PLEASE NOTE - This walkthrough should be used only as a last resort. "Alias 'The Magpie'" features an in-game hint system. If you get stuck, you can type THINK ABOUT (or HINT ABOUT, or CONSIDER) any object, character or room, and the illustrious "Magpie" will set his little grey cells to work, drawing from his vast experience to give you a push in the right direction! Solution to "Alias 'The Magpie'" by J. J. Guest SAY NO ASK HAMCESTER ABOUT THE SENSITIVE MATTER ASK ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER ASK HAMCESTER ABOUT SIR HUMPHREY LEGHORN X CLIPPING X PHOTOGRAPH S GET TIMES X BOOKCASES GET PSYCHOLOGY TO-DAY E E X MAJOR PULL BELL PULL X TRAY GET DECANTER AND SYPHON S W W X DISPLAY CASE E N U E E N OPEN WARDROBE X WARDROBE GET SHOEBOX OPEN SHOEBOX GET SCARAB DROP SHOEBOX I S S OPEN BEDSIDE CABINET GET BOTTLE N W W E D S S SHOW SCARAB TO LADY HAMCESTER N N W N X BREAST POCKET GET HANDKERCHIEF ... We can't just take the handkerchief SQUIRT HAMCESTER WITH SODA SYPHON LOOK ... The key is now on the floor GET BRASS KEY X PAINTING GET PAINTING ... Something fishy about that painting! S E S W UNLOCK DISPLAY CASE WITH BRASS KEY OPEN DISPLAY CASE PUT SCARAB IN DISPLAY CASE ASK LADY ABOUT WOODY ... We will need to use this information later LOCK CASE E N E N X PHOTOGRAPH GET CONTRABASSOON CASE X DAY BED X DAY-BED X CHAIR X PIANO S W U W S ... We can't just enter Lady Hamcester's bedroom N OPEN CURTAINS OPEN TRUNK GET RECORD GET BEARD S E D S S UNDO E X TABLECLOTH GET TABLECLOTH GET TABLECLOTH W S S W ... The under-gardener won't let us pass ASK UNDER-GARDENER ABOUT SIR HUMPHREY LEGHORN ASK ABOUT SECRET S S UP S X SPARKENHOE WAVE TABLECLOTH W GET LADDER E N LOOK N E DROP LADDER CLIMB LADDER N N N GET BLOWPIPE S S S D GET LADDER W W DROP LADDER CLIMB LADDER N GET PEARLS ... Pompon will not let us near the pearls PUT KNOCKOUT DROP IN BLOWPIPE SHOOT DOG WITH BLOWPIPE GET DOWN GET PEARLS I ... Always a good idea E X PAINTING X PLAQUE X DOLL W S X DRAINPIPE CLIMB DRAINPIPE GET OUT E N ... Let's see what's going on in there N ... We can't go further into the house at the moment S S GET LADDER N E DROP LADDER UP N N W D W N GET PAMPHLET GET PAINTING DROP PAINTING LOOK S E E UNDO S S S E X AMOS PUT KNOCKOUT DROP IN DECANTER GIVE DECANTER TO AMOS REMOVE MOUSTACHE WEAR BEARD W W X FRAME X CUCUMBER ... It looks "serpentine" BREAK GLASS ... We need to make breaking the glass quieter E N X TREACLE PUT NEWSPAPER IN TREACLE S W PUT NEWS SHEET ON GLASS BREAK GLASS GET CUCUMBER E ... We have to conceal the cucumber OPEN CONTRABASSON CASE PUT CUCUMBER IN CONTRABASSOON CASE CLOSE CASE E D ... Go somewhere we can switch disguises REMOVE BEARD WEAR MOUSTACHE UP N N N E N OPEN CONTRABASSOON CASE GET CUCUMBER OPEN PIANO PUT CUCUMBER IN PIANO X GRAMOPHONE GET LA GAZZA LADRA PUT MARACA MEDLEY ON TURNTABLE TURN CRANK WAIT WAIT ASK HAMCESTER ABOUT DOLL S W W N GET PAINTING SPIN DIAL TO MYRTLE GET SCARAB S E E N N DRAKE W ... Perroquet won't let us S S S S WAIT S S E IN SAY NO TO GORILLA TELL LEGHORN ABOUT FERTILIZER GIVE BEARD TO LEGHORN REMOVE MOUSTACHE WEAR GORILLA SUIT OUT W N N N N N N W ... Press Space X ME X KID GET STICK X KID GET GUM LOOK PUT GUM ON STICK GET CASE PRESS CATCH GET LOCK PICKS UNLOCK DOOR OPEN DOOR REMOVE SUIT OUT