This Death on the Nile prologue guide walks you through the nightclub sequence at Chez Ma Tante, including every key conversation, Mind Map link, and early collectibles. Follow the steps in order, make regular manual saves because some items can appear or disappear as scenes change, and you will leave the club with the ring returned, the Mind Map tidy, and four extra Golden Mustaches in your pocket.

Prologue Walkthrough for Death on the Nile

1. Speak to Gaston Blondin
   • Open with Small Talk if you like, then move to The Ring to frame the theft.
2. Fill out Jane’s Character Profile
   • Jane Royce
   • Private Detective
   • Poirot idolater
3. Talk to Charles Windlesham
   • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring.
4. Add a Mind Map link
   • The ring was stored in Gaston Blondin’s safe → The ring was no longer in its box when Gaston Blondin took it out of the safe.
5. Grab an early Golden Mustache
   • Head to the bathroom. Check the paper towel dispenser between the two stall doors.
6. Ask Charles about the proposal
   • Reopen the conversation and select the proposal topic.
   • When prompted to choose a fourth subject, pick Emmy Dunes.
7. Return to Blondin
   • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring, The Proposal.
8. Talk to Emmy Dunes
   • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring, The Proposal.
9. Eavesdrop on Jacqueline and Simon
   • When the eavesdrop icon appears over their heads, activate it.
   • Go upstairs and sit on the couch above them to listen in.
10. Speak with Jacqueline and Simon
    • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring, The Proposal.
11. Add Mind Map connections
    • Jacqueline de Bellefort took a record from the storeroom → Emmy Dunes saw Jacqueline de Bellefort coming out of the storeroom.
    • Gaston Blondin is the only one with the safe’s code → The thief figured out the code on their own.
12. Collectibles before the storeroom
    • Behind the bar, look on the shelves near the bottles for a Golden Mustache.
13. Storeroom check
    • Enter the storeroom. To the right of the door, pick up the Golden Vinyl. Then inspect the record holder.
14. Blondin’s office and safe code
    • In the office, flip the framed picture to read 1957 on the back. Check the magazine on the table and the paperwork on the desk. Open the safe with 1957, then examine the money and the empty shelf.
15. Clock puzzle and reward
    • Solve the glass-covered clock puzzle to free a Golden Mustache. If you need help, see our Clock Puzzle guide.
16. VIP area collectibles and eavesdrop
    • Climb to the VIP level. Check the wall on the stairs for context. At the top, inspect the first gold spittoon for a Golden Mustache.
    • Move close to Joanna and Linnet until the eavesdrop icon appears, activate it, then face the railing to listen.
17. Speak to Linnet Ridgeway
    • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring, The Proposal.
18. Speak to Joanna Southwood
    • Dialogue topics: Small Talk, The Ring, The Proposal.
19. Confront the barman Back downstairs
    • Key beats to log:
      • “I didn’t leave the bar all evening.”
      • “The barman brought the bottle to Linnet Ridgeway.”
20. Name the motive and suspects
    • When prompted for the motive for the theft, choose Prevent the proposal.
    • Select Linnet and Joanna as the two suspects.
21. Mind Map resolution timeline
    • Place the events in this order:
      • 10:43 Joanna Southwood orders and Jackie is dancing with Simon
      • 10:45 Joanna enters the storeroom and Jackie gives the DJ a record
      • 10:47 Joanna opens the safe
      • 10:49 Jackie enters the storeroom to take a record and Joanna steals the ring
      • 10:51 Joanna closes the safe and Jackie leaves the room
      • 10:53 Joanna returns to the party and Jackie gives the record to the DJ
22. Confront Joanna
    • Use the built timeline and evidence to accuse her.
23. Return the ring
    • Give the ring back to Charles Windlesham.
24. Follow Emmy out of the club as Jane
    • Collect four Golden Mustaches on the walk:
      • Coat check window: peer through the narrow crack before you exit the club.
      • Red car hood ornament: outside the entrance.
      • Metal fence: hanging along the path as you walk with Emmy.
      • Black structural block: at the very end of the walkway before the alley entrance.
25. Make the prologue choice with Emmy
    • Discuss whether she should give the incriminating file to the police or a journalist.

That wraps the Death on the Nile prologue at Chez Ma Tante. You should have the ring returned, the core deductions locked in, and a healthy head start on collectibles. Next up is Chapter 1 at the Imperial Nile Hotel. For puzzle solutions, collectible routes, and our voice cast breakdown, visit our Death on the Nile hub.