Gumshoe step-by-step solution by pjg For game release 1. Takes about 270 moves Comments and points are in () Event timeline (times will vary somewhat) 8:58 Game starts 9:20 Marge arrives at McMurtry office 11:12 Sandra Mcbride leaves Highland 11:18 Sandra arrives in your office 11:26 Sandra leaves your office 11:32 John Mcbride and Nicole Updike leave logitek 11:40 John and Nicole arrive at Giuseppe's 12:42 Detective Boggs arrives at Giuseppe's 12:10 John, Nicole, and Detective Boggs leave Giuseppe's 12:40 John and Nicole arrive at Winchester 12:50 John leaves Winchester 12:52 Sandra arrives at Highland 2:04 Marge leaves your office 2:30 Baseball game starts 5:00 Baseball game ends 5:04 Alibi bar opens 5:18 Billy arrives at Alibi 6:58 John arrives at Lincoln 7:00 TV store closes 11:12 John leaves Lincoln 11:16 John arrives at Highland 12:32 Thugs beat you up (lose) 2:08 Alibi bar closes 7:00 Game over (lose) You can meet the thugs anytime North of your office. Detective Boggs appears at random. McMurtry office: z.z.z.z.z z.z.z.z.z Get newspaper then read it S Remove coat Put coat on coat rack Search desk (1/1) (Marge will always get up to close the office door) Wear camera E X desk Search papers Read note (1/2) Read bill Get envelope then read it Open drawer Get handkerchief (1/3) save game Wait until 11:16 z.z.z.z.z.z Sandra, sit down (1/4) Offer handkerchief to Sandra (1/5) X Sandra Yes W Open door Ask Marge about logitek N, E, E Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to logitek (1/6) Logitek: Exit N Show license to Barbara. Drop license Show snapshot to Barbara. Drop snapshot Read funeral. Show funeral to Barbara save game S Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to Giuseppe (1/7) Giuseppe: Exit X John X Nicole Wait. again (until Boggs arrives and then enters the restaurant) X sedan X tires (Tires! What tires?) X valve Push pin Hail cab. Enter cab. Wait. again (wait for John and Nicole to leave in a cab) save game Cabbie, follow the blue cab (1/8) Winchester: Exit Wait. again (until the couple embraces) Take photo of couple (1/9) Wait. again (until John leaves) Open door Look in the window X guard X cap Ask guard about baseball Read sports then drop newspaper SW z.z.z.z.z (wait until the old man leaves) X TV Turn knob g g g (until the talk show is on) E Wait until 2:30 Open door (1/10) W. Get matchbook. E (1/11) X matchbook then drop it save game Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to Alibi Alibi: Exit Read placard Wait until 5:04 N Ask bartender about drinks Buy beer (you may have to wait for your turn) Wait. again (until the bartender slides the beer to you) Get beer (the skinny man should enter the bar) I Show incriminating to bartender Drop incriminating Offer beer to Billy (keep offering it until he accepts) Ask Billy about Lydia (1/12) Get dart. Throw dart at board (1/13) (Repeat this again until you get a bullseye) (X jukebox) (Put money in jukebox) (Push forward (see what albums are available)) (Look at album 14) (Play song 7 on album 14) save game S Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to Lincoln Lincoln: Exit X gate Untie rope. Untie rope Get rope. Open gate S, S (1/14) Search scraps (1/15) U Push crate under balcony Stand on crate Tie rope to balcony Drop all U, E (2/17) X window. Clean window Look in the window Wait. again (until John shows up around 7:04) Take picture of couple (1/18) Remove camera then drop it W Drop naughty D, D Get all but crate N, N save game Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to office McMurtry office: Exit W, W Read note. Look under the mat (1/19) Unlock door with key. Drop key. Open door S, E Get receiver Read card then drop it Dial 653-2720 Tell Sandra about naughty (1/20) Put receiver on phone W, N, E, E Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to Highland Highland: Exit Knock on the door Show naughty to Sandra (1/21) Open door W save game Hail cab. Enter cab. Cabbie, go to office Office: Exit N X Morty X Vincent X Roderick X cards Give hundred to Roderick g g g g (1/22) S Put hundred in envelope g g g g Close envelope X stamp machine. I Put money in stamp machine. I Smooth crumpled. I Put dollar bill in stamp machine (1/23) Lick stamp Put stamp on envelope Objects. Places save game Put envelope in mailbox (1/24) Full Amusing The endgame has a list of interesting things to do. Here are a few more things to try... Have you managed to ride in all three cabs? Have you ever left something behind in a cab? Have you found out who Horace is? Have you seen Sandra's father? Have you examined the handkerchief? Have you learned the name of Howard's sweetheart? Have you shown the naughty photo to Billy or the Bartender? Have you examined the posters in the bar? Have you looked at the thugs's cards? Have you kissed Marge? Have you pulled Marge's bun?