********************************* DARK HALF ********************************* by WHO-AM-I 18 September,93 Story: Thad Beaumont is a horrible book writer, but he used his brother name, George Stark to write the book. Reporter Homer and Fred Clawson reveal the identification of George Stark. Thad is very annoying. He go to the cemetery and find that his brother grave is opened but there is nothing inside the opened grave. George is alive again and he kills many people. Thad must figure a way to terminate George. Actually when Thad is six years old, he was under a surgery to remove the tumor. However there is no tumor but a twin inside Thad's brother. Twenty-three years later, George obtains power from Thad's writings and comes back to life. George kills everyone who is involved in his death. Thad must figure a way to let the natural power, the sparrow, to bring away George. Solution: --------- DAY ONE NIGHT At cemetery, LOOK AT OPEN GRAVE, walk to left, TALK TO DIGGER, answer 1, and then 2, and then 3. The digger will unlock the lock of shed. OPEN SHED DOOR and PICK UP the ROPE and the FLASHLIGHT. Meanwhile, some people is killed outside cemetery. Go out from cemetery, Thad should see the body of Homer. LOOK AT BODY, SEARCH BODY, get Homer's camera, OPEN CAMERA, get Homer's film. Follow the path to the town. At town, OPEN TAVERN DOOR, TALK TO BARTENDER, answer 1, talk again, answer 2, talk again, answer 3, PICK UP STEIN, leave tavern. Walk to right and Thad should find Homer's truck outside. SEARCH TRUCK CAB, PICK UP CIGARETTE BUTTS, PENCIL and WHISKEY BOTTLE, LOOK AT REAR-VIEW MIRROR. Leave the truck and TRAVEL TO HOME. In Thad's house, he should PICK UP BOOK ( MEAN MACHINE) and LOOK AT BOOK in the living room. Then PUSH BOOKCASE and enter the study. Inside the study, he PUSH BOOKCASE and PICK UP PAPER from the garbage bin. Go to bedroom, OPEN CLOSET, USE BLOODY WHISKEY BOTTLE IN CLOSET to hide the bottle, OPEN DRAWER, PICK UP SHIRT and USE CLEAN SHIRT. USE LAMP to sleep. Thad dreams about his surgery and the sparrow last night. DAY TWO MORNING Make sure that Thad does not carry the bloody bottle and he does put on the clean shirt, go to the living room and prepare to be questioning by the police. For the police question, answer 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1. Go to town and OPEN PHOTO SHOP DOOR, TALK TO SALESMAN at the left and GIVE FILM TO SALESMAN for development. Go to the restaurant, PULL SEAT CUSHION, PICK UP QUARTERS and LIGHTER underneath, PICK UP GLASS at the other booth, USE BOOTH, USE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON CIGARETTE BUTTS, USE PENCIL ON BLANK PIECE OF PAPER. Thad writes down " The Sparrow Are Flying Again". Meanwhile, a black Toronado is stopped outside Fred's apartment. Thad should go to the barber shop and TALK TO BARBER, answer 3, and he will know the address of Fred's apartment. Go to Fred's apartment, outside the building, PICK UP PAPER from the ground, LOOK AT CAR, TALK TO OLD LADY, LOOK AT DIRECTORY and know that Fred lives in 2nd floor. OPEN FRONT DOOR to 2nd floor, PICK UP CANISTER from the ground, WALK TO DOOR. At Fred's apartment, Thad see the dead body of Fred. LOOK AT BODY, LOOK AT WRITING, PICK UP PILLOW, OPEN CLOSET and a dog will come out. USE TEAR GAS ON DOG, USE FLASHLIGHT ON CLOSET, LOOK AT STRONGBOX but it is locked. Go to the hardware shop and TALK TO HARDWARE GUY, answer 3 and Thad will get an idea to open the strongbox. Back to home and PICK UP PLANT, PICK UP KEY under the plant and USE KEY IN CABINET, OPEN CABINET, SEARCH CABINET, PICK UP PISTOL, CLOSE CABINET. Go back to Fred's apartment, USE FLASHLIGHT ON CLOSET, USE PILLOW WITH PISTOL to reduce the shooting sound. PICK UP MONEY inside, totally 6 dollars, LOOK AT MONEY. Go to the photo shop, TALK TO SALESMAN at right, answer 1, GIVE MONEY TO SALESMAN to buy a new film, PICK UP FILM. Leave the shop and Thad's beeper will beep up. It is Liz's call. OPEN TELEPHONE BOOTH, USE QUARTERS IN PHONE and Liz says that the police are at home for him. Back to home but before going in, OPEN MAILBOX, USE PISTOL IN MAILBOX to hide the pistol. Go in and answer the questions of the police as 3, 1, 3, 1. NIGHT The police leave and Liz tells Thad that Reggie has phoned him. USE PHONE but it is the recording machine. Go to the study, USE CHAIR, USE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON CIGARETTE BUTTS, USE PENCIL ON BLANK PIECE OF PAPER. Thad writes "CATS", "RAZOR" and etc. USE LAMP to sleep and Thad will dream about Cowley couple. DAY THREE MORNING When Thad wakes up, the telephone is ringing. Go to the living room and USE TELEPHONE, it is Miriam Cowley. Go