Hints for Nick Bounty:

A Case of the Crabs

General Hints

Remember to look at all hotspots and people you find; get anything that can be picked up or try to move it if it can’t.

Objects in inventory may be able to be combined with each other – use x with y – or combined with an object or person in the current scene.

You will know when to use shoot.

Look at objects in inventory to learn more about them.

Game Hints

Nick Bounty’s Office

I don’t have anywhere else to go.

Did you look and get everything?

How about the box that Arthur was carrying?

Did you look at it?

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Shiny Barnacle Shipping Docks

The man won’t talk to me.

You need to get his attention.

Can you do something to stop his incessant scrubbing?

What can you put in the bucket?

There is nowhere new to go.

Have you examined everything else on the dock?

What about the crates?

Have you looked inside?

The lid is closed.

What can you use to open it?

Do you have a knife?

There is still nowhere new to go.

Have you looked at the crab?

Jim & His Shack O’ Crabs

Jim won’t talk to me.

What is his problem?

How can you help him?

I can’t pick up the rat.

You need to trap him.

I can’t find a rat trap.

You need to “make” one.

What do rats like?

Where can you find some cheese?

Have you been to the Blue Crab Café?

Have you found the kitchen?

I have the cheese but can’t figure out what else I need.

What do you have that could act as a trap to hold the cheese?

Remember what Nick said about the toy crab? Look at the toy crab again.

Use the cheese with the toy crab.

Jim is STILL looking for help.

Maybe you will find someone who can help him.

Blue Crab Café

I can’t get in.

You need an ID card.

I can’t find one.

You’ll have to make one.

How do I make an ID card?

Have you found a card in your travels?

Look in your office.

The machine won’t accept my old library card.

What else do you need?

Do you remember Nick said the back of the card is blank?

Have you seen a picture of a person someplace?

How can you remove the picture?

What about your knife?

The machine will not accept the card with the photo – it needs a fingerprint.

Whose prints could you take?

How about Arthur?

The card won’t work with Arthur’s hand.

Have you followed the Fingerprinting instructions?

Have you found the book?

It’s in your office.

What do I do with the book?

It’s too big.

What can you use to “abridge” it?

How about your knife?

Now look at the pamphlet you have made and follow the 5 steps.

5 Steps

Step 1. Make sure the victim has hands.

Look at Arthur’s hand.

Step 2. Get an ink pad.

Have you got or seen something that you could use as a pad?

Something absorbent?

How about a sponge?

Step 3. Swab the victim’s finger with ink.

What could you use as ink?

Check out the docks again.

Squids have ink.

How do I get it to give me ink?

What makes a squid squirt?

Frighten it.

Try the crab.

How do I collect the ink?

What do you have that is absorbent?

How about the sponge again?

Step 4. Press the finger firmly against the fingerprint card.

Now you have your ID to get in.

I’m in the café but there is nothing to do.

Have you found the kitchen?

I’m in the kitchen but there is nothing much to do.

Have you found the cheese?

Have you gone out the far door?

The Boss

I saw the Boss, but now what?

You (Nick) want to trap him.

How can you get evidence?

Have you checked the window?

How can Nick hear what the Boss is saying?

What can you use to enhance your hearing?

Have you fully explored the scene?

Did you find the tin cans?

Ever make a tin can “phone” as a child?

What else do you need?

Where could I find some string or wire?

Have you gone back to check out the alley behind the kitchen?

I see a fuse box, but I can’t open it.

Try something in your inventory.

Did you know crabs spit?

What’s that hanging from the box?

What can I do with the wires?

I guess you had a deprived childhood. Combine with the tin can halves to make your listening device.

I can’t use my listening device with Wilber the Thug standing there.

Get him out of the way.

I can’t move him.

Who can use his services?

How do I tell Jim about Wilber?

Do you have his card?

Go back and check out the alley more closely.

Did you examine the box?

Did you move the box?

Get the card and look at it.

Give Wilber’s card to Jim.

I listened in at the window, but I still need proof.

How can you “record” the conversation?

What have seen that you could combine with the tin can listening device?

The cook’s Victrola, of course!

Okay, I have the evidence but to whom do I show it?

The Boss.

My gun won’t work.

What other “weapon” do you have?