SHERLOCK

		 SHERLOCK (Melbourne House)

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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Monday 8.00am: Sherlock\'s Sitting Room
OPEN PLAIN DOOR, N, TAKE CHINA MANS DISGUISE, WEAR CHINA MANS DISGUISE, TAKE
OFF CHINA MANS DISGUISE, WEAR OLD MANS DISGUISE, TAKE OFF OLD MANS DISGUISE,
S, SAY TO WATSON \"HELLO\" (it is better to greet a character first, before you
ask him or her what to do, or else they will ignore you), WAIT (until Watson
tells you about 2 murders in Leatherhead), TAKE LAMP, SAY TO WATSON \"DROP
CHRONICLE\", SAY TO WATSON \"FOLLOW ME\", OPEN MY DOOR, W, D, OPEN FRONT DOOR, S

To Leatherhead Station
HAIL CAB, SAY TO CABBIE \"HELLO\", CLIMB INTO CAB (Watson follows you), SAY TO
CABBIE \"GO TO KINGS CROSS ROAD\", WAIT (until you reach there at 8.45am), GIVE
MONEY TO CABBIE (he pays you £5/4- shillings!), CLIMB OUT OF CAB, NE, NE, NE,
NE (at Platform 3 of Kings Cross Station with Inspector Lestrade), SAY TO
LESTRADE \"HELLO\", WAIT (until the train arrives at about 9.16am), WAIT (until
Lestrade climbs into the train), CLIMB INTO TRAIN, WAIT UNTIL 10.00, WAIT
(until train arrives at Platform 1 of Leatherhead Station at 10.30am), CLIMB
OUT OF TRAIN (Lestrade goes south), FOLLOW LESTRADE (you see Straker), SAY TO
STRAKER \"HELLO\" (you MUST greet him or else the local policeman at Brown\'s
Front Gate will not let you into Brown\'s house. Straker tells Lestrade about
the two murders), S, W, SAY TO POLICEMAN \"HELLO\"

Brown\'s House
S, SW, S, SW, E (at East Side with Lestrade), CLOSELY EXAMINE CORPSE (body of
a middle aged woman. The policeman says that he hasn\'t found the gun yet),
CLOSELY EXAMINE NOTE (tells you of a meeting by the bridge & signed by P.F. -
stands for Patricia Fender, not Percival Ffoulkes), CLOSELY EXAMINE BRIDGE, 
W,
N, N, NE, S, OPEN OAK DOOR, S, OPEN HEAVY DOOR, E (in sitting room with 
Daphne
and Basil), WAIT (until Lestrade enters at 11.45am), WAIT (until Lestrade
interrogates Daphne and Basil, who gives his alibi that he was in his rented
house, playing Chopin on the piano, during the night of the murders), SAY TO
DAPHNE \"HELLO\", SAY TO DAPHNE \"TELL ME ABOUT TRICIA FENDER\" (she was Mrs
Brown\'s secretary, and she lives in Portman Street, London), SAY TO BASIL
\"HELLO\", SAY TO BASIL \"TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ADDRESS\" (he lives in Camden Street
in London and has a rented home in Cobden Lane, down the road), OPEN
DININGROOM DOOR, S, OPEN PLAIN DOOR, W (In the kitchen with Lestrade you can
see the gardener, the cook and the maid. The maid and the cook relate what
happened), SAY TO COOK \"HELLO\", SAY TO COOK \"TELL ME ABOUT BASIL\", SAY TO
GARDENER \"HELLO\", SAY TO GARDENER \"TELL ME ABOUT MAJOR\", OPEN PLAIN DOOR, E,
OPEN DININGROOM DOOR, N, OPEN HEAVY DOOR, W, S, OPEN WOODEN DOOR, W, EXAMINE
DESK, OPEN DRAWER, CLOSELY EXAMINE DRAWER, OPEN FALSE BOTTOM, LOOK (you see a
bank account book and a note), EXAMINE BOOK (Mrs Brown has been withdrawing
large amounts recently - someone is blackmailing her), EXAMINE NOTE (tells 
you
of a meeting and signed by Tricia Fender), E, N, OPEN LARGE DOOR, N, N, N, E,
E (Jones\'s Front Gate)

Jones\'s House
S, OPEN FRONT DOOR, S, OPEN SITTINGROOM DOOR, W, OPEN SOLID DOOR, S, CLOSELY
EXAMINE BODY (that of a woman shot in the head), CLOSELY EXAMINE BOOKCASE 
(you
reveal a secret room behind the wall), LOOK (an exit west), W, CLOSELY 
EXAMINE
CLOTHES (labelled Tricia Fender), SAY TO WATSON \"GET CLOTHES\", E, N, WAIT
(until you see Lestrade and Major at 1.30pm), FOLLOW LESTRADE (into library),
WAIT (until Lestrade interrogates Major, who gives his alibi that he was in
London all that night and says he lives in Sidmouth Street, London), LOOK
(make sure you see Watson), SAY TO WATSON \"FOLLOW ME\", OPEN SOLID DOOR, N,
OPEN SITTINGROOM DOOR, E, OPEN FRONT DOOR, N, N, W, S, S

