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<P>THE LAST EXPRESS</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>
<P>This walkthrough assumes you are familiar with operating the game's =
user=20
interface. </P>
<P>The Last Express is not a completely linear game, so this walkthrough =
is only=20
one order of events while others will also lead to a successful game =
completion.=20
</P>
<P>The events in this game do not always happen at the same time or in =
same=20
place for each game played. For this reason you may find it difficult to =
follow=20
this walkthrough exactly. You may get behind schedule and miss =
opportunities.=20
Usually you will get another chance to perform critical actions. If the =
game=20
ends prematurely you can always rewind. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>General Hints</P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>1.Whenever the conductors are not at their stations take a look at =
their=20
books. One of them sketches the passengers. These pictures may provide =
clues.=20
Check this book as often as you can. As the journey progresses, you will =
find=20
more sketches in his book. The other book contains the passenger list. =
2.The=20
newspaper in the smoking compartment contains interesting political =
information.=20
3.Whenever the conductors' views are blocked you can try to enter other=20
passenger's compartments. 4.When the guard leaves his office in the =
baggage car,=20
usually to make announcements for meals or stops, you can explore the =
forward=20
baggage compartment. 5.Eavesdrop as much as possible. 6.Engage the other =

passengers in conversation as often as possible. This walkthrough will =
not=20
enable you to listen to every conversation, but you will hear most of =
them.=20
7.Follow the passengers when they move. This may represent another =
opportunity=20
for eavesdropping or conversation. 8.This game, although mainly a puzzle =
solving=20
adventure, involves a few action sequences where you have to fight with =
an=20
assailant. The fights involve hand-eye coordination and fast reactions. =
They get=20
increasingly difficult as the game progresses. The game will end =
prematurely if=20
you lose the fight. But with practice you will win. Don't despair! 9.To =
begin=20
with you will be unfamiliar with the layout of the train. Here is the =
initial=20
configuration: </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>CarCompartments in Car Rear of TrainPrivate Car:BedroomConcert =
RoomRear=20
Sleeping Car:Compartments 1-9 Forward Sleeping Car:Compartments A-I =
Restaurant=20
Car:Smoking Compartment Dining CompartmentKitchenBaggage Car:Passenger=20
Compartment Guard's OfficeBaggage AreaEngineFront of Train</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>24th July 1914, Paris to Chalons </P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>19:14 Tyler Whitney looks out from the stationary Orient Express. He =
is=20
clearly expecting someone. </P>
<P>19:39 The Orient Express has left Paris. Robert Cath jumps on to the =
moving=20
train. </P>
<P>At this point you take control of Cath's actions. You are positioned =
between=20
the Private Car and the Rear Sleeping Car. Turn right and go into the =
Rear=20
Sleeping Car. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Find Compartment 1. This is Tyler Whitney's compartment. Open the =
door and go=20
inside. You find Tyler's dead body. You must get rid of the body or you =
will be=20
arrested for Tyler's murder! Open the compartment window. Pick up =
Tyler's body=20
and throw it out of the window. Your jacket is bloody. If the conductor =
sees you=20
like this you will be arrested, so swap it for Tyler's jacket hanging =
near the=20
window. Get Tyler's case down from the rack and open it. Read Cath's =
telegram to=20
Tyler. Take the Russian scroll. Try to read it. You are going to need a=20
translator! </P>
<P>19:40 First Service Dinner is announced. </P>
<P>Go to the Restaurant Car. On your way through the Smoking =
Compartment, stop=20
and listen to Sophie and Rebecca chatting. </P>
<P>Go into the Dining Compartment and talk with the older man sitting by =

himself, August Schmidt. Tyler &amp; August clearly had a deal! You have =
to find=20
some gold or this deal will go ahead. After August returns to his =
