9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

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Arsene Lupin - Lockpicking Guide
By Girlbeard
A quick guide to help you beat those pesky lockpicking puzzles in under 1 minute.
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Puzzle information
Some quick information on the puzzles; each lock has two dials that will rotate the lock/puzzle by a certain number of places either clockwise or counter-clockwise. For simplicity I have used left and right for all of the sequences.

You don't need to finish every lock in under a minute in a single playthrough, you just need to have finished each one in that time at least once on the same game profile.
Lock 1 - Garage
You can spin 3 places (Left Dial) or 2 places (Right Dial). The solution is:

Right x2, Left x2, Right x4
Lock 2 - Museum
You can spin 3 places (Left Dial) or 5 places (Right Dial). The solution is:

Right x2, Left x2, Right
Lock 3 - Jail
You can spin 2 places (Left Dial) or 3 places (Right Dial). The solution is:

Left x 2, Right, Left, Right x2, Left
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34 Comments
Photiel Apr 6 @ 9:51am 
Thank you so much!
Laffibob Dongripants Dec 22, 2024 @ 6:17pm 
I was afraid I had to go too deep into the game on my 2nd playthrough for this, but I realised that it popped after my 2nd picklock puzzle (museum), which mean I was able to finish one in under 1 minute without knowing about the achievement.
Lord Pyrost Jan 15, 2023 @ 3:10pm 
You're Amazing Dude! Thanks so much!
JFF44 Sep 21, 2022 @ 1:42am 
Wow....along with the simple ans, thank you so much
QueenPurple Jan 10, 2022 @ 1:48pm 
Thank you very much!
I always dont like this kind of riddle so it was a huge relief that someone made a guide on this <3
Ayyynchen Dec 17, 2019 @ 3:27pm 
Thank you, very helpful
TheHerdkiller Oct 20, 2018 @ 10:33pm 
Thanks.
A_Phosphorus_Invention Jun 5, 2017 @ 9:48pm 
Hey, so I deleted my previous response. I should amend my previous confusing to my own fault. Thanks Girlbeard for the guide. Appreciate the help both here and in chat. :happiness:
Girlbeard  [author] Jun 3, 2017 @ 1:09pm 
It's been a while since I've played but as I remember it there are two buttons. One on the left, one on the right or with arrows pointing in those directions. Press the corresponding button the mentioned number of times. For example the first lock you press: Right, right, left, left, right, right, right, right. You also need to do this in under one minute.

Sorry if it isn't clear.
A_Phosphorus_Invention Jun 3, 2017 @ 12:48pm 
I keep failing to get this one every time. Can someone explain this with more clarity. Screenshots even. I don't understand how I'm doing this wrong.