Chapter 1 - New Abilities | Main investigations Murdered: SS Guide

Your first mission will involve not only a thorough examination of items at the crime scene. You will need to use your new abilities, which you did not have as a living man. These are: mind reading and influencing people's thought. As already mentioned, your objective is to find 8 clues.

The crime scene has already been secured.

First, take a look at your corpse, which is lying on the ground. You will get the first clue: My Death, to the Street case. You can read it in the Clues menu. Use Possess ability and enter into the mind of the police officer who is interrogating the woman on the south - he is holding a notebook in his hand. Select Mind Read from the available options. This way you will get "Mindreader" trophy - given for the first successful reading someone's mind. Dispossess (the return button) and then Possess the woman with whom the officer is talking. Select Influence option - you can select the topic that the woman, who is temporarily under your influence, should think about. For now you have discovered too few clues. Dispossess and proceed to collecting more evidence. Take a look at the exhibit that the police have marked with number 2 - Shattered Glass. You will get the clue: Shattered Glass. Go to the exhibit number 3 - this is a Gun. Take a look at it, and you get the clue number three: My Gun. Look at the exhibit 4 - this is a Cigarette. This way you discover a clue: Cigarette. Exhibit number 5 is Shell Casings. You discover a clue: Shell Casings.

Looking into these people's minds is not a problem for you.

Possess the police officer standing on the east from the entrance to the building where you fell out from. Select Peek option. You will see three notes in a column in the officer's notebook. When you read the information about the weapon, decide that this is the most relevant information, so to unlock the 6th clue: Killer's Weapons. Eavesdrop the police officers talking on the west from the officer interrogating the woman. This is the way to get the clue: Bell Killer. Again Possess the woman who is being questioned by your colleague. Select the option: Influence, and then Bell Killer hint. You have collected all 8 clues. Conclude the investigation (the conclude investigation button) to get "Investigator" trophy. You get it for the first successful investigation. You complete the main mission "Investigate the Crime Scene". The next main mission starts.

"Get to the Fourth Floor Apartment"

You must enter the building from where you were thrown out. This objective will become available after completing the first investigation. There will be an opportunity for that, because a man walks inside. When you get inside select: apartments. You are on the first floor of the building.

You can pass through walls inside the building.

Note that a ghost came through the wall on the right. Follow it, passing through the wall. Approach him and talk. Pass the door on the left from the ghost. You can possess and read mind of the man watching TV and the woman standing by the window. Return to the corridor. Go north and walk through the door on the right, with the sign Laundry. Approach the Boiler in the corner of the room. This way you will activate a side case "A Watery Grave" in the "Ghost Stories" section. You need to collect 7 boilers to unlock the story. In the room in front of you there is a ghost woman. Talk to her (Help). You activate a side case "Apartment 1A". Do it immediately. Go now through the big door on the east from the entrance to the building. Approach the wall with a picture and focus your attention on the poster hanging there. This way you activate a side case "Info About My Killer". Down the hall you will see a woman and a man. Possess them and read their minds. Go straight down the corridor until you reach stairs. Climb up there and take the door 2F. You are on the second floor. Go through the wall on the right to the apartment 2A. You are in a bedroom. Go to the room where three people are playing cards at a table.

Unfortunately, you will not find out what they are playing.

You can Possess them to read their minds. Return to the corridor and enter the apartment 2B (the number is on the door). In the first room there is a woman standing by the window. You can possess her and find out what she is thinking. Go to the room on the right and on its far end talk to the ghost man (standing by a rocking horse). Select the question: Do you like scaring children? You cannot do anything more here. Go up the stairs to the next floor. You will encounter a demon, from which you will escape into the room with the rocking horse. If you do not hide fast, you will die. You can hide in a white glow (the possess button). You can move between the glows. The monster is able to check the hiding spots - the only way out is to move to another glow. If the monster cannot find you, it will go away. You can use an ability that allows you to see demons through walls. The yellow light indicates the direction the demon is facing. If you want to get rid of it, you have to approach it from behind and while holding the possess button, simultaneously press two random buttons. An attempt to kill a demon may fail. You must then flee into a hiding spot (white glow). Note that the ghost man, whom you recently talked to, disappeared.

