Microsoft KB Archive/229954

Overseer: Hints and Walk-Through Instructions for Day Three

PSS ID Number: Q229954 Article last modified on 06-11-1999

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 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

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This article contains step-by-step instructions and game hints to help you complete Day Three, “Search for Robert Knott” in Tex Murphy: Overseer.

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Day Three Hints
  Q: How do I get the small box from the ape in Val Davis’s lab? A: Try to drug it first. In your Inventory, COMBINE the banana and the bottle of sleeping pills. GET the ten foot pole next to the door to the radiation chamber. USE the drugged banana on the ape.   Q: How do I deactivate the radiation chamber? A: You need to repair the control box beside the door. USE your circuit kit on the control box to start the Slashed Circuit Board puzzle, and then use the four connectors to connect the dots vertically and horizontally. 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#Circuit   Q: How do I log on to Val Davis’s computer? A: GET the passcard reader from the floor in the radiation chamber, USE it on the computer, and then USE passcard A on the computer. When you are prompted for the password, type “QUEEN” (without the quotation marks).   Q: How do I use the microscope next to the computer? A: USE each of your passcards on it to see the chess move written in tiny text on each card.   Q: How do I find Big Jim Slade? A: TRAVEL back to Tex’s office, and GET the telegram from Sonny Fletcher on the floor in front of the door. TRAVEL to Sonny Fletcher’s apartment to learn Slade’s address. Alas, Sonny dies from wounds he received from Slade just after he tells you everything.   Q: How can I get inside Slade’s room at the Big Surf Lodge? A: Walk to the window to the right of the door, and then LOOK at the right side of the kitchen counter to find the key. In your Inventory, COMBINE the magnet from Bosworth Clark’s lab and the measuring tape. USE the magnetized tape to GET the key. USE the key on the glass door to OPEN it. Remember to CLOSE the door once you’re inside! </li>  Q: What do I need to find in Slade’s room before he gets out of the shower? A: You need to find the following items in Slade’s room before he gets out of the shower. For safety’s sake, find them in the order in which they are presented.   GET and EXAMINE Slade’s wallet on the small table next to the glass door to find the lottery ticket and the Robert Knott note, and then USE the wallet on the table to put it back. </li>  GET and EXAMINE the chart under the pillow on the couch, and then MOVE the pillow back. </li>  GET and EXAMINE the Gideon’s bible and the vial of mickeys inside the kitchen drawers, and then CLOSE the drawers. </li>  In the closet beside the glass door, GET and EXAMINE Slade’s clothes to find the post office key, and then USE the clothes on the closet wall to put them back. </li></ul>

NOTE: When you GET the last of these items, the phone rings and you have just a few seconds to hide before Slade gets out of the shower. If you save the clothes for last, you can enter the closet, CLOSE it behind you, and then GET and EXAMINE the clothes at your leisure. </li>  Q: Big Jim Slade always catches me. What should I do? A: If you OPEN something, be sure to CLOSE it. If you MOVE something, be sure to MOVE it back. If you GET something that’s not in a drawer or under a pillow, be sure to put it back where you found it. Hide in the closet or the tub when you hear Slade approaching. </li>  Q: How do I unlock the handcuffs on the briefcase? A: The key for the handcuffs is in his coat in the bathroom. When Slade walks into the kitchen, leave the closet (don’t forget to CLOSE the door!), and walk quickly to the bathroom. GET and EXAMINE his coat to find the key, and then put it back. Quickly MOVE the shower curtain, get into the tub, and then MOVE the curtain back. When Slade leaves again, USE the handcuff key to GET the briefcase. </li>  Q: How do I open the briefcase? A: The combination is on the lottery ticket you found in Slade’s wallet. The combination is: 613, 222, 731. 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#Brfcase </li>  Q: Slade always catches me when I’m trying to open the briefcase. What should I do? A: As soon as you get the briefcase, OPEN the glass door, go outside, and then TRAVEL to Tex’s office. You can open the briefcase when you get home. </li>  Q: How do I solve the Bible Verses puzzle? A: In your Inventory, COMBINE the bible with the coded note before you start the puzzle. The code on each line indicates the chapter, verse, and position of the word in the verse. The answer is: POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER 969. 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#Bible </li>  Q: How do I find the location of the post office? A: Solve the Grille and Grille Chart puzzle. In your Inventory, COMBINE the grille and the chart before you start the puzzle. To find the solution for a number, move the grille until the number is visible in one of the grille windows. If the answer doesn’t appear on the list, move the grille until the number is visible in a different grille window. If you try all of the windows with a number and the answer still doesn’t appear, rotate the grille and try again. To solve the Grille and Grille Chart puzzle, follow these steps:   Move the grille until you see “1” in the top left opening. </li>  Move the grille until you see “2” in the bottom right opening. </li>  Move the grille until you see “6” in the bottom right corner of the “L” shaped opening. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “10” in the bottom right corner of the “L” shaped opening. </li> <li> Rotate the grille once to the right. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “5” in the top right opening. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “9” in the bottom left opening. </li> <li> Rotate the grille once to the right. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “4” on the right side of the double-width opening on the bottom right. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “8” in the bottom right opening. </li> <li> Rotate the grille once to the right. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “3” in the top right opening. </li> <li> Move the grille until you see “7” on the bottom of the double-height opening on the bottom left. </li></ul>

