This Death on the Nile Chapter 1 walkthrough guides you through every main step, key conversations, eavesdrops, and easy-to-miss collectibles at the Imperial Nile Hotel. Follow the sequence below to keep the story moving, grab all Golden Mustaches you can, and set up the Mind Map deductions cleanly. Quick tip: make regular manual saves during the chapter, because some collectibles appear or disappear based on your investigation state.

Chapter 1 Walkthrough for Death on the Nile

1. Lobby couch
   • After speaking with the hotel receptionist, turn around to the white couch with pillows. Collect the Golden Mustache.
2. Lobby newspaper
   • On the table near the entrance, examine the newspaper for context.
3. Pool table nook
   • Go upstairs, take the left nook. On the red desk with the white lamp by the pool table, pick up the Golden Mustache.
4. Meet Adele and Tim
   • Return downstairs. Talk to Adele Allerton and her son, Tim.
5. Sphinx statue
   • Right after that chat, check behind the statue to your right for a Golden Mustache.
6. Head outside
   • Ignore the two big red staircases (you won’t use them at all). Use the doors behind Adele and Tim to step out to the pool area.
7. Man in red shirt
   • Turn left outside and speak to the guest in the red shirt.
8. Andrew Pennington
   • Interact with the point of interest beside the guy who is surveying the party below to trigger a conversation.
9. Gazebo magazine
   • Go down the stairs to the gazebo on the left side of the pool. Examine the fashion magazine. Before leaving the gazebo, look on the ground behind the large pot for a Golden Mustache.
10. Yellow umbrella mustache
    • Exit the gazebo and turn left. On a chair under the second yellow umbrella, collect the Golden Mustache.
11. Poolside cutscene
    • Circle the pool until a group triggers a cutscene introducing the Doyles.
12. Small table mustache
    • Before talking to anyone, head straight, then down the stairs on your left. On the small square white-topped table between two chairs, grab the Golden Mustache.
13. Work the room
    • Back at the party, speak with everyone except the Doyles to fill in profiles and clues.
14. Speak to the Doyles
    • When ready, talk to the Doyles to trigger a cutscene and unlock the next mystery thread.
15. Talk to Linnet
    • Choose the dialogue topics: Small Talk, Simon Doyle, Jacqueline de Bellefort.
16. Andrew Pennington
    • Go up the stairs and find Andrew Pennington. Dialogue: Small Talk, The Doyles.
17. Eavesdrop on Marie and Cornelia
    • At the gazebo area, approach Marie and Cornelia until the eavesdrop icon appears. Sit under the first yellow umbrella to listen. Then speak to Marie and Cornelia directly. Before you leave, double-check behind the big pot if you missed the earlier mustache.
18. Salome and Rosalie Otterbourne
    • Cross the pool area, go down the far stairs, and talk to Salome and Rosalie. Dialogue: Small Talk, The Doyles.
19. Balcony eavesdrop
    • Walk a short distance away to trigger another eavesdrop icon. Go up the first staircase, forward, then up the second staircase on the left. Turn left and continue until you get the prompt to listen from the balcony.
20. Find Jackie
    • This leads you to Jackie. She refuses to talk until you play her favorite song on the jukebox.
21. Eavesdrop on Adele and Tim
    • Before the jukebox, get close to Adele and Tim again. Trigger the eavesdrop prompt, then stand beneath them to listen.
22. Fix the jukebox
    • Solve the jukebox puzzles, restore power, align the selector, and play the requested track. If you need it, use our Jukebox puzzle guide.
23. Talk to Jackie, then find Simon
    • After the music, Jackie will speak. This sends you to Simon, but he is not in sight yet.
24. Confront Linnet about Jackie
    • Check the Mind Map and choose to Confront Linnet Doyle about Jacqueline de Bellefort. Two clean dialogue beats to hit:
      • “She’s suffering, I understand, but Jackie was just a crush for Simon.”
      • “Jacqueline de Bellefort and Simon Doyle were engaged.”
25. Golden Vinyl at the front desk
    • Before you locate Simon, return to the lobby. Facing the front desk, move to the left side of the counter. A Golden Vinyl may be lying on the floor against the counter. Note: this usually appears after you’ve played Jackie’s song on the jukebox. If it is not there yet, progress the chapter and check again.
26. Find Simon out front
    • Go to the front of the hotel and speak to Simon. Dialogue: Small Talk, Linnet Doyle, Jacqueline de Bellefort.
27. Louise and the trunk puzzle
    • Talk to Louise to start the suitcase-in-trunk packing puzzle. Solve it to proceed.
28. Luggage cart mustache
    • In the outdoor area near the trunk scene, collect the Golden Mustache from the luggage cart.
29. Confront Jackie again
    • Return to the pool and confront Jackie about Linnet Doyle. Two key statements to log:
      • “I hate her but don’t want to hurt her.”
      • “Jacqueline de Bellefort threatened Linnet Doyle with death.”
30. Mind Map links to build
    • Link these deductions to advance the case:
      • “Jacqueline de Bellefort is broke” + “following the wealthy couple around the world” → “she will not be able to follow them for long.”
      • “Jacqueline owns a gun” + “threatened Linnet with death” → “Jacqueline is ready to kill Linnet.”
      • Combine both threads → “If Jacqueline is going to act, it will be soon.”
31. Reconstruct the timeline
    • Open the yellow puzzle piece in the Mind Map and place events in order:
      • Jacqueline and Simon were engaged.
      • Jacqueline asked Linnet to hire Simon.
      • Linnet hired Simon as her assistant.
      • Simon broke off the engagement with Jacqueline for Linnet.
      • Simon married Linnet a fortnight ago.
      • Linnet and Simon are on honeymoon.
      • They plan to leave tomorrow to evade Jacqueline.
32. Solve The Love Triangle
    • Seduced someone already engaged: Linnet Doyle.
    • Pursues the couple and threatens to kill them: Jacqueline de Bellefort.
    • Changed the trip to escape the stalker: Simon Doyle.
33. Report to Linnet
    • Return to Linnet and share your findings to wrap the chapter’s investigation thread.

That completes Death on the Nile Chapter 1 Walkthrough at the Imperial Nile Hotel. You should have the core deductions, all key conversations, and a healthy set of collectibles in your pocket. Ready to keep the investigation moving to the next location and new suspects? Head to our Death on the Nile hub and watch for our Chapter 2 guide link here as soon as it is live.