Secret Agent Man

As a top secret agent, you have been involved in a variety of life-threatening situations - so many, in fact, that you fear you may be getting overconfident and someday will commit a careless mistake. So you ask the boss for a little time off to put some things into perspective.

To your surprise, the boss agrees to the request. He says you have earned the time off and compliments you on the job you've been doing. "I want you to completely forget about the agency for a while and get some rest and recuperation," he says. "You're the best man we have. You'll have a raise waiting for you when you return to the job."

Your spirits are soaring as you leave his office, planning as your next move a call to the beautiful woman you met several missions ago. You memorized her phone number, just as you do most important information. "Hello," she answers, and just the sound of her voice sends quivers down your spine.

"Yes, I was wondering when you would call," she says. "When can you come? Tomorrow? I'll be waiting." You figure you must have been doing something right today because everything is going so perfectly. You belt down a shot of bourbon and wink at yourself in the mirror.

Fishing through the bureau drawers, you retrieve the travel brochures of Rio de Janeiro, whistling as you eye the figures on the topless beaches. You are overcome with joy when your airline reservations are confirmed for three hours from now. You congratulate yourself on your good fortune.

Rinnngggg! ! ! ! ! !

It's the boss calling. Uh-oh, something's wrong. "I'm really sorry to mess up your plans," he says, "but we need your help!"

A federal office downtown has been overtaken by Iranian terrorists and you must kiss all of your grandiose plans goodbye for now. You were the only choice for the mission since you have had so much experience in the Middle East. You finish the bourbon and head downtown. Upon your arrival, you learn that the building is swarming with terrorists.

It's going to be a bad day for them since they have fouled up your vacation.

The most common commands in this Adventure are: INVENTORY, FORWARD, BACKWARD, RIGHT, LEFT, TAKE, DROP, CONTACT (make contact with a friendly agent), SHOOT, EXAMINE, LOOK, UNLOCK, GIVE and BUTTON (used only on the elevator). The terrorists will shoot at you; simply press 'D' (for duck) or 'S' (for shoot) in these circumstances.

Keep pressing the keys until the normal cursor appears. Be careful not to set off an alarm since everybody in the building will be alerted and start shooting. You also may trip an automatic system and be killed immediately. Many things can set the alarm, such as shooting, studying things too carefully, being in unauthorized areas, CONTACTing an enemy agent, etc.

One last hint: You can use EXAMINE FACE as many times as required to identify occupants in a room or hallway. If you can wrap up the mission quickly, you can still catch that plane.