LA Noire
Game Details: Action/RPG, 2011
Steam Achievements: Completed (60/60)
Links: Moby Games, Steam
Walkthrough Updated: 10/9/2025
Suggested Listening: Wild Hearts Meet (Ash 25)
Patrol Desk
During this first section, which functions as a tutorial, you will not get a star rating for any of the cases. Make sure you collect all evidence, marked in bold.
Upon Reflection
After driving to the alleyway crime scene, start walking down the alley and collect a newspaper (1/13) from the crates on the right. Go to the end of the alley and examine the bloodstain (1/322), then go around to the left and look up at the open window to see the reflection of a revolver. Continue further around the corner to the left and climb the drain pipe to get up to the roof. Pick up the Smith & Wesson revolver (2/322) and examine it to see the serial number. Open the chamber to see 2 shots were fired. Climb back down and use your notebook to set your destination to Central Guns. Return to your car and drive there.
Head inside and talk to the owner, then examine the gun store ledger (3/322), then tap on "Errol Schroeder". Drive to your next destination, which is Schroeder's apartment. Enter the building and look at the mailboxes to see Schroeder lives in apartment 2. Head up the stairs and knock on his door. After a brief conversation you will end up in a fight, so knock him down. Look in the open drawer to find Schroeder's notebook (4/322), and read its contents.
Armed and Dangerous
Drive to the robbery in progress. When you arrive, you will automatically grab a shotgun out of the boot of your car. Shoot the 2 robbers outside, then drop the shotgun, so you end up using the Colt M19171 for the rest of the mission. Approach the bank and take care of 3 more robbers inside.
Warrants Outstanding
Run after the escaping suspect. Chase him over a fence, up a drain pipe, a fire escape and another drain pipe. Fight him on the roof and subdue him or knock him off the roof down to the ground.
Buyer Beware
You will automatically start with shooting (5/322). Examine Gage's body - search his inner left jacket pocket and examine the layaway voucher (6/322) completely. Look at the .32 shell casings (7/322) on the ground nearby. Search the trash can to the left of the shoe store entrance to find an FN Browning handgun (8/322), and examine it carefully. Talk to the male witness wearing an orange shirt to the right of the shoe store entrance, then head inside and talk to Clovis Galletta:
- Eyewitness account: Lie (Layaway voucher)
- Possible murder suspect: Doubt
- Details of shooting: Truth
During this conversation you will get the suspect positively identified (9/322), and the possible religious motive (10/322). Head back outside and drive to Eagleson's Gun Store. Head inside and talk to the owner, who confirms he cleaned the gun recently for Edgar Kalou, resulting in murder weapon serviced (11/322). Get back in your car and drive to Hartfield's Jewelry Store. After you go inside and confront Edgar Kalou, run after him and either chase him down or aim your gun at him long enough for him to stop running. Back at the precinct, you will be given the opportunity to interrogate Kalou:
- Argument with Gage: Lie (Suspect positively identified)
- Possible religious motive: Doubt
There is an achievement for completing all of the Patrol Desk cases Police Academy.
Traffic Desk
From now on you will receive a star rating for your performance on all cases, which takes into account the clues you collect and the damage you cause to the city.
The Driver's Seat
You will automatically start with abandoned vehicle (12/322). Drive to the PE Freight Depot. As you arrive, you will notice the blood splashes (13/322) in the car automatically. Talk to the coroner, then open the trunk of the vehicle and examine the receipt for live hog (14/322) One For The File. Next go to the front of the car and look at the wallet (15/322) and the glasses (16/322) on the ground. Head over to the left between the tracks and look at the bloody pipe (17/322). Now go back and talk to Nate Wilkey:
- Purpose at scene: Truth
- Knowledge of Adrian Black: Truth
- Contents of wallet: Doubt
- Bloodstained pipe found: Truth
Briefly speak to the uniformed officer. Drive to the Black residence, then knock on the door and go inside. After a brief talk with Margaret Black, you can walk around the house. Go to Margaret's bedroom (the large one) and examine the photo on her dresser, then go to the other bedroom. Examine the photo on the dresser in here, and open the photo frame to see a concealed message (18/322) inside. Also open the glasses case (19/322) on the dresser and open the case. Look in the wardrobe in here to find a train ticket (20/322). Go out to the kitchen and look at the InstaHeat flyer (21/322) and InstaHeat receipt (22/322) on the kitchen table. Next head to the dining room to find a newspaper (2/13), as well as a matchbook that you should open to identify as a Cavanagh's matchbook (23/322).
Head outside and examine the water heater (24/322) on the side of the house. Pick up each of the 4 pipes and put them where they belong, and you will realize one is missing that matches the one at the crime scene The Plot Thickens. Now head back inside and talk to Margaret Black:
- Slaughterhouse receipt: Truth
- Photograph signed 'Nicole': Lie (Concealed message) The Straight Dope
- Location of Adrian Black: Truth
- Stenzel glasses case: Truth
- Cavanagh's Bar matchbook: Truth
- Alibi for Mrs Black: Truth
Use the telephone in the entry hall to get a location for Cavanagh's Bar, then drive there. Go inside and talk to the bartender, then to Frank Morgan:
- Link to abandoned vehicle: Lie (Receipt for live hog)
- Location of Adrian Black: Doubt
You can choose to either arrest or leave Morgan alone at this point; if you get the above questions wrong, you can still tail Morgan to find his home address. Either way, drive towards Morgan's apartment, and you should receive information via dispatch that the blood in the car was swine blood (25/322). Look at the mail boxes inside, then find apartment number 2 and knock on the door. Chase down Adrian Black by heading out the window, up the fire escape, across the roofs, and down a drain pipe.
Back at the precinct, you will receive achievements for getting every question correct The Third Degree, finding every clue in the case Golden Boy, and hopefully getting a five star rating The Up And Up.
The Consul's Car
You will automatically start with abandoned vehicle (26/322). Drive to Jacob's backyard. After briefly speaking to the 2 police officers, notice the missing license plates (27/322) on the front of the vehicle, the missing Argentinean flag (28/322) on the bonnet, and the missing wheel (29/322) on the right. Examine the inside of the car to find a registration slip (30/322) beneath the steering wheel; this will update the missing license plates (31/322). There is also a Dewey Bros wrench (32/322) on the ground to the right of the vehicle. Now go and talk to Oswald Jacobs, who is sitting on his front porch nearby:
- Witness report: Truth
- Hispanic suspects: Doubt
- Possible suspect vehicle: Truth
- Vehicle stripped of parts: Doubt
During this conversation you will get stolen Packard (33/322) and old Ford (34/322). Examine the front porch here to find Valdez's notebook (35/322); read it to learn 2 names. Now go over and use the blue gamewell. Head back to the Central Police Station and speak to the duty sergeant, then go to Interview Room 2 and interrogate Juan Francisco Valdez:
- Packard purchase history: Doubt
- Theft of consular vehicle: Doubt
- Association with 'Gabriel': Lie (Valdez's notebook)
During this conversation you will get alleged bribery (36/322). Talk to the duty sergeant again before driving to the Dewey Bros Dealership. Once you arrive, follow William Dewey into his garage. Place the wrenches back in their correct slots to realize there is a stolen wrench (37/322). Go back outside and speak to William Dewey:
- Association with Valdez: Lie (Alleged bribery)
- Whereabouts of Del Gado: Doubt
- Wrench used in auto theft: Doubt
Drive to Del Gado's residence. Go inside and look at the mail on the floor to see Gabriel lives in apartment 3. Head upstairs and knock on the door to meet Anna. Examine the living room table to find the stolen Argentinean flag (38/322). Look at the kitchen table to see there are two breakfast plates (39/322). Go out through the back door and into the shed outside. Search here to find some stolen wheels (40/322), as well as the stolen plates (41/322) - this also updates to stolen plates: PR 706 (42/322). Go back inside and talk to Anna Rodriguez:
- Motive for auto theft: Truth
- Last contact with Gabriel: Lie (Breakfast plates)
- Diplomatic plates recovered: Doubt
Now drive to the illegal street race. Keep up with Gabriel's red car until he crashes, then point your gun at him but don't shoot.
A Marriage Made in Heaven
You will automatically start with hit-and-run car (43/322). Drive to Ray's Cafe. At the crime scene, talk to the uniformed officer, then examine the victim's pockets to find a wallet (44/322) and an insurance letter (45/322). Back out to talk to the coroner and receive the coroner's report (46/322). There is also a bloody knife (47/322) in a trash can in the alley. In the street, you can look at some blood and tire marks. Talk to Shannon Perry, who is standing outside the cafe:
- Eyewitness report: Truth
- Suspect vehicle description: Truth
- Argument overheard: Doubt
During this conversation you will get argument overheard (48/322) and red Lincoln Continental (49/322). Enter the cafe and read the newspaper (3/13) on the bar, then talk to Dudley Lynch, the bartender:
- Hit and run incident: Doubt
- Association with victim: Truth
- Argument overheard in bar: Doubt
- Joint business venture: Doubt
During this conversation you will get Lynch's statement (50/322). Use the telephone in the back of the bar to trace the license plate number, then go outside and drive to the Pattison residence. Talk to Lorna Pattison when you arrive:
- Hit and run incident: Doubt
- Nature of argument: Doubt
- Partnership with Leroy Sabo: Lie (Insurance letter)
Use the phone in the room on the right to get a message from the coroner. Go back to your car and drive to the Shelton residence first. Chase after William Shelton and try to disable his car, or just follow him to Union Station. Chase him inside but don't shoot him. Next drive to the Central Morgue. Talk to the coroner to get Pattison stabbed (51/322) Stab-Rite. Now head back to the Pattison residence. After Leroy shoots Lorna, chase him out the back. Get him to stop by aiming your gun at him Not So Hasty.
