Diamonds are Forever
Hints and tips
Help and tips
Are you stuck and require a bit of assistance? No Problem. Review all of the information at hand and have a look at what is still missing. Go down the list and determine which information would be helpful for you to continue. Consult the hints for more information.
The hints are split into three categories. The initial one is of a general nature, progressing up to the third one which gives you the direct answer. Here you will find hints regarding the motives, alibis and the puzzles. If you need help navigating your way through the internet, then go to Help Set Nr. 2
Erik Fischer – Motive 1
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Erik Fischer – Motive 2
Are you sure you need a motive for him?
Erik Fischer – Motive 3
Erik Fischer has no motive. He loves his company and would never steal from it.
Erik Fischer – Alibi 1
Have a look into his personal account and read through his emails.
Erik Fischer – Alibi 2
Have a look into his personal account and review his flight documentation. Keep in mind the time difference between his starting point and his destination.
Erik Fischer – Alibi 3
The boarding pass which you have located in Erik Fischer’s inbox shows that boarding begins at 10:30 am New York time. Figuring in his stopover in Istanbul, his flight will take him over 16 hours. Taking into consideration the six hour time difference, he was scheduled to arrive at Köln/Bonn Airport on Saturday morning. He could not have been in the offices at the time of the crime.
Boarding Pass:
https://94493d20-a3d7-4b2b-be57-295aad6f8d8b.filesusr.com/ugd/f09ceb_c8d79961ea1740f1a17b322688290fbf.pdf
Helen Innstein – Motive 1
Have a close look at the newspaper article and her personal employee account.
Helen Innstein – Motive 2
She had an issue with the owner of the gemstones. Look into the newspaper article, “the-social-network”, and internal notes in her personal employee account for further information.
Helen Innstein – Motive 3
Helen Innstein was keen to harm the Karat Import & Export GmbH company. She was convinced that it was trading with blood diamonds. This is documented in the newspaper article as well as on her “the-social-network” account. The Inbound Log specifies that the diamonds are the possession of the Karat company. Her motive could be described as ‘Damage’.
Newspaper report:
“the-social-network”:
https://the-social.network/en/mitglieder/helen-innstein/
Inbound Log:
https://94493d20-a3d7-4b2b-be57-295aad6f8d8b.filesusr.com/ugd/f09ceb_1159645027c340bd88e4a4b56bb82173.pdf
Helen Innstein – Alibi 1
Take a close look at the article on the local newpaper’s website. Can you find the connection to Helen?
Helen Innstein – Alibi 2
Her friend posted something about her social network. Take a close look at her “the-social-network” account. Does that help you along?
Helen Innstein – Alibi 3
Helen Innstein was attending a Cosplay convention in Berlin. Her friend Caroline Sunders‘ pictures on “the-social-network” place her at the convention. The account can be accessed via Helen’s “the-social-network” account, which you can locate via the newspaper article ‘Düsseldorf Businessman under Cross Examination’. Locate the internet address to the online newspaper article via the scanned article on the WatsonHolmes introductory page.
Will Nolte – Motive 1
You will find clues in a newspaper article and in several emails.
Will Nolte – Motive 2
Will’s father seems to be involved somehow. Have a look whether you can find clues pointing to his involvement in both Will’s and Helen’s personal company accounts, or in a newspaper article.
Will Nolte – Motive 3
According to an email to Will and the Inbound Log Protocol, the diamonds in question belong to Will Nolte’s father. The newspaper article suggests that these diamonds might be indeed blood diamonds. Will was trying to protect his father and his company. His motive could be described as ‘Protection.’
Will Nolte – Alibi 1
Have another look at Thomas’ personal account.
Will Nolte – Alibi 2
Have another look at Thomas’ emails. Does anything there strike you as peculiar? There are photographs which show his whereabouts that evening.
Will Nolte – Alibi 3
Around the time of the crime, Will Nolte had gone to the cinema and then home. Thomas’ private detective had been keeping an eye on him all evening. The photographs, including the geo coordinates corresponding with ‘home’, indicate a location in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Of all the employees, only Will lives in that area.
Karl Ludow – Motive 1
Have a good look at the emails in his personal account.
Karl Ludow – Motive 2
In one of Karl’s emails there is a link to a Casino & Hotel website. Have a close look into that one.
Karl Ludow – Motiv 3
If you go to Karl’s personal account with the casino and access it using his customer account number from the invoice and his gaming name which you can find in the gamer’s corner, you can establish that he has accumulated a significant amount of betting debt. His motive could be described as ‘debt’.