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#Grille </li> <li> Q: How do I get rid of the guard at Law and Order Party headquarters? A: When he leaves the room to check your pass, slip him a mickey. USE the vial on the coffee maker, and then hide in the men’s room down the hall to the right. </li> <li> Q: How do I get into Robert Knott’s office? A: The guard has the key. GET it from the floor near his foot. </li> <li> Q: What is the password for the alarm? A: In the men’s room, OPEN locker 11 (second from the left on the bottom row), and then GET the credo. While you’re there, OPEN locker 5 (center of top row), and then GET the brochure. In your Inventory, COMBINE the credo and the coded message from the post office, and then EXAMINE the credo and coded message to start the Credo puzzle and learn the password. The password is PIRANHA. </li> <li> Q: How do I solve the Credo puzzle? A: For each number in the message, count the letters starting from the beginning of the credo to find the appropriate letter. To speed things up, type that letter for every instance of that number. The answer is: MR SLADE PRIORITY TARGET ROBERT KNOTT HIS OFFICE PASSWORD PIRANHA. 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#Credo </li> <li> Q: How do I open the safe behind the lizard picture in Robert Knott’s office? A:USE the key under the chair in Knott’s office on locker 17 in the men’s room to OPEN it. GET the index card from the locker, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. The index card contains the following message: ENOHPELET YM <ol start="6040050896" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <li>If you reverse the message, it says: MY TELEPHONE 6980500406. Return to Knott’s office, and then DIAL this number on Knott’s vidphone to receive this message: EMASES NEPO. If you reverse the message, it says: OPEN SESAME. Look at the telephone buttons to translate the words into the following numbers: 6736737263. Type these numbers on the safe’s keypad to OPEN the safe.</li></ol>

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#Safe </li> <li> Q: Now what do I do? A:TRAVEL to the mystery address on the small note on Knott’s chair. </li> <li> Q: How do I open the front door of the Law and Order office? A: You need to GET the keycard on the small table in front of Knott’s office, and then USE it on the front door to OPEN it. </li> <li> Q: How do I get the box from the piranha aquarium at Knott’s cabin? A: MOVE the picture of the horse above the aquarium, and then GET the bent nail behind it. OPEN the bottom cabinet to the right of the kitchen sink, and then GET the wrench. USE the wrench on the sink to GET the metal hose on the faucet. In your Inventory, COMBINE the nail and the metal hose. USE the hose on the aquarium to GET the box. </li> <li> Q: Where is the key for the cabinet inside Knott’s bedroom? A: Knott has it. You come face-to-face with Knott and his trusty crossbow when you attempt to leave the cabin. Select the following approaches to talk to Knott: C, A, B, A, B, B. After the assassins outside shoot him, GET the key on the floor beside his leg. </li> <li> Q: How do I escape from the cabin? A: Make a diversion. GET the doll under the bed, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory to inflate it. USE Knott’s key to OPEN the locked cabinet in the bedroom, and then GET the coat and hat. In your Inventory, COMBINE the doll and the coat and hat. GET the mini-torch from the cabinet under the sink. GET the rope from the big cabinet in front of the sink, and then GET the log from the fireplace. In your Inventory, COMBINE the log with the rope. Turn the switch beside the door ON to OPEN the skylight. USE the doll on the window sill, and then USE the rope and log on the skylight to escape. Tex drops the the mini-torch into the gas-filled house to set off a big explosion and cover his escape. </li> <li> Q: I don’t have enough time to do everything! A: To save time, complete as many of your preparations as you can before you OPEN the front door to meet Knott. </li></ul>

Day Three Walk-Through
Val Davis’ Lab:

