Women's Murder Club 4Women's Murder Club 4

Little Black Lies

Game Details:  Mystery, 2010

Links:  Moby Games, Adventure Gamers

Walkthrough Updated:  11/10/2011

Suggested Listening:  Caught Up in the Panic (Ash 25)

Women's Murder Club 4: Little Black Lies is the final of 4 games based on the mystery novels by James Patterson and the subsequent television series. This game continues after Women's Murder Club 3: Twice in a Blue Moon. It is a hybrid hidden object adventure game where you play as a group of forensic investigators looking into a series of murders.

Investigation 1

Crime Scene

Look at the back of the ambulance to identify the victim, then the ambulance will leave. Look at the car's tailpipe, then pick up the quarter, use the tweezers on the fibre, and use a specimen bag to pick it up. Now look in the car's trunk and take the hammer. Look inside the car next, and read the note on the right seat, then take a sample of the coffee spill using a specimen bag. Leave the car and go along the trail.

Scenic Overlook

Use your hammer on the board over on the right to get it. Use your quarter in the binoculars, then find the required objects. Head down to the beach.

Laptop Restore

Pick up all the keys and put them in their places on the laptop keyboard - you are still missing the red power button.

Crime Scene

Use your board on the dumpster, then look inside and find the required objects.

Scenic Overlook

Use your new quarter in the binoculars and find the new objects. Now use your nuts on the seagull and retrieve the power button. Go down to the beach again.

Laptop Restore

Put the power button in its place, then turn on the laptop and finally pick it up. Go back to the crime scene.

Forensics Lab

Get a sample of blood, put it on the slide, add the cover slip, then put the slide on the microscope tray and have a look. Adjust the settings until they are all correct. Find 20 brown cells. Next prepare the fibre sample and look at it through the microscope. Fix all the settings, then match it to the stock sample of cotton. Now put a sample of coffee in each of the test tubes, and add the labels to show it contains Rohypnol.

Crime Scene

Look in the dumpster and find the required items. Now piece together Regina's cup from the broken pieces.

Investigation 2

Town Square

Pick up the stick from the right, but don't worry about the rest of this scene yet. Head into the general store on the left.

General Store

Look at the counter, then find all the required items. Look at the blue coat hanging on the left, and take the key from its pocket. Read the newspaper on the stool, then talk to Randy when he appears, and leave the store. Go into the mechanics shop on the right.

Mechanics Shop

Give the stick to the dog. Now look at the vehicle and find the required items. Talk to Steve, then take the pliers from the left and use the paint-mixer on the right. Match the 6 colors as instructed, then press the power switch to turn the machine off. Back up, then push the machine away. Look behind it, and use your screwdriver to remove the screws. Remove the panel, then take the black fibre sample from the left of the opening.

General Store

Look at the donation bin next to the door. Use the key to open the lock, then use your pliers to cut the large coil of black tubing in half. Move the objects around so the green hose is right at the top of the bin, and you will take it.

Town Square

Use your hammer to open the box of apples. Use the green hose on the tap, then pick up the hose and usse it to fill the barrel with water. Put the apples in the barrel, then look at them and pick up several until the bell rings. Pick up the piece of paper that falls to the ground.

Look at the light box on the left. Open the panel with your screwdriver. Stick the piece of paper on the left wall of the panel, then adjust the settings to match this.

Now complete the rest of the scene as indicated. Talk to Sally when she appears

Investigation 3

Library

Look at the desk on the left and find the required items. Now look at the photos on the ends of the shelves - note the name "Wiv Serpic". Look at the shelf beneath the middle photo and take the winding key. Now look at the back door and enter the code "Wiv Serpic" to get through the door.

Flip the switch on the left to turn on the lights. Note the number 2761 on the right, then look at the wooden box on the table. Insert your winding key to open the box, and take the wooden hand and the keycard. Next use your wooden hand on the wooden mannequin and it will drop a metal box. Look at the box, but you need a key to open it. Now look at the mechanism on the back wall - attach your mechanical claw. Enter the digits 2, 7, 6, 1 and press the button, but it isn't working right now. Leave the library.

Mechanics Shop

Look at the vehicle and find the required items. Also take the oil can from the side of the vehicle, then leave this area.

