(Note: Due to the multiple cases in Noir this walkthrough is broken out into 6
parts for ease of use, each part is labeled by its case title. [Winthrop Case,
Watkins Case, etc.] The opening section will be the same for all six cases. In
order to find out

Opening

At the start of the game you will be in Slaytonis office. First thing to do is
go to the desk. The intercom will begin buzzing at random intervals. Turn to
the intercom, which is behind the desk, and switch it on. You will hear the
secretary giv (Note: Once Secretary Premise is set to TRUE you can leave the
office through the office door or go to another location via the map.)

Open the right top desk drawer and get the rolodex key. Now use the key and
open the rolodex. Flip the cards until the iHelpi telephone number comes up. Go
to the phone and pick up the receiver, you will hear the first message from the
Inf

After hearing the first Informant massage open the center desk drawer and
remove the coin purse. Now you will be able to call the Informant from any pay
phone.

Open the middle right drawer and remove the flash light.

Open the desk return all the way (two pulls are required) to get the
combination to the wall safe (hidden behind the picture): open the safe and get
the gun.
(Note: Now you are ready to investigate the cases in any order you like [with
some exceptions - see case descriptions below])

Winthrop Case

Slaytonis Office

Read Winthrop file (right lower drawer of desk) and you learn that he hired
Slayton to investigate the death of his prize race horse ePegasus.i

Leave the office and go to the Race Track.

Race Track:

At the Race Track go to the stable doors. Look away from the stable doors and
down to find the muddy footprints. Now go find Pegasusi stall door and discover
that itis locked. A video of Eddie the Jockey tells you that Pegasus was too
hea

Unlock Pegasusi stall and enter. Turn on the light and look at the close-up of
Pegasusi feed schedule. Now look at the bulletin board and see the close up of
Mannieis business card, also look at the close-up of the newspaper articl

Go to Winthrop Mansion.

Winthrop Mansion:

Look up immediately after entering through the gate and wait for the upstairs
light to turn off.

Enter the mansion through the window. Open the kitchen door to see a video of
the staff discussing how Winthrop canit think straight since Pegasusi death and
he is having financial problems as a result.

Now find Winthropis desk and discover several thank you letters from various
charities. Look in the left desk drawer to find an insurance policy on Pegasus.
Find the prescription for Pegasusi medicine on the desk. In the right desk
drawer

Go to the construction shack and knock on the door - see a video of a guard
telling you to iScram!i

Go back to Slaytonis office, open the closet and get the bourbon bottle.

Go to Manorwood.

Manorwood

Enter the construction shack and find the guard sleeping. Look at the second
pair of boots from the left.

Locate Pollockis desk and read the survey letter saying that there are vast oil
deposits here, but money is needed to develop them. Find the bank letter on the
desk denying Pollock a loan. Read the note telling us that Winthrop is backing
out of

(Note: there are three different endingis to this case depending on your
actions here, they are listed as A, B and C)

A. Enter the closet and see video of Pollock discovering the missing vial of
medicine and running away. Back at Slaytonis office you will see a newspaper
headline about iPegasus Killer Escaping to U.K.i

B. If after you receive the warning about Pollock coming you attempt to leave
the shack without the gun Pollock will see you and the guard will shoot you.
Back at Slaytonis office you will see a newspaper headline saying iDetective
found (Note: depending on the difficulty level setting you will loose your
memory of this case)

C. If after you receive the warning about Pollock you attempt to leave the
shack with the gun Pollock will see you but you will win the shoot-out with the
guard. Back at Slaytonis office you will see a newspaper heading saying the
same as in op

Charlie Case

Slaytonis Office:

Read Charlie file which is in the briefcase under the wall map, learn that he
is one of Slaytonis snitches. Get Charlie Kwanis wire recording from Slaytonis
safe and listen to it to learn that the Tong is upset over the loss of one

Go to Chinatown.

Chinatown

Open door to the opium den in the underground passages and look at the opium in
the lab. See video of Charlie saying that the missing crate is in a warehouse.
Discover the Warehouse address on the calendar.
(Note: If you knock on the opium den door without the gun the Chinese thugs
will shoot you. You will go to the newspaper headline which says iChinese Tong
Wage War.i However you will not loose your memory of this case)

Go to Warehouse from map in Jackis briefcase.

Warehouse

Release the hand brake on the truck so that it rolls under the warehouse
window. Climb on to the truck bed and enter through warehouse window.

Inside turn on a Geiger counter found in the tool box. Take the Geiger counter.
Examine the crate and discover that it is empty. Now look at the crateis
shipping label, it shows that it was shipped aboard a Chinese freighter.

Go to the shipyards from map in Jackis briefcase.

