Recapitulation: So, a "time distortion" is causing all the trouble. It knows you are here, and is working against you. Your host "Jonathan" lived and worked in this house. An experiment, or simulation, has brought about the time freeze. A password is needed to access his computer. Two letters of that password were found in this room, "A" and "T". We'll need more than that to solve this mystery. What is "The Shadow Dimension"?

Wow. Time has just jumped nearly four hours! You are now standing in the diningroom of 25 Fassett Square. Sunlight is pouring in from the garden beyond. Perhaps you can escape into the greenery later on. Here's hoping!

Anyway, time to investigate this new room….

• Look at the portrait, glass blocks and gyroscope.
• There's also a candlestick on the floor, with black candles.
• Open the drawer of the cupboard. It's full of CD's. Take one.
• Look right, there is a wooden door.
• Look left, and you can look out of the window, across the table.
• There is a blue cupboard in the corner, with a plant and candle on it, between the two there is a "pin art" contraption. Someone's handprint is still preserved.
• Look left again, there is another blue cupboard and a stereo system. Try and open the cupboard. Locked. Insert the CD into the stereo by clicking it, and then pick up the remote control on the cupboard. Press play. Music begins to play, and something unlocked. The cupboard is now open.
• Open the cupboard. It is full of videotapes. Pick up the green toy.
• Blob Monster! It's a handheld game. Click the "on/off" button. Watch the start-up and then click "GO". Play each of the levels (three in all). The way to win is to simply click the monsters. Easy stuff! Hmm, upon winning you hear another door unlock. Excellent. Lastly, the little game asks you if you want to know a secret…. password letter equals "L".

Click out of the cupboard. And turn twice to the right. The door is open, and you can see the hallway beyond. Hmm, I wonder which door has opened…. let's go see.

Try all the doors, one of them must open. Maybe upstairs. Look at the map, it is The Study you want.

Recapitulation: You have another password letter, "L".

Hmm. Backwards in time on this occasion, it's noon. This looks like a large room, with plenty to look at and investigate. According to the map, there are two password letters in this room. So, without further ado…

• From your current position, look at the books on the shelf to the left. Also, the book on the table next to the chair, and the one on the foot stool. Hmm, "Alice Through the Looking Glass", how appropriate.
• Look out the window. Beyond the bright chrysanthemums there is a car parked outside.
• Turn right, there is a cute blue cupboard and a piano. Click the top of the cupboard.
• Open the cupboard door, and look at the books. Nothing much there.
• Look at the chessboard. Weird! It has come to life. Click the "tick", it activates the sequence. Hmm, what to do? Watch the sequence in which the flags appear and then click the flags in the same order. Hey presto! (Pen and paper might be useful, or see below!)

A distorted voice is trying to communicate with you, from where?

• Time for the PC! Click on it to get a closer view. There is a round switch on the hard drive, click it. The machine begins to "boot up".
• Hmm, the internal clock was reset at "12:05". That's the current time!
• There is a "shortcut" to a program on the desktop. Music Maker. Let's give that a go.
• Click the play button. A tune! Perhaps you could play it on the piano?

Back to the piano:

After listening to the music sample carefully, try and repeat it on the piano. There are 8 notes, 2 of which are played twice. Still stuck? Take a look at this:

Play the notes correctly, and an unseen hand will write the words "Password Letter Equals "E". That's great, we have both password letters. Now to get out of this room. Back to the computer on the desk.

Is this the PC that we need the password for? Only one way to find out, start hunting through the files. Lets start by looking at some recently visited websites…

• Click the "Internet" button.
• "You've got Post!" Read them by clicking the email addresses on the left-hand side.
• Click "favourites" on the program menu bar. Then select "codebreakers".
• Hmm, interesting site. Click "guestbook" to read what the visitors have to say.
• One of the messages is from "Jonathan". Problems with the PC again. So, it can't be this machine. There must be another somewhere in the house. Perhaps we should see if we can crack that code he has submitted. Perhaps the numbers stand for letters, so 1 would be "A" and so on. The coded message reads "BE CAREFUL, U R IN DANGER". Oops. Too late now.
• Click on "favourites" again. Then select "webcams". This could be interesting!
• Click current location. Wow, it's this house! How handy. Look through all the cameras to see if you can spot any clues, looking at "The Kitchen"" last. Ah ha! There's that satifying "ping" again. That means a door has unlocked somewhere. Could it be the kitchen?

