn't you. I'd recognize that cute smile anywhere.
Detective: Great! That's a perfect lead!
Suspect identification: Building a Case[]
Detective: All right: describe the person you saw in my office.
Bevis Tickle: Sure thing!
- Sam Lowry
- Leonardo McLean
- Marcus Sachs
- Martin Sugarstein
- Daisy Duffing
- Alvar Rietveld
- Jack Calltrain
- Lionel Duffing
- Lucy Gordon
- James Valentino
- Maya Idoru
- Pola Chapelle
- Patience de Monde
- Jack White
- Betty Mayday
- Bob Martens
- Margaret White
- Lily Tyson
- Henry White
Solution: Alvar Rietveld
If you fail:
Detective: I'm sorry, but that's one of my associates, not the burglar.
Bevis Tickle: Oh, right. I didn't thought about that.
If you win:
Bevis Tickle: That's him! But... who is he?
Detective: That's the weird part. I know that guy, he's an architect. Why would he want to break into my office? I need to find out!
Crime scene search: Meticulous Planning[]
Detective: I can't seem to find Alvar Rietveld, but the Governor's Palace is his most famous work. I wonder what secrets are hidden inside. Maybe I'll even find clues about Rietveld's current location.
When you examine the lever in northwest room:
Detective: I wonder how many secret passages Rietveld built in this place... and what is he hiding from me
If you fail:
Detective: Nothing useful in here. The Governor's Palace was constructed a long time ago. Maybe the building outlasted its creator.
If you win:
Detective: A detailed plan of the whole city, with certain locations meticulously marked on it. And there are lines connecting them. What could those be?
City search: Sketchy Situation[]
Detective: I need to crack the meaning of this plan. Maybe I can follow the lines...
The lines lead to:
- exactly 4 from ports
- more than 3 from the stadium
- more than 3 from casinos
- more than 1 from museums
- not on railways
- more than 2 from factories
- more than 1 from shops
- more than 1 from police stations
- On the map there are 2 ports
- On the map there are 2 casinos
When you find the bonus case in (7,10):
Miguela Lawless: Hey, detective? Do you have a second? Did you hear about the rumors?
Detective: I'm in the middle of a case. What rumors are you talking about?
Miguela Lawless: About the legendary Black Forest cake, here in town!
Detective: A cake, you say? That sounds mouth-watering, Miguela. I'll check it out as soon as I have the time!
If you fail:
Detective: I don't get it. Nothing on the map matches reality. Maybe it was some kind of bizarre project, abandoned long time ago.
If you win:
Detective: Those lines are leading to my office!
Detective: I get it now! Those are hidden passages. That's how the architect managed to get into my office without picking any locks.
Detective: It's time to set up a trap...
Finale[]
If you fail:
Detective: Not all is lost. I just need to keep watching the newspapers. Maybe they'll move again. Eventually.
If you win:
Detective: Mr. Rietveld! I admit that I admire your work. But don't you think it's rude to come into my office without an invitation?
Alvar Rietveld: No, no! You don't understand. I'm doing important work! Take a look at this spot where the joist connects to the load-bearing wall. You'll see how the stress is causing small cracks in the plaster? Detective: Uh... please, carry on.
Alvar Rietveld: I told those fools at the city hall, that the heavy train traffic will cause the building to subside quicker than usual. But they wouldn't listen! I have to do all by myself.
Detective: So this is what you are doing? Creeping beneath the town, using your secret passages to check on the buildings you designed?
Alvar Rietveld: Secret? Bah! They just don't know where to look. And yes, there are a lot of buildings that require my attention. I made a promise, that none of my buildings will collapse before my time here is over!
Detective: That's... very noble of you. A bit eccentric, but noble. You know what? Don't worry about my office. Just leave me some money and I'll take care of it.