The Fourth Victim

[Puzzle Prime]

This is a topic for discussing the puzzle crime chapter The Fourth Victim. If you need hints, make sure first to check our official walkthrough.

[Shailesh]

Hey

Can you give a little hint?

[Puzzle Prime]

Hi Shailesh. Try to figure out what each of the four three clocks displays at the moment the detective figures out the password.

[Dan Cohen Cohen]

Four clocks?

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Dan. This was a mistake, it was meant to be ‘three clocks’.

[Bowser201]

I don’t get it. The image isn’t helping me.

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Alexander. Try to figure out first what time each of the three clocks shows. Then, see what the clocks display at the time the detective realizes what the password is.

[Courtney]

I still don´t understand and the official walkthrough doesn´t have anything.  Another hint please.

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Courtney. Using the fact that there are exactly 15 broken segments on the displays in total, you can find which these segments are. Then, try to figure out what each clock will show at the moment the detective realized what the code was.

[Courtney]

I still can´t figure it out.

[Courtney]

This one is making me frustrated.

[Courtney]

Nevermind I figured it out!!!!! 🙂

[Puzzle Prime]

Well done, this was one of the hardest puzzles.

[Miranda]

I have tried every number combo you can imagine. There is only 1 sequence possible when you replace the segments… unless its military time. (I haven’t tried military time) I need a better hint, because its not clicking for me.

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Miranda. The clocks are displaying the numbers with letters, not digits. I hope this gives an idea.

[Jordan]

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Jordan. Can you specify where you are stuck?

[Arielle]

There is nothing in the walkthrough on this one and I am not understanding it at all. I was thinking of writing down what segments are missing to make numbers but I got lost. Anybody have an image to help?

[Arielle]

found your stack exchange page and that helped a lot!

[Jordan]

i need help there is nothing on the official walkthrough.

[Puzzle Prime]

Hello Jordan. Try to figure out which segments are missing. Then, see what the clocks are going to display (13 – 2 =) 11 minutes later.

[Jordan]

I got the segaments but what do i do with the number 11 minutes later?

[Puzzle Prime]

The **working** segments on the three clocks will depict three numbers. Put them together and you will get the answer 🙂

[Jordan]

I still dont understand it i got 09:57, 06:55, and 10:28 are these the correct numbers?

[Puzzle Prime]

Hi Jordan. Yes, these are the times on the clocks on the picture. 11 minutes later, at the moment when the detective figures out the answer, the times are 10:08, 07:06, and 10:30. Taking into account the missing segments, the clocks then show this: