Gray Matter
Walk through for Jane Jenson’s Gray Matter, formatted to help locate trouble
spots before too many spoilers are read. Written during a second play
through by Richard Le Beau, I will do my best to list the triggers I noted.
Since this game will show all hot items when you press space, there is no
reason not to examine everything you may have missed with a pixel search.
The progress key P will also give clues as to what story parts are not yet
done to end the chapter, as well as map location highlights to indicate
where everything is completed. Remember to examine items again after they
are picked up, some documents will even zoom and drag to make reading easier,
or may contain their own hot spots to find and advance the story.
After the stormy night opening the tutorial starts with a rabbit
hunt.
find Houdini The eating noise and moving Plant leaves give the rabbit
away, he is at the base of the plant just above the bed sheets,
use the hand cursor icon to pick him up.
feed Houdini Now in his cage, find food and water for him. There
is a water pitcher on the nightstand near the plant but that
won’t do by itself. Find the backpack mentioned in the tutorial
frame which is located at the foot of the bed, left hand side.
open backpack The backpack has the examine magnifying glass icon
which will bring up a close up view and is a telltale sign for
important items or story triggers. Inside the backpack take all
the items that can be removed and get the descriptions for those
remaining behind, the towel is only important for hitchhikers
(Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference for those older folks
like me). The cage and water pitcher icons have now shifted to
the combine item cursor with the water bottle and carrot in
inventory. Open the inventory by moving the cursor to the top
of the screen until they appear and can be looked at or examined,
now select the carrot as an item to combine by right clicking on
it and will move to the right end of screen ready for use. Left
click on the cage while the combine icon is showing to feed
Houdini. For water, select the water bottle for use by right
clicking on it then left click on the Water Pitcher while the
combine icon is showing to fill the bottle, and repeat the use
process with the full bottle on the cage to finish the first part
of the tutorial.
magic book Take a moment to inspect the other things in the room and
inventory, the magic handbook opens so you can become familiar
with the different tricks that will be needed at points in the
game, right click to turn pages. Sam will not do the wrong trick
for the occasion but be on the lookout for the different items
many tricks need, as these will limit the ones that can be done
at any one point in the game. Do not try to prepare for tricks
until after they have been selected from the book, Sam will give
the time needed to get things ready before the trick gets going.
Upstairs hall Look at the items here, but Sam won’t go into David’s
bedroom so go to the Foyer.
Foyer Examine the Portrait and look at the other items here, Sam
won’t use this phone much but David will later, examine the note
for the new assistant, but Sam has not taken the job quite yet so
it will stay put for now.
Dining room Sam hears someone in the Kitchen and won’t go in, look at
the items in the dining room, examine the portraits and stereo but
no luck for what Sam needs.
Parlor Examine the Portraits and Diplomas in the Parlor along
with the other items Sam can look at but don’t need now.
Front entry Exit out the bottom of the Foyer screen to the Front Entry
and examine the plaque Sam mentions seeing, this is a story trigger.
Sam will not leave the grounds yet through the exit on the lower
right of the screen so look at the house then use the Back exterior
exit to go to the garage.
running I did not see mention of this in the manual, but Sam walks
everywhere and will take her time getting places. With a double
click on movement Sam will start to pick up speed to a run, and if
an action cursor is double clicked she will start the action
before making her way all the way to the spot. This will save some
time when the areas get larger later. Back exterior Look at the
different items in the scene. The garage icon changes from just a
look at icon to an exit icon, providing a game hint that not all
look icons can be safely skipped.
Garage Sam’s bike is here with the action icon so she can try
and start it. Look at the other items here then return to the
Front entry and go back inside to the Foyer.
Mrs. Dalton Sam still has a quick escape on her mind but go into the Kitchen
anyway to get the story started. As always, ask everything on
the conversation list until goodbye is the only thing left,
even if the same subject remains Sam always gets new information,
no repeating lines are given. Look around the Kitchen and
examine the notice board for the calendar and two business cards
that are active.
New Assistant Take the note now from what is the basement door and read
it, including the small flyers that are in back but can be
brought in front with their examine icon. There is no cell
phone in inventory so go back and talk to Mrs. Dalton again in
the Kitchen. Now Sam has a cell phone with some useful numbers
already there, though don’t bother with “Sissy” Mrs. Daltons
sister. Sam will get some more useful numbers later and add them
to the contact list so only extension numbers will ever need
to be remembered or written down on some actual paper. I can’t
help with the snake game on the cell phone, but if Sam did
read the magic handbook tricks, one calls for the cell phone
on silent which is there in the options menu. The two bar
keys on the top of the cell phone key pad control the screen
items above them, and the up down arrows scroll through
the lists. The green circle key will place a call to the
number selected from the contact list, the red circle will close
the phone window just like the exit door on the lower left.
Before leaving the house visit Houdini and take the picture from
the backpack since this is Sam’s room now (bonus points).
Oxford Centre Use the Front entry exit then exit the grounds or open the
map. With the tutorial still active map legends will be explained,
grey lettering means all done there, white for only bonus actions
left and gold for main story actions remaining, all of these are
just for the present chapter. The M key will bring up the map so
there is no need to run back to every area exit door, if the M
key does not work some action scene is near so just use a regular
exit.
Carfax Examine the plaques and that wisp of steam.
Cornmarket Translation from English to American: Grainmarket American
to English would give Mazemarket. The Black Wand magic shop is
just what Sam will need.
Black Wand Browse through the shops wares, plenty of items on the
shelves are needed for the tricks, but Sam has little money.
The Daedalus logo on the game machine will trigger in the shop
owner, Mephistopheles. Talk to Mephistopheles, asking repeatedly
about the Daedalus club, now the game machine parts will be
active. Sam needs 21, as in a blackjack game, to win. Use one
machine button until a face card, 10, or an ace is showing, then
use the other button until Sam wins. The prize is a small card
appearing near the bottom right side of the machine, take it and
look at the scavenger hunt riddle clues. Ask Mephistopheles
about the clues, the picture description has changed but Sam
can’t buy anything here yet.
