To get the correct outcome for this case:
Now that you’ve gathered some information speak toLukato get his testimony. He’ll reveal to you that he noticed the lady (Emma)scream and point across the room.
After speaking to him, you’ll get some key evidence for yourMind Palace. Enter it to deduce that Emma saw awitnessoutside the room by placingLady Craven faced the window, and The Lady pointed across the tabletogether.
Find the door next to theonly windowin the room and exit. Immediately turn to yourleftto find a spot to use Sherlock’s concentration mode to find theheel of a shoe.
Stay in concentration mode to reveal atrail of scratchesleading away from the door. Follow the trail, and it will lead you to adiscarded shoe. Examine it to reveal that it belongs to theMaidsof the hotel.
Go to thefront deskof the hotel, where you’ll find a maidscrubbing the floornearby.Speak to her to reveal that the witness is sweepingupstairs near the paintings.
Speak to the witness, who reveals some information on the location of Lady Emma in the room. From here, return to theSeance Room, where you’ll find anodefloating in the air. Interact with it to piece together the crime scene.
Using Jon,arrange the positionsof the suspects as follows:
Correctly piecing together the scene will reveal thatEmmaseemingly distracted the two men and is likely the culprit for who grabbed the gem. Head up toRoom 226to confront her and find two maids gossiping at her door. Follow the prompt toeavesdropon them.
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For the eavesdropping puzzle, discard all chatter except for the options:cannot use a fish knife, was on the lookout,andmade her husband drunk.
After this, the maids will depart, leaving you with all the confirmation you need that Emma was acting suspiciously before escaping to her room with the gem. Enter the room and… GASP—you findEmma strangled to deathwith Lord Craven standing over her body.
Lord Craven convinces you to find the murderer, insists it isn’t him, then gives the alibi that he wasat the bar during the murder.After talking to him, you’ll find some of Emma’s belongings nearby—investigate them with yourconcentration modeto find a false bottom to the chest.
Inside, you’ll find a substantial amount of money along with two rings, an old ring with a Latin phrase written on it, and one with afamiliar butterfly.
Move to investigateEmma’s bodyto confirm that someone’s bare hands had strangled her. Examine the diamond, and you’ll receive another split deduction in your Mind Palace. Choose Themurderer left the diamondfor the correct outcome later.
From here, you can head down to the bar and talk to the man standing there—he will confirm that Lord Craven was indeed at the bar for ashort period of time.
Putting together the clues thatLord Craven was in the room with Emma and Lord Craven spent timeat the bar in yourMind Palacewill result in a split-deduction. For the correct outcome, choosea window of opportunity.
Now it’s time to talk to Luka. Head down to the front desk and talk with the concierge—he’ll give you the keyto Luka’s room, located upstairs,Room 225.
Enter, and you’ll find a table to your right containing some items to investigate, most importantly, the vial of green “ectoplasm” on the table. Grab it, open your casebook, and highlight it for an option to give it achemical examination.Continue with the following steps:
This will reveal that Luka’s powers as a medium arenothing but tricks.
Talk to Luka, and you’ll have the chance to profile him. The most important details to note are thescratches on his wrists,themake-upon his neck, and his hands"skilled in sleight of hand.“Choose to profile him as a former thief who uses his talents to make money as a medium.
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Speak to Luka. When allowed to present evidence to him, choose the fake ectoplasm to hear his trip up, then choosethe butterfly pinto hear an interesting response.
Before you leave the room, investigate the locked door inside to open up options in your Mind Palace and linkLuka and Lord Craven were neighborswithThe lock can easily be picked. This will give you a split-deduction. ChooseLuka could easily pick the lockfor the best outcome.
Stay in your Mind Palace to place the cluesThe Moth Pin and The Moth Ringtogether to find the deduction thatLuka and Emma could have met before.
LinkLuka’s fresh scratchesto the fact thatEmma was strangledfor a split-deduction—chooseEmma scratched Lukafor the best outcome.
In this case, for the correct outcome, it’s all about linking Emma and Luka’s pasts as thieves. Once you’ve found all the correct evidence, you should have a path that leads you to conclude thatLuka Ghalichi is the murderer.
Go back to Luka’s room andaccuse him. Run through the dialogue options, and he will eventually confess. Whether you choose to condemn or absolve him is up to you.
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