Town Square

Look at the light box on the left and open the panel with your screwdriver. Take the gear from the right side.

General Store

Look at the counter, then find all the required items. Look at the candy machine and open the panel with your screwdriver, then take the rubber band.

Library

Go through to the back room. Use the gear, rubber band and chain on the mechanical arm to fix it. Make sure the digits 2, 7, 6, and 1 are still displayed, then press the button. Take the box, then take the tiara.

Put the tiara on the female mannequin's head, then use the oil to open her mouth further so you can take the key. Look at the metal box on the floor and use the key to open it. Look at the list of codes, and in particular code 8734. Go back to the mechanical arm and put in this code, then press the button. Take the box and read through the articles in the book.

Go back out to the main part of the library. Look at the container on the floor on the right. Open it with your keycard, then use the steamer on the envelope. Take the photo, then your laptop screen will be displayed. Use the photo compare tool, and make three positive matches between the photos.

Investigation 4

Library

Look at the desk on the left and find the required items. Now use your bell on the right desk and talk to Beverly.

Town Square

Look at the shaking tree left of the library and talk to Randy Boran.

Crystal Barn

Look at the papers on the desk and take the diagram. Now look at the shelves and find the required items. Head down the path on the right.

Morgan Woods

Take the rope from the tree. Enter the mine.

Mine Maze

Try to go forward but it is too dark, so return to town.

Town Square

Try talking to Randy again and he will throw you the key to his store. Use the key on the store, then head inside.

General Store

Look at the counter and find the required items.

Mine Maze

Use your flashlight on the tunnel to proceed. Go forward, left and forward to find a large puddle. Use the rope on the wooden beam on the far right to cross it, then continue forward and right twice. Pick up the electric saw, then return to town.

Town Square

Talk to Randy.

Crystal Barn

Look at the loom on the right and put your diagram in place. Take the scissors from the top right. Now look at the diagram to see B5, C8, D2, E4, F6 and F9. Look at the colored yarn on the back wall and collect all of these, but F6 is missing.

Library

Go to the back door and enter the code "Wiv Serpic" to get through the door. Look at the santa sack on the ground and use your scissors to open it, then take the missing F6 spool of yarn.

General Store

Look in the donation box and rearrange the items so you can get the shuttle from the bottom right corner.

Crystal Barn

Look at the loom and use the shuttle and all the spools of yarn. Recreate the pattern as per the diagram, then talk to Sympathy.

Town Square

Talk to Sympathy again.

Investigation 5

Library

Look at the desk on the left and find the required items. Ring the bell to speak to Beverly, then look at the back door and enter the code "Wiv Serpic" to get through. Turn on the light switch. Look at the metal box on the floor and look at code 8721. Now use the mechanism on the back wall to retrieve item 8721. Take the box, then take the blueprint.

Crystal Barn

Look at the shelves and find the required items. Look at the papers on the desk to see that Sutter's birthday is 12-4-48.

Mine Maze

Use your flashlight on the tunnel to proceed. Using the blueprint as a guide, go forward, left, forward twice and left. Now use the christmas hooks on the broken ladder, then the rope ladder on the hooks, and go up. Continue forward twice, left and forward.

Sutter's Camp

Look at the steps on the left and find the required objects. Now look at the right window and use the hair pin to try to pick the lock. Move the segments around so the pins line up with the holes. Click on each of the pins to insert them, and the lock will open, so you can head through.

Sutter's Cabin Interior

Open the window. Pick up the shovel. Look at the box on the left and use your tweezers to loosen all 4 corners of the label, then collect it with your test kit. Now look at the rug on the floor to notice a loose board. Remove the nail with your hammer, then enter code 12448 into the safe and read the journal.

Morgan Woods

Look at the symbol on the "sacred tree", then look at the ground in front of it and use your shovel. Pick up the bones.

Forensics Lab

Recreate the skeleton of a goat from the individual bones. Now create a 5 cup volume of water, by pouring 10 to 7, 7 to 3, 3 to 10, 7 to 3, 3 to 10, 7 to 3, 10 to 7 and 7 to 3. Add the tablet to the water, then pour it into the tray.

Police Department

Using the computer, enter the details of Sutter Aimes, Chateau D'Ortagne, Marbeau and France. Click on the button that appears, then on Renfru Mortimer.