Unfortunately, the bicycle is only a decoration too.

While looking through walls, wait until the monster turns its back at you. Approach it from behind and eliminate it. The way to the third floor is open. You get a trophy: "Exorcist". Go up the stairs to the third floor and go through the door marked 3F. On this floor two demons are prowling. Using demon vision mode (sensing mode) locate the first one. It is roaming in the corridor on the left from the entrance. When it turns around, approach him from behind and kill it. The second opponent is patrolling only the far end of the corridor, in front of the stairs that lead to the top floor. For now, do not worry about him. Enter the apartment 3B. Go to a small room and use Poltergeist to turn on the TV for a moment. You unlock "Poltergeist" achievement. Go into the next room and talk to the ghost sitting in front of a TV.

The ghost man is busy watching TV.

Leave the apartment. In the hallway, on the left from the staircase, there lies a sheet of paper on the floor. Pick it up and activate a side case: "Julia's Thoughts". Enter apartment 3A, where you can use Poltergeist to turn on the TV. In the bathroom there is a ghost in the tub. Talk to him and select the question: Why did you do this? Go to the bedroom, where you can possess a couple. However, this is of no use. In the bedroom, on the wall with a radiator, select Reveal. You activate a side case: "Ghost Girl Messages". Using sensing mode, wait until the demon near the staircase turns away. Then go through the wall on which you revealed the message, approach the demon from behind and kill it. You can now safely take the stairs to the fourth floor. You are on the top floor of the building. There are plenty of police officers and civilians here. Get closer to the two ghosts at the end of the corridor, by the window. When you approach, they disappear. Enter the apartment that is on the right when looking from the staircase - apartment 4A. The main mission "Get to the Fourth Floor Apartment" is complete. The next main mission starts.

"Find the Killer's Trail"

You need to learn as much as possible about the killer. This task becomes available on entering the apartment 4A, on the top floor of the building. For starters you have the task to find an answer to a question: Why was the killer here? To find the answer to this question you need 10 clues. To complete the main mission, you will need 4 more. In total, there are 14 of them. You will also be looking for clues to the case: Apartment 4A (16 clues to discover). The first one will be provided by officer Baxter. Namely, this is: Baxter Looking for the Girl. You just have to watch the cut-scene on entering the apartment.

The policeman is busy watching photos.

On the right from the entrance select Reveal, and a silhouette of a man will appear. Click at: Analyze Details. From the information available you have to choose the pieces that will answer the question: What was the killer doing in the apartment. Select: Searching for someone/something and Purposeful. This is a way to get the clue: The Searching Killer, to the case: Apartment 4A. At the same time this is the first clue out of 10, which will bring you closer to finding the answer to the question: Why was the killer here. Other 9 will be counted toward the case: Apartment 4A and the answer to the aforementioned question. You can return to the hallway and Possess the onlookers and the police officers and read their minds. Go back to the apartment. Note that you can leave the building through a window, but first you have to conclude the investigation. You can Possess the policeman who is poring over the photos and read his mind. Go to the room north from the entrance. On the floor there is a guitar. On the right from the door select: Reveal and Analyze Details. You must answer the question: What was the girl doing? Select: Hiding, Frightened, Watching. You get the clue: Hiding Witness, to the case Apartment 4A, and to the answer for the question: Why was the killer here?

The girl was obviously frightened.

