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Lamplight City

by chrissie 9 sections about 39 minutes to read

CASE 4: The Good Man

Upton’s Apartment

Click on the front door to answer the knock.

Mrs Emily Morgan introduces herself. Her brother Ronan L’Espaye was murdered a 4 nights ago & she wants you to investigate.

Click on the newspaper dated Tuesday October 22nd, 1844 to read the articles

CLUES: Photo of Ronan

MAP: Upton’s Apartment / The Silent Raven / Morgan Bakery

Morgan Bakery

You may recognise the red-headed man who leaves the shop (Mr Charez) as one of Arthur Devin’s protesters.

Talk to Emily Morgan to get more information about Ronan.

MAP: Ronan’s apartment / Gripsholm Taxidermy Shop / Police Station

Ronan’s Apartment

Look at & click on the masks to find a key.

Click on the desk for a close-up.

Look at & click on the letters in the compartments. Click on the drawer to see a dated letter from ‘Jimbo’.

Look at & click on the journal & read the July 8th entries for the previous & present years.

Look at the bookcase. In the close-up click on the books but the only one you can read is ‘Secret Customs of the Orient’.

CLUES: Small Gold Key

DOCUMENTS: Letter From Landlord 1 / Letter From Landlord 2 / Letter From Emily / Letter From Jimbo

MAP: The Crimson Cat

Gripsholm Taxidermy Shop

Talk to the clerk.

Ronan kept to himself.

The clerk noticed a strange man hanging about outside the shop a few days ago.

CLUES: Description Of Strange Man (1)

The Silent Raven

Search the area outside. Look at the drain & then the water in the close-up. There seems to be something resting at the bottom.

Look at the bolt.

Go into the bar & talk to the barmaid.

The bar was very busy on the night of the murder as it was used as a polling place. The barmaid remembers 3 of the regulars that were there. She tells you where you might find 2 of them.

MAP: Opium Den / Water Treatment Station

Water Treatment Station

Talk to the sewer worker.

Cormac saw Ronan on election night. He looked drunk. He came into the bar & voted.

He heard a gunshot. ONE shot.

Cormac does odd jobs for Nicole, the barmaid, in exchange for cheap drinks.

He saw someone fitting the description of the strange man talking the barmaid. You need to have talked to the taxidermy shop clerk first.

Ask him about the storm drain. Tell him there may be evidence at the bottom.

CLUES: Cormac’s Testimony

The Silent Raven

After Cormac removes the drain cover, look at the drain. In the close-up, click on the water to retrieve a gun.

CLUES: Pistol

In the bar, talk to the barmaid. The strange man paid her a few crowns to keep quiet about seeing him. She gives details of a distinguishing mark.

CLUES: Description of Strange Man (2) updated

Opium Den

SAVE GAME HERE

Click on the door. Hear a woman asking you what you want..

*DON’T tell her you’re a private investigator!

Say that you’re interested in ‘riding the dragon’. Make sure you’ve looked at the book in Ronan’s apartment.

Talk to Darius.

He doesn’t recognise Ronan.

He heard a gunshot & a man shouting ‘Priscilla’.

Singin’ Tom also visits the Opium Den.

Darius describes a strange man he saw outside the Silent Raven.

CLUES: Darius’s Testimony / Description of Strange Man (3) updated

MAP: St Denis Cathedral

Police Station

Morgue

Talk to Dr Edwards.

Ronan was shot at close range. Dr. Edwards retrieved the bullet from the body. Robbery wasn’t a motive.

The gun from the storm drain is a match for the bullet. The gun is engraved with initials which could be those of either the owner or the gun manufacturer.

CLUES: Post Mortem Results

Talk to Upton. Using the info from the taxidermy shop clerk, the barmaid & Darius, give Upton a description of the strange man: Tall and Large. Red Hair. A distinctive scar.

Upton puts out a bulletin & gets an immediate response from Giles.

Talk to Upton to find out what Harvey Presser was arrested for.

MAP: Bow Street Gaol / Presser Residence

Presser Residence

SAVE GAME HERE

When Mrs Presser opens the door *DON’T tell her you want to borrow a cup of sugar.

Talk to Mrs Presser. Harvey is a travelling salesman which takes him out of town for a few days at a time.

Bow Street Gaol

After the chat with Giles, talk to Harvey Presser.

You learn how & why Ronan L’Espaye came to be in that part of the city, drunk & wearing clothes that weren’t his. You need to visit Mrs Presser first to get this info.

The Crimson Cat

Talk to the sailor at the bar. He’s known as Jimbo. Ronan stopped speaking to him about a month ago. Jimbo’s real name is James Bogroff. The S.S. Priscilla is the name of his ship.

If you have all of the descriptions of the strange man & you’ve retrieved the gun Bill makes a comment.

SUSPECTS: James ‘Jimbo’ Bogroff

St Denis Cathedral

Look at the candles. Look at them again in the close-up & blow them all out!

Talk to Tom Puffin.

While he’s out of the way attending to the prayer candles, click on the chest to find a letter addressed to Ned.

Talk to Tom. Ned is his nephew.

DOCUMENTS: Letter to Ned

MAP: Ned’s Residence

Ned’s Residence

SAVE GAME HERE

Talk to Ned Bunkerage Ned works as a clerk at The Bank of Vespuccia.

Priscilla Poundstone is Ned’s ladylove. It’s an arranged liaison but he hasn’t met Priscilla yet.

Priscilla sends him one letter a week & his uncle acts as a courier.

Click on the shelf to read the letter. The handwriting is different to the one in Tom’s chest.

Ask Ned about Tom’s address. Tell him you suspect something. *DON’T say you just want to look at his things!

He gives you Tom’s address & a spare key.

DOCUMENTS: Letter From Priscilla

MAP: Puffin’s Residence

Puffin’s Residence

Look at the statue then at the scratches on the floor next to it.

Click on the statue to retrieve a letter & a box with its content missing. Look at the box again to see the name of the manufacturer.

DOCUMENTS: Ned’s Letter.

Police Station

Morgue

Talk to Dr. Edwards about the effects of opium.

CLUES: Effects of Opium

SUSPECTS: Tom Puffin

CASEBOOK: 8 CLUES / 7 DOCUMENTS / 2 SUSPECTS

Morgan’s Bakery

SAVE GAME HERE

Talk to Emily Morgan to Wrap Up the case.

Police Station

Talk to Upton

……….WATCH THE ARREST……….

The Fallen Angel

You chat with Patrick.

*Choose to visit Adelaide or go back to Upton’s.

Fordham Residence (if you choose to visit Adelaide)

Be careful with your dialogue choices here.

*DON’T tell her that you’ve decided to forgive her!

*DON’T avoid telling her the truth

CASE 5: The Justice Killer

Upton’s Apartment

Upton enters her apartment & wakes you up.

She tells you about another murder that fits the modus operandi of the Justice Killer. This time the victim, Percival McDonaugh, is a member of parliament.

Upton presents a series of police sketches of the 4 previous murder scenes. It doesn’t matter how she got them.

Look at the sketches to see the scenes. In each one, look at the body, the writing & the flower.

SAVE GAME HERE

Talk to Upton & tell her you believe you’ve found a connection. The flower in each scene.

Continue talking to Upton. She gives you copies of the police reports of the 4 previous victims.

Hear a knock on the door. It’s Chief Snelling.

*DON’T say that you told Upton it was wrong to take those sketches.

When Snelling gives you a chance to say something in your defence

*DON’T say this is all Upton’s fault.

Snelling concedes to allowing you to operate as an assistant in the Case. He gives you until tomorrow to come up with something.

Click on each of the police reports in the casebook to read them.

Click on the newspaper dated Thursday October 24th, 1844 to read the articles.

DOCUMENTS: Police Report Hannibal Kirkland / Police Report: Reggie Willingham / Police Report: Ennis Bowditch / Police Report: Burley Cause

MAP: Upton’s Apartment / Houses of Parliament / Police Station / Thorebum Ironworks / Bridge Construction Site / Central Lamp Depot / Coulson Cab Depot

Houses of Parliament

Look at the books to the left in the bookcase to see that they’re on cryptography.

Look at the calendar on the desk. Look at it again in the close-up. Look at the torn page.

Talk to Dr Edwards.

In response to one of your questions he tells you that if you want to get into the psychology stuff you’re better off asking someone like Snelling.

He hands over a blank piece of paper found on the body.

He lends you a pencil.

Look at the calendar again & click on it to use the pencil.

Click & drag the pencil to reveal 2 names Ruby & T. Shackley.

CLUES: Blank Paper

MAP: McDonaugh’s Residence

McDonaugh’s Residence

Talk to Mrs NcDonaugh. When you mention cryptography, she tells you about the secret notes Percival used to send her,

Click on the fireplace & heat up the blank paper. You can also heat it up on the coffee machine in the cafe or the heater in the employee area of Thorebum Ironworks.

Talk to Mrs McDonaugh again.

