Black Residence
Go up to the house, and Mrs. Margaret Black will invite you in. There will be a cut-scene as you first talk with Black. After you are done talking look around the house for clues.
On the table in the dining room is a newspaper. Next to the newspaper is a book of matches which you can investigate for the clue: Cavanagh’s matchbook (use the phone to get the address for Cavanagh’s). Toward the back of the house, there are two bedrooms. There is a picture of Margaret in one and a picture of Adrian in the other. There’s nothing to learn from Margaret’s picture, but if you investigate Adrian’s picture and while you’re holding it investigate it further, you will find the clue: Concealed message. Next to the picture of Adrian is a case. Investigate it for the clue: Glasses case. In Adrian’s wardrobe, you can find the clue: Train ticket. Move onto the kitchen, and on the table you will find the clue: InstaHeat receipt and InstaHeat flyer. To get the InstaHeat flyer clue, you have to pick up the flyer, scroll to the bottom, press A (on Xbox) to investigate further, and scroll to the bottom on the second side. Also in the kitchen is another matchbook, but you won’t get a clue from it if you got the one in the dining room.
After finding the clues inside the house, your partner will tell you to take a look outside. Outside you will have your first L.A. Noire puzzle, which if completed correctly will unlock the L.A. Noire The Plot Thickens Achievement. In this puzzle, you have 4 pieces of pipe to put into place. When you put the pieces in place, the achievement will unlock, and you will discover that there is a piece missing–the piece that you found at the crime scene.
After you have found all the clues, go back into the house to question Margaret.
- Slaughterhouse receipt >> Choose “Truth.”
- Cavanagh’s Bar matchbook >> Choose “Truth.”
- Location of Adrian Black >> Choose “Truth.”
- Photograph signed ‘Nicole’ >> Choose “Lie” and use the clue Concealed message as evidence.
- Stenzel glasses case >> Choose “Truth.”
- Alibi for Mrs. Black >> Choose “Truth.”
After this unusually long series of questions, you have found all you can at the Black residence. Continue your investigation at Cavanagh’s Bar.