Bad News Falls Fast

Bad News Falls Fast is a case featured in Criminal Case as the twenty-third of the game. It is the fifth set in the Gamble Summit district of New Cresthill.

Plot
Three days after discovering that Allen O'Brian knew about Golliat and Marie's plans, Chief Galdwey assigned the player and Evan to go to Sorceress Peak, however, since the latter wasn't present and didn't answer his phone or messages, Mona was chosen to substitute him. When the duo reached the base of Mount Easthill, they found Allen's body, apparently pushed from the meeting point.

Socialite, Preston Blackman, the NCPD's detective, Evan Molotch, homeless man, Troy Ashwin and, cryptographer, Simon Uhas, were considered suspects. Mid-investigation, the team put Evan into custody after he tried to sneak out of the PD after a heated argument with Xavier.

After making Evan apologize to Xavier for insulting his boyfriend and their relationship's start, the duo decided to investigate Allen's loft in order to find more information about his murder and Gamble Summit's criminal operations. His brother, Timothy O'Brian and Stardust Bank Inc.'s President, Golliat Sept, who was immediately arrested for all his crimes, were added to the suspects' list. Soon, they found out that Evan got intimately involved with Allen after getting drunk the previous night while he was spying on him, finding at his loft an article that blamed Molotch for several murders because of his negligence. What's more, Allen scoffed at Troy for being poor, giving him used tea bags every day for him to be hydrated, affirming that he was stuck in poverty because he didn't have the will to find a job. At the end of the chapter, while Mona and the player were reviewing their findings in Sorceress Peak, Troy appeared with a bomb in his body, saying that it was time for the detectives to face Marie's rage in the other side.

Victim

 * Allen O'Brian (pushed from Sorceress Peak to the base of Mount Easthill)

Murder Weapon

 * Pushed

Killer

 * Not yet incarcerated

Suspects

 * Preston Blackman
 * Socialite


 * Evan Molotch
 * Detective

Profile:
 * The killer plays football
 * The killer eats syrniki
 * Troy Ashwin
 * Homeless Man

Profile:
 * The killer has vitamin D deficiency
 * Simon Uhas
 * Cryptographer


 * Timothy O'Brian
 * Victim's Brother

Profile:
 * The killer plays football
 * Golliat Sept
 * Stardusk Banc Inc.'s President

Profile:
 * The killer eats syrniki

Quasi-Suspects
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Killer's Profile

 * The killer plays football
 * The killer eats syrniki
 * The killer has vitamin D deficiency
 * The killer
 * The killer

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Mount Easthill Base. (Clues: Victim's Body, Selfie Stick, Ring Bearer Box; Victim identified: Allen O'Brian)
 * Examine Ring Bearer Box. (Result: Carnelian Rings; New Suspect: Preston Blackman)
 * Talk to Preston Blackman about his signature rings at Mt. Easthill. (Prerequisite: Carnealian Rings found)
 * Investigate Sorceress Peak. (Prerequisite: Preston interrogated; Clues: Gun, Dog Tag, Cipher Wheel)
 * Examine Gun. (Result: Evan's Gun; New Suspect: Evan Molotch)
 * Question Evan Molotch about his tardiness and presence in Sorceress Peak. (Prerequisite: Evan Gun's unraveled)
 * Examine Dog Tag. (Result: T. Ashwin; New Suspect: Troy Ashwin)
 * Ask Troy Ashwin if he saw something related to the murder. (Prerequisite: T. Ashwin decoded)
 * Examine Cipher Wheel. (Result: Encrypted Message; New Suspect: Simon Uhas)
 * Confront Simon Uhas over his encrypted threats about the victim. (Prerequisite: Encrypted Message unraveled)
 * Examine Selfie Stick. (Result: White Substance)
 * Analyze White Substance. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats syrniki)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer plays football)
 * Move on to Chapter 2! (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Victim's Loft. (Available after Chapter 2; Clues: Cushions, Laundry Basket, Victim's Briefcase)
 * Examine Cushions. (Result: Pieces of Clay)
 * Examine Pieces of Clay. (Result: Brothers Statue; New Suspect: Timothy O'Brian)
 * Inform Timothy O'Brian about his brother's death. (Prerequisite: Brothers Statue restored; Profile updated: Timothy plays football)
 * Examine Laundry Basket. (Result: Wool Beanie)
 * Analyze Wool Beanie. (12:00:00)
 * Question Evan Molotch what he was doing in Allen's loft. (Prerequisite: Wool Beanie analyzed; Profile updated: Evan plays football and eats syrniki)
 * Examine Victim's Briefcase. (Result: Taser Gun)
 * Analyze Taser Gun (12:00:00; Attribute: The killer has vitamin D deficiency)
 * Investigate Dirt Road. (Prerequisite: All tasks must be done first; Clues: Tin Can, Wood Pieces)
 * Examine Tin Can. (Result: Tea Bag)
 * Ask Troy Ashwin about the victim's mockery for their opposite economic situations. (Prerequisite: Tea Bag found; Profile updated: Troy has vitamin D deficiency)
 * Examine Wood Pieces. (Result: Dragon Cane; New Suspect: Golliat Sept)
 * Arrest Golliat Sept for his crimes in Gamble Summit. (Prerequisite: Dragon Cane restored; Profile updated: Golliat eats syrniki)
 * Move on to Chapter 3! (No stars)

Chapter 3
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Finances on the Other Side (5/6)
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