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Puzzles Reinvented
Ahoy-hoy. Just a few stragglers today, so let's round 'em all up right away.
3. Track the order in which the pages on top of the one indicated by the arrow overlap each other.
Follow these very closely and you should find an answer that you can be confident of.
S. The answer is the furthest month from December if you're looking at a calendar, but the closest if you think about it another way.
This one isn't too difficult in theory, just spot where things overlap and you'll figure it out.
Also this uh... doesn't make sense. I feel like changing the order would, well, change the order.
What it means is where they're placed on the wall. Or, the arrangement thereof. Yeah, it's picky but eh. I get to be picky sometimes. 
Let me guess. You're going to tell us that rumour?
DING DING DING! Correct! I've been hearing talk about an amazing parrot.
A parrot, eh?
DING DING DING!
That sounds an awful lot like Mac...
You mean you know this famous parrot?! Wow!
2. Two of the three examples show the date just at it's changing over from one day to the next.
Think about how two of these numbers are possible and see if you can work out why one of them isn't.
3. Bear in mind that each day of the month is listed in order on a rotating dial inside the watch.
So when the 19th switches to the 20th, for example, you would see the number 92 displayed for a few moments around midnight.
S. The number 93 in example B shows the date as the 29th is switching over to the 30th at midnight.
By the way, there's no 40th of the month...
Comparatively, this one's really, really simple. Pretty easy, once you realise what its referring to.
Yes, I noticed that you're no longer working the door.
Does this mean you've done away with membership cards?
That's right, sir. Financially, we're no longer in a position to pick and choose our customers.
We're happy to take money from anyone willing to lose it.
We're close to being done with collecting all of these. Still got a small number to go, though.
3. On the second step of its roll, the die will stamp a blue diamond, and the front and back of the die will show two hearts, both upside down.
As the die then moves along the path to the right, diamonds and circles will alternate along the bottom, and the hearts will rotate as the die rolls.
Picture this in your mind and see if you can work out what happens next.
S. The shape you're after is the red heart, but that's not all there is to it. Think about which direction it will face. It won't be facing straight up.
While I greatly dislike this one, personally, I find it mentioning rotating the symbol to be an accidental extra hint. The diamond and circle are always gonna be the same, so surely that means it has to be the heart...
What do you mean, "entertaining" you? Didn't you say that puzzle had been bothering you all day?
I did say that, but I was lying. I was just bored and wanted someone to chat to.
Chat? But don't you have work to be doing? Considering you own the casino?
Ah yes...I lied about that too. Sorry, I was so bored I just couldn't help messing with you two.
In reality I'm just a normal, everyday chap. My name's Mark, in case you're wondering.
I hope you remember my name. No one ever seems to, and it makes me feel ever so lonely.
Wow, this London really is full of weirdos.
Oh Luke, you don't know the half of it, do you?
3. Looking at the answers to the equations, you can see that a dog stands for an odd number and a cat stands for an even number.
S. So, dog means odd and cat means even. If you have a three-digit number made up of three odd numbers, what's the smallest value you can have for each digit?
Not at all! Glad I could help!
Er... Do have a pleasant day.
And that's all that done and dusted. Oddly enough, the recap here is the same as before so we'll just move on.
I'm sure you've already noticed, but this is gonna be a bit of a long one...
The Research Facility
Perhaps there's a more discreet entrance.
Good idea, Professor. We might find another way in if we search the area carefully.
There's exactly one conspicuous door on the left here. After grabbing these hint coins, we'll take a gander at that.
Hey look, you two. There's a message scrawled here.
Oh? Where?
Right there, on that little scrap of paper stuck on the wall. See it?
Mandatory puzzle no. 1. As you no doubt expect, we're gonna get a few of those before we're done here.
Your help is greatly appreciated, Flora. I do wonder who could have left this message here, though.
No time to fret over that right now. Probably Dimitri anyway. Let's just head on in!
I'm lurking in the shadows here, boy! At least pretend to be startled, will you?
How did you manage to get across the Thames ahead of us, Paul?
Oh, I reckon he just disguised himself as a Family member and took a boat. Seems pretty obvious to me.
Nyeh heh heh. Let me tell you a little something about being a true gentleman, Layton.
True gentlemen keep their secrets. So don't think I'll be sharing them with you!
Oh right! That works too. That thing from the first game!
It's not "ropey", and I thought I'd made myself clear: the matter is not open for discussion.
Tsk. Nosy brat.
Very well, Paul. Now then, everyone, let's push on.
It's not something I'd noticed before (for good reason) but the hint coins here are arranged like a regular ol' trapezoid. Kinda neat, really.
