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SCENARIO;
THE GAME MURDER CASTS YOU IN THE ROLE OF AN AMATEUR SLEUTH WHO JUST HAPPENS TO
BE AT THE SCENE OF A MURDER AND,AS SCOTLAND YARD WILL NOT ARRIVE FOR ANOTHER 2
HOURS,YOU DECIDE TO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE MURDER YOURSELF.IF THE CASE REMAINS
UNSOLVED AFTER 2 HOURS HAVE ELAPSED,SCOTLAND YARD WILL ARRIVE AND TAKE OVER.

SELECTIMG A MURDER;
IT IS POSSIBLE TO SELECT FROM ONE OF NEARLY 3 MILLION MURDERS TO SOLVE BY
CHANGING THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE NEWSPAPER.IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE
THE FOLLOWING THINGS....

1. THE DATE OF THE NEWSPAPER
2. THE NAME OF THE HOUSE
3. THE TYPE OF HOUSE(GRANGE,MANOR ECT)
4. THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL(NOVICE,AVERAGE,EXPERIENCED OR SUPER SLEUTH)

ONE OR ALL THESE CAN BE CHANGED SIMPLY BY MOVING THE PENCIL CURSOR SO IT IS
POINTING TO THE PARAMETER TO BE CHANGED AND PRESSING THE ACTION BUTTON.
TO START THE GAME SIMPLY PRESS THE MODE BUTTON(RMB).BEGIN ON NOVICE LEVEL UNTIL
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY THE GAME LOGIC WORKS.
EACH MURDER IS UNIQUELY GENERATED FROM THESE DATES AND LOCATIONS,EXACTLY THE
SAME DATE,LOCATION AND DIFFIULTY LEVEL WILL CREATE AN IDENTICAL MURDER,FROM THE
MILLIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
THE NAME OF YOUR SLEUTH IS GENERATED FROM HIS APPEARENCE,THIS CAN BE CHANGED BY
CLICKING THE ACTION BUTTON(LMB) WHEN THE CURSOR IS ON HIS PORTRAIT AT THE
STARTUP.ALL THE ELEMENTS OF HIS FACE CAN BE CHANGED BY CLICKING THE ACTION
BUTTON(LMB) WHEN THE CURSOR IS OVER THE CORRECT AREA.USING DIFFERENT
COMBINATIONS YOU MIGHT FIND THAT SOME CHARACTERS LOOK FAMILIAR.

DETAILED GUIDE TO MURDER;

CONTROLS PAGE;- CONTROL IN GENERAL,THE ACTION BUTTON(LEFT MOUSE BUTTON) SELECTS
AN OPTION WHILST THE MODE(RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON) QUITS,DROPS BACK TO THE MAIN GAME
SCREEN OR SELECTS BETWEEN MOVEMENT AND EXAMINE.

MAIN SCREEN;
TO MOVE THE SLEUTH AROUND THE HOUSE USE THE MOUSE POINTER ARROWS,A CLICK OF THE
ACTION BUTTON(LMB) WHEN THE ARROW POINTS IN THE REQUIRED DIRECTION CAUSES THE
SLEUTH TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

CLICKING WITH THE MODE BUTTON(RMB) SELECTS BETWEEN THE MOVEMENT ARROWS AND THE
EXAMINE MAGNIFYING GLASS.

SEARCH SURFACES WITH THE MAGNIFYING GLASS AND CLICK WITH THE ACTION BUTTON WHEN
YOU SPOT SOMETHING.IF SOMETHING IS THERE,IT WILL APPEAR IN THE FRAME TOGETHER
WITH A NAME.SOME OBJECTS ARE POTENTIAL WEAPONS,SOME ARE NOT. ONCE AN OBJECT IS
DISPLAYED ON THE SMALL WINDOW YOU CAN EXAMINE IT FOR FINGER PRINTS BY CLICKING
THE ACTION BUTTON WHEN THE CURSOR IS ON `EXAMINE OBJECT FOR FINGER PRINTS`
ICON.SOME OBJECTS WILL YIELD PRINTS,OTHERS WILL NOT.THIS MAY BE BECAUSE THE
OBJECT IS OF A MATERIAL THAT IS TOO POROUS,OR BECAUSE THE PRINTS ARE SMUDGED,OR
PERHAPS NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE OBJECT IN QUESTION.

WHEN YOU CLICK ON A PERSON WITH THE EXAMINE MAGNIFYING POINTER THEIR PRTRAIT
WILL APPEAR IN THE SMALL WINDOW.TOGETHER WITH THEIR NAME AND ANY OBJECT THEY
ARE CARRYING.

IF YOU WISH TO QUESTION A PERSON SELECT THEM WITH THE ACTION BUTTON
POINTER.CLICK ON THE QUESTION MARK ICON,YOU ARE NOW IN QUESTIONING MODE.