compartment,=20
stay in the Dining Compartment. Now talk to the younger man sitting on =
his own,=20
Alexei Dolnikov. When Alexei leaves pick up his book and take the =
timetable=20
inside it. Note he has marked the time 10:40 on the timetable. Alexei =
returns=20
shortly to retrieve his book. Listen to the elderly gentleman and young =
woman=20
chatting. This is the Count and Tatiana, his granddaughter </P>
<P>Leave the Restaurant Car and walk through the Sleeping Cars, until =
you=20
encounter the child Francois Boutarel blowing a whistle. Follow Francois =
to=20
Compartment D. He will tell his mother how he saw a dead man being =
thrown from=20
the train! </P>
<P>Return to the Dining Compartment. When the elegant woman, Anna, =
enters, talk=20
to her. </P>
<P>Go into the Smoking Compartment and show Alexei the Russian scroll. =
He wasn't=20
very helpful. You will need someone else who is fluent in Russian </P>
<P>Return to the Dining Compartment. Listen to the Boutarel's =
discussion. Listen=20
and watch August flirting with Anna. </P>
<P>Leave and walk through to the Rear Sleeping Car. The conductor tells =
you that=20
you are requested to go to the Private Car. Do so. </P>
<P>20:30 Second Service Dinner is announced. </P>
<P>In the Private Car, you meet Kronos and Tahina. Kronos alludes to a =
very=20
significant exchange of something highly valuable...and a very heavy =
briefcase.=20
Return to the Dining Car. </P>
<P>The Count and Tatiana are leaving. Follow them. As they go through =
the=20
Smoking Compartment, Alexei confronts the Count. Talk to Alexei. He =
leaves. </P>
<P>Return to the Dining Compartment and listen to Sophie and Rebecca's=20
discussion. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Return to your compartment, number 1, and you will be attacked by =
Milos. When=20
you win the fight by disarming him, he will talk to you. </P>
<P>Leave your compartment and walk toward the Restaurant Car. You should =
see=20
Tahina in the Sleeping Cars corridor searching other people's =
compartments for=20
something. </P>
<P>Go to the Dining Compartment and go through the curtain. The chef and =
his=20
apprentice are chatting. Return to the Sleeping Cars Corridor. </P>
<P>21:16 The train arrives at Epernay </P>
<P>You should see Tahina leaving your compartment, stopping outside =
Anna's then=20
entering someone else's. </P>
<P>21:19 The French police board the train. You must hide or you will be =

arrested! I found the best place to hide was in the Count's washroom. Go =
into=20
Compartment A, then into the washroom. Stay here until you here the =
police=20
disembark. Go out to the corridor. </P>
<P>At Compartment D, Mme Boutarel, Francois and the conductor discuss =
the police=20
investigation. When Anna appears talk to her. </P>
<P>Tatiana goes to the door area between the Private Car and the Rear =
Sleeping=20
Car. </P>
<P>The guard and conductors chat at the conductors' stations. </P>
<P>Go to the Smoking Compartment and listen to Anna and August chatting. =
</P>
<P>21:41 The train arrives at Chalons-sur-Marne </P>
<P>21:46 The train leaves Chalons-sur-Marne </P>
<P>Return to your compartment and go to sleep. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>25th July 1914, Strasbourg to Ulm</P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>You seem to have woken up. Get up, leave the compartment then go back =
in. You=20
are having a nightmare about Tyler. You wake up. </P>
<P>03:38 The train arrives at Strasbourg </P>
<P>Go to Compartment F and talk with Anna. Go to Compartment A. The =
Count is=20
having an attack. Afterwards, listen to Anna confiding in Tatiana. She =
knows her=20
compartment has been searched, She wants Tatiana to take care of =
something for=20
her. Return to Compartment F and talk with Anna.. Anna then goes into =
Tatiana's=20
compartment then returns to her own. </P>
<P>Return to your own compartment and go to sleep. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>25th July 1914, Ulm to Munich </P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New" size=3D2>
<P>When you wake up you find a scarf. </P>
<P>Leave the compartment. You should see Francois playing with the =
whistle. He=20
will show it to you. </P>
<P>Visit Compartment G. Milos will chat with you. You now know that =
Tyler was to=20