CLUES: Mrs McDonaugh’s Testimony (Replaces the Blank Paper)

DOCUMENTS: Percival McDonaugh’s Letter

Police Station

Talk to Chief Reginald Snelling.

He tells you about Linda Walker’s trial. (If you accused her in Case 2).

MAP: New Bretagne Courthouse

New Bretagne Courthouse

You learn something very interesting about Linda’s friend who helped her with the sleeping potion she used on Mrs Davis.

CLUES: Linda Walker’s Testimony

Thorebum Ironworks

Look at & click on the iron mill to see it ruined.

Talk to the foreman Sanford Mims. He won’t answer your questions about Hannibal Kirkland unless you find the Reddite responsible for the sabotage.

Central Lamp Depot

Watch the experiment using aethericity.

Talk to the engineer. He gives you Burley Cause’s address.

He gives you a threatening letter signed with the sender’s initials. To get the letter you need to have talked to Mims at the ironworks first.

DOCUMENTS: Letter from the Reddites

MAP: Burley Cause’s Apartment

Coulson Cab Depot

Talk to Herman. (He’ll be labelled ‘cab driver’ if you weren’t able to access DeVay’s Residence in Case 3).

He tells you about Reggie Willingham.

Bridge Construction Site

Talk to the construction worker. You learn that he’s Amelie’s brother Gerard. He tells you about Ennis Bowditch & where his other job is. (If you didn’t arrest Madame Dupree in Case 1, he’s not so friendly & only tells you where to find Bowditch’s woman).

MAP: Rouen Coffee House / Gascogne Docks

Rouen coffee House

Stand still near the customers to eavesdrop on their conversations until you just hear Blah Blah…….

Talk to the serving girl.

She tells you a little about Ennis Bowditch. She mentions her friend Ruby.

Burley Cause’s Apartment

Look at the plaques to read the apartment numbers.

Click on the door of apartment 2A. No answer.

Click on the door of apartment 2B.

Talk to Mrs Williamson. She wants you to get her husband Kurt to come home.

MAP: The Silent Raven

The Silent Raven

Stand still near the ladies to eavesdrop on their conversations until you just hear Blah Blah…….

Talk to the barmaid. You find out about the ejection policy.

Talk to Kurt. The easiest way to get Kurt to go home is to tell him that you weren’t honest with your wife.

If you use either of the other dialogue choices Kurt won’t budge so you’ll have to find another way!

Burley Cause’s Apartment

Click on the door of apartment 2B.

Ethel will tell you about a ridiculous song that Kurt will come home singing.

The Silent Raven

Talk to Kurt & ask him to sing.

While he’s singing complain to the barmaid………that didn’t work.

Talk to Kurt to join in with him………that DID work!

Burley Cause’s Apartment

Click on the door of apartment 2B.

Ethel will now talk to you about Burley Cause.

CLUES: Mrs Williamson’s Testimony

Police Station

Talk to Chief Snelling about the Reddites.

CLUES: List of Reddite Activity.

Upton’s Apartment

Look at the Reddite list. Click on each name to eliminate all but 3 of them.

Only one matches the initials on the threatening letter from the Reddites.

Make sure you have the letter from the lamp depot. *DON’T guess the name of the saboteur

MAP: Peyton Fergusson’s Residence / Lucian Donaldson’s Residence / Paris Wilson’s Residence

Peyton Fergusson’s Residence

See Miles checking-in Peyton Fergusson to Bow Street Gaol.

Thorebum Ironworks

Talk to Sanford Mims.

Employee area

Click on Kirklands cabinet to get a close-up of a dial. Leave the area

Talk to Mims. He gives you Kirklands reminder:

The Shipwreck

The Red & White

The Sign

Note the number in the bottom left corner of the large red & white placard.

DOCUMENTS: Kirkland’s Combination Reminder.

Employee area

Note the number on the picture of the shipwreck.

Look at the sign next to the showers to see another number indicated in the top right corner.

Click on Kirkland’s cabinet & enter the numbers on the dial, from left to right in the order stated on the reminder. (The numbers are random)

The cabinet opens.

CLUES: Gilded Lily Advertisement

MAP: The Gilded Lily.

The Gilded Lily

Talk to the Madame Serafina

Percival visited Ruby for the 1st time yesterday.

Click on the door.

Dressing room

Look at the painting. Lily 1909 – 1843.

Look at the shrine to get a close-up.

Look at & click on the locket & take the rolled up paper.

Talk to Ruby.

Serafina changed the name of the establishment in honour of Lily.

