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The Colonel's Bequest Hints
What about 2:00?
1 of 9: Read the note posted on the front door.
2 of 9: +Discover Lillian's body in the nymph garden.
3 of 9: Get the gun and bullet from the ground near Lillian's body.
4 of 9: Search Lillian for a skeleton key.
5 of 9: Look at her boots, and look at the insignia with the monocle.
6 of 9: Be sure to load the gun with the bullet bullet.
7 of 9: Find the doctor's bag in Henri's room.
8 of 9: Then go up to the attic door, and unlock and open it.
9 of 9: Go in, and shoot Rudy. (Don't worry, he's only wounded.)