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writ­ten 2/17/25, updat­ed 2/17/2025

This is a Sim­pli­fied Ver­sion of the game with­out spoil­ers. For a Detailed Walk­through CLICK HERE

Necklace at the Marquis of Conyngham’s Mansion

• Fol­low prompts
• Get Mag­ni­fy­ing Glass, use on sheet music
• Find print
• Inspect all clues

221B Baker Street — 1

• Solve Neck­lace Puz­zle
• Go to Dio­cese of Knight­bridge on map

Diocese of Knightsbridge — Bishop Maitland’s Murder

• Get Piece of Rope
• Get Fin­ger
• Get Bro­ken Phial
• Get Met­al Rod
• Get Scalpel
• Solve Foot­print Puz­zle
• Inspect all clues
• Solve Deduc­tion Board
• Use Met­al Rod on door lock
• Solve Lock Puz­zle
• Inspect all clues
• Get Horse’s Head, use on floor
• Solve Knight’s Tour Puz­zle
• Use Knife
• Choose one of avail­able options
• Solve Chest Puz­zle

221B Baker Street — 2

• Use Bro­ken Phial on desk
• Solve Chem­i­cal Analy­sis Puz­zle
• Use any remain­ing clue on the desk
• Ana­lyze
• Get book
• Solve Deduc­tion Board 1
• Choose the right loca­tion
• Solve Deduc­tion Board 2
• Choose 1 of 3 loca­tions to start an inves­ti­ga­tion

Investigation A: Westgate Jail

• Go to the Direc­tor’s office
• Inspect clues
• Get Pass
• Talk to recep­tion­ist
• Use Pass on room near entrance
• Ask about all sub­jects
• Go into prison
• Talk to Hans Schiel­man
• Talk to War­den
• Talk to Recep­tion­ist and Direc­tor
• Talk to War­den
• Use Keys on door across from Direc­tor’s office
• Inspect lock­er
• Solve Schiel­man’s Puz­zle Box
• Get Han­s’s Pen
• Talk to entrance guard Brighton
• Get Key for Brighton’s Lock­er and Brighton’s Suit
• Use Brighton’s Key on door next to Direc­tor’s Office
• Get Key “Jen­ny Pat­ter­son”
• Place Brighton’s Suit in lock­er
• Use Jen­ny’s Key on her lock­er
• Solve Pat­ter­son Puz­zle Box
• Get Brighton’s Lock­et, Let­ter from Brighton, and Guard Duty List
• Talk to recep­tion­ist
• Talk to War­den
• Give Schiel­man his Pen
• Talk to Direc­tor
• Inspect alarm
• Talk to War­den through the bars
• Get Keys
• Go out and around the cor­ner to prison door
• Talk to “War­den O’Sul­li­van”
• Use Keys
• Use Keys
• Solve Alarm Puz­zle

Investigation B: Kensington Gardens

• Talk to Land­la­dy
• Inspect all clues
• Get Spade, Rake, and Clothes Pegs
• Use Spade on fence
• Get News­pa­per “The Strand”
• Inspect clues
• Use Rake on tree
• Get Tat­tered Clothes
• Talk to land­la­dy
• Get Scarf
• Inspect clues
• Get Torn-up Pieces of Paper, place on desk
• Solve Paper Puz­zle
• Use Clothes Pegs
• Use Match­es
• Solve Invis­i­ble Ink Puz­zle
• Use Spade near win­dow
• Solve Com­bi­na­tion Puz­zle Box
• Solve Miss­ing Pieces Puz­zle
• Have Toby fol­low foot­prints
• Get Grease, use on lever
• Solve Pil­lar Puz­zle
• Low­er bridge
• Try door
• Undo Rope
• Unlock door
• Get Iron Bar, use on big doors
• Inspect clues
• Go towards side of locked gate
• Pull lever on wall
• Remove chocks
• Inspect clues
• Go up ramp of items
• Inspect clues
• Remove sacks near crates
• Go in
• Pull rope pul­ley
• Fol­low foot­steps until reach con­crete stairs
• Go through door
• Head down

