Letters from Home - a walkthrough. Release 4 / Serial number 000925 [when you meet him] >EXAMINE FAT MAN >ASK ANDY FOR KEY [then, when you meet him] >EXAMINE TALL MAN >ASK BILL FOR KEY [game starts here] Landing >EXAMINE QUOTATION >TAKE CLOCK >LOOK IN CLOCK >EXAMINE TILE >DOWN Foot of the stairs >READ NOTE >DRINK TEA >SW Entrance hall >EXAMINE FIREPLACE >EXAMINE DATE >TAKE FIVE >ENTER FIREPLACE Entrance hall (in the fireplace) >SEARCH ASHES >TAKE CLUE 5D >OUT Entrance hall >EXAMINE BICYCLE >OPEN REAR LAMP >TAKE BATTERY, FRONT LAMP >OPEN FRONT LAMP >PUT BATTERY IN FRONT LAMP >CLOSE FRONT LAMP >LOOK IN SADDLEBAG >TAKE OIL >SOUTH Study >EXAMINE DESK >EXAMINE ARTICLES >TAKE INDEFINITE ARTICLE >NORTH Entrance hall >SE Billiards room >TAKE ROD, BALL >LOOK UNDER TABLE >TAKE CHALK >EAST Library >EXAMINE BOOKS >TAKE WHY SIGN >EXAMINE SHINY ARMOUR >RAISE SHINY SWORD >EXAMINE RUSTY ARMOUR >OIL RUSTY ARMOUR >RAISE RUSTY SWORD >SWITCH LAMP >EAST Cellar >TAKE WATER >LOOK IN PIT >EXAMINE BOTTLE >TAKE BOTTLE >TAKE CLUE 7A >GO TO HALL Entrance hall >PUSH BICYCLE NE Foot of the stairs >PUSH BICYCLE NE Enclosed courtyard >EXAMINE TREE >UP Enclosed courtyard (up the tree) >LOOK IN NEST >PUT BALL IN NEST >TAKE EGG >DROP EGG >DOWN Enclosed courtyard >TAKE TREE, CLUE 9A >NE Drawing room >TAKE PENCIL, PAD >EXAMINE PENCIL >EXAMINE SYMBOL >TAKE SYMBOL >NORTH Dining room >EXAMINE FLOOR >EXAMINE CRACK >JUMP >PUT PAD ON CRACK >TAKE PEA >WEST Kitchen >LOOK IN SINK >TAKE EARRINGS >EXAMINE LEFT EARRING >EXAMINE RIGHT EARRING >OPEN LAMP >TAKE BATTERY >DROP BATTERY >ATTACH CATHODE TO BATTERY >PUT CATHODE IN WATER >ATTACH ANODE TO BATTERY >PUT ANODE IN WATER >TAKE GAS AT ANODE >WEST Scullery >OPEN FRIDGE >EXAMINE THERMOMETER >TAKE TEMPERATURE, CLUE 2D >WEST Office >OPEN PRESS >EXAMINE TYPE >TAKE DASH >GO TO LANDING Landing >UP Top of the stairs >EXAMINE CARPET >LOOK UNDER CARPET >TAKE CLUE 8A >WEST Gallery >EXAMINE PORTRAITS >EXAMINE ADMIRAL >TAKE EYE >SW Sewing room >EXAMINE PATTERN >SEARCH PATTERN >TAKE CLUE 6D >EXAMINE CLOTH >EXAMINE COTTON >TAKE COTTON >SOUTH Mama's bedroom >SWITCH RADIO >LISTEN TO RADIO >TAKE RHYTHM >NORTH Sewing room >NORTH Nursery >EXAMINE RECORDS >TAKE KAYE >NORTH School-room >EXAMINE BLACKBOARD >WRITE THREE ON BLACKBOARD >TAKE EQUATION >NORTH Music room >EXAMINE VIOLIN >TAKE G STRING >NE Tutor's room >EXAMINE PARCEL >TAKE MONSIEUR >UNWRAP PARCEL >EAST Guest bedroom >EXAMINE TABLE >OPEN DRAWER >TAKE BOOK >EXAMINE BOOK >TAKE SLIP >EXAMINE SPINE >TAKE LOG >SE Alcove >EXAMINE PAD >TAKE MORSE >SOUTH Long corridor >LOOK THROUGH WINDOW >TAKE EWES >SW [assuming you've now met Andy and Bill and so have the key] Top of the stairs >UNLOCK DOOR >EAST Attic >TAKE NEWSPAPER >EXAMINE NEWSPAPER >EXAMINE CAPTION >TAKE DELANO >WEST Top of the stairs >SE Papa's dressing room >TAKE BRUSH, COMB >DIP COMB IN POT >WAVE COMB >TAKE BEE >SOUTH Papa's bedroom >EXAMINE MAN >LISTEN TO MAN >TAKE SNORING >NORTH Papa's dressing room >NW Top of the stairs >BRUSH CARPET >EXAMINE CARPET >TAKE JAY >DOWN Landing >INVENTORY >EXAMINE NEWSPAPER >EXAMINE CROSSWORD >EXAMINE 4A. WRITE JACKDAWS IN GRID >EXAMINE 6D. WRITE LOVE IN GRID >EXAMINE 9A. WRITE MY IN GRID >EXAMINE 8A. WRITE BIG IN GRID >EXAMINE 5D. WRITE SPHINX IN GRID >EXAMINE 7A. WRITE OF IN GRID >EXAMINE 2D. WRITE QUARTZ IN GRID >EXAMINE CROSSWORD >INVENTORY [if it's before 10:55 and the taxi hasn't yet arrived] >WAIT FOR TAXI >DOWN Foot of the stairs >SW Entrance hall >OPEN DOOR >WEST [game ends here]