Make your way to the study door, near where you entered this room, and leave the room. Down the stairs, to the kitchen. See map for location. Click the door knob…

Recapitulation: People are beginning to worry about Jonathan, recent emails express concern. His PC is somewhere else in the house, a room we have yet to enter. The machine itself has been behaving strangely, and showing coded messages… is it or was it trying to warn him about something. The solar eclipse is mentioned again. Could it have triggered this "time distortion".

We are getting closer to the garden, that can only be a good thing? Right?

According to the map, there is one password letter in here somewhere.

• Look at the cheese on the table, the candle stick and painted eggs on the window.
• Take a glance at the sake bottles on the shelf above the sink.
• Turn left, there is a door out to the garden. Guess what, it's locked. Find the key!
• Look to the right of the kitchen. The clock says it is 1:59pm.
• Next to the sink, there is a bottle of cheap fizzy. Yuck. Click the neck of the bottle.
• Beyond there is another door. It's tiny. There is a sign on the front: "vehicle"? Maybe a joke.
• Look at the shelves, with all the bottles. There are some cute little tins, made to look like Victorian shop fronts, click on "J Smith & Sons". Hmm, that sound means we have found a password letter. Look at the writing on the shop window. Password letter equals "T".

Now it is time to get out into the garden.

• Look at the oven, you can turn the gas on and open the door. Nothing much here though.
• Look at the coffee making gear on the kitchen top.
• Open the top of the coffee machine. Pour the water in. Take out the coffee scoop. Open the coffee container, some powdered coffee will appear in the scoop. Click the scoop to place it back in the machine. Place the cup underneath by clicking on it. Finally, press the button on top of the machine. Ah ha! One hot cup of caffeine goodness! Place it back on the saucer, and take a closer look. Click the spoon…
• The spoon transforms into a key! Yes! Take the key ("ping"!), and go to the garden door.
• Look closer at the door knob, and click the key. It appears in the lock. Click it to unlock the door… and out into the garden we go!

Recapitulation: Another password letter! This time it was "T".

It's good to be outside. The rooftops of London are visible over the tops of the tress and shrubs of the garden. The air is warm, and the occasional flying insect buzzes past…

• Look left, there is a pond. Its surface is covered in tiny green leaves.
• Turn left again, and you can look back into the diningroom.
• Final turn, now you can look back through the kitchen door.
• Progress further into the garden…
• A hosta grows among the shrubs
• Turn right and look through the kitchen window
• Look at the bird table to the left, a bird sings out
• What's that hidden on the wall, another creepy icon
• Look at the bird table. That bird sings again. Click the wooden surface. What's this? A pattern? Is it a sequence? Maybe you should note it down.
• Continue along the path.
• What's that in the plants? A statue? Click it? It's a Chinese figurine.
• Can't go any further, maybe you are missing something. Click the tomato plant right in front of you. Hmm, what's that on the fruit? Ah ha! Password letter equals "R". Well, that was easy!
• Return to the path, and then click on the wooden pond. There is a frog among the flora, as well as a lantern, another figurine and scary Chinese mask.
• Return to the path, and continue into the garden…
• An annoying bee finds your ear fascinating, brush it away.
• Look at the shed. It has a padlock.
• Look at the Hydrangea to the left of the shed. No key there.
• Proceed towards the back of the garden. Taking a quick look at the azalea on the way.
• Move under the arbour, into the sitting area. There is a lantern on the wall.
• To the right there is a champagne bottle, it hints at happy times. Look through the shed window. Is that a dark room in there? Cool. We just need to get in.
• Turn left and look back down the garden towards the house. You can move back over to the path, and maybe try opening the back door.
• Finally, return to the arbour. Look at the marble table, and three wooden chairs. What's that on the table? Another champagne bottle (someone has been having a right royal time in this garden), and some marble pyramids. How strange, they "click" when you touch them. Maybe they are not what they seem. Do you have a combination? If not, go back to the bird table, and note the sequence. Otherwise, try this:

