1.10 Locate the Letter

Order

1.08

Status

::POLISH::

Location

Not a separate location; they'll just do this wherever they solved the previous puzzle.

Type

Mandatory Puzzle

Plot Setup

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

Doctor When explained 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, which players already have.

Plot Point to Convey

• The envelope was lost at Ft. Point in around 1958.

Short Description

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

Open Time Period

N/A

Staff Instructions

N/A

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."

How To Give To Teams

Lab assistant says over the phone,

All right...the machine has opened a portal for him just before we lost contact and is sending him to Paine Memorial High School on May 31, 1986 at 2 PM. Enter code 202751 in the View-O-Scope remote access program and then we can see if it worked. I'll hang up now and watch myself. When you're done call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant.

Update the team's status on the online tracker--this event has two rows.

The post-video viewing phone call should go something like:

PLAYERS:

Hello, Trenchwood? The Doctor needs us to find his envelope.

LAB ASSISTANT:

Yes, I saw the remote feed, too. I suggest you scrutinize the original View-O-Scope datastream that you viewed when we were calibrating the time machine. That was access code 991858. Perhaps you will be able to detect where he lost it. Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant when you think you've figured it out.

SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL

Research Project Title: Locate The Envelope
Objective: Scrutinize the original View-O-Scope datastream (access code 991858)
  to determine when and where Doctor When lost his envelope
Location: wherever you currently are
Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant

Update the team's status on the online tracker--this event has two rows.

Puzzle Answer

Ft. Point in San Francisco around 1958.

Puzzle Solution

Simply review the footage from the Calibration puzzle, paying attention to the envelope. Observe that the footage where it is lost was shot at Ft. Point.

Manager

Allen

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. I wonder how far in the past he lost the envelope... let's hope that by some miracle it's still there.

Immediately continue the conversation with the opening of 1.11 Fetch the Letter.

To Do

Cannot be tested until Calibration puzzle is complete. Figure out parking options at location at Retrieve The Letter location; add to text above.

Other Notes

Listed as a separate puzzle simply because it requires separate play testing and time tracking. Not intended to be a difficult challenge.