Basil\'s Rented House
OPEN BACK GATE, E, OPEN BACK DOOR, N, OPEN PLAIN DOOR, W, OPEN SITTINGROOM
DOOR, W, U, CLOSELY EXAMINE BED (you see a small tear of the sheet), CLOSELY
EXAMINE WINDOW (a piece of cloth is caught on the window frame), CLOSELY
EXAMINE GRAMOPHONE (a record of Chopin), CLOSELY EXAMINE PIANO (the music
sheet is Baroque, not Chopin - Remember that Basil earlier said that he was
playing Chopin on the piano - he was obviously lying), D, OPEN FRONT DOOR, W

To Tell Lestrade: Major Percival Is Innocent
N, N, N, N, (platform 2 of Leatherhead Station), WAIT (till you see Lestrade
at 2.50pm), SAY TO LESTRADE \"THE MAJOR IS INNOCENT\" (he asks you what proof 
do
you have and leaves)

To Sidmouth Street: Major\'s House
WAIT (until train arrives at 3.15pm), CLIMB INTO TRAIN, WAIT (until train
arrives at Platform 4 of King\'s Cross Station at 4.30pm), CLIMB OUT OF TRAIN,
SW, SW, SW, SW, SW, WAIT (Lestrade asks the cabbie to go to Parliament
Street), WAIT (so as to let the Lestrade cab away first. If there are 2 cabs
there will be some confusion in communication), HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY
TO WATSON \"CLIMB OUT OF CAB\" (you have to leave him here for a while), SAY TO
CABBIE \"GO TO SIDMOUTH STREET\", WAIT (until you get there), CLIMB OUT OF CAB,
LOOK, OPEN OAK DOOR, NW, WAIT, SE, WEAR CHINA MANS DISGUISE (make sure you do
this now), HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, WAIT UNTIL 9.00 (save game now. You most
probably have to use this saved data pretty soon!), WAIT UNTIL 10.00, WAIT
UNTIL 10.30 (press ENTER key when the time reaches exactly 10.28pm. You MUST
stop the time at EXACTLY 10.28pm. If not, try again), WAIT (until you see the
Major enter at 11.02pm), WAIT (until Major enters his house), WAIT (he comes
out and hails a cab), WAIT (he tells the cabbie to go to Slater Street. This
time should now be EXACTLY 11.25pm or before. If it\'s after 11.25pm, LOAD
saved game and try again)

To Prove Major\'s Innocence To Lestrade
(You now have a limited number of moves to prove Major\'s innocence before
Tuesday morning - TIMING IS ESSENTIAL) SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO SLATER STREET\",
WAIT (until you get there at exactly 11.51pm or before), CLIMB OUT OF CAB, N
(in opium den with Major. You need to be carrying the lamp to see), TAKE OFF
CHINA MANS DISGUISE (Major confesses he is an opium addict and he was here on
the night of the murder), S (you MUST see Lestrade at exactly 11.57pm or
before), SAY TO LESTRADE \"MAJOR VISITED THE DEN\" (Lestrade says he\'ll return
to Leatherhead TOMORROW i.e. TUESDAY to have a look)

1) The time now must be at or before 11.59pm, Monday. If it\'s Tuesday 12.00am
or past, you\'ll have to LOAD the saved game and try again. This is the first
frustrating bit and you might have to try at least 10 times before you get 
the
correct time. If you carry on after Tuesday 12.00am you won\'t see Lestrade
again until Wednesday morning and there may be a shoot-out.


2) If Lestrade is not convinced of the Major\'s innocence, there\'ll be a
shoot-out in which Lestrade kills the Major. The game will then end. If the
shoot-out occurs, LOAD saved game and try again

Tuesday Morning: To Basil\'s Rented House
HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB (Lestrade tells Major that he is free to go), DROP
CHINA MANS DISGUISE, SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO KINGS CROSS ROAD\", WAIT (until you
get there at 12.26am), CLIMB OUT OF CAB, LOOK (you see Watson), SAY TO WATSON
\"FOLLOW ME\", NE, NE, NE, NE (at Platform 3 of Kings Cross Station), WAIT 
UNTIL
1.00, WAIT (until train arrives at 1.45am), CLIMB INTO TRAIN, WAIT (until
train arrives at Leatherhead Station at 3.00am), CLIMB OUT OF TRAIN, S, S, S,
S, OPEN BACK GATE, E, OPEN BACK DOOR, N, OPEN PLAIN DOOR, W, S, OPEN SAFE,
LOOK (you see the letters), EXAMINE LETTERS (blackmail letters from Tricia to
Mrs Brown), CLOSE SAFE, N, OPEN SITTINGROOM DOOR, W, OPEN FRONT DOOR, W, N

