Naruhodo's Legal Consultancy[edit]
The episode begins in Ryunosuke and Susato's law office. Examine the shovel to get started on an achievement that requires all shovel dialogue to be unlocked (Chronicles release only). To progress the story, talk to Susato Mikotoba:
- The telegram: Susato refuses to reveal the contents of a telegram that she received. What could she be hiding?
- Soseki-san: Susato expects that Soseki would have landed back in Japan by now, but Ryunosuke can't help wondering what his fate might have been if he had stayed.
- The Reaper: Apparently, Barok van Zieks hasn't appeared in court since the trial two months ago against Ryunosuke.
Move to Sholmes's Suite.
Sholmes's Suite[edit]
Examine the blackboard to progress toward an achievement, and examine the fireplace to unlock another. You and Susato comment on that awful violin music and the machine that has disappeared from the table on the left. Then talk to Herlock Sholmes:
- Wanting to die: Sholmes' depression seems to revolve around his violin, though it is still uncertain why.
- The missing machine: Sholmes explains that he pawned the machine off on his desk, but that doesn't make his situation desperate.
- How pawnbroking works: Sholmes explains that pawning an item in Britain doesn't necessarily mean selling it for quick cash, as pawnbrokers can store items for safekeeping.
Examine Iris to talk to her:
- Wagahai: Iris explains how she created a "kitty door" so that Wagahai, the cat left behind by Soseki, can enter the suite with ease.
After Wagahai creates some trouble with the violin, pan left and examine the violin. Susato looks through her notebook and it turns out that Sholmes was playing the viola instead! Examine Iris to talk to her again:
- Mix-up: It appears that Sholmes' violin wasn't a violin after all.
Move to Windibank's Pawnbrokery to resolve this matter.
Windibank's Pawnbrokery[edit]
Talk to Pop Windibank:
- Violin: Windibank explains how the mix-up with Sholmes' violin occurred.
- Unpublished story: Apparently, Sholmes deposited an unpublished manuscript at Windibank's for safekeeping.
- Pawnbrokery: Windibank explains how his shop functions.
- Red-Handed Recorder: Sholmes set up a couple of security cameras at Windibank's, though they aren't the most effective security measure due to only taking pictures at half-hour intervals. They also eat up a lot of film.
Now that the violin issue has been resolved, you have a chance to explore Windibank's Pawnbrokery. Examine everything in view, including the counter, curtain, music box, and shelves. Then pan right and examine the stereoscope, calendar, and the small machine in the bottom-right corner. A familiar face will then enter the shop. Talk to Gina Lestrade:
- Pawnbroker's customer: Gina shares that she's a regular customer of the pawnbroker and admits that she pawns off some of the items that she steals.
Examine Pop Windibank to talk to him again:
- Miss Lestrade's disk: Windibank explains that the disk that Gina is currently trying to pawn off to him could belong to any number of music boxes, and as it's impossible to tell which, it appears to be worthless.
- Gina Lestrade: Windibank reveals that Gina didn't actually come in with the disk, but rather a storage ticket for the overcoat that she's wearing.
- New article to pawn: Windibank explains that as soon as Gina got the overcoat, she found the disk in its pockets. She is for some reason convinced of its value.
A man who looks like the perfect example of an English gentleman then enters the shop in order to claim the same item that Gina has just claimed as her own. Talk to Gina once more:
- The gentleman's accusation: The gentleman claims that Gina stole the ticket from him, but Gina wants to see evidence to back up his claims.
- Evidence: Windibank reveals that his customers are anonymous, so he wouldn't know who deposited the overcoat in the first place. However, the gentleman provides evidence in the form of a "watchword."
- Watchwords: Windibank explains his watchword system. It appears the gentleman's story checks out, but is there more to this?
Examine the gentleman to talk to him:
- Picture-postcard gentleman: The gentleman introduces himself as "Eggert Benedict," and he demands the coat to be turned over to him.
The man who calls himself Eggert Benedict gets his way after both his and Gina's sides of the story are heard, and receives the overcoat. He also demands the music box disk, but seems to expect another alongside the one that was found in the pockets of the coat. Still, Gina attempts to take the disk back, causing the man to cut his finger in the process. She then entrusts Ryunosuke with it, and the Music Box Disk will be added to the Court Record.
It looks like Ryunosuke will need some assistance in resolving this dispute. Pan right and examine Sholmes to talk to him. Choose to listen to the deduction to begin Sholmes' investigation mini-game. All of Benedict's relevant interventions in the following deductions will be quoted in italics.
The Great Deduction: Mystery Man's Aim[edit]
- First of all, we must ask ourselves on what business you ventured to this pawnbrokery today.
- You claim to have followed this pickpocket here, having had the redemption ticket stolen from you on the street.
- But that... is most certainly a lie. The real truth is something quite different...
- ...as revealed by that which you hold in your hand!
- Yes, what brought you to this shop in the first place is the staff recruitment flyer!
- The piece of paper in your hand is a "staff wanted" advertisement from this very shop.
- Yet even the most unobservant would soon realise that a man of your appearance has no need of such employ.
