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Police Quest 4 Walkthrough

  1. HINTS FOR POLICE QUEST 4

    Police Quest 4: Open Season

    1 ... The Murder Scene

    Problem:
    What do I do at the murder scene in the alley?

    Hint:
    Talk to everyone at the murder scene. Click the eye icon
    on the slain police
    officer's body. In the close-up view, click your notebook
    on the body and the
    cigarette lying on the ground. Exit the close-up view of
    the body and click
    your notebook on the graffiti on the wall of the
    convenience store. Use your
    car keys to unlock your car's trunk. Pick up the homicide
    kit. Click the eye
    icon on the body of Bob Hickman. Click the chalk from the
    homicide kit on the
    cigarette and the body. Exit the close-up view. Open the
    dumpster and click
    your notebook on the body inside. Talk to Nobles about the body.

    Problem:
    I've marked and notated all the evidence, why is everyone just standing around?

    Hint:
    In the close-up view of the slain officer, make sure
    you have clicked the
    notebook and the chalk on the body and the cigarette.
    Also click the notebook
    on the graffiti on the wall and the body in the dumpster.
    After you have marked
    and notated everything, talk to Julie Chester until
    she photographs and
    collects all the evidence.

    2 ... Monday

    Problem:
    What should I do in the office in the morning?

    Hint:
    Talk to Hal Bottoms. Look at your desk. Click the hand icon
    on the memo in your
    in basket. Open the left hand drawer and remove the
    photograph. Open the right
    hand drawer and pick up a 3.14 Follow Up form. In your
    inventory, click your
    notebook on the 3.14 Form. Still in the inventory, click
    the eye icon on the
    photograph. Remember the password written on the
    photograph. Give the 3.14 Form
    and the crime scene report to Hal. Click the hand icon on
    the computer in the
    back of the office. The ID number is the same as your
    badge number, 612. The
    password is 'gunner'. Select 'Gang Information' and then
    'Rude Boys Get Bail'
    from the computer screen. When you are finished reading
    about the gang, click
    on CANCEL and then LOGOUT to exit the computer. Leave the
    office and take the
    elevator to the first floor.

    Problem:
    How do I get past the pushy reporter in front of Parker Center?

    Hint:
    There is no graceful way out of this situation. After you have heard enough,
    click the hand icon on the reporter.

    Problem:
    What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?

    Hint:
    Show Sherry your badge. Talk to Russ, the Coroner's
    assistant. Talk to Sam
    Nobles, the Coroner. Click your notebook on Bob
    Hickman's body. Before you
    leave, take the personal belongings of Bob Hickman and
    Bobby Washington from
    the counter in the room where you talked to Russ. Return
    the personal items to
    the grieving families.

    Problem:
    What should I do at Bob Hickman's house?

    Hint:
    Knock on the door. Talk to Valerie. Inside, give
    Katherine Bob Hickman's
    personal belongings. If you talk to Katherine about
    Bob's drug and alcohol
    problem, she will become upset. When she leaves the room,
    talk to Valerie again
    until she mentions the closet. Open the closet door and
    take the bottle of
    pills from the denim jacket.

    Problem:
    I need to brush up at the L.A. Police Academy target range.

    Hint:
    Take the buff colored 13.5.1 form from the counter at the L.A. Police Academy
    Target Range. Give the form to Bert. Take the wallet from
    inventory and click
    it on Bert. Pick up the box of ammo that Bert places on
    the counter. Pick up
    the head gear. Exit this screen to the right. In the
    firing range screen, walk
    forward. Take the head gear from inventory and click it
    on John Carey. When
    your gun is set to low ready, wait for a target to appear,
    then quickly aim and
    fire. When it is time to reload, open your inventory and
    click the ammo on your
    gun. When you are finished, drop the head gear off at the front counter.

    Problem:
    What should I do in South Central L.A.?

    Hint:
    From the scene of the previous night's murder, exit the
    screen to the left. Go
    inside the store and take an apple from the counter and
    some glue from the
    display rack on the right. Click your wallet on the
    proprietor to pay. Outside,
    walk 2 screens to the left. There are two kids standing
    in front of a burned
    out building. Show your badge to the kid who is standing
    up. Talk to him until
    he repeats himself. Click the hand icon on the door of the
    burned out building.
    Inside, click the hand icon on the bullet holes in the
    cinder block wall. Use
    the putty knife from the homicide kit to loosen the
    slugs in all 16 bullet
    holes. Click the plastic bags from the homicide kit on
    each bullet hole. Exit
    the close-up view of the wall. Leave this screen by
    exiting to the left. You
    should now be back at the scene of the previous
    night's murder. Exit this
    screen to the right. Show your badge to the little girl.
    Question her. Give her
    the apple you bought at the convenience store. Leave this
    screen to the right.
    Show Mrs. Washington your badge. Give her Bobby's
    personal possessions.
    Question her.

