The Rise of the Golden Idol case continues with Chapter 3: The Machine. You’ve worked out the duo responsible for stealing the parts of the Golden Idol, so it’s time to delve into a new case. This walkthrough for Chapter 3 will tell you where to find all words, the locations to look at, and how to solve each of the scenarios.
Hints are provided for each chapter and scenario before the solution is given. Use the links below to jump to the hints for scenarios or the overall chapter. Alternatively, if you’re here for the solutions, you can go straight to them, too. All of the words you’ll need to find are included in tables with the locations.
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Chapter 3: The Machine
There are three scenarios to solve in this chapter.
Scenario 1: Ignition
10 locations on the first screen, 9 locations on the second screen. 39 spots and 35 words.
Words to Find
| Location | Words to Collect |
| The corkboard above the phone | tests, lab |
| The second locker from the left, click the green book | caught |
| The second letter from the left, click the pink pamphlet | enter |
| The second locker from the right, click the coat | Jack |
| The second locker on the right, click on the pictures | both hands, one hand |
| The last locker on the right, click the blue pamphlet | activated, opportunity |
| The last locker on the right, click the scrunched paper | Westlake, Spender, Nathan, Hoyle, follow, accuse |
| The last locker on the right, click the note | board inspection, Oriel, Jack, Eugene, unlocked |
| The trash can | whiskey |
| The man | access card |
| (In the Lab) man by the door | Marie, Tim, bickered |
| (In the Lab) the apparatus on the wall | controls, device |
| (In the Lab) scientist with the glasses | access card |
| (In the Lab) red book on the shelf | Nowak, Touissant, Marmot, reconstruct, evoked, approval |
| (In the Lab) scientist on fire | fire |
| (In the Lab) man fighting with the woman | responsibility |
| (In the Lab) woman fighting with the man | touch, access card |
Hints to Solve the Scenario
Hints for Names:
- Some people in this scenario will be recognised from previous chapters and scenarios, so names will be familiar. There are at least two you should be able to fill in straight away using this method.
- The lockers are a helpful way to determine who is who. Some names are included on items in the lockers.
- The names of the two people shouting at each other are given by the person in charge of testing approval and budgets.
- Check letters to find names, and consider who is visiting the lab and who is the big boss.
Hints for Prints:
- Oriel mentions his reading glasses, solving the problem of one of the prints
- The print on the book of how to make friends is orange. What else in the room could leave such a bright print? It’s found next to the cleaning supplies, giving you a hint as to who the book belongs to.
- Whoever wrote the noticeboards in blue ink is likely to person running the lab.
- You can use one of the lockers to see who should’ve been cleaning glassware and cleaning in general
Hints for Controls:
- There are four fingerprints on the controls, but that doesn’t mean four people touched it.
- Clearly, someone touched it and it went wrong
- Someone may have tried to touch it to sabotage things
- In someone’s locker, you can see one of the scientists trying to work out how many hands are needed
Hints for Events:
- Consider what’s already taken place in the lab, and who shouldn’t be in there.
- Read the notes to see what’s happening on the day you’re witnessing, and who is just visiting the lab. What changes have been made to accommodate them?
- Once you’ve worked out the fingerprints, solving the final paragraph will be easier. You can see the outcome of the events in the lab.
Solution to Scenario 1:
Prints:
- Oriel Toussaint
- Marie Westlake
- Nathan Hoyle
- Tim Spender
- Jack Nowak
- Eugene Marmot
Controls:
- Eugene Marmot (on golden symbols)
- Tim Spender (green part)
- Eugene Marmot (left side of the button)
- Jack Nowak (right side of the button)
Names:
- Oriel Toussaint
- Nathan Hoyle
- Jack Nowak
- Eugene Marmot
- Tim Spender
- Marie Westlake
Events:
Marie Westlake’s team worked to reconstruct the device. After performing tests without approval, Eugene Marmot had his access card revoked.
On the day of the board inspection, the lab was unlocked to allow Tim Spender and Nathan Hoyle to enter. This gave Eugene Marmot the opportunity to follow them in.
When Eugene Marmot used both hands to touch the controls of the device, it activated and he caught fire.
Solving Scenario 1:
Once you’ve completed the scenario, a cap will appear. Click on it you’ll see a note from Tim Spender to Nathan Hoyle.
Scenario 2: Protest Movement
There are 11 locations to explore across the backyards, and 8 in the backyard where the protest is taking place. There are 36 spots to find and 42 words to collect.