Anyway, about that ladder...
Ah yes, Captain Obvious to the rescue once again. Stand aside. I'll lead the way.
Ooh, maybe we WILL be getting Don Paolo solving a puzzle as himself after all.
No way. I'm the youngest and the nimblest. I should go first.
Being nimble doesn't make you first - it makes you a monkey! Now stand aside!
Really, what kind of behaviour is that for an adult?
Oh, Don Paolo, I'm so disappointed in you!
You were so polite and reasonable whe you were disguised as the professor!
Of course I was. When I play a part, I mimic every nuance of the character!
That's a terrible thing to say. He's not acting like a gentleman. He IS a gentleman!
Whatever. Look, let's settle this debate with a puzzle. If the brat solves it, he can go first.
Ah. Sadly, we do have to solve this one as well. It's implied to be optional, but no dice.
Ah, this looks like your classic underground passageway for transporting reearch materials.
I'll bet you anything that this tunnel leads all the way back out to the Thames.
You sound awfully sure about that.
Pfeh! Remember who you're talking to, boy.
I have spent perhaps too long trying to make this fit the tune of Gaston and I'm just bad enough musically to not be able to. 
I suppose everyone's got have a hobby...
Oh my...
What is it?
Layton? Feel like sharing with the rest of the class?
No?
Oh. Oh okay.
That puzzle in the water here is a regular ol' generic hidden puzzle. The last one of the game, in fact.
As for that shutter...
Of course not, Flora. That's how criminals work. The dirtier the deed, the more cautious they get!
See, they've even gone out of their way to fit a puzzle lock to the shutter.
Third mandatory puzzle goes here.
I hope you didn't enjoy cracking that lock too much, Luke. It could lead you to a life of crime!
Thanks, Flora. I'll, um, bear that in mind.
Oh, welp, we just got inside the facility proper and we've already been caught.
Shh! Keep it down, sir. We've come to rescue you.
I...I don't know what you mean.
There's nothing to fear, my friend. We know the whole story.
You were captured by the Family - or rather, by Dimitri Allen.
And now you're being forced to work on his research here, correct?
I am the real Professor Layton. Dimitri has been using my good name for his own misguided purposes.
Ah, I see. I remember hearing that you worked in archaeology. Yes, it all makes sense now.
Goodness, you can't imagine how shocked I was when I found out that Layton was actually Dimitri.
Are any of the other scientists here aware of Dimitri's true identity?
Some, yes. But I don't dare talk about it with the people here.
Imagine what the Family would do to me if they caught me spreading that kind of information around.
I see. Well, is Dimitri here in the facility?
Well... He comes and goes... Yikes! Quick! Hide! The guards are heading this way!
Ah, of course. These lads would be the guards here, wouldn't they?
The most we're ever gonna find is a rat.
We're down here 'caused we messed up, ain't we?
This is our punishment, and I'd say we got off lightly.
If Bostro hears you harpin' on like that, he'll knock your block off.
I wish I'd stayed in school, bruv. I shoulda known no good would come from this line of work.
If you really wanna make the time go faster, stop your moanin' and tell me a joke or something.
I did. Those two are going to stand guard there for the next 10 hours.
I-I'm heading back. The guards know me. If I walk past on my own, they won't stop me.
Wait just a moment. I think we might be able to get these chaps to turn a blind eye to us.
But how?
It's not my usual style of problem solving, but you know what they say about desperate times...
Puzzles Reinvented
1. A single horizontal piece of rope connects to the crate. You can get that right away.
The part nearest Luke has two pulley on it.
2. The two parts at the very bottom both have one pulley each on them. If you think about the direction that the rope goes, you should be able to work out which parts go there straight away.
3. The top-right part has one pulley on it. The rope comes in from the left and goes back out to the left.
The part to the left of that has one pulley on it, and the rope coming from the right goes out at the bottom. The only thing that's above the pulley is a horizontal rope.
S. Here's the path the rope follows, part-by-part.
Starting from the part nearest the crate, the rope goes right, down, right, left, up, right, right, left, down, right, down, down, up.
This brings us to the part that is three down from the top-left corner.
The rope continues left, down, left, up, down, down, right, up and right, arriving at the part nearest Luke. Got it?
On the one hand, this isn't too difficult and there's not much reason to ever get it wrong really.
It's just a teeny bit longer to do than I'd quite like.
The Research Facility
Yes. I'm not one to condone violence, but needs must, and at least now we can pass safely.
I have something else to tell you before we move on.
We also wish to liberate all the scientists that Dimitri is holding captive.
