SHERLOCK
  Part 1

 Well, here you are, standing in the fog outside Holmes's house. Maybe
there's another mystery afoot and you can reclaim some of that
excitement you used to feel. No sense in just standing there staring at
the door. Let's get on with it!
 KNOCK ON DOOR and Mrs. Hudson (my God, is she going to live forever?)
will let you in and inform you that Holmes has been locked in his room
for three days. (You know how moody and depressed he gets.) There's an
important visitor in the parlor, but don't bother trying to go there;
you can't get in there yet. Instead go up to the Vestibule and then
north to Holmes' study.

 You'll find Holmes slumped in his chair apparently ready to use the
hypodermic syringe next to him (full of Vitamin B-12 no doubt). Your
first task is to renew his interest in life. Either of two things will
work. GET NEWSPAPER THEN SHOW IT TO HOLMES. He will immediately come to
life. Then TELL HOLMES ABOUT VISITOR (you can do that first if you wish,
either will work). The visitor will tell Holmes about the theft of the
Crown Jewels and give him a paper which he will give to you. READ PAPER
and you will find four riddles. The answers all have to do with English
history but should be easy to solve for anyone. The answers, in the
order of the riddles are: Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth I, Sir
Isaac Newton, and King Henry V.

 Now TAKE KNIFE, GUN, PIPE, SLIPPER. (You don't really need the gun, but
who ever heard of a detective going anywhere unarmed?) Now OPEN BAG then
PUT ALL IN BAG. (You'll be AMAZED at how much this "little" black bag
will hold!) The visitor will then remind you that the jewels must be
returned to the Palace before 9 a.m. on Monday. He will leave, and
Holmes will go into his bedroom (which was locked until now). He'll come
right back out and tell you he will wait for you downstairs.

 Go west into the bedroom. You'll see an ampule on the workbench. GET
AMPULE THEN READ IT and you'll discover it's Etherium. Now TAKE LAMP AND
GLASS and PUT ALL BUT LAMP IN BAG. Now go east, south, and down to the
Entry Hall. The Parlour door is open now, so go north into the Parlour
and GET MATCHBOOK. Then south, OPEN DOOR THEN OUT and you'll be on the
sidewalk where Holmes is waiting for you. He will tell you that you are
in charge of the investigation, and we're ready to start detecting!

 It's very foggy out here so our first job is to LIGHT LAMP. The first
clue in the note was about Westminster Abbey so let's begin there.
Following the map that came with the package go south three times,
southeast twice, east twice, and you're there. You'll see that the sign
tells us that we're a little early, so WAIT UNTIL 7. At 7:00 a.m. TURN
OFF LAMP THEN IN. If you want to explore the Abbey, come back later.
Right now you want to get finished as fast as possible (you'll see why
in a minute). From the Nave go south and southeast, and you'll see some
materials for making brass-rubbings. GET PACKET AND CRAYON then OPEN
PACKET. You'll see six pieces of paper of different colors. Go northwest
and north and you're back at the Nave.

 EXAMINE TOMB and you'll see it's the tomb of Isaac Newton, one of the
names on our list. Now GET YELLOW PAPER THEN PUT IT ON TOMB. Then RUB
YELLOW PAPER WITH CRAYON THEN GET PAPER. You won't see anything exciting
on the paper yet, but wait. Now go east, north, east again, and EXAMINE
TOMB. This is the tomb of Elizabeth I. GET BROWN PAPER THEN PUT IT ON
TOMB. Then RUB PAPER WITH CRAYON THEN GET PAPER. Now go south and west
and you'll see two tombs. GET BLUE PAPER THEN PUT IT ON TOMB. You'll be
asked "Which tomb?" Just type HENRY. Now RUB PAPER WITH CRAYON THEN GET
PAPER. Now it's time to see what all this rigmarole has accomplished.

 Go east, north, west, and north. LOOK and you'll see a lot of candles.
HOLD BLUE PAPER OVER FLAME then TURN PAPER OVER. You'll discover another
riddle! The "Son of Mars" is Admiral Lord Nelson. The second part refers
to the Tower of London. Now HOLD BROWN PAPER OVER FLAME then TURN PAPER
OVER and you'll find another clue referring to Big Ben and the second
part refers to King Charles I, whose head was chopped off.

 Now HOLD YELLOW PAPER OVER FLAME then TURN PAPER OVER and you'll find a
clue referring to Under London Bridge. The second part is about the
hardest riddle. Translated, it says when you need a number at a BANK,
subtract 1066 (the date of the Battle of Hastings) from 1666 (the date
of the Great Fire). This will give you 600. (I'll show you where to find
this information as we go along.)

