Except for the most important cases that Jack Pepper works on Mouse: PI for rentthere are also fourteen side jobs he can pick up for a variety of rewards. To do this you need to make sure Jack talks to everyone in town around his office between missions.
Anyone with a sideline will have an icon above their head indicating they have something to tell you. That said, be sure to check on everyone and talk to them multiple times, as some people may have more than one sideline at a time. Two side jobs must be picked up in the middle of the mission, but they are clear and hard to miss.
Show some culture, Jack
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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Gumshoe In The Opera |
Tammy (PI Office, Street) |
100 coins |
For your first side job, talk to Tammy, who can be found hanging out on the main street across from the bar. Tammy will have a fairly simple task for you. It is to take a photo of the opera house for her, as she has never seen it.
As long as you pick up the quest, the game will prompt you to take the picture at the right moment. This means it will be pretty hard to miss compared to later side jobs, and you don't have to go all out to finish it.
As said, the moment in question is at the end of the mission, when you climb over balcony seats while the opera house burns. As you climb over, Jack will comment taking a photo of the burning stage and audience seats below. Once you have it, finish the main quest and bring the picture to Tammy when you get back to the PI office.
If you don't pick up the side job before starting the main quest it's related to, you'll miss it. The side quest related items will not appear in the main quest unless you have the quest active, and you will not be able to replay quests without a manual save from before you started the quest. For this reason, it's a good rule of thumb to check everyone between each mission.
Mouse: PI For Hire – Baseball Cards Minigame Guide
Baseball Cards is the card minigame you can play at Mouse: PI For Hire's Little and Big Bar, but you need 20 wins to unlock a secret prize!
Drawings please
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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Cheeseball Sub |
Tammy (PI Office, Street) |
2 Schedule |
Your other side business also comes from Tammybut this one will involve you taking some blueprints for her while you complete your mission. Unlike the first side job, you won't be prompted when you're near this one. Instead, you have to go off the main road to find the blueprints.
Towards the end of the assignment, you'll find a typewriter, which is actually the last one on this mission, which will be located between a ladder on the right and a locked door on the left.
To complete the side job, you must do so enter through the locked doorbut you only get one chance to solve it before you get locked out, so it is highly recommended that you save with the typewriter before attempting to lock.
The locked door will lead to an area where you need pull a switch to activate a fan over some water. When the fan is active, use your Tail-a-chopper to slide up in the fan's wind stream until you reach the platform with several burning barrels.
The blueprints you need for Tammy will be in a single suspended train car in front of you which you have to jump to. There will also be a wall nearby that you can blow up for another figurine collection while you're there.
As long as you have the blueprints, go ahead and finish the level and then talk to Tammy when you return, which can now be found in her new weapon upgrade workshop.
The things we keep
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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“Once Upon A Time…” By Tinsel Bros. |
Wanda (PI Office, Bar) |
150 coins |
After completing the main quest Cheesball Sub and return to the office, you will be able to pick up a side job from the reporter, Wanda, at the Little and Big Bar. Wanda wants you to help her find out what happened to her friend by looking for clues during your next main mission.
To complete this side job, the first thing you need to do is take a photo of the overturned truck burning at the end of the main street you started onafter defeating the goons, of course. The final piece of information doesn't come until much later in the level, when you reach the theater stage, where there will be tons of enemies running under items that you can drop on them.
Passing through the last large set with a bar and a sofa, you enter a small hall with more enemies coming out of a door at the end. Before continuing straight ahead through a door that was previously story locked, look to the left in this hall to find a small envelope lying on the floor of a cart with a box on it.
Once you have the letter, wait until you've completed the main quest and returned to the PI office talk to Wanda to get your reward and complete the side job.
They call it “Azurro Burgerro”
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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A little curd and pepper |
John Brown (PI Office, Bar) |
2 tokens |
When you get back to the office this time, you should be able to pick up two main quests. One for Wallop Bay and one for Opera Ruins. This one is tied to the Opera Ruins and is picked up from John in the bar, but talk to him twice, as he will also have “Fishy Business” for Wallop Bay.