CLUES: Rolled Up Paper / Ruby’s Testament

Talk to Serafina. to find out what happened to Lily.

Lily had a sister who died 16 years ago.

Dressing room

Talk to Ruby again. Ask about Lily’s possessions.

Look at the box on the cabinet to see it in close-up. Click on the envelope.

Look at the buttons on the front of the box.

Numbering them from left to right 1, 2, 3, use the sequence on the rolled up paper to click on 3 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3.

Find a 2 page letter.

DOCUMENTS: Letter From Detective Barnett / Bloody Letter Page 1 / Bloody Letter Page 2

Talk to Serafina

Rouen Coffee House

Talk to the serving girl (Annabelle).

CLUES: Serving Girl’s Testimony

Police Station

Talk to Chief Snelling about Lily Peterson. Request the case file on Lily’s sister.

Snelling needs some information.

The year the case was from: 1828. It’s 1844 & the sister died 16 years ago.

The detective assigned to the case: Lester Barnett. See the letter amongst Lily’s possessions..

The official cause of death: Strangulation. Serafina said she died at the hands of her husband..

Snelling hands you the reports.

You now know from the files the last name of the Justice Killer & from Linda Walker’s trial his first name.

DOCUMENTS: Collins Police Report Page 1 / Collins Police Report Page 2

Gascogne Docks

Talk to Trevor Hastings.

Click on the door of the shipping office. Talk to the manager about Ennis Bowditch & then Samuel Collins.

Ask for Samuel Collin’s address. Tell him you think he stole from one of his customers.

SUSPECTS: Samuel Collins

MAP: Samuel Collins’ Residence

SAVE GAME HERE

Samuel Collins’ Residence

See Miles enter Samuels’s home.

Notice the portrait of Lily & the pots of Easter lilies.

Choose any responses during the 3 ‘altercations’ to learn more about Samuels’s motives & his unrelenting passion to pursue the course he believes is right.

(Aside: I wanted to ask Samuel why he didn’t leave an Easter lily at the houses of parliament. Was it because the other 4 men hurt prostitutes & Percival only hurt his wife?)

CASEBOOK: 9 CLUES / 12 DOCUMENTS / 1 SUSPECT (named).

TWO WEEKS LATER

EPILOGUE

St. Denis Cemetery

Witness the touching scene of Miles saying goodbye.

*Whoever accompanies Miles & his plans for the future depend on choices made at the end of Case 4.

(N.B If you’re feeling a little teary, look closely at the headstone on the far right & read the epitaph!)

If you’re having difficulty choosing your parting words: WAKE UP, REFER TO THE PROLOGUE!

THE END

To declare a Case Unsolvable

Here are just some of the choices/decisions that contribute to eliminating all suspects in each of the Cases.

CASE 1

Ask Sabine Martin for tea. Leave without looking behind the curtain. *Pressing Sabine further about her backroom, if you look, will make Albert a suspect.

Anger Juliette by telling her you found her key in her room. She won’t be named as a suspect as she won’t elaborate on her aethericity experiment.

Threaten to report Andrew to the police.

Tell Amelie that you’re a private investigator.

CASE 2

Leave the Harris’s Residence instead of following Malcolm into the nursery.

Tell Angela Maxwell that you think she’s insane.

Insult Angela Maxwell, before looking at the books in the bookcase, by accusing her of being afraid of the spirits telling on her. You won’t discover the significance of the chicken bones & dust from her book.

Blow up the boiler outside Linda Walker’s Residence.

CASE 3

In Case 2 tell Angela Maxwell that you think she’s insane.

In Case 2 insult Angela Maxwell by accusing her of being afraid of the spirits telling on her.

In Case 1 accuse Juliette Montgomery of the attempted murder of her mother Laura Dupree.

Jean DuPree won’t allow you to remain in the bank to talk to Peter Andrews

Upset the secretary of Usher & Price by showing him Desiree’s Ashes.

Anger Addy by complimenting her again. You only need to do this once.

CASE 4

Tell the woman at the Opium Den you’re a private investigator & that you’re serious.

This closes off the lead to Singin’ Tom. The description of the strange man will be incomplete.

Some Ending Variations

At the end of Case 4 you will be left with a scene in the Riverview Asylum if you declare any 2 of Cases 1 -4 unsolvable.

During Case 5 you will be left with a scene in Bow Street Gaol if:

You blame Upton when Snelling asks about the sketches.

You get beaten up by visiting the wrong Reddite.

At the end of Case 5 The Justice Killer will confront Miles in Upton’s apartment if:

Mrs DuPree is not arrested at the end of Case 1.