 We've got some solid information now and no time to spare, so go south
twice and west twice. If you've done everything according to these moves
and not wasted any time, you'll just have time to get under London
Bridge at High Tide. Check your copy of the Thames of London for High
Tides. If you miss it here you can do it at the next high tide, but
we'll assume you haven't wasted any time and we'll go take care of it
now.

 From the Broad Sanctuary go northeast, north, and east into Scotland
Yard. Now LIGHT LAMP THEN DOWN to the Black Museum. In the boat you'll
find an oar. TAKE OAR THEN UP. Now TURN OFF LAMP THEN WEST. Now north,
northeast, east, and south to the Embankment. GET IN BOAT THEN RAISE
ANCHOR. Now LAUNCH BOAT then ROW EAST until you are Under London Bridge.
Then DROP ANCHOR. Now LOOK AT BRIDGE and you'll see nothing of interest
except some moss. EXAMINE MOSS and you'll see something different about
one clump. So GET MOSS and you'll be left holding an Opal.

 Now RAISE ANCHOR then ROW WEST until you're back at the embankment.
LAND then DROP ANCHOR and LEAVE BOAT. A very angry boat-owner will row
off with the boat, but trust me: you'll be seeing it again. Now, having
learned all you know from Holmes, let's GET GLASS (remember, you put it
in your bag) and EXAMINE OPAL WITH GLASS. Voila! You'll discover the
words "Password - Swordfish" inscribed on it. Now TELL HOLMES ABOUT OPAL
and he will tell you that it's obviously NOT part of the Crown Jewels
(but don't despair!) and he will also give you his ring and tell you
that if anything happens to him you should contact his brother, Mycroft
Holmes, at the Diogenes Club.

 Now let's go north, west, then southwest. Take a look at the statue and
you'll discover it's Admiral Lord Nelson! The clue said something about
his "watchful eye," but you'll get nowhere by examining his eye -- the
statue is 167 feet high! Let's leave that for later. For now let's deal
with the Big Ben puzzle. From here go south twice, southeast, and up.
Inside the bell, attached to the clapper, you'll see a blue sapphire. We
need a little preparation here, so GET BLUE BOTTLE from your bag. Then
OPEN BLUE BOTTLE and you'll see some orange pills and some cotton. GET
COTTON BALLS THEN PUT THEM IN EARS, and you're ready for action.

 If you've been following this exactly, it should be a little before
10:00 a.m. WAIT UNTIL 10 (or whatever the next hour is). When the bell
begins to strike GET SAPPHIRE. You may have to do this several times,
but eventually you'll be successful! Now LOOK AT SAPPHIRE WITH GLASS and
you'll find "2:00 a.m." inscribed on it. Go down and REMOVE COTTON FROM
EARS. (If you don't, Holmes will soon remind you that you look absurd.)

 We've been working awfully hard so maybe it's time for a relaxing walk
in the park.


 SHERLOCK
  Part 2

 From Parliament go northwest, north three times, east, then south, and
you're in Covent Garden. Suddenly you'll see that a girl has collapsed
and needs medical attention. Remember, even though you are a detective,
you're STILL a doctor!

 The first thing you need to do is get your stethoscope, so REMOVE HAT
THEN GET STETHOSCOPE THEN WEAR IT. (Nope! Everyone else has taken a
potshot at these fairly obscure trivia...I'm not going to comment on it
here!) Now WEAR STETHOSCOPE then LISTEN TO GIRL. This next is a
variable. Either the girl's heart will be beating very fast or very
slow. READ BLUE BOTTLE. The label will either say "Belladonna. For
bradycardia and other decelerated arrhythmias" (slow heartbeats), or it
will say "Digitalis leaf. For tachycardia and other accelerated
arrhythmias" (fast heartbeats). Now GET THE XXXXX AND GIVE IT TO GIRL.
If you've given her the proper medication she will revive, put a
carnation in your lapel, and you'll get a round of applause from the
crowd. Now REMOVE STETHOSCOPE THEN PUT IT IN BAG.

 Now it's time to deal with the "chopper" clue. Go north, west, north,
then west, and you'll find yourself in front of the Wax Museum. If you
try to enter the museum, the dog will bark at you and the guard will
inform you they are worried about fire. You're going to need some fire
in there, but we'll have to fool the guard and the dog. Remember the
slipper you took? Well, it has tobacco in it, so GET TOBACCO, PIPE, AND
MATCHES. Now PUT TOBACCO IN PIPE. Then OPEN MATCHBOOK. Now GET MATCH
THEN LIGHT IT. And LIGHT PIPE WITH MATCH. Now you can DROP MATCH,
TOBACCO, MATCHBOOK, AND LAMP.