A Slip of the Tongue
You will automatically start with stolen vehicle (52/322). After arriving at the crime scene, chase after the car and disable it before other cops force it to stop Nowhere In A Hurry. You will receive a receipt (53/322). Now talk to Cliff Harrison:
- Vehicle reported as stolen: Truth
- Motive for flight: Doubt
- Vehicle purchase details: Truth
During this conversation you will get Harrison's ownership papers (54/322). Get back in your car and drive to Coombs Automotive Co. After meeting Richard Coombs, enter his office and sit down. You will get the opportunity to examine Archer's ownership papers (55/322) and a bill of sale (56/322), before being able to question Richard Coombs:
- Details of transaction: Truth
- Description of suspect: Truth
- Association with Marquee: Truth
- Check payment details: Doubt
- Suspicious transaction: Doubt
During this conversation you will get check (57/322). Use the nearby gamewell to contact the station, then drive to 146 North Fremont Avenue. When you arrive, you'll find this is a fake address (58/322), so head to Central Police Station. Talk to the duty sergeant before heading to Interview Room 2. Sit down and you will get Belasco's ownership papers (59/322), then interrogate him:
- Stolen auto courier: Doubt
- Association with Archer: Lie (Fake address)
- Auto theft racket: Doubt
- Stolen vehicles warehoused: Doubt
During this conversation you will get auto theft racket (60/322) and stolen auto courier (61/322). After the interview, you will meet Ray Pinker and get pink slips (62/322) and note from Ray Pinker (63/322). Talk to the duty sergeant again. Quickly run out of the station and turn left; cross the road at the intersection, then turn left on the other side and keep running until you reach the Western Union Office. Now walk inside and approach Jean Archer:
- Stolen Kaiser Frazer: Doubt
- Association with Belasco: Lie (Fake address)
- Stolen auto courier: Doubt
There is an achievement for getting her interview correct Femme Imbecile. During this conversation you will get known associates of Archer (64/322). Next drive to Marquee Printing Company. Go inside and interview Gordon Leitvol:
- Knowledge of theft racket: Doubt
- Pink slip supply: Doubt
- Coombs Auto deliveries: Doubt
You will now get to see his delivery ledger (65/322); tap on "Bigelow". Next head outside and drive to 58 Industrial Street. When you get there, head inside and shoot the guy through teh window straight ahead, then hide behind the stacked crates. There is a hanging engine block ahead - you need to shoot the chain holding it and make it drop on one of the bad guys to kill him Chop Shop. Now take out everyone else here, as well as 2 more guys upstairs. Go through the door in the corner upstairs, but don't shoot the guy in here. Search the table to find a delivery note (66/322) and some betting slips (67/322), then look on the desk behind the guy to find a box of pink slips (68/322) Racing For Pinks. Talk to Steven Bigelow:
- Pink slip supply: Doubt
- Association with Leitvol: Lie (Delivery ledger)
During this conversation you will get gambling debts (69/322). Drive back to Marquee Printing Company and talk to Gordon Leitvol again:
- Deliveries to Industrial St: Lie (Betting slips)
There is an achievement for completing this mission The Printer's Devil.
The Fallen Idol
You will automatically start with victims drugged (70/322) and Chevy Styleline (71/322). Walk outside and up to the crash site. Find some underwear (72/322) and a letter from mother (73/322) on the trunk of the car. Talk to the coroner to get a prop shrunken head (74/322). Now talk to June Ballard, by walking towards the ambulance:
- Doping allegation: Doubt
- Injured female passenger: Lie (Underwear)
- Fake shrunken head: Doubt
- Suspect 'Mark Bishop': Doubt
Walk back towards your car and stop in at the Central Receiving Hospital. After talking to the receptionist, talk to the doctor to get evidence of abuse (75/322). Enter the room and examine the clipboard on the end of the bed. Now talk to Jessica Hamilton:
- Crash incident report: Lie (Underwear)
- Contact with parents: Lie (Letter from mother)
- Association with Bishop: Doubt
- Evidence of criminal abuse: Truth
During this conversation you will get mermaid (76/322). As you leave the hospital, you will see June Ballard leaving as well. Tail her car (without getting too close) and she will stop at a cafe. Take cover in the doorway, then quickly go to a booth with a newspaper, and you will overhear her phone conversation. Wait here until you leaves The Shadow.
Go back out to your car and drive to Bishop's apartment. Go inside and into the elevator, then exit left and go right into room 803. If you drive yourself and are fast to get to the apartment, you will fight 2 men now - if your partner drove or you were too slow, they will already have left. Search the bedroom to find a $20,000 check (77/322) on the floor between the closet and the bed. Also examine a saddle (78/322) in the hallway, a movie set replica (79/322) and a movie set photograph (80/322) in the office, and a prop store photograph (81/322) in the living room. Now you can talk to Gloria Bishop. During this interview, use one intuition point to remove an answer from each of the 4 questions The Hunch:
- Domestic disturbance: Doubt
- Whereabouts of Bishop: Truth
- Check for $20,000: Doubt
- Abuse of Jessica Hamilton: Doubt
During this conversation you will get blackmail (82/322). Use the telephone in the hallway to get a new address, then drive to Silver Screen Props. Go inside to talk to Marlon, then follow him to the sound stage. Find some chloral hydrate (83/322) in the drinks cabinet on the stage. Examine the mirror and you will realize there is a secret room. On the tables outside (between the two buildings), look at some prop shrunken head molds (84/322), and find a newspaper (4/13). Now examine the fake wall and you will kick it down. Go through another door to find the secret room. Look at the pictures on the wall, an empty film canister (85/322), and a film reel (86/322) - when you find this you will also get Bishop's whereabouts (87/322). Head back to the sound stage and talk to Marlon Hopgood:
- Association with Bishop: Lie (Chloral hydrate)
- Whereabouts of Bishop: Truth
- Relationship with Ballard: Lie (Empty film canister)
- Evidence of blackmail: Lie ($20,000 check)
Outside you will need to either get out of your car and start a shootout, or drive to evade the bad guys. Once you are done, drive to the 'Jungle Drums' set. Chase after Mark Bishop until you catch him, then defend him from a large group of McAfee's men (you should pick up the rifle when you get a chance).
There is an achievement for completing all of the Traffic Desk cases Paved With Good Intentions.
Homicide Desk
The Red Lipstick Murder
Drive to the crime scene. Talk to the coroner, then examine the body to find writing on body (88/322), blunt force trauma (89/322) and missing jewelry (90/322). Look at the size 8 shoe prints (91/322), and examine the victim's purse to find the lipstick (92/322). Examine the Bamba Club lighter (93/322), and twist it open (turn the bottom segment left 3 times, the middle segment right once, and the top segment left twice).
Now drive to The Bamba Club. Talk to the barman, then head through to the back area and talk to Dick McColl:
- Suspect seen with victim: Truth
- Ring stolen from victim: Doubt
- Knowledge of husband: Doubt
During this conversation you will get license plate 2B8899 (94/322) Round Heels, as well as husband's alibi (95/322).Use the phone near the front of the club, before driving to the Henry residence. Go inside and read the newspaper (5/13) on the floor. Enter the bedroom and look at the dressing table. Examine the ring case for more information about the missing jewelry (96/322). In the dining room, look at the female shoe (97/322), then go to the kitchen and look at the note on the fridge and the glass on the floor to get forced entry (98/322).
Go out through the back door and approach the blue house to the south. Talk to Jennifer Horgan here (she may be in the backyard, or may drive in as you walk over towards the house. During this conversation you will get marital problems (99/322). Now return to your car and drive to Jacob Henry's apartment. After going inside, examine the notepad next to the telephone and shade it with the pencil to reveal a death threat note (100/322). Go to the bedroom and look in the open suitcase to find size eleven shoes (101/322). Now come back out and talk to Jacob Henry:
- Movements of victim: Lie (Bamba Club lighter)
- Last contact with victim: Truth
- Motive for murder: Lie (Death threat note)
Now you will get into a fight with Jacob - try to not get hit at all during this fight Keep A Lid On (if you don't succeed, you can try it many other times throughout the game). After knocking Jacob down, go and use the telephone. Drive to Central Police Station. Enter the interview room to talk to Jacob Henry again:
- Access to murder weapon: Lie (Husband's alibi)
- Lipstick markings: Truth
- Deterioration of marriage: Lie (Marital problems)
- Missing jewelry: Truth
Return to your car and head to Mendez's apartment. Look at the mailboxes, then go up to the 4th floor and enter apartment 16. Go to the bedroom and first look at the size eight shoes (102/322), which also updates your size 8 shoe prints (103/322). Now you can examine the box and look at the used lipstick (104/322) and finally the socket wrench (105/322) - you will also get updated information for your previous lipstick (106/322). When Alonzo arrives, chase him out the window and over the rooftops until he gets into a car. Quickly get into the car with Rusty and chase after Alonzo. Get close enough so Rusty can shoot out the tires Traffic Stop.
The Golden Butterfly
Drive to the crime scene and talk to the uniformed officer, then you will be escorted up to the body. Talk to the coroner, then look at the rope pattern (107/322), the marks on the body's chest to get small men's footprints (108/322), and the hands for missing jewelry (109/322). Now examine the purse with a name tag. Return to your car and drive to the Moller residence.
Knock on the door to meet Michelle Moller. Once you are inside, search the main bedroom for a pair of size eight work boots (110/322) on the floor, and an Elgin watch case and a ring case on the dressing table, to get missing watch and rings (111/322). Go back to the living room and talk to Michelle:
- Missing watch and rings: Truth
- Last contact with victim: Doubt
- State of parents' marriage: Doubt
During this conversation you will get husband's alibi (112/322) and butterfly brooch (113/322). Hugo Moller will enter and you will start asking him questions:
- Footprints at crime scene: Lie (Size eight work boots)
- Missing persons report: Doubt
- Alibi for Hugo Moller: Lie (Husband's alibi)
- History of violence: Lie (Butterfly brooch)
As you leave the house, the woman across the street will get your attention, so go over and talk to her. Return towards Mr Moller in his backyard, and he will run away; chase him and tackle him to the ground Asphalt Jungle. Search the incinerator to find bloody shoes (114/322). Now use the telephone inside the house to get a new address and receive a message. Get in your car and drive to the Central Morgue.
The coroner will have 3 ropes laid out to inspect; the correct one is the last one. While you are here, examine the shoe print plaster casts to get size eight footprints (115/322). Use the phone in the office here to check for messages again, then get in your car and drive to Belmont High School.
Start talking to the janitor, then you will see someone running away; chase him and tackle him to the ground or fight him to subdue him. Back in the parking lot, you will find the butterfly brooch. Search the trunk of the car to find a rope (116/322), some overalls (117/322), and a bloody tire iron (118/322). Find a nearby gamewell and use it to contact Central Police Station, then get in your car and drive there.
Enter Interview Room 2 to start with, and talk to Hugo Moller:
- Disposal of evidence: Truth
- Access to braided rope: Doubt
- Victim's vehicle recovered: Lie (Overalls)
- Access to tire iron: Lie (Bloody tire iron)
Leave now and enter Interview Room 1, where you can talk to Eli Rooney:
- Footprints at crime scene: Doubt
- Place of employment: Doubt
- Access to braided rope: Truth
- Motive for Moller murder: Doubt
Now charge Eli Rooney with first degree murder.
The Silk Stocking Murder
Drive to the crime scene, where the coroner will be waiting. Examine the body, including her neck, the message written on her torso, her left hand for a missing ring, and her right hand for half of a library card. Nearby, examine the bloodied stocking (119/322), then look at the nearby blood trail (120/322), and start following it. Examine the ladies hat (121/322) to see it belongs to the victim. Keep following the blood trail and find a blue shoe in a trash bin to get personal effects (122/322). Keep going and find a key (123/322) hanging from a red pipe. Further along the trail there is a dot pattern note (124/322) on the ground. Examine the nearby ladder, then climb up to the roof and look in the pigeon coop to find an empty envelope. Keep following the trail and examine a gold-plated make-up box. Still further along, climb up a pipe and find the missing wedding ring. Next you should spot a bloody painter's brush. Finally at the end of the trail, examine the victim's purse and you will find the other half of the library card (125/322). Now you will automatically return to your car. Drive to Antonia's residence.
After meeting the landlady, go inside and talk briefly, then go upstairs to apartment 5. Examine the broken window (126/322) and you will also see an iron picket (127/322) on the ground outside. After climbing out, examine the iron picket more closely, then climb back inside. Look at the attorney's letter (128/322) in the suitcase, and the charm bracelet photograph (129/322) in the open dresser drawer. Go back downstairs and talk to Barbara Lapenti:
- Possible suspects: Truth
- Movements of victim: Doubt
- Evidence of break-in: Lie (Broken window)
- Breakdown of marriage: Lie (Charm bracelet photograph)
During this conversation you will get religious necklace (130/322). Return to your car and drive to the Maldonado residence. Look at the mailboxes outside to see that you are looking for apartment 304. Go upstairs into the apartment and fight with Angel and his brother, then search the apartment. You need to find a fruit box, a bloodied shirt (131/322) and a matchbox, all in the kitchen. Now leave the apartment and knock on all 4 other apartment doors on the 3rd floor to canvass the neighbors, ending up with husband's alibi (132/322). When you leave and return to your car, you will be ordered to report to the station, so drive there now.
Go inside and head downstairs to Technical Services. Examine the note and the poem, then go upstairs and into Interview Room 2 to talk to Angel Maldonado:
- Last contact with victim: Lie (Husband's alibi)
- Divorce proceedings: Lie (Attorney's letter)
- Jewelry taken from body: Truth
- Bloodstained shirt found: Doubt
During this conversation you will get brown Ford coupe (133/322). Return to your car and head to the El Dorado Bar. Open the envelope on the counter to find divorce papers (134/322), then talk to the bartender:
- Missing jewelry: Doubt
- Movements of victim: Truth
Head out the back door of the bar and you will talk to a delivery man. Inspect the crates he leaves behind, then return to your car and drive to the Just Picked Fruit Market. Find and talk to Clem Feeney:
- Distinctive necklace: Doubt
- Contact with victim: Doubt
- Movements of victim: Truth
After the interview, go through the green doors to the left of the counter. Examine the crates of alcohol here, and look at the bloody scalpel (135/322) on the desk. Next to the desk, examine a lock box and open it with the code from the dot pattern note earlier (253). Click on the pieces of the charm bracelet inside. When Feeney runs, chase after him and get Rusty to shoot at his car until he crashes.
The White Shoe Slaying
Drive towards the crime scene, and another car will lead you for the last segment. When you arrive, you will be briefed by the coroner and will get time of death (136/322). Examine the body and you will find a laundry label (137/322). Examine some boot prints (138/322) and tire tracks (139/322) nearby. When you go to leave, you will meet Catherine Barton:
- Suspicious persons: Truth
Use the gamewell nearby to get the address for Superior Laundry Services, then drive there. Enter the building and go to the back to meet the owner. Looking at his laundry ledger (140/322), tap on "F1363" to get your victim's name and address. Return to your car and drive to 43 Emerald Street.
Go inside to meet Lars Taraldsen, then explore the house. Find a matchbook (141/322) on the dining room table. Enter the parents' room and find another matchbook and a picture of the couple on their dressing table. Go to the laundry next and find the victim's handbag (142/322) containing a driver's license and some lipstick, as well as some muddy boots (143/322), and a wet jacket (144/322). Go outside to the boat and find a bow rope (145/322) with a triple braid pattern. Go back to the living room and use the telephone here, then talk to Lars Taraldsen:
- Possible suspects: Lie (Bow rope)
- Alibi for Lars Taraldsen: Doubt
- Victim's state of mind: Doubt
- Last contact with victim: Lie (Wet jacket)
Return to your car and drive to Baron's Bar. Enter and talk to the bartender, Benny Cluff:
- Last contact with victim: Truth
- Vagrant male suspect: Doubt
- Yellow Cab 3591: Truth
During this conversation you will get Yellow Cab 3591 (146/322). Go over towards Richard Bates, who will run away. Chase him outside, then chase him in his truck and try to disable the vehicle (or chase after him once he gets out again). Once you stop him, you will ask him some questions:
- Contact with victim: Doubt
- Account of movements: Doubt
Use the gamewell to get a message to go to the station. Get into a police car and start driving, then you will be given the location of the yellow cab over your radio. Use your map to keep track of its location, then chase it down and put on your siren to make it stop. Talk to the cabbie to get victim's movements (147/322). Now drive to Central Police Station. Head inside and talk to the duty sergeant, then go to Interview Room 2 and talk to James Jessop:
- Contact with victim: Doubt
- Incident with Bates: Doubt
- Movements prior to murder: Doubt
- Cab ride with victim: Doubt
During this conversation you will get All American 249 (148/322). You will then get some information on your hobo. Get in the car and drive to the Bus Depot. Head inside and you will receive a bus route map (149/322); examine it to see the route of Bus 74. Return to your car, put on your siren, and drive anti-clockwise around the bus route on your map until you find the bus. Talk to the bus driver to get victim last seen (150/322). Next drive to the Hobo Camp. Once inside, fight Stuart Ackerman and get him taken away. Search his hut to find a newspaper (6/13), a bloodstained rope piece (151/322), and a green purse (152/322) containing a Crystal Ballroom stub.
Drive back to Central Police Station. Enter Interview Room 1 and talk to Stuart Ackerman:
- Motive for murder: Lie (Bloodstained rope piece)
- Contact with victim: Doubt
- Alibi for Stuart Ackerman: Lie (Purse)
The Studio Secretary Murder
You will automatically start with pawned rings (153/322). Drive to the Pawnbroker and speak to the man at the counter, then examine both of the rings he shows you, before talking again. Return to your car and head to the Railyard.
Speak to the uniformed officer, then Nelson Gaines. Next talk to the coroner. Search the green railroad car behind him to find some blood stains, then examine the body. Turn her head to get vagrancy (154/322), then examine her hands to get missing ring (155/322) and time of death (156/322). Nearby, find a red handbag (157/322) and search it to find upper half of torn letter (158/322), as well as a movie lot job (159/322). Also examine a matchbook and an adjacent piece of paper. Now go over and talk to John Ferdinand Jamison (sitting down on some planks). After getting some lipstick (160/322), continue the conversation:
- Interference with evidence: Truth
- Discovery of victim's body: Doubt
Use the nearby gamewell, then drive to Levine's Liquor Store. Go inside and talk to the owner, who will take you to the victim's bedroom. Examine the book (161/322) next to the bed, then examine the bowling pin on the floor opposite. Go back out to the front of the store and talk to Walter Robbins:
- Contact with victim: Truth
- Relationship with victim: Truth
- Knowledge of McCaffrey: Doubt
During this conversation you will get Liquor purchase (162/322). Next drive to Mensch's Bar. Talk to the bartender, then turn around and talk to Grosvenor McCaffrey:
- Criminal history: Doubt
- Relationship with victim: Lie (Book)
- Last contact with victim: Doubt
During this conversation you will get victim last seen (163/322). Drive to Rawling's Bowling Alley (make sure you drive yourself, don't get your partner to do it); ignore the call over the radio to return to the station, and continue to the bowling alley as planned. Talk to the lady at the front counter, then continue through the door on the left and chase after James Tiernan. Get in the car and continue chasing him until you catch and arrest him. Now drive to Central Police Station.
Go downstairs and talk to the captain, then use a phone to get the address for McCaffrey's apartment. Return to your car and drive there now. Look at the mailboxes outside, then go up to apartment 6 and kick the door down. Find another torn letter (164/322) on the table, and a tire iron (165/322) on the floor nearby. His neighbor will then come inside and tell you that McCaffrey is on the roof. Climb up the stairs to the roof, then chase after your target and tackle him or fight him. Return to Central Police Station.
Head inside and go to Interview Room 1 to see James Tiernan:
- Relationship with victim: Lie (Victim last seen)
- Victim's book found: Doubt
- Alibi for James Tiernan: Lie (Liquor purchase)
- Access to murder weapon: Doubt
During this conversation you will get Tiernan's accusation (166/322). Leave now and enter Interview Room 2, where you can question Grosvenor McCaffrey:
- Alibi for McCaffrey: Lie (Torn letter)
- Access to tire iron: Lie (Tiernan's accusation)
During this conversation you will get McCaffrey's accusation (167/322). Leave now and use a telephone to get McCaffrey's criminal record (168/322). Go back to Interview Room 1, and talk to James Tiernan again:
- Events prior to murder: Lie (McCaffrey's accusation)
For the last time, go back to Interview Room 2 and talk to Grosvenor McCaffrey:
- Military service: Lie (McCaffrey's criminal record)
During this conversation you will update McCaffrey's criminal record (169/322). Now charge Grosvenor McCaffrey with first degree murder.
The Quarter Moon Murders
You will start this case downstairs in the police station. Examine the Black Dahlia letter (170/322), the Shelley excerpt (171/322) and the book, then head to your car and drive to Pershing Square. Climb up to the top of the fountain to find the second excerpt (172/322) and update your first excerpt (173/322), then also get the social security card (174/322).
Return to your car and drive to the Hall of Records (a landmark location on Broadway, north of 1st). Go inside and talk to the security guard, then climb up the stairs to the top floor. Enter the maintenance room here, then climb the ladder and walk over the cable out to the top of the chandelier. Examine Deidre Moller's watch (175/322) and the third excerpt (176/322). When the cables snap, swing the chandelier from left to right until you can jump to safety.
Return to your car and drive to the LA Public Library (another landmark location on 5th, west of Grand). Climb all the way up to the roof, using a series of pipes, ladders and scaffolding. At the very top, examine Antonia's medallion (177/322) and the fourth excerpt (178/322). You will automatically return to the bottom of the building.
Go back to your car and head to the Westlake Tar Pits (on San Marino, between Westmoreland and Hoover). Approach the tar pits and you will get changed into overalls. Walk over the walkways until you reach the central island. Examine Theresa Taraldsen's shoe (179/322) and the fifth excerpt (180/322), then you will return through the tar automatically by boat.
Drive next to the LA County Art Museum (on Hoover, between 8th and 9th). Follow the signs to the maze, then enter it (Rusty will stay behind). When you have to choose which way to go, select to go right, left, right and left at the 4 intersections. You will find the center of the maze, where you can examine Celine Henry's garnet ring (181/322) and the sixth excerpt (182/322). You will automatically leave the maze.
Your next destination is the Intolerance Set (on Francisco, south of 8th). Go to the back of the set and climb up the massive staircase, then jump over some platforms until one collapses. Balance on this until Rusty gets another platform ready, then tilt forward to the left and jump to safety. Climb down a nearby ladder and find the throne, then examine Evelyn Summers' ring (183/322) and the seventh excerpt (184/322). Now run over the nearby scaffolding to get down to the ground as the set collapses around you.
Drive to the Christ Crown of Thorns church (on a road heading south off 9th, two streets west of Francisco). Enter the church to be greeted by Garrett Mason at the altar. After he shoots at you, come out from cover and approach the altar to see he has escaped. Go out through the side entrance and into the adjacent house. Enter the room on the left, go through another door, and climb down into the catacombs. Chase Garrett through the tunnels and up a ladder into the cemetery, then shoot and kill him.
There is an achievement for completing all of the Homicide Desk cases The Simple Art of Murder.
Vice Desk
The Black Caesar
You will automatically start with army surplus morphine (185/322). Drive to the crime scene. Go up the stairs and into the room around to the far right. Look at the bottom of the Black Caesar cup on the floor to get popcorn cups (186/322), then look in the wallet next to it to find some ID and a numbers slip (187/322). Examine the Black Caesar cup on the kitchen bench to get popcorn cups with morphine (188/322) and morphine syrettes (189/322). Examine the small round living room table to see a strange doodle (190/322), and look at the two syringes on the ground here. Search the pockets of the man lying on the floor to find a radio station note (191/322). Leave and drive to the Black Caesar Food Hut.
Chase after Fleetwood Morgan when you arrive, and fight him to subdue him. Back at the food hut, search the case and examine the trumpet mute inside to find out about the numbers racket (192/322). Next to the mute, examine the Blue Room pass (193/322) to find a new name to investigate. Open the box next to the popcorn machine to find morphine for distribution (194/322). Now go and talk to Fleetwood Morgan:
- Morphine overdose victims: Lie (Popcorn cups with morphine)
- Number slips recovered: Doubt
During this conversation you will get distributor identified (195/322). Use the nearby public telephone to get an address, then drive to Jones' Booking Agency. Climb the stairs and enter the office on the left and talk briefly to Jermaine Jones. Go over to the big radio. Turn it on, select FM and change the frequency to 275 - you will end up in a fight. After this is over, look in the radio and examine all the evidence (cash, morphine, marijuana, number slip and Ramez Removals sticker). Now talk to Jermaine Jones:
- Army Surplus morphine: Doubt
- Involvement of 'Ottie': Lie (Distributor identified)
- Link to Ramez Removals: Doubt
During this conversation you will get Finkelstein identified (196/322). Use the gamewell outside to get another address, then drive to the Numbers Operation. Go inside and upstairs to meet Merlon Ottie. Examine the red slot machine; pull the arm and hold the symbols until you get the display to show "Cherry, Bell, WIN". Examine the evidence inside the machine (morphine, number slip and Ramez Removals sticker). Now chase after Merlon when he runs away; you should be able to catch him, or just follow until he runs into a dead end. Back at his office, examine his cane and open it to find an IOU note (197/322). Now question Merlon Ottie:
- Army Surplus morphine: Lie (Finkelstein identified)
- IOU note from Jose Ramez: Truth
Next drive to Ramez Removals. When you arrive, you will be involved in a car chase after a truck; at the end you will return to Ramez Removals again. Go inside and look in the blue ledger on the table to the left - tap on "Merlon Ottie" and "Polar Bear Ice Company". Read the newspaper (7/13) on the table behind the ledger. Go all the way to the back of the warehouse and climb up the tall ladder, then walk around to the left to find a crane that you can control. Pick up one of the stacks of crates on the left that is blocking the way to the smaller white internal building. Climb back down and enter this building. Examine the ice block, then shoot it until it cracks open, and examine the morphine inside. Outside, a Polar Bear Ice Company truck will pull up, then Ramez will run back inside - chase him and shoot him.
Now drive to the Polar Bear Ice Company. After you get inside, start chasing Lenny through the factory. There are lots of guys to kill as you make your way through to the freezer area and upstairs to find him. After Lenny is dead, open the large crate just around the corner.
Reefer Madness
Drive to Mike Lyman's bar and talk to Freddie Calhoun, who is sitting in the back area. Return to your car and drive to Juan Garcia Cruz's residence. When you arrive, immediately crawl left to the neighbour's house, then go to their backyard and jump over the fence to the right. Enter the back of the stash house and shoot the two men inside Forcible Rear Entry.
Search the pockets of the dead man on the floor to find the gunman's silver dollar (198/322). Also examine the ID in his wallet to get Juan's silver dollar (199/322). Look on the boxes to the left to find 'Masangkay' (200/322). Go to the room on the right and examine the stacked boxes of Parnell's Soup, then go to the back room and look at the newspaper advertisement. Use the telephone in the main room to get an address. Now go out to the backyard and enter the shed. Look at the cans along the wall and pull the second can of the middle group to open a secret passage. Enter the back room and use the can opener to open both soup cans (201/322) Soup In The Pot. Read the blue ledger on the table and tap on "EJ" to get Tijuana dope shipments (202/322).
Go back to your car and drive to 20th Century Market - there is an achievement for coming here before going to Parnell's Soup Co Factory High Flyer. As soon as you get the achievement, quit the game and resume, then instead of heading to 20th Century Market, go to Parnell's Soup Co Factory.
Talk to the receptionist, then follow her up to the secretary, then follow her into Parnell's office. When shown the ledger, tap on "Jorge Garcia Cruz". Next interview Howard Parnell:
- Factory sealed soup cans: Doubt
- Parnell's Soup Company: Doubt
- Knowledge of Cruz Brothers: Doubt
- Inside Man Jorge Garcia: Truth
Follow Parnell around the factory until you reach Sergio. Examine the ledger on the desk and tap on "20th Century Market". Now talk to Sergio - you will receive Sergio's silver dollar (203/322) before asking him some questions:
- Factory sealed soup cans: Doubt
- 20th Century Market: Lie (Juan's silver dollar)
Head outside again and drive to 20th Century Market. After going inside, chase the shopkeeper out through the back door and tackle him or fight him. Back in the market, you will get the shopkeeper's silver dollar (204/322), and can then examine his ID to get Airto's silver dollar (205/322). Now you will interview Airto Sanchez:
- Knowledge of 'EJ': Lie (Juan's silver dollar)
- Parnell's Soup shipments: Doubt
- Juan and Jorge Cruz: Truth
You will automatically head back to Parnell's Soup Co Factory at night time. Drive to the front of the building and get a better gun from the trunk of your car, then head inside. Once you have killed all the bad guys, the factory will be shut down.
Follow the cop into a small room on the left and examine the body to find the gunman's silver dollar (206/322). Examine the ID in his wallet to get Ernesto's silver dollar (207/322). Leave the room and examine the boxes outside to find a boxed marijuana shipment (208/322). Follow another cop to the upstairs section. Examine Cruz's body to find Jorge's silver dollar (209/322) and a roll of cash.
Ray Pinker will then show you the collection of silver dollars. Rearrange them so that the message reads "Masangkay Metals" to get collected silver dollars (210/322) Spare A Dime. Drive there now. Since the gate is locked, go around to the left and climb over the brick wall at a break in the barbed wire. Head around the back to the open door and quickly kill all 3 men at the card table. Now proceed through the factory, and head upstairs to find Victor Sanders Every Herb Bearing Seed.
The Set Up
After the fight concludes approach the locker room and kick open the door. Read the newspaper (8/13) on one of the tables, and find some bookmakers' odds (211/322) in Hammond's locker. Leave the locker room and you will run into Mickey Cohen. Go out and use the phone in the lobby to get an address, then head outside and drive to the Hotel El Mar.
Go inside and talk to the man at the reception. Examine the blue ledger and tap on "Winston Churchill", then go up to room 207 and head inside. Look at the spilled trash to find a telegram (212/322). Look on the dresser to find a movie ticket stub (213/322) and a box of candy. Next examine the table to find a magazine coupon (214/322) at the bottom right of the newspaper and a hot food can. Look at the open window to the far right. Examine both night-stands to find some bookmakers' payouts (215/322) and cigarette butts.
Return downstairs and get in your car, then drive to Candy Edwards' address (the Aleve Motel). Talk to the receptionist, then return outside, go upstairs and enter room 7. Fight Carlo and knock him out, then start searching the room. Look on the dresser to find a bus ticket (216/322) and a postcard for the Cunard Ascania (217/322). Search Carlo's pockets to find a switchblade and a notebook. Now talk to Candy Edwards:
- Whereabouts of Hammond: Lie (Magazine coupon)
- List of odds recovered: Lie (Bookmakers' odds)
- Plans to leave town: Doubt
Now you need to carefully tail Candy Edwards from her hotel to Thrifty Liquor - if you are spotted, you should quit and resume from the main menu, but if you lose the tail, you can safely resume. There is an achievement once you reach the destination The Moose. Go inside and talk to the bookie, then examine the Bookie's notepad (218/322) next to the telephone and shade it with the pencil to reveal an address.
Drive to the Examiner Drugstore, then head inside and talk to Mervin. Go and pick up the Yellow Cab Co card (219/322) next to the phone, then use the phone. Talk to Mervin again, then drive to Ray's Bookmakers. When you get there, start tailing Candy Edwards in your car until she reaches the Interstate Bus Station.
Follow Candy inside and tail her into the bathroom, where you will hear a scream and a gunshot. Run in to find her bleeding to death. Examine the revolver (220/322) on the ground and search her purse to find the rest of the movie ticket (221/322). Return to your car and drive to the Egyptian Theatre. Head all the way inside until you see Carlo, then shoot his two men on the ground level first. Wait for Carlo to come down so you can take him out as well.
The Naked City
You will automatically start with morphine (222/322). Drive to the murder scene, then head inside. Find a morphine syrette (223/322) in the trash can along the left of the hallway leading towards the stairs, then climb the stairs and enter apartment 6, where you will automatically get possible suicide (224/322). After the discussion with Rusty and Bekowsky, head down the hallway to the bedroom. Examine the men's smoking jacket (225/322) and the pills on the floor. Go over to the right bedside table and examine the tin to find sleeping pills (226/322) and a benzedrine prescription (227/322). At this point you have found all the available narcotics in the building A Good-Looking Corpse.
