1.10 Locate the Letter

Order

1.08

Status

::Allen::

GC Point of Contact

Allen

Location Notes

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Type

Mandatory Puzzle

Plot Setup

With the players' help, Doctor When has been sent to his high school right before the 1986science fair. Neither Prof. Chronus nor the players know why he chose this time and place.

Doctor When explains over the View-O-Scope that he lost an envelope with "technical information vital for restoring the timeline" during his turbulent travels through time. He asks the players to find the "instructions" and have it sent to him back in time.

Props

Reuses the disk with the View-O-Scope Computer Remote Access Program.

Plot Point to Convey

• Doctor When wants to alter the timeline in 1986
• He lost an envelope that is somehow key to accomplishing that

Short Description

Players must study the video of the Doctor's journey through time to figure out where he lost the envelope.

Detailed Description

Careful study of the video log from the View-O-Scope reveals that Doctor When had the envelope in all scenes up until Vertigo, during which he lost it. The View-O-Scope message log will also display "mass loss detected."

Puzzle Answer

Ft. Point in San Francisco around 1958.

Hints

• Review the View-O-Scope log
• Carefully observe which scenes Doctor When has the envelope and which ones he doesn't.
• Review the View-O-Scope's message window.

Response to Correct Answer

Over the phone lab assistant says words to the effect of,

Yes! We've noticed some tachyon disturbances near Ft. Point. Let's hope that by some miracle it's still there.

Please go there now. You'll probably want to park near _______.

If you find it, give it to one of the other lab assistants at that location to rush back to Prof. Chronos. Now go!

Other Notes

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