 Now north and you're in the museum. Holmes will discover a spot of ash
on the floor. You can't waste time at this point so go west into the
Chamber of Horrors. EXAMINE STATUES will tell you that there are three
figures there. EXAMINE FAWKES and you'll see a torch in his hand. GET
TORCH then GET NEWSPAPER (this is why we didn't throw it away!). Now
LIGHT NEWSPAPER WITH PIPE then LIGHT TORCH WITH NEWSPAPER, and we have a
source of light! Now DROP NEWSPAPER then EXAMINE CHARLES. GET HEAD. Now
MELT HEAD WITH TORCH and you'll have an emerald to add to your
collection!

 GET GEM THEN EXAMINE IT WITH GLASS and you'll find the date 20/6/87
inscribed on it. If you haven't already done so, now is a good time to
DROP the Packet, all the papers you used for brass-rubbings, and the
crayon. You can also WEAR RING just to get it out of the way, and PUT
ALL BUT TORCH AND GLASS IN BAG. Now go east into the main museum, and on
the way out EXAMINE WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. This will give you the date
of the Battle of Hastings (the conquest in the clue).

 Go south, GET LAMP, east, south, east twice, south, and west. The Pet
Store owner will tell you all he has is a half-trained pigeon. ASK ABOUT
PIGEON and he'll tell you that all you have to do is show him something
red, and he'll go get it for you. ASK FOR PIGEON and you'll get the bird
(sorry, couldn't resist!). Go east, north, west twice, south three
times, then west, and you'll come across a man selling telescopes. Just
the thing for examining Lord Nelson more closely! ASK ABOUT TELESCOPE
and he'll start his sales pitch. Don't be too eager. He'll tell you you
can have it for one pound. HAGGLE WITH VENDOR and he'll come down to
nineteen and six. HAGGLE WITH VENDOR and he'll come down again to
nineteen shillings even. Now that's better! BUY TELESCOPE and go back
east and north twice to the square. Now LOOK AT EYE THROUGH TELESCOPE.
You'll see a ruby in the eye. SHOW RUBY TO PIGEON. The pigeon will look
interested. Say PIGEON, GET RUBY and he'll start trembling with
excitement. Now RELEASE PIGEON, and he'll go get the ruby. But he'll
then take off for parts unknown!

 Not to worry. This is obviously a homing pigeon. So go back to the Pet
Shop by going north, east twice, south, and west. Now ASK ABOUT PIGEON
and Sherman will give you the ruby. EXAMINE RUBY WITH GLASS and you'll
see "wear a carnation." Hmmm, good thing you treated that girl! Now it's
time to deal with the bank. Let's go east, north, and east again.
There's a familiar looking street urchin here, so EXAMINE URCHIN and
you'll recognize him as Wiggins, one of the Baker Street Irregulars. If
you try to enter the bank, the guard will stop you and tell you not to
even THINK about bribing him. Hmmm. EXAMINE GUARD and you'll see he has
a bunch of keys which might come in handy.

 Say WIGGINS, STEAL KEYS, and Wiggins will remind you that the standard
price for Baker Street Irregulars is one shilling. Lucky you didn't pay
full price for the telescope! GIVE SHILLING TO WIGGINS and then repeat
your request. Wiggins will come back with one key, and if you EXAMINE
KEY you'll find it's a Master Key. Now to deal with the guard who
doesn't want you to think about bribing him. Without thinking about
it...this man is VERY greedy. You can give him the gems you've collected
one at a time to see his response to each one, or you can GIVE OPAL,
SAPPHIRE, RUBY, AND EMERALD TO GUARD. Now go north into the bank.

 The vault needs some professional safe-cracking so WEAR STETHOSCOPE.
This MAY be a variable so I'll explain how to crack a safe. LISTEN TO
DIAL. Now TURN DIAL RIGHT (most safe combinations start in that
direction. If you are going in the proper direction you will hear a
"whirr." If it doesn't "whirr," you're going in the wrong direction.
Continue turning the dial in the same direction until you hear a
"click." Now TURN DIAL LEFT (or the other direction) until you hear a
"click." Now TURN DIAL RIGHT again (or the first direction) until you
hear a third "click" and a "kerchunk," and the vault door will swing
open.

 You're faced with all those boxes! How to know which one to open? Well,
remember the riddle? The answer is 600, right? So UNLOCK BOX 600 WITH
KEY. Now GET TOPAZ THEN EXAMINE IT WITH GLASS. Holmes will interrupt you
to show you an important clue -- a thread from an Indian turban. You'll
see that the Topaz has "Bar of Gold" inscribed on it. Now go east and
south out of the bank.

 As soon as you leave the bank you will be knocked out, and Holmes will
be kidnapped! Looks like you're on your own from here on, Doctor.