Next enter the bathroom to talk to the coroner. Examine the body to find bruising around the neck, bite marks on the right arm and a black sapphire ring (228/322) on the left hand. During your conversation you will also get two suspects (229/322). Head to the living room and examine the middle of 3 framed pictures on the display cabinet to get the modeling job (230/322) and a new address to investigate. Now talk to the housekeeper, Virginia Reynoldson:
- Victim's state of mind: Lie (Sleeping pills)
- Victim's personal life: Lie (Men's smoking jacket)
- Relationship with victim: Doubt
During this conversation you will get housekeeper's statement (231/322). Leave the building and return to your car, then drive to D'Assine Dress Store. Go inside and talk to the owner:
- Victim's employment history: Truth
You will then automatically meeting Heather Swanson. After examining her pearl ring (232/322), ask her some questions:
- Relationship with victim: Truth
- Informed of 'Mr Henderson': Truth
Next drive to Dr Stoneman's Practice. Enter the building and read the sign on the right to see that Stoneman is in office 505. Use the elevator to reach the 5th floor, then enter office 505 and talk to the receptionist. Enter the doctor's office and talk to Dr Stoneman:
- Relationship with victim: Lie (Benzedrine prescription)
- Additional medications: Doubt
Return down to the street and use a nearby gamewell, then drive to the Hollywood Receiving Hospital. Enter and talk to the coroner to get murder (233/322), then examine the harmonica he found in the other victim's pocket. Go across to the police station and find Interview Room 2, where you can talk to Henry Arnett:
- Relationship with victim: Doubt
- Informed of 'Mr Henderson': Lie (Housekeeper's statement)
- Burglary suspect Leblanc: Doubt
Outside, tail Arnett in your car, then on foot - if you are spotted, you should quit and resume from the main menu. There is an achievement once you reach the destination Fakeloo. You will end up with train ticket (234/322) and Faberge cigarette case (235/322). Return to your car and you will receive two messages. Drive to Hollywood Ninth Beat, where you will need to chase down 2 criminals and end up in a shootout. Afterwards, drive to the Hollywood Police Station. You will be shown a contraband list (236/322), and should tap on the cigarette case, black sapphire ring, pearl ring and pill box. Now return to your car and drive to the Evestrom residence. Sit down and interview Beverly Evestrom:
- List of stolen items: Lie (Faberge cigarette case)
- Burglary incident report: Truth
After the conversation, Heather Swanson will arrive. Drive her to Arnett's apartment, and be very careful not to damage the vehicle along the way Chauffeur Service. When you arrive, talk to the man at the desk, then get in the elevator. Chase after the suspect fleeing the apartment. Back in the apartment, look in the suitcase next to the couch, and find a Vacheron Constantin watch (237/322) and a train ticket. Now talk to Henry Arnett:
- Professional burglary ring: Lie (Faberge cigarette case)
- Motive for Randall murder: Lie (Train ticket)
- Identity of 'Mr Henderson': Lie (Contraband list)
Drive back to Dr Stoneman's practice. He inside and up to his office, where you will automatically talk to him again. Use the phone on his desk to get a new address, then return to your car and drive to Willy's apartment. When you arrive, head right and then chase after Willy. As he climbs the "Broadway" sign, shoot all the letters down Give My Regards. Now shoot Willy Eight Million Stories.
Manifest Destiny
You will automatically start with morphine (238/322). Drive to the crime scene at The 111 Club. Examine the body of the man leaning against the circular bar (Bowe). Go into the next room and examine another body (Bittleston), searching his coat pocket to find some more morphine. Examine the trumpet case next to him, and pick up all 3 of the mouthpieces so that a secret compartment opens; look at the Blue Room pass (239/322) and some more morphine in here. Go to the back room and look inside the crates, making sure to pick up and examine one of the cartons of Valor cigarettes (240/322). Next examine the rifles on the rack to the right to get BARs (241/322) - wait until you mention checking serial numbers, and you will end up with Coolridge heist (242/322). Now go and interview the Hostess:
- 111 Club shooting incident: Doubt
- Knowledge of McGoldrick: Truth
Return to your car and drive to The Blue Room. Head inside and you will start talking to Elsa Lichtmann:
- Army surplus morphine: Doubt
- Morphine overdose victims: Doubt
Now you need to tail Elsa back to her house. Once you have done this, you will automatically go to The Mocambo Club. Go inside and you will be shown to Mickey Cohen's table, where you will start questioning him:
- Finkelstein drug operation: Doubt
- 111 Club shooting incident: Doubt
You will automatically end up back at the Hollywood Police Station. Follow your partner to the burglary department. Look in the book you are offered and tap on the 4 circles on the right page - this will give you stolen BARs (243/322) and stolen Valors (244/322), followed by manifest (245/322). You will then be informed that there is a sniper on the loose. Go back to your car and drive to the Bus Shooting. Climb up the ladder on the rear of the building and shoot the sniper. Search his body to find the sniper's pocketbook (246/322), then examine his rifle. You will automatically return to the street level and talk to the bus driver, Felix Alvarro:
- Informed of Coolridge heist: Doubt
- Motive for shooting: Lie (Sniper's pocketbook)
During this conversation you will get 6th Marines (247/322) The Fighting Sixth. Use the gamewell on the street here to find a new address, then drive to Kelso's apartment. You will automatically take Jack Kelso to Hollywood Police Station and start interrogating him:
- Army surplus morphine: Doubt
- Ex-Marine McGoldrick: Truth
- Arms stolen from Coolridge: Truth
- SS Coolridge robbery: Doubt
You will now find out about another shooting, so head to your car and drive to Robert's Diner. You will continue on in a car chase which will end in a dead-end. This will be followed by a shootout with 2 gunmen. Search the pockets of the man nearest to the car to find the copy of manifest (248/322) and shooter's notebook (249/322). You can also find a newspaper (9/13) on the ground between the 2 men.
Now drive to the Hollywood Post Office, where you will encounter another shootout, this time with 4 men. Searching one of the bodies here will give you Beckett's confession (250/322) and a business card (251/322), and searching another body on the opposite side of the post office will yield a note (252/322) from his coat pocket.
Return to your car and head to Grauman's Chinese Theatre. When you arrive, chase after the car and disable it, then kill the two gunmen in a shootout. Get back in your car and drive to the Meeting Place. After a longer shootout in the alleys around here, drive to Hollywood Police Station. Go to Interview Room 2 and talk to Courtney Sheldon::
- 6th Marines being targeted: Lie (Note)
- SS Coolridge robbery: Lie (Beckett's confession)
There is an achievement for completing all of the Vice Desk cases No Rest For The Wicked.
Arson Desk
The Gas Man
Leave the station and drive to the Steffens House Fire. Talk to Don Steffens when you get there, and he will show you his competition ticket (253/322) before answering some questions:
- Travel competition: Truth
- Suburban Redevelopment: :Doubt
During this conversation you will get suburban redevelopment (254/322). Go and search the left side of the house to find a heater serviced by Ryan (255/322). Now use the nearby gamewell to get an address, before driving to Gulliver's Travel Agency. You will be shown a ledger, and should tap on the two names "Steffens" and "Sawyer". Now you will automatically start interviewing John Cunningham:
- Suburban Redevelopment: Truth
- Promotional travel contest: Doubt
Return to your car and drive to the Sawyer House Fire. Talk to the coroner once you arrive, then find a blue regulator valve (256/322) on the path to the right of the house. Now you need to chase down or fight Herbert Chapman. Get into your car and drive to Suburban Redevelopment (when you arrive, this will be updated to Elysian Fields Development Site). Enter the small building on the left to find a note on the rear desk from Leland Monroe.
Now drive to Fire Station No 32. Talk to Albert Lynch, then open the heater in front of him to get heater serviced by Varley (257/322) and InstaHeat Model 70 (258/322). Now examine his experiment: put the balloon on the right, the valve in the middle and the Bunsen burner on the left. Now pull the lever on the far left to create an explosion.
Next drive to the InstaHeat Factory. Head inside and talk to the secretary, then go through the opposite door to the manager's office and talk to Ivan Rasic:
- InstaHeat Model 70: Doubt
- Heater service history: Lie (Heater serviced by Ryan)
During this conversation you will get Ivan Rasic's statement (259/322) and list of gas fitters (260/322). Rasic will now give you a list of installers. Use the phone on the left to get Clemens' criminal record (261/322), Ryan's criminal record (262/322) and Varley's criminal record (263/322). Talk to Rasic again to get their addresses. Follow Rasic out to the lockers. Search Clemens' locker to find Clemens' anarchist pamphlet (264/322). Search Ryan's locker to find Ryan's anarchist mapmhlets (265/322). Search Varley's locker to find mosquito coils (266/322). Leave here and start heading to the work sites. First go to Clemens' work site and interview Walter Clemens:
- Knowledge of Varley: Doubt
- Employment with InstaHeat: Doubt
- Knowledge of Ryan: Lie (Clemens' anarchist pamphlet)
During this conversation you will get Walter Clemens' statement (267/322). Next go to Varley's work site. When he runs, chase after him until he crosses a road, then stop him with a warning shot. Now drive to Ryan's work site. He will drive off in his car, so chase him carefully until he either gets taken out by a tram or a pole, then arrest him. Now drive to Wilshire Police Station. Go to Interview Room 1 and talk to Matthew Ryan:
- Anarchist literature: Lie (Ryan's anarchist pamphlets)
- InstaHeat Mode 70: Lie (Ivan Rasic's statement)
- Suburban Redevelopment: Doubt
- Attempted murder charge: Doubt
During this conversation you will get Matthew Ryan's statement (268/322). Leave now and enter Interview Room 2, where you can talk to Reginald Varley:
- Work at Sawyer residence: Lie (Heater serviced by Varley)
- Suburban Redevelopment: Lie (Matthew Ryan's Statement)
- InstaHeat Model 70: Lie (Mosquito coils)
Go back to Interview Room 1 and charge Matthew Ryan with arson and murder.
A Walk in Elysian Fields
Drive to the crime scene and head inside, then follow the coroner to the bodies to get bodies moved (269/322). Examine the family photograph (270/322) on the floor behind you, then look at the bodies again. Go outside to talk to Biggs. Now head around to the right side of the house and examine the water heater (271/322). Come back to the front and find a newspaper (10/13) on the ground. Head towards a tree on the next door neighbor's property to find some cigarette butts (272/322) and boot prints (273/322). Now talk to Dudley Forman, the next door neighbor:
- Morelli fire witness report: Doubt
- Suspicious activity: Doubt
- Planned demolitions: Doubt
- Promotional travel contest: Truth
During this conversation you will get weekend away (274/322) and houses to be demolished (275/322). Biggs will bring over an origami crane (276/322). Unfold it to get Elysian Fields flyers (277/322). Use the nearby gamewell, then drive to Rancho Escondido. Get involved in the fight, then go and examine the brick foundations to the right of the house to get poor cement quality (278/322). Now drive to Elysian Fields. Talk to the receptionist, then go upstairs and talk to the secretary. Finally, head into the office and talk to Leland Monroe:
- Elysian linked to arsons: Doubt
- Promotional travel contest: Lie (Elysian Fields flyers) Huckster
- Local land acquisitions: Doubt
- Rancho Escondido fire: Lie (Poor cement quality)
Back out at the secretary's desk, look at the list of contractors (279/322) and tap on the name "Herbert Chapman". Now head downstairs and into the large room opposite the receptionist, then use one of the phones here.
