Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is filled with delightful side missions that range from fighting your way through Bandit Lairs to solving side-cases around Cordona. To fully complete The Tale of the Empty House side-case, you must have unlocked and explored Violet’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
To help Sherlock restore Stonewood Manor, start by tracking down his family belongings, which can be found scattered among Cordona’sFurniture and Art Traders.While this case is quite easy, it requiresa lot of cashto complete—at least640 in local currency.If you’re having trouble making money, take on a fewbandit lairs—you will grab some cash for each run, and they can be replayed.
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Finding Art and Furniture
For the purposes of this guide, begin at thetradersfound in Southern Grand Saray (seen below).
Here you’ll find aGarden Decorations Traderand anArt Traderright next to each other (you’ll get notifications andgreen iconson your map for both). Go to both shops andbuy everythingin stock.
Now head to theMiner’s Market, which can be found onMarket Rdin Central Miner’s End (seen below). You’re looking for theCheap Antique Trader,which can be found right next to the Clothing Trader. Again,buy up all the stockand move on.
Finally, head to theOld City Marketplace(seen below) and seek out theOriental Furniture Trader.Buy up all of her stock—now we can head back toStonewood Manor.
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Investigating Memories
Upon returning to Stonewood Manor, you will find itautomatically renovated, with clues to newlyunlocked memoriesnow available in certain sections of the mansion. Investigate these locations in any order.
The Front Yard
The first thing you’ll notice when heading to the Manor’s front door is the newly acquired garden furniture.Pin the Yard Reduxclue, then headto the leftof the front door—you’ll find aclueto investigate in Concentration Modenear the canopy.Stay in Concentration Mode and follow the short trail of clues to completion.
Main Hall
Head through the front door to find theMain Hallnewly lit and decorated.Pin The Main Hall Reduxand you’ll find a clue to investigate with Concentration Mode halfway up the stairs—look toward therailing on the left side.
Cabinet of Curiosities
Before you head to the upper floor, go into the restored Cabinet of Curiosities to find the delightfully weird area in full glory.Pin the Cabinet of Curiosities Reduxand you’ll find new clues to investigate in Concentration Mode. Ared blanketto the left of the door, and agreen bookon the bottom of a shelf to the right of the door.
Sherlock’s Room
Pin The Bedroom Reduxand head forSherlock’s Roomon the upper floor. You’ll see an area between the two beds that you caninvestigatewith Concentration Mode.
Violet’s Room
Head down the hall to Violet’s Room andpin My Mother’s Room Reduxto find aportable wallin the left corner—investigate it inConcentration Mode.
Once you’vefully investigatedthese areas, The Tale of the Empty House will be complete.
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