Investigation C: Whitechapel Street

• Go into pub­lic dis­pen­sary
• Talk to doc­tor
• Go out to the church
• Go into ceme­tery
• Get Fly­er from shed
• Inspect all clues
• Talk to man run­ning soup kitchen
• Inspect table next to cart
• Ask man about “mon­ey game”
• Play Mon­ey Game
• Talk to man
• Go back to dis­pen­sary and talk to doc­tor
• Take list of dead
• Inspect jack­et
• Use Scis­sors from work­table
• Get Met­al Core, Keys, and Plan
• Go back to ceme­tery
• Solve Locked Box next to shed
• Get Note from Ceme­tery
• Get Axe, use on box
• Use Knife
• Get Note from the Ceme­tery Ban­dits
• Inspect and solve Tree Puz­zle
• Find sym­bol on grave­stone
• Get Shov­el from shed, use on grave
• Solve Grave Puz­zle Box
• Get Key and Ham­mer
• Inspect oth­er shed
• Choose from options
• Get Kurtz’s Address
• Leave ceme­tery
• Find Kurtz’s house and use Key
• Inspect all clues
• Get Kurtz’s Let­ter
• Solve Deduc­tion Board 1
• Go to morgue, talk to doc­tor
• Exam­ine body
• Get Kurtz’s Map and Full Pipette
• Solve Chem­i­cal Analy­sis
• Solve Deduc­tion Board 2
• Go to opi­um den
• Inspect all clues
• Get Ash­es + Tea + Dirty Water = Lousy Booze
• Use on only awake patron
• Solve Chi­nese Key Puz­zle
• Get Stick and Bil­hook
• Inspect clues
• Get Bar­bi­turic Acid, Syringe, and Tea­spoon with Opi­um Beads
• Use Tea­spoon and Match­es
• Get Liq­uid Opi­um + Bar­bi­turic Acid + Syringe = Syringe with Soporif­ic
• Remove cloth, use Bill­hook and Stick
• Use Syringe with Soporif­ic with per­fect tim­ing

221B Baker Street — 3

• Choose Far­ley’s Office

Farley’s Office

• Inspect all clues
• Get Cig­a­rette Case
• Try door
• Get Hang­er, use on elec­tri­cal box
• Solve Elec­tri­cal Box Puz­zle
• Inspect all clues
• Get Mes­sage from Far­ley’s Writ­ing Desk and Brush
• Move to oth­er room
• Inspect all clues
• Get Burnt Paper, Bunch of Keys
• Call Scot­land Yard
• Inspect all clues
• Get Pho­to of Prince Woodville, Note from Far­ley, New­pa­per Arti­cle, and Ash­es
• Use Ash­es on notepad in oth­er room
• Get Note from Far­ley’s Writ­ing Desk
• Go to fil­ing cab­i­net and open “DF”
• Find and get Index Card from Far­ley’s Sec­re­tary
• Be sure ALL clues are inspect­ed (Hint: end of cig­a­rette if you missed it)
• Solve Deduc­tion Puz­zle
• Inspect book­case
• Solve Book­case Mech­a­nism Puz­zle
• Get Hat

221B Baker Street — 4

• Inspect 5 clues on Hat
• Get File from book­shelf
• Solve Deduc­tion Puz­zle

Judge Beckett

• Ring door­bell
• Enter gate
• Inspect win­dow
• Talk to Lucy the Florist
• Get Hair­pin
• Talk to Holmes
• Use Hair­pin
• Solve Win­dow Lock Puz­zle
• Get Oar­lock
• Get School Book
• Inspect clues
• Solve Seat­ing Chart Puz­zle
• Get Door Han­dles, use on cup­board
• Get Greek Book
• Solve Roman Numer­al Puz­zle Box Puz­zle
• Get Oar­lock #2
• Inspect chalk­board
• Get Let­ter from Lord Bena­gard
• Get Cook­ing Oil from kitchen, use on chalk­board
• Inspect chalk­board con­tents
• Get Let­ter from Judge Beck­ett, Judge’s Wed­ding Pho­to, and Pho­to of the Judge and His Wife
• Solve Class­room Map Puz­zle Box
• Get Key
• Go out door
• Inspect clues
• Get Lord Beck­et­t’s Note and Warn­ing
• Use Key
• Get Oar­lock #3
• Get Pho­to of a Sym­bol
• Inspect clues
• Solve Safe Door Lock Puz­zle
• Solve Locked Safe Puz­zle
• Attempt to take Oar­locks from lock