conduct an arms deal with August. He was going to exchange an item known =
as the=20
"Firebird" for gold. Then the gold was to buy the guns from August for =
the=20
Serbian resistance movement. </P>
<P>Back in the corridor or in Compartment D, Francois has a new game. =
The guard=20
and conductor chat about a missing master key. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Francois chats with his mother about a beetle. </P>
<P>Go to the Dining Compartment and talk to Tatiana. She will offer to =
translate=20
the Firebird Scroll for you. She then gets up to talk to Alexei. </P>
<P>Go to the Smoking Compartment, and listen to Sophie and Rebecca =
chatting with=20
August. Sit down at the table under the clock. Take the box of matches =
from your=20
pocket and remove the matches. Catch the beetle in the match box. This =
may take=20
several attempts! </P>
<P>Walk through the Sleeping Cars corridors until you meet August and =
talk with=20
him. </P>
<P>10:18 The train arrives at Munich. </P>
<P>Watch August's merchandise being put on the train. Note the shape of =
the box.=20
</P>
<P>10:28 The train leaves Munich. </P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex =
BT"=20
size=3D2>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>25th July 1914, Munich to Salzburg</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New" size=3D2>=20
</P>
<P>12:00 In the Smoking Compartment, Alexei and Tatiana play chess and =
chat.=20
</P>
<P>Go into the Dining Compartment. You will overhear Abbot talking to =
the guard.=20
</P>
<P>12:12 First Service Lunch is announced. </P>
<P>Chat with August. Anna joins August for lunch. Return to the Sleeping =
Car=20
corridor. Boutarel and Abbot are chatting in Compartment C. The =
conductors are=20
chatting. </P>
<P>When Francois comes along you can show him the beetle. Return to the =
Smoking=20
Compartment. </P>
<P>Alexei and Tatiana continue to play chess and chat. Go into the =
Dining=20
Compartment </P>
<P>The Boutarel family is chatting. Join Abbot for lunch. </P>
<P>12:45 The train arrives at Salzburg. </P></FONT><B><FONT =
face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT"=20
size=3D2>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>25th July 1914, Salzburg to Wels</P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>Pay Kronos a visit in his Private Car. Read the book on the couch and =
listen=20
to Tahina and Kronos plotting. They believe Anna has the Firebird. </P>
<P>Return to your compartment. The Firebird Scroll with a translation =
will be on=20
the floor by the door. Return to the Dining Car. </P>
<P>August and Anna continue to chat. Then they move to the Smoking =
Compartment.=20
Follow them. </P>
<P>August and Anna continue to chat. Tatiana and Alexei are still here =
chatting=20
too. </P>
<P>13:00 Second Service Lunch is announced. </P>
<P>The Boutarel family return to their compartments. Watch Kronos =
arrange a=20
music concert with Anna. When everyone leaves the Smoking Compartment, =
check out=20
the Dining Compartment. You may catch Sophie and Rebecca chatting. =
Return to the=20
Forward Sleeping Car corridor. </P>
<P>13:57 The train arrives at Attnang </P>
<P>Francois will trade the whistle for your beetle. Then he plays with =
the=20
beetle. August will chat with you. </P>
<P>Mme Boutarel complains to the conductor about Anna's dog. Then the =
conductor=20
and guard discuss Mme Boutarel's demand. The conductor talks to Anna and =
removes=20
her dog. </P>
<P>Return to the Rear Sleeping Car. The conductor will invite you to the =
music=20
concert. </P>
<P>Return to the Dining Compartment. You should hear the chef berating =
his=20
apprentice. </P>
<P>14:23 The train arrives at Wels. </P>
<P>Return to the Smoking Car. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>25th July 1914, Wels to Linz</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
size=3D2> </P>
<P>Sophie and Rebecca are chatting. Rebecca leaves. Try talking to =
Sophie.=20
Return to the Forward Sleeping Cars corridor. </P>
<P>Anna leaves her compartment, has it locked and heads for Kronos's =
Private=20
Car. Return to the Smoking Compartment. </P>
<P>Rebecca returns to chat with Sophie. Return to the Sleeping Cars =
corridor.=20
Tatiana leaves her compartment. </P>
<P>Go into Compartment A and then into the washroom. Look in the =
