The end of Chapter 1 is whenThe Rise of the Golden Idoltakes off the kiddie gloves and shows you the full extent of what a case can require of you. In addition to figuring out what happened to cause the immediate reactions you can witness here, you’ll also have to investigate into the pasts of multiple people and mysteries.

Thankfully, there’s a lot to read and there aren’t any massive leaps of logic to make; this case is fully solvable with a few strong hints. It’ll just require some dedicated detective work to do so.

The commissioner’s office in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

This guide was written using theExtended Demoof the game and will be checked and updated upon the game’s full release.

All Word Locations

There are a whopping 47 words to find in this case, spread out over three locations. You’ll need to click on those locations to examine further.

The man at the podium

The police building windows in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The man and woman next to the podium

The detectives on the left

The commissioner’s computer and a word wall in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The camera

The lower window

The commissioner speaking at a podium in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The four bodies

The file at the back

The police office morgue in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The upper window

The drawer in the desk

Nowak’s photo in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The files on the desk

The computer

Walsh, Board, Position

All Name Solutions

There are only five individuals to identify in this case, which is a small mercy.

Jack Nowak

All Conference Solutions

The Conference panel is very helpful in that it leads you to make some important conclusions about the background to this case.

2. The casePossum 13has a strongdrug connection.

All Victim Solutions

This panel deals with the man whose picture can be found in the commissioner’s wastepaper basket.

His death is linked to theRed Curse.

All Event Solutions

Once you’ve filled out the rest of the panels, tackling the series of events should be far easier. That’s not to say you don’t need to figure some other elements out, though!

Solution

New Wells Police scheduled a press conference to announce thatIsaac Nowakhas been a victim of theRed Curse.

Before the conference,Elizabeth Nowak offered Sebastian Walshaboard positionand a computer.

As a result, during the conference,Sebastian Walshdeclared thatIsaac Nowakhad been the victim of atragic accident.