POLICE QUEST 4: OPEN SEASON SOLUTION FILE

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    1 ... The murder scene 

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Problem: 

What do I do at the murder scene in the alley? 

 

Hint: 

Talk to everyone  at the murder scene. Click  the eye icon on the  slain police 

officer's body. In  the close-up view, click your notebook  on the body and the 

cigarette lying  on the ground.  Exit the close-up  view of the  body and click 

your notebook  on the graffiti on  the wall of the  convenience store. Use your 

car keys to  unlock your car's trunk. Pick  up the homicide kit. Click  the eye 

icon on the body  of Bob Hickman. Click the chalk from  the homicide kit on the 

cigarette and  the body. Exit  the close-up view.  Open the dumpster  and click 

your notebook on the body inside. Talk to Nobles about the body. 

 

 

Problem: 

I've marked and notated all the evidence, why is everyone just standing around? 

 

Hint: 

In  the close-up  view of  the slain  officer, make  sure you  have clicked the 

notebook and the  chalk on the body and the  cigarette. Also click the notebook 

on the graffiti on the wall and the body in the dumpster. After you have marked 

and  notated  everything,  talk  to  Julie  Chester  until  she photographs and 

collects all the evidence. 

 

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    2 ... Monday 

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Problem: 

What should I do in the office in the morning? 

 

Hint: 

Talk to Hal Bottoms. Look at your desk. Click the hand icon on the memo in your 

in basket. Open the left hand drawer  and remove the photograph. Open the right 

hand drawer and  pick up a 3.14 Follow  Up form. In your inventory,  click your 

notebook on the  3.14 Form. Still in the  inventory, click the eye icon  on the 

photograph. Remember the password written on the photograph. Give the 3.14 Form 

and the crime scene  report to Hal. Click the hand icon  on the computer in the 

back of the  office. The ID number is  the same as your badge  number, 612. The 

password is "gunner".  Select "Gang Information" and then  "Rude Boys Get Bail" 

from the computer  screen. When you are finished reading  about the gang, click 

on CANCEL and then  LOGOUT to exit the computer. Leave the  office and take the 

elevator to the first floor. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I get past the pushy reporter in front of Parker Center? 

 

Hint: 

There is  no graceful way out  of this situation. After  you have heard enough, 

click the hand icon on the reporter. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue? 

 

Hint: 

Show  Sherry your  badge. Talk  to Russ,  the Coroner's  assistant. Talk to Sam 

Nobles,  the Coroner.  Click your  notebook on  Bob Hickman's  body. Before you 

leave, take  the personal belongings of  Bob Hickman and Bobby  Washington from 

the counter in the room where you  talked to Russ. Return the personal items to 

the grieving families. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at Bob Hickman's house? 

 

Hint: 

Knock  on the  door. Talk  to  Valerie.  Inside, give  Katherine Bob  Hickman's 

personal  belongings. If  you talk  to Katherine  about Bob's  drug and alcohol 

problem, she will become upset. When she leaves the room, talk to Valerie again 

until she  mentions the closet.  Open the  closet  door and take  the bottle of 

pills from the denim jacket. 

 

 

Problem: 

I need to brush up at the L.A. Police Academy target range. 

 

Hint: 

Take the buff  colored 13.5.1 form from the counter  at the L.A. Police Academy 

Target Range. Give  the form to Bert. Take the  wallet from inventory and click 

it on Bert.  Pick up the box of  ammo that Bert places on  the counter. Pick up 

the head gear. Exit this screen to  the right. In the firing range screen, walk 

forward. Take  the head gear  from inventory and  click it on  John Carey. When 

your gun is set to low ready, wait for a target to appear, then quickly aim and 

fire. When it is time to reload, open your inventory and click the ammo on your 

gun. When you are finished, drop the head gear off at the front counter. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do in South Central L.A.? 

 

Hint: 

From the scene of the previous night's  murder, exit the screen to the left. Go 

inside the  store and take  an apple from  the counter and  some glue from  the 

display rack on the right. Click your wallet on the proprietor to pay. Outside, 

walk 2 screens  to the left. There are  two kids standing in front  of a burned 

out building. Show your badge to the kid  who is standing up. Talk to him until 

he repeats himself. Click the hand icon on the door of the burned out building. 

