Going Once! is the fourth case of Chapter 2 in Rise of the Golden Idol. It takes place right after Blockbuster Release.As with all of our Rise of the Golden Idol case guides, our goal here is to provide a hint-based experience that will lead you to the solution without automatically showing you how to solve it. Well start out with small hints for the puzzle, escalate to bigger ones, and eventually just spell out the answer if its still not clicking for you. Weve separated our tiered hints and answers with in-game art, but be wary of scrolling farther than you intend.In this Rise of the Golden Idol guide, well walk you through the Going Once! case, including hints and the full solution for the names, conference, victim, and events puzzles.Going Once! NamesThere are eight names to discover in Going Once!First hintYou know the name of one of these characters from long before this chapter.Look at how each character plans to pay and then examine other props later in the story.Pay attention to each characters silhouettes and dialogue in the later timeline.At least two names are hiding in plain sight.Second hintLook at the sign announcing the auction to learn the auctioneers name.Read the paper in the waiters pocket to learn his name.The security guards last name appears in multiple places, but you can find his first name on a personalized envelope.The drink order will tell you three of the buyers names, and the check in the safe will tell another.SolutionListed left to right, top to bottom, here are the names of the Going Once! characters:Oriel ToussaintTesa NevariSummer KnightlyAurelia WinstonMoumaati DasilvaNils WilmingtonRobbie FrobergErwin BogartGoing Once! LotsThere are five items being sold at this auction, and youll need to figure out what they are, where they are from, and who purchased them.First hintUse the earlier timeline to tell where each item sits in the lot order.Listen to the character dialogue to see who has won what.Second hintClicking on each object in the later timeline will just tell you what kind of item it is.Once you know the characters names, you can use the ledger on the victim in the later timeline to tell who purchased what via the code.Figure out which piece Summer bought and then read her dialogue to tell its origin.Listen to Moumaatis dialogue and look at her ticket to see where lot 1 and 4 are from.Aurelias dialogue will tell you where lot 3 and 5 are from.SolutionLot 1: Seal, Lemuria, Aurelia WinstonLot 2: Creature, Lanka, Summer KnightlyLot 3: Mask, Albion, Summer KnightlyLot 4: Statue, Lemuria, Moumaati DasilvaLot 5: Totem, Adria, Aurelia WinstonGoing Once! EventsThe event for this case is separated into three paragraphs and 29 entries.First hintPay close attention to the dialogue of the characters in the before timeline, as itll give you motive for who set the crime in motion.Pay close attention to what item each character wants, or if they want anything specific.Find out who is working together and who is just there to bid on items.Do the math to see who is spending money where and on what, including drinks and items.Take note when items move from one characters pocket to another.Second hintThe first name is the mastermind behind this entire chapter, and the second is the person who won the item theyre looking for.The second paragraph focuses on the mastermind distracting another character while their accomplice prepares for the crime by doing something.The final paragraph focuses on the murder.The weapon being used to push the victim into the circuit box is a tell to the identity of either the killer or the victim.SolutionAt the Seven Seas Auction, Tesa Nevari was outbid by Moumaati Dasilva for the statue from Lemuria, and so decided to steal it instead.Tesa Nevari distracted Erwin Bogart while Robbie Froberg stole their keys. Nils Wilmington discovered Robbie Froberg stealing the statue upstairs and a fight ensued. Robbie Froberg pushed Nils Wilmington into a circuit box with a cane, causing instant death.After Going Once!, youll be able to tackle the Chapter 2: The Pursuit summary case.