Cargo Ship

Enter the hold of the cargo ship and discover the radioactive crate. Lift the
netting off of the radioactive crate and examine the shipping label to discover
that the uranium is being shipped to Germany.

Enter valve room. Turn large valve covered in cobwebs to sink ship.
(Note: if you attempt to go through the door of the cargo shipis super
structure after hearing the Chinese shipmate approaching he will shoot you. You
will go to the newspaper headline which reads iDetective Found In Gutter.i
Dependin

Slaytonis Office

You will see the newspaper headline about a sunken Chinese ship.

Watkins Case

Slaytonis Office

Read Watkins file in the right lower drawer of the desk to learn that Watkins
hired Slayton to test his companyis security by breaking into his office. Get
the Security badge and Watkinsi wire recording from the wall safe. Listen to
the r

Go to Bradbury.

Bradbury

Find Watkins office and enter it, this requires the right code on the door for
the current day and the pattern listed on the security badge.

                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Day          | Security Badge |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Sun (Day=1)  | ---*-          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Mon (Day=2)  | *---*          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Tue (Day=3)  | -**--          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Wed (Day=4)  | *-**-          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Thur (Day=5) | ---**          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Fri (Day=6)  | -*--*          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
                        | Sat (Day=7)  | *-*-*          |
                        +--------------+----------------+
Turn on the light in Watkinsi office. Look up and see the broken skylight. Go
up to the roof and look down through the lit skylight to see a dogis footprints
on a bookcase in Watkinsi office.
(Note: You can not proceed further until after you get a confession from
watkins for the emax casei and nileis photo in the eagnes case!i)

After you take care of the other two cases (at least as much as you can) and
return here the Informant calls you in Watkinsi office to tell you to hide
because the Nazis are coming. Turn off the office light and hide in the closet.
You will then

Go to Mannieis bookstore. (Itis around the corner from Slaytonis office)

Mannieis Bookstore

See video of Mannie showing you his two books. Examine the two books to see the
combination of the other two dials for Watkinsi safe. Watch the video of Mannie
offering you cash for your book. Pick up the cash and Mannie lets you explore
the boo

Go into the back room and throw the switch. Open the book case and the metal
door behind it to discover the map room. Examine the map room and find a
printing press for the phony charity organizations. Also look at the blue
prints for Watkinsi o (Note: If you turn on the radio or attempt to release
Wo-Tan while in the bookstore map room the Nazis will hypnotize you. You will
go to the newspaper headline saying iDetective found In Gutter.i Depending on
the difficulty level setting yo

Go to Bradbury.

Bradbury

After discovering the secret combination from the three code books you saw in
the bookstore unlock the vault and enter. Open the drawer in the vault desk and
discover Joanis picture. Walk to the radio in the back of the vault.

The Informant calls you in the vault to say that the Nazis are coming.

Pick up the paper clip from the work bench. Now you need to stop the Nazis from
entering the vault, insert the paper clip into the gears.
(Note: If you fail to insert the paper clip into the gear in Watkinsi vault in
time the Nazis will enter the vault. You will then see the headline saying
iNazis Gain Foothold in U.S.i and you will loose the game!)

Slaytonis Office

See the newspaper headline about the Nazis being defeated. You then get a call
from the Mayor congratulating you.

Harrison Case

Slaytonis Office

Read the Harrison file from the right lower desk drawer. You learn that
Harrisonis daughter, Alicia, has been missing for a year. Slayton was going to
ask Myer at Scheherezade what he knows. Take Aliciais photo from Harrisonis
file

Get Harrisonis wire recording from the safe and listen to it. Also take the
Film Reel from the safe. Put the film reel on the projector found in the
closet, turn on the motor and light switches. Now remove the painting over the
projector port on

Go back to the desk and open the center drawer and look at secret knock on
Scheherezade matchbook.

Get Slaytonis IOUis to Meyer Goolsby from the valuable papers booklet in
Slaytonis briefcase.

Go to Scheherezade.

Scheherezade

Use the secret knock to enter the night club. Show Aliciais photo to the
Bartender ... he wonit recognize it. He suggests you talk to Meyer instead. See
a poster announcing that Joanis singing engagement at the night club has been

Go and enter the hotel facility. Talk to Meyer at the reception desk and learn
that you are accountable for Slaytonis IOUis. You canit come back until you pay
up.

Go back to Slaytonis office and get Joanis key from the upper left drawer of
the desk.

Go to Joanis apartment.

Joanis Apartment

Use the elevator key to gain access to Joanis floor. Go look at Joanis diary,
it is in a drawer next to her bed. She writes that she took something from
Meyer and is heading to San Diego.
Inside Joanis closet is a brooch. Youill see a brief clip from the home movie
showing that Joanis and Aliciais brooch are identical.

