Chalons (France) July 24th 9:41pm

Guide your journey through The Last Night's Chalons section on July 24th at 9:41 PM. Uncover secrets and witness character interactions as night falls on the Orient Express.

Alright, so it's getting late in Chalons, around 9:41 PM on July 24th. The Orient Express is really starting to feel the tension now. Tatiana's going to hang around Kronos' car for a bit before heading off to bed.

Over in the red sleeping car, you'll find Madame Boutarel complaining to Conductor Coudert about Ms. Wolff's dog. Coudert's being a real gentleman about it. If you haven't dealt with Milos yet, he's still chilling in Tyler's compartment.

Meanwhile, in the lounge car, Ms. Wolff is still chatting with Herr Schmidt, and Monsieur Boutarel is enjoying a quiet cigar. Nothing much for you to do there right now. In the green sleeping car, the conductors are having a political debate. Conductor Coudert's leaning socialist, while Conductor Mertens is a young patriot. Little do they know, World War I is just around the corner, and while it'll be a brutal conflict, France will eventually get Alsace-Lorraine back.

Keep an eye on things, because after a while, Ms. Wolff will leave, Monsieur Boutarel will head back to his compartment, and then Herr Schmidt will depart too. That's when the two friends from compartment E will show up in the lounge car.

There's a newspaper lying around in the lounge car that's worth a look. You'll find some interesting articles, including one about the rising tensions between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy following Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. There's also a piece about Madame Caillaux, another mention of the Belfast murder, and a note about an American doctor still on the run.

Later on, Conductor Coudert is going to doze off in his chair. This is your chance to slip into compartment E. It's empty for now since Ms. Norton took her diary to the lounge car, but you can climb out the window and spy on Ms. Wolff tossing and turning in bed. It doesn't really serve any gameplay purpose, but it does paint Robert Cath as a bit of a peeping tom.

You can also check out compartment A, which belongs to old man Obolensky. This room is always unlocked so Tatiana can get in. Compartment E is also always open because, well, the girls aren't exactly the most careful with their doors. All the other compartments are locked tight, though.

Eventually, Conductor Mertens will also fall asleep. If you decide to climb out your window to spy on Alexei at this point, you'll catch him building a bomb. A young Russian revolutionary on a train with an old Russian noble, and the revolutionary is building a bomb? Yeah, that sounds like trouble waiting to happen.