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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Hints

Where can I get a usable explosive?

  • 1 of 15: After walking down the path to where Watson shows up and tells you about his plan to ruin the poisoned soup, think about who you know that does explosives.
  • 2 of 15: Those three Russian brothers from the mill are explosives experts, and you've already found evidence (in the form of vodka) that they're somewhere nearby.
  • 3 of 15: Move on down the path past the carousel's area until you come to some caravans.
  • 4 of 15: Watson will notice that smoke is coming from one of them, so go over to it.
  • 5 of 15: Walk up the wooden planks until you can examine a window to see that the three Russian brothers are in there with some dynamite.
  • 6 of 15: You'll have to decoy the three brothers away without them knowing you're there before you can get their dynamite.
  • 7 of 15: After they run into the washroom, lock them into it by going over to its door and clicking on the hand icon.
  • 8 of 15: You'll then need to return to the chimney pipe and take the metal plate off of it so Holmes can enter the caravan car without choking.
  • 9 of 15: Enter the car and go to the back to find a box of dynamite on the bed. However, if you examine it, you'll find that it's nothing but empty shells.
  • 10 of 15: To get a usable explosive, you'll need to gain access to the locked shed that's to the left of the row of caravan cars. However, the game won't let you do that until you phone someone about the bombs that Prince Woodville told you about.
  • 11 of 15: The first thing to do is find out where all of the bombs were placed.
  • 12 of 15: Then you'll need to get Holmes into the haunted house building so he can use the phone that's in there.
  • 13 of 15: After that's done, you'll be in control of Watson, with instructions to get into the shed where the bombs were put together.
  • 14 of 15: Inside the shed, you'll need to figure out how to assemble a bomb.
  • 15 of 15: First, find a plan for making a bomb. You can then use it to figure out what parts you need and how to properly assemble them.