Skin in the Game

"The auction comes to a halt as an actress is skinned and hanged over her pool! Find the killer and get your skin in the game!"

- Case Teaser

Skin in the Game is the seventh case of Eurrera, and the first case of Heart Ridge.

Plot
Faith and the Player arrive at the auction and see that the flower was recently sold to someone. Before they could find out anything, they hear a scream. Running out there, they discover the body of actress Harper Commercio, skinned and propelled over the auction pool.

In the first chapter, the duo flagged the witness, goth heir Adelia Bannister, for the murder. They also flag photographer Ruth Hansen after finding a photo of her and the victim, along with artist Joan Bell, who recently painted a rather lewd painting of her on behalf of the victim. They also discover a bloody beach ball, recorded as a sadistic message. There was a stain on the beach ball, revealing that the killer drinks red wine. Along with not being able to find anything incriminating about the victim, profiler Abigail Kat explained that due to the victim not being in the water at all, shows that the killer has hydrophobia. At the end of the second chapter, they get a call from the Eurrera sign, explaining that the voice was the auction host and wants to see them by the Eurrera sign.

Victim

 * Harper Commercio (found skinned and propelled over the auction pool)

Murder Weapon

 * Not Yet Discovered

Killer

 * Not Yet Incriminated

Suspects
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Killer's Profile

 * The killer drinks red wine.
 * The killer has hydrophobia.
 * This killer's profile has not been discovered yet.
 * This killer's profile has not been discovered yet.
 * This killer's profile has not been discovered yet.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Pool. (Clues: Victim's Body, Bloody Beach Ball) (New Suspect: Adelia Bannister)
 * Examine Bloody Beach Ball. (Result: Maroon Liquid)
 * Talk to Adelia about finding the body. (Victim Identified: Harper Commercio) (New Crime Scene: Auction)
 * Investigate Auction. (Clues: Photo of Victim, Locked Phone)
 * Examine Photo of Victim. (New Suspect: Ruth Hansen)
 * Speak to Ruth about the photo with the victim.
 * Examine Locked Phone. (New Suspect: Joan Bell)
 * Ask Joan why she painted that picture of the victim.
 * Analyze Maroon Liquid. (6:00:00) (Result: The killer drinks red wine.)
 * Analyze Victim's Body. (18:00:00) (Result: The killer has hydrophobia.)
 * Move on to chapter 2 now!