Hints

Plot-hole #156 · August 22, 2026

Difficulty: Brutal · 39% of 222 players solved it.

Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Obsession"

Hint 2 — The Setup

San Francisco, with its steep hills and fog.

Hint 3 — The Character

A retired detective is hired to follow a woman.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

He becomes obsessed with her after a traumatic event.

Hint 5 — The Twist

He tries to remake another woman into the image of the one he lost.

Final hint (names names)

Hitchcock's psychological thriller starring Jimmy Stewart about obsession and acrophobia.

The answer

Vertigo (1958)