Carfax Examine the tower plaque, the tower door is an exit now
to the tower top. The tower top has a nice view but what Sam
is looking for is hidden behind the open exit door. Operate
the door to close it and reveal a red puzzle box. Examine the
box for a close up view, and the Daedalus Club logo on the side.
The box no longer shows the look icon except for the bottom,
look there and a vent now displays the combine items cursor.
The first element mentioned in the riddle is fire, use the
Matchbook on the vent to open the bottom and take the next clue
and puzzle piece. The torn puzzle piece is rotated by right
clicks and dragged with the left, when Sam has more to put
together. Return to the coat-of-arms plaque to unlock the
next map location by matching the clue to Christ Church.
Queen St Look at the locations, the “Bulldog” won’t let Sam enter
that college and the pub is closed so just the students on the
street are available to recruit for Dr. Styles experiment.
The Boy and Girl prove that Sam has no easy task ahead, but
the third is now available for talking. Talk to the last
potential recruit, same result but Sam will pick up the flyer
he drops while leaving that unlocks St Edmund Hall area.
Christ Church The Church hall can’t be entered yet, look at the sign
and fountain items examining the Black box. The Black box
has the Daedalus logo, operate to open the top doors.
Look at the paper covering and the cursor changes to
combine, now Sam has to find the right combination. The
second element on the puzzle sheet is water, move past
the edge of the box to the fountain water and take some,
combine the water with the Litmus paper then use operate
on the logo to fully open the box. Take another puzzle
section from the box, sections will combine now when matched
together and remain fixed to each other.
Christ Church Garden Earth is the third element mentioned in the
puzzle, examine the flower beds. The flower bed at the
bottom of the screen has the most earth showing, look at
the middle section of flowers to get the examine cursor
and find the Daedalus flag. Dig a few times for the bar
coaster and puzzle piece. That pub Sam saw is still not
open, but go there for the coaster, Windy Dog, and air clue
to be connected for later.
St Edmund Hall Time to find those freshmen. The area opens
with a scene between two students, look around at all the
active things before talking to the students, a few Sam must
look at before talking becomes the action. Examine the pay
phone, look at it close up and use the cell phone on its
number near the bottom, now one trick is nearly ready.
Use the cell phone options menu to place the phone on mute
when the trick is needed.
Harvey Sam thinks Harvey is an easier mark so talk to
him and get his blank tape cartridge, Lisa will now have
the top hat magic trick cursor icon so click on her to
select the trick. The nearby leaf burner gives the clue
that Up in Smoke is the trick to choose (left click) in
the book, right click to turn pages. Upon selection the
magic interface shows where the steps must be listed
correctly using the inventory (top) and environment
(table) items plus other steps like misdirect. The magic
book can be opened for reference and followed as the
steps are selected but must be closed to see the listed
steps, Sam will not do the trick if the steps are wrong
and there were only a few spots I found where the lists
needed don’t seem to match the book or extra care must
used so every step will not be listed until those
locations come up. Simply use the duplicate tape as the
duplicate deck from the book, and Harvey’s movie as the
signed deck. Lisa will leave but Harvey will have his
tape and Sam her first recruit.
Angela Sam thought Angela might not be that hard to
recruit so talk to her and indeed the trick cursor is
showing. Telephone psychic is the obvious choice after
listening to Angela, and afterwards Sam has another
recruit.
Helena Talk to Helena, not an easy recruit but one
more chance appears and Sam can get two for one if one
more trick works.
Charles Talk to Charles, pretty shy indeed, now all
Sam can do is look at him and what is with him on the
bench. It does not always pay to just run the game
with hot object names showing because the engine will
not show overlapping text all the time but shift
between the objects showing only a few at a time and
can lead to missing things anyway. Look at Charles,
the letter and the book on the bench next to him to
trigger a good conversation and a clue as to what
trick is needed. Talk to Charles about the book and
letter, he won’t recruit but that unopened letter is
just what Sam needs for a trick. Charles now sports
the trick cursor icon, and The Ominous Mailbag is
what is needed for this multi-part trick. Only three steps
now just getting the letter away from Charles. Sam needs
steam so back to Oxford Centre to work on the letter. Use the
letter on a steam vent and it will open for reading, examine
the enclosed flyer and the plan comes together, use the New
Assistant note on the flyer and Sam will switch out flyers.
Sam mentions sealing but the letter icon remains in the opened
state, return to Charles with maybe one last check on that
Windy Dog pub.
letter return Here is one place where the magic book instructions
do not match the steps Sam will accept and perform the trick.
The book says palm in the left hand, which makes sense
considering which side of Charles she is working on, but Sam
will only perform the trick if the letter is palmed with the
right hand. Take one last look at Charles and return to
Helena. Last chance to check for all the bonus points before
talking to Helena again, or maybe whom ever ends up being the
4th recruit. The Daedalus puzzle is continued in chapter 2.
Helena Talk to Helena again and she will agree to be the 4th
recruit. Sam’s cell phone will ring and the story will move
on to the experiment that night and pick up Sam after breakfast
the next morning and Chapter 2.
Chapter 2 Mrs. Dalton mentions a newspaper, take it from the kitchen
counter and Sam will also see that something weird occurred a
the Horspath Track last night, look at the paper for her
reaction that she should check it out later.
Basement Take the Basement hall stairs from the Foyer, look at
everything there and Sam can try and move the Floor grate,
the Private is Lab locked so enter the Main Lab.