I'm listening.
I'm hoping we can speak directly to the man and end this whole mess.
Do you know Dimitri's current whereabouts?
Hmm. Well, if he's here, he'll probably be in the central research room. I'll show you the way.
Wonderful. But before we go, will you allow me one more question?
Go on.
These materials lying around down here... They aren't for building a time machine, are they?
...Wait, sorry, what?
What exactly are you working on here?
My speciality is polydimensional physics, so I've been assigned to work on the time machine.
The materials lying around here belong to a separate research group within the facility.
And does this group also work under Dimitri's supervision?
I don't think Dimitri's that interested in what they do, though.
Hmm, that's odd. Probably not something we should focus too much on in the moment, though. We'll just head deeper into the facility right now.
A bit of a reprieve here, I see. No puzzles to do for a sec, but we'll talk to Cuthbert anyway. I'm sure he'll know something useful.
Cuthbert, this is the real Professor Layton.
Eh? Whit d'ye mean, "the real Professor Layton"?
Erm... Look, I'll explain it all later, we don't really have time to go into it here.
All you need to know for now is that these people have come to help us get out of here for good.
You DO want to go bak to our own time, don't you?
Oor own time?! Are, Ah'd do anything tae get bck ther. Whit can Ah do for ye, Professor?
I have to find Dimitri, the man who's been using my name.
I hear he could be in the central research room. Do you know where that is?
Wow, Ah still cannae believe yer the real deal! That's a right turn up for the books.
As I recall, you were rather surprised to see me the last time we met as well.
Eh, well aye. Ah'm awful sorry, but Ah wasnae tae know who Ah was talking tae.
Anyhoo, we can chit-chat later. Away ye go before yer spotted.
Ye need tae get moving.
What?! But how did he pick up on us so quickly?
Bah, I should have known. We probably tripped an infrared sensor. Basic secret base stuff.
No sense in standing around, Layton. Let's go!
We'll leave Horace behind here, I see. Talking to either of 'em just has generic canned dialogue reminding us where to go. We'll just go that-a-way, then.
Well, this big ol' door is awful eyecatching and for good reason. It's exactly where we want to go.
I hope Dimitri is in there, Professor!
As do I. You heard him talking earlier, Luke. He can still be reasoned with, I'm sure of it.
Well, our first challenge is to get this door open. It's got some strange lock on it.
Another puzzle, I suspect. Dimitri no doubt wishes to test the intelligence of all those who enter.
My least favourite mandatory puzzle of this set can slide in here.
Silence
Crisis
There is voice acting here, but it lasts for like... four dialogue boxes and all of 25 seconds so I'm just gonna skip it.
Oh!
Oh no! We're trapped!
Huh?
Through here, everyone!
...Why is Flora crawling here?
The Research Facility
Oh! My heart's still racing.
Much like before, we have voice acting here for all of 6 whole lines.
My eyes must be playing tricks on me!
Claire? Is it you?
I...I know she was quite fond of you, Professor.
Hm, already got all 10 mysteries resolved. Bit earlier than you'd expect from the previous games, that.
You look exactly like her! It's uncanny...
We've crossed paths several times, haven't we?
And yet it's strange. Claire never mentioned having a sister...
It is my greatest regret that we spent the last years of her life estranged from each other.
Forgive me for not getting in touch with you earlier, Professor.
For your own safety, I decided it was best to avoid contact with you.
I see.
You must have cared dearly for your sister to come to a place like this in search of the truth.
But why?
Your reputation. Don't they say the great Professor Layton can solve any puzzle?
I thought that if anyone could get to the bottom of what happened that day, it would be you.
Celeste... On the day of the explosion, I-
Crisis
Ah, now's my time to shine! No one makes a grand escape like Don Paolo!
We can't move quickly in a big group like this. We need to split up.
I couldn't agree more. My dear Celeste, please allow me to personally escort you to safety.
Layton, you take the kids!
Celeste, wait! There's still so much we need to discuss!
Professor, this city hides a secret so large it defies the imagination.
...Huh? What?
We probably should just run, but... Bostro's right here.
Professor, look out!
Luke, Flora, we have to run!
Okay, fine. Fine. Let's head on outta here!
The Research Facility
Don't let your guard down, Luke. We're not out of the woods yet.
Professor, I just can't stop thinking about the last thing Celeste said to us.
...Yes, they actually show the clip of her saying it. As a flashback. It's been like a minute since we saw it.
Old Father's Embrace
Oh, of course. She used a code to hide our meeting place from the Family.
But what could that code possibly mean?
Think of it as a puzzle, Luke.
