Afterunlocking and investigating theminiature hot-air balloonin Sherlock’s room on the upper floor of Stonewood Manor, Jon will suggest that you head over to theeccentric neighbor’shouse to see if he knows anything about your Mother’s death. To find the house, exit the manor andhead right. It’s just down the path with ahot-air balloon floatingin the backyard above the house.
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To officially begin this case, approach the house to find a group of people gasping about thedestroyed front gate—interact with it and then move up the driveway to find somesmashed potson the right.
Keep following the driveway to findTheodore Gilden’s mangled body.
Interact with the body andinvestigatethe following:
After you’re done with the body, move to the elephant (Goliath) cage behind him. Investigate the area to find small pieces of information about Goliath’s daily life (food, toys) but you’re looking for thebroken chain, blood splatter, and bladed weapon.After you investigate these items, Jon will prompt you totake a photo.Snap a picture with your camera to proceed.
JonChallenge:At this point, Jon will issue aJon Challengefor you to find out more about the elephant. It’s optional, but if you choose to do so, head to theCordona Chronicle archivebefore the case ends and use the evidence gained in Goliath’s cageto complete thechallenge.
Exit the cage and head back down the driveway—you’ll find asmall shack on the left.Investigate the shack to finda dulled knife, a coal fuel tank,andsome broken boardsto indicate athird partywas present during the events.
Move back toward Goliath’s cage to find a floating node. Interact with it in order toreconstruct the eventsas follows:
Return to the front of the house where you found the broken gate and speak to the still gasping crowd, they’ll reveal that they saw Goliath heading towardGreek Bridge, which is right down the road if youhead left from exiting the driveway.
Cross the bridge and progress until you come across someone with abroken cart.Enter Sherlock’s Concentration Mode to find Goliath’s tracks anda trail leading into the forest. Stay in Concentration Mode and follow the path.
Eventually, the path will lead you to a body of water where Goliath seemed to stop and drink. Look on the land to the left of the water and you’ll find aDressing Gownthat matches the same material as the belt left on Gilden’s body.
Investigate the gown, you’ll finda key and a letterin the pockets. From here,head back to Gilden’s Houseto speak with his daughter, Imogen, who you’ll find upstairs in the room to the left.
Take a look around her room to find apile of luggageand clothing—investigate it to find a photo of Imogen and her lover, Paul, along with the half-packed luggage andthe first book in the Bazookaeology Trilogy.
Jon Challenge: At this point, Jon will issue anotherJon Challengefor you to findall three booksin The Bazookaeology Trilogy, which you will find scattered across the locations in this case only. Once the case is over, you will not have another opportunity to find these books.
Imogen doesn’t have much to say yet. Head to the other side of the upper floor to findTheodore Gilden’s study. You can find many pieces of information in the study that show Theodore’s admiration for Goliath but start by entering Concertation Mode toinvestigate the chair by the window.
The most important items in the room are theIvory Baths planson the desk to the side and the items onGilden’s main desk.After investigating the plans, take a photo and move to Gilden’s desk.
Investigate the desk to find acouple of photos, Gilden’s Wooden Pinky, and most importantly, anElephant Perfume Vial.After you’ve searched the study, return to Imogen to finally speak to her about the evidence you’ve gathered thus far.
She isn’t very talkative because of Goliath on the loose, but you can still get some information. Speak with her about thephoto of her lover, the luggage, and matters pertaining to Goliath.The most important things she’ll tell you are the location of her lover,Paul Perks, and the nameArthur Swift.Once you’ve exhausted her dialogue, you can move to the next area of investigation—theSalacia Yacht Club.
Once you’ve arrived in the area of the yacht club,pin the photo of Paul and Imogenand speak with any Upper Class-looking individual—they’ll point you to the workshop.
Enter and move to the far right corner in the back of the room to find Paul’s Boat,the Whirlpool, which has been repaired recently. After you’ve investigated the boat, look right to find theStorage roomand enter it.
Inside the Storage Room, you’ll find ared foghornalong with thesecond book in the Bazookaeology Trilogyfor your Jon Challenge (on a shelf on the right side of the room).
Exit the storage room and move along the same wall to findPaul’s Whirlpool Office. you may’t get inside yet. First, interact with the bloody bandages in the window, then turn around to examine theworkbenchbefore continuing.
On the wall between the Storage Room and Paul’s Office, you’ll find alarge plaquecelebrating past Yacht Club Champions. Interact with the Whirlpool Panel topull it off, then look on the back to find thekey to Paul’s Office.