Investigation 6

General Store

Talk to Randy, then leave.

Library

Ring the bell and talk to Beverly, then leave, and you will be on the road. Take these streets:

  • Exit 208
  • Eagle Drive
  • Listen Street
  • Accent Way
  • Alpha Ave
  • Serendipity Boulevard
  • Sorter Street
  • Loner Way
  • Oslo Street

Pacific Point Lighthouse

Look in the display cabinet and take a flyer. Look at the lighthouse door and look at the lock, then look under the mat and take the toolbox key. Look at the toolbox over to the right and open it with the key. Take the screwdriver. Go back to the door. Put the flyer under the door, then use the screwdriver on the lock. Pull the flyer out and take the key, then use the key on the door.

Lighthouse Interior

Find the required items.

Pacific Point Lighthouse

Look at the rocks on the left. Move the rocks with the oar, then dig with the shovel. Click on the bones, then go back to the lighthouse.

Forensics Lab

Look at the tray under the computer. Turn on the green switch, then flip a sample around so it matches another sample and drag it over the top.

Investigation 7

Town Square

Talk to Beverly on the park bench and solve her crossword.

Hillcrest Apartments

Look at the door panel, which is incorrectly wired. Open the panel and note that you need power to go from B to A and C. First adjust the red switches at the bottom to make the left B active, then rotate the grids to divert power to right A and C. Close the panel and type "#301". After a brief talk, enter the apartment.

Walton's Apartment Interior

After another talk, look in the bathroom and find the required items. Talk to Walton again, then leave the apartment and follow the path on the left.

Hillcrest Cemetery

Find 3 gravestones with strange symbols, then look at the highlighted central gravestone. Find the required items, then look at each of those 3 gravestones again and use the rice paper, tape, and charcoal pencil on their symbols to get a copy of each one. Now rotate the 3 pieces of paper to complete a symbol.

Morgan Woods

Try to open the gate but it is still locked. Use your keyring to unlock it and go through.

Atkins Saw Mill

Pick up the oil can then head inside.

Saw Mill Interior

After a brief chat, take the hand saw and go back outside.

Atkins Saw Mill

Look at the power box on the right - you need to make a safe handle. Use your hand saw on the stick pointing upwards from the log pile on the left. Look at the power box again and put the stick in the hole, then use your oil can on the hinges. Now open it and take the key - 2 fuses are blown.

Saw Mill Interior

Look at the drawers at the back of the room. Use your key to unlock the right drawer and take the 2 fuses.

Atkins Saw Mill

Back outside, look at the power box and insert the 2 new fuses.

Saw Mill Interior

Talk to Adam again, then return to town.

General Store

Look at the counter and find the required items. Look at the counter again and play your cassette tape. Talk to Randy again.

Investigation 8

Atkins Saw Mill

Pick up the awl on the left, then head inside.

Saw Mill Interior

Look at the desk in the back. Open the right drawer to see it has a false bottom. Try to open it with the pencil from the desk, then use your awl instead. Take the key you find there. Use the key on the door at the top of the stairs, then head inside. Find the required items.

Next look at the big saw blade. Use your pocket knife on the lock, then open all 5 pins. Now spray luminol along the metal next to the blade to find a blood sample. Collect a sample with your test kit.

Forensics Lab

Look at the tray under the computer. Turn on the green switch, then flip a sample around so it matches another sample and drag it over the top. Next look at the microscope and fix all the settings.

Atkins Saw Mill

Go inside for the final confrontation.

Epilogue

Saw Mill Interior

Look in the office and find the required items. Head outside.

Saw Mill Exterior

Try to pick up the bleach but it will spill. Get the gas can, sledgehammer and hose, then head inside again.

Saw Mill Interior

Look at the desk and take the wrench, then look at the big saw blade. Open the panel in front of the saw using your key. Now attach the hose to the faucet on the left and pick up the other end of the hose to wash the saw casing. Look at the saw again. Use the wrench on the bolt, then try to turn it. Use the sledgehammer on the wrench. Take the blade.

Look in the office and find some more items, then head outside.

Saw Mill Exterior

Put the shoes, shirt and pants in the silver bucket. Use the gas can on the bucket, then use the matches.