Words to Find
| Location | Words to Collect |
|---|---|
| Garden table and chairs, click on the ice | block of ice |
| Garden table and chairs, click on the spools | ribbon |
| Garden table and chairs, click on the jacket | Coolidge |
| Garden on the left, the man | Tobias |
| Garden on the left, the man, click on the note he has | Lana, Peet, Leonidas, Agency, Jack, Amstel, closure, Corbyn, broke |
| Garden on the left, book on the roof | Foundation, rolled, gathered, Shaw, hill |
| Boy in the pool | hit |
| Mom by the pool | Tobias, Jeffrey |
| Mom by the pool, click on the pamphlet she has | injure |
| Barbecue | barbecue |
| Man under barbecue | Odetta |
| Wheel by the tree | wheel |
| Group of protestors | recruit, steal, OPIG, Harmong, Andi, Penny, protestors, protest |
| Woman and man next to the protestors, click the woman | Marmot, OPIG |
| Group of bicycles | bicycle, cycled |
| Broken bird bath by building | bird bath, fall over |
| Broken bird bath by building, click Jack Nowak | Eugene |
| Broken bird bath by building, click Jack Nowak, then the note | laboratory, Westlake, Toussaint, Nowak, Marmot |
Hints to Solve the Scenario
Hints for Names:
- Two names you’ll know from the laboratory, so you can fill those in straight away.
- The family with the pool have rings that mention their names, and the mom says the boy’s name. To find out their last names, check the letter that their neighbor has.
- You can get the neighbor’s first name from the same letter, and then his last name from the book on his roof. This also tells you he has a daughter, so someone will share the last name.
- The protestors will give you the last two names. To get the last name of the woman talking to Eugene, check the leaflet in the jacket.
Hints for Path:
- Finish the path first, by checking where the object went after it hit the guy under the barbecue. This will give you an idea of what the object is.
- To find out who is belongs to, what does the bird bath mean to the protestors? Then think about who is leading them.
Hints for Events:
- Use the dialogue from the protestors to work out why they’re there. Which two places are involved? How has one impacted the other?
- Consider who is hiding. This will help you work out who is responsible for the events you can see on the lower screen.
- Then use the solution for the path to work out the majority of the puzzle.
- Look at the wheelbarrow next to the bird bath. Why would that be there?
Solution to Scenario 2:
Names:
- Corbyn Shaw
- Tobias Amstel
- Odetta Amstel
- Jeffrey Amstel
- Penny Coolidge
- Eugene Marmot
- Jack Nowak
- Andi Shaw
Path:
- The bird bath (belonging to Penny Coolidge)
- Bicycles
- Tracks in the dirt
- Tree by the tracks in the dirt
- Hedge
- Barbecue
- Swimming pool
Events:
A group of protestors gathered outside the OPIG laboratory, upset about the closure of the Harmony Foundation. During the protest, Andi Shaw attempted to steal a bird bath. When she accidentally broke it, a block of ice came loose, rolled down the hill, and hit Tobias Amstel’s barbecue, causing it to fall over and injure him.
Completing Scenario 2:
Wrapping up everything from scenario 2, you’ll see a picture appear. Opening it reveals a picture and a letter to Isaac Nowak from Jack.
Scenario 3:The Procedure
There are two scenes to examine. In the first one, there are 7 locations to explore. In the second scene, there are 10 locations to explore. There are a total of 44 spots to examine and 44 words to collect.
Words to Find
| Location | Words to Find |
|---|---|
| Symbol above the door | empathy |
| Bleeding officer, click the taser | taser |
| Second officer | Bruce |
| Second officer, click the taser | taser |
| Second officer, click the note | Spender, Marie, Taser |
| Second officer, click the badge | Billy Greer |
| Bloodied ID by the wall | Myson |
| Man in chair, click the note | Neil Remington |
| Woman in corner, click the first note | Hall, Harmony, Foundation, procedure |
| Woman in corner, click the second note | eliminate, replenish |
| Woman in corner, click the cat picture | Mittens |
| EnlightenMeter by the window | crystal |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Blackboard | order, empathy, justice, chaos, hatred, injustice |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Trash can, click the note | dedicants, seize, enlightenment, grabbed, stabbed |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs)) Tesa Navari, click the book | procedure, Sam, Alex, Charlie |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Tesa Navari, click the pen | pen |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Tim Spender | Tesa |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Marie Westlake, click the note | Reason, Institue, Westlake, Nevari, Harmony, Foundation |
| (Second Scene, Upstairs) Note by the skull | illuminate, replenish, purify, eliminate, obscure, contaminate |
| (Second Scene, Downstairs)Jacket by the door, click the ID | Tim Spender |
| (Second Scene, Downstairs) Telephone, first recording | hatred, shot |
| (Second Scene, Downstairs) woman on the phone, click the first note | Robinson, Harmony, Foundation, procedure |
| (Second Scene, Downstairs) woman on the phone, click the second note | eliminate, replenish |
Hints to Solve the Scenario
Hints for Names:
- The first three people are from previous chapters, so their names should look familiar.
- To work out the names of the police officers, check their IDs and dialogue.
- For the two women, you can get their last names from the letters on them.
- You can get the last name of the man from the picture of his loved one.
- You’ll find the three names of the dedicants in Tesa’s belongings, but they’re unisex.
Hints for Symbols:
- Check the agendas on the participants to see what Phase 1 and 2 are. These will match the pictures in the procedure room.
- To find the final two symbols, you’ll need to remember that one level should be at zero at the other at 100. Use the Universalism of fundamental forces to see what the opposite forces are. One should be at 0, while the other should be at 100.
- The answer phone also has a hint at what people should be removing.
