How to get the missing idol in Loco Motive

After the twists and turns of the previous few sections of the LocomotivesPart three ends with something of a bloody cliffhanger. Novelist and would-be detective Herman Merman ends up getting stiffed by a nasty accident during a game of Knifey, Stab, Stab. Luckily for him, a certain doctor is on board the Reuss Express.

He still has his goal, however, and that is to find out what Mr. Liu is planning for Lady Unterwald and her considerable fortune (which she may or may not have anymore). This part may shed some light on the fateful night that leads to Lady Unterwald's untimely death.

How to find the idol of the missing hand

We start this part with a rather explicit task: to find the idol of the missing hand. This requires two steps:

• Learning what inscription he was at the idol.
• Learning gesture made the idol.

Once you learn both functions, you can talk to Brian (the man at the desk to the right of the main secret society area) and tell him what you know to get the Idol.

How to learn idol inscription

You can figure it out without much fuss. Leave the secret society and head to the carriage in the hallto the right of the train.

Here, you will find a large train, under which is a plate which is too small to read. Use your magnifying glass on the board to read it – it reads, “Dedicated to my beloved wife, my dear Junebug.”

How to learn idol gesture

Back to the secret society, examine the painting behind the meeting table. You will notice that there is a spots there, covering the hand, which needs cleansing. Nothing you currently have will work.

Leave the meeting room and head to the dining car. Pick it up napkin from the bar counter and then rummage through briefcase left under one of the dining room tables. You will find a bottle of surgical spirits.

Combine the tissue and the surgical spiritthen use it back in the meeting room on the big board.

The gesture is “a single finger being stretched out'.

Once you know both Idol features, tell brian what i am and will present it to you. Give it to the society leader in the center of the table to progress.

A sequence will give you the next task: to find a path complete the voting process by waking Mr. Masson.

How to get Mr. Masson to vote

This puzzle is actually quite simple to solve – although you might think you need coffee from the train bar, Masson won't drink that.

Instead, go to the kitchen and use your paper cup on the soup – the one you smeared with chilli earlier. See where we're going with this?

With the cup of soup, return to the meeting room and give it to Mr. Masson. Initiate another vote by talking to the leader of society.

Exit the meeting room and your next task will immediately confront you in the form of Arista Gudrun.

How to repair the auditory horn

Arista will give you the right clues for this puzzle – you will have they need the band's help earlier because they are the ones who know the musical instruments well enough.

Before you head to the backstage area, though, go to the kitchen and pick up the butter from the kitchen island.

Use your butter on your hand cream you acquired earlier to make a slippery mixture. Then, use the slippery mixture on the knife you “got it” even earlier.

Return to the backstage area and you'll automatically talk to the band. Ask them to take a look at the hornthen try to convince them to let you use them reed to fix it. i shall win a game of Knifey Stab Stab to take the cane.

As long as the knife you have is covered with both slippery items, you can easily win the game. Only the reed band playsand they will automatically use your knife.

Return the fixed horn to Arista Gudrunwhich sits just outside the backstage area.

Dealing with Mr. Liu

After the movie, you'll be back Mrs. Unterwald's seats with a crushed Mr. Liu. Examine it and you'll get a close-up of his hand, which is holding something.

Use the slippery mix which you did a few minutes ago on Mr. Liu's hand to loosen it and examine the photo you find

You will then receive the following commands – to lure Arthur out of his room and deliver some items to him.

Delivery of Arthur's items

Head to the sleeping car and get to the end of the car. Use your toy grip on the fuse box there and disconnect the harness to lure Arthur from his room.

You will automatically sneak into his room.

Hang up the blue suit on the hanging hook to progress. A time jump will lead you to the final puzzle of this part.

What to do while disguised as Lady Unterwald

You'll start this sequence in Lady Unterwald's quarters with her boots in your inventory Start by leaving the room and enter the bathroom To the right. Lift piston Here.

Now, go to the Sleeping Carriage and approach the twins trying to break into Herman's room. You'll need another route inside.

Keep heading towards the end of the train. While you're in the kitchen, pick up plunger hanging above the sinkthen walk out the door to the end of the train.

Combine both pumps with the Lady Unterwald boots to turn them into climbing boots and then use them on the ladder outside the train to end this part.