    Problem:
    The guard won't let me back into Parker Center!

    Hint:
    Take the Parker Center ID from inventory and click it on John Carey.

    Problem:
    I'm back at Parker Center, now what?
    Hint:
    Take the elevator to the basement level by pressing the 'B'
    button. Walk to the
    end of the hall and give Julie Chester the glue from the
    Lucky Mart store and
    the pills from Bob Hickman's closet. Take the elevator
    to the fourth floor.
    Walk to the end of the hall and talk to Teddy. Give him
    the bullets from the
    burned out building. Tell him they are for 'Shelf
    Storage'. Take the elevator
    to the third floor. Return to your office. When the phone
    rings, answer it by
    clicking the hand icon first on your desk and then on
    the phone. Exit your
    office and go to the first floor. Save your game!

    Problem:
    I keep getting killed in South Central!

    Hint:
    When trouble starts, crouch down beside your car by
    clicking the walk icon next
    to the rear door. Click the Kevlar vest that Katherine
    Hickman gave you on John
    Carey. Click the walk icon near the trunk of the car
    twice. Take the car keys
    from inventory and click them on the trunk. When the trunk
    is open, click the
    keys on the shotgun. Click the hand icon on the shotgun to
    pick it up. Exit the
    view of the trunk.

    Problem:
    How do I shoot the bad guys?

    Hint:
    Once you have taken the shotgun from the car's trunk,
    open your inventory and
    select the shotgun. Click it on the burned out building.
    Now you can aim the
    shotgun and click to fire. If you use all the shells, you
    have one chance to
    reload. You can reload by opening your inventory and
    clicking the shells on the
    shotgun. If you run out of shells, you can still load and use your Baretta.

    3 ... Tuesday

    Problem:
    What should I do at my office in Parker Center?

    Hint:
    After talking to Lieutenant Block, talk to Hal Bottoms. Go
    to your desk, take a
    3.14 form from the right-hand drawer and click your
    notebook on it in
    inventory. Take the elevator to the 'B' level and pick up
    your gun from SIDS.
    Question Julie Chester.

    Problem:
    I'm at Yo Money's house, what now?

    Hint:
    Click your notebook on the body outline on the lawn.
    Walk towards the house.
    Search the bushes in front Yo Money's front door. You
    will find a red shoe.
    Pick it up. Knock on the front door and show your badge to
    the bodyguard. Talk
    to him. Inside, show the shoe to his Yo Money's
    girlfriend. Talk to Yo Money
    about his enemies.

    Problem:
    What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?

    Hint:
    Talk to Sam Nobles about the body of the slain officer, Rene Garcia.

    Problem:
    What should I do when I return to Parker Center?

    Hint:
    Wear your Parker Center ID. Give the completed 3.14 form to
    Hal. Click the hand
    icon on the computer in the rear of the office. Enter
    serial number 612 and the
    password GUNNER. Select HATE CRIMES from the main menu.
    Type in the name that
    Yo Money mentioned: Walker. Click on CANCEL. Click on LOGOUT.

    Problem:
    I'm in South Central, what do I need here?

    Hint:
    Go to Mrs. Washington's house and question LaSondra about the lady she saw.

    Problem:
    I'm at Dennis Walker's house, now what?

    Hint:
    Knock on the door and when Dennis Walker answers, show
    him your badge. Click
    the talk icon on him. Inside Dennis Walker's apartment,
    talk to him again.
    Before you touch his radio, be sure to save your game!

    Problem:
    Help! I keep getting stabbed by Dennis Walker's girlfriend!

    Hint:
    Save your game. You must act quickly. Take the gun from your inventory and
    click it on Dennis Walker's girlfriend. Select the talk
    icon and click it on
    her twice, once to make her freeze, and once to drop the
    weapon. Once she is
    kneeling with her hands on her head, immediately take
    the handcuffs from
    inventory and click them on her.

    Problem:
    I arrested Walker's girlfriend, now what?

