Mystery in London
1 It is the year 1898, and you are Mycroft Pound, the famous detective. You are sitting in your house in London, one cold November evening. There is a knock at the door. It is Inspector Freewell of the London police.
Can you come to Whitechapel, Mr Pound? We need your help. There's a woman in the street. She isn't dead, but there's blood everywhere. We think it's the Whitechapel Killer again.'
■You put on your coat. Go to 18.
2 You are in Annie's house. A woman comes in.
Who are you? What are you doing here?' she asks.
You tell her about Annie.
That's terrible,' she says.
Do you know any of her friends?' you ask.
The woman thinks. 'Her best friend is a woman called Rosy. She lives in Limehouse Street. But she has a boyfriend. That's him, there, in that picture. I don't like him.'
■You go back to the Rose and Crown to talk to the other people. Go to 10.
■You go to Limehouse Street to look for Rosy. Go to 35.
3 You want to get on to the Californian and talk to Jack.
■You jump in the water and swim after the ship. Go to 8.
■You cannot swim. You think about how you can get on the ship. Go to 13.
4 'Do you know the name of the woman in the street?' you ask the old man.
He cannot hear you and he does not answer.
■Go to 10.
5 You go across the bridge, but you cannot see the Californian. There is a sailor in one of the small boats, and there is an old man fishing.
■You ask the sailor for help. Go to 24.
■You ask the old man for help. Go to 34.
6 You talk to the young man. He comes into the street and looks at the woman.
Her name's Annie, I think,' he says.
Do you know where she lives?'
Yes. She lives in Cable Street, I think.'
■You go back into the Rose and Crown and talk to the other people. Go to 10.
■You go to Cable Street. Go to 30.
7 The captain of the Californian calls the three Jacks. Which Jack do you want to speak to?
■The Jack on the left. Go to 17.
■The Jack in the middle. Go to 23.
■The Jack on the right. Go to 31.
8 You jump into the water and swim after the ship. But the ship is going very fast. After five minutes, the Californian is out of the London docks and going to India. And you are now very cold.
■Go to 22.
9 You tell Rosy about Annie.
I'm Annie's best friend,' she says. She is crying.'But she has a boyfriend.'
Who's he?' you ask.
A sailor. His name's Jack. He's often at her house in Cable Street. His ship's in the London docks now, I think.'
■You want to find Jack, so you go to the docks. Go to 14.
■You want to find out more about Annie so you go to her house in Cable Street. Go to 19.
10 There are four people in the Rose and Crown. You want to ask some questions about the woman in the street. Who do you talk to first?
■You talk to the old man. Go to 4.
■You talk to the young man. Go to 6.
■You talk to the old woman. Go to 15.
■You talk to the young woman. Go to 28.
11 The sailor looks at you.
Jack?' he says. 'There are hundreds of sailors called Jack. There's a Jack on every ship.'
You must find the name of Jack's ship. You go to Annie's room to look for more information.
■Go to 19.
12 You are in the London docks. There are hundreds of ships. You want to find the Californian and you want to catch Jack.
■You go across the bridge. Go to 5.
■You go to the right. Go to 20.
■You go to the left. Go to 29.
13 There is a bridge across the water. You go on the bridge and jump onto the Californian. You go to the captain.
There's a man on your ship I must talk to,' you say.'His name is Jack.'
Why do you want to talk to him?' he asks.
He's the Whitechapel Killer, I think.'
There are three Jacks on my ship,' says the captain.
Can I see them all?' you ask.
■Go to 7.
14 You go to the London docks to look for Jack, Annie's friend. There are hundreds of ships, and thousands of sailors. You talk to a sailor.
Do you know a sailor called Jack?' you ask.
■Go to 11.
15 You talk to the old woman. She comes into the street and looks at the woman.
Her name's Annie,' she says.
Do you know where she lives?' you ask.
Yes. She lives in Cable Street. I don't know what number,' she answers.
■You go back to the Rose and Crown and talk to the other people. Go to 10.
■You go to Cable Street. Go to 30.
16 You knock at the white door. A young woman opens the door.
Are you Rosy?' you ask.
Yes.'
Are you a friend of Annie?'
Yes,' she says.
I've got bad news for you,' you say. 'I'm afraid she's very ill.'
No.' Rosy starts to cry.
■Go to 9.
17 You talk to the Jack on the left. He is not the Whitechapel Killer.
■Go to 7.
18 The Whitechapel Killer attacks people with a long knife. Six women are dead because of him.
You arrive in Whitechapel and the police are waiting for you there. The woman is lying in the street, near the Rose and Crown. She is very ill, so she cannot talk to you. You see some bicycle tracks on the road.
■You follow the bicycle tracks. Go to 25.
■You go into the Rose and Crown. You want to talk to the people there. Go to 10.
19 You look in Annie's house and find a letter.
The Californian, Saturday
Annie,
Tomorrow my ship is going to India. Please meet me at the Rose and Crown tonight. I have something very important for you.
Jack
So the name of Jack's ship is the Californian. Is Jack the man you want? Is Jack the Whitechapel Killer? You go to the London docks to look for Jack on the Californian.
■Go to 12.
20 There are a lot of ships, but you cannot see the Californian here.
■Go back to 12.
21 You knock on the blue door. An old man opens it.
I'm looking for Rosy,' you say.
She doesn't live here,' he says. 'She lives in the white house, I think.'
■Go to 16.
22 The Whitechapel Killer is free. Can you be a better detective next time? Try again.
■Go back to 1.
23 You talk to the Jack in the middle. He is not the Whitechapel Killer.
■Go to 7.
24 You talk to the sailor.
Do you know a ship called the Californian?' you ask him.
The sailor looks at you. 'I am from Russia,' he says. 'I do not speak English.'
■Go to 5.
25 You follow the bicycle tracks to a bigger road, so you cannot see the tracks any more.
■Go to 18.
26 You knock on the red door. There is no one at home.
■Go to 35.
27 There is a knife in his pocket. And there is blood on it. This Jack is the Whitechapel Killer.
■Go to 33.
28 'Do you know the name of the woman in the street?' you ask the young woman in the Rose and Crown. She comes out into the street and looks at her.'I don't know her name but she has a friend called Rosy. Ask her!'
Where does Rosy live?' you ask.
She lives in Limehouse Street.'
■You go back to the Rose and Crown and talk to the other people. Go to 10.
■You go to Limehouse Street to find Rosy. Go to 35.
29 You go to the East India Dock. You can see the Californian, but it is sailing out of the dock.
■You can see Jack so you try to get on the ship. Go to 3.
■You cannot see Jack on the ship. You can go to the hospital and talk to Annie, and you can write to the Indian police about Jack. Go to 22.
30 You go to Cable Street, and talk to the people there. After a few minutes you find Annie's house. You look at everything very carefully.
■Go to 2.
31 You talk to the Jack on the right.
Do you know a woman called Annie?' you ask.
No,' he says.
But this Jack has an earring. And there is something in his pocket. Is it a knife? Perhaps this Jack is the Whitechapel Killer.
■Go to 27.
32 Another good day's work for Mycroft Pound, the great detective, finishes. You go back to your house. No criminal is safe in London when Mycroft, the great detective, is at work.
33 The captain helps you, and you arrest the Whitechapel Killer. You take him off the ship and give him to the police.
■Go to 32.
34 You talk to the old man.
Do you know a ship called the Californian?' you ask him.
Yes,' he says. 'It's going to India today, so it's in the East India Dock.'
You must find the East India Dock.
■Go to 12.
35 You go to Limehouse Street. You are looking for Rosy, Annie's friend. Which house do you want to try first?
■The house with the white door. Go to 16.
■The house with the blue door. Go to 21.
■The house with the red door. Go to 26.
