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How can I find and open Robert's safe?

  • 1 of 17: To find it, fiddle around with the grandfather clock.
  • 2 of 17: To open it, look around for its five-digit code.
  • 3 of 17: Again, Robert kept the code nearby.
  • 4 of 17: Where else have you seen the symbol that's above the big knob on the safe?
  • 5 of 17: You'll have a piece of paper with that symbol on it if you've fully explored the small table with the locked drawers.
  • 6 of 17: There are a couple of five-digit numbers on the bottom middle part of the paper. Try those.
  • 7 of 17: To set a five-digit combination, click on one dial at a time to open it up. To change the number it shows, keep clicking on the big gold knob until you see the digit you want.
  • 8 of 17: None of the numbers displayed on the piece of paper will work, despite Samuel's insistence that there must be a security code on it somewhere.
  • 9 of 17: Samuel is absolutely correct! The paper has the code written on it...
  • 10 of 17: ...you just won't be able to see it easily.
  • 11 of 17: Maybe it's not visible normally. You know, like disappearing ink.
  • 12 of 17: If you try using the lighter on the paper, nothing will happen, so it's not the kind of ink that reappears when it gets warm.
  • 13 of 17: Anything else in the room that could help?
  • 14 of 17: Maybe the ink can only be seen with a special light.
  • 15 of 17: Have you noticed the numerous weird green lights in the room?
  • 16 of 17: Click the paper on any of the green lights to get the code.
  • 17 of 17: It's 63081, so enter that into the safe. As soon as all the digits are set correctly, the safe will open up, allowing you to plunder it of all its treasures, including the letter and ring that you saw William prepare to send to Samuel in the game's opening movie. (Be sure to get Robert's diary and William's will, also.)