Microsoft KB Archive/229952

Overseer: Hints and Walk-Through Instructions for Day One

PSS ID Number: Q229952 Article last modified on 06-11-1999

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 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

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This article contains game hints and walk-through instructions to help you complete Day One, “The Introduction” in Tex Murphy: Overseer.

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Hints for Day One
  Q: How do I start my mission in this game? A: To start the mission, go to Tex’s bedroom, and try playing a nice game of Parcheesi.   Q: I can’t TRAVEL to Sylvia’s house. What should I do? A: TRAVEL to Eve Clements, and then ask her about Carl Linsky. After you ask about Carl’s suicide note and personal belongings, you can TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s house.   Q: How can I get Eve Clements to answer my questions? A: Follow any conversation path until you can select one of the following key sentences:  Make an offer she won’t refuse. Resort to charity. </li>  Q: How do I solve the dominos puzzle? A: A significant clue is on the table beside the dominos. GET the blackjack note, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. Each row, each column, and both diagonals must add up to twenty-one. There are several solutions to this puzzle, all of which have seven in the center and eight in a corner. NOTE: Don’t put eight with eleven, and don’t put three with nine. To see a solution to this puzzle, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/links/overseer/faq/pzzlhnts.asp#Domino </li>  Q: Where can I find the first clue for Carl’s case? A: Find out about his girlfriend in the bedroom at Carl Linsky’s house. Read the “Dear Jane” note on the desk to learn her name (Dolores), and then read the address book in the drawer in the left nightstand to find her address. </li>  Q: How can I get Dolores to answer my questions? A: Flatter her. When you get to the point where you can “milk her for information,” you’re on the right track. You also learn about her hatred for Sylvia. When you return to Carl’s house, you find out that the feeling is mutual. NOTE: If you want to receive all 8 points from your conversation with Dolores, you must LOOK at the chess board in Linsky’s bedroom before you visit her. </li>  Q: What should I do with the keys in the brown envelope from Sylvia? A: You can USE the small key to unlock the credenza in the small room at the back of the Carl Linsky’s attic. You don’t need the other key until later in the story. NOTE: The small note inside the titanium file cabinet and the note inside roll top desk explain more about the case. </li>  Q: What do I need to find in Carl Linsky’s warehouse? A: There are three main items you need to find to advance your quest: the secret safe, some faxes and notes that tell several names, and the bottle of sleeping pills.   Q: Where is the secret safe in the warehouse? A: This is a tricky one. Climb the stepladder in the corner. MOVE the boxes on the top shelf, and then MOVE the calendar behind the boxes to find the safe. </li>  Q: How do I open the safe? A: Use the combination from the dominos game. The number is 4-9-8. Inside the safe is an insurance policy and a card reader. EXAMINE the insurance policy. </li>  Q: Where are the faxes and the notes? A: The important fax, the one with initial S.F. on it, is in the middle drawer of the file cabinet. Linsky’s project notes are in the bottom drawer. There’s a newspaper article and some deposit slips in the drawers in the drafting table. An important letter from Wanda Peck is in the inbox on the desk. Behind the cork board near the computer is a strange note: “HIP S.O.B.” </li>  Q: Where is the bottle of sleeping pills? A: It’s under the pillow on the cot. EXAMINE the bottle to find out about an important clinic. </li></ul> </li>  Q: How can I use the computer in the warehouse? A: You can’t do that yet because you need a security card to access it. The security card is inside the first aid kit on the back wall. GET the Heal-Aid can in the kit and EXAMINE it to find the fragments of a security card inside. NOTE: One fragment of the card is missing. </li>  Q: Who is S.F.? A: Ask Dolores Lightbody. She knows. </li>  Q: How do I finish Day One? A: Return to your office and play the message from Sylvia on the vidphone. </li></ul>

Walk-Through Instructions for Day One
Tex’s Office:

At the end of the introductory movie, follow any conversation path with Chelsee. When the conversation is finished, you are standing in front of the desk in Tex’s office.


 * LOOK at the vidphone on the desk.
 * Turn the vidphone ON, DIAL American Information Database (AID), ASK ABOUT Tex Murphy, and then END CONVERSATION.
 * GET the incoming fax from the fax machine on the file cabinet.
 * MOVE the perpetual motion device on the small table beside the file cabinets.
 * OPEN the bottom drawer of the left file cabinet, and then GET the mouse toy.
 * GET the “Rule Book for P.I.’s” on Tex’s desk.
 * On the floor in front of the door, GET the Boyd’s Life magazine.
 * OPEN the bottom drawer of the single file cabinet.
 * GET the letter from the colonel from the drawer.
 * In your Inventory, EXAMINE the note from the colonel.
 * On the left bookshelf, GET the tape measure.
 * OPEN the door to Tex’s bedroom.
 * In the bedroom, OPEN the bottom drawer in the wardrobe, and then LOOK at the underwear.
 * On the cot in the bedroom, GET the Parcheesi game. Watch the movie in which Tex meets Sylvia Linsky.
 * TRAVEL to Eve Clements.

Eve Clements:


 * Follow any conversation path with Eve to get her to answer your questions, and then ASK ABOUT everything on your notepad.
 * TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s House.

Carl Linsky’s House:

  Talk to Sylvia, and ASK ABOUT everything on your notepad. </li>  On the table in front of the fireplace, GET the blackjack note, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. </li> <li> On the table in front of the fireplace, GET the dominos. </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the dominos to start the dominos puzzle. </li> <li> Solve the dominos puzzle. To do this, place the dominos on the board in the following order: 6 (3+3) 11 (6+5) 4 (2+2) 5 (3+2) 7 (6+1) 9 (8+1)  10 (6+4) 3 (3+0) 8 (6+2)  To see a solution to this puzzle, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/links/overseer/faq/pzzlhnts.asp#Domino </li> <li> Walk to the kitchen, OPEN the refrigerator, and then GET the bananas. </li> <li> On the counter beside the refrigerator, GET the case, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. </li> <li> Walk to the bedroom and OPEN the door. </li> <li> On the desk, GET the “Dear Jane” letter. </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the “Dear Jane” letter. </li> <li> OPEN the middle drawer in the desk, and then GET the letter. </li> <li> OPEN the drawer in the nightstand on the left. </li> <li> In the drawer, GET the green address book. </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the address book. </li> <li> On the nightstand on the right, LOOK at the chess set. </li> <li> OPEN the top drawer in the chest, and then LOOK at the unopened package of underwear. </li> <li> TRAVEL to Dolores’s House. </li></ul>

Dolores’s House:


 * Flatter and humor Dolores to get her to answer your questions, and then ASK ABOUT everything on your notepad.
 * TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s House.

Carl Linsky’s House:


 * After the conversation with Sylvia, EXAMINE the envelope and its contents in your Inventory.
 * Walk to the closet door, OPEN it, walk to the ladder, and then click Yes when you are prompted to climb the ladder.
 * In the attic, walk to the right, OPEN the door the the small room, and then turn ON the recorder on the small table by the door.
 * In the titanium cabinet, OPEN the third drawer on the right, and then GET Blaire’s note.
 * OPEN the roll top on the desk, and then GET the credit report on the desktop.
 * USE the small key in your Inventory to unlock and OPEN the top left drawer in the locked credenza.
 * GET the lease in the drawer.
 * In your Inventory, EXAMINE the lease.
 * TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s Warehouse.

Carl Linsky’s Warehouse:


 * OPEN the box on the floor in front of you, and then GET the circuit kit.
 * MOVE the pillow on the cot, GET the bottle of pills, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * On the back wall by the ladder, OPEN the first aid kit.
 * In the first aid kit, GET the Heal-Aid can, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * In the file cabinet, OPEN the middle drawer, GET the fax, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * In the file cabinet, OPEN the bottom drawer, GET the note, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * On the wall beside the computer, MOVE the corkboard, GET the note behind the corkboard, and then EXAMINE the note in your Inventory.
 * In the inbox on the desk, GET Wanda Peck’s letter, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * On the right side of the drafting table, OPEN the top drawer, and then GET the news article.
 * On the right side of the drafting table, OPEN the middle drawer, and then GET the deposit slips.
 * Walk to the stepladder, move up and look up at the top shelf, and then MOVE the boxes.
 * Behind the boxes, MOVE the old calendar.
 * Behind the calendar, LOOK at the safe.
 * Use the code from the dominos puzzle to OPEN the safe.
 * GET the items in the safe.
 * In your Inventory, EXAMINE the insurance policy.
 * TRAVEL to Dolores’s House.

Dolores’s House:


 * Use any approach with Dolores to get her to answer your questions, and then ASK ABOUT S.F., Sam Fletcher, and Arnold Sternwood.
 * TRAVEL to Tex’s Office.

Tex’s Office:


 * Turn the vidphone ON, and then click MESSAGE. Watch the movie.

For additional information about hints, step-by-step instructions, and scoring opportunities in Overseer, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q229953 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Two

Q229954 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Three

Q229955 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Four

Q229956 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Five

Q229959 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day One

Q230407 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Two

Q232155 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Three

Q232156 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Four

Q232157 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Five

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