File No. 003: A Murder Staged. Walkthrough: Layton Brothers: Mystery Room

File No. 003: A Murder Staged

Overview: A famous actress is murdered on stage just after the curtains drop.  Two actors and a stagehand are the suspects, but there are more players at hand than first believed.

• After the introduction to the case, select “Have a think on it” to receive Alfendi’s guess: Strapping is his prime suspect.
• Strapping will arrive to offer his opinion: that Bray Clegg, the stagehand, is the murderer.
• In the deductions menu, there are two unsolved mysteries: select “Blaise’s wound” first.

• Tap on Blaise’s bloodstained body.
• Use the camera icon to zoom all the way in.
• Tap on Corpse.
• Alfendi asks you to find the bullet hole made by the bullet’s trajectory.  Zoom out.
• Tap on the blue couch.
• Use the camera icon to zoom all the way in.
• Tap on Bullet Hole.
• You now need to find where the shot came from.  Zoom out.
• Tap on the floor between the door and chairs.

• Tap on Stage Position B and select “It was fired from here!”
• To the question “What proves this is the location from which the killer took the shot?” select “The body and bullet hole placing.”
• After another discussion with Strapping you’re returned to the deductions menu.
• Select “Clegg’s gun.”

• Tap on Clegg’s body.
• Use the camera icon to zoom all the way in and tap on Gun.  Select “This is the murder weapon!”
• You’re asked to find what rogue was holding the gun.
• Tap on Clegg.
• To the question “What’s odd about Clegg knocking himself out to avert suspicion?” select “He was still holding the gun.”
• You’ll be returned to the deductions screen.  Select “Death threat.”
• Tap on Blaise’s body and use the camera icon to zoom all the way in.

• Tap on Bloody Note and select “Here’s the death threat!”
• After a final discussion with Strapping you’ll receive a new deduction to solve.
• Select “Murder in the dark.”
• Alfendi asks “When was Blaise killed?”  Select “During the performance.”
• You now need to prove Blaise died mid-performance.
• Tap on the white wall above the door, leading to the replica gun box behind the stage.

• Use the camera icon to zoom in and tap on Remote Switch.
• To the question “What does the remote control being in the rubbish bin signify?” select “It wasn’t used.”
• Two more deductions now need to be resolved.  Select “Scream in the dark.”
• Alfendi asks “Who was it that screamed in the darkness?”  Select Destiny Knox and tap OK.
• To the question “Which statement suggests Strapping passed a secret message to Knox?” select Bray Clegg’s “Statement 1.”
• This resolves the scream issue.  Select “Shot in the dark.”
• You need to find evidence of a second shot.
• Tap on the white wall leading to the replica gun box behind the stage.
• Tap on Replica Gun and select “This is the evidence!”
• Alfendi asks you to prove Strapping moved around in the dark.
• Zoom out and move up to the floor near the ladder behind stage.

• Tap on the floor to enter a close-up of backstage.
• Use the camera icon to zoom all the way in. 
• Tap on Oil Stains and select “This is the evidence!”
• With all deductions solved, it’s time to call Strapping in.  Click on his portrait.
• To question “Who’s the criminal?” select Roscoe Strapping and click OK.
• To question “Why would it have been impossible to kill Blaise with a single shot?” select “It was pitch black on stage.”
• To question “Why is Strapping the only possible culprit?” select “He shot the gun in the show.”
• To question “Whose scream did everyone hear in the darkness?” select Destiny Knox and click OK.
• To question “What irrefutable evidence proves that Strapping shot Blaise?” select Remote Switch and click OK.

• To question “Who masterminded the whole thing and switched guns?” select Gloria Blaise and hit OK.
• To question “Which piece of evidence reveals the true mastermind behind the case?” select Remote Switch and hit OK.
• To question “What message did Blaise leave for Strapping?” select Death Threat and hit OK.

Lucy and Alfendi finish explaining the events of the murder and the case is solved!

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