<ul> <li> LOOK at the computer to your left. </li> <li> GET the yellow post-it note near the computer, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. </li> <li> LOOK at Koro the ape in the cage behind the stairs. Notice the box. </li> <li> GET the pole next to the door to the radiation chamber. </li> <li> In your Inventory, COMBINE the bananas with the sleeping pills, and then USE the drugged banana on Koro. </li> <li> When you retrieve the box, EXAMINE it to find the passcard. </li> <li> OPEN the door to the radiation chamber, and then SAVE your game before you enter the radiation chamber. </li> <li> Turn right, LOOK at the override panel next to the door, and then OPEN it. </li> <li> USE the circuit kit on the override panel to start the Slashed Circuit Board puzzle. Solve the puzzle or 911 past it. 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#Circuit </li> <li> GET the passcard reader on the floor near the chair. </li> <li> Return to the lab, and then USE the passcard reader on the computer. </li> <li> USE passcard A on the computer, and then type “QUEEN” (without the quotation marks) to log in. Note the chess move on the card. </li> <li> USE passcard E on the microscope, and then note the chess move on the card. </li> <li> TRAVEL to Tex’s Office. </li></ul>

Tex’s Office:


 * GET the telegram on the floor in front of the door, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * TRAVEL to Sonny Fletcher’s apartment.

Sonny Fletcher’s Apartment:


 * Watch the movie in which Sonny gives Tex the passcard and Big Jim Slade’s location.
 * TRAVEL to Big Surf Lodge.

Big Surf Lodge:


 * Save your game, turn right, and LOOK through the window at the key on the right side of the counter top.
 * In your Inventory, COMBINE the tape measure and the magnet.
 * USE the magnetized tape on the counter to GET the key.
 * USE the key on the glass door to OPEN it, enter, and then CLOSE the door.
 * LOOK at the briefcase handcuffed to the bed.
 * On the small table next to the glass door, GET the wallet, EXAMINE it in your Inventory to find the Robert Knott note and the lottery ticket, and then USE the wallet on the table to put it back. You can EXAMINE the note and the ticket later.
 * OPEN the door to the right, and then enter the kitchen.
 * OPEN the top drawer to the right of the sink, GET the vial of mickeys, and then CLOSE the drawer.
 * OPEN the second drawer from the top in the left corner, GET the bible, and then CLOSE the drawer.
 * Turn around, MOVE the pillow on the couch, GET the chart, and then MOVE the pillow back.
 * Return to the bedroom, OPEN the closet door next to the glass door, enter the closet, and then CLOSE the closet door behind you.
 * GET the clothes, EXAMINE them in your Inventory to find the post office key, and then USE them on the closet wall to put them back.
 * About now, the phone rings. Stay hidden in the closet until Slade enters the kitchen.
 * OPEN closet doors, leave the closet, and then CLOSE the closet doors.
 * OPEN the bathroom door, and then enter the bathroom.
 * MOVE the shower curtains to OPEN them, and then enter the tub.
 * Turn around, GET the coat on the door, EXAMINE it in your Inventory to find the handcuff key, and then USE the coat on the door to put it back.
 * About now, Slade returns. MOVE the shower curtains to CLOSE them, and then wait until Slade leaves again.
 * When Slade is gone, MOVE the curtains to OPEN them, leave the tub, OPEN the door, and then return to the bedroom.
 * USE the handcuff key on the briefcase to GET it, OPEN the glass doors, and quickly return to the patio.
 * TRAVEL to Tex’s office.

Tex’s Office:

<ul> <li> Now that you’re safe, EXAMINE the briefcase in your Inventory to start the Briefcase Lock puzzle. The solution is on the lottery ticket you got from Slade’s wallet (613 222 732). 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#Brfcase </li> <li> After you unlock the briefcase, EXAMINE it again to find the grille and the coded note. </li> <li> In your Inventory, COMBINE the coded note and the bible, and then EXAMINE them to start the Bible Verses puzzle. Solve the puzzle or 911 past it. The solution is: POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER 969. 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#Bible </li> <li> In your Inventory, COMBINE the grille with the chart, and then EXAMINE the grille and chart to start the Word Search puzzle. Solve the puzzle or 911 past it. 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#Grille </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the decoded note and the hit list to learn the post office box number and the location of the post office. </li> <li> TRAVEL to the Mill Valley Post Office to see a long movie. At the end of the movie, you TRAVEL automatically to Law and Order Party Headquarters. </li></ul>

Law and Order Party Lobby:


 * Select any set of approaches to get guard to leave for a moment to check your security pass.
 * When the guard leaves the room, USE the vial of mickeys on the coffee pot.
 * After the short, humorous movie, walk down the hall to your right, OPEN the door to the men’s room, and then enter.