- In other words... there is some ulterior motive for your actions.
- The cane, which you unwittingly clutch to your person, exhibits an incontrovertible contradiction.
- The contradiction of which I speak is, of course, the missing ferrule.
- The end of any walking cane would be terminated with a metal ferrule to protect the wooden tip.
- And yet detailed analysis shows the wooden tip of this stick to be utterly bare.
- Therefore... there is only one conclusion:
- The rod that you hold in your hand, which appears to be a walking cane...
- ...is in fact no cane at all!
- You recoil, sir. ...Is something wrong?
- And in your recoiling, you inadvertently facilitate the answer of the next conundrum to present itself.
- Namely, what is the truth behind this rod you bear?
- Yes, your reaction betrays the truth.
- The handle, which you evidently would like to conceal, is the key to understanding this riddle, you see.
- From the moment I saw it, my suspicions were aroused.
- 'What walking cane demands such a stout handle?' mused I.
- But of course, as I said, this is no walking cane.
- No, that rod...
- ...is the broken handle of a shovel!
- And now having determined the undeniable truth, the conclusion is clear. Your true motive for coming here...
- ...was to take employment at this establishment in order to excavate the ground beneath the premises!
- What a calculated crime you have conceived, sir. A wickedly calculated crime.
Conclusion: To tunnel underneath the pawnbrokery
Mystery Man's Aim: Course Correction[edit]
Does Sholmes think that Eggert Benedict is trying to tunnel through the pawnbrokery since it's impossible to do so at his place?! It's time for you to correct his deductions to see what he's really after.
- At the first prompt, examine the scribbles on the backside of the flyer. They will become the Info about Miss Lestrade. Present that.
- At the next prompt, examine and present the initials on the cane's handle. The letters shown are A.G.
- At this deduction's last prompt, examine and present the split seam on the back of the jacket's right sleeve.
SOLVED
New conclusion: To abscond with a redeemed item
The Great Deduction: Great Crime[edit]
- Now, Mr. Benedict, let us continue...
- For we must expose the details of this elaborate crime you have in the planning.
- This is... utterly absurd!
- You suggest that I, a gentleman, intend to excavate the ground beneath this pawnbrokery with a broken shovel?
- What on earth do you propose I could expect to find there?
- Some long-forgotten treasure, I suppose?
- Save for such a fanciful theory, what possible reason could I have to do as you say?
- Oh, but there is ample reason...
- ...as you are only too well aware, Mr. Benedict.
- Ah, and your furtive glance is more telling than I could have hoped.
- Let us consider what would motivate a man to infiltrate a shop such as this and covertly dig beneath its floor...
- The answer is revealied by the council notice on the counter to which your eyes were inadvertently drawn.
- This letter gives notice of public works to be carried out in the local area.
- And according to the enclosed plan of the upcoming sewerage works...
- ...beneath this shop runs a sewer that adjoins another, one that runs under the bank on the opposite side of the road.
- By excavating the ground beneath our feet, you would gain access to the waterway...
- ...that flows in very close proximity to the great vault of the financial institution opposite.
- In summary, sir...
- ...you devised a master plan to pull off an elaborate bank robbery by dint of the underground tunnels!
- Which brings us at last to the final chapter of this lurid scheme...
- With what plunder did the thief hope to make off from the underground vault of the bank?
- Having consulted with Scotland Yard some days ago, I happen to know the answer.
- But naturally, the answer is no secret to you, is it, Mr. Benedict?
- I have no idea what you're talking about!
- Allow me to present a rather interesting piece of evidence...
- You see, this picture postcard tells us all we need to know.
- A postcard of the Great Exhibition? I'm afraid you've quite lost me.
- Currently in the final stages of preparation, the Great Exhibition will soon be underway.
- And the government has provided extra funds to complete its centrepiece, the Crystal Tower.
- Funds that currently sit in the vault of the bank on the other side of this road!
- Yes, the considerable crime you have been contemplating...
- ...is the theft of that which sits in the vault of that bank, the special reserve funds for the Great Exhibition!
- ...Of course, that is top-secret police information. So keep it under your hat, please.
Conclusion: To steal the Great Exhibition's reserve funds
Great Crime: Course Correction[edit]
Sholmes again didn't get this right. That's really not the reason Benedict came here? After all, where is the bank just to get rich?! Time to correct this final deduction of "Adventures".
- At the first prompt, examine the notelet on the desk and present it. Remember that Windibank examined his note after confirming the watchword, "Professor," from Benedict.
- If you haven't done so earlier out of curiosity, enter the Court Record and examine the back of the Music Box Disk. The music box disk's information has been updated in the Court Record.
- At the next prompt, present the updated Music Box Disk.
SOLVED
New conclusion: To acquire an item deposited by Mr. McGilded
When faced with the next two options, choose either one, as it doesn't affect the course of the story. After being threatened with a gun, Windibank steps in, but Inspector Gregson and his police force intervene before the conflict escalates further. Benedict escapes and the Music Box Disk is given to the inspector despite the protests from Gina. Though Gregson nearly gives too much information away, the investigation concludes here.