霧都疑案
1 故事發(fā)生在1898年,你是著名的偵探米克羅夫特·龐德。11月一個寒冷的夜晚,你正坐在倫敦的家里。有人敲門。來者是倫敦警察局的弗利威爾巡官。
“您能來一趟白教堂嗎,龐德先生?我們需要您的幫助。有個女人倒在街上。她沒死,但渾身是血。我們認為這次又是‘白教堂殺手’干的?!?/p>
■你穿上外套??吹?8節(jié)。
2 你在安妮家中。一個女人走了進來。
“你是誰?你在這兒干什么?”她問道。
你給她說了安妮的事。
“太可怕了?!彼f。
“您認識她的朋友嗎?”你問。
女人想了想?!八詈玫呐笥咽莻€叫羅茜的女人,住在萊姆豪斯街。不過她有個男朋友。就是那張照片里的那個。我不喜歡他?!?/p>
■你回到“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧,詢問其他人??吹?0節(jié)。
■你去萊姆豪斯街找羅茜??吹?5節(jié)。
3 你想上“加利福尼亞人”號找杰克談談。
■你跳進水中,游著去追船。看第8節(jié)。
■你不會游泳。你考慮著怎么上船??吹?3節(jié)。
4 “您知道街上那個女人叫什么嗎?”你問老人。
他聽不見你的話,沒有回答。
■看第10節(jié)。
5 你過了橋,但看不到“加利福尼亞人”號。一條小船上有個水手。有位老人在釣魚。
■你請水手幫忙??吹?4節(jié)。
■你請老人幫忙。看第34節(jié)。
6 你詢問小伙子。他走到街上,看了看那個女人。
“我想她叫安妮。”他說。
“你知道她住哪兒嗎?”
“知道。我想她住在纜繩街?!?/p>
■你回到“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧,詢問其他人。看第10節(jié)。
■你去纜繩街??吹?0節(jié)。
7 “加利福尼亞人”號的船長叫來了三個叫杰克的人。你想詢問哪個杰克?
■左邊的杰克。看第17節(jié)。
■中間的杰克??吹?3節(jié)。
■右邊的杰克??吹?1節(jié)。
8 你跳進水中,游著去追船。但船開得很快。五分鐘后,“加利福尼亞人”號駛出了倫敦碼頭,駛向印度。這時你覺得非常冷。
■看第22節(jié)。
9 你告訴羅茜安妮的事。
“我是安妮最好的朋友?!彼f著哭了起來?!安贿^她有個男朋友?!?/p>
“他是誰?”你問。
“一個水手。他叫杰克。他經(jīng)常去她纜繩街的家里。我想他的船現(xiàn)在就在倫敦碼頭。”
■你想找到杰克,于是去了碼頭。看第14節(jié)。
■你想多了解一些安妮的情況,于是去了她在纜繩街的家??吹?9節(jié)。
10 “玫瑰與王冠”酒吧里有四個人。你想問問有關街上那個女人的事。你要先問誰?
■你詢問老人??吹?節(jié)。
■你詢問小伙子??吹?節(jié)。
■你詢問老婦人??吹?5節(jié)。
■你詢問年輕姑娘??吹?8節(jié)。
11 水手看著你。
“杰克?”他說,“叫杰克的水手有幾百個。每條船上都有個杰克?!?/p>
你必須找出杰克所在的船的名字。你去安妮的房間尋找更多信息。
■看第19節(jié)。
12 你到了倫敦碼頭。那里有幾百條船。你想找到“加利福尼亞人”號,抓住杰克。
■你走過橋??吹?節(jié)。
■你去右邊??吹?0節(jié)。
■你去左邊??吹?9節(jié)。
13 水面上有座橋。你上了橋,跳上“加利福尼亞人”號。你去找船長。
“我必須和您船上的一個人談談,”你說,“他叫杰克?!?/p>
“您為什么要和他談?”他問道。
“我認為他是‘白教堂殺手’?!?/p>
“我這條船上有三個杰克?!贝L說。
“我能都見見嗎?”你問。
■看第7節(jié)。
14 你去倫敦碼頭找安妮的朋友杰克。那兒有幾百條船,幾千名水手。你和一名水手搭上了話。
“你認識一名叫杰克的水手嗎?”你問道。
■看第11節(jié)。
15 你詢問老婦人。她走到街上,看了看那個女人。
“她叫安妮?!彼f。
“您知道她住哪兒嗎?”你問。
“知道。她住在纜繩街。我不知道門牌號?!彼鸬馈?/p>
■你回到“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧,詢問其他人??吹?0節(jié)。
■你去纜繩街。看第30節(jié)。
16 你敲了敲白色的門。一個年輕女人開了門。
“你是羅茜嗎?”你問。
“是的?!?/p>
“你是安妮的朋友嗎?”