Inside, click the hand  icon on the bullet holes in the  cinder block wall. Use 

the putty  knife from the  homicide kit to  loosen the slugs  in all 16  bullet 

holes. Click the  plastic bags from the homicide kit  on each bullet hole. Exit 

the close-up view  of the wall. Leave this  screen by exiting to the  left. You 

should  now be  back at  the scene  of the  previous night's  murder. Exit this 

screen to the right. Show your badge to the little girl. Question her. Give her 

the apple you bought at the convenience  store. Leave this screen to the right. 

Show  Mrs.  Washington  your  badge.  Give  her  Bobby's  personal possessions. 

Question her. 

 

 

Problem: 

The guard won't let me back into Parker Center! 

 

Hint: 

Take the Parker Center ID from inventory and click it on John Carey. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm back at Parker Center, now what? 

 

Hint: 

Take the elevator to the basement level by pressing the "B" button. Walk to the 

end of the hall  and give Julie Chester the glue from  the Lucky Mart store and 

the pills  from Bob Hickman's  closet. Take the  elevator to the  fourth floor. 

Walk to the  end of the hall and  talk to Teddy. Give him  the bullets from the 

burned out building.  Tell him they are for "Shelf  Storage". Take the elevator 

to the third floor.  Return to your office. When the phone  rings, answer it by 

clicking the  hand icon first  on your desk  and then on  the phone. Exit  your 

office and go to the first floor. Save your game! 

 

 

Problem: 

I keep getting killed in South Central! 

 

Hint: 

When trouble starts, crouch down beside your car by clicking the walk icon next 

to the rear door. Click the Kevlar vest that Katherine Hickman gave you on John 

Carey. Click the walk  icon near the trunk of the car  twice. Take the car keys 

from inventory and click  them on the trunk. When the trunk  is open, click the 

keys on the shotgun. Click the hand icon on the shotgun to pick it up. Exit the 

view of the trunk. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I shoot the bad guys? 

 

Hint: 

Once you have  taken the shotgun from the car's  trunk, open your inventory and 

select the shotgun.  Click it on the burned  out building. Now you can  aim the 

shotgun and click  to fire. If you use  all the shells, you have  one chance to 

reload. You can reload by opening your inventory and clicking the shells on the 

shotgun. If you run out of shells, you can still load and use your Baretta. 

 

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    3 ... Tuesday 

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Problem: 

What should I do at my office in Parker Center? 

 

Hint: 

After talking to Lieutenant Block, talk to Hal Bottoms. Go to your desk, take a 

3.14  form  from  the  right-hand  drawer  and  click  your  notebook  on it in 

inventory. Take the elevator  to the "B" level and pick up  your gun from SIDS. 

Question Julie Chester. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm at Yo Money's house, what now? 

 

Hint: 

Click your  notebook on the body  outline on the lawn.  Walk towards the house. 

Search the  bushes in front  Yo Money's front  door. You will  find a red shoe. 

Pick it up. Knock on the front door  and show your badge to the bodyguard. Talk 

to him. Inside,  show the shoe to his  Yo Money's girlfriend. Talk to  Yo Money 

about his enemies. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue? 

 

Hint: 

Talk to Sam Nobles about the body of the slain officer, Rene Garcia. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do when I return to Parker Center? 

 

Hint: 

Wear your Parker Center ID. Give the completed 3.14 form to Hal. Click the hand 

icon on the computer in the rear of the office. Enter serial number 612 and the 

password GUNNER. Select  HATE CRIMES from the main menu.  Type in the name that 

Yo Money mentioned: Walker. Click on CANCEL. Click on LOGOUT. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm in South Central, what do I need here? 

 

Hint: 

Go to Mrs. Washington's house and question LaSondra about the lady she saw. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm at Dennis Walker's house, now what? 

 

Hint: 

Knock on  the door and when  Dennis Walker answers, show  him your badge. Click 

the  talk icon  on him.  Inside Dennis  Walker's apartment,  talk to him again. 

Before you touch his radio, be sure to save your game! 

 

 

Problem: 

Help! I keep getting stabbed by Dennis Walker's girlfriend! 

 

Hint: 

Save your  game. You must  act quickly.  Take  the gun from  your inventory and 

click it  on Dennis Walker's girlfriend.  Select the talk icon  and click it on 

her twice, once  to make her freeze, and  once to drop the weapon.  Once she is 

kneeling  with her  hands on  her  head,  immediately take  the handcuffs  from 

inventory and click them on her. 

 

 

Problem: 

I arrested Walker's girlfriend, now what? 

 

Hint: 

Return to Parker Center. Talk to Mrs. Garcia. Click the hand icon on your desk. 