Hints for Events:
- To fill out the first paragraph, think about who is running the place and the people attending. Where are they and what are they doing?
- For the second paragraph, think back to the symbols and what Tesa hopes to achieve with her work.
- Consider who is interrupting the procedures, and why.
- For the second part of events, focus on what has unfolded in the procedure room. Consider the injured officer’s dialogue. He makes reference to someone by what’s on their head, and clearly, someone has tried to protect them.
- To find out what caused the injury, follow the trail of blood. Which object does it lead to?
- For the final paragraph, what do both officers have on them for self-defense? Who does it look like was injured by this? This is the same person responsible for the attack.
Hints for Motive:
- Alex has a picture that has some writing on it. This is a clear motive. But how does it connect to other items?
- Look at the date of birth on the funeral program. Consider other pictures you’ve seen in this scenario. What do they have in common?
Solution to Scenario 2:
Names:
- Tesa Nevari
- Tim Spender
- Marie Westlake
- Sam Robinson
- Bruce Myson
- Billy Greer
- Alex Remington
- Charlie Hall
Symbols:
- Eliminate
- Replenish
- Hatred
- Empathy
Events:
Tesa Nevari and some of her dedicants were at the Harmony Foundation for a procedure.
The aim was to first eliminate hatred and then replenish empathy, resulting in enlightenment.
However, they were interrupted by people who wanted to seize everything at the Harmony Foundation.
In the large room downstairs, Bruce Myson grabbed Sam Robinson.
In response, Alex Remington stabbed Bruce Myson with a crystal.
Because of this, Billy Greer shot Alex Remington with a Taser.
Motive:
- The funeral program on Alex Remington for Neil Remington.
- The picture of Sam’s uncle’s birthday party.
- The picture Tesa Nevari has of her mentor.
Completing Scenario 3:
Once you’ve finished the third scenario, a statue will appear. Click on this and you’ll see musings from Oriel Toussaint about the symbols on the statue.
After interacting with this, a phone will appear. Press this and you’ll see Eugene Marmot on the phone.
Chapter 3 Conclusion
Hints to Solve Chapter 3
Hints to Solve Hierarchy:
- The key to solving this is to remember things will have changed from the scenarios. The final piece of evidence shows someone being removed and replaced with Eugene. Who helped him get here?
- Some people have used their official titles in scenarios and these have remained the same.
- Consider who would be demoted with these changes, and what projects they might have been responsible for that are no longer running.
Hints to Solve Story I:
- Think about the two institutions you’ve witnessed. What one is controlling the other and what’s the problem with the second one?
- Tesa is trying to show the artifact’s worth to change the mind of Tim and Marie. What does she think the artifact can do? How did she create it?
- To solve the second line, you’ll need to think back to the previous chapter and what happened with Tesa and her colleague. Remember the newspaper article on Tesa and the phone calls she received from the OPIG Corporation.
- Finally, think about the last piece of evidence you got from completing Scenario 3. Where did this come from and what does it suggest?
- Also, consider the Ignition scenario. Who was in charge, and what happened there?
Hints to Solve Story II:
- To conclude the story, consider Eugene’s involvement in all this. We know by the end of it he’s been promoted, but who was he influenced by?
- The first paragraph has events from the second scenario mentioned, particularly the item that was taken from the Harmony Foundation.
- Consider the teachings of the Harmony Foundation to understand Eugene’s desire to test the new device despite restricted lab access. The second paragraph is directly about the first scenario.
- For the last paragraph, think about Eugene’s promotion. Who would be able to agree to that? You’ll need to consider the hierarchy tab.
Chapter 3 Solutions
Hierarchy:
| Title | Person |
|---|---|
| Board President | Nathan Hoyle |
| Head of Speculative Investment | Tim Spender |
| Contractor: Emotion Studies | Project Terminated |
| Extraphysical Laboratory Lead | Eugene Marmot |
| Independent Consultant | Tesa Nevari |
| Research Engineer | Jack Nowak |
| Research Assistant | Marie Westlake |
| History Consultant | Oriel Toussaint |
Story I:
With funding from the OPIG Corporation, Tesa Nevari ran the Harmony Foundation. They used stolen parts to build an artifact, believing it could take hatred and then give empathy, and in doing so, would help people reach enlightenment. However, it actually did nothing.
Due to Tesa Nevari’s overspending, the Harmony Foundation building was repossessed.
Oriel Toussaint realized the artifact might work if it were rebuilt. Marie Westlake was in charge of its reconstruction, but delayed testing. despite this, Eugene Marmot activated the new device, so was denied lab access.
Story II:
After learning about the Harmony Foundation, Eugene Marmot believed he had been punished because the rebuilt artifact had been set to give hatred. However, it was actually set to take heat, which froze a bird bath.
During a board inspection, Eugene Marmot tried to set it to take hatred, but actually set it to give heat, which started a fire.
Nathan Hoyle was impressed by Eugene Marmot’s discovery, and rewarded him with a promotion.
Ready to tackle Chapter 4? Jump to our page on The Rise of the Golden Idol – Chapter 4: The Trials to continue the story.
