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How do I track down the culprit? 7 hints left

Hint 1

If you go to the place where the person is usually found --

Hint 2

-- you'll find it unoccupied. Instead, go to someone one else in the ryokan who might know something about this whole mess.

Hint 3

The only person you can find is Takae in Room 18. After you talk to her, go to the culprit's usual place.

Hint 4

The culprit still isn't there, but there's something here that wasn't before, on the left.

Hint 5

On the left work surface, you'll find a pink work order; use the phrasebook to translate it.

Hint 6

It tells the person to do something in Room 33. That's where to look.

Hint 7

Take the translated work order to uncover a remote control for the doors. So that's how they did the slamming door trick! Take that too, and let's go to room 33.

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This is the low-spoiler guide for "How do I track down the culprit?" puzzle in Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. Unlike in normal walkthrough, you get gradual hints on how to solve the puzzle. Click the big button below to see your first hint. If the hint contains a spoiler, you will be warned about it before clicking.

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