Labs Take the Note of Instructions from the left hand bench, and
look at it as a second letter will follow about some outgoing
files, read it too. Look at the objects around the Lab,
however Sam will start filing as soon as she examine the now
active cabinets beyond the right hand door, so be ready with
the instructions even though the Dr’s filing system will be
shown the first time the task is started. Once everything is
put away Sam can check all drawers for interesting information
and that receipt the Infirmary needs. Pay particular
attention to file drawers that show the take (hand) icon and
not just the look eye. FMRI should hold the Donation receipt
that is needed under F, getting files from E, L, & N as
well. Walk back into the Main Lab and look at the active
things here, Sam won’t touch the computer and just comments on
each item but the Restraining Straps are very difficult to find
with the cursor. The space bar listing has curtains, beds, and
restraining straps all showing up in the middle of the room
where there is little but floor. The beds and curtains are
easily selected anywhere on their surfaces, the only
restraining strap I could find was on the right side of upper
right hand bed located just under the square blue light near the
foot of the bed. Turning off the active labels will help the
search as only the label of the selected object will show, I
doubt this is a trigger at any rate.
Horspath Track Look at the pattern and the worker Eddie, then talk to
Eddie. The time Eddie tells Sam will be needed later but by
David Styles, she will provide it in a report as well but that
won’t be handy for that Main lab computer Sam has already seen,
easier to keep a note of the incident times so they are quickly
found in the data runs later.
Oxford Centre Sam mentions that this might be some magicians illusion,
and she will need supplies for more tricks today. New to the
area is a flower wagon, look and then speak to buy some.
Black wand Sam will talk to Mephistopheles upon entering to see what
he knows. Time to buy things, pick up the fake blood, fake
thumb, spirit gum, shredder noise maker, and hand magnet.
Windy Dog The pub is open at last, inside look at the patrons and
talk to the bartender. Examine the Hunting Horn and try an
action on the small end. Talk to the bartender again and get
the missing mouthpiece, use it on the horn end cap to blow the
horn and get another Daedalus clue and puzzle piece from the
bartender. The clue is for Christ Church once again.
Christ Church The Cathedral Nave is open now enter, talk to the
guide, and look at the Angel Window. Exit to the altar. Look
at the Baptism Pool, action won’t open it, try action on the
wall Switch. Examine the pool and take the baggie for the
last puzzle piece. Close the Baptism Pool with the switch
again. The puzzle solution is Carfax Tower Phone.
Carfax Examine the phone booth, the phone receiver there can be
used, and dial JUDAS. The alphabet letters are small, but
will be displayed as the cursor hovers over the button.
Correctly dialed the Daedalus Coin will appear in the coin
return slot. For people who have never used a pay phone
before, that’s the tray on the lower right of the phone.
St Edmund Hall The other lab rats have gathered here, waiting for Sam,
and once the conversation is done so is the area. Using the
map button M can show when Sam is done with an area for that
chapter. but sometimes everything can’t be competed during
the one visit.
Bodleian Library Sam needs a student ID to enter and do research, look
at some of the nearby objects like the paper shredder for a
plan. Talk to Helena. Helena will come over and show Sam
her good and bad ID cards after refusing to let Sam borrow
hers. Say good things about the new and not so nice things
about the old and she will sit back down but now has the
trick Icon. The Destroyed and Restored Ring trick should
work here. Sam can select it now and she will get time out
to use the shredder noise maker on the paper shredder, then
click on Helena again to start the trick. Use Helena’s ID
on the turnstile and enter the library area, look at the
objects Sam was not able to reach before, then talk to the
Reference Librarian. Use the computer to the left of
Helena and select each article the search for David Styles
returns.
Radcliffe Infirmary Look at the items in the hallway, then enter the
Staff Kitchen and look there as well. Enter Susan’s Office,
Susan will talk to Sam upon entry reminding about the Donation
receipt. Look at the other objects here then talk to
Susan and Sam can give her the Receipt, this is the trigger to
get to go see Mr. Headley as Susan will not allow it before
getting the Receipt.
Experiment Plan Once back outside Headley’s office talk to Susan
again to try and get the Experiment Plan or an enemies list,
then try the coffee request. That failed, look at the cup with
the keys and look at Susan to shift her icon over to the trick.
Select The Bottomless Cup to get the key and once Sam has it
look at the filing cabinet again for an idea about getting
Susan out the office. Go outside the office to prepare The
Super Gross-Out Self-Healing Wound according to the magic
handbook. Use the Fake Blood on the Fake Thumb then the Spirit
Gum on the Fake Thumb, and Sam will say she is ready. Return
to Susan and select the Wound trick, Sam is afraid that will
not give enough time so return to the Kitchen and look at the
First Aid Kit. Sam needs to hide the Kit which has the action
icon now and Sam will hide it when selected. Return to Susan
and select her with the trick again to proceed with the Wound
trick. Once Susan leaves use the key on the file cabinet to
get the experiment plan then the plan on the copy machine to
complete the mission. Outside Susan’s Office Malik will pass
by and talk with Sam. Take a moment to look at the Experiment
Plan.
Dread Hill House The map should be dark now except for the House, return
there now, and Sam will answer the Phone in the Foyer as it
rings. Stop by the kitchen and talk to Mrs. Dalton for more
information about Dr. Styles. Down in the Main Lab use the
flowers on the vase with the dead one, then run up to Sam’s
bedroom and do the same for the glass (bonus points).
enemies list Return to the Main lab, examining the file cabinets
again to figure the enemies list will trigger the end of
chapter 2, drawer C is now active with condolence cards and Sam
can get her enemies list confirmed by using the Neurobiology
staff list on the open card signatures. Sam must select, thus
marking out, each signed name from the card over on the staff
list, two names should remain, Styles and Linkweller. Upon
exiting the cabinets the final cut scene of chapter 2 will play.