Karl Ludow – Alibi 1
Have a good look at the emails in his personal account.
Karl Ludow – Alibi 2
One of the emails in his inbox is from a ‘Casino & Hotel.’ Does it give you any further information regarding his whereabouts during the time of the crime? Could he have been there perhaps?
Karl Ludow – Alibi 3
Karl Ludow has no watertight alibi. The invoice from ‘Casino & Hotel Messe Deutz’ indicates that he used their valet services at a time which could have allowed him to perform the burglary.
Johanna Kohler – Motive 1
Have a good look at Johanna’s personal account and the messages found there.
Johanna Kohler – Motive 2
She is good friends with Miriam. You will find additional messages in her email account if you do a search for ‘Miriam’.
Johanna Kohler – Motive 3
Johanna is one of Miriam Becker’s closest friends. Miriam lost her job at Foxhole and has recently been divorced from Will Nolte. Johanna has shown her support for Miriam in multiple emails and messages. Together, they intend to pay back Will for his actions. It would be in their best interest if the job Will landed spontaneously fell through or went horribly wrong. Their motive could be described as ‘Revenge.’
Johanna Kohler – Alibi 1
Have a good look at the Foxhole website and at the emails in both Johanna and Will’s personal accounts.
Johanna Kohler – Alibi 2
Have a closer look at Miriam’s picture on the Foxhole website. Combine the information from a particular email in Will’s personal account with the messages between Miriam and Johanna, and you might actually figure out what has happened.
Johanna Kohler – Alibi 3
In fact, at the precise time of the crime, she and Miriam seem to have stolen Will’s car. Will received an email from the police with a picture of his burnt out car. In it you can make out a woman’s handbag sitting next to the left tire. The bag is identical to the one Miriam Becker has with her in her Foxhole picture.
Witnesses claim to have seen two females in the vicinity of the burnt out car. One blond and one brunette. Johanna and Miriam stole Will’s car and set it on fire.
Thomas Jung – Motive 1
Information found in Thomas‘ personal account will explain a lot.
Thomas Jung – Motive 2
Have a good look at the messages and emails in Thomas’ personal account.
Thomas Jung – Motive 3
Messages between Thomas and other employees, together with a draft email, are clear indicators that Thomas is extremely upset that Will has been sought out as Erik’s successor. Nothing would please Thomas more than to see Will discredited and finished off. His motive could be described as ‘Jealousy.’
Thomas Jung – Alibi 1
Have a good look at the emails in Will and Thomas’ personal accounts.
Thomas Jung – Alibi 2
In Will’s and Thomas‘ personal accounts you will find several tasks. Have a good look at these and perhaps the answers to these will put you strides ahead.
Thomas Jung – Alibi 3
Thomas seems to have been held up very late with one of his assignments. He ran a red light on his way back which was captured by a traffic camera. Solve a task in Will’s personal account to find out the penalty for this violation. A task in Thomas‘ personal account leads to the information that the vehicle is in fact his company car.
Miriam Becker – Motive 1
Have a good look at Johanna’s personal account and the messages found there.
Miriam Becker – Motive 2
She’s good friends with Johanna. Try searching her emails for “Miriam” and check the rest of her messages.
Miriam Becker – Motive 3
Miriam Becker has lost her job at Foxhole and has recently divorced Will Nolte. In some e-mails and messages Johanna has shown great solidarity with Miriam, and the two of them intend to get back at Will. So her motive would be that this job, which was organized by Will, failed. Her motive is revenge.
Miriam Becker – Alibi 1
Have a good look at the Foxhole website and Johanna and Will’s personal accounts.
Miriam Becker – Alibi 2
Take a closer look at Miriam’s photo at Foxhole. Together with the information from an email in Will’s internal area and the messages between Miriam and Johanna you might be able to find out what happened.
Miriam Becker – Alibi 3
In fact, at the precise time of the crime, she and Johanna seem to have stolen Will’s car. Will received an email from the police with a picture of his burnt out car. In it you can make out a woman’s handbag sitting next to the left tire. The bag is identical to the one Miriam Becker has with her in her Foxhole picture.
Witnesses claim to have seen two females in the vicinity of the burnt out car. One blond and one brunette. Johanna and Miriam stole Will’s car and set it on fire.
Course of events – Note 1
The newspaper article and something particular in Will’s personal account with help you.
Course of events – Note 2
It seems we are dealing with a crime in two parts. One was a bit earlier and one at the time of the burglary. The news articles will help you determine the first part of the crime. The second one is mentioned in the first article of the WatsonHolmes introductory page. Look into Will’s personal account to dig deeper into the facts.
Course of events – Note 3
As per the newspaper article, there was a power outage at 21:00 hrs in the harbor district. The culprit must have caused this in order to take the security system (which is fed by electricity) out of action. The cameras have a battery which enable them to last for an additional hour after the power supply fails. This information is revealed in the blueprint of the security system which Karl sent to everyone by email. The culprit then returned at 22:00 hrs to gain access to the premises via the “air vent”. This is crucial information, as the lobby was being patrolled by the security officer on duty. Will’s personal account reveals an invoice for the upkeep of the property, to include damages on the air vent grids and the cost for the duty guard.
Login Erik Fischer – Note 1
His password is not really hidden.
Login Erik Fischer – Note 2
Have a look into his password hint.
Login Erik Fischer – Note 3
Erik’s password can be found in his password hint: Foxhole44
https://www.foxhole-enterprise.com/sjcnki489?lang=en
Login Helen Innstein – Note 1
Follow Helen’s tracks using the newspaper article as a starting point.
Login Helen Innstein – Note 2
Follow the lead provided by the newspaper to Twitter and then on to Facebook. You might just find some valuable information.
Login Helen Innstein – Note 3
Her favorite Cosplay costume is ‘steampunk’-style. You can find that information on her friend Caroline Sunder’s Facebook page. Helen’s Twitter account will lead you there.
Login Will Nolte – Note 1
Have a good look into Helen’s messages. You might just find some valuable information there.
Login Will Nolte – Note 2
It’s possible that you simply have to morse something, as in … long … short …
Helen sent Will something regarding this.
Login Will Nolte – Note 3
Simply morse his initials.
Short-long-long-long-short for W and N.
Use the long and short line symbols on your keyboard.
Helen sent Will the Wikipedia information on ‘Morse Code’ which he needed to solve the task.
Login Karl Ludow – Note 1
Hmm… Click it. Do they belong together?
Login Karl Ludow – Note 2
Try combining the two. Look into Helen’s messages for an important piece of information.
Login Karl Ludow – Hinweis 3
When the items are merged, you get:
The password is my date of birth.
DD.MM.YY
Day divided by four
Month plus three
Year minus 4
His birthday is 12.01.1991. Following the instructions, the password turns into: ‘03.04.87’
Login Johanna Kohler – Note 1
Sort the glasses following the rules of the task. Notice that every glass has two colors.
Login Johanna Kohler – Note 2
Hint: The first glass is the second from the right.
Login Johanna Kohler – Note 3
The correct order is:
Blue in green: second glass from the right
Red in blue: middle glass
Blue in orange: right glass
Red in yellow: left glass
Yellow in pink: second glass from the left
Refresh the module and click on the glasses in the right order. Then you should get in.
Login Thomas Jung – Note 1
Let’s get you back on track here. You seem to be struggling.
Login Thomas Jung – Note 2
Have a good look into Karl’s emails where you’re likely to find a hint to the puzzle.
Login Thomas Jung – Note 3
When the puzzle is put together properly, you get the word ‘Louvre.’ There is no need to enter it, putting together the puzzle will suffice. Thomas’ email to Karl gives you a clue about the Louvre.
Riddle Casino & Hotel – Note 1
Click on ‚Customer Service.‘ Once you’re in the chat, have a look through the hotel reservations and look for information on a casino account. But Karl must provide you with more information in order to proceed. Have a good look into his (expanded) personal account.
Riddle Casino & Hotel – Note 2
First examine his hotel bills. Take the order number from his email and search for past reservations. For the casino, the clue is games related.
Riddle Casino & Hotel – Note 3
In order to access the casino information, you will need to verify three pieces of information. First, find Karl’s Gaming ID in the gamer’s corner, namely ‘Luckydevil91’, then take his customer account number from the invoice, KL336, and finally his birth date, 12.01.1991.
Riddle private detective – Note 1
In order to proceed, first send your own email to the private detective in Thomas’ email. Then you will need a password…
Riddle private detective – Note 2
First write him an email and then you will require a password.
And you only have numbers? How might these be transferred to something useful?
Riddle private detective – Note 3
Once you have sent the email, you will need a password for the page. Transcribe the numbers into letters using the following system: 1=A, 2=B, and so on.
The password is: ‘mission’