To Prove Mrs Brown Killed Herself
W, S, SW, S, SW, E, WAIT UNTIL 9.00, WAIT (until Lestrade arrives at 9.20am
Tuesday. If you had proved Major\'s innocence after Tuesday morning, Lestrade
won\'t be arriving until Wednesday morning at 9.20am), SAY TO LESTRADE \"MRS
BROWN KILLED HERSELF\" (Lestrade asks what proof do you have), SAY TO LESTRADE
\"EXAMINE STREAM\", EXAMINE STREAM (you find the gun and Lestrade congratulates
you), W, N, N, NE, N, E, N, N, N, N (Platform 2 of Leatherhead Station. SAVE
game now)

To Portman Street: Tricia\'s House
WAIT (until train arrives at 10.45am. Lestrade congratulates you again),
CLIMB INTO TRAIN, SAY TO LESTRADE \"TRICIA BLACKMAILED MRS BROWN\" (Lestrade
asks what proof do you have), WAIT UNTIL 12.00 (the train arrives at Platform
4 of Kings Cross Station at 12.00pm), CLIMB OUT OF TRAIN, SW, SW, SW, SW, SW,
WAIT (until Lestrade goes away in his own cab), HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY
TO CABBIE \"GO TO PORTMAN STREET\", WAIT (until you get there), CLIMB OUT OF
CAB, LOOK, OPEN FRONT DOOR, S, OPEN HEAVY DOOR, S (at Tricia\'s lounge and you
see Tricia Fender), OPEN SAFE, LOOK (you see an unfinished note and a 
folder),
READ NOTE, EXAMINE FOLDER (empty - someone has stolen the top secret military
plans), SAY TO WATSON \"GIVE ME CLOTHES\", SAY TO TRICIA \"HELLO\", SAY TO TRICIA
\"TELL ME ABOUT BLOODSTAINED CLOTHES\" (she confesses that she is really Mrs
Jones and she killed the real Tricia when she found out she was blackmailing
her friend Mrs Sara Brown), LOOK (you now see Mrs Jones instead of Tricia),
SAY TO MRS JONES \"HELLO\", SAY TO MRS JONES \"FOLLOW ME\" (make sure she is here
or else go back for her), SAY TO MRS JONES \"FOLLOW ME\" (repeat this command 
if
she says she cannot do that now), N (if you haven\'t followed everything
correctly, Mrs Jones might leave the house and lock you in. If so, LOAD saved
game)

Take Mrs Jones to Scotland Yard
HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY TO MRS JONES \"CLIMB INTO CAB\", LOOK (to see
she\'s in the cab with you and Watson), SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO PARLIAMENT 
STREET\"
(repeat until you\'re moving), WAIT (until you get there), CLIMB OUT OF CAB,
SAY TO MRS JONES \"CLIMB OUT OF CAB\" (repeat until she actually climbs out. If
you haven\'t done everything correctly, she may either refuse to leave the cab
or get out of the cab herself and go east, disappearing for good. If that
happens, LOAD saved game), SAY TO MRS JONES \"FOLLOW ME\", E (in Scotland Yard
and you see Lestrade), SAY TO LESTRADE \"MRS JONES KILLED TRICIA\" (he asks 
what
proof do you have), GIVE CLOTHES TO LESTRADE, SAY TO LESTRADE \"EXAMINE
CLOTHES\", SAY TO MRS JONES \"TELL LESTRADE ABOUT THE CLOTHES\", SAY TO LESTRADE
\"MRS JONES KILLED TRICIA\" (Lestrade says brilliant and calls a constable who
takes Mrs Jones away), W

To Camden Street: Basil\'s House
HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO CAMDEN STREET\", WAIT (until 
you
get there), CLIMB OUT OF CAB, WEAR OLD MANS DISGUISE (Watson will stay here -
he won\'t follow you if you are wearing the disguise), E (you see the window),
OPEN WINDOW (it\'s locked), WAIT UNTIL 9.00, WAIT (until someone opens the
window at 10.00pm), NE (you need to be carrying the lamp. You see Basil -
ignore him), NW, NE, OPEN HEAVY DOOR, SE (at Basil\'s library), TAKE NOTE (do
not examine it yet), NW, LOOK, OPEN PLAIN DOOR, NE, OPEN BACK DOOR, NE (at
Basil\'s Yard with a trash pile), CLOSELY EXAMINE PILE, LOOK (you see a torn
note), TAKE NOTE (do not examine it yet), SW, SW, SW, SE, SW, W (at Camden
Street), TAKE OFF OLD MANS DISGUISE