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 starts as David wakes, look at the objects and examine
the Mirror. Enter the Closet, look at the dress bag, the
dresser can be examined, and close up the drawers can be opened
but no other interactions are possible inside them yet. Leave
the closet and enter the bathroom, look at the items here and
examine the Cabinet looking at the Toiletry Products there.
Exit the Bathroom and then the Bedroom into the Upstairs Hall.
Upstairs Hall Look at the painting and spare room door, click on
the entry to Sam’s bedroom, he won’t go in. Head down to the
Kitchen, David will have a lot more to actually do in the Parlor
and Dining rooms once he starts on the days work in the Lab.
Kitchen Talk to Mrs. Dalton a second time in the Kitchen, then
head down to the Labs. Look at the items in the Basement Hall
through David’s eyes then go into the Main Lab.
Main Lab Look at the items here, and in the larger Main Lab, David
will start the FMRI program on the computer but won’t look
further without another experiment session.
Private Lab Exit the Main Lab and enter the Private Lab by using the
Private-Lab Key on the door. Unlocking the door will trigger
a doorbell ring in the Foyer. Exit to the Foyer to collect a
package, David returns to the private lab ready to set up the
new equipment. Examine the Whiteboard for sightings and the
general plan for today, look at the bottom line and one of the
upper ones. Look at the other items here but save the examine
ones for the main projects of the day. The Tank Controls will
list all the items David needs to find yet to provide the cues
for the different senses.
Work counter Examine the Work counter to bring the closer view,
look at the RNG Rolodex, examine the Letter, then the Manual.
Use the drawings on bookmark 3 to get familiar with the
controls, then use the instructions at bookmark 2 to set up
for Psi messaging. Exit the book and activate the Work
counter, the icon here really should change to examine instead
of look but look at the work counter and avoid the red
activate button until the controls are set. Each of 40
possibilities 0-39 can have a % setting, 00 to 99 or the
“remaining average” which is the two small o’s resembling %
and is what all of them start with. From bookmark 2, set 0,
the space character, to 99 by activating the up/down buttons
by each number display segment. Characters 1-26, A-Z, must
be left with the original % setting and characters 27 through
39 must be set to 00. As soon as the right numbers are there
David will break in and say so, now activate the red button on
the right side of the Work counter. Look at the RNG Rolodex,
if the look icon is not there exit and return or press space
until the first part of the message is sent. This message
will continue to advance later on, examine and look again but
the buttons need not be pressed again.
Computer Examine the Computer to bring up its desktop display and
start with My Files and open Brain Power, Published 2000 then
Experiment Plan. Play each of the 5 video logs. Hit the Wine
Steward, David has a few clues to narrow the search for wine
but more are needed. Image shop and Scanner are used later.
Tank sensory inputs Return upstairs to start collecting the items
needed.
Parlor Look and examine items here, note the Honeymoon location
from the Box of Photos, clue to the wine needed, and the
Cottage photo is the visual cue.
Dining Room Look at the items, examine the Watercolors, and then
the Hi-Fi System for the audio cue.
David’s Closet Back upstairs look at the dress bag again, then
examine the dresser to reach the drawers again. Looking at
the Robe in the bottom drawer will remove it, take the swimsuit
that was underneath as the cue for touch.
David’s Bathroom Examine the Cabinet and smell the items there,
shampoo will provide the cue David is looking for. On the way
back down stop and examine the bedroom Mirror Mrs. Dalton
mentioned, look at the mirror itself for a comment that Laura
is not here now but Mrs. Dalton may have indeed seen her.
Private Lab On the way back down here look at the wine rack again for
a hint that David needs a bottle of wine for the taste cue. He
has already mentioned dry and red, open the Wine Steward
program on the Computer and select these choices, too many
bottles match that, even adding the Loire region from the
Honeymoon picture is not enough, a year is needed. Select any
year and listen to David’s comment about the wine he needs, the
year of her birth is what’s needed. The video log 8 Aug ‘05
has Laura’s age for that year, 33, select the year 1972.
Three bottles to taste, return to the wine rack in the Basement
Hall which has the examine icon now and taste bottles from the
three shelves until the memory is triggered, David will return
to the Private Lab.
Tank Session Examine the Tank controls, the screen display is
showing the function of the three buttons on the
pad to the right, press the top button for the CD and use
the Music CD on the tray near the bottom right of the screen.
David does not want the Basic Scents next to the Funnel under
the display, use the Shampoo on the Funnel for the scent.
Activate the open tank button on the pad, exit the Controls and
click on the Tank, with all cues in place the session will start.
There is another letter on the RNG Rolodex for David to look at,
now for the Blue Tiles and Cars clues.
Cars Use the phone in the Foyer, David will call the Police inspector
if his card was already viewed on the Notice Board in the
kitchen. Take the cars clue outside to the garage so David can
see Sam’s Bike and the car, no new clues but return and talk
to Mrs. Dalton so David will order the Bike repaired.
Blue Tiles Not to be found in the Kitchen or Bathroom of the house,
return to the Box of Photos in the Parlor for that last picture.
Go down to the Private Lab and use the photo on the scanner,
the computer display will show now so select scan, then edit
icon. Play with the editing options, though zoom and light
beam don’t seem to help trigger the apparition resolving on
those tiles.
Psi events Completing the last Psi event will trigger this evenings
experiment session and start Chapter 4, check the RNG Rolodex
or bedroom mirror for new comments if the photo edit did not.
Chapter 4 Back playing Sam, time to check out that pool. Stop by the
Kitchen on the way out, Sam won’t stop for breakfast but there
is another newspaper on the counter to take.