After a cutscene, drive to Chapman's apartment. Search the trunk of his car and examine the mosquito coils (280/322), .45 caliber ammunition (281/322) and Elysian Fields flyer, then you will spot him getting on a trolley car. Chase after it and ram the left side panel until it falls off, then get Biggs to shoot the wheel and derail the trolley. Now approach the trolley and shoot Chapman.
House of Sticks
Read through the documents to get settlement letter (282/322) and Buchwalter case file (283/322). Close the file and question Elsa Lichtmann:
- Disputed claim payout: Doubt
- Connection to Buchwalter: Doubt
- Motive for dispute: Truth
Else will give you a slip of paper (284/322) before leaving. Follow the secretary upstairs to another office. Head out to your car and drive to the Elysian Fields Site.
Enter the building on the left and search the desks to find a demolition order (285/322), a company memo (286/322) and a cement delivery receipt (287/322). Go back outside and fight the foreman, then he will tell you where to find the house you are looking for. Either drive or run to the demolished house, then look around the red flags until you find some broken wood (288/322) that you can rearrange; pick up the bottom piece of wood to read "Keystone Films". Now the foreman will start chasing you in his bulldozer. Run down the path and jump over the obstacles, turning around to slow down the bulldozer by aiming your gun at once you reach the larger platforms. Once you reach the end, climb the ladder to safety. Drive to the nearby gamewell and use it to get your next address.
Drive to Keystone Film Studios. After talking to the security guard, climb over the fence on the right and look at the pile of timber on the right to find a sticker that gives you inferior quality lumber (289/322). Turn around and look at the opposite pile of timer to find a lumber delivery receipt (290/322). Climb back over the first fence, turn right and climb another fence. Run forward and enter the Screening Room on the left. Look on the desk to the right to find a film canister (291/322), then open it to find that it is empty. Examine the projector next, and adjust the two dials to correct the focus and speed, then flip the switch to correct the direction, and you will watch the whole film (292/322). Return outside to the security hut and use the telephone.
After a cutscene, drive to Elysian Fields Site Two. Enter the house with the flickering light and go upstairs; you will be involved in a fight and will lose. After you escape from the trunk of the car, run and climb into the red car on the street. Drive away and evade the cars chasing you by making them crash or taking sudden turns into back alleys. When you are free, drive to Elsa's apartment.
A Polite Invitation
You will automatically start with inferior lumber (293/322) and redevelopment fund (294/322). Go outside and get into your car, then drive to Curtis Benson's apartment. Look at the mailboxes to see he lives in apartment 2, then go and invite yourself in. Once Curtis is sitting on his couch, go over and find a share certificate (295/322) on the dining table, and an insurance agreement (296/322) on the nearby desk. Now go to the bedroom and discover someone in there. Go out and talk to Curtis Benson:
- Motive for fraud: Lie (Share certificate)
- Suburban Redevelopment: Lie (Insurance agreement)
- Buchwalter case settlement: Doubt
Return to your car and drive to California Fire & Life. Go inside and enter the elevator at the end of the hallway. Exit and go right into your office. Examine the file on your desk and tap on the longitude and latitude at the top-right corner of the blue sheet to get Buchwalter case file (297/322), and the dollar values on the pink sheet to get improved land value (298/322). You will automatically talk to Phelps and then end up at the Hall of Records.
Head inside and talk to the security guard, then go up one flight of stairs and find the Land Registry Office. Talk to the clerk in here and follow him to bookcase S. Read the ledger and turn the page, then tap on the name "Courtney Sheldon". Now follow the clerk to a large map and move the coordinates to 034'04'29, 118'17'58 - this will get you Elysian lot number 1876988 (299/322). Next follow the clerk to the adding machine and input 1876988 divide 90000, then pull the lever. Go to bookcase U and open the ledger here. Now find and tap on the name "Randall Jones". There will now be a shootout with 4 guys who come in to the office.
After a cutscene, enter your apartment and answer the ringing phone. Return to your car and drive to Leland Monroe's mansion. Enter the garden and take care of 2 waves of enemies, then go inside and take out several other shooters. Monroe's secretary will shoot you, then you will knock her out. Continue through several more rooms and up some stairs to find Monroe. After you shoot him in the leg, search the safe for a police file, share slip and notebook. Read the newspaper (11/13) on the table along the back wall, and look at the photo next to it. Now examine the file on the desk and tap on any of the names that aren't crossed out.
Nicholson Electroplating
Get in your car and drive towards the explosion, being careful to avoid crashing into other cars and running pedestrians. When you get there, take out the 2 looters that shoot and run away from you. Now walk through the industrial plant entrance towards the explosion site. After talking to Pinker, head left past where the mayor is doing an interview. When you reach the fork in the path, turn right. Go to the end and examine the airplane part (300/322), then rotate the rings to be able to see a message The Nose Knows. Go back to the fork and take the other path. Find a laundry tag (301/322) about half way along, then continue to the end and open a briefcase. Inside you will find a spy camera (302/322) and espionage (303/322), an ornate golden ball, a business card, and an undeciphered message (304/322). Start by aligning the H in the outer ring with the K in the inner ring, then spin the outer ring and stop on the letters "K SBOJLKQ XSB" to reveal "N VERMONT AVE" as the deciphered message (305/322). Return to the entrance to this area and look at the bodies on the stretchers. Go to leave and you will meet and interview Fred Nicholson:
- Nicholson plant explosion: Doubt
- Whereabouts of Okamoto: Lie (Spy camera)
- Whereabouts of McLellan: Doubt
Return to your car and drive around the corner to find a gamewell. After using this, drive to Superior Laundry Services. Go inside and examine the ledger, then tap on the name "Oscar Hangstrom". Use the phone near the front door, then return to your car and drive to the Deciphered Address. Look at the mailboxes on the right to see that Okamoto is in apartment 1. Go up the stairs and around through the open door on the right. Open the refrigerator and a body will fall out. Examine the head to notice the bullet wound, then look at both hands to see a wristwatch (306/322) and a ring (307/322). Now find a tie pin (308/322) on the floor near the fireplace, and a spray of blood leading towards the bedroom. Enter the bedroom and find another golden ball in the tall set of shelves, which when connected to the first one will reveal a microfilm (309/322) Skeletons In The Icebox. Use the telephone in the front room and you will end up talking to Pinker and get prop spinner (310/322).
Next drive to Hughes Aircraft. Follow the other car in, then follow Vernon Mapes into the hangar and ask him some questions:
- Nicholson plant explosion: Doubt
- Knowledge of Okamoto: Doubt
- Knowledge of McLellan: Lie (Prop spinner)
Walk over to the front of the plane and look at the 3 barrels of linseed oil (311/322). Climb up the steps into the plane, and climb up the ladder. Find a navigation note (312/322) on the board to the right, then use the navigation machine nearby and input the coordinates (latitude 2415, longitude 7600) to locate the Bahamas (313/322). Leave the plane and go to the rear; walk towards a mechanic working on an engine, and you will examine a prop spinner covered in linseed oil. Now head to Mapes' office, which is up some stairs in the corner of the hangar. Examine 2 framed pictures on the desk along the far wall to get a photograph (314/322).
Return outside and drive to the Wilshire Police Station. Talk to the Duty Sergeant, then head downstairs and talk to Pinker. Examine each of the photos carefully, then help Pinker with an experiment. Go and examine the microfilm image on the desk to see an aluminum polishing patent (315/322).
Go back upstairs and drive to the house in the photograph. Look at the table opposite the bed to find a passport and an airline ticket. When the house is set on fire, shoot the gas tank next to the stove. Run through the burning house and climb out the window. Now chase after Mapes, all the way back to the hangar - there is an achievement for doing this successfully on your first attempt Out Of The Frying Pan.
When you arrive there will be a big shootout with the military police. There will be 3 additional cars that will appear, and there is an achievement for killing two of the drivers before the vehicles come to a stop Bulletproof Windshield. There is a hidden achievement for Head around to Mapes' car and enter the hangar, where there is an even bigger shootout against Mapes and more military police The Big Unfriendly.
A Different Kind Of War
As Jack Kelso, drive to Rapid Exterminators and talk to the man behind the counter. Read the newspaper (12/13) on the counter. Next head to Nuclear Bug & Rodent Control, and talk to the man inside. Finally, drive to Westlake Pest Control. Talk to the man at reception to learn about Rancho Rincon.
As Cole Phelps, head into Dr Fontaine's Surgery and go through to the murder scene. Look on the desk to find the final newspaper (13/13). Next to this, examine the piece of paper and shade it in, then place the ripped newspaper page over the top of it to reveal a freeway route (316/322). Go back towards the entrance of the room and open a yellow file; read the note inside, then turn it over and tap on the name "Sawyer" to get Fontaine's blackmail papers (317/322). Examine the body, and look at the neck for some marks, and his left hand for a lighter. Next find a crystal ball (318/322) on the floor in front of the bookshelves. Return to the previous room and open the morphine cabinet (319/322), examining the morphine inside.
Back with Jack again, you will arrive at the Ranch Bunkhouse. Knock on the door, then kick it in. Look at the flamethrower (320/322) on the desk to the right. Enter the room on the right and continue through to the next room, examining the origami cranes (321/322) on the workbench, and a large blueprint on the wall. Turn right and look at the photographs of Okinawa (322/322) on the wall.
As Cole once more, drive after the white car on your map and protect it by taking out the red cars until you reach the tunnels.
Finally as Jack, make your way through the tunnels and kill a lot of armed men. You can pick up one of a number of weapons in a small armory after wading through some deep water. Continue through some more tunnels out to an open area, where you can kill a few more guys before climbing down into a lower area. Kill 3 more enemies here, then use another armory if you like (this one includes a flamethrower). Head out towards the water. As the water rises, go quickly over the far catwalk, and climb up the ladder in the opposite corner of the room. Now take out the final gunmen, and continue until you find Elsa.
There is an achievement for completing all of the Arson Desk cases Moth To A Flame.
Street Crimes
There are 40 street crimes that will occur at random times while you are driving around LA, either during your normal play through of the game, or when you select the free-roaming Streets of LA option. Each desk has its own group of street crimes, as outlined under the different headings below. Some of the crimes only occur at certain times of day, so even in the Streets of LA mode they will not all be available all of the time. You can quit and restart Street of LA to get a different time of day.
Traffic Desk
- Amateur Hour: Corner of Olive and 9th (20:00-04:00). Go inside the jewelry store and shoot 1 suspect on the ground floor, then go upstairs and shoot 2 more. Come back to the entrance, where your partner has been knocked down. Run outside after the car until it crashes nearby.
- Army Surplus: Corner of Grand and 9th (08:00-16:00). After the initial shooting, just hide in the doorway and take out the 2 gunmen.
- Boxing Clever: On Main, between 1st and 2nd (21:00-04:00). Chase the suspect over the fence and up to the top of the construction site. Fight him until he is subdued.
- Cosmic Rays: Corner of Flower and Wilshire (21:00-04:00). Chase after the suspect and try to catch him; if you don't reach him he will jump from a roof and commit suicide, but you will still have completed the case.