ASKING A QUESTION;

WHEN YOU ENTER QUESTIONING MODE,A SET OF ICONS APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE
SCREEN.THEY ARE USED TO BUILD UP A QUESTION TO ASK THE PERSON CONCERNED.AT
FIRST,THE 5 ICONS ON THE LEFT APPEAR AS SILHOUETTES TO INDICATE THEY ARE NOT IN
USE.THEY WILL SHOW MORE DETAIL WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVATED.

TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT A PERSON,PLACE OR OBJECT;POINT TO THE APPROPIATE ICON
AND PRESS THE ACTION BUTTON.A LIST WILL NOW APPEAR SHOWING WHICH
PEOPLE/PLACES/OBJECTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE SUBJECTS FOR YOUR QUESTION.SELECT ONE
BY POINTING TO IT AND PRESSING THE ACTION BUTTON.IF THE LIST IS TO LONG TO FIT
ON THE SCREEN,ONLY THE FIRST 14 WILL BE DISPLAYED.ANY OTHERS CAN BE REVEALED
USING THE SCROLL ARROWS.

FOR EXAMPLE,IF YOU WISH TO ASK ABOUT A PARTICULAR PERSON,SELECT THE `PERSON A`
ICON..(TOP LEFT OF SCREEN).THE LIST OF CHARACTERS WILL APPEAR,JUST SELECT THE
PERSON OF INTEREST.

IF YOU WISH TO ASK A MORE SPECIFIC QUESTION,YOU CAN SELECT A SECOND ICON TO BE
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. FOR EXAMPLE.IF YOU WISH TO FIND OUT WETHER A PERSON USED
APARTICULAR OBJECT,SELECT THE PERSON USING THE `PERSON A `ICON,THEN SELECT THE
OBJECT USING THE `OBJECT` ICON...(4TH FROM THE TOP LEFT).

IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO ASK ABOUT FEELINGS BETWEEN 2 PEOPLE BY USING THE
`RELATIONSHIP` ICON.THE PROCEDURE IS AS FOLLOWS;SELECT THE FIRST PERSON AS
BEFORE THEN SELECT `PERSON B` ICON AND CHOOSE THE SECOND CHARACTER.CLICKING ON
THE `RELATIONSHIP` ICON(5TH FROM THE TOP LEFT)WILL DISPLAY ANY
JEALOUSLY,LOVE,HATE ECT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE.REMEMBER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A
MOTIVE FOR MURDER.

NOW THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED,IT CAN BE ASKED BY POINTING TO THE `ASK
QUESTION` ICON..(2ND FROM THE END-RIGHT OF SCREEN)AND PRESSING THE ACTION
BUTTON.THE QUESTION WILL THEN BE ANSWERED BY THE INTERVIEWEE.IF ANY INFORMATION
IS FORTHCOMING,MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A NOTE OF IT,BY SELECTING THE `MAKE NOTES`
ICON...(3RD FROM RIGHT).THIS INFO WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CROSS-REFERENCED WITH
ANY OTHER CLUES YOU MAY HAVE GATHERED.THE MORE COMPLETE YOUR NOTES ARE,THE
BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE OF SOLVING THE MURDER.

THE `CLEAR` ICON...(4TH FROM RIGHT) ALLOWS YOU TO RECONSTRUCT OR REMOVE AN
INCORRECTLY CONTRUCTED QUESTION.

BEGIN WITH GENERAL QUESTIONS TO BUILD UP AN OVERALL PICTURE BEFORE BECOMING
MORE SPECIFIC.SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT A SUBJECT AT ALL BUT BEWARE THE
OTHERS WILL LIE.
LEAVE THE QUESTIONING SECTION BY PRESSING THE MODE BUTTON.

NOTEBOOK ICON;
CLICK ON THE ICON TO ENTER THE NOTEBOOK.TO ENTER THE SECTION YOU WANT TO
USE,POSITION THE CURSOR AND CLICK THE ACTION BUTTON.IN THE NOTEBOOK THERE IS
ESSENTIAL INFO TO BEGIN WITH,THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE MURDER,AND WHO
DISCOVERED THE BODY.
ADDITIONAL INFO MUST BE PUT IN BY YOU FROM THE QUESTIONING SECTION.

MAP ICON;
TO SEE A PLAN OF THE HOUSE USE THE MAP ICON. YOUR LOCATION IS LOCATED BY A
CROSS.CLICK ON THE ROOM TO SEE WHAT IT IS CALLED.TO VIEW THE FLOORS CLICK ON
THE LEVEL.USE THE MODE BUTTON TO LEAVE THE MAP.

TAKE FINGERPRINTS;
BY CLICKING ON THE FINGER PRINTS ICON YOU CAN EXAMINE AN OBJECT FOR FINGER
PRINTS, WHICH APPEAR IN THE SMALL WINDOW.POSITION THE CURSOR TO PLACE THE PRINT
FROM THE ENLARGED BOX INTO ONE OF THE SMALLER STORAGE CELLS.