Pool St Edmunds Hall, enter the lobby now, the Guard will not let
Sam go further, use Helena’s ID on him. Look at the ID to find
out why it looks a bit more like Sam now. Enter the door for
the pool and look at the items here, the stopped clock has a
better time than Sam can get from a witness, pick up the
polaroids from around the far left bench. After looking at
the pool man, proceed to talk to him, twice before looking at
him one last time. Examine the Filters near the pool man,
Look at them close up twice as Sam will ask the pool man about
them before making her conclusions. Look at the pool in the
close up as well for more information. Exit the pool area and
examine the Resident Board behind the Bulldog guard, one of
the swimmers from last night lives here, along with most of the
Lambs club as well. Exit to the 1st floor undergraduate side
and look at all the items here. Sam can take some toilet paper
after looking at it first. Helena’s room is 102 but she is not
there right now, try room 106 for Jeanie Smith. Look at
everything in the room before talking to Jeanie Smith as Sam
will leave the room after the conversation is over, and get a
call from Helena to meet with the Lambs. Join the meeting.
Black Wand Time to ask some more questions and stock up for some
tricks. Sam can say she finished the Betrayers Price Riddle,
Mephistopheles suggests looking into each of the other students
in the experiment, and that there might be more in the game
machine. Get 21 on the machine again and a new riddle. Take
items for tricks, the flash powder, telephone spy, and cry for
help transmitter are available.
C Railer Swoll Or, Lewis Carroll riddle, might as well start with
the Queen St Alice shop, Sam can enter the shop now to look at
the cards and history, spot the London map with the take sign
and do so. Examine the Cheshire cat and look at the Daedalus
club logo. The clue for the letter teeth is in the poster
above the cat, SMILE. First puzzle part and off to the new
History Museum area.
Museum Look at the items here, then examine the Dodo Egg. The
action icon is there on the egg, once opens the door, and the
next turns the egg so a logo shows. Look at the Logo and then
take the egg. Look at the egg again in inventory for some
clue how it will open. The red bench now sports a combine
cursor icon, use the egg on the bench and Sam will hatch it
open. The new clue is Hogwarts, maybe that Reference
librarian would know more.
Library Talk to the librarian and she will direct Sam back to
Christ Church Hall, which is closed today so return to
investigating the Lambs.
Angela Angela is in Christ Church Nave, talk to her and
receive a paper fairy from her.
Gym Sam wants to catch who is doing the tricks and the Gym is the
location for tonight’s session, assemble the flash powder
traps by using the Flash Powder on the Flash Powder Traps,
then the Traps on the Trigger Line. The combine icons are
active on both doors, use a trap on each one and Sam says that
will work and she will rig them up later, but wishes she had a
camera too.
Helena Up on the first floor, Helena’s room is locked, but there
is an action icon on the transom above the door. Sam can’t
reach the transom while standing on the floor, click the action
icon on the bucket and Sam will crawl through the transom and
pick up a key inside Helena’s room. Look at the items here but
save examining the box under the bed for last, Helena enters
the room and will let Sam borrow the camera. Another look at
the Residents Board, Charles 204, Harvey 302, Angela 322, and
Malik 326 with those last two on the graduate side.
Charles Second floor, the numbers above the doors can be read
and Sam knows which room Charlie is in, the door to 202 is open
however with an examine icon so Sam can see how an open door
can be prevented from locking. Look at Charles’s door and Sam
will see if he is in, Talk to the Proctor, sad as it is Sam
must try each appeal before the Proctor will sport the trick
icon. He was playing cards earlier, giving a clue as to which
trick Sam should select, choose Divide and Conquer and use the
rules from the handbook to beat him 3 times and she’s in.
Look at all the items and then examine the Magazine and the
Photo, Sam will take the Photo with her, and now use the cell
phone on Mummy’s stick up note to log the phone number.
Harvey Third floor, numbers over the doors are active, Harvey is
in 302. Sam should look at the fuse box if it is active, the
Proctor, and try door to the graduate wing with its red light
on. Try Harvey’s door, now the Proctor has a talk icon
showing. Talk to the Proctor twice, now the trick icon is
showing, not that many tricks left for Sam now, be sure she
has seen the door lock button on the second floor. select
trick on the Proctor and choose The Locked Door Mystery,
Sam won’t start since that trick needs preparation. Use the
toilet paper on the Help-Me noisemaker, then the wrapped
noisemaker on Harvey’s door # 302. Move Sam a bit away from
the door and activate the transmitter, Sam will find a good
spot to stand and the noisemaker will call for help. Once
the door is open and the examine icon showing, Sam needs to
examine it and activate the lock button. After the Proctor
leaves Sam is free to enter the room. Look at the items in
the room and examine the Screenplay Notes. Look at the
Screenplay up close, just as suspicious as everyone else.
Linkweller At the Infirmary Linkweller is in his office, Sam needs
him to come out of there. Enter Susan’s office and examine
her phone. Use the cell phone on the office phone number,
and look at the different extension numbers, Linkweller’s is
11. Talk to Susan, Sam will ask about Malik and learn
something interesting right away. Return to the hallway and
call the Neurobiology number from the contact list, when an
extension is asked for enter 11 and send him out of the office.
Sam does need to hurry while in Linkweller’s office, I believe
she could call again if she has to leave before using the
Telephone Spy on the Phone, but once the bug is installed she
will not call Neurobiology again so be quick while looking at
less important items in the office.
Dread Hill House Upon entering the Foyer Sam sees a woman on the stairs
and then heads for the sound of trouble in the basement.
Talk to David, see if Houdini is safely back in his cage then
go to St Edmunds Hall. Choose the Fruit Basket trick to get
a stay vote and Chapter 4 ends.
Chapter 5 David has a Psi shower, return to the bathroom and look at
the shower. Check with Mrs. Dalton in the Kitchen then enter
the Private Lab.