221B Baker Street — 5

• Read Reporter — The Sher­lock Holmes Affair
• Inspect all clues
• Inspect draw­er
• Get and use Nail on the cor­ner of the draw­er
• Solve Holmes’ Dis­guise Puz­zle
• Go into room

Holmes’ Hideout — Whitechapel, 6 Buck’s Row

• Go down street, look at door
• Choose answers
• Inspect all clues
• Get Holmes’ Pipe
• Get Musi­cal News­pa­per
• Use Holmes’ Pipe on crys­tal glass­es
• Get Musi­cal Score, use on micro­scope
• Get React­ing Agent, use on micro­scope then water basin
• Get Blot­ting Paper
• Inspect micro­scope
• Use Reagent and Blot­ting Paper
• Get Key, use on brief­case lock
• Solve Com­bi­na­tion Lock Puz­zle

London Countryside

• Go to door
• Get Vod­ka

Switch to Holmes

• Get Rope
• Inspect chest
• Inspect ALL clues on magi­cian’s coat
• Get Fer­gus­son’s Diary and Mas­ter’s Key
• Inspect clues
• Use Knife on moldy flour sacks
• Get Safe Con­duct Pass­es, Infor­ma­tion Card, and Cog
• Use Cog on mill axle
• Go out­side
• Inspect clues
• Use Mas­ter Keys on shed
• Inspect clues
• Get Screw­driv­er, use on broom near house
• Get Wood­en Han­dle, use on spade in shed
• Use Screw­driv­er
• Get Shov­el
• Go into attic
• Use Shov­el on wall
• Use Rope
• Use Shov­el on repaired floor boards
• Get Chain, use to attach mill­stone to rope

Switch to Wat­son

• Inspect clues
• Get Paint­brush
• Get Gear, use on mill mech­a­nism
• Solve Locked Chest Puz­zle
• Get Key, use on med­i­cine cab­i­net
• Get Hydro­gen Per­ox­ide and Ban­dages
• Hydro­gen Per­ox­ide + Vod­ka + Ban­dages = Ban­dages with Dis­in­fec­tant
• Use on man

Switch to Holmes

• Inspect Trap­door

Switch to Wat­son

• Talk to man
• Get Gear, use on trap­door

Switch to Holmes

• Use Gear on mill axle
• Inspect clues
• Get paper from hand
• Get Petrol

221B Baker Street — 6

• Inspect clues
• Get Dai­ly Report News­pa­per
• Go into Holmes’ room

The Sewers

• Go back­wards
• Pull rope
• Get Hook and Rope
• Inspect cig­a­rette
• Inspect lad­der, get Lad­der Rung
• Get Rusty Met­al Bar
• Get Wire
• Use Hook and Rope
• Inspect ser­vice door at water’s edge
• Lad­der Rung + Rusty Met­al Bar + Wire = Long Iron Bar
• Use on ser­vice door
• Get Old Scarf and Piece of Iron
• Inspect foot­prints
• Inspect grate
• Solve Sew­er Grate Lock Puz­zle