To Decipher Coded Notes
EXAMINE TORN NOTE (in code: VAKS USH KNWH UL UNMH YWNQH UNMH QNTH FTK RTLVBK
GHNUS SNK KUNTUHG USH YLWAQH BLKABP NTLEBG; decipher as:
WISH THE SALE TO TAKE PLACE. TAKE CARE MRS BROWN DEATH HAS STARTED THE POLICE
NOSING),

EXAMINE RIPPED NOTE (in code: A BLV SNIH USH YWNBK. XLET YTAQH AK
NQQHYUNRWH. WHU FH MBLV VSHTH XLE; decipher as:
I NOW HAVE THE PLANS. YOUR PRICE IS ACCEPTABLE. LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU;

The code for both these notes is: A=I, B=N, E=U, F=M, G=D, H=E, I=V, K=S, 
L=O,
M=K, N=A, P=G, R=B, S=H, T=R, U=T, V=W, W=L, X=Y, Y=P)

To Scotland Yard to Tell Lestrade about the Plans
HAIL CAB, CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO PARLIAMENT STREET\", WAIT 
(until
you get there), CLIMB OUT OF CAB, E (at Scotland Yard), WAIT UNTIL 6.00
(Wednesday 6.00am), WAIT (until Lestrade enters at 7.00am), SAY TO
LESTRADE\"BASIL HAS THE PLANS\" (he will then ask you to find the sale
location), W, HAIL CAB, SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO CAMDEN STREET\", CLIMB OUT OF 
CAB,
WAIT (until 9:50am),WEAR DISGUISE (a messenger will arrive and give Basil a
note), WAIT (until someone opens the front door), E, NE, TAKE NOTE (from 
fire,
this has to be done before note is burnt), SW, W, TAKE OFF DISGUISE, HAIL
CAB,CLIMB INTO CAB, SAY TO CABBIE \"GO TO PARLIMENT STREET\",

EXAMINE SINGED NOTE (in code: GSUV CUVKSUP CSUX GSIC PPYA GPI UVK-KS ZKCYVK
ILK KS WXSPO UVK ZRD PPYL Y decipher as: (read it backwards)
DAEH REHTAEL RAEN DAOR LLIM DLO EHT TA YTRIHT OWT TA SNALP EHT YUB LLIW I

Codes (Singed note): A=M C=R D=B G=D I=O K=T L=W O=P P=L R=U S=A U=E V=H W=S
X=N Y=I Z=Y

CLIMB OUT OF CAB, E, SAY TO LESTRADE \"SALE WILL TAKE PLACE AT OLD MILL ROAD\"
(He will immediately hurry to get to Leatherhead, just follow him, but MAKE
SURE you arrive at Kings Cross platform 3 after 11:00am to avoid Basil, WAIT
(until train arrves at Leatherhead at 1:30), CLIMB OUT (you MUST do this
before Lestrade climbs out of the train or else try again by LOADing the game
you just saved), S, S (at the Main Street where you see the police cab), 
CLIMB
INTO CAR (you MUST climb into the cab before Lestrade, Straker and the local
policeman - otherwise there is no room for you), WAIT (Lestrade will ask the
cab to furiously go to OLD MILL ROAD), WAIT UNTIL 3.10, WAIT (until you 
arrive
at OLD MILL ROAD at 3.15pm. You\'ll see Basil whip his horse and speed down
the road DO NOT get out of the cab), WAIT UNTIL 4.30, WAIT (until 4.46pm when
you arrive back at Main Street and you see Lestrade has already got out of 
the
cab), CLIMB OUT OF CAB (once out of the cab you MUST see Basil and the German
agent going north; if not, try again from saved game), N, N, N (at Platform 2
of Leatherhead Station. Basil and the German agent have just managed to get
away in the train. You MUST see Lestrade remark that Basil has eluded us),
SAY TO LESTRADE \"FOLLOW ME\", S, S, S (at Main Street), CLIMB INTO POLICE CAB
(Lestrade and Watson follow you. The time should now be exactly 5.05pm or
before), SAY TO POLICE \"FURIOUSLY GO TO KINGS CROSS ROAD\" (repeat until 
you\'re
moving speedily down the lane), WAIT (until you arrive at Kings Cross Road at
EXACTLY 6.20pm or before), CLIMB OUT OF CAB (if you got it right, you\'ll hear
the German agent remark to the cabbie to go to Buckingham Palace Road), NE, 
NE
(Platform 1and you see the underground train. If the train leaves or is not
here, you\'ll have to try again). CLIMB INTO TRAIN, WAIT (you\'re travelling
underground. Do NOT get out at Paddington Station), WAIT (until you arrive at
Victoria Station. If you got it right, Basil and the agent will be arrested
by Lestrade. You\'ll be the world\'s greatest detective)

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