- Death from Above: On Valencia, north of Wilshire (20:00-04:00). Shoot the 3 visible gunmen (2 on the high roof, 1 on the low roof to the right). Now climb up the drain pipe to the low roof, and the ladder up to the high roof. Kill the suspect who is holding the officer hostage on the high roof.
- Gangfight: On 3rd, east of Union (21:00-04:00). Stay hidden behind your car for most of this mission while you take out 2 whole gangs. To take care of the last few you will likely need to advance.
- Hotel Bandits: On Olive, between 7th and 8th (08:00-16:00). Chase the suspects out the back of the building, then hop in the convertible car and chase after their red car. Enter the parking garage after them, then climb up the stairs to the roof and shoot the suspects.
- Hung Out to Dry: Corner of Figueroa and 5th (20:00-04:00). Enter the warehouse and shoot 6 suspects throughout the building; depending on how fast you are, the final suspect may first take a hostage.
- Masked Gunman: Corner of Ceres and 6th (21:00-04:00). Climb up to the roof, then down the opposite drain pipe. Chase after the suspect until he captures a hostage, then carefully shoot the suspect.
- Pawnshop Holdup: Corner of Main and 3rd (08:00-16:00). Run around to the rear of the pawnshop and kick down the door. Get inside and kill 2 suspects, then go upstairs to the roof. Kill the suspect who is holding a hostage up here.
- Shoo Shoo Bandits: Corner of Hill and 3rd (09:00-04:00). After talking to the victim, run up 2 flights of stairs to the left, then go left into an alley. You need to shoot both suspects (one will likely get into the car and try to get away).
- Theater Robbery: On 9th, west of Broadway (19:15-21:00). Chase after the suspect in his blue car until he crashes, then follow him up a drain pipe and over some roofs. Shoot him when you get the chance.
Homicide Desk
- Bank Job: On the corner of Olive and 7th (08:00-16:00). Shoot the 2 guys with automatic rifles hiding behind cars outside the bank. Approach the bank entrance and kill 2 more guys on the floor and one on the stairs. Now go through to the back area and enter the elevator to get down to the basement. There are 5 more guys to kill downstairs, 2 in the lobby and 3 in the vault.
- Bowling Lane Robbery: On 9th, west of Grand (08:00-16:00). Shoot the guy at the entrance to the bowling alley, then approach the entrance and kill a second man behind him. Go inside and immediately turn left to shoot 2 more suspects; if you are too slow in killing the guy in the background, he will run away and you will need to chase him into a side room. Kill him and avoid shooting his hostage.
- Canned Fish: On Alameda, just north of Traction (19:00-06:30). Fight two guys with your partner, then quickly jump into the nearest car and chase after the fleeing subject in his truck. Just tail him carefully and arrest him after he crashes into the river.
- Cop Killer Shot: Corner of Hill and 6th (08:00-16:00). Quickly shoot the gunman you can see up on the ledge, then follow Rusty up the nearby pipe and two ladders, and kill the second gunman on the roof.
- Death Plunge: Corner of Hope and 8th (08:30-18:00). Follow Rusty around to the back of the church, and climb up the pipe. Climb up a ladder to reach the suspect, where you will talk him down.
- Honey Boy: Between Flower and Grand, and betwen 2nd and 3rd (08:00-16:00). As soon as you can, approach the house and shoot the man through his living room window.
- Killer Bandits: Corner of Olympic and Broadway (08:00-16:00). When the shootout starts, kill one of the robbers, then the second one will try to drive past; either shoot him while he is driving, or wait for him to crash first.
- Misunderstanding: Between Temple and Beverly, west of Belmont (08:00-16:00). After you witness the murder, chase after the murderer and shoot him when you can.
- Running Battle: Corner of Broadway and 4th (08:00-19:00). After the cop is shot, chase the suspect away from the cafe and up on to some nearby roofs; either shoot him as he runs away, or take him out in a shootout up on the roof.
- Thicker Than Water: On Glendale, between Temple and Beverly (07:00-19:00). Chase after the small green car until it crashes, then approach the vehicle to arrest the suspects.
- Unsuccessful Holdup: Corner of Flower and 5th (08:00-16:00). As soon as you arrive, chase after the men into a shed, and climb down into the subway maintenance tunnels. Shoot one or two of the men in the first area, then make your way further down into the subway train tunnel itself. Avoid the train and kill the remaining one or two suspects.
- Would-Be Robber: On Grand, between 4th and 5th (08:30-18:00). Chase after the yellow car and it will eventually crash. Shoot the first gunman, who has a hostage, then climb up on to the roof after the second guy and shoot him when he comes out from cover.
- Vengeful Ex: Toward the northern end of Alameda (08:30-18:00). After the cop is shot and you arrive on the scene, chase the old man to the right and shoot him when you can.
Vice Desk
- Against the Odds: On Ivar, between Selma and Sunset (08:00-16:00). Walk in to the bar and sit down to read the paper at the table on the left. After the suspect enters and leaves again, follow him outside and carefully tail him through a nearby alleyway, where he will meet up with his boss. After you automatically tell them to surrender, shoot them both.
- Bad Date: Between Beacon and Union, and between 7th and 8th (09:00-17:00). Climb up the drainpipe at the end of the alley to spot the suspect, then climb the ladder and fight him to subdue him.
- Badger Game, The: On 4th, just west of Westmoreland (19:00-07:00). After the police car is stolen, chase after it and disable it, or wait until the suspect crashes the car in a construction site. Get out of your car and arrest him.
- Blue Line, The: On Franklin, at the north end of Highland (08:00-16:00). Shoot 2 nearby bandits, then approach the farmhouse to kill 2 more. The final suspect will get in a car, and you can shoot him as he drives towards you, or let Roy do it for you.
- Camera Obscura: Corner of Fountain and Cole (19:00-07:00). After the suspect drives away, chase after him. You can try to drive him off the road, or just follow until he crashes into a tram. Get out of your car and approach him to arrest him.
- Commies: Corner of Hollywood and Highland (08:00-16:00). Shoot the guy outside as soon as you can, then wait for a hostage to flee from inside the bank before going in and killing the other 2 gunmen.
- Daylight Robbery: Corner of Union and 3rd (08:00-16:00). Chase after the robber and try to stop him with a warning shot, or just wait until he is taken out by a passing pedestrian.
- Fatal Plunge: Corner of Central and 7th (08:00-18:00). After the fall, climb up the drain pipe and ladder to get to the rooftop. When Dudley runs, chase after him down to the ground and get in your car. Try to disable the vehicle, or wait until it crashes into a train, then apprehend the suspect.
- Secret Keepers: Corner of Santa Monica and El Centro (08:30-17:40). After talking to the security guard, head around to the carpark out the back of the California Auto Club and you will see the suspect washing his car. After he flees, jump into the nearby convertible and chase after him. Either disable the car or wait until he crashes into a truck, then apprehend him.
- Zoot Suit Riot: On Los Angeles, between 5th and 6th (19:00-07:00). Shoot 2 suspects as quickly as you can, then head around the corner and enter the dark warehouse. Carefully move forward and kill the rest of them, including upstairs.
Arson Desk
- Accident Prone: After arriving at the accident, run around into the alley in the direction indicated by the witnesses. Head around to the left and down, then look behind a red garbage skip to find the suspect; fight him to arrest him.
- Bus Stop Shooting: Take out 2 guys inside the building, then a 3rd will run out the back. Chase after him and shoot him as well as his driver that appears shortly afterwards.
- Cafe Holdup: Quickly shoot the man in your sights, then head towards the back of the cafe and kill the remaining 3 gunmen.
- Hot Property: Drive after the robber and disable his vehicle, or wait until he crashes into a truck, then arrest him.
- Paper Sack Holdup: Chase after the suspects and try to disable their vehicle. If you see them drive off a cliff, follow them off, as if you go any other way you will lose the case. Once you catch up to their car, arrest them.
There are a series of achievements for completing street crime cases::
- Complete 1 street crime case A Cop On Every Corner
- Complete 20 street crime cases Johnny On The Spot
- Complete 40 street crime cases The Long Arm Of The Law
Gold Film Reels
There are 50 gold film reels scattered around LA. They are listed here in alphabetical order:
- Angels with Dirty Faces: Go to the corner of 2nd and Spring. Climb a ladder at the construction site on the northern corner of the intersection. Enter the small building on the left and find the film reel on a table.
- Asphalt Jungle, The: Go to Main Street Terminal, near the corner of Los Angeles and 6th. Go to the far end of the upper platform to find the reel on the ground.
- Big Carnival, The: Drive south on Figueroa and turn right on to 9th. Immediately on your right there is a parking lot. Go to the white house behind the parking lot and find the film reel on the front porch.
- Big Clock, The: Head north on Grand View from 6th, then turn right on to a winding road. Turn left into the driveway of a white house about half way along this street and find the film reel on the front porch.
- Big Heat, The: Head to the corner of Olive and 3rd. Go around behind the red building at the top of the Angels Flight to find the film reel on the decking.
- Big Sleep, The: Go to the corner of Hollywood and La Brea and look to the southwest to see a water tower near some tracks. The film reel is on the ground behind the tower.
- Body and Soul: Park your car on the corner of 7th and Santa Fe. Enter a small carpark on the southeast corner of the intersection and run along the road parallel to the bridge. Cross the railway tracks and go through a maintenance door in the base of the bridge. Head up the stairs to a platform beneath the bridge and find the film reel on the floor to the right.
- Brute Force: Drive south on Schrader from the intersection with Hollywood and take the second right into a short dead-end street. The film reel is on the path at the end of the street.
- Crossfire: Head to the corner of Melrose and Heliotrope. Look next to a green cargo trailer parked at a grey building next to the gas station here to find the film reel.
- Detour: Drive to the corner of Lawrence and Bay. Enter the railyard and go to the tracks between 2 large red carriages to find the film reel.
- Double Indemnity: Drive to the far eastern end of 7th and turn right, then head right into a military base. Head around behind the main building to find a shooting range, and pick up the film reel from the tables.
- Gilda: Go to the corner of Cahuenga and Homewood. Look for a petrol station and find the film reel on the ground behind it.
- Gun Crazy: Head east over the 1st street bridge. Turn right into an alley, then follow the tram tracks until you see a water tower. Find the film reel at the base of the tower.
- House of Bamboo: Drive north along Alameda and turn right on to 1st. Turn right into an alley and follow the fence around to the right. Enter a large open warehouse and climb the catwalks on the left to find the film reel.
- In a Lonely Place: Drive south on El Centro from the intersection with Santa Monica and you will see a mini golf course on the right. The film reel is on the 8th hole.
- Key Largo: Drive northeast from where Figueroa meets Flower. Turn left at the major intersection, then head right on to a winding dirt road. Find the film reel on the porch of the farm house near the end of the dirt road.