COMPARE FINGER PRINTS;
WHEN YOU SELECT THE COMPARE PRINTS ICON YOU CAN COMPARE PRINTS FROM TWO
SOURCES.SELECT A OR B TO PLACE A PRINT INTO BY CLICKING ON THE APPROPRIATE
ONE,THEN COPY A PRINT FROM THE STORAGE CELLS BY CLICKING THE DESIRD PRINT.

WIPE OBJECT OF PRINTS;
TO CLEAN OFF PRINTS SO YOU CAN DISCOVER A SUSPECTS PRINTS,SELECT THE WIPE ICON
WITH OBJECT ICON IN THE SMALL WINDOW..THIS WILL REMOVE ANY PRINTS ALREADY ON
IT.

TAKE EXHIBITICON;
THE EXHIBIT A ICON ALLOWS THE SLEUTH TO TAKE AN OBJECT AS AN EXHIBIT FOR
PROSECUTION.IF YOU ARE ALREADY CARRYING SOMETHING IT WILL BE SWAPPED FOR THE
OBJECT IN THE SMALL WINDOW.
KEEP HOLD OF THE OBJECT YOU THINK IS THE MURDER WEAPON AS IT IS ESSENTIAL
EVIDENCE FOR A SUCCESFUL PROSECUTION.

ARREST SUSPECT ICON;
THE ARREST ICON IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ICON SKIP.ONLY ARREST SOMEONE YOU THINK
YOU HAVE THE MURDER WEAPON.YOU WILL ARREST THE PERSON IN THE SMALL WINDOW,AND
CHARGE THEM WITH MURDER.CONFIRM YOU SELECTION.
THE PAPER WILL TELL YOU OF YOUR HEROIC EXPLOITS IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL.IT IS
MORE LIKELY THAT AT FIRST YOU WILL BE UNSUCESSFUL.IF YOU ARE,THE PAPER WILL
TELL YOU SO.TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION YOU NEED TO HAVE CORRECTLY
IDENTIFIED THE MURDERER AS WELL AS THE WEAPON.

HINTS ON PLAY;
QUESTION PEOPLE GENERALLY TO BEGIN WITH,AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE AN IDEA,FOLLOW
IT UP WITH MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS.

THE TIME A SUSPECT WAS IN A LOCATION IS IMPORTANT,AS IS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE
HOUSE LAYOUT,EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT MOTIVE,SOME SUSPECTS WILL NOT
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH THE SCENE OF CRIME IN TIME.

PEOPLE WILL NOT INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES IN A CRIME.

TAKE PRINTS FROM WEAPONS TO ELIMINATE THEM FROM YOUR ENQUIRY.WIPE AN OBJECT AND
WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO TO PICK IT UP AND PUT IT AND PUT IT DOWN TO GET THEIR
PRINTS.

MAKE NOTES OF YOUR OWN AS WELL AS USING THE NOTEBOOK FACILITY.

REMEMBER - THE MURDER IS TOTALLY LOGICAL,THERE ARE NO PSYCHOPATHS IN THE
GAME(ALTHOUGH WE DID CONSIDER PUTTING SOME IN JUST FOR YOU!)..IT CAN BE SOLVED.

QUICK GUIDE TO MURDER;

LEFT MOUSE BUTTON ---> SELECT OPTION
RIGHT ........... ---> MOVE/EXAMIN,QUIT OPTION OR RETURN TO MAIN GAME.
MOVE SLEUTH AROUND THE HOUSE WITH THE `ARROWS`
EXAMINE OBJECTS WITH THE `MAGNIFYING GLASS POINTER`
TAKE FINGERPRINTS FROM OBJECTS IN THE `EXAMINE` WINDOW WITH THE `FINGER PRINT`
ICON.

SELECT PEOPLE TO QUESTION WITH THE SAME POINTER AND CLICK ON `OUESTION
MARK`ICON TO ENTER QUESTIONING MODE.CONSTRUCT A QUESTION WITH THE TOP ROW OF
ICONS. SAY IT WITH THE `SPEECH` BUBBLE ICON AND RECORD INTERESTING INFO WITH
THE `NOTEBOOK`ICON.

WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO DID IT, AND WITH WHAT WEAPON,SELECT THE WEAPON WITH
EXHIBIT `A` ICON,SELECT THE GUILTY PERSON WITH THE `MAGNIFYING GLASS` ICON AND
ARREST THEM WITH THE `ARREST` ICON.IF YOU ARE,THEN THE NEWSPAPER WILL TELL YOU
SO-IF NOT YOU WILL BE IN DISGRACE.

TRY THE SAME MURDER AGAIN BY INPUTTING THE SAME DATE,LOCATION AND LEVEL AS
BEFORE. YOU HAVE 2 HOURS REAL TIME BEFORE SCOTLAND YARD ARRIVES AND TAKES OVER
THE CASE.

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