Dragnet Case, The

drop permit
s
examine couch
get trousers
wear trousers
s
open drawer
examine drawer
get key
examine chair
get colt
n,n
unlock wardrobe
drop key
examine wardrobe
get yale key
examine bed
get skeleton key
s,s
unlock door
e,d,w,n
[examine file]
n
[examine safe]
[examine letter]
n
[examine notepad] (10.15, unit 49 on 35th Street)
w
unlock fridge
drop skeleton key
open fridge
examine fridge
get card
e,s,s,s,e,e,s
hail cab
say 35th
pay driver
leave cab
s,e
[examine tieclip]
[examine gangster]
[examine note]
e,u
insert card
[examine buttons]
press button fit (we're in the future)
d,w (you get arrested)
swap colt for bottle
(if the Lieutenant is not here, keep typing anything until he appears.)
hit lieutenant with bottle
examine lieutenant
get gun
get card
insert card
n,n,e,e,n,w,w,n,n,e,u
press button bit
d,w,w,s,s,s,s,s,w,w,n,n
shoot gangster with raygun
drop ray gun
[examine gangster]
[examine paper] (Grand Avenue, 5 AM)
s,s,e,u,w
unlock door
examine chair
get colt
unlock door
e,d,e,s
hail cab
say grand avenue
pay driver
leave cab
(examine poster)
s,s,e,e
examine dustbin
get wire
s,e,s,s
[examine door]
pick lock
open door
s,s,s
shoot gangster (down to 2 bullets)
w,u,w,w
shoot lock (down to last bullet)
open door
w
shoot mutant
examine desk (you find a phone)
call police (well done, 100%)

THE DRAGNET CASE
by Edward P. Toovey & Robert Powell
Taskmaster Software 1989

SOLUTION (Spectrum 48k)
(you start in your lounge), DROP PERMIT, LOOK COUCH, GET TROUSERS, WEAR 
TROUSERS, S, OPEN DRAWER, LOOK DRAWER, GET KEY, LOOK CHAIR, GET COLT, N, N, 
UNLOCK WARDROBE, DROP KEY, LOOK WARDROBE, GET YALE KEY, LOOK BED, GET SKELETON
KEYS, S, S, UNLOCK DOOR, E, D, W, N, LOOK FILE (it's the DRAGNET FILE), N, LOOK
SAFE, LOOK LETTER (addressed to the professor), N, LOOK NOTEPAD (10.15 
Warehouse on 35th street), W, UNLOCK FRIDGE, DROP SKELETON KEYS, OPEN FRIDGE, 
LOOK FRIDGE, GET CARD, E, S, S, S, E, E, S, HAIL CAB, SAY 35TH STREET, PAY 
DRIVER, EXIT CAB, S, E, LOOK TIECLIP (you see the emblem of the MUTANTS), LOOK
GANGSTER, LOOK NOTE ('Joe, make your way to sunshine apartments after you've 
taken the warehouse'), E, U, INSERT CARD, PRESS BUTTON FIT, D (you're in the 
28th century), W (you get arrested), R (if necessary; repeat until the drunk 
offers you a bottle of wine for your colt), SWAP COLT FOR BOTTLE, R (if 
necessary; repeat until the Lieutenant is in the cell), HIT LIEUTENANT WITH 
BOTTLE, LOOK LIEUTENANT, GET CARD, GET GUN, INSERT CARD, N, N, E, E, N, W, W, N, 
N, E, U, PRESS BUTTON BIT (back to the 20th century), D, W, W, S, S, S, S, S, W, 
W, N, N, SHOOT GANGSTER WITH RAY GUN, DROP GUN, LOOK GANGSTER, LOOK PAPER (Grand 
Avenue, 5.00 a.m.), S, S, E, U, W, UNLOCK DOOR, LOOK CHAIR, GET COLT, UNLOCK 
DOOR, E, D, E, S, HAIL CAB, SAY GRAND AVENUE, PAY DRIVER, EXIT CAB, LOOK POSTER 
('CRIME PREVENTION... please ring the police'), S, S, E, E, LOOK DUSTBIN, GET
WIRE, S, E, S, S, LOOK DOOR, PICK LOCK, OPEN DOOR, S, S, S, SHOOT GANGSTER, W, 
U, W, W, SHOOT LOCK, OPEN DOOR, W, SHOOT MUTANT, LOOK DESK (you find a phone), 
RING POLICE (WELL DONE, you have scored 100%).


boldir, June 2023

I got arrested for indecent exposure. What gives?
{{Ask for an (I)nventory, you will see that "you are wearing nothing". This is literal,
apparently your character is naked. Get dressed before you leave your flat.}}
I can't wear the clothes on the bed and I couldn't get the wardrobe open!
{{You can find a RUSTY KEY for the wardrobe in your office drawer.}}
I opened the wardrobe but still couldn't find any clothes to wear! How do I get dressed?
{{You can find a pair of trousers in the couch in the lounge.}}
From the office, there's "a thick oak door in the south wall". I tried "S",
"GO SOUTH", "GO DOOR", "GO OAK", "OPEN DOOR",
"LEAVE", "EXIT", "OUT" - nothing works. How do I get out?
{{UNLOCK DOOR.}}
How do I call a cab?
{{HAIL TAXI.}}
My revolver stopped working after (doing the thing), how do I fix it?
{{You can't. You'll have to find a different weapon.}}
I've tried every variation from GIVE GUN to SWAP COLT WITH DRUNK, but none of it works. How do
I trade?
{{SWAP GUN FOR BOTTLE.}}
I've tried every variation from FIRE RAYGUN to SHOOT RAY GUN, but none of it works. How do I
fire it?
{{SHOOT GANGSTER WITH RAYGUN.}}
How do I open the final oak door in the corridor?
{{SHOOT the LOCK.}}
I've made it all the way to the very end, but I ran out of bullets! What gives?
{{The warehouse door, where you first shot the lock, can be opened in another way, saving you one
bullet.}}