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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Hints
How can I cross the sludge canal in the sewer?
1 of 13: From where you start, walk down to a closed door, then turn right to see a boat on the other side of the canal.
2 of 13: Move to where you can examine it, then look around on your side of the canal for something you can use to snag the boat and pull it over.
3 of 13: A rope with a grappling hook on the end of it would be ideal. See if you can find one of those anywhere.
4 of 13: Go along the walkway until you get near its other end, then look in the sludge nearby for a rope.
5 of 13: Examine it to get a close-up of it, then click on it to start pulling it in.
6 of 13: Click on it three more times to keep pulling it in until you find a grappling hook (and a dead body).
7 of 13: Click on the hook to take it and the rope, then go back to where you're directly across from the boat.
8 of 13: Select the rope and hook in inventory, then click on the boat's hand icon to get it pulled partway across the canal.
9 of 13: That as far as it'll go, so you'll need to find a way to get over to it.
10 of 13: Watson won't risk trying to jump across, so look down at the edge of the walkway near the boat.
11 of 13: Examine the hotspot to get a close-up, then click on the hand icon to raise a service trapdoor.
12 of 13: That'll help Watson get to the boat if you can find a way to get it to stay up and hold his weight.
