Include all of the puzzle solutions, endings and the walkthrough with minimal spoilers, so that you can consult the guide without getting spoiled unintentionally.
Dialogue Color Explanation
During the game, you’ll see the dialogues having various color outlines.
Besides the blue dialogues, the rest are locked and can only be unlock after meeting certain requirement. Once you meet the condition, the locked dialogue will have a flashing notification (the small little circle at the corner). After you successfully unlock the dialogues they will turn into a standard blue dialogues.
To meet the condition, simply go expand and click on the fragment keywords (represented with the hash key #) in the blue dialogues elsewhere, while try to place the blue dialogues correctly to their speaker and link 2 consecutive dialogues correctly (if you done so correctly the 2 dialogues will display the date and time).
There’s no penalty for getting your answers to the puzzles wrong, so don’t worry.
Here are what they represent:
There are 6 yellow dialogues in total, so you need a minimum of 6 keys to clear the game,
“But you’re not being contrite. You’re lying to me.” seems to be the last dialogue that wraps up the game so before unlocking it, try to have at least 1 remaining key (by arranging the dialogues everywhere) after that if you want the second ending.
- Pre-entrance Day Absentee List
- It’s not your fault, Myeongho. Nobody in your family is responsible for this.
- Why didn’t you report any of this to the authorities?
- (BLANK) #Stationery_Store #Candy #Hurt
- It’s not your fault, Meyongho. Nobody in your family is responsible for this.
- But you’re not being contrite. You’re lying to me.
Puzzle Solutions (Red Dialogues)
“Search in Dialogue” is the dialogue where you can find the answer. Refer to this if you just want a rough idea on where to find the answer. If you give up , then unspoiler the tag for the answer
Do you really think Mr. Kim Gangseok is the culprit?
– (Reasons to suspect Seowon’s mother)(3)
– Search in Dialogue: Has Seowon ever #wandered_off_alone before?
– Answer: Is that why she won’t call me “Mom”?
– Search in Dialogue 2: Leave the case unsolved? We can’t do that, sir.
– Answer: Keep her completely out of her mother’s reach.
– Search in Dialogue 3: Could you tell me anything about Seowon’s life at #kindergarden?
– Answer: Then I realized that her brother came to pick her up instead of her mother, but she never asked where her mother was.
Where is Seowon now?
– (The key reason the English teacher needed funds)
– Search in Dialogue: I see your @mother has contacted you. It’s exactly as you heard. Will you be coming to the #police_station together?
– Answer: If he really did take her, maybe it was because he couldn’t afford child support payments.
What if I told you that there’s no need for lying now?
– (Myeongho’s testimony that shows his mixed feelings on Hyejeong)
– Search in Dialogue: Thank you for telling me, @Myeongho. I heard you’re in fifth grade at #elementary_school, With your height, I bet the girls won’t leave you alone. You’re #very_tall for your age. Is it because you take after your mom?
– Answer: Really? Am I really like her?
Is Seowon all right?
– (Confirmation that Seowon is alive)
– Search in Dialogue: Where is Seowon now?
– Answer: She’s with her family.
(BLANK) #Promise #School #Hospital #Time
– (What Meyongho carries around)
ANSWER (can be found in either dialogue)
– Search in Dialogue: It’s all right. Again, was there anything unusual about Seowon’s activities today? (click on the + symbol)
– Search in Dialogue: We’ve received testimony that directly contradicts your claim. (click on the + symbol)
– Answer: (the green outline umbrella in the image)
Caregiver Certificate of Employment
– (Donggeon and Hyejeong’s relationship)
– Search in Dialogue: How old was Seowon when Ms. @Shin_Hyejeong first came to take care of her?
– Answer: Hyejeong is my children’s caregiver.
We’ve received testimony that directly contradicts your claim.
– (Proof that shopkeeper is lying)
– Search in Dialogue: Could you tell me now what happened when you last saw Seowon?
– Answer: I Told Seowon to stay where she was and went to the stationery store. I ran right over.
Please don’t lie to me, Myeongho. Didn’t you say that Auntie was telling the truth?
– (What Meyongho stole)
– Search in Dialogue: We’ve received testimony that directly contradicts your claim.
– Answer: One of the cards was gone.
We know you weren’t at the playground
– (Hyejeong’s location when Seowon vanished)
– Search in Dialogue: Do you really think Mr. Kim Gangseok is the culprit?
– Answer: There was a woman skulking around that playground, always hanging back.
(BLANK) #Name #Playground #School
– (How Seowon’s grandmother instructed for the kidnapping)
– Search in Dialogue: You mean Seowon was taken because she was mistaken for Mr. Song Minyeong’s late daughter?
– Answer: I told him that Minyeong seemed to have brought home a stranger’s child, and pleaded with him to get the girl back to her parents.
Puzzle Solution (Purple Dialogues)
“Search in Dialogue” is the dialogue where you can find the answer. Refer to this if you just want a rough idea on where to find the answer. If you give up , then unspoiler the tag for the answer.
