Welcome to the Message in a Haunted Mansion Walkthrough
This game is the third in HerInteractive's Nancy Drew series. There are two detective levels you can choose from. If this is your first game I recommend Junior Detective. Note: This walkthrough skips several puzzles and events that are not necessary to complete the game.
Let's get Started.
Introduction
After Nancy finishes reading the letter, you will arrive in your room at the mansion. Take a good look around the room, especially noting the tapestry that is hanging on the wall. It will be very important later on. The key in your inventory is to your luggage that is in the room.
Meeting the Suspects
Head out of your room and into the hallway. Go down the hallway then to the left. Knock on the first door on your left to meet Abby. Talk to her about the ghosts. She says that she is planning something else for tonight. Back away from her door and then go forward to the right. There is a hallway there that leads down to a hallway on the first floor. Go down the stairs and then right through the door to meet Rose.
She will tell you your first task, an inlay puzzle. Click on the floor to the right of her chair to see it. You need to use the available pieces to fill the inlay plan. You can rotate the pieces by right-clicking.
When you've finished, tell Rose, and she will give you another task. We can worry about this in a little bit. Turn around and look at the cabinet on the right. Everybody's schedule is posted there. Whenever you want to talk to someone, make sure it is between those times. If you want to spy on someone's area, come at a time when they aren't available. Now, head out the door and through the last door on the right to talk to Charlie.
Go back up the stairs and through the stained glass wooden door. Go forward and take the paintscraper from under the paint dish on the scaffolding. Then turn to the right and go through the door to the left of the grandfather clock. This is the parlor, and the other door in the room leads to Louis. The phone is in the parlor on the desk to the right. Make sure you check out the cabinet in the corner which contains a fire hydrant, and the box of papers in the chair by the fireplace. We'll go meet Louis a little later.
Exploring the Attic
Head back out of the parlor and go up the main stairs. At the top, turn to the right. Climb up the ladder and use the paint scraper to scrape off the paint. Now it looks like you'll need a key. Go to your room. Use the paintscraper on the knob at the end of Nancy's bed. You'll find a key that we'll use later. Now go to the alarm next to the bed, press Alarm, change the time to 7:00 PM, then press set. Go down to Charlie's work area. Go toward the fireplace then click on the cash register on the left. Click the far right button and take the key from the cash register. This is the key to the attic! Go open the attic and climb up.
There are several things to find in here. Turn slightly to the right and click on the desk. Use the key from the bed to open it. You should look at four different documents and the cameo picture. Then shut the top of the desk. Back away and turn a little further to the right. Take a crowbar from the wooden toolbox in front of you. Back away and turn a little further to the right. There is another toolbox, this one containing an iron. Back way and turn a little further to the right. Take a tile from the top of a barrel. Finally, turn a little further right and pull on the trap door to try to get out. The handle breaks. Use the crowbar to open the door.
Louis and the Library
Go to your room and change the time to 4:00 P.M. Head to the parlor, but this time go through the doors into the library to talk to Louis. After you talk to him, go through the stained-glass door in the main entryway. Open the small white door in the wall. This is the dumbwaiter. Attach the iron to the rope to fix it.
Go up the stairs and open the other dumbwaiter door to get another tile. Knock on the door to Abby's room. She shouldn't answer. Click on the doorknob to enter. Take a good look around her room. Note the list of animals in the "Zodiac and You" book on her bookshelf. Exit her room. Look at the watch on the side of the screen. It should be 5:00. Louis should now be gone from the library, so we can explore! Go down to the library. Go to the bookshelf to the right of the door and take the tile from behind the books.
You should now have three tiles in your inventory. Turn to the fireplace and place the three tiles in their spots. Back away and pull the handle on the left. A secret passage will open! Go into it. Go forward and take the lantern. Look up, and you'll notice a brick sticking out. Pull the brick away and look through the peephole. You should see Louis taking a book off the shelves and then hiding it in his briefcase! Exit the secret passage. Go to his laptop and log in using the following info:
Login: Louis
Password: Antiques
Click on the key. Note the code for his briefcase then go use the code to gain access to his briefcase. Look through everything, especially the book. Then exit the library.
Gum Bo Fu
In the main entryway, take a close look at the pheonix head on the left stairwell. It is missing an eye! We should stay on the lookout for it.
Head up the stairs and return to your room. Change the time to 2:00 PM. Go talk to Abby and you will be taken to a seance. After it is over, you will automatically go back to your room. Change the time to 1:00 PM. Exit your room and go toward the grand staircase. At the top of the staircase, click on the banister spirals. They move! You need to change the spindles to say "D I E G O". See the screenshot below.
Take the chinese symbol from the opening and read the letter. Then go down the parlor and use the phone to call Emily. Talk to her until an option comes up to ask about "gum bo fu". She says that she will ask around, but in the meantime you should ask everybody at the mansion. Take her advice and do just that! First talk to Abby, then Rose, then Charlie. They all have no idea what it means. Louis is the only one left to ask. Go to the library. When he asks you where you heard about it from, make sure you tell him it was from a magazine. He says that it means "House of Many Books."
Finding the Truth
Head to your room and set the alarm for 5:00 AM. Look at the chair next to your luggage. You have a letter! Open it to discover what Emily has found out about gum bo fu. Looks like Louis lied! Swivel around until you are looking toward your bed. To the right of the bed is an area of wall that is uncovered that was covered before. Click on it. It is a puzzle. Click on the buttons in this order:
A new panel will appear. Here is the order for the dial.
The safe will open. Inside you can read the documents and look in the jewelry box. Insert the chinese symbol from the stairwell into the pyramid. The next step is a turn puzzle. See the spoilers below.
Junior:
Click on the four corners then the center.
Senior:
Top row, 2nd - 2nd row, fourth - 3rd row, first - last row, third
The final puzzle is a sliding puzzle. It will end up being a pheonix, as shown below.
Here is a spoiler. Click on the tile that will move in the direction given if clicked.
Up, up, rihgt, right, down, left, up, left, down, right, right, up, left, down, right, up, left, down, left, up, right, down, left, down, right, up, left, down, right, up, right, down, left, up, up, right, down, down, left, left.
Take the jewel.
Finding the Treasure
Turn the time to 11 A.M. Head down the main staircase. Go to the pheonix head that was missing an eye and insert the jewel. Watch the cut scene. Go to the center tile and use the crowbar to lift it. The culprit will appear and knock you out. When you regain consciousness quickly make your way up the staircase using the left hand side (the side with the pheonix with the missing eye). When you start down the opposite side of the stairs, you will notice a rope that is tied on the wall to the left.
Unlease the rope to send the chandelier onto the culprit.
Congratulations! You've finished Message in a Haunted Mansion!
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