Invisiclues

How can I get to the office before Veronica?

1. Have you tried...
2. ...following her?
3. ...going out the French Doors and around the house?
4. ...going out the Back Porch and around the house?
5. ...going out the sliding glass doors, through the garden, and southeast from the covered walkway?
6. If you have tried all these, you know that you can't get to the office before Veronica.
7. Anyway, it wouldn't be much of a game without her murder.

What should I do with Veronica?

1. Have you tried to resuscitate her?
2. It's too late for Veronica. Call the police.

Why is the Detective so unobservant?

1. The Detective is supposed to mimic your performance in DEADLINE™ and The WITNESS™, and we all know how well you did on those, don't we?
2. Well, if the Detective were too good, there wouldn't be much of a role for you, would there?
3. The Detective will do very few things without being prompted by you. The police examine a few places on their own and, after they are done, they retire to the Ballroom to consider what (if anything) they've learned.
4. The Detective will perform analyses for you if you ask, and will make some helpful comments about the evidence you produce. Of course, if you suggest that an arrest be made, the police will usually jump at the chance.

What should I do with any evidence I find?

1. Have you tried showing any to the other guests?
2. Remember to show your evidence to the Detective and Sergeant Duffy.

How did the thief get into the house?

1. Have you tried opening any of the windows?
2. A family as rich as the Ashcrofts surely must have a sophisticated alarm system.
3. Was anything stolen?
4. If you remove Veronica's body from the office and return there before Michael and his friends arrive, you'll learn that nothing was stolen.
5. Who started that rumor anyway?

Is the fairy mask important?

1. It is an integral part of the Fairy Costume.
2. There's a clue in it: have you examined it inside and out?
3. "Caught in the silver mesh..."
4. Is it Veronica's hair?
5. Use the verb COMPARE
6. Hmmm.

Where can I find the business card?

1. It's in the waste basket.

What does the business card mean?

1. Cochrane wanted to stop Veronica from doing something.
2. It is related to the agreement in the manila folder.

What can I learn from the Purchase and Sale Agreement?

1. Veronica was planning on selling the estate to Ostmann.
2. She sure was prevented, wasn't she?
3. Have you asked Michael about Ostmann?
4. Show the agreement to Ostmann after he finds out about the murder; he's got an interesting piece of news.

What is the significance of the silver bullet?

1. If you haven't seen a bullet, why did you read this answer?
2. Have you looked at your gunbelt?
3. Have you really looked at your gunbelt?
4. Did you take it off first, so you could see the back?
5. Someone must be trying to frame you!

What is the significance of the hair?

1. Compare it to someone else's hair.
2. Particularly Alicia's.
3. Don't you find it odd that a hair similar to Alicia's would be in Veronica's costume?

Who is the guest whose coat Smythe gets tangled in?

1. Have you accounted for everyone?
2. Have you ever seen the guest again?
3. Have you ever tried looking at him during the confusion?
4. Have some sympathy for the poor fellow!

Does the rain amount to anything significant?

1. It's been raining heavily all day. Several inches must have fallen.
2. The way it comes down is more important.
3. It's been pouring most of the time...
4. ...but for a while it was only drizzling.
5. Something else happens during that time.
6. Alicia arrives soaking wet.

How do I get past the dog?

1. Remember, he's never met you before.
2. He's a watchdog, so he doesn't trust strangers.
3. You might try kicking him.
4. Oops, just kidding.
5. Be friendly, not threatening.
6. Try to pet him a few times.
7. Actually, no matter what you do (besides retreat), the dog will hold you up for 5 moves.

What about the footprint?

1. If you haven't...
2. ...been outside, stop here.
3. ...looked at the pumpkins, stop here.
4. ...tried to jump into the pond, stop here.
5. ...gotten into the barn, stop here.
6. ...found the muddy boots, stop here.
7. ...analyzed the mud from the boots, stop here.
8. ...shown the analysis of the mud to Senator Asher, stop here.
9. Senator Asher wore the boots as he snuck out to the pond to meet Linda, and got them muddy. But, while taking them off, he saw Ellen approaching with the lead pipe, so he hid in the Barn. Janet was hiding there, too, after leaving the insurance policy under a bale of hay. Some mud from the boots got on her costume.
10. What a pile of rubbish! If you believe that, there's a slightly used bridge you might be interested in....

What is a Brewster?