Enter Paul’s Office and investigate. Search the shelf to the right to findAnimal Tranquilizersand astack of booksrelating to elephants.
Now move to the right of the room and investigate the workbench next to Paul’s desk to finda betting slipthat indicates some shady business dealings, along with a threateningnote from Theodore Gilden.
Go back to the storage room and interact with sometea tinson the back wall to find that Paul has beensmuggling drugsusing the Yacht Club as a front. Upon exiting the Storage Room, you’ll be confronted face-to-face by a firey Paul.
Speak with them and you’ll be able toobserve and profile, after which, you’ll be interrupted by agang of enemies—deal with them accordingly.
After the fight, go to Paul’s Office to finish your conversation and present relevant evidence. Exhaust these options to gain some information about the tenuous relationship between Paul and Theodore Gilden, Paul’s opinion on Goliath (and why he has darts), and Imogen and Paul’s plans to leave the country.
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Now it’s time to findArthur Swift. Start by heading to theCity Hall Archiveswith theIvory Baths Construction Planned pinned.When you get there, you’ll want to cross-reference the following:
Searching these criteria will lead you to adig siteaddress at the intersection ofBazaar Rd and Arnaut Stin Old City.
When you arrive you’ll find a guard at the door and two workers conversing to the side that you need toeavesdropon.
Interact with the ear icon andkeepthe following phrases:
Using this information, head to theOld City Marketplace, where you’ll find someone who will help you get into the dig site, but you’ll have tochange into a worker’s disguisefirst. If you don’t have a worker’s disguise, there’s aclothing traderright in the marketplace.
Find a secluded spot to change and then speak to a man in ablue shirtin the center of the market.
He’ll ask you a series of questions and you have totell him you’re Pro-Britishto continue successfully. Afterward, headback to the dig site, where the guard will allow you to proceed through the door without issue. Once inside, follow the path down until you findArthur Swift.
Speak with Arthur andobserve himthoroughly to find an interesting blemishon his elbowthat may place him at the scene of Gilden’s death. After you speak to him, he’ll send you away. Take a look at theboard behind himto grab some clues:
Look to the left of the board to investigate a few straw dummies and a crate ofspecial oilcloth.From here move further into the dig site to find the third andfinal bookin the Bazookaelogy Trilogy among some baskets under a tent.
Move up the stairs on either side of the tent to find a section ofruins, where you’ll find adowned statueto investigate.
To continue, investigate thesickle, head, and platform.From here, head back down into the dig site where you’ll find two workers conversing—eavesdropon them.
To successfully eavesdrop on these workers, interact with the ear icon and choose tokeepthe following phrases:
Nowreturn to the ruinswhere you should find anodeto begin a reconstruction of the scene. Use the information you overheard from the workers and thecompassat the top of your screen to help you reconstruct the scene as follows:
After successfully recreating the scene, activate Sherlock’s Concentration Mode toreveal a path—follow it down to amound of dirt.
Interacting with the mound of dirt will cause a cutscene where Arthur scrambles up to check your findings. Now that he’s away from his tent, you can explore his workstation to gather more evidence.
There you’ll find a box of Animal Tranquilizer darts, a book on elephants, and a notebook that reveals some interesting information about his thoughts on Gilden. After you investigate the workbench fully, Arthur will catch you snooping, at which point Sherlock reveals his identity and you may ask Arthur about the evidence you’ve collected.
From here, examine theElephant Vialyou grabbed from Gilden’s Study and start achemical analysis(see screenshot below for assistance). And be sure to grab some of theoilclothin the nearby crate before leaving the dig site.
Travel back to theYacht Cluband grab theRed Foghornfrom the storage room in the back corner. Then go visitMrs. Nini’s AteliernearTrinity Way and Knights Rdin Scaladio and speak with Mrs. Nini, run through the dialogue, and get theElephant Doll.
Let’s bring it home. Go back toGilden’s Houseand use the Coal Fuel Tank at the shack to inflate the doll. After a cutscene, Goliath will appear back in his cage. Go investigate him for the final pieces of evidence before you come to your conclusions, the most important piece is thedart in his neck.
Enter yourMind Palaceand link the clues as follows:
You will havethree split deductionsbased on the evidence you’ve gathered and this case isn’t clear-cut as to who’s exactly guilty, outside of Goliath. Choose between Arthur or Paul as the third party who provoked Goliath at your discretion, and provide your conclusion to Imogen tofinish this case.
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