Law and Order Men’s Room:

<ul> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the coded message you got at the Mill Valley Post Office. </li> <li> OPEN the middle locker on the top row (Locker 5), GET the brochure, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. </li> <li> OPEN the second locker from the left on the bottom row (Locker 11), and then GET the credo. </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the credo, COMBINE the credo with the message, and then EXAMINE it to start the Credo puzzle. Solve the puzzle or 911 past it. The solution is: MR SLADE PRIORITY TARGET ROBERT KNOTT HIS OFFICE PASSCARD PIRANHA. 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#Credo </li> <li> In your Inventory, EXAMINE the decoded message, and then return to the lobby. </li></ul>

Law and Order Lobby:


 * GET the keys on the floor next to guard’s foot.
 * Walk down the other hall to the alcove on your left. GET your security pass on the small table, USE the keys on Robert Knott’s Office door to OPEN it, and then enter.

Robert Knott’s Office:


 * When you enter the office, an alarm goes off. Turn left, LOOK at the alarm pad, turn the alarm pad OFF, and then type the password from the decoded message (PIRANHA).
 * MOVE the chair to the right in front of Knott’s desk, GET the key under the chair, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. Notice the number 17 on the key.
 * GET the photo of Sylvia and Schimming on the bookcase behind the desk.
 * GET the slip of paper on Knott’s chair, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * OPEN the desk drawer on the left, GET the file, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * MOVE the lizard painting on the wall, and then LOOK at the safe.
 * Return to the men’s room.

Law and Order Men’s Room:


 * USE the key on the third locker from the right on the bottom row (Locker 17) to OPEN it.
 * GET the index card, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.
 * Return to Knott’s office.

Knott’s Office:

<ul> <li> On Knott’s desk, turn the vidphone ON, DIAL 69835374663 (MY TELEPHONE), and then DIAL 6736737263 (OPEN SESAME). </li> <li> Exit the vidphone, OPEN the safe, and then type the combination you got from the vidphone (6736737263). 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#Safe </li> <li> GET the disc from the safe, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory. </li> <li> Return to the lobby. </li></ul>

Law and Order Lobby:


 * Attempt to open the front door.
 * USE the security pass on the front door to unlock it, and then exit.
 * TRAVEL to the Mystery Address, and then watch the the movie in which Tex gets beaten up and injected with a neural implant.
 * TRAVEL automatically to C.A.P.R.I.C.O.R.N..

C.A.P.R.I.C.O.R.N.:


 * Watch the movie in which Tex gives Wanda the disc in exchange for Robert Knott’s location.
 * TRAVEL automatically to Knott’s Cabin.

Knott’s Cabin:


 * LOOK at the aquarium to see the metal box and the piranhas.
 * MOVE the horse picture above the aquarium, and then GET the bent nail.
 * In the kitchen, LOOK at the metal hose on the sink.
 * OPEN the cabinet under the sink, and then GET the mini-torch.
 * OPEN the cabinet on the bottom right, and then GET the wrench.
 * USE the wrench on the sink to GET the hose.
 * In your Inventory, COMBINE the hose and the nail.
 * USE the hose and nail on the aquarium to GET the metal box.
 * In your Inventory, EXAMINE the box to find the ID badge.
 * Turn around, and then GET the log in front of the fireplace.
 * In the kitchen, OPEN the big pantry door next to the door to the bedroom, and then GET the rope.
 * In your Inventory, COMBINE the rope and the log.
 * OPEN the door to the bedroom, enter, crouch down as far as you can, and then GET the inflatable doll under the bed.
 * EXAMINE the doll to inflate it.
 * Return to the living room, OPEN the front door, and then exit. TRAVEL anywhere to start a movie where Tex meets Knott and his trusty crossbow on the porch.
 * Use any set of approaches to talk to Knott until the assassins outside shoot him. Save your game, and remain crouched as low as possible.
 * GET the key next to Knott’s body, and then return to the bedroom.
 * USE the key on the locked closet to OPEN it, and then GET the clothes.
 * In your Inventory, COMBINE the clothes with the doll.
 * Return to the living room, and then turn the switch next to the door ON to open the skylight.
 * USE the doll on the window.
 * When you hear the assassins say they are coming in, look up, USE the rope and log on the skylight, and then watch the movie in which Tex makes his dramatic and fiery escape.
 * TRAVEL to Tex’s office.

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

Q229952 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day One

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

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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