“是的?!彼f道。
“我有個壞消息告訴你,”你說,“恐怕她快不行了。”
“不?!绷_茜哭了起來。
■看第9節(jié)。
17 你詢問右邊的杰克。他不是“白教堂殺手”。
■看第7節(jié)。
18 “白教堂殺手”用一把長刀傷人。他殺了6個女人。
你來到白教堂,警察在那里等你。那個女人倒在“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧附近的街上。她傷得很重,所以無法開口和你說話。你看到路上有一些自行車輪印。
■你沿著自行車輪印追蹤??吹?5節(jié)。
■你走進“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧。你想與里面的人談談。看第10節(jié)。
19 你在安妮的家中查看,找到一封信。
加利福尼亞人號,星期六
安妮,
明天我們的船要去印度了。請今晚來“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧見個面吧。我有非常重要的東西給你。
杰克
這樣看來,杰克的船叫“加利福尼亞人”號。杰克是你要找的人嗎?杰克是“白教堂殺手”嗎?你去倫敦碼頭找“加利福尼亞人”號上的杰克。
■看第12節(jié)。
20 那兒有很多船,但你看不到“加利福尼亞人”號。
■回到第12節(jié)。
21 你敲了敲藍色的門。一位老人開了門。
“我找羅茜?!蹦阏f。
“她不住這兒,”他說,“我想她住在那個白房子里。”
■看第16節(jié)。
22 “白教堂殺手”逍遙法外了。你下次能成為高明一點的偵探嗎?再試一次吧。
■回到第1節(jié)。
23 你和中間的杰克交談。他不是“白教堂殺手”。
■看第7節(jié)。
24 你和水手交談。
“你知道叫‘加利福尼亞人’號的船嗎?”你問他。
水手看著你?!拔沂嵌韲?,”他說,“我不會講英語。”
■看第5節(jié)。
25 你跟著自行車輪印來到了一條大路,輪印不見了。
■看第18節(jié)。
26 你敲了敲紅色的門。家里沒人。
■看第35節(jié)。
27 他口袋里有把刀。刀上有血。這個杰克正是“白教堂殺手”。
■看第33節(jié)。
28 “您知道街上那個女人叫什么嗎?”你問“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧里那名年輕姑娘。她走到街上,看了看她。“我不知道她的名字,不過她有個朋友叫羅茜。問問她吧!”
“羅茜住在哪兒?”你問。
“她住在萊姆豪斯街。”
■你回到“玫瑰與王冠”酒吧,詢問其他人??吹?0節(jié)。
■你去萊姆豪斯街找羅茜。看第35節(jié)。
29 你去東印度碼頭。你看到了“加利福尼亞人”號,但它正在駛出碼頭。
■你看到了杰克,于是你想辦法上船??吹?節(jié)。
■船上看不到杰克的蹤影。你可以去醫(yī)院和安妮談談,你也可以給印度警察寫信,告訴他們杰克的事??吹?2節(jié)。
30 你去纜繩街,走訪了那里的人。幾分鐘后,你找到了安妮的家。你仔細查看每樣東西。
■看第2節(jié)。
31 你詢問右邊的杰克。
“你認識一個叫安妮的女人嗎?”你問。
“不認識。”他說。
但這個杰克戴了一只耳環(huán)。他口袋里藏著什么東西。是一把刀嗎?也許這個杰克就是“白教堂殺手”。
■看第27節(jié)。
32 大偵探米克羅夫特·龐德又漂亮地完成了一天的工作。你回到家里。大偵探米克羅夫特一出手,倫敦的罪犯就危險了。
33 船長協(xié)助你逮捕了“白教堂殺手”。你把他帶下船,交給了警察。
■看第32節(jié)。
34 你上前和老人搭話。
“您知道一艘叫‘加利福尼亞人’號的船嗎?”你問他。
“知道,”他說,“它今天去印度,所以現(xiàn)在正在東印度碼頭?!?/p>
你必須找到東印度碼頭。
■看第12節(jié)。
35 你前往萊姆豪斯街。你要找安妮的朋友羅茜。你想先拜訪哪所房子?
■有白色門的房子??吹?6節(jié)
■有藍色門的房子。看第21節(jié)。
■有紅色門的房子。看第26節(jié)。