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III. Murder
Return of the Obra Dinn

III. Murder

Find the First Mate's Cabin and witness the events of Murder Part 3 in Return of the Obra Dinn. Identify Topman Timothy Butement (#37) and Seaman Aleksei Toporov (#47).

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Find the First Mate's Cabin and witness the events of Murder Part 3 in Return of the Obra Dinn. Identify Topman Timothy Butement (#37) and Seaman Aleksei Toporov (#47).

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From where Syed's body bag hologram is, go upstairs past Rajub's floating hologram, back to the aft Gun Deck.
  2. 2
    Turn left, go a little aft, turn left again, and go starboard near the Third Mate's Cabin.
  3. 3
    Turn right, and go aft toward the open door of the First Mate's Cabin.
  4. 4
    Enter the cabin and approach the dangling human leg to activate the Memento Mortem (press spacebar).
  5. 5
    You will find yourself on the starboard stairs near the poop deck, in front of a bald topman shot in the chest, with a rope around his right foot.
  6. 6
    Go up the stairs slightly to find an official holding a captive Formosan woman as a human shield.
  7. 7
    Follow the path of the official's gun and turn 360 degrees to trace the bullet to the Scottish topman.
  8. 8
    Get close to the Scottish topman and look at his right arm to see a woman tattoo, matching the one on Hammock #37.
  9. 9
    Zoom in on the Scottish topman and bring up the sketch.
  10. 10
    ID the shooting victim as "Topman Timothy Butement" (#37).
  11. 11
    Exit the sketch. From where Butement is, turn 360 degrees, go up the stairs past the shooter and his captive, then go further aft, and turn left.
  12. 12
    You will see the Russian Smoking Guy lowering a lifeboat, holding a leather tobacco purse and a pipe, matching Hammock #47.
  13. 13
    Zoom in on him and bring up the sketch.
  14. 14
    ID him as "Seaman Aleksei Toporov" (#47).
  15. 15
    Exit the sketch. From where Toporov is, turn 360 degrees and go port to find his Russian comrade atop two Asian men (one bearded Formosan, one Chinese topman-mutineer).
  16. 16
    Focus on the bearded Russian seaman-turned mutineer, zoom in, and bring up the sketch.
Tips
  • The dangling leg outside the First Mate's Cabin is the remains of the topman shot in this scene.
  • The clear profile of a crew member in the sketch indicates you have seen a key identifying feature (like a tattoo or personal item) associated with them previously.
  • The Formosan chest on the lifeboat may contain treasure.

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