1. If you haven't...
2. ...found the body yet, stop here.
3. ...been in the Morning Room yet, stop here.
4. ...opened the window seat yet, stop here.
5. ...put the body in the window seat yet, stop here.
6. ...ever seen "Arsenic and Old Lace," stop here.
7. If you don't remember what a Brewster is now, go see the movie again.

What can I do with the broken glass?

1. You could take it and, when the police arrive, have it analyzed.
2. Or you could have it fingerprinted.
3. Of course, you'll smudge any fingerprints on it if you take it.
4. If you leave it alone, Smythe will clean it up and throw it away in the kitchen.
5. Send the Detective to the kitchen to examine the glass.
6. If Muhammad won't go to the mountain...
7. Take the trash basket to the Detective, then ask that the glass be fingerprinted.

What do the various costumes mentioned in the Ballroom mean?

1. The man in the square plastic mask is wearing an old SUSPENDED™ package.
2. The six-foot tall invisible rabbit is Harvey, the pooka.
3. The others are even more obscure.
4. Actually, that's a lie.
5. The three blind mice aren't too obscure.
6. Enough!
7. Persistent, aren't you?
8. You know, it's people like you who make the authors' job worthwhile. As a reward for your perseverance, the next answer is going to reveal who committed the murder.
9. Suzanne did it.
10. Another lie.
11. Joanne did it.
12. That's also a lie.
13. Next quarter's dividend is gonna knock your socks off.
14. Maybe the authors will buy a yacht.

Where is the master bedroom?

1. It's upstairs.

Where is the safe?

1. Probably behind a picture somewhere.
2. There are portraits in the living room...
3. ...and more in the master bedroom.
4. Look behind the Van Gogh.
5. Maybe it was the Rembrandt.
6. Just kidding, it was the Warhol in the master bathroom.
7. Why even bother?
8. Did you read the answers regarding the costumes in the ballroom?
9. The yacht idea is sounding better all the time.

How do I get upstairs?

1. All of the known ways are roped off.
2. Did you find the ladder in the barn?
3. Put the ladder against the house. It'll reach up to the second floor.
4. What ladder?
5. What master bedroom?
6. Sorry. Just kidding. You can't go upstairs.

Is there anything important in the east coat closet?

1. It's full of "rather damp coats."
2. One is more than just damp.

Is there anything helpful in the Library?

1. Have you searched the room thoroughly?
2. The chair may prove to be helpful.
3. An important transaction takes place in the Library.
4. Have you tried hiding behind the chair?
5. Once you've hidden, wait to see what will happen.
6. If you hide after 10:45 p.m., it may be too late. Try again.

Where are the torn pages?

1. Have you shown the book to the Detective?
2. The Detective doesn't seem to be concerned.
3. Search the office; papers are strewn all over there.
4. Sorry, but that will have to remain a mystery.

What can I do in the dining room?

1. Have you looked in the china cabinet?
2. You can go east into the kitchen...
3. ...or go south into the long hall.
4. Do you remember the beginning...
5. ...of this booklet? Do not assume that the presence or absence of a certain topic is an indication of its importance. Also, don't assume that long answers are associated with important questions. Just like this one.

What is burning in the fireplace?

1. Logs, most likely.
2. At one point, though, there is something else burning.
3. Only for a few minutes though.
4. Marston throws it in there.
5. It's a piece of evidence he wants destroyed.
6. You can't get the paper from Marston directly. Wait by the fireplace until Marston tosses it in, then type TAKE THE PAPER.

What is the significance of the list?

1. It "has one corner torn from it where it was stapled to something."
2. It indicates that Michael and Marston were equal partners in Southeast Planning.
3. But, until you find what the list had been attached to, you won't find out the significance of that Corporation.
4. This space intentionally left blank.

Where can I find the origin of the list?

1. Backtrack from when Marston threw the list in the fireplace.
2. Marston had just come from a meeting with Michael...
3. ...and Michael had just come from the garage.
4. Look in the garage.
5. There are three places it can be: in the cars or in the toolbox.
6. What you are looking for is in the trunk of the BMW 320i.

How did Sergeant Duffy get to Maryland, anyway?

1. What do you mean? Hasn't he always been there?
2. Oh, you mean: "He was in Connecticut a few years ago, in DEADLINE, so what's he doing in Maryland now?"
3. What makes you think it's the same Duffy?
4. Maybe the one in Connecticut is this one's twin brother.
5. Sergeant Francis Xavier Duffy of the Montgomery County Police is related to Sergeant John Aloysius Duffy of the Lakeville, Connecticut Police.

Is Rappanoc a real place?

1. Yes.
2. Is it really named Rappanoc?
3. No.
4. What is its real name, then?
5. Quendor.

What is Michael doing in the garage?

1. Mourning?
2. You won't find out if you arrive after he does.
3. Hide behind a car before he arrives.
4. You should investigate this further.

Where are the pumpkins that I read about in the Maryland Rambler?

1. Just where they were dumped.
2. So find them yourself.

What can I do with the toolbox?

1. Have you looked in it?
2. What are crowbars good for?
3. Prying things apart.
4. If you don't know what Michael was doing in the garage, stop here.
5. Pry open the BMW trunk with the crowbar after Michael has been in the garage.

What can I do in the west bathroom?

1. Do you need to use the toilet?
2. Remember to wash your hands.
3. Have you looked in the shower?
4. No blood??? Hmmm.

Where were Linda and Richard at the time of the murder?

1. Seems they were close by.
2. Maybe even right there.
3. Have you examined Richard's costume?

Why is Linda such an air head?

1. This space intentionally left blank.
2. This space intentionally left blank.
3. This space intentionally left blank.
4. This may prove the old adage "It takes one to know one."

Who committed the murder?

1. Don't you think that would be a bit much?
2. You don't? Well, the authors do.
3. This is the first question you're reading too, isn't it.
4. Okay, if you insist...
5. Michael strangled her with the lariat you left with your overcoat in the coat closet.
6. But, wait a minute! Wasn't he with the fairy queen in the Ballroom? How could he have done it?
7. You'll have to figure that out for yourself.

Was Cochrane involved?

1. There are several pieces of evidence that indicate his involvement.
2. His note on the card certainly indicates he wanted to prevent Veronica from selling the estate to Ostmann.
3. He wasn't in the ballroom when the murder allegedly took place.
4. And finally, Cochrane was drinking heavily.
5. Are you expecting more?
6. No, Cochrane was not involved.

Where was Cochrane at the time of the murder?

1. He appears from the east hall.
2. There's a door leading to the outside from there.
3. He could have killed Veronica, then run around the house and come in the east hall door.
4. But he didn't.
5. Cochrane was in the east hall bathroom just before the murder occurred.

Was Michael involved in the murder?

1. What makes you think so?
2. He was in plain sight at the alleged time of the murder.
3. You'd have to prove the murder didn't happen when it seems to have.

How do I prove Alicia's involvement?

1. Have you noticed anything significant about the rain?
2. Meet Alicia on the Front Porch. Is there a discrepancy between her and her surroundings?
3. It was drizzling, yet...
4. ...her raincoat was sopping wet.
5. Do you know what that means?
6. She must have arrived at a time when the rain was pouring down, not lightly drizzling.
7. There are two more pieces of evidence that point to Alicia.
8. One is the fingerprint on the broken glass...
9. ...and the other is the dark hair in the fairy queen mask.

How do I prove Asher's involvement?

1. The Senator?
2. Have you asked him yourself?
3. Talk to Ostmann, he's got some very interesting information.
4. Spurned lover, eh? Makes for some great gossip.
5. Did you find Marston and Asher talking secretively in the living room?
6. Hide behind the couch before they show.
7. Get the hint?
8. Asher's involvement is pure conjecture. Any fair jury would throw it out of court. And unless you write for a gossip rag, it wouldn't even pass for a decent story.

Where does Marston fit in?

1. Have you asked Marston about himself?
2. Ask him about the family trust also.
3. If you haven't found the trust documents, stop here.
4. Show the documents to Marston.

Was Ostmann involved?

1. Not directly.
2. He was invited to the party by Veronica so they could sign the purchase and sale agreement.
3. Show the agreement to him (after he is told about the murder is the best time).
4. The fairy queen seemed to have a sudden change of heart.

How does Smythe figure in?

1. Have you asked everyone about him?
2. Seems that he's lived at Ashcroft Manor nearly his whole life.
3. He does get in your way if you try to follow Veronica to the office.
4. He also threw away the broken glass.
5. But, that was a part of his job.
6. Actually, Smythe has nothing to do with the murder.