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How do I get into the boiler room?

  • 1 of 16: Find the outside door that leads to the boiler room and try to enter it.
  • 2 of 16: Unfortunately, the guy that works in the boiler room shoveling coal will talk to you about things at the door, but won't let you in no matter what you say. It's unlikely that you can trick him into thinking you should be allowed in.
  • 3 of 16: Either you'll have to make him leave...
  • 4 of 16: ...or, you'll have to do something so that he won't be able to stop you.
  • 5 of 16: Have you examined everything on the screen with the boiler room door? Several things there are important.
  • 6 of 16: For starters, check out those beer bottles setting within arm's-reach of the door.
  • 7 of 16: Just knowing more about them could help...
  • 8 of 16: Knock on the door again and ask the worker about the beer and the boiler room.
  • 9 of 16: He tells you that he sneaks a few beers in when he needs cooling down.
  • 10 of 16: Hmm.... How could this information be used to help you? He certainly wouldn't drink enough to pass out.
  • 11 of 16: But maybe you could spike his beer with something that would put him out for awhile.
  • 12 of 16: This is a medical institution -- there must be something around here that could help.
  • 13 of 16: Perhaps there are some sedatives lying around somewhere.
  • 14 of 16: Once you have a bottle of sedative, you need to figure out how to get it into the beer. Just pouring it in won't work.
  • 15 of 16: After Samuel drugs the beer, you need to figure out a way to motivate the boiler man to come out and drink one.
  • 16 of 16: After he's gotten the drugged beer, just stand and wait some more until he goes to sleep. The way to tell when that happens is to click on the boiler room door every few seconds until Samuel goes inside.