Take the  memo from your in-box.  Inside your inventory, click  the eye icon on 

the memo to read it. Go to the  Hickman's house and talk to Katherine. When you 

leave the Hickman's house you will automatically go to the Short Stop bar. 

 

 

Problem: 

Do I need anything at the Short Stop bar? 

Please enter selection: h 

 

Hint: 

Take some pretzels from the bowl on the table. Talk to Sam and Julie. 

 

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    4 ... Wednesday 

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Problem: 

How do I avoid getting killed at City Hall? 

 

Hint: 

Save your game. Walk to the front. Respond to the questions. When Dennis Walker 

starts to attack you, quickly take the  gun from your inventory and click it on 

him. Click the talk  icon on Dennis Walker first to make  him freeze and second 

to make him drop  his weapon. When Dennis Walker is kneeling  with his hands on 

his head, immediately take the handcuffs  from your inventory and click them on 

him. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at Parker Center? 

 

Hint: 

Talk to Hal Bottoms. Take a 3.14 form  from your desk and click the notebook on 

it. Give the 3.14 form to Hal. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I qualify at the L.A. Police Academy? 

 

Hint: 

Take a green form from the counter at  the target range. Give it to the officer 

who works there. Pick up the box of  ammo and the head gear. Exit the screen to 

the right.  In the firing range  screen, walk forward. Take  the head gear from 

inventory and click it  on John Carey. When you are ready  to qualify, take the 

gun from inventory and click it on the  view of the firing range. When your gun 

is set to low  ready, wait for a target to appear. Quickly  aim and fire at the 

targets. When  it's time to reload,  open your inventory and  click the ammo on 

your gun. When you are finished give the head gear to Bert on the way out. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue? 

 

Hint: 

Visit Sam and question him. 

 

 

Problem: 

I need help at the Impound Lot. 

 

Hint: 

Show your badge at the window to get  the code for the day. Talk to the yardman 

to give him the code and question him about the patrol car. Click the hand icon 

on the patrol car. Take the newspaper clipping from the car seat. Click the eye 

icon on the newspaper clipping to read it. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm at Griffith Park, what should I do? 

 

Hint: 

Give the  dog the pretzels you  picked up at the  Short Stop bar. If  you don't 

have the pretzels, you can go back to the bar and get them by clicking the hand 

icon on  one of the  bowls on the  tables. After the  dog leaves Griffith Park, 

walk to the tree with the yellow police banner around it. In the close-up view, 

click  the hand  icon on  the disturbed  dirt. Take  the plastic  bags from the 

homicide kit in inventory and click them on the bone that is revealed. 

 

 

Problem: 

What do I do with this bone? 

 

Hint: 

Question Sam about  the bodies in the car.  Give him the bone you  unearthed at 

Griffith Park. 

 

 

Problem: 

What do I do at Hollywood and Vine? 

 

Hint: 

Question the man in front of Ragin' Records and the Bitty Kitty Club. Enter the 

Bitty  Kitty Club.  If the  club is  not  open  yet, you  need to  look at  the 

newspaper clipping  from the patrol  car at the  impound lot. Inside  the Bitty 

Kitty, show your badge to Electra and question her. Show her the shoe you found 

at Yo  Money's house. Question her  about Barbie. Light her  cigarette with the 

lighter that is on the bar. Leave the  Bitty Kitty, and pick up the mirror that 

is laying on the street next to your car. Enter Ragin' Records and question the 

proprietor. Return to  the Bitty Kitty, show your badge  to Barbie and question 

her. Show her the shoe. 

 

 

Problem: 

Wednesday never ends. What did I miss? 

 

Hint: 

Go to the L.A. County Morgue. You should see a news team questioning Sherry and 

the day  will end. If this  doesn't happen, you have  missed something. Did you 

get the newspaper clipping from the patrol car at the Impound Lot? Did you look 

at the clipping in  your inventory? Did you go to the  Bitty Kitty and question 

Electra and  Barbie after showing them  your badge? Did you  show them both the 

shoe from Yo  Money's house? Did you question the  proprietor of Ragin' Records 

about the patrol car and the abandoned car? Did you give the bone from Griffith 

Park to the coroner? 

    

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Problem: 

What do I need to do at the L.A. County Morgue? 

 

Hint: 

Question Sam about the Skeletal Remains and John and Jane Doe. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at Parker Center? 

 

Hint: 

Go to SIDS and question Julie Chester. In your office, fill out a 3.14 form and 

give  it to  Hal. Click  on the  door  in  the back  of the  office to  talk to 

Lieutenant Block. 

