***THE JADE NECKLACE***
By River Software

Solution by Phoebe M. Fuentes
(April 1999)

NOTE:  There are two versions of The Jade Necklace which have some slightly 
different puzzles, inventory and maps, both for which I've provided a solution.  
Neither one indicates which came first or what version number they are so I'm 
just going to distinguish them by their background color.  One had a yellow 
background, while the other had a blue background.  Even though they were 
slightly different, they were both enjoyable to me so I recommend playing them 
both!


*-=<*>=-* SOLUTION FOR THE VERSION WITH THE YELLOW BACKGROUND *-=<*>=-*

NOTE:  This version is somewhat more abbreviated than the blue version.  A lot 
of things are automatically done for you, whereas in the blue version, you had 
to type out a lot of steps.


*ARBITRARY EVENTS*
 ================

Somewhere on 35th Street near the Precinct, a burly man will drop a leather 
wallet.  Pick that up and examine it.  That contains a Yale key which opens the 
door to a cottage out in the country.

You could also get killed by a drive-by shooting or if you press the wrong 
number on the elevator so make sure you have the vest on.


STARTING OUT
============

look under desk, get keys, unlock drawer, examine drawer, wear vest <you could 
get shot at when you least expect it>, e, n, push button, press g, n, e, read 
letter, drop letter, s, s, e, in, question sergeant <you find out more about 
Bogie and get password for roadblock>, in, question captain <you find out more 
about Big Fats>


AT BIG FATS' FLOATING CASINO
============================

out, out, w, n, n, n, n, n, n, e, e, enter/board boat, start boat, question fats 
<you find out about Gloria's part in all this>, d, feel slot/tray, s, question 
croupier, place bet, give five dollar bill, examine twenty dollar bill, n, u, 
enter/board boat, start boat


RETRIEVING MRS. BANNISTER'S IOUs
================================

s, s, question man <you find out Bogie's whereabouts>, buy matches, w, w, n, w, 
in, show twenty dollar bill, out, open package, examine IOUs <you'll discover 
one of them is from Dr, Lancer>, examine IOU


HEADING OUT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
==============================
(providing you've got the Yale key)

e, n, n, w, w, n, its ok, n, n, n, w, unlock door, in, n, in, examine body <you 
note his physical appearance and bullet wound>, search body <you find a jemmy - 
a little crow bar>, examine cabinet, examine pocketbook, drop pocketbook, 
examine photo, drop photo, examine hair, get toupee, examine toupee, drop 
toupee, get ticket <it's a pawn ticket>


SHOPPING AT THE PAWN SHOP
=========================

out, s, out, e, s, s, s, s, e, e, s, s, e, in, shout <the bell doesn't work>, 
give ticket, examine goods <he shows you a tape recorder>, give twenty dollar 
bill <to buy the tap recorder>


VISITING MRS. BANNISTER'S ESTATE
================================

out, w, s, s, s, s, s, s, se, chic 5683, e, e, n, ring bell, in, e, pull cord, 
question butler <he escorts you around the home and you find a note>, w, out, 
read note <combination to the lock on the case - don't open yet>, drop note 
<it's really easy to remember anyway>


VISITING THE GOOD DR. LANCER
============================

s, e, e, e, n, read memo, d, force door <make sure you have the jemmy>, in, u, 
n/e <doesn't matter -- you'll inevitably make noise and get caught>, examine 
bed, examine mattress, examine bedspring, get bedspring, light match, light 
mattress, hit orderly, drop bedspring, search orderly <you find a gun loaded 
with one bullet>, out, e, in, question doctor, give iou <he gives you a casino 
membership card>


AT BIG FATS' MAIN CASINO
========================

out, w, d, out, u, s, w, w, w, w, w, nw, n, n, n, n, w, in, u <bodyguard will 
stop you>, shoot bodyguard <Now is a good time to open the briefcase>, turn 
left, turn right, turn right, turn left, examine case, u, press record <on 
recorder>, give draft <he confesses unknowingly and gives a key>, examine key 
<has a number on it - looks like a locker key from the train station>