For this one, head to the Opera Ruins to find a “warm enough and ashy place” for John. The Opera Ruins are a very small place now that you have total access the entire time you are there. The place you're looking for is at the top of the main room, on the west wall.
If you look up in the middle of the room, you can actually see the hole in the wall with a plank sticking out. Use the grappling hooks in this room to reach the platform near this hole and jump over to it. A comic can be found in this room, but for John's sideline, look for the hole in the ground that leads to a staircase with a skeleton on it.
Go to the bottom of the stairs, and you will be asked to cook the burger. Make sure you hold the button down long enough for it to register that the burger is cooked. Once you have the burnt burger, bring it back to John for your reward.
Fishy Business
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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Salt water Cambozo |
John Brown (PI Office, Bar) |
1 token |
After he gives you the Opera Ruins side job, talk to John again to get this Wallop Bay side jobalso. To complete this you must visit Wallop Bay and look for canned herring. A little after you defeat the mini-boss where you have to break the 3-story building with the Loose Cannon weaponshould you find yourself in an area where you will see a pharmacy and several other buildings.
Defeat the enemies here, and this will lead you to a small square area between buildings there you will see a giant white heart spray painted on the wall with a dagger through it. Go up through the house that this spray paint is on, and you'll come to a balcony with something poisonous on the border below. This is the herring you need to pick up, and fast.
You can also reach this area by using the grappling hook in the square to enter the other buildings in this area. Once you have the herring, you've done everything you need to for this sideline. Just take the herring back to John when you returnbut don't forget Stilton's side job on this mission as well.
Imported goods
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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Salt water Cambozo |
Cornelius Stilton (PI Office, Bar) |
400 coins |
When you have two main quests, one for the Opera Ruins and one for Wallop Bay, Stilton will give you this side job for Wallop Bay. For this job, he wants you to pick up something from the customs office in Wallop Bay. This location doesn't appear until later in the mission, though you know you've come to the right area when Jack mentions something about customs.
The area where you find the office is a courtyard with a water tower in the middle. You'll have a hot pepper available to you when you drop into this area, and you'll have to defeat several enemies. Once you've done that, proceed to the east corner of the area and smash the crates in front of a door that you need to unlock.
When you are inside, take the baseball card from the window and proceed to the back room, where you will find the items Stilton requested.
Collect them and return them to him when you get back to the PI office. This will complete the mission.
Perfect moss fondue
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Completed during the main quest… |
Given by… |
Reward |
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Damp evidence |
John Brown (PI Office, Bar) |
2 tokens |
When you return with his smelly herring, John will have a new task to complete as you get the main quest to head out to the Far Wetlands. He wants you to find him a fondue recipe while you're out.
Continue until you pass through the mines, and you should run into the old Cheeslegger, who will offer to help you with the recipe as long as you find three “stuff” for him.
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“Thingies” locations |
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The first box can be found after you re-enter the mines. You'll see a heal point and a beware sign as soon as you enter, but if you look over the ledge, you'll see a path with a box on it to the left. The first box you need is down there near that box. Once you have it, you need to jump into the hole in the middle to proceed. |
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The next box of things can be found while in the mines and exploring the abandoned mansion. Eventually, you come to a room with a dining tablea fireplace and a wall you need to break. Before going through the wall, grab the box of items at the other end of the room. |
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The third box of things will be on top of a sunken boat in the wetlands after defeating the cultist boss. |
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With everything in hand, talk to the old Cheeslegger towards the end of the level near the police cars. Once you've finished your conversation, you'll have everything you need to return to John for your reward.
Mouse: PI For Hire – Achievement/Trophy Guide
Mouse: PI For Hire is full of achievements/trophies that require you to take on the role of detective yourself and sniff out hidden collectibles.
