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Witness

Walkthrough by Bruce A. Smith

Witness was the second of the Infocom mystery releases. As with some of the other Infocom mysteries, there is no score keeping. I have provided two solutions for this game. The first fills you in on the details of the case. The second simply gets you to the best ending as quickly as possible.

Driveway Entrance

N. N. RING BELL. EXAMINE PLATFORM. ASK MONICA ABOUT MRS. LINDER. WAIT. SIT IN WOODEN CHAIR. READ NOTE. WAIT UNTIL 9:05. YES (until Linder is killed). GET UP. PUSH BUTLER'S BUTTON. EXAMINE CLOCK. ASK PHONG ABOUT MR. LINDER. ASK PHONG FOR KEYS. GET KEYS. EXAMINE KEYHOLE. EXAMINE POWDER. LOOK UNDER DESK. EXAMINE WINDOW. UNLOCK BACK DOOR. OPEN BACK DOOR. E. S.

Office Porch

EXAMINE MUDDY HANDGUN. W. W. N. N. UNLOCK FRONT DOOR. OPEN FRONT DOOR. E. EXAMINE PLATFORM. EXAMINE BOOTS. E. N. N. N. ASK STILES ABOUT MRS. LINDER. ASK STILES ABOUT MR. LINDER. S. S. OPEN BUTLER'S DOOR. W. READ MYSTERY BOOK. EXAMINE RECEIPT. E. S. S. UNLOCK GARAGE DOOR. OPEN GARAGE DOOR. S. UNLOCK WORKSHOP DOOR. OPEN WORKSHOP DOOR. E.

Workshop

CLOSE DOOR. LOCK DOOR. WAIT FOR MONICA. YES. YES. UNLOCK DOOR. OPEN DOOR. W. N. E. HIDE BEHIND LOUNGE. WAIT UNTIL 12:10. YES (until Monica arrives and removes something from the clock). GET UP. ACCUSE MONICA. HANDCUFF MONICA. WAIT FOR PHONG. ASK PHONG ABOUT RECEIPT. ASK PHONG ABOUT BOOTS. WAIT FOR DUFFY. YES (until he arrives). ARREST MONICA. YES.

Short Solution

N. N. RING BELL. SMELL FLOWERS. ASK MONICA ABOUT MRS. LINDER. WAIT. SIT IN WOODEN CHAIR. WAIT UNTIL 9:05. YES (until Linder is killed). GET UP. HIDE BEHIND LOUNGE. WAIT UNTIL 12:10. YES (until Monica arrives and removes something from the clock). STAND UP. ACCUSE MONICA. WAIT FOR DUFFY. YES (until Duffy arrives). ARREST MONICA. YES.

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