- Killers, The: Drive west along 1st from the corner with Kenmore. Go to the second street, then examine the half-finished house on the northwest corner of the intersection to find the film reel.
- Killing, The: Find a church on the corner of Hoover and 6th. Go to the main entrance, then look just to the left to find the film reel.
- Lady from Shanghai, The: From the corner of Council and Juanita, run south on to a baseball field. Look on the pitcher's mound to find the film reel.
- Laura: Find the bend in the road where Westmoreland joins 2nd. Run straight west into a picnic area and find the film reel on one of the picnic tables.
- Leave Her to Heaven: Go to where Figueroa meets Flower and continue northeast. Go through 2 small intersections and one major intersection, then take the next right. Drive for one block, then park your car. Go to the southwest corner of the intersection to find an abandoned public pool. Enter the complex and find the film reel on some grass in the northeast corner of the area.
- Letter, The: Drive east on Selma from its intersection with Las Palmas, and stop at a paved plaza on the right. Walk south in here and climb some stairs on the left to find the film reel.
- M: Go north on Vermont from the intersection with Middlebury. Take the first left, then the second left. Stop at a white house with a hedge, and go into the backyard to find a film reel next to a seesaw.
- Maltese Falcon, The: Head to the intersection of Grand and 1st and head northeast, then take the next left. Get out and explore a vacant block with a rusty fence on the right, and find the film reel next to a pallet of bricks.
- Mildred Pierce: Drive southeast along Glendale until it becomes 2nd, then follow the tracks into a long tunnel. Keep driving along here until there is a small dead-end branch off to the left - the film reel is in here.
- Murder, My Sweet: Park your car on Beacon, between 8th and 9th, and go down some steps on the western side of the street to find an underground carpark. Look at the base of the tree in the carpark to find the film reel.
- Naked City, The: Head south along Bonnie Brae from the intersection with Beverly, then stop at a light blue house on the right. You can find the film reel on the porch out the front.
- Narrow Margin, The: Drive north on Ardmore from the intersection with Lemongrove. Take the first major left, then the first major right. Turn left into the first driveway, which leads to a grey double garage. Behind the garage, the film reel is on the ground in front of a large fountain.
- Night and the City: Go to MacArthur Park, which is on Wilshire, between Alvarado and Park View. Wade into the large lake on the southern side of the park and climb into the small gazebo to find the film reel.
- Night of the Hunter, The: Go to the eastern end of Fountain and follow it around the bend to the south, then stop at the Hillside Motel on your right. Look near the pool to find the film reel.
- Nightmare Alley: Head to the corner of Ivar and Franklin. Go up a driveway to a group of shops. Head around to the left to find the film reel on a brick footpath.
- Notorious: Drive to the far eastern end of Olympic and turn left, then head left on to a dirt road. Follow this until you can enter a large warehouse, then go to a makeshift office on the right and find the film reel on the floor.
- Odd Man Out: From the corner of St Andrews and Fernwood, head north, then take the first left. Stop at a pink house on the right, then go behind it to find a dark teal house. Look on the porch here to find the film reel.
- Out of the Past: Go to the southern end of Hill and enter the abandoned streetcar terminal on the left to find the film reel on the ground in the middle bay.
- Pickup on South Street: Enter Union Station, near the northern end of Alameda. Go past the ticketing counter and find the film reel on the counter of a gift shop on the right.
- Rififi: From the corner of Valencia and 6th, drive east along 6th and take the first left. Ignore two tiny side streets and take the first main angled left turn, then look for a small turquoise house immediately on the left. The film reel is on the front porch.
- Scarlet Street: Drive north along Alameda and turn right on to Palmetto. Turn right into a alley with some parked cars, and find the film reel near some dumpsters on the left.
- Set-Up, The: Head east along 6th from the corner with Berendo. Stop at the second house on the right (blue and white). Go around to the back porch to find the film reel.
- Shadow of a Doubt: Enter the airport through the gates on Beverly (between Lafayette Park and Rampart). Go to the intersection of the two runways and enter a hangar just to the northeast; the film reel is on the ground in front of a small plane in the hangar.
- Spiral Staircase, The: Go east along Santa Monica from the intersection with Wilton, and look for a playground on the left. The film reel is on the ground under a tree in the corner of the playground.
- Strangers on a Train: Go to a parking lot at the corner of 2nd and Main. Run along behind the wall around the edge of the parking lot to find the film reel.
- Sunset Boulevard: Drive west on Melrose from the corner with Wilton. Watch the stores on the right and stop at a courtyard with a tree in the middle. The film reel is on the ground under the tree.
- Sweet Smell of Success: Drive east along 3rd from its intersection with Union, and turn right into a alley with a red crane at the end. Behind the crane, find the film reel under a small shelter on the construction site.
- Thieves' Highway: Head to the corner of Kingsley and Maplewood. Enter Joe's Diner and take the film reel from the counter.
- Third Man, The: Drive to the east end of Oakwood, where it meets Virgil. Run straight to the east to find a ridge. Follow this southeast to reach a fenced off area, and look at the base of a large tree to find the film reel.
- This Gun for Hire: Go to where Beverly turns into 1st. Drive east and take the first left, then find a large construction large on the left. Enter this and go to the far southwest corner. Walk on to some wooden scaffolding to pick up the film reel.
- Touch of Evil: Enter a small alley on the southern side of 6th between Broadway and Hill. Climb a drainpipe and 2 ladders, then go left to the far end of the rooftop to find the film reel.
- Where the Sidewalk Ends: Find the Palladium Theater, which is on Sunset between El Centro and Argyle. The film reel is behind the main column at the entrance.
- White Heat: Drive north on Mariposa from the intersection with Melrose. Stop just before the 6th small street on the right and you will see a large burgundy building with a hedge out the front. Jump over the hedge and go along the southern side of the building, then head up the steps in the middle of the green building behind. Follow the passage around to the left to find the film reel.
- Woman in the Window, The: Go to the intersection of Wilton and Lemongrove. Explore the houses on the southwest corner and find a picnic table in a small courtyard; the film reel is on the picnic table.
There is an achievement for locating all 50 gold film reels Hollywoodland.
Landmarks/Shields
There are 30 landmarks to be found around LA, and as you find them they are added to your game map. At 20 of these, you can also find police shields to collect. They are listed here in alphabetical order:
- 4th Street Viaduct: On the 4th Street Bridge as it crosses the Los Angeles River (no shield).
- 6th Street Viaduct: On Whittlier as it crosses the Los Angeles River (go down to the river below, then climb up the ladder from the water to find the shield).
- Angels Flight: On the corner of 3rd and Hill (look beneath the lower portion of the large staircase for a shield).
- Bradbury Building, The: On the corner of Broadway and 3rd (no shield).
- Brown Derby: On Vine, between Hollywood and Selma (no shield).
- Bullocks Wilshire: On the corner of Wilshire and Westmoreland (there is a shield down the stairs to the left of the star-lined carpet)
- Chinatown: Near the northern end of Broadway (look in the doorway of a small shop in the alleys to the southwest of Chinatown, between 2 white lion statues, to find the shield).
- Christ Crown of Thorns: In the large block south off 9th, near the southern end of Bixel (no shield).
- Crossroads of the World: On Sunset, just east of Las Palmas (the shield is in a small passage in the middle of the Crossroads building).
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles: Between Main and Los Angeles at their northern end (no shield).
- Good Samaritan Hospital, The: Just north of Wilshire, between Witmer and Lucas (no shield).
- Grauman's Theater: On the north side of Hollywood, between Orange and Orchid (the shield is on the small red carpet just left of the main entrance).
- Hall of Records: Between Broadway and Spring, 1 block north of 1st (find the shield on the main reception desk inside the building).
- Hotel Roosevelt: On the corner of Hollywood and Orange (the shield is in an entrance alcove in front of the hotel on Hollywood)
- Intolerance Set: On Francisco, just south of 8th (find the shield in a small alley directly beneath the main staircase).
- LA County Art Museum: On Hoover, between 8th and 8th (the shield is on a small hedge-lined path just northwest of the building).
- LA Public Library: On 5th, between Grand and Flower (climb a drain pipe on the west of the building and find the shield on a higher platform between 2 large water tanks on the roof).
- Los Angeles Examiner: On the corner of Broadway and 11th (look on the corner of a large brick planter box in the carpark to spot the shield).
- MacArthur Park: Surrounding Wilshire, between Park View and Alvarado (the shield is on a barrel at the paddle boat dock).
- Main Street Terminal: Between Main and Los Angeles, just south of 6th (look on the tracks in front of the red Subway Terminal trolley to find the shield).
- Max Factor Building: On the corner of Hollywood and Highland (the shield is next to a brown dumpster in a fenced off area to the right of the building).
- Mayfair Hotel: On 7th, at the southern end of Witmer (no shield).
- Musso & Franks: On Hollywood, just east of Las Palmas (find a shield under the green awning at the back of the building).
- National Biscuit Company: On the corner of Mateo and Industrial (no shield).
- LA Cold Storage Co: On Central, near 4th (no shield).
- Park Plaza: On the corner of 6th and Park View (no shield).
- Pershing Square: The square bounded by 5th, 6th, Olive and Hill (the shield is on a small table at the Trolley-Dogs hot dog stand).
- RKO Theatre: On the corner of Hill and 8th (find the shield on the tiled floor at the main entrance).
- Union Station: Near the northern end of Alameda (head inside and find the shield at the Southern Pacific ticketing counter).
- Westlake Tar Pits: On San Marino (the shield is on the porch of the white shack at the end of the carpark).
There is an achievement for locating all 30 landmarks Star Map.
Vehicles
There are 95 different vehicles that can be driven in the game. You can see which ones you have driven by going to the Vehicle Showroom from the main menu, but you can't see the names of the vehicles you haven't yet found. If you select one of these, then go to any free-roaming Streets of LA mode, that car will often appear in the parking lot across the street from the police station. The bonus vehicles end up marked on the map as question marks as you rise in ranks during the game.
There are a series of achievements for driving different vehicles:
- Drive 5 different vehicles Auto Enthusiast
- Drive 40 different vehicles Auto Collector
- Drive 95 different vehicles Auto Fanatic
Final Achievements
There are a series of other achievements that you may naturally collect during the game:
- Reach rank 20 The Brass
- Complete all non-DLC story cases with a 5-star rating Shamus To The Stars
- Drive over 80 mph for 10 consecutive seconds Lead Foot
- Kill 30 bad guys with head shots Wooden Overcoats
- Kill 100 bad guys in total Dead Men Are Heavier
- Kill at least 1 bad guy with each of the 7 guns Roscoe And Friends
- Drive 194.7 miles in total Miles On The Clock
- Cause $47000 damage in a single story case Public Menace
- Find at least 95% of all clues in the game Magpie
The final achievement is for completing 100% of the game. This includes all cases, street crimes, landmarks, vehicles, newspapers and film reels The City Of The Angels.