THE QUEST FOR A RAIL PASS
=========================

d, out, e, n, e, s, in <you find out you need a railway pass>, n, w, n, n, e, n, 
in, get pass <you find out you need a credit card>, out, s, e, n, in, n, credit 
card <you find out you need a reference, but first turn in big fats' 
confession>, s, out, s, w, w, s, s, s, s, s, s, e, in, in, press play <on 
recorder for captain to hear Big Fats' confession>, out, examine sergeant <ah -- 
a friend -- a good reference!>, need reference <he gives you one>, out, w, n, n, 
n, n, e, e, n, n, n, in, n, show reference <manager will mail a credit card to 
you - check mailbox>


GETTING THE RAIL PASS
=====================

s, out, s, w, w, s, s, s, s, w <the credit card will take a while to arrive, so 
wander around a bit and keep checking the mail box>, examine boxes <you find out 
which mail box is yours>, unlock box <just keep checking this until there's an 
envelope in it>, open envelope <you receive your credit card>, e, n, n, n, n, e, 
n, in, show credit card <you get the railway pass>


FINDING OUT WHAT'S IN LOCKER 25
===============================

out, s, e, s, s, w, s, in, e, n, unlock 25, examine 25 <you get the Jade 
Necklace!>


AT THE HOME STRETCH
===================

s, w, out, n, w, s, s, w, s, push button, push 3, s, w <back at the office>, 
chic 5683 <on the phone>, game over

That's it! You won!


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*-=<*>=-* SOLUTION FOR THE VERSION WITH THE BLUE BACKGROUND *-=<*>=-*

NOTE:  I preferred this one over the yellow version, I think psychologically 
because blue is my favorite color and because the puzzles are a little more 
complex.  The map is more detailed in the yellow version though.

*ARBITRARY EVENTS*
 ================

Early in the game, you will witness a mugger trying to steal a little old lady's 
handbag so:  ATTACK MUGGER <the lady will give you 50 pence>.

With the 50 pence, buy a tie at the Men's Shop <west side of the main street at 
2nd Street> and wear it to get into the gambling boat and bank.   If the shop is 
closed for lunch just go to the bank or casino boat and try to get in.  I think 
this switches the flag on to open the Men's Shop for business.

The mugger will also drop a little crow bar, a jemmy, in the area where you 
stopped him, so go back to this place and:  GET JEMMY.

You could also get killed by a drive-by shooting or if you press the wrong 
number on the elevator so make sure you have the vest on.


STARTING OUT
============

look under desk <you automatically get a wooden wedge>, i/inventory <you find 
that you are wearing a suit>, examine suit <you find your keys>, get keys, 
unlock drawer, look in drawer, get vest, remove suit, wear vest <you could get 
shot at when you least expect it>, wear suit, get newspaper, open newspaper <a 
notebook falls out>, drop newspaper, get notebook, read notebook 

The notebook contains hints to most of the puzzles as follows:

	Sanitorium gates	- 	XFEHF
	Silver dollar		-	CPBU GFFM USBZ
	IOUs			- 	QBDLBHF
	Steak 			- 	GSJEHF
	Reference 		-	TFSHFBOU
	Rail pass		-	DSFEJU DBSE
	Tie			-	SFTDVF MBEZ
	Wedge			-	EFTL
	Tape recorder		-	DBQUBJO QBXOTIPQ
	Dogs			- 	TUFBL

To decipher it just replace the letter with the letter it follows in the 
alphabet.  For example, for the first letter in the first word, "XFEHF", you 
replace X with the letter that precedes it, in this case, W.  In other words:

If letter is:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Replace with:	Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y

drop notebook <you don't really need it - just copy hints down on a separate 
sheet of paper>, out, close door, lock door, put keys in pocket, n, push button, 
press g, n, e, read letter, drop letter, s, e, in, talk to sergeant <you find 
out more about Bogie>, in, talk to captain <you find out more about Big Fats>


AT BIG FATS' FLOATING CASINO
============================
(make sure you are wearing a tie)

out, out, w, n, n, n, n, e, e, board boat, start boat, u, talk to fats <you find 
out about Gloria's part in all this>, d, examine machines, feel tray, get 
dollar, e, talk to croupier, place bet <you win some money>, get all, give five 
dollar bill, examine twenty dollar bill, w, u, board boat, start boat


RETRIEVING MRS. BANNISTER'S IOUs
================================

u, s, s, talk to man <you find out Bogie's whereabouts>, buy matches
w, w, n, n, w, in, show twenty dollar bill, open package, examine IOUs <you'll 
discover one of them is from Dr. Lancer>, examine IOU


