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The Colonel's Bequest Hints

What are the secret entrances?

  • 1 of 8: Upstairs hall cabinets
  • 2 of 8: Panels to Henri's room and Gertie's room
  • 3 of 8: Panels to Lillian's room and Rudy's room
  • 4 of 8: Downstairs hall clock and mirror
  • 5 of 8: Panels to billiard room and library
  • 6 of 8: Panels to dining room and parlor
  • 7 of 8: In the hedge garden by the nymph statue.
  • 8 of 8: Wall in the secret basement room.