Labs Examine the RNG Rolodex for more letters, and the Computer for
the Incident reports Sam has added to the files. Examine the
whiteboard, look at the top lines for the Psi events and
lower ones for the days schedule. Move to the Main Lab, go
inside and activate the FMRI computer. Select one of the
experiment runs, David says he needs the incident times to
narrow his search, what he just saw in Sam’s reports by the way,
Experiment 1 - 11:30 and Experiment 2 - 11:42 (Narrowed by the
clock Sam saw stopped instead of the witness). Step through
the 1s, 15s, etc. to find all red scans, then select an
individual head. For fun, return to the main picture and move
the clock to a normal scan and select Sam’s head. Repeat this
for the other Experiment to find the abnormal scan, note that
scans before and after the “flare” are normal. Return to the
Kitchen and talk to Mrs. Dalton again after they greet each
other.
Dining Room Examine the Watercolors, and look at an individual
painting. Leave the house for Ramusskin’s. David will talk
with Dr Ramusskin and then return to Dread Hill House,
travel to Timmons Park.
Timmons Park Look at the Entry Plaque and enter the park.
Look at the bench, and note that the screen does scroll here.
Examine the trees for the one they carved. Look at the signs
and continue through the park.
Fountain Look.
Paved Path Look at the scene.
Gardens Look at the items here, the Gardenia icon will change to
take, attempt to do so.
Playground Look at the objects here, might try ice cream on the
little girl so buy some from the vendor. Talk to the little
girl to try and get the flower, David gives up and Laura beans
him with an apple. Pick up some apples and use them on the
little girl, now pick up the Gardenia. David still has the
ice cream so go ahead and taste it then smell the Gardenia.
Boat House Look at the objects, and the people, talk to the
Accordion Player and have him play a song. Talk to the boat
rental man now to rent one. Return to Dread Hill House now.
Dread Hill House Look at the Appointment book in the Private Lab,
David wants to talk to Dr Helborn, need to examine the
Kitchen Notice Board and look at Dr Helborn’s card. Use the
Phone in the Foyer, then go to Dr Helborn’s house. When the
hypnosis session starts try to guess the right answers for
David, he will say no until the right one is picked then
later scenes will give clues to the correct answer and speed
things up. Upon Returning, speaking to Mrs. Dalton in the
Kitchen will trigger the chapter end so check now for any
points or bonus remaining to search for.
Chapter 6 Houdini escaped again, once he is back in his cage Sam can head
out. Check the Kitchen but Mrs Dalton is not here this morning.
Go down into the basement to find Mrs. Dalton, Dr Helborn, and
another task for today. The Private Lab is still locked, David
is in the big Main Lab but will not talk. Go up to the Kitchen
and find out that your Bike is fixed from Mrs. Dalton, talk to
her again.
Ghost hunt Look around the Upstairs Hall for where the “ghost” went.
As Sam steps outside the telephone spy listens to one of
Linkwellers calls. Head to the Back Exterior, enter the Garage
and look at the repaired Bike. Exit the Garage and look at
the Tower, no entry yet Sam needs to find a key, look at the
Window Ledge and Vine. Look at the Door Frame and the Statue
to find the key, use the key on the door at the Bottom of The
Tower. Inside the tower look at the Path on the Stairs, then
climb the tower. At the top look at the chair and then
Examine the window. Look at David’s Bedroom, then at the
Smudge here on the tower window. Return to the Kitchen and
talk to Mrs. Dalton after the greeting. There is a sack of
flour on the far counter, take some. Take the Flour back up
to the smudge on the tower window, use the Flour on the Smudge.
Time to head back into Oxford.
Black wand Mephistopheles gives Sam a Magic Lantern, Talk to him
again about the incidents, and take the Disappearing Ink from
the shelves. After leaving the Black Wand Sam will get cell
phone call but no connection and an in game scene will play,
Helena and Mephistopheles?
C Railer Swoll The last clue pointed back to Christ Church Hall,
which is open now so go in. Look at the Painting, not much
else here, but walk right to see if there is more to the room,
and there is.
Firedog Examine the Certificate and the Firedog. The riddle
lines mentioned dogs on fire, pixel search is better here as
the two labels are so close to each other and Sam needs to
look at the Hat of the right hand Dog. Look at the Hat one
more time, now the action cursor shows on the Firedog, so
turn the head a few times. Take the Piece of Gold, but there
is no other clue here. Return to the Portrait on the other
side of the room, and look at it again. The examine icon
shows so Examine the Portrait. Look at the Title along
the bottom of the Portrait, and the logo at the bottom, twice,
as well. Look at the Book in the Portrait, twice, now the
combine icon is showing on the Book. Use the Swiss Army
Knife on the Book until Sam has the Piece of Gold, not really
all that delicate by the look of the painting but it’s Daedalus
Club stuff anyway. Assemble the puzzle pieces to work out the
location of the rabbit hole, Christ Church Meadows.
Rabbit Hole Exit the Hall and enter the Gardens. Charles is here,
hiding from Helena, so grill him about all the things Sam has
seen. As a warning, the game can’t be saved in the Meadow or
at the Rabbit Hole, and the puzzle is tricky. Enter the Meadow.
The interface here shows a view of the ground in the upper left
of the screen, walk Sam around in a search pattern to find the
Rabbit Hole. Not too far inside the fence in the background,
and close to the middle of the scrolling scene. Examine the
Rabbit Hole and Sam will dive on in, where is Houdini when we
could use him? Look at the Rabbit phone, and now Sam must enter
the “name of the mage” from the riddle. The answer here is
LewisCarroll, just a bit of a stretch but the biggest one I
remember in the whole game and no trying every inventory item
on every puzzle here. If nothing seems to work, reset by
exiting the hole and re-enter it.
St Edmund Hall Sam has to confuse the Bulldog to avoid his
database check then runs up the first floor stairs. Not
tested but I believe that if the step below in Linkweller’s
office is done before the rooms are searched that Malik will
be on the third floor and Sam won’t have to make two trips
up there.