to bedroom, PICK UP NOTE from the mirror, LOOK AT NOTE FROM LIZ, SEARCH JACKET in the closet and take the 9 dollars from the jacket. Hurry to Miriam Cowley's Apartment. Outside the house, OPEN DOOR, at the lobby, PICK UP PAPER, OPEN DOOR. At Miriam Cowley's apartment, Thad see the victim. LOOK AT BODY, LOOK AT PHONE, LOOK AT PICTURE, LOOK AT POSTER, PICK UP TISSUE, LOOK AT WAD OF TISSUE, OPEN WAX OF TISSUE and find an eyeball, PICK UP FIREPLACE POKER, SEARCH VASE, USE STEIN IN FISHTANK, USE WATER IN STEIN IN VASE, USE GLASS IN FISHTANK, USE WATER IN GLASS IN VASE, PICK UP BIRD WHISTLE. OPEN DOOR and Thad will meet George. USE NEW FILM IN CAMERA, USE CAMERA ON GEORGE to take his picture, TALK TO GEORGE, USE FIREPLACE POKER ON GEORGE to attack him. Then George leave. OPEN DOOR and Thad go to the lobby, PUSH BUTTON to get down. Go to town, go to the photo shop, TALK TO SALESMAN at left, GIVE MONEY TO SALESMAN, 6 dollars for film development, PICK UP PHOTOS, LOOK AT PICTURE OF KILLER. Now Thad has 3 dollars left. GIVE BOOK TO SALESMAN at left, and he will give back 6 dollars to Thad. Now Thad has 9 dollars again. WALK TO UNIVERSITY, USE ROPE ON TREE to go in Reggie's office. When talk to Reggie, answer 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. USE WINDOW to leave. Go to barber shop, TALK TO BARBER, since his manner is very bad, TALK TO BARBER, answer 3, to threaten him, then the barber goes away. PICK UP RAZOR and LOOK AT VERY DULL RAZOR. Go to hardware shop, TALK TO HARDWARE GUY, he will say that a man with cap is left a message for Thad, PICK UP NOTE, LOOK AT NOTE FROM GEORGE. TALK TO HARDWARE GUY, answer 1, GIVE MONEY TO HARDWARE GUY, PICK UP CROWBAR. Thad can use the crowbar to break the sealed door of Fred's apartment and Miriam Cowley's apartment. TRAVEL TO HOME, answer the police as 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3. NIGHT Meanwhile, Rick Cowley is under the 24-hour protection of the police but the shadow of George is coming for RICK. Go to the study, USE CHAIR, USE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON CIGARETTE BUTTS, USE PENCIL ON BLANK PIECE OF PAPER, Thad writes "I'm falling apart...". Go to bedroom, USE LAMP to sleep. Thad dreams about Cowley couple again. At 4 o'clock, Thad is waked up by the telephone rings. USE PHONE and it is George. Thad must go to Rick office but he have to find a way to elude the police. Go outside and LOOK AT TREE BRANCHES, PULL TREE BRANCHES and get a tree branch. Go back to the living room, USE TREE BRANCH IN BOWL, USE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON BRANCH IN BOWL and set off the smoke alarm. Click on the left of the cabinet, i.e. hide beside the cabinet, to elude the police. TRAVEL TO RICK COWLEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK. Thad takes taxi to New York and when he arrives, OPEN DOOR to go to Rick's office. The cops and Rick are all killed. The telephone on Rick's desk is ringing, USE TELEPHONE and it is George again. LOOK AT COP, LOOK AT RICK, PICK UP NOTE beside the foot of the cop near the door, LOOK AT NOTES, LOOK AT BOOK, WALK TO DOOR, USE TAXI. TRAVEL TO DR PRITCHARD AT THE HOSPITAL. DAY FOUR MORNING Thad arrives the hospital in the moring, WALK TO ENTRANCE. Thad talks Dr Pritchard as 3, 2, 1 and Doctor will leave. LOOK AT CART, LOOK AT DRAWER, OPEN DRAWER, SEARCH DRAWER, PICK UP SCALPEL and FIRST AID KIT. Meanwhile George kills Dr Pritchard and then he drives the black Toronda towards Thad's home. Thad USE PHONE to call Liz and tell her to leave at once. Back to the University, talk to Reggie with either 3, 2 or 1. At the same time, the police do not let Liz go. The telephone rings again and it is George again. Reggie give a set of disguise to Thad. USE DISGUISE before leaving Reggie's office. USE WINDOW and TRAVEL TO HOME. When Thad gets back to home, he see Liz is tied at the chair. USE SCALPEL ON ROPES and free Liz. PUSH BOOKCASE but it is stuck. George is writing in the study. Go to the bedroom and take back the WHISKEY BOTTLE, OPEN FIRST AID KIT and get some GUAZE, USE GUAZE IN BLOODY WHISKEY BOTTLE. Go back to the living room, USE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON BOTTLE WITH WICK, USE MOLOTOV COCKTAIL ON BOOKCASE to bomb away the bookcase. WALK TO HOLE IN WALL and George and Thad will sit down face to face. George uses his sharp razor to threaten Thad for helping him to do the writing. Answer 3, 1 and George will leave his seat and take another new pencil. So while this time, USE VERY DULL RAZOR ON TABLE to exchange with George 's razor. Answer to George as 2, 3, 3, 2 and a lot of sparrows will come and bring away George.