    Hint:
    Return to Parker Center. Talk to Mrs. Garcia. Click the
    hand icon on your desk.
    Take the memo from your in-box. Inside your inventory,
    click the eye icon on
    the memo to read it. Go to the Hickman's house and talk to
    Katherine. When you
    leave the Hickman's house you will automatically go to the Short Stop bar.

    Problem:
    Do I need anything at the Short Stop bar?

    Hint:
    Take some pretzels from the bowl on the table. Talk to Sam and Julie.

    4 ... Wednesday

    Problem:
    How do I avoid getting killed at City Hall?

    Hint:
    Save your game. Walk to the front. Respond to the
    questions. When Dennis Walker
    starts to attack you, quickly take the gun from your
    inventory and click it on
    him. Click the talk icon on Dennis Walker first to make
    him freeze and second
    to make him drop his weapon. When Dennis Walker is
    kneeling with his hands on
    his head, immediately take the handcuffs from your
    inventory and click them on
    him.

    Problem:
    What should I do at Parker Center?

    Hint:
    Talk to Hal Bottoms. Take a 3.14 form from your desk and
    click the notebook on
    it. Give the 3.14 form to Hal.

    Problem:
    How do I qualify at the L.A. Police Academy?

    Hint:
    Take a green form from the counter at the target range.
    Give it to the officer
    who works there. Pick up the box of ammo and the head
    gear. Exit the screen to
    the right. In the firing range screen, walk forward. Take
    the head gear from
    inventory and click it on John Carey. When you are ready
    to qualify, take the
    gun from inventory and click it on the view of the firing
    range. When your gun
    is set to low ready, wait for a target to appear. Quickly
    aim and fire at the
    targets. When it's time to reload, open your inventory
    and click the ammo on
    your gun. When you are finished give the head gear to Bert on the way out.

    Problem:
    What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?

    Hint:
    Visit Sam and question him.
    Hint:
    Show your badge at the window to get the code for the day.
    Talk to the yardman
    to give him the code and question him about the patrol car.
    Click the hand icon
    on the patrol car. Take the newspaper clipping from the car
    seat. Click the eye
    icon on the newspaper clipping to read it.

    Problem:
    I'm at Griffith Park, what should I do?

    Hint:
    Give the dog the pretzels you picked up at the Short
    Stop bar. If you don't
    have the pretzels, you can go back to the bar and get them
    by clicking the hand
    icon on one of the bowls on the tables. After the dog
    leaves Griffith Park,
    walk to the tree with the yellow police banner around it.
    In the close-up view,
    click the hand icon on the disturbed dirt. Take the
    plastic bags from the
    homicide kit in inventory and click them on the bone that is revealed.

    Problem:
    What do I do with this bone?

    Hint:
    Question Sam about the bodies in the car. Give him the
    bone you unearthed at
    Griffith Park.

    Problem:
    What do I do at Hollywood and Vine?

    Hint:
    Question the man in front of Ragin' Records and the Bitty
    Kitty Club. Enter the
    Bitty Kitty Club. If the club is not open yet, you
    need to look at the
    newspaper clipping from the patrol car at the impound
    lot. Inside the Bitty
    Kitty, show your badge to Electra and question her. Show
    her the shoe you found
    at Yo Money's house. Question her about Barbie. Light her
    cigarette with the
    lighter that is on the bar. Leave the Bitty Kitty, and
    pick up the mirror that
    is laying on the street next to your car. Enter Ragin'
    Records and question the
    proprietor. Return to the Bitty Kitty, show your badge to
    Barbie and question
    her. Show her the shoe.

    Problem:
    Wednesday never ends. What did I miss?

    Hint:
    Go to the L.A. County Morgue. You should see a news team
    questioning Sherry and
    the day will end. If this doesn't happen, you have
    missed something. Did you
    get the newspaper clipping from the patrol car at the
    Impound Lot? Did you look
    at the clipping in your inventory? Did you go to the
    Bitty Kitty and question
    Electra and Barbie after showing them your badge? Did you
    show them both the
    shoe from Yo Money's house? Did you question the
    proprietor of Ragin' Records
    about the patrol car and the abandoned car? Did you give
    the bone from Griffith
    Park to the coroner?

    5 ... Thursday

    Problem:
    What do I need to do at the L.A. County Morgue?

    Hint:
    Question Sam about the Skeletal Remains and John and Jane Doe.

    Problem:
    What should I do at Parker Center?

    Hint:
    Go to SIDS and question Julie Chester. In your office, fill
    out a 3.14 form and
    give it to Hal. Click on the door in the back of the
    office to talk to
    Lieutenant Block.