 

 

Problem: 

What do I do at the Impound Lot? 

 

Hint: 

Click your badge on  the Impound Lot window. Enter the lot  through the gate on 

the right.  Talk to the  yardman to give  him the code  word and then  again to 

question him about  the car. Look at the  car license plate and write  down the 

number: E2BSY669. 

 

 

Problem: 

What do I do with the license plate number? 

 

Hint: 

Back in your office at Parker Center  log in to the computer. Select DMV. Enter 

the license  plate number E2BSY669. Select  CANCEL and then LOGOUT  to exit the 

computer. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at the Social Services office? 

 

Hint: 

Show your badge to Nora. Question her. In Luella Parker's office, click the eye 

icon on  the desk. Pick  up the case  files and the  audio tape. Leave Luella's 

office and  question Nora again. In  inventory, click the eye  icon on the case 

files and note the names. 

 

 

Problem: 

What do I do at Hollywood and Vine? 

 

Hint: 

Enter Ragin' Records  and give the audio tape to  the proprietor. Click the eye 

icon on  the counter. Click  the hand icon  on a drumstick.  Take the drumstick 

from the counter.  Leave the record store and  go next door to the  Bitty Kitty 

Club. Question Barbie Cann about Luella Parker. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do at the 3rd Eye Theater? 

 

Hint: 

Click the  hand icon on  the ticket booth.  Show your badge  to the man  in the 

booth. Talk  to him. Click the  hand icon on the  theater doors on the  left to 

enter the theater  lobby. Question Mitchell Thurman about  Luella Parker. Drink 

the tea he offers you. Enter the movie theater by clicking the hand icon on the 

doors to the right of the concession stand. After the dream sequence, leave the 

theater and go to South Central. 

 

 

Problem: 

What should I do I in South Central? 

 

Hint: 

Enter the burned out building and take the piece of rope from the boxes. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I deal with this dog at Griffith Park? 

 

Hint: 

Click the rope you got from the burned out building on the dog. 

 

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   6 ... The Alley and End Game 

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Problem: 

I'm stuck in an alley. 

 

Hint: 

Click the hand icon  on the homicide kit. Take the pry bar  and click it on the 

double doors to the left. 

 

 

Problem: 

Help, I'm stuck in a really, really dark room! 

 

Hint: 

Take the flashlight from the homicide kit  and click it on the screen. Move the 

flashlight beam around until you find a wooden door. Moving the flashlight beam 

near the edge  of the screen will allow  you to examine a different  wall. Take 

the putty knife  from the homicide kit and  click it on the wooden  door. Click 

the hand icon on the door to open it. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I keep the dog from attacking me? 

 

Hint: 

Click  the  glue  on  the  drumstick.  Click  the  mirror  from your car on the 

drumstick. You now  have a makeshift periscope! Click this  device on the crack 

in the door at the top of the  stairs. When you see a "coast is clear" message, 

click the hand icon on the door  to enter the kitchen. Open the refrigerator to 

make a shocking discovery. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I get by the dog blocking the hallway? 

 

Hint: 

Give the dog the bottle of sedatives you got from Bob Hickman's closet. 

 

 

Problem: 

I'm in the room at the end of the hall.  Where do I go from here? 

 

Hint: 

Open the closet. Click  the hand icon on the rug in  the closet. Click the hand 

icon on  the secret trap  door. At the  bottom of the  ladder, exit towards the 

rear of  the storage room.  Note the woman  in the theater  seats. Exit to  the 

theater lobby at the  top of the screen. In the theater  lobby, there are three 

soft drink cans on  the display case. Take the one on  the right. In inventory, 

click the hand  icon on the can to  reveal a skeleton key. Return  to the movie 

theater  and click  the skeleton  key on  the door  to the  right of  the movie 

screen. Use the flashlight from the homicide kit. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I avoid being attacked by the psycho when I open the door? 

 

Hint: 

There is no way to avoid being attacked by the psycho. 

 

 

Problem: 

The dog won't let me get up from the living room floor! 

 

Hint: 

Pick up the ball and throw it out the window. 

 

 

Problem: 

How do I defeat the psycho? 

 

Hint: 

Take the can of hair spray from the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Return to 

the refrigerator and  take the cigarette lighter from  the corpse's mouth. Save 

your game. Before you enter the room at  the end of the hall, click the lighter 

on the hair  spray to make a torch. Enter  the room at the end of  the hall and 

click the torch on the murderer. 

 

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