Go back to Slaytonis Office and see a newspaper headline announcing that Joan
is Alicia. Get the cash from the wall safe.

Go to Scheherezade.

Scheherezade

Enter hotel side using the secret knock from the matchbook cover. See a video
of Myer taking your money and allowing you to look around. Go upstairs.

Watch a video of a thug as he walks into the room, sees you and turns around.
Go to the bedroom and notice a big mirror overlooking the bed. Open the mirror.

Now find the lion room and look behind the curtain to discover a secret door,
go through and enter the mirror room. Turn on a speaker which allows you to
listen in on a conversation between the Mayor and a lady who is not his wife
....

Meyer is angry at your discovery of the mirror room and tosses you out. You
canit get into the private area of Scheherezade again, although you can still
go to the night club.

Go back to Slaytonis Office.

Slaytonis Office

Hear a radio announcement about the scandals at Scheherezade and that torch
singer Joan is really heiress Alicia.

Max Case

Slaytonis Office

Read Maxis file which is in the right lower drawer of the desk. You learn that
he has found a rare book that he wanted to get appraised at Mannieis bookstore.

Get Maxis book from the wall safe. Look at the design inside the front cover.

Go to Mannieis bookstore.

Mannieis Bookstore

See a video of Mannie showing you his book. Examine the one book to see the
combination of the other two dials for Watkinsi safe. You know see a video of
Mannie offering you cash for your book. Pick up Maxis book instead and Mannie
kicks

Go to Maxis apartment.

Maxis Apartment

Enter Maxis apartment through the fire escape and find Max on the floor ...
dead. Check his wallet and you verify that it is Max. Now look at the note in
his hand, it is from Phillip Watkins demanding the return of his book.

Check the apartment and in the bathroom waste basket you find a train ticket to
San Diego.

Go back to Slaytonis Office and get the baggage locker key from the upper left
drawer of the desk.

Go to Union Station.

Union Station

Open one of the lockers with the baggage key. Inside is a note from Joan saying
that she bought a ticket for the Moonliner.

Find the Conductor and bring up Joan. The Conductor recalls Joan getting onto
the train after giving a book to Max for safekeeping.

Go back to Slaytonis Office to see a newspaper headline about Max being found
dead in his office.

Return to Union Station and ask the Conductor of Track #5 about the Moonliner.
He says that there are no more trains to San Diego tonight.

Go to Joanis apartment where you will find burned love letters from Watkins in
the bathtub. They reveal he gave her the book that got Max killed.

Go to Watkins house where he confesses to having an affair with Joan after you
confront him with the love letters.

Agnes Case

Slaytonis Office

Read Agnes Simonis file in the right lower drawer of the desk. You learn that
she is a former silent film star. Now her dog, Wo-Tan, is a movie star and has
been kidnapped.

Get Agnes wire recording from the safe and listen to hear the special call she
used for Wo-Tan.

Go to Agnes Simonis house.

Agnesi House

The butler lets you in only after Agnes insists. When you glance at the picture
of Wo-Tan, Agnes appears and gives you a photo of Niles, her valet who
supposedly died in a swimming accident. The butler then throws you out.

Go to Scheherezade.

Scheherezade

Use the secret knock (found in the Harrison Case) to enter the night club.

Show the Bartender the photo of Niles, he tells you however that he thinks itis
a false lead.
(Note: you can not continue with this case until after wo-tan steals the book
in the watkinsi case nad myer kicks you out of the mirror room in the Harrison
case.)

Go back to Slaytonis office where Agnes calls and tells you that a ransom note
for Wo-Tan has arrived.

Go to Agnesi house.

Agnesi House

The butler again reluctantly lets you in. Agnes gives you the ransom note but
the butler then throws you out.

Go back to Slaytonis office.

Slaytonis Office

Your informant calls to remind you to take the wire recorder. Open the safe to
get Agnesi wire and the wire recorder.

Go to the Observatory.

Observatory

You discover that Wo-Tan is being held in a box up on the roof. The thug that
you saw in Scheherezade (Harrison Case) brings you an extension cord so that
you can work the wire recorder. Turning on the tape recorder plays the
recording of Agnesi (Note: If you attempt to open Wo-Tanis crate on the roof
the Nazis will hypnotize you. You will then get the newspaper headline stating
iDetective found in Gutter.i Depending on the difficulty level setting you will
loose your memory

Go back to Slaytonis office and see a newspaper headline of Agnes re-united
with her dog.

Conclusion

Slaytonis Office

Once you have solved all six cases then go to the radio. Click the radio on and
see a video of Jack Slayton explaining his disappearance and introducing Joan.
End Game.