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Sinking Island Hints

How can I take fingerprints?

  • 1 of 13: In order to take fingerprints of suspects, you're going to need some fingerprinting powder.
  • 2 of 13: If you attempt to take some, from any of the fingerprint-able places, Norm will tell you that you need to obtain some graphite powder, and that the architect may well have some.
  • 3 of 13: You will need to head to the architect's office to obtain some graphite powder.
  • 4 of 13: Once you're there, you will need to find some graphite.
  • 5 of 13: It may not be in powder form already.
  • 6 of 13: Think of an office item that contains graphite.
  • 7 of 13: There is a pencil in the room.
  • 8 of 13: It is on the desk near the computer monitors -- take it.
  • 9 of 13: You will need to find a way to take some of the graphite from the pencil and grind it to powder.
  • 10 of 13: The means to do this is right at hand.
  • 11 of 13: There is a pencil sharpener on the desk.
  • 12 of 13: Simply sharpen the pencil and take the box from it.
  • 13 of 13: You will then be able to take fingerprints automatically throughout the game when necessary.