221B Baker Street — 7

• Lis­ten to the truth

Abandoned Fun-Fair

• Get Iron Bar
• Inspect all clues of the motor
• Get Pli­ers
• Use Knife
• Get Bot­tle of Oil
• Use Iron Bar, get Crank
• Go down path
• Get Vod­ka
• Use Vod­ka, Bot­tle of Oil, and Crank on cable car motor
• Get Piece of Rope (x3)
• Get Dry Duster
• Go down stairs
• Get Emp­ty Bot­tle
• Inspect win­dow
• Use Dry Duster
• Piece of Rope + Piece of Rope + Piece of Rope = Tied Rope + Emp­ty Bot­tle = Attached Emp­ty Bot­tle
• Use on water tank
• Water Bot­tle + Dry Duster = Wet Duster
• Use on win­dow

Switched to Holmes

• Inspect wall
• Get Iron Lad­der from cable car loca­tion, use on wall
• Use Pli­ers
• Inspect clues
• Get Giraffe-Shaped Tar­get
• Go into tent
• Inspect account book, use avail­able knife
• Get Secret Accounts
• Inspect all clues in tent
• Get Lion-Shaped Tar­get
• Use Knife under ani­mal game
• Get Note in Pen­cil
• Get Mon­key-Shaped Tar­get
• Use all 3 Tar­gets on ani­mal game
• Solve Ani­mal Puz­zle
• Get Wads of Ban­knotes
• Leave tent along fence and go into build­ing
• Inspect all clues
• Get Key, use on med­i­cine box
• Get Bot­tle of Ether
• Use Wads of Ban­knotes on 5 loca­tions
• Use Bot­tle of Ether
• Get Rope
• Go into door, inspect all clues
• Get Part of Crank, use on pole
• Use Rope
• Inspect table on stage
• Get Hans’ Diary and Note from the Fun­fair’s Direc­tor
• Inspect poster, get Key
• Knock over bot­tles
• Use Key on door
• Open cage
• Go to car­a­vans
• Inspect all clues
• Look into win­dow
• Get Met­al Plate and Pro­pa­gan­da Tract
• Go to the­atre
• Talk to Woodville, choose options
• Remove red rope
• Solve Rope Puz­zle
• Pull lever
• Get Dia­mond Ring
• Get Magi­cian’s Belt + Knife = Magi­cian’s Pow­der and Leather Belt
• Use Magi­cian’s Pow­der and Met­al Plate on bro­ken pipe
• Inspect all clues
• Get Saw, Let­ter to the Anar­chists, and Wire
• Solve Russ­ian Dic­tio­nary Puz­zle
• Use Saw, get Lad­der (x2) from car­a­vans
• Go to left side of haunt­ed house
• Lad­der + Lad­der + Wire = Large Lad­der
• Use under win­dow
• Solve break­ing and enter­ing puz­zle

Switched to Wat­son

• Return to car­a­vans
• Inspect all clues
• Get Rag
• Get Key
• Use Rag
• Get Water­ing Can, use
• Use Key
• Get Key, use
• Get Bag of Mar­bles, Let­ter in Russ­ian, and Clock­’s Hand
• Solve Russ­ian Pad­lock Puz­zle
• Get Crow­bar, use
• Solve Explo­sives Paper Fold­ing Puz­zle
• Inspect all clues
• Solve Bomb Assem­bly Puz­zle
• Use Bomb on carousel
• Solve Bomb Loca­tion Mem­o­ry Puz­zle
• Use Bag of Mar­bles

Switched to Holmes

• Inspect all clues
• Get Key, use
• Get Act of Trans­fer, and Met­al Core
• Get Bed­sheet + Bed­sheet = Cloth Rope
• Use Met­al Core
• Solve Mori­ar­ty’s Room Pad­lock Puz­zle
• Get Oil­can
• Get Planks x5
• Use Cloth Rope
• Use Plank
• Use Oil­can
• Push door
• Use Planks
• Solve Planks on Maze Puz­zle
• Use Key
• Inspect clues
• Use Tele­phone
• Solve Bomb Con­trol Puz­zle
• Go to cable car
• Get Buck­et + Bomb = Bomb in a Buck­et + Leather Buck­et = Bomb Ready!
• Attach to over­head rope
• Use Knife
• Pull lever
• Return to Haunt­ed House
• Try door to the left
• Watch End­ing

GAME COMPLETE!!