There is nothing you can do to stop the murder taking place. Make sure that you examine the keyhole of the clock closely. A good hiding place is the couch. Ask Duffy for hints as he can be quite helpful. Search the Butler after the crime.
This walkthrough will help you to finish "Witness." Until the original author came across "Suspect", this game was the favorite mystery, because of the excellent plot of the game. By the way, none of the stuff that comes with the game is really necessary to solving the case.
You start South of the house, where you just picked up a matchbook. Go North twice to the front door and ring the bell. Phong will let you in. Then just try to go East, and Phong will lead you to the Living Room, where Monica and Mr. Linder are. Now, wait and Mr. Linder will eventually take you to his office. Sit down in the wooden chair, and Mr. Linder will hand you a note. Read it, as it will help waste some time.
Now remain seated, and just do anything to make time pass. Show the matchbook to Mr. Linder for an interesting reaction, if you like. In any case, you just have to keep waiting. Eventually, Monica will come in briefly to announce she's going to the movies. This is not what you're waiting for, however! So, keep on waiting, and finally, the murder will occur. Mr. Linder will be shot while you're sitting there, and you can't stop it from happening. Read the description carefully at the moment the shot is fired. There's something odd about it. In fact, the whole thing is a setup.
The first thing to do is stand up, then push the button. Instead of ringing to summon the butler, it causes a strange click to be heard from the clock. At this point, Phong will enter the room. Tell him you want the keys, and he'll hand them over to you. Now, examine the clock. The keyhole seems a little strange, doesn't it? The doorbell rings while you're doing this, so as Phong goes to answer the door, examine the keyhole.
I'll bet you're getting some ideas already! However, you'll need to have the powder analyzed, and Duffy hasn't arrived yet, so wait around until he does. Then get the powder analyzed (you can safely ignore Stiles, as he's only a red herring (decoy). While that's being done, examine the window (you can't open the clock yet, it's the one key you don't have). The green wire seems suspicious, so get it for future reference. Now, go West into the Hallway, then North twice, and open the Butler's door. Go West into the room, and read the mystery book. Drop the telegram and note, they aren't important. A gun receipt is used as a bookmark. The purchaser's name is obviously phony, but hang on to the receipt anyway.
Go East twice from the Butler's Room to Monica's room, then unlock and open the back door. Go East into the Backyard, then South twice to the office path. Aha, a muddy gun! No fingerprints, alas, but you might want to take it along with you, just in case. Now, go West into the Side Yard. Hmm, more footprints here, but they aren't quite the same as the ones on the office path. In fact, it looks like someone was standing here for awhile. Wonder who it might have been? No, it wasn't Sergeant Duffy!
Go West again to the driveway, then North and East into the Garage. Unlock and open both the garage door and the workshop door, then go East into the Workshop. The place looks like an electrician's paradise, and there isn't much you can do here; but, there are spools of wire hanging around. Could it be...? Examine the spool, and you have established a link of sorts between this place and the study. The green wire is obviously from this room. Now, all you need is the person who put it there.
You now stand there waiting for Monica. Just keep waiting and she'll arrive (saying "Wait for Monica" is easiest. It'll take a while, so if you want to hunt down Phong and ask him about the gun receipt, you can do that.). When she does get there, she'll fiddle briefly with the junction box, which is very suspicious, before noticing you. Now, wait until she leaves, then follow her. You must use directions here, as just saying "Follow Monica" won't work. Follow her all the way to her room, and wait for her to come back out of the bathroom. When she returns, ask her about Mr. Linder. Her response will establish the motive. Now, wait some more, and she'll eventually leave the room. Follow her again, this time to the office. As soon as you get in there, handcuff her. By the way, if you try leaving her and waiting in the office so that you can find the gun in the clock, you'll find it, but however hard you try, you won't be able to handcuff her, which is necessary so she can be searched. So, you'll just have to wait and follow her.
Somewhere along the way, Sgt. Duffy will've left with the body, so you can't arrest her until he returns. In the meantime, you have to find some very important evidence. So, first search Monica for the key. When you get it, unlock the clock and open it. She's already removed the gun, but you can search her for that too. Now, just wait until Sgt. Duffy returns, and arrest her for the murder. That should be about it.
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