"DUNGEON for DEMO (c) Copyright 1984 Infocom, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ;"This set replaced by following set from Planetfall" ; ;"REM OFFSETS 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 ,LOW-DIRECTION " > > ) (<0? > ) (T )>)>> ) ( )>> > ) (T )>> > > )>> > > > > ;"The GO routine must live here." > > > > > > > ) (T > > )>) ( > > >> > > )>) ( > > > > > )> ) (T >)> )> > RING THE DOORBELL| | Someone turns off the radio. You hear footsteps inside the house. Then the door swings open. \"Good evening,\" says a smiling face, \"I am Phong. Please come in.\" He leads you into the house and closes the door behind you.| "> HELLO MR. PHONG| | Mr. Phong nods at you.| Phong says, \"I believe the Linders are in the living room. Please follow me.\" He leads you into a hallway and turns left. This hallway seems to run the length of the house, from the garage at the south end to the living room at the north. There is enough warm yellow light flooding from the living room for you to see a few doors on each side of the hall. As you get near the living room, you hear voices talking, half-loud and fast.| "> ASK MONICA FOR A DRINK| | \"So you want to dip your beak? Go ahead.\"| | >LISTEN TO THE RADIO| | You turn on the radio, spin the dial and find an Amos 'n Andy serial.| Suddenly, a clap of thunder rolls across the hills outside.| | >WAIT| | Without warning, lightning flashes outside, and a few seconds later thunder rattles the house.| | Rain begins to fall outside in a sprinkle.| | Linder gulps down the rest of his drink. \"Well, Detective,\" he says, \"I'm anxious to get on with our business. Let's you and I go to my office so we can talk undisturbed.\" He takes you by the arm and leads you through the hallway. Just south of the entry, he opens a door to the east and leads you through it.|"> SIT ON WOODEN CHAIR| | You are now sitting on the wooden chair.| Linder begins his story. \"My late wife, may she rest in peace, got involved with a young man named Stiles. Naturally I tried to stop this affair, but without much success. Since my wife passed away, this Stiles fellow has gone off the deep end, I'm afraid, and blamed me for her death. I tried my best to ignore him, but he seems to have lost his senses. This morning I received this note and decided to ask your help.\" He hands the note to you.| "> READ THE THREATENING NOTE| | The note is written in a spidery hand on fine rag paper. It says:| \"Linder --| Since Virginia died, I've lost too much sleep because of you and your harrassments. The time has come to put this matter to rest once and for all. I'll be seeing you sooner than you imagine.| -- Stiles\"| | >LINDER, TELL ME ABOUT STILES| | \"All I know about Stiles is that he's a writer of some kind, and sometimes he plays bit parts in films. I've never really met the man.\"| | >WAKE UP THE CAT| | The cat yawns, licks its lips, and settles down again.| | >WAIT| | Time passes...| | The rain outside begins to taper off.| | The rain storm outside has passed now.| | The clock chimes once to mark the half hour.| | Monica bursts into the office, wearing a felt hat and wool coat, and struggling to get her driving gloves on. She glances icily in your direction and then back to her father. \"I'm off to the pictures with Terry, Dad. Good-bye.\" She hugs him briefly but firmly, burying her head in his shoulder.| He pushes her away and says, \"You're leaving now?! I thought you'd be talking to the detective here. What about the threat on my life?\" He has the hurt look of an orphan pup.| She answers, \"You don't need me here. I need to get away now and then. I'm not like Mother, you know.\" Tears well up in her eyes but she brushes them away before they drop. She turns to leave.| "> WAIT| | Time passes...| | Monica heads off to the west.| | Outside somewhere, a car roars to life and speeds away.| | The clock chimes 9 times to mark the hour.| | You hear the door bell ring.| | Linder looks toward the window and says, \"I don't think Phong has answered the door bell yet.\" He reaches toward the butler's button and at the same instant shouts \"Stiles!\" You turn around and dimly see a figure outside. Suddenly there is a flash of light and an explosion, and the window falls into dozens of shiny shards. The cat bolts and disappears somewhere. The figure outside turns and runs before you can see the face. When you turn back around, you see Linder slumping down in his chair, with a bloody stain spreading across his silk shirt. He teeters on the edge of the seat, then falls onto the floor, quite dead.| It's now 9:03 p.m.| | (Now you have a murder to investigate. In the complete story, you'll have to search for evidence, make analyses, question suspects, and arrest your suspect before 8:00 a.m. when your time runs out!)">>