cupboard under=20
the sink and take the golden egg. Leave. The Count will awaken and speak =
to you.=20
Leave. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Back in the corridor at Compartment E, you hear Rebecca and Sophie =
chatting.=20
</P>
<P>14:55 The train arrives at Linz. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>25th July 1914, Linz to Vienna </P></B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Return to your compartment and leave the golden egg in the chest. =
</P>
<P>Around 15:10 go to the Private Car where the music concert is =
starting. Sit=20
down and appreciate the music. Watch Tahina. Tahina leaves the concert =
(to=20
search compartments again). Tahina returns to the concert a few minutes =
later.=20
Now it is safe to do some compartment searching yourself! Leave the =
concert.=20
</P>
<P>You have half an hour to an hour to complete the following very =
interesting=20
activities while several people are occupied by the concert. </P>
<P>Go into Compartment E. Search it and read Rebecca's diary. Exit =
through the=20
window and enter Anna's compartment. Open the trunk. In the bottom =
drawer is an=20
enlightening letter. Look at the jewel case. In the bottom of it there =
is a=20
secret compartment. Open it and take the master key. </P>
<P>The master key will open all the compartment and outer doors. Leave =
Anna's=20
compartment and go to the outside door area between the Rear Sleeping =
Car and=20
Private Car. Use the key to unlock the right-hand side door and go =
outside. Use=20
the ladder to climb up to the roof of the train. Turn around and walk to =
the=20
back of the train along the roof. When you get to the glass roof of the =
Private=20
Car (you should hear the concert), smash it. Jump down into Kronos's =
private=20
bedroom. </P>
<P>Look at the papers on the bedside table. It seems as though Tyler had =
the egg=20
when he left Paris. Find the hidden switch on the wall to the right of =
the=20
wardrobe and press it. This opens up a cabinet and reveals a briefcase. =
Look at=20
the case. It is full of gold. Take it. Leave via the door and go into =
the music=20
concert! This causes a bit of a stir. Leave. </P>
<P>Return to your compartment. Put the case under your bed. Retrieve the =
golden=20
egg. </P>
<P>Go to the Baggage Car and go though to the very end (when the guard =
is=20
elsewhere), so that you can see the engine. Open the dog's cage. Let Max =
out.=20
Deposit the golden egg in the cage. </P>
<P>Return to the Sleeping Car corridor. Abbot tries to talk to Alexei in =
the=20
Smoking Compartment. Alexei leaves. </P>
<P>Alexei's return will enable you to enter Compartment 3 using the =
master key.=20
Search August's compartment. Search his case. You will find a draft =
letter.=20
Return to the concert. </P>
<P>When the concert ends return to your compartment. Collect the case =
full of=20
gold. Go back out to the Sleeping Car corridor. In the Forward Sleeping =
Car,=20
Anna and August are chatting. Return to the Rear Sleeping Car. </P>
<P>Go to Compartment 3. Wait for August to go in. Visit August and show =
him the=20
gold. </P>
<P>Tahina tells you at gun point to see Kronos. Surprise, surprise! Go =
to the=20
Private Car. Kronos will reclaim the case full of gold. Return to the =
Rear=20
Sleeping Car. </P>
<P>Milos will chat with you. Go to Compartment G. Visit Milos and talk =
to him=20
some more. </P>
<P>You may hear Tatiana reporting to Anna, that the egg has been stolen! =
Go to=20
the Smoking Compartment. </P>
<P>Listen to Abbot and August chatting. When Abbot leaves chat with =
August. </P>
<P>Go to the Baggage Car. And go into the now open baggage area. Find =
the box=20
that was loaded on the train by August in Munich. Try to open it. Anna =
will=20
appear and you will hear her story about Tyler and the egg. Then Vesna =
attacks=20
you. Keep avoiding Vesna's attack until Anna takes control of the =
situation.=20
Take a look in the box if you get a chance. </P>
<P>18:00 The train arrives at Vienna. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>25th July 1914, Vienna to Budapest</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier =
New" size=3D2>=20
</P>
<P>19:35 First Service Dinner is announced. </P>
<P>Visit Compartment F and chat with Anna. Return to the Dining =
