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Sinking Island Hints

Which fingerprint is needed?

  • 1 of 8: First of all, you will need to have found the mean by which to take fingerprints.
  • 2 of 8: If you have, you can fingerprint Walter Jones' wheelchair handles, and see who was taking him out that night.
  • 3 of 8: You have been told by other characters who frequently walked Walter Jones around the island at night.
  • 4 of 8: So ask for that person's fingerprints.
  • 5 of 8: You will find her in the usual place.
  • 6 of 8: Ask for Baina's fingerprints, at her and her father's hut.
  • 7 of 8: Then compare her prints with those found on the wheelchair.
  • 8 of 8: This match is your fingerprint needed for the mandate.