VISITING MRS. BANNISTER'S ESTATE
================================

out, e, s, s, s, s, se, chicago 5683, e, e, n, get wallet, examine wallet <you 
get a Yale key>, drop wallet, ring bell, e, ring bell <the butler will show you 
around, and you will find a note>, read note <it'a a combination number to 
something>, drop note <just memorize combo or copy it on a piece of paper>


HEADING OUT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
==============================

w, open door, out, s, w, w, nw, n, n, n, n, n, w, its ok, w, nw, e, unlock door, 
drop key, in, examine room <you notice a refrigerator>, open fridge, examine 
fridge <you see a steak>, get steak, open door, in, examine body, examine 
cabinet, examine wallet, drop wallet, examine photo <in the picture Bogie's head 
is bald, but now he has hair -- hmmm...>, drop photo, examine hair, get toupee, 
examine toupee <a pawn ticket flutters to the ground>, drop toupee, get ticket


SHOPPING AT THE PAWN SHOP
=========================

out, out, w, se, e, e, s, s, e, n, in, give ticket <he will give you a 
briefcase, but don't open it yet or you'll get mugged>, examine goods <he shows 
you a tape recorder>, give twenty dollar bill <to buy the tap recorder - I found 
a bug here.  Even if you give the twenty dollar bill, you still have it in your 
inventory.  Oh well!>


VISITING THE GOOD DR. LANCER
============================

out, s, w, s, s, s, se, chicago 5683, e, e, e, e <a careless orderly appears and 
opens the gates to get in and lets the them swing slowly back>, drop wedge 
<before the gate completely shuts>, in <two dobermans pop up, but since you have 
the steak, you're okay>, n, d, force door <make sure you have the jemmy>, in, u 
<you'll make noise and get caught by an orderly>, examine bed, examine mattress, 
examine bedspring, get bedspring, light match, light mattress, attack orderly 
<with bedspring>, drop bedspring, search orderly <you find a gun loaded with one 
bullet>, get gun, out, e, in, talk to doctor, give IOU <he gives you a casino 
membership card>


AT BIG FATS' MAIN CASINO
========================

out, w, d, out, u, s, out, w, w, w, w, nw, n, n, w, in, u, shoot bodyguard, <now 
is a good time to open the briefcase>, turn left 2, turn right 3, turn left 2, 
examine case, get draft <what Gloria owes Big Fats>, drop case, u, give draft 
<you automatically start to record Big Fats on the tape recorder and he 
confesses unknowingly and gives you a key>, examine key <has a number on it - 
looks like a locker key>


THE QUEST FOR A RAIL PASS
=========================

d, out, e, e, s, in <you find out you need a railway pass>, n, w, n, n, e, n, 
in, get pass <you find out you need a credit card>, out, s, e, n, in, n, open 
door, in, credit card <you find out you need a reference>, out, s, out, s, w, w, 
s, s, s, s, e, in, in <see the sergeant first to hand in Big Fats' confession>, 
press play <on recorder for captain to hear Big Fats' confession>, out, give me 
reference <sergeant gives you a reference>, out, w, n, n, n, n, e, e, n, in, n, 
in, show reference <manager will mail a credit card to you - check mailbox>


GETTING THE RAIL PASS
=====================

out, s, out, s, w, w, s, s, s, w <the credit card will take a little while to 
arrive, so wander around a bit and keep checking your mail box -- I find going 
all the way north to the edge of town and back to the mail box seems to work>, 
examine boxes <mail box 2 is yours>, get keys, unlock box 2 <if you just specify 
"box", the parser will confuse it with the box of matches -- whether you have 
the matches with you or not>, examine box 2 <keep coming back here and checking 
until you get an envelope>, open envelope <you receive your credit card>, e, n, 
n, n, e, n, in, get pass


FINDING OUT WHAT'S IN LOCKER 50
===============================

out, s, w, s, s, e, s, in, unlock locker 50, examine locker 50 <the Jade 
Necklace!>, get necklace


AT THE HOME STRETCH
===================

out, n, w, s, w, s, push button, push 3, s, unlock door <providing that you have 
the keys already -- not in your pocket>, in, get phone, dial chicago 5683, game 
over


That's it!  You won!