Compartment.=20
</P>
<P>August is waiting for Anna. But Anna sends a message canceling the=20
appointment. Leave and go to the area between the Rear Sleeping Car and =
the=20
Private Car. </P>
<P>Here you will find Alexei and Tatiana talking. You can only eavesdrop =
if you=20
listen from next to the guard's station so that they don't know you are =
there.=20
You should overhear Alexei planning to blow up the train! Go to =
Compartment 2.=20
</P>
<P>20:08 The train arrives at Poszony. </P>
<P>Search Alexei's compartment. Get the case from the rack and take the=20
detonator you find there. Abbot will walk in on you! </P>
<P>When you return to the corridor Alexei and Tatiana should be parting =
company.=20
Go to the Forward Sleeping Car. Claude and Abbot are chatting in =
Compartment C.=20
</P>
<P>20:30 Second Service Dinner is announced. </P>
<P>20:47 The train arrives at Galanta. </P>
<P>Return to your compartment. When you hear the knocking, open the =
door.=20
Tatiana visits you and asks for your help. Go to the Smoking =
Compartment. </P>
<P>Chat with a very drunk August. Return to your compartment. </P>
<P>Go to sleep. You dream. </P>
<P>22:30 You wake up </P>
<P>Go to Compartment A. In Compartment A, you hear Alexei's last words =
and=20
witness his death. Leave. </P>
<P>You overhear Abbot asking the Guard to keep the incident quiet. You =
should be=20
hearing a fairly loud ticking. Remember how Alexei had noted down the =
time of=20
10:40 p.m. on his train timetable? </P>
<P>Track down the sound of the clock to the Guard's forward station =
panel. Open=20
the panel and find the bomb. Move the bomb once only. Use a cigarette on =
the=20
exposed wires to burn through the wires. Do not open the box! Turn the =
box=20
around and remove the screws from the hinges. Place the telegram between =
the=20
moving contacts to disarm the bomb. Phew! Not a second too soon!=20
Congratulations! Go to the Smoking Compartment. </P>
<P>Chat with Abbot. Follow Anna to her compartment. Although she is =
tired be=20
persistent in talking to her . . . The Serbs take over the train! </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>26th July 1914, Budapest to Istanbul</P></B></FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Courier New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>04:40 You wake up. </P>
<P>You are bound and imprisoned in a baggage compartment. Free yourself. =
Fight=20
the Serb. You must hit him a few times to win. Then free Anna. Go to the =
back of=20
the train, go outside and up the ladder onto the roof. </P>
<P>Go toward the engine and fight the Serb. Avoid the attacks, then grab =
the bar=20
he is using to attack you to win. Turn around and fight Vesna. Avoid =
Vesna's=20
attacks then when she ducks, you must duck too. Return to the Dining=20
Compartment. </P>
<P>You explain what has happened and most passengers return to their=20
compartments. </P>
<P>The Count and Tatiana won't move. Chat with them. Go to the area =
between the=20
Restaurant Car and the Sleeping Car. </P>
<P>Open up the floor here, and de-couple the cars. August is not a happy =
man!=20
Return to the roof of the train. </P>
<P>Go to the engine and chat with Milos, Anna shoots Milos and tries to =
stop the=20
train. </P>
<P>Release the brake and the train will continue on crashing through the =
Serbian=20
barrier. Go to the passenger compartment in the Baggage Car. Chat with =
Anna . .=20
. </P>
<P>&nbsp;</P></FONT><B><FONT face=3D"Swis721 Ex BT" size=3D2>
<P>27th July 1914, Budapest to Istanbul</P></B></FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Courier New"=20
size=3D2>
<P>07:00 You wake up. </P>
<P>When Anna leaves. Go to the Restaurant Car. Chat with Kronos. Fetch =
the=20
Firebird egg from the dog's cage. Open the Firebird by clicking on the =
gems=20
according to the order in the Firebird scroll: </P>
<P>Australia (aqua), Denmark (blue), China (red), Island in the South =
Pacific=20
(purple), the Near East (green). </P>
<P>Anna will make the Firebird sing by playing the violin. </P>
<P>When Kronos tells you to close the Firebird, immediately use the gold =
whistle=20
on the Firebird . . . At last you understand how Tyler died. </P><I>
<P>Enjoy the closing sequences and history lesson! </P></I>
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