Part 6: Claudia Found!

[Music: About Town]

No recap this time since it's still unchanged from before. Understandable since last time we didn't really do all that much.



After having solved Agnes' little puzzle for the fish bones, someone new pops up to take her place in the area.



She doesn't really have much to say, though, so instead let's head into the building here. It's clearly marked as a place we can enter, as it has a blue door!



Only two people in here, huh? Well, let's start by talking to the guy who's probably meant to be working at the moment.



: Well, if you're looking for a warm meal and a hot cup of tea, you've come to the right place.
: Strange it should be so empty if the food's as good as you say.
: Hey now, no need to be like that! That's just how the restaurant business is. There are times when the place is packed and times when things are quiet. If it was always the lunch rush, how would I ever prepare food for the rest of the day? Oh, and speaking of preparation, I've got a little problem on my hands. You see, I've got to divide this 8 litre pitcher of juice into two equal portions. However, for the life of me, I can't seem to find my measuring cup. I wonder if there's some way I could do it using these 5 litre and 3 litre pitchers I found.



Now here's a little puzzle that is ridiculously old and yet still stumps people.

[Music: Puzzles]



1. This puzzle can be frustrating because it's easy to end up back where you started. Pay special attention to difference, particularly the 1 litre difference between 5 litres and 4 litres.
2. If you pour the contents of the 5 litre pitcher into the 3 litre pitcher, you are left with 2 litres. If you're aiming to isolate 4 litres, you just need to remove 1 litre from 5. To get that 1 litre, you just need to create a single litre's worth of space in another pitcher.
3. If you pour the contents of the 5 litre pitcher into the 3 litre pitcher, you are left with 2 litres. Next, empty the 3 litre pitcher and pour in the 2 litres you had stored in the 5 litre pitcher. Well, look at that! How many litres worth of space do you have left in that 3 litre pitcher now?

I mean, this isn't exactly a complex riddle or anything and it's turned up in a lot of other works of fiction a fair few times too. The one I remember most, though, is when it made an appearance in Die Hard With A Vengeance (which, if you don't remember all too well, is the one that had Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Irons in).

I mean, okay, it's not the exact same puzzle as usual since you need 4L in both the 8L and 5L containers, but it's functionally the same thing:








...Admittedly, it is one that I still cannot get down to being done in 7 moves. None of the moves I made are exactly superfluous and whenever I start with the 5 instead it always takes a fair bit longer. 8's close enough for me anyway.

But, hey, this is a pretty easy version of a really old issue. I'm sure we'll see harder ones later!

[Music: About Town]



: If I ever have troubles like this again, would you mind if I call on you for help?



With that done, let's see what the other guy in here has to say.



: You can smell it, can't you? Well, you're right. There's a puzzle in these coins. Have a look.



Speaking of classic puzzles, there's also this one:

[Music: Puzzles]



I'm reasonably confident pretty much everyone's at least seen this one before, even if they don't quite know how to do it offhand.

1. If you flipped the position of the base and the top rows of the triangle, it would point in the opposite direction. But moving the top rows of the triangle requires you to move six coins. Why don't you try to move the base row?
2. You don't really think it's impossible to flip the triangle by moving three coins, do you?! Come on now! Think about it. You can only move three coins. You're dealing with a three-sided shape. This couldn't be a coincidence, now, could it?
3. There are three corners on a triangle. Since the triangle pictured here is pointing upward, only one corner points upward. The other two corners point downward. You are trying to reverse the direction of the triangle, so why not focus on rearranging the corners?

I would hope that no one minds if I do this one.



It looks... roughly... like a triangle pointing down. Just hope the top row isn't too wonky for it to count!






[Music: About Town]



We're getting a lot of those gizmo pieces in pretty close succession, huh?

: St Mystere's full of puzzle lovers like you two. But not all of them are nice like me. Watch your back!

Okay with that done, let's finally head to the north of the previous screen and see if Claudia's still there or not.



There's a pretty clear puzzle in the jar on the left, so let's get it out of the way now!



I'm not complaining or anything, but I'm pretty sure almost everything reminds Layton of a puzzle or three. Filthy jar? Puzzle. Candle? Puzzle. A completely random and unmarked bush? Puzzle.



[Music: Puzzles]



1. If one germ becomes two, and two become four, that means that the number of germs doubles each minute.

Consider this a minor addition to the seven from before if you like. It'll be finished up with them.

[Music: About Town]

More to the point, let's see if we can finally grab Claudia now or not.



: Quickly then, use the fish bones.
: Here Claudia! Come here girl!



: We've done it, Professor! Here she comes!
: Excellent. Now we can head back to Reinhold Manor.



[Music: Silence]



Sometimes after a chapter, you'll be told about puzzles that you haven't finished yet that have been shipped off to the House Of Puzzles (the white building we looked at before). As a result of this, with the exception of some hint coins, nothing is ever permanently missable; any reward you would get from a puzzle can be obtained even if you finish it at the shack instead. This does include painting scraps, pieces of furniture and strange gizmos.

I'm sure it goes without saying, but we won't ever be bothering with Granny Riddleton's Shack since we won't really miss any.

[Music: Baron Reinhold]





: What's the matter, Matthew? If you're worried about the cat, we've brought her back safe and sound.
: Oh, well, My Lady will be very happy to hear that. But this is no time to worry about a cat! J-just hurry upstairs! Right this way, please!

[Music: The Plot Thickens]



: I'm the inspector on this case.
: Well, I'd hardly call it a case. If this is about Claudia, we've brought her back safe and sound.
: Oh, Claudia, my baby! Mama missed you so much!
: What's this cat doing here? Why on earth would you bring an animal into a crime scene? Have some sense!
: We were out when this crime took place and don't know what's going on. Could you please fill us in?