• Make a mental note where the red wall light is.
• Click left, and pull the blind down. It's dark now.
• Press the red light to switch it on. There, that's better.
• Click the base of the photographic enlarger. To the left there is the control switch, press the round button to set the timer, and then click the black button. The enlrager will "expose" your print.
• Look at the plastic trays, and pour the two chemicals into each one in turn. (Click the bottle and then click the tray).
• Place your blank photo in the "dev" tray, an image will appear. Then place it in the "fix" tray. What's the image, looks like a country lane. Should be pleasant enough, but what is that ominous rumble? Look closer at the photo… (click it).

What was that flash? All goes black…..

….slowly, you begin to wake. Something is wrong. You are IN the photograph. Impossible. It was black and white. What's happening!? And what is that whispering! Continue along the lane…

Is this "The Shadow Dimension" that Jonathan mentioned in his notes to you?

A crack of thunder rumbles overhead. This isn't looking promising.

Further along the lane there is a singe traffic light. How surreal. You can't go any further, but maybe that is because the light is red. Wait until it is green, and click towards the gate to the right. A noisy car passes by…. The sun is setting. Night-time soon. Climb over the wooden stile, and into the field. That storm is rolling in. We had better be quick. Move forward again. A flash of lightning. Turn right, and proceed through the woods…

Startling some birds on the way through, you find a path at the other side of the woods. Are those gravestones? Move forward. Yes, it is a churchyard! The church is ruined and ominous. Does it look familiar? It is the church from the postcard you found in the book. Speaking of which, what's that on the ground to the right? The same postcard. Look towards the back of the churchyard, by clicking on the gravestones. Two headstones for you to look at.

There was a third headstone nearer the path. Go back and look at that. What's this? Another code? Perhaps there is a clue to cracking this elsewhere. Continue up the path towards the church. Pass through the decorative doorway, to the base of the tower. Sheltering doves call out to you. Click the door to the right. Locked!

Move into the ruined nave of the church. There is a doorway in the wall, move over there. Click the opening. What a strange noise. What's that on the floor? A note, from "JB".

Hmm, perhaps this can help us with the coded gravestone. Return to it, and give it a go.

Other than that, click beyond the nave and proceed further into the graveyard. An urn sits proudly on top of a column. Look left, there are four more gravestones. Each one has a name and two dates on them. This is how long these people lived. The symbols underneath are interactive, you can activate one of each. Hmm, maybe this is some sort of combination.

Click on the first grave, and select the first symbol of the four. Then look at the urn again. That symbol has appeared on the column!

Looking at the dates you can work out who lived the longest and shortest. So, select the symbol that puts each grave in order. The longest life will be first, the shortest life will be last.

George Crabtree 1887 to 1962: 75 years

Rachel Grey 1953 to 1996: 43 years

Peter Crowhurst 1926 to 1998: 72 years

Thomas Platt 1890 to 1954: 64 years

So, the order would be: George, Peter, Thomas and Rachel.

Enter that onto the graves, and return to the urn. All four symbols have appeared! Click them again, in the right order.

That storm has finally broken. The graveyard looks very sinister. Time to leave I think!

Back track to the tower, and try the wooden door again. The rain has started to pour from the sky. The door opens. The passage beyond is pitch black… a leap of faith is called for….

Darkness again. Slowly your eyes adjust to the gloom. You are still in the darkroom, perhaps you never left. Things feel different than before… more real. Time isn't frozen anymore. The house has returned to normal. Let's get out of here!

