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Scratches Hints

What do I need to do inside the locked room?

  • 1 of 6: Did you see the table at the back of the room?
  • 2 of 6: There is a set of blueprints on that table (on the left side).
  • 3 of 6: Click on the blueprints to study them.  These are the blueprints to this house.  Click on each room to see a brief description of each room.  Click on a blank portion of the blueprints to change to the next page.
  • 4 of 6: On one of the blueprint pages, you should notice something that doesn't seem to match the house you are in.
  • 5 of 6: Look on the second page -- this is the page that depicts the floor where Michael's room is located.
  • 6 of 6: The blueprints show an extra room (a hidden room?).  Knowing that there is an extra room -- you'll next need to figure out how to get inside it.  Note: Be sure to actually click on the blueprint, in the location of the hidden room -- if you don't, the game will not allow you to progress further with this puzzle.