Up until now, Chapter 3 ofThe Rise of the Golden Idolhas been quite confusing. There’s something of a jump between the end of Chapter 2 and the events you’ve witnessed so far, with lots of questions going unanswered. This case, which is the bloodiest of the lot, has some crucial answers.

As ever, there are characters to be identified and a series of events to figure out, but we’re also delving into some pretty esoteric stuff here. The eponymous idol and its secrets are starting to get unravelled, piece by piece and knot by knot. Let us help you.

The masks on the wall in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

All Word Locations

There are 44 words to find in this scene, split between a bloody room and the entryway.

Device on the right

The woman in the corner in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Woman in the corner

Man in the chair

A word wall and Alex Remington in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Men on the left

Card on the floor

Neva confronting the OPIG scientists in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Panel on the back wall

Woman on the phone

The two hired goons in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Coat on the coat hook

Drawers on the right

Sam on the phone in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Woman on the right

Woman with statue

Board on the left

We have eight people to identify in this case.

Solution

The positions of the names in the table below correspond to their positions in the panel in-game.

From top to bottom, the symbols are:

All Event Solutions

The events panel here is one of the most involved you’ve solved yet, but it isn’t too hard if you take your time.

Tesa Nevariand some of herdedicantswere at theHarmony Foundationfor aprocedure.

The aim was to firsteliminate hatredand thenreplenish empathy, resulting inenlightenment.

However, they were interrupted by people who wanted toseizeeverything at theHarmony Foundation.

Because of this,Billy Greer shot Alex Remingstonwith aTaser.

All Motive Solutions

Upon completing the Events panel, you’ll unlock the final panel of the case: the Motive panel.

The motive here is family. The pictures you must select are: