Crime to the 9th Power - SynTax disk # PD229
                   Author: Patrick Farley

                Solution by Bev Truter on PC

Starting on the 9th floor of a building, you and Cliff Diver have
to find your way down to the 1st floor, and out.  Don't worry
about Cliff's forgetfulness in bringing objects from floor to
floor - you won't get bogged down by an enormous Inventory!

9th Floor
Hallway.  E-N-W to the North office, get memo, read memo (tells
you about a News Broadcast last night....), E-S-W-W-N, get key and
chair, W to Board Room.  Play VCR (tells you there will be a short
power cut soon).  E-S-E-S-E to South office, exam desk, open
drawer, exam drawer, get flashlight, exam flashlight.  W-N-E-E-S
to Maintenance.  Unlock locker with key, open locker, exam locker,
get tape, exam tape. N to E.Hall, push door, In Elevator.  Drop
chair, climb up chair, to Elevator Shaft where you see two clipped
wires dangling. Wait until the lights go off, light flashlight,
tape wires, down. Wait for lights to go on again, then push brass
button.

8th Floor
East Lobby.  W-N to Coat Check, get rope, S-W-W-N-W-S-S to Storage
area where you see a bottle and a pill.  Read bottle, get pill,
N-N-E to NW Ballroom with the Aquarium containing a piranha.  Drop
pill in Aquarium, wait and see what happens, get piranha. S-S to
Reception Area where the doberman confronts you, throw piranha at
dog (piranha eats dog!), E to S.Office.  Tie rope to desk, then
climb down rope.

7th Floor
South Hall. N-N, exam machine, push button to cut key, get key.
S-W-N-W, get wooden step, S-S-E, get bottle, exam bottle (it's
glue). W-N-E-E-E, unlock door with key, open door, E-N-W to top of
stairs at Stairwell. Exam stairs (a riser is missing), spread glue
on step, put step on riser, climb down stairs.


6th Floor
In Hall. Go S to Security, get revolver, N-W-W-S-S-E-N to Vault.
Do not attempt to shoot the guard, get bill, S-W-N-N-E-N.  In
N.Storage at vending machine.  Exam machine, put bill in machine,
get string.  S-E-E-S, get balloon, exam balloon, N-N-N to Office
Closet with pressurized tank.  Exam tank (contains Helium),
inflate balloon, tie string to balloon, S-S-W-W-W-S-S (on Ledge).
(The obvious thing to do turns out to be rather tricky, because of
the wording).....walk off ledge.

5th Floor
South Hall. N-E-N, get purple yarn, S-S. Exam machine, introduce
yarn to machine (Good grief!!!!), push button, and you've knitted
yourself a magnificent purple bathrobe!  Get bathrobe, N-E-E to a
ring of fire, drop bathrobe, S to bedroom, exam red button, push
button to extinguish fire, N.  Try going N in the nude, then get
bathrobe (you automatically wear it when you get it), N to
Tatiana's bedroom, where in return for rescuing Tatiana and her
siblings from the fire, she gives you a gold key.  Take key,

S-W-W-W, unlock door with key, open door, N-W-S to Stairwell,
climb down stairs.

4th Floor
Pool Lobby. N to Pool office, play VCR to learn how to dive. S-S
to Pump House, push button to fill the pool.  N-E, dive into pool,
you swim across and haul yourself out at the other end, Pool East.
N to laundry, where you can exam dryer but can't open it, S-E.  In
Cafe Lobby, get umbrella, E to Ledge, walk off Ledge.

3rd Floor
East end of Hall. W-W-W-N-E, Main Laboratory East, exam Flask, get
flask, read label, drink liquid. (This only has results if you
drink the liquid here in the Lab.) W-S, open door while still
superstrong, S-E, exam slide, slide down slide.

2nd Floor
South Hall. N to Lounge Lobby where you see some stairs, but can't
get to them through the plate glass. W, get glass, exam glass (it
has a drop left in it), S to Bandstand where you see a compressed
tree and a flute.  Get flute, put glass on tree (tree grows
instantly up to air register), climb up tree. In Air Duct, E-E,
where you see a coil of rope on the floor below. Play flute to
make rope rise up to air register, climb down rope.  You are now
in the East Hall on the other side of the plate glass. E to Top of
Stairs, climb down stairs.

1st Floor
Gallery Core. N to North Gallery, exam costume, open costume, exam
costume, exam vest, open vest, exam vest, you find a silver key,
get key.  S-W-S to West Gallery, get rope, N-N to North Gallery
where you find a VCR, play VCR to learn how to walk a tightrope.
S. You see a panel in the floor with current running through it,
and a hook on the wall opposite.  Throw rope at hook, walk across
tightrope, unlock door with key.
You are outside the building, and searching for a cab.....at last,
you have escaped and finished the game!!

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