Certificate of Familial Relations
– Search in Dialogue: Calm down, ma’am. Who am I speaking to again?
– Answer: 0203
(BLANK)#Caregiver #Death #Hospital #Seowon’s mother birthday
– Search in Dialogue: Certificate of Familial Relations
– Answer: 1225
Silence is a heavy burden for a fifth-grader. But Myeongho refused to give in.
– Search in Dialogue: Caregiver Certificate of Employment
– Answer: 0206
Why did you turn_yourself_in?
– Search in Dialogue: (sorry, I can’t remember where is the clue)
– Answer: 0720
(BLANK)#Kidnapping #Phone_Call #Playground #The day Seowon’s mother was discharged
– Search in Dialogue: Pre-entrance Day Absentee List
– Answer: 0403
Choi Donggeon – Seowon’s Father
Song Minyeong – Seowon’s Mother
Kim Gangseok – Ex-English Teacher
Choi Myeongho – Seowon’s Brother
Apollo Stationery – School Supplies, Unhealthy Snacks
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Choi Gwija – Seowon’s Grandmother
– (2012.2.4. 15:18) Caregiver Certificate of Employment
Plot Summary (Full Spoilers Ahead)
Its easy to get confused because the game has 2 characters by almost the same name: Seowon. In a nutshell there are 2 family involves in this case.
Choi’s Family
Choi Donggeon (Choi Seowon’s Father)
– Spouse: Seo Wonyeong (Wife, died)
– Child: Choi Myeongho
– Child: Choi Seowon (got kidnapped mistakenly by Song Minyeong)
– Caregiver: Shin Hyejeong
Kim’s Family
Song Minyeong (Kim Seowon’s Mother)
– Spouse: Kim Gangseok (ex-husband, ex-English teacher)
– Mother: Choi Gwija
– Kidnap Choi Seowon
– Child: Kim Seowon (Dead after few months old)
Kim’s Family (2006/2007 – Dec 2011)
Song Minyeong suffered from delusional disorder after her daughter Kim Seowon died 108 days old from premature birth. Her husband Kim Gangseok divorced and left her.
Choi’s Family(2009 – Dec 2011)
Choi’s family employed caregiver Shin Hyejeong while the family’s wife Seo Wonyeong died shortly, leaving 2 children behind: Choi Seowon and Myeongho. While Seowon treats and call Hyejeong ‘mummy’, her older brother resent her for fear that she will cause their real mother to be forgotten.
(Dec 2011 – Feb 2012)
Not knowing that Kim Seowon has been dead for years, the school board send Song Minyeong a parcel to prepare Kim Seowon for school. Minyeong’s mother Gwija was horrified to learnt that they didn’t officiate Kim Seowon’s death. Minyeong starts hanging out at the playground and take notice on Choi’s family, particularly Choi Seowon. Myeongho, unhappy that people are mistaking Hyejeong as their mother, told Hyejeong to stop going to the playground with them.
(3 Feb 2012)
While Myeongho was distracted in the stationery shop nearby the playground, Minyeong brought Choi Seowon home, mistaking her as her daughter. When Gwijia realized that Minyeong has unknowingly kidnapped Choi Seowon, she secretly called Gangseok for help.
Choi’s family made a police report. Hyejeong lied to the police that she was at the playground at the moment, hoping that she can somehow make Myeongho feel better by sharing the blame.
(4 Feb 2012)
Gwijia and Gangseok plot a plan to secretly return Choi Seowon. Gwijia baited Minyeong away from Choi Seowon, allowing Gangseok to take Choi Seowon away (presumably to his house). Minyeong made a police report, while Gwijia tried her best to pacify the police during interrogation.
(5 Feb 2012)
Gangseok returned Choi Seowon to Choi’s family and surrender to the police, while Gwija confessed everything to the police shortly after. Minyeong was taken in by the police for treatment. The police confirmed with the Choi’s family on Choi Seowon’s safe return.
Believing that Minyeong will cope better by believing that Seowon is missing and not dead, Gangseok failed to convince the authorities to leave the case unsolved.
(6 Feb 2012)
The police questioned Hyejeong for lying. After learning the truth, the police told her that this is the wrong thing to do. They also told her that Minyeong was picking her birthday card at the shop, suggesting that he is learning to accept Hyejeong’s care.
How to Access Both Endings
When you have expanded all of the dialogues, the game will ask ‘Now do you understand why KIM Seowon is still missing to this day?‘ At this point, how many keys you have determine your ending.
You are required to have at least 2 keys (by arranging most if not all of the other dialogues in order) to get to the Special ending. Otherwise, you will proceed to the Standard Ending.
To view the Special Ending, during the middle of the Standard ending, you will get to click on The Adjudicator’s name when the highlight is blinking, to open up the selection where you can use the 2 keys to unlock the yellow lock and change her identity, shifting the rest of the ending to the Special Ending.
