Central News Agency, 9th October, 1888 Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Holmes will decide to find some information about other crimes made by Jack the Ripper. As a matter of fact he is going to the Central News Agency. Select it on the map (map of London - Central News Agency, the lower left corner of the screen). Speak with Tom Bulling who is at the work now. He doesn't want to talk to much until you will show him a note (I Owe You). Then you will learn that all information he will find in the tab Police and Law. Go to the shelves and loot at the documents.

Unfortunately, there are no labels on them. Holmes has to match the labels with the proper documents. Click the second from the right barrier in the top row. One envelope is torn and Sherlock will see that it contains some economic information. Last barrier in this row appears to be repaired recently. Now you have to look in the office.

Go to the desk right of the shelf. Take a letter to Fernard (Documents - Letter to Fernand). According to this, barriers with labels Discoveries and Policy are located one above the other and that the Policy is right of the Society, which is near the Economy.

Now go to the next desk (right of the previous one) and take a note in pencil (Documents - Note in pencil) and from the nearby desk take a journalist's letter (A Journalist 's Letter). In the first document you will read that the news in brief can be found at the top and the Police and Law at the bottom. In contrast the barrier with Weather is almost always empty. In the second document you will read that Sport is under Economy, Personalities are on the edge and the best news are in the first barrier.

Now go to the door opposite of the entrance and get into the cabinet. Take note administrative (documents - Note Administrative) notifying that the blue envelopes are the confidential informations about the policies, personalities and economics. Finally, in the writing machine you will find a director's letter (Documents - Director's Letter) in witch you will read that barriers World and Society are too small and the envelopes are falling to the barriers located below them - Police and Law and Culture. On that desk you will find a repair bill (Documents - Repair Bill) for the barrier News in Brief.

Now you have enough information to put labels to the appropriate places. Return to the shelf and click on it. Pin Economy to the second barrier from the right in the upper row. Next to it (repaired one) will be the label News in Brief an Oddities. Under the Economy you should pin Sports and in the first barrier in the upper row place the Frontpage. Below there should be Personalities.

There is only one more barrier with blue envelopes so you should place there a label Politics. On the right put Society. In addition, the barrier is full and envelopes are falling to the barrier located a bit lower - Culture.

According to the letter to Fernand, put a label Discoveries and Science in the appropriate place. Weather is almost always empty so the choice is obvious. The only barrier with a single envelope is last on the bottom row. The next full barrier should be a World so place the label on the second barrier from the left in the upper row. So you have only one more - Police and Law. Put it in appropriate place. The correct solution will be confirmed by a flashing large, close envelope. Click on it and it will land in your inventory.

The envelope is closed, you must open it discreetly. To do this find a full watering can. Then go to the left. In the cabinet you will find a tea pot. Now fill the pot with the water.

Now go to the oven situated near the Bullings desk. Open the door, set a fire in it and put the kettle there. After a while you will see a steam, use it to open the envelope. You will find two statements there: testimony in the Smith Affair and a testimony in the Tabram case. The first murder is not connected with the Jack the Ripper but the second one was probably his job.

Exit the agency and go to the zoo shop (use map). It will be closed (click on the door). Holmes will speak about this with Hardiman but he don't now what happened. He will inform you that the police took animals. Gentlemen will talk about a death of Hardiman daughter. For some information about this event Sherlock will go to the Doctor Gibbons (use map). The child could catch syphilis from one of the parents. It is common in this district. The visible symptoms of this disease are: no eyelids, no nose and cheeks that are looking like they were cut with a knife. Holmes will receive a photo of a child with an emaciated face (documents - Photo of a Child with an emaciated Face).

Finally, Sherlock is going to the shoemaker (use map). He will learns that the pet shop was closed because of him - a man saw Abraham talking with the detective. Isaac will not promise you that you will be able to meet with the Joseph. Time to return to the Baker Street (use map).