 SHERLOCK
  Part 3

 When you wake up, Wiggins will tell you that he'll help you, and he'll
follow you for the rest of the game. (Good thing, too!) Remembering what
Holmes told you about his brother, go west twice, south twice,
southwest, and west. When the butler asks you if he can help you, ASK
ABOUT HOLMES. He'll return shortly and tell you Mycroft Holmes asked for
a token. GIVE RING TO BUTLER, and Mycroft will show up and tell you the

password to get in the Tower of London.

 Go east, northeast, east, south, and east five times. At this point, a
guard will show up and challenge you. Give him the password you got from
Mycroft, and you'll find yourself in the Outer Ward. Go north twice,
southeast, and up. Here is where the Crown Jewels were kept, and you'll
see the weapon used to break the case. EXAMINE WEAPON and you'll
discover it is a Mace. GET MACE then go down, northwest, and northeast.
Here in the Bowyer Tower you'll see a keg. EXAMINE KEG and you'll see a
bung. (That's kind of a cork to you and me.) You can't pull it out, but
HIT BUNG WITH MACE, and the wine will spill all over the place. (What a
waste!). Now EXAMINE KEG again and you'll see a garnet. You can't reach
into the keg (you're too big), but Wiggins can! Say WIGGINS, GET GARNET,
and it's yours! Now EXAMINE GARNET WITH GLASS and you'll see "Give me to
Akbar" inscribed on it.

 Now to get out of here. You CAN'T go back out the front entrance. Trust
me on this one; you really can't. So go southwest, east, and down to the
Dungeon. There's a suit of armor here so WEAR ARMOR, then go up, out,
and south three times. Now you're inside Traitor's Gate. The reason for
the armor is that you're not heavy enough to open the gate by yourself.
With the armor you are. Now PULL CHAIN and REMOVE ARMOR THEN DROP IT.
For some strange reason, there's a paddle lying here so TAKE PADDLE then
south. Remember I told you that the boat would show up again? Well, here
it is! GET IN BOAT then RAISE ANCHOR then LAUNCH BOAT. Now PADDLE west
until you are south of the Embankment then LAND. DROP ANCHOR and GET OUT
OF BOAT.

 The only thing remaining now is to follow the instructions on the gems.
Go east twice and down. You'll find yourself outside the Bar of Gold.
According to the gems, the date of your meeting is June 6. If you look
at the Thames of London you'll discover that this makes it Monday
morning. If you've followed all the instructions to the letter, it
should be Saturday night. Nothing left to do but make a few preparations
and then wait.

 The ampule of Etherium you took from Holmes's bedroom might come in
really handy. But you're bound to be searched. Where to hide it? Wait a
minute! The guy you're going to contact is named Akbar, and Holmes said
the thread he found was from a turban. Now, these people have a taboo
against going around with their heads uncovered, so you might get to
keep your hat. That's the ticket! REMOVE HAT then PUT AMPULE IN HAT THEN
WEAR HAT. Now we're ready for anything.

 Nothing left to do but pass the time, so WAIT 24 HOURS which will make
it Sunday night. Now WAIT UNTIL 1:59. When you're through waiting, go
east into the Pub. Say PROPRIETOR, SWORDFISH and he will get Akbar for
you. (If you go in early he won't pay any attention to the password.)
When the Indian shows up GIVE GARNET TO AKBAR. He will take you,
blindfolded, to the Lair, stripping you of almost all your possessions
along the way...except for your hat!

 The thief, who turns out, unsurprisingly, to be our old friend,
Professor Moriarty, will start gloating about how clever he is and what
he's going to do to you. Pay no attention. The following actions must be
made EXACTLY as told here -- timing is critical! First REMOVE HAT THEN
GET AMPULE FROM HAT. Now HOLD BREATH THEN BREAK AMPULE. UNTIE HOLMES
THEN TIE AKBAR TO MORIARTY THEN TAKE KEY.

 At this point, you'll pass out from the Ether, too. Since you tied up
the bad guys before passing out you're safe. When you wake up, you STILL
don't have any time to lose, so GET WHISTLE AND JEWELS. Now UNLOCK DOOR
WITH KEY THEN OPEN DOOR then OUT.

 This next little secret is revealed NOWHERE except in the sample script
in the instruction book (a sneaky little move on Infocom's part). BLOW
WHISTLE then BLOW WHISTLE again, and a Hansom cab will show up. GET IN
CAB and when you're asked "Where to?" say PALACE. Once there, LEAVE CAB
then GIVE JEWELS TO GUARD.

 Now sit back and wait for your audience with the Queen and the
satisfaction of having performed every bit as well as the Master
Detective himself!

 SHERLOCK: THE RIDDLE OF THE CROWN JEWELS is published by Infocom, Inc.
and distributed by Activision, Inc.

 This walkthru is copyright (c) 1988 by Merlin. All rights reserved.