    Problem:
    What do I do at the Impound Lot?

    Hint:
    Click your badge on the Impound Lot window. Enter the lot
    through the gate on
    the right. Talk to the yardman to give him the code
    word and then again to
    question him about the car. Look at the car license plate
    and write down the
    number: E2BSY669.

    Problem:
    What do I do with the license plate number?

    Hint:
    Back in your office at Parker Center log in to the
    computer. Select DMV. Enter
    the license plate number E2BSY669. Select CANCEL and then
    LOGOUT to exit the
    computer.

    Problem:
    What should I do at the Social Services office?

    Hint:
    Show your badge to Nora. Question her. In Luella Parker's
    office, click the eye
    icon on the desk. Pick up the case files and the audio
    tape. Leave Luella's
    office and question Nora again. In inventory, click the
    eye icon on the case
    files and note the names.

    Problem:
    What do I do at Hollywood and Vine?

    Hint:
    Enter Ragin' Records and give the audio tape to the
    proprietor. Click the eye
    icon on the counter. Click the hand icon on a drumstick.
    Take the drumstick
    from the counter. Leave the record store and go next door
    to the Bitty Kitty
    Club. Question Barbie Cann about Luella Parker.

    Problem:
    What should I do at the 3rd Eye Theater?

    Hint:
    Click the hand icon on the ticket booth. Show your badge
    to the man in the
    booth. Talk to him. Click the hand icon on the theater
    doors on the left to
    enter the theater lobby. Question Mitchell Thurman about
    Luella Parker. Drink
    the tea he offers you. Enter the movie theater by clicking
    the hand icon on the
    doors to the right of the concession stand. After the dream
    sequence, leave the
    theater and go to South Central.

    Problem:
    What should I do I in South Central?

    Hint:
    Enter the burned out building and take the piece of rope from the boxes.

    Problem:
    How do I deal with this dog at Griffith Park?

    Hint:
    Click the rope you got from the burned out building on the dog.

    6 ... The Alley and End Game

    Problem:
    I'm stuck in an alley.

    Hint:
    Click the hand icon on the homicide kit. Take the pry bar
    and click it on the
    double doors to the left.

    Problem:
    Help, I'm stuck in a really, really dark room!
    Hint:
    Take the flashlight from the homicide kit and click it on
    the screen. Move the
    flashlight beam around until you find a wooden door. Moving
    the flashlight beam
    near the edge of the screen will allow you to examine a
    different wall. Take
    the putty knife from the homicide kit and click it on the
    wooden door. Click
    the hand icon on the door to open it.

    Problem:
    How do I keep the dog from attacking me?

    Hint:
    Click the glue on the drumstick. Click the mirror
    from your car on the
    drumstick. You now have a makeshift periscope! Click this
    device on the crack
    in the door at the top of the stairs. When you see a
    'coast is clear' message,
    click the hand icon on the door to enter the kitchen. Open
    the refrigerator to
    make a shocking discovery.

    Problem:
    How do I get by the dog blocking the hallway?

    Hint:
    Give the dog the bottle of sedatives you got from Bob Hickman's closet.

    Problem:
    I'm in the room at the end of the hall. Where do I go from here?

    Hint:
    Open the closet. Click the hand icon on the rug in the closet. Click the hand
    icon on the secret trap door. At the bottom of the
    ladder, exit towards the
    rear of the storage room. Note the woman in the theater
    seats. Exit to the
    theater lobby at the top of the screen. In the theater
    lobby, there are three
    soft drink cans on the display case. Take the one on the
    right. In inventory,
    click the hand icon on the can to reveal a skeleton key.
    Return to the movie
    theater and click the skeleton key on the door to the
    right of the movie
    screen. Use the flashlight from the homicide kit.

    Problem:
    How do I avoid being attacked by the psycho when I open the door?

    Hint:
    There is no way to avoid being attacked by the psycho.

    Problem:
    The dog won't let me get up from the living room floor!

    Hint:
    Pick up the ball and throw it out the window.

    Problem:
    How do I defeat the psycho?

    Hint:
    Take the can of hair spray from the medicine cabinet in the
    bathroom. Return to
    the refrigerator and take the cigarette lighter from the
    corpse's mouth. Save
    your game. Before you enter the room at the end of the
    hall, click the lighter
    on the hair spray to make a torch. Enter the room at the
    end of the hall and
    click the torch on the murderer.

    *****THE END*****

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