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Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove Hints

How do I open the locked suitcase in the locked bedroom?

1 of 15: As you can see, it needs a four-digit code. The videotape in here will tell you what those four digits are.
2 of 15: As Alison said, she set it to match the first four numbers of her phone number. So all you need to do is find Alison, right?
3 of 15:
Pretty much, yes. You'll actually find Alison's phone very close to where you find Alison --
- Chapter 5: Finding the Fourth Student
4 of 15:
-- which is beyond the covered bridge --
- How do I get across the covered bridge?
5 of 15:
-- beyond the downed power line --
- How do I get past the downed power line?
6 of 15:
-- in the second room of the farmhouse.
- How do I get past the hole in the farmhouse floor?
7 of 15:
Alison's cell phone is in that dark little hole in the floor in the second room of the farmhouse. So close, and yet so far!
- How do I get the thing in the floor in room 2 of the farmhouse?
8 of 15: Okay, so you FINALLY got Alison's cell phone, only to find that its battery is dead. What now?
9 of 15: You clearly need a phone charger. If you don't have one in inventory, go back to the hotel fireplace for a second hidden object scene.
10 of 15: Now you need a place to plug in the charger. Where have you seen a power outlet?
11 of 15: The only one in the game is in the nautical bedroom, above the bookcase. The only problem here is --
12 of 15:
-- that there's no power. Time to turn on that generator, if you haven't already.
- How do I start the generator?
13 of 15: Now that you have power, plug in the charger and put the phone in the charger. And your last challenge is --
14 of 15: -- to solve the phone's security puzzle. This is actually easier than it looks; just switch the squares so the beige ones are on the bottom and the blue ones are on the top, and you're done.
15 of 15: Now go to the other bedroom and enter that number in the suitcase's lock to pop it open. If you forgot it already, you can either go back to the nautical bedroom and look it up, or you can look in your journal where it's written down.

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