BILLY BARKER INVESTIGATES Written by Damian Steele Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (C64 Version) (Start at the shipping warehouse by a high stack of crates), EXAMINE CRATES, E, N, N, E, N, GET SCREWDRIVER, EXAMINE SCREWDRIVER, E, E, U (steps), E, E, E, N (into cubicle), READ SIGNS, GET BUCKET, GET HANGER (coat), LOBE TOILET (find a ball of string), LOIN TOILET (see a cigarette filter), FLUSH TOILET (it's still there so leave it), S, W, W, EXAMINE WINDOW (see the security guards - don't enter while they are present), W, D (steps), W, W, S, W, S, W, N, GET MOUSE (remains), N, W (bay 1 of service area), EXAMINE SHELVES (see package), OPEN BOX (using the screwdriver - you find a can of oil), EXAMINE OIL, S (bay 2), EXAMINE PIT, D (bottom of pit), EXAMINE RUBBISH (find some rags - leave the helium for now). S, E, E, N, N, E, N, E (trapdoor), OPEN TRAPDOOR, D (the door closes behind you and you can't open it), GET MATCHES, EXAMINE VENT, USE FIRE (you stuff the cloth into the bucket, cover it with oil then light it... the smoke rises into the air duct... a man comes to investigate but falls down the ladder hitting his head), SEARCH GUARD (find a small key), EXAMINE VENT, U (you give one big heave and the cover opens... you leave). E, U (stairs), W, UNLOCK DOOR (with the small key), N (into office), EXAMINE SHELVES, EXAMINE FILES, EXAMINE DESK, LOUN DESK (find a skateboard), NW (grassy area), EXAMINE TREE (see a cat), GET CAT (won't come down until it wants to eat), USE MOUSE (you hold it towards the cat who jumps down and eats it... you pick up the cat), PAT CAT (it purrs), EXAMINE BENCH (find an uninflated balloon), SE, D, W, W, S, W, S, W, N, N, W, S (bay 2), GET HELIUM (you put the helium canister on the skateboard), S, E, E, N, E, S, E, EXAMINE CRATES (see crowbar), BEND HANGER (you bend the coat hanger into a hook), INFLATE BALLOON (you open the canister's valve with the wrench, inflate the balloon with the helium and tie the balloon), TIE STRING (to balloon), TIE STRING (you tie the other end to the hook), USE BALLOON (moving under the crates you watch it rise... the hook catches the bar and sends it crashing to the floor). W, N, W, S, W, W (bay 3 of garage), EXAMINE CAR, EXAMINE BOOT, LEVER BOOT (using the jemmy - you find a set of car keys), OPEN CAR (you enter), EXAMINE DASHBOARD (see a glovebox which you open to find a roll of loo paper), LOUN SHEET (under the plastic sheet you find a boomerang), OUT. E, E, N, E, S, E, E, N, W, N, E, N, U (stairs), E, E, N (into washroom), GET DEODORANT, EXAMINE SINKS (note there are no plugs), USE PAPER (in the sink to plug the hole... you turn on the taps), DROP CAT, S, W, W, W, N, N (balcony), THROW BOOMERANG (it curves around the wall... a guard hears it and comes out... he is now playing with the boomerang), S, S, E, E EXAMINE WINDOW (you see the cat in the room, who entered via the washroom), USE DEODORANT (it makes a hissing noise and the cat leaps in fright, banging into the balcony door which slams shut - it is now safe to enter), N (you grab the key and leave as quickly as possible), W, N (secretary's office), EXAMINE TYPEWRITER, EXAMINE SAFE, UNLOCK SAFE, LOIN SAFE (see the documents you are looking for... you take them and leave the warehouse to meet your contact outside). CONGRATULATIONS BILLY BARKER You have completed your task. Your boss is so pleased that she gives you a wage rise when you present her with the story and evidence. The same day the story is printed the police raid the warehouse. The culprits are arrested and jailed. Taken from Dorothy Irene's site: http://dorothyirene.fateback.com/ ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com