Helena Use Helena’s key on her door, 202, and Sam will listen
before entering. Look at the new objects that were not here
earlier, Sam can take the Program and Hairpin after looking
at them, look at the Program a second time. Look at the
items that were here before, like the Drawer and examine the
Box again, get the Hairpin ready for use, look at the box
and then use the hairpin on the box. Exit the room, there is
nothing new in Charlie’s room, and Harvey’s room is locked,
time to get over to the graduate side.
Angela Look at then take the cups and ball outside Harvey’s
door, materials for another trick. Look at the Maintenance Man
and examine the Fuse Box. Sam won’t touch anything while the
Man is there working, but click the actions to find the switch
for the alarm on the door to the graduate wing, the red label
marks the one Sam needs as well. The Maintenance man now has
a trick icon showing but the one to use is not as obvious as
those cups on the floor were. Each trick is used just once
in the game and most are used up by now. Choose Cup and Ball
Psychic as the trick but be sure you remember the instructions
from the manual before starting, and Sam will not get a chance
to mark a cup per the instructions so look for the thumbprint
on one of the cup faces as she describes their positions and
this will be the marked cup. I had Sam select the coffee as
a prize, then examine the Fuse Box and turn off the Alarm
Switch after the Maintenance Man leaves. Enter the graduate
wing, Angela is in 322, Malik in 326. Malik is not in his room,
try Angela’s room. Angela is not there either but Kelly her
roommate will let Sam in and answer some questions, look at
those items that are available but Sam won’t examine anything
with Kelly there. Look at Kelly to get the trick icon.
Disappearing Ink on that sweater is pretty mean, but that’s what
Sam wants. With Kelly gone examine everything Sam could not
before. Look at both the Magazine and the Records in the
drawer. Look at the Photos and Hair Dye while examining the
Photo of Angela’s Father. Exit the room. Sam won’t go down
the stairs in the graduate wing so head back over to the
undergraduate side. The Alarm Switch is no longer active in
the Fuse Box, and the others are just for lights.
Gymnasium Sam can look at both doors she had trapped the night
before, the lights, weights, clock, and man, for new
information. Too bad only Mephistopheles gets to see that
picture she took.
Library Harvey is there so use Helena’s ID on the Turnstile
and go look at him, then talk. Harvey is ready for a
trick now and The Shredded and Restored Newspaper is ideal,
Sam won’t take that stack of papers from the librarians desk
early though so start the trick. Once selected Sam says she
needs something so take the papers from the desk, and click
on Harvey again to proceed. This is another spot where Sam
will not do the trick if only the numbered steps seen in the
manual are followed 1.2.3. The manual says prep and load the
copy in the left sleeve first, then have Sam follow the
numbered steps.
Linkweller Time to confront the man, enter his office. Now that
the phone bug is gone Sam can call Charlie’s Mother about that
photo that didn’t seem to match, well that finished the Christ
Church area too.
Dread Hill House In the Foyer by the phone is an Invitation for Sam.
Read it in Inventory, the London map now has the action icon,
click that after reviewing the 4 locations on the Daedalus
riddle coins. Those locations have action cursors so click
each one. Sam will remark about the area being a large one to
search, so click opposing landmarks then Sam will draw a line
between them and form an X on the map.
Main Lab Talk to David in the Main Lab by the Computer. For
bonus points return to the Black Wand and talk to
Mephistopheles, now Sam can change the time for everyone else
she wants to and make a trip to London later on.
Horspath Track Talk to Eddie, and have Sam take a Discus, after
getting hit by the weight one would think Sam should be looking
for ping-pong balls instead of something equally heavy.
St Edmund Hall Head back up to look into Malik, he is outside his
room on the 3rd floor, graduate side so talk to him. Now Sam
just needs to change the time of the experiment, head back
outside St Edmund Hall. If the Maintenance Man is back, talk
to him to show how the cup and ball trick works. Outside Sam
will set up the new time with the Lambs there, now call
Helena on the cell phone leaving her with the old time and
head back to Dread Hill House.
Dread Hill House Return to David in the Main Lab and talk to him,
this will trigger the end of the chapter.
Chapter 7 David outside ready to leave, go to St Edmund Hall, and enter
the Lobby. Enter the Dining room.
St Edmund Hall Look at the damaged items, and Detective Paiser,
Talk to Paiser. Examine the Hole in the Wall, look at the
Hole, then use the Discus on the Hole. Return to the Lobby.
David meets Angela Here and Sam’s charade is uncovered, talk
to the Bulldog to confirm what Angela said.
Dread Hill House David can pick up the phone and he will try and
call Sam. Stop in the Kitchen and talk to Mrs. Dalton.
Upstairs David will enter Sam’s room, and put Houdini back in
the cage one more time. Look at the Photo of Parents, Bed,
Lamp, and Drawer. Examine the Backpack, look at the book and
take the Letter. Return to the Foyer and pickup the phone
again to call the Foster Care Office.
Main Lab Activate the Computer and look at Experiment 3. The
time needed to narrow the search was on Sam’s watch that night
in the gym, look at 11:30 and step through the seconds as
before. When David says “There!” stop and look for a different
scan on someone. Select Angela, and look at the colored area,
return to the scans and advance the seconds again and the all
red scans should return. Angela’s scan does look different
here too so select it, then go back to the previous time in
seconds and Angela again. Go back to the first page and look
at Experiment 4, time 4:30, while Angela’s scan is selected
look at the colored area in the center. David will say he
is not sure what that area is. Go to the private lab and bring
up the file Brain Power Published 2000, let David finish
talking before clicking on anything else and he will explain
what he needs. Pull up the page until the diagram is showing
and select the print option in the upper left of David’s
Computer. Look at the diagram in inventory. Examine then look
at the RNG Rolodex, and examine the Whiteboard then proceed to
the Main Lab Computer. Return to the Main Lab. Activate the
Computer and look at one of Angela’s abnormal scans just before
they all turn red, use the diagram on the scan, select again
with the look icon making sure David mentions the area of the
brain it is in.
