Fire in a Barrel

Fire in a Barrel is a case featured in Criminal Case as the one-hundred seventy-first case of the game. It is the seventeenth case of the game's World Edition (Season 3) and also the sixth case to take place in South America.

Plot
The Bureau had just gotten to South America after Dupont informed them that he discovered the HQ of the SOMBRA and who is the leader. Chief Ripley sent the player along with Carmen to meet up with him and learn more about it. On their way Elliott called them, telling them that Dupont wasn 't there and that he tracked his cellphone at an abandoned neighbourhood called Nova Esperanca.

Carmen Martinez and the player then went there to find Armand. However, they stumbled upon his burned body as well as the murder weapon used to kill him – gasoline, and shipped him off to Angela Douglas for autopsy. Meanwhile, everybody at the station was devastated. However, on the crime scene were found two clues-the gasoline and Armand's pocket watch. Engraved on the tank was Angela Dougla's name, while on the pocket watch fingerprints were found that belonged to Jonah Karam.

By the time the team was recalling what they had learned so far, Carmen Martinez, Eduardo Ramirez and Chief Ripley were suspects, and Elliott had found SOMBRA's HQ. The team went there for one last look just to discover that Ingrid was there hurt from Dupont's killer. Jack called for an ambulance and investigated the scene. After collecting and analyzing the remaining pieces of evidence in Nova Esperanca, the killer was incriminated to be Jonah Karam, the field expert of the Bureau.

During the arrest Jack was surprised that Jonah was the killer and the leader of SOMBRA, however, Jonah didn 't refused, and said that Yes, I am the leader of SOMBRA. He also pointed out a gun to the player, before shooting Jack twice on the chest. Listening to the gunshots, Marina arrived putting an end by shooting Jonah on the head and taking Jack to the hospital before sharing a kiss.

With Jonah dead, the player and Carmen decided to look for clues for the rest of the SOMBRA agents. They went to SOMBRA's HQ, finding a list of names and a note that wrote Now with you dead, I can take control.... The note didn't have a name, so they shipped it to Elliott. After analyzing the clues, the fingerprints on the note belonged to Eduardo Ramirez, and a helluva lot of members of SOMBRA agents-all previous suspects in other regions. Along with Ramirez, they were all sent to the International Court, where they were sentenced to life imprisonment. And with that, other people were arrested and the whole SOMBRA organization collapsed once and for all.

After all the chaos, the player, Carmen and Marina went to visit Jack and Ingrid to the hospital. Fortunately everybody was fine and Marina and Jack shared a secret to the team. They were in love and they were gonna get married soon. Even after all those disasters, the team laughed again, and after a few months, they did and the Bureau was in a celebration mood. Once everything was over Chief Ripley informed the player he/she was the best agent the world ever had, and that he can keep working for the Bureau.

Victim

 * Armand Dupont (Found burned in a barrel)

Murder Weapon

 * Gasoline

Killer

 * Jonah Karam

Killer's Profile

 * The killer knows sword fighting.
 * The killer goes horse riding.
 * The killer drinks salty tea.
 * The killer has brown eyes.
 * The killer is female.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Genghis Khan Statue. (Clues: Victim's Body, Dirty Napkin, Torn Photo, Bloody Saber; Murder Weapon registered: Saber)
 * Examine Dirty Napkin. (Result: Unknown Substance)
 * Examine Unknown Substance. (Result: Mongolian Recipe; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Restaurant Room)
 * Investigate Restaurant Room. (Prerequisite: Mongolian Recipe identified; Clues: Business Card, Tour Guide Face)
 * Examine Business Card. (Result: Message to Yelena; New Suspect: Yelena Tereshkova)
 * Question Yelena about her relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Message to Yelena unraveled)
 * Examine Tour Guide Face. (New Suspect: Batbayar)
 * Ask Batbayar about his relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Batyabar identified)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Picture of Jack & Asal; New Suspect: Asal Hawaa)
 * Ask Asal Hawaa why she is in Mongolia. (Prerequisite: Picture of Jack & Asal restored)
 * Examine Bloody Saber. (Result: Hair)
 * Analyze Hair. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer goes horse riding)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer knows sword fighting)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Satellite Factory. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Satellite Model, Toolbox)
 * Examine Satellite Model. (Result: Fingerprints)
 * Analyze Fingerprints. (12:00:00)
 * Question Asal Hawaa about the secret satellite factory. (Prerequisite: Fingerprints analyzed)
 * Examine Toolbox. (Result: Non-Disclosure Agreement)
 * Ask Yelena what she saw at the satellite factory. (Prerequisite: Non-Disclosure Agreement found)
 * Investigate Mongolian Grill. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Locked Case, Saddle, Broken Pieces)
 * Examine Locked Case. (Result: Handgun)
 * Analyze Handgun. (12:00:00; New Suspect: Anya Ivanova)
 * Ask Anya Ivanova what she is doing in Mongolia. (Prerequisite: Handgun analyzed)
 * Examine Saddle. (Result: Sweat)
 * Examine Sweat. (New Suspect: Tsetseg)
 * Question Tsetseg about her relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Sweat identified)
 * Examine Broken Pieces. (Result: Mongolian Mask)
 * Analyze Mongolian Mask. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer drinks salty tea)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Robotic Arms. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Torn Paper, Suitcase)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Plane Ticket)
 * Ask Batbayar about the victim's plans to leave. (Prerequisite: Plane Ticket restored)
 * Examine Suitcase. (Result: Cowboy Shirt)
 * Analyze Cowboy Shirt. (09:00:00)
 * Question Tsetseg about the victim's bloody shirt. (Prerequisite: Cowboy Shirt analyzed)
 * Question Anya Ivanova about her presence at the factory. (Prerequisite: Play Robotic Arms as a task)
 * Investigate Factory Entry. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Bush, Statue Hand)
 * Examine Bush. (Result: Vacuum Mug)
 * Analyze Vacuum Mug. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer has brown eyes)
 * Examine Statue Hand. (Result: Unknown Flakes)
 * Analyze Unknown Flakes. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer is female)
 * Take care of the killer now!
 * Go to Darkness Descends 5! (No stars)

Darkness Descends 5

 * Investigate Satellite Factory. (Available after unlocking Darkness Descends; Clue: Locked Safe)
 * Examine Locked Safe. (Result: Open Safe)
 * Analyze Open Safe. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Yelena what she knows about COSMORUS launch sites. (Prerequisite: Open Safe analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Genghis Khan Statue. (Prerequisite: Talk to Yelena Tereshkova; Clue: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Drive Delivery Order)
 * Ask Elliot for help in stopping the satellite launch. (Prerequisite: Drive Delivery Order restored)
 * Ask Asal Hawaa what she wants. (Available after unlocking Darkness Descends; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Restaurant Room. (Prerequisite: Talk to Asal Hawaa; Clue: Beef Noodles)
 * Examine Beef Noodles. (Result: Microfilm)
 * Analyze Microfilm. (06:00:00)
 * Question Anya Ivanova about the message from the MGB. (Prerequisite: Microfilm analyzed; Reward: [MALE] Mongolian Hat, [FEMALE] Mongolian Braids)
 * Move on to the next case! (1 star)

Trivia

 * While one task in Darkness Descends required a star to talk to Elliot, he was not accused of any wrongdoing, and him showing up on the suspect list during Darkness Descends should be considered incidental.
 * This is one of the cases containing LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) suspects.
 * This is one of the cases containing LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) victims.
 * This is one of the cases in which Carmen and Jack interact with each other.
 * The case's title is most likely a reference to "Brokeback Mountain", originally a short story by Annie Proulx.