Sector 7
Box contents
The following is a visual gallery of all box contents, as well as transcriptions of all text.
There are NO SPOILERS, puzzle explanations, or solutions detailed in this section.
- Hints and Solutions card
- Letter from Mr. X
- The Forrest City Tribune (4 pages)
- Notes by Resident 11
- Notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7
- Sector 7 cards:
- Floor plan
- Resident 11's Room
- Sector 7 Data Center
- Sector 7 Exit Door
- Sector 7 Genomics Lab
- Sector 7 Holographic Lab
- Sector 7 Imaging Lab
- Photos of:
- Dr. John Anders
- Dr. Maya Patel
- A grid of numbers with code words and lines
- Stylized humanoid with 146 on his face
- Circuit board puzzle
- Word search puzzle
- Blue Note Jazz Cafe matchbook
- Dr. Maya Patel's pen
- Key card
- Magnifying glass
- Mousepad
The investigation
The investigation is a complete walkthrough and contains hints, explanations, and solutions.
Where possible, spoiler tags have been used, but CONSIDER THIS YOUR SPOILER WARNING.
- Read the Hints and Solutions card.
- The Facebook group is no longer accessible.
- A copy of the official walkthrough and solutions is available: at Media:TMEC-Sector 7-Walkthrough.pdf.
- Read the Letter from Mr. X.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 1.
- Explore the rest of ForrestCity.info for flavor.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 2.
- The ArchonGenomics.com page is similar to the ForrestCity.info equivalent.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 3.
- Visit and explore http://www.otsfirm.com/ for background and flavor.
- Call 941-893-2427 and listen to the answering machine.
- Email OTSfirm@gmail.com for an automated reply.
- This is likely all related to a different mystery experience.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 4.
- Read the notes by Resident 11 page 1.
- Contrary to these notes, the Resident 11's Room card does show a window.
- Presumably the "grid of letters" should be read as "grid of numbers".
- Solve the "Resident 11 Ward Room" puzzle.
- View the official solution: The passcode for the security keypad was provided to Resident 11 through the display on his watch: 1126.
- Read the notes by Resident 11 page 2.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Resident 11 Ward Room.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Containment.com which redirects to http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7containment.html.
- Clicking the "Enter password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Resident 11 Computer Screen Access" puzzle.
- View the official solution: The passcode to the touchscreen panel can be found on a page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. The black and white page with a grid of numbers contains what mathematicians call a “magic square.” All columns and rows add up to the same number. This is the passcode. The number itself and the magic square concept also have special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "260".
Sector7Containment.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 12.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 1.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station4.com.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Office 1" puzzle.
- View the official solution: This is the office of Dr. Maya Patel. Maya is the Hindi myth name of the mother of Siddhartha, meaning “illusion." To access Dr. Patel’s computer, locate the photograph of her in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. You will note that in Dr. Patel’s coat pocket is a pen. Find both the pen and the mousepad from her office desk. The numbers on the pen (1.4 6.3 2.6 4.2) give you the row and column coordinates to locate four letters on the grid of letters on the mousepad.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "ACTG".
Sector7Station4.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 3.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Holographic Lab A.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station64.com which redirects to http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station64.html.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Holographic Data Center" puzzle.
- View the official solution: To locate the passkey code for this computer, find the pass key in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the back, you will note a series of numbers with two blank spaces terminal. This sequence of numbers is what mathematicians call the Fibonacci sequence. The missing numbers are found by adding up the two numbers before each. The sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. The missing numbers are 13 and 55.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "1355".
Sector7Station64.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 4.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Genomics Lab.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 2.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station12.com.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Office 2" puzzle.
- View the official solution: You will note that the occupant of this office is a fan of jazz. Locate the Blue Note Jazz Club matchbook in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the inside cover of the matchbook is a word: CONSTANCE. This is the password for the Office 2 computer. The name Constance also has has special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "Constance".
Sector7Station12.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Imaging Lab.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station146.com.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Imaging Lab" puzzle.
- View the official solution: To locate the password for this computer, find the page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room depicting a stylized humanoid with the numbers 146 on his forehead. The blue dots on the lefthand side of his body each indicate a letter in the alphabet (by numerical position such as 1=A, 2=B, and so on). The solution to the puzzle is “chromosome forty six.” This is the password.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "chromosomefortysix".
Sector7Station146.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Data Center.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station20.com.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Data Center" puzzle.
- View the official solution: To locate the password for this computer, find the circuit board puzzle in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Along the bottom of the circuit board, you will note a series of letters. Approximately three inches down from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Using the magnifying glass provided, follow the circuit from each number (1, 2, 3 and 4) to its corresponding letter at the end of the circuit. Write down each letter as you locate it. Then put the four letters in order according to the number at the top of the circuit (1,2,3 and 4). The password is BETA.
Sector7Station20.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Exit Door.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Exit.com.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Sector 7 Exit Doors" puzzle.
- View the official solution: During the course of your investigation you will encounter many “code words,” both individually and as part of other puzzles or Sector 7 documents. Each of these code words can be found in the word grid metasearch from the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Locate each code word in the metasearch (spelled forward or backwards) and circle it. When you have located all of the code words, you will be left with a series of letters. These letters spell the password that you must enter to exit the Sector 7 Containment Ward. Disregard any symbols that are not letters to reach the solution.
- View the list of code words: MUTATION, OKAZAKI, PHAGE, PHENOTYPE, DNA, THYMINE DIMER, ACTINIDE, HOT SPOT, ALLELE, TRANSCRIPTION, STRAND, PRIMASE, CODON, HAPLOTYPE, SUBSTANCEX.
- View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "chromosomefortysix".
Sector7Exit.com
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