Tricky Story Level 199 – Rescue Maddie from Ladies' Room

Overview

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Your objective: Help Riley rescue Maddie from the ladies' room.

Welcome to Tricky Story Story 2 Level 49! The jealous Claire has taken revenge on Maddie by smashing a large cake on her head and locking her inside the ladies' room with a heavy metal rolling shutter gate. Riley (the girl on the left) must race against time to collect and use various hardware tools in the dim corridor to gradually dismantle this thick mechanical blockade. This level's core mechanism is multi-tool decryption counter mode (0/7). You cannot directly push the iron gate, but must observe the walls, use the hanging golden key to unlock, extract the wrench and pliers from the gate interlayer for deep mechanical disassembly. Each successful use of the correct tool or triggering of related scene interactions will add "+1" to the progress bar. Collect 7 successful meticulous operations to fill the progress bar to 7/7 and rescue Maddie!

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Here's the complete solution. Follow these 8 steps in order — each one is a concrete action you take on screen.

1. Click the Gray Cat on Lower Left Floor (Preparation): Observe the lower left corner of the tile floor where a gray big-eyed cat is lying behind Riley. Tap the gray cat twice to make it run away scared, clearing the activity space behind Riley's feet.
2. Take Down Golden Key Hanging on Right Wall (Progress 1/7): Focus on the golden key hanging next to the pink ladies' room sign above the green potted plant on the right wall. Click and hold it to take it down from the iron hook on the wall. Progress bar successfully adds 1.
3. Insert Golden Key into Central Lock of Rolling Shutter Gate (Progress 2/7): Drag the just-obtained golden key to the square keyhole in the center of the gray iron gate. Quickly rotate it clockwise two circles to unlock the first core locking device.
4. Lift Red-Black Handle Short Axe Hanging on Left White Wall (Progress 3/7): Click the red and black dual-color handle short axe hanging on the left white brick wall. Take it and drag it to the exposed wooden clamp strip at the top of the iron gate, chop it hard to break open the wooden reinforcement slot.
5. Extract Silver Adjustable Wrench Hidden in Gate Iron Gap (Progress 4/7): After the wooden slot is broken, the gap in the center of the iron gate is widened. Click and hold the first tool exposed inside - the silver heavy-duty adjustable wrench and pull it out.
6. Use Wrench to Remove Central Bearing Anti-Theft Screws (Progress 5/7): Drag the wrench to the bolt nuts exposed in the center gap of the iron gate, swing your finger left and right for quick rotation. Remove the two core buckle screws on both sides to completely loosen the counterweight bearing of the rolling door.
7. Extract Pointed Pliers Tool Remaining in Gap (Progress 6/7): Click the center gap again and pull out the red-handled pointed cutting pliers inserted deepest inside. Drag it to the steel wire hinge buckle connecting up and down, pinch hard to cut it in two, cutting off the final mechanical defense line.
8. Trigger Push Open Iron Gate, Rescue Maddie Ultimate Cutscene (Progress 7/7): After the key, axe, wrench and pliers and other 6 perfect continuous mechanical component destruction and disassembly are completed (progress bar reaches 6/7), press and hold the gray metal rolling shutter gate that has completely abolished the defense line with your finger and swipe up violently. Riley pulls open the iron gate with force (progress bar fills to 7/7 full), takes a step forward and rushes into the restroom, using a handkerchief and warm water to lovingly help the tearful Maddie wipe the large cake on her head. The two sisters completely reconcile and thoroughly form a revenge alliance. Perfect clearance!

Pro Tips

Use these tips to make things easier — they cover the common traps and fastest route through.

• Multi-finger alternating parallel secret: Scaring the gray cat (Step 1) and taking the golden key on the right (Step 2) are completely non-conflicting parallel intervals. In the first second of opening, you can use your left index finger to frantically click the cat while your right hand simultaneously drags the key. This multi-touch can save 3-4 seconds of surplus time in the 60-second hard time limit.
• Pay attention to the rigid sequence of tool use: This level is a standard logic chain door lock. You must first use the golden key to unlock (Step 3) and use the axe to split the wooden frame (Step 4) before the system will allow you to take out the adjustable wrench and pliers (Steps 5 & 7) hidden in the storage slot. If you directly frantically click the tools in the storage slot at the beginning, you will only waste time due to layer locking.

Still Stuck?

If the solution isn't matching what you see on screen, double-check the screenshot above to confirm you're on the right page, then follow the video walkthrough step by step. For other stages, browse the full Tricky Story walkthrough directory.