• A nearby dog barks out over the nocturnal rooftops of London.
• Turn around, and open the door, it is somewhere in front of you.
• It's night-time! A flood light is beaming right into your eyes.
• Take a look at the pond, it looks murky.
• The back room is lit, but the door is locked. Is that a train passing by beyond the garden?
• Go back down the path you came through in daytime. The house looks so different at night. All the lights appear to be on.
• Someone must have lit these candles, click to look at them.
• Look up, when on the path. A light comes on upstairs! Does that mean that someone is home? Have you fixed the "time distortion"?
• Look through the kitchen window.
• Move towards the window, and kitchen door.
• Turn left, and pass through into the kitchen.
• Someone has left a book on the counter. The eclipse again!
• Turn right, and move into the hallway.
• More lit candles. Something very strange is going on.
• Turning right, you can hammer on the door. No reply. So…
• Turn left instead and move up the stairs…

Blast! Time has frozen again. We are trapped inside the house once more, but at least it is a new room. Perhaps we are getting closer to finding Jonathan's PC, and solving this mystery for good. So far we have 7 of the password letters needed. According to the map, the last one is in this room somewhere….

• Look at the mirror, to see someone trapped beyond its surface. Could this be "Jonathan"?
• Look at the book by the loo, Mary Queen of Scots. She lost her head, poor thing.
• There is a wooden toy on the mantelpiece
• Look at the icon, and candle on the wall. Who is lighting these candles!
• A gargoyle guards the strangest of places, the toilet itself!
• Hmm, standing at the back of the bathroom, and looking out the open door you'll notice that there is something to look at on the floor. What is it?
• Touching the floor tile reveals another conundrum. Looks like anagrams.
• Click the moving letters to see your first challenge. Any ideas? Type in your suggestions. If it is correct, you will move onto the next anagram. The words are:

Calculated

Anagrams

Hopefully

Confusing

Persons

Unknown

• Ah ha! Password letter equals "N". That's the final password letter. Yes! Time to find that computer. Leave the bathroom through the open door. At the top of the stairs light pours out from an open doorway, I think it's time to solve this mystery once and for all.

Looks like we've found the other computer. It's on too! This room looks like it is waiting for something to happen, so perhaps we should get on with it….

• Look at the desk. There is a clock, stapler and glass full of beer. Someone has been here recently. Hmm, clicking that postcard of the Mona Lisa has a surprising effect. Is that a voice? What's it saying?
• Look at the whiteboard on the wall. There is nothing on it. Except a small business card in the corner. Hmm, Jonathan's contact details. If only it were that simple. Hmm, touching it makes a noise. A voice? It's very distorted though.
• Look to the right, there are papers and books on the trunk. Touch the dictionary. Is that a voice again? A voice from beyond…. "ever be more valuable…"? Or something like that?
• Look at the computer's hard drive, it is definitely on, but there is nothing on the screen.
• Look at the candle, click it. You can hear the voice again. Different words though.
• Pick up the "solar glasses" from in front of the computer. Look back at the whiteboard and click the glasses. Ah ha! Oh. It's another code. Time to get to work on this one! It is similar to the one we solved earlier, on the other computer.

If A = 1 and Z = 26, the answer to this code is:

Well, that's good to know!

We've heard that phrase before, back in the churchyard. It was on Morwenna Platt's gravestone. Perhaps it has more significance. The voices in this room, although distorted, sound as if they are trying to say that phrase. Let's help it complete it.

• Click the four vocal sources in order to complete the above sentence.
• First, the Mona Lisa. "Can beginnings or endings…"
• Second, the dictionary. "Ever be more valuable…"
• Third, the candle. "Than the time…"
• Fourth, the business card. "Spent uniting them…"

You can now access the computer! Hurrah! Oh. It needs the password. Well, we have all eight letters, what can is possibly spell?

The letters, in order of finding them were:

Hmm, I have a feeling that isn't the password. Maybe it's another anagram. Password and end game listed below.

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Password = "Alternate"

The system bursts into life.

Trying to put things right, the computer advises you to switch off the hard drive manually. Click out of this view, and press the blue button on the hard drive tower. What was that noise? Return to the monitor. It is still on. The computer begins to panic. Something, or someone, is attempting to overwrite the existing operating system. Is it a hacker? Or something more sinister?

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