Though I suspect the answer to this puzzle will be much more than our next meeting place.
If that's the case, it's even more important that we find out where this place is!
Luke, do you remember seeing a flyer for a restaurant named "The Thames Arms" on the way here?
That's where Celeste will be waiting for us.
Who needs to see a flyer? We've already been there!
At the Thames Arms? But how did you work that out?
Rivers are often personified in folklore and literature, and the River Thames is no exception.
When Celeste said that the answer lies in the "old father's embrace"...
The "father" she was talking about was Old Father Thames.
Oh, I get it! And an embrace happens in someone's arms. In this case, the arms of the Thames!
End
Well, that gives us a destination once we're out of here. That's good to have, but we should still finish leaving first!
What about, Luke?
About how you, Dimitri and Don Paolo all have a personal tie to poor Claire.
And all of you seem to question the circumstances surrounding her death. Even Celeste does.
I'm honestly impressed and amazed tha Luke noticed this and opted to question it, before the requisite exposition dump.
...
Memories
A block of flats next to the lab had also been destroeyd by the blast.
The entire area was devastated.
Looking upon that scene, I knew that Claire was lost to me forever.
To this day, I still remember an orphaned child I met wandering the street, wailing for his parents.
Then, when I came back to my sense, I noticed something curious.
Despite the scale of the damage, there was no follow-up coverage in the media.
Not one word about the incident was printed or broadcast after the initial reports.
I immediately set to work researching Claire's lab and the scientists she had worked with.
During my investigation, I learned that powerful political forces had suppressed reports of the blast.
My injuries were so sever that I was in hospital for a month. I was lucky to be alive.
Wow, someone REALLY didn't want any investigation into that explosion. Wonder why...
The majority of the information I'd gathered on the case had been stolen.
That explosion was no ordinary accident. Someone with serious political clout was involved.
And this person abused his or her power to keep any facts about the event from ever coming to light.
Every time I tried to make progress, I was met with resistance and threats of violence.
Claire is lost to me forever, I know that. But I must know the truth of what happened that day.
It's a feeling I'm sure Don Paolo and Celeste share as well.
More London Streets
yes really
Dimitri and perhaps one other person...
Who else do you mean, Professor?
Everything will become clear at the Thames Arms. Let's go.
Suspicion
EEEK!
Flora, are you okay?
Pavel! What are you doing down here?
I was exploring the area and somehow ended up here. Perdido.
Doing some of the cavern exploration you were talking about before, I take it?
Da. Earlier in my quest to find the great tunnels, I mistakenly wandered onto some train tracks.
I suppose you could say that.
Naturalmente, most of my travel woes could've been avoided if my compass hadn't been broken.
Though I think this map might be able to show me which way to go. A bit of help, bitte?
I'm sorry, Pavel. We're a bit busy right now.
Speaking of which, we're very close to the Thames Arms. It's just a stone's throw away...
More London Streets
Things got rather chaotic back there, Flora. Are you feeling all right? Not too shaken?
I'm fine, Professor. I'm just glad I had you both with me.
Professor, the Thames Arms is just up the road from here. Let's go and meet Celeste!
Puzzles Reinvented
1. Red, blue, yellow.
Follow this order carefully and the location of the correct button will soon become apparent.
2. Are you sure you've been sticking to the red, blue, yellow order?
From the start, go right, up, left, left, up, left, up.
After that, check where you can go from each square, one by one.
1. It looks complicated, but it's just one unbroken line.
Keep your thought process simple.
2. There is more than one route you can take, but the order in which you use the white ladders is always the same.
1. You don't need to worry about how old the sisters were a year ago. The important point is their age a year from now. What does "split the numbers into two parts" mean?
2. Have you worked out what "split the numbers into two parts, top and bottom" means?
Think about the numbers 0-9. Of these, the only ones that retain a numerical meaning even when they're cut in half are 1 and 8.
1. It may seem like there are many junctions, but choose your path carefully and you'll be all right.
1. The shape is visible from the very start, but it's hard for the eye to pick out. Be sure to keep your focus.
2. You can get distracted by all the lines and have trouble finding the shape's outline. Try drawing some plus signs using the Memo Function to see if that helps.
Alright, this is the one I said was my least favourite of the bunch. I hope it's already obvious why.
1. Such a simple chart, but it gets quite complicated when you start to change its orientation. Try thinking about it from several different directions.
2. No matter which way is north, the relative positions of the cardinal points won't change: north is opposite south, and east is opposite west.
You just need to think hypothetically and forget the common notion that north is up, south is down, east is right and west is left.