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Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove Hints

How do I get into the garage?

  • 1 of 6: The note on the stairs in the hotel told you something about this.
  • 2 of 6: It says, "Door opener hidden under ornament in back." The ornament in question is a lawn ornament, a plaster statue of a rabbit on a white marble pillar.
  • 3 of 6: To find it, go out of the hotel and turn right to stand under the tree, and then make a sharp left. You're now looking at the generator on the right and the rabbit on the left.
  • 4 of 6: The garage door opener is buried under the snow at the foot of the rabbit. You'll need a snow shovel to find it --
  • 5 of 6: -- and you can get a snow shovel by completing the hidden object scene at the top of the stairs inside the hotel.
  • 6 of 6: Once you have the door opener, go as close as you can to the garage and use the opener on the door.