Inspect the gun lying on the floor near the entrance to the apartment. It is marked as exhibit number 7. You will get the clue: Mom's Gift. North from the Policeman there is the exhibit number 8. You will get the clue: Signs of a Struggle. On the east there lies the exhibit marked as 9. You will gain a clue: Damaged Wall. Take a look at the tape wrapping the window through which you fell out - the exhibit number 6. You will gain a clue: Shattered Window. In the kitchen, on the countertop by the sink, you will find a Book. You activate side case: "Profiler's Memories". On the counter between the stove and the refrigerator look at the Form - select Analyze Details. You will get the clue: Missing Persons Request. In the north-east corner of the room, where you enter through the front door, there is a Book. Inspect it and you will find a clue: Book About Ghosts. In the corner of the room on the east from the entrance (near a lamp) there is a Travel Bag. Look at it for a clue: Packed Luggage.

It is rude to look into someone else's bag, however, this is necessary for the investigation.

In the same room, next to a knocked stool, there are some Sketches scattered on the floor. Inspect them to get the clue: Mysterious Sketches. Conclude the investigation about: Why was the killer here? You have now 10 tips (11 for Apartment 4A case). From the available options choose: The Searching Killer and Hiding Witness. You get the clue: Possible Target, to case Apartment 4A, thus approaching the conclusion of the main objective "Find the Killer's Trail". You already have 11 out of 14 clues needed to complete the main objective. You have to find the answer to another question: Where did the girl go? Inspect the Photos the cop is watching. This is the way to get a hint: Obscured Photos. Possess him and select Influence. You have to decide what may make the Officer uncover the Obscure Photos. In the menu click at: Obscured Photos. The game has a bug that prevents launching a cut-scene after selecting: Obscured Photos. The only way is to play this investigation again (go back to the last checkpoint). Inspect the Photos on the table and select: Analyze Details.

You are very close to concluding this investigation.

Remember that you can experience visions, when interacting with objects. You have to track down the source of the sound. Now from three possible answers you need to choose the true one. You can choose from: Files, Mother, Priest. Select the Priest. You will gain a clue: The Church. Your witness is in the church. You now have 14 out of 14 clues - conclude the investigation. This way you will get the clue: My Only Lead and Apartment 4A case will also be concluded. The main objective "Find the Killer's Trail" is complete. The next main mission starts.

"Exit the Apartment"

This objective becomes available after finding all the clues in the apartment 4A, on the top floor of the building. You must leave the place. Enter the room with the guitar and approach the window. Select Exit. The main objective "Exit the Apartment" is complete. The next main mission starts.

"Find Your Way to the Church"

This objective becomes available after exiting apartment 4A through the window. You have to find your way to the church. A new investigation starts: Find the Witness. Note that in the meantime you have unlocked a trophy: "One of Us" - you have discovered there was a witness at the crime scene.

You find yourself in a shabby alley.

Time to explore Salem to collect a few items and take care of side cases. Go straight and leave the alley. The indicator on the left side of the screen tells you how many meters you are from the church. On the right you will see a hat, approach it and select Reveal, and then Analyze My Life. You activate a side case: "My Life". Eavesdrop two cops by the police car. You activate a side clue: "Truth About Baxter". Go back to the crime scene and go down the street on the left. Walk past the police cars and the van. At the next street turn left. There is a girl sitting on a bench. Go down the street, turn right to the square. There is a cannon in its center. Exit the square to the east. At the end of the street by a crashed car there is a ghost man. Select Help and activate a side case: "Near Gas Station". Do this task immediately. Nearby there is another square with a cannon. In its northern part there is a Plaque. Approach it and select: Collect. This way you activate "Salem's History" side case. Get to the gas station and head east and then walk through the burning house. Go to the cemetery, on your way you will walk past the girl sitting at the table, then turn right. Go down the street in front of the cemetery to return to the crime scene. Near the police car use the options Reveal and Collect. You activate a side case "Rex's Thoughts". Go to the alley where you got to after going out through the tenement window. Get toward the street and head left. Pass through the dumpster and the fence. Walk around the wooden boat and turn right. You should come to a sign that points toward the church.

The church is nearby.

Approach the stairs leading to the church. Climb them and approach the church, then go inside. The main task "Find Your Way to the Church" is complete??. The next main mission starts.

"Investigate the Church to Find the Witness"

This objective becomes available after walking into the church. You have to look around the church and find the Witness.