Oxford Meet with the Lambs there. Go to the Black Wand and
examine the store. Take the Poster. Look at the Samantha
storefront next to the Black Wand, and look around at the
other objects here. For bonus points take another look at
the Photo of Parents in Sam’s Bedroom. Return to St Edmunds
Hall Dining room and talk to Detective Paiser. David can
now travel to the Daedalus Club, everything else should be
finished now so go there.
London The Coffee Shop does not look the part, go to the door
with the club label. Use the Poster on the Trickster. David
will enter and see the show ending the chapter.
Chapter 8 Sam starts between the auditorium and Public Bar, have a look
around and proceed to the Bar, she will not go back into the
Auditorium.
Club Bar Talk to the Bartender, look around examine the Newspaper
near the two Patrons on the left. Talk to the Patrons, look
at the Zoltan then talk to the Trickster. Return to the Club
Front Hall.
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at the plate on top, the horns on either side of the symbol
wheels will spin the two closest wheels and Sam needs 3
devils. It is not that hard because the two wheels on the
right always show the same result, spin the left until a
devil shows on the left side, then the right until there are
two devils there. Now the dots light up and spin around the
main dial, pull the lever on the left side to stop the spinning
however it does not stop until about 1/3 of the dial past the
lever pull. Sam needs the light to stop below the Hell section
of the dial.
Card Maze Do not use any Exits until all the objects have been looked
Hearts at or examined. The hearts section, and Queen of
Hearts door, is the final one in the maze, keys from the other
three playing card suits must be found. There are 5 doors
on each side of the card rooms, most just lead right back to
the room Sam is in already, one on each side will lead to
another room with the opposite color card suit theme, and a
third door can lead to a swamp room with the key for the
clubs card suite but the center of the swamp is only
reachable through the end door of the room of Clubs. If
mazes are not a favorite thing the doors are listed here
numbered from near left as one to near right as 10, the end
doors are not included since each of them is special. When
Sam finds that light from the clue many doors will have card
values too but not all are readable. One door to avoid is
# 1 in the Diamonds room, which will put Sam back out on the
London sidewalk. Door # 1 goes to Clubs, # 8 to Spades.
Clubs Door # 1 from Hearts takes Sam to the Clubs room. Look and
Examine but avoid the doors for now, this Zoltan has a
message, hope it’s true. Examine the Classical statues by
the end door, which is the Queen of Clubs door, Sam can
take a look at the swamp and Clubs key but won’t be able
to reach it yet. The door on the left leading to the
Diamonds room is # 4, # 10 goes back to Hearts.
Diamonds Look and Examine some more, look at the Switch in the
center of the room, now go ahead and activate it. Card
numbers now show on the doors but some are just too small
to read, that 6 of Diamonds door is still the one to avoid.
The light has changed things in every room, start with the
painting here and re-examine it. Which set of directions
to follow? Enter the end door, Queen of Diamonds and try
to get Sam a key, use the directions from the woman in the
painting and look for the mirror door showing the smaller
of the two pedestals. This should lead Sam to the Orange
Key. Use one of the mirror doors again and Sam should see
Helena trapped here too, one in each mirror. Use the same
rule and go to the smaller Helena each time to reach her,
she will talk to Sam after a few doors, tell her to stay
still and continue as before. Sam and Helena will return
to the Diamonds room, and Helena will exit the maze through
that 6 of Diamonds door. Door # 2, Ace of Diamonds, leads
to Spades and # 7 leads to Clubs.
Spades Look around, the Iron Maiden informs of the Maze exit
door, and the woman in the painting a clue to the maze.
Examine the Handcuffs, might as well try and take them like
the painting showed. Sure wish Sam would take that Gun,
Door # 3, 8 of Spades, leads to Hearts and # 9, or Ace of
Spades, goes back to Diamonds. Now let Sam try that end
Door, well that didn’t work too well and the ceiling was
painted like the world, and this is a trigger for the Statue.
Go to Clubs next to look for changes, door # 7 from Diamonds.
Clubs Examine the Painting, well the woman has a gun, maybe Sam
should change her mind about the one in the Spades room.
Use the end door to enter the swamp again.
Swamp Examine the Planks, touch the planks, then use the handcuffs
on the Planks. Use them again on the Planks so Sam can move
to the center island and take the Green Key. Return to the
Clubs room, and Sam will recover the handcuffs on the way.
Enter the Hearts room again, Door # 10.
Hearts Examine the Painting again, the woman holds Atlas
Shrugged and there was a statue of Atlas in the Clubs room.
Return to the Clubs room.
Clubs Examine the Statues again, the Statue of Atlas has an action
icon now so select it again and Sam will push it out to
prevent that ceiling from lowering. Return to the Spades room.
Spades Should be safe to enter the end door now. After the
ceiling stops look at the Statue, then Examine it to find the
Purple Key. Return to the Hearts Room.
Hearts door Use each of the three keys in turn on the lock panel to
the left of the door, enter the door.
Club Room Now Sam wants something to force Mephistopheles to talk,
return to the maze and the Spades Room. Take the Gun and return
through the Queen of Hearts Door. Use the gun on
Mephistopheles.
End Game Cut scenes take over now but there is one last trick, when
Angela is holding both Sam and David at bay in the Christ
Church Nave Alter with lightning and a ring of clouds. Have
Sam use the Paper Fairy on the Magic Lantern, then the
Magic Lantern on Angela. When Angela moves over the
Baptismal Pool have David activate the Switch on the far
wall to drop Angela into the water. End game scenes follow.
