Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones is a case featured in Criminal Case, appearing as the introductory case of the game. It is the first case set in the Daytide Coast district of Pinefield.

Plot
At the Pinefield Airport, the player is picked up by and meets one of their assigned partners of the department, Dexter Alstott. After greeting the player, they drive to the Pinefield Police Department's headquarters, only for the two investigators to run into a dead body underneath the Daytide Coast bridge.

Tough luck hit the team as they identified the victim as Barry Killingworth, a novelties salesman. After identifying the victim, Dexter introduced the player to hands-on police work such as repairing broken or torn items and decoding passwords on locked items. Ina Khanna, the department's coroner, determined that the killer used sharp wooden stakes on the victim's hands to pin him into the ground then they used something heavy to break his bones before bashing his face bashed in a total of fifteen times. The player soon met their co-workers of the department, including Chief Annika Muscare, who informs the player that they will alternate partners between Dexter and junior detective Violet Windell from time to time.

Victim

 * Barry Killingworth (tied down with wooden stakes before having his face bashed in)

Murder Weapon

 * Not Yet Registered

Killer

 * Not Yet Arrested

Suspects
 Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Appearance 

 Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Appearance 

 Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Appearance 

Killer's Profile

 * The Killer weighs at least 140 lbs.
 * The Killer uses disinfectant.
 * 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 Bridge Entrance. (Clues: Backpack, Victim's Body; Victim identified: Barry Killingworth; New Suspect: Henry Gleason)
 * Ask Henry Gleason about the victim. (Prerequisite: Bridge Entrance investigated; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Park View)
 * Investigate Park View. (Prerequisite: Henry interrogated; Clues: Wooden Stake, Locked Phone)
 * Examine Wooden Stake. (Result: Blood)
 * Analyze Blood. (03:00:00; Attribute: The Killer uses disinfectant)
 * Examine Locked Phone. (Result: Victim's Phone)
 * Analyze Victim's Phone. (09:00:00; New Suspect: Garrett Adams)
 * Question Garrett Adams about the victim's missing package. (Prerequisite: Victim's Phone analyzed)
 * Examine Backpack. (Result: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Scribbled Sheet)
 * Examine Scribbled Sheet. (Result: Inkblot Test)
 * Analyze Inkblot Test. (06:00:00; New Suspect: Dr. Irene Pepper)
 * Ask Dr. Irene Pepper about the victim's therapy. (Prerequisite: Inkblot Test analyzed)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The Killer weighs at least 140 lbs)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)