On the Chopping Block



On the Chopping Block (Case #14) is the fourteenth fanmade case and is the third one in the Economic Center by SuccouringArmand.

Case Background
John and the player are called into Chief Matthew Clark's office. He tells the team that the city mayor wants them at his house immediately and that it's an emergency. The team arrives to Mayor Nathan Hamilton's house and he tells the team that he received a mysterious package on his doorstep. Once he opened it, he found a human finger inside it with a note inside. Nathan immediately called the Chief and wanted the team to investigate this case. The note wanted to test the player's skills of solving another murder. An address was on the card, "34 Rocky Road". The team went to the address which led to a creepy and gloomy underground torture chamber. They find a body which meant that the team had a new case to solve.

The victim was a circus clown named Frank Anderson, who was found dead inside a torture chamber with his fingers cut off. The killer was a novelist named James Nivans.

James was a psychopath who has highly medicated. Whenever he didn't take his pills, prescribed by Doctor Jonathan Crawford, he would go insane. He kidnapped a random man who was Frank, and tortured him to death because all that was in his mind was his torture book. He felt the need to express his feelings through the book and through a demonstration. That's why sent the Mayor one of Frank's fingers and the note. James knew how highly skilled the player is at solving murders, he wanted to test them to see if they'll truly understand what his book is about. John thought James was talking gibberish then read him his rights.

In the court, the Honorable Henderson expressed his feelings about the case towards James. James told the court that he just wanted to explain what his book was about: power. Power is a crucial thing in life and without it, nobody can acquire it, according to James. Judge Henderson was extremely perplexed by James's words to the court then said that the court recognizes James as being mentally ill and sentences him to confinement in a psychiatric institution for criminals.

Victim

 * Frank Anderson (Found dead inside a torture chamber with his fingers cut off)

Murder Weapon

 * Machete

Killer

 * James Nivans

Suspects
 Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Profile   Suspect's Profile 
 * The suspect wears boots
 * The suspect takes Vitamin C supplements
 * The suspect takes medication
 * The suspect wears boots
 * The suspect takes Vitamin C supplements
 * The suspect takes medication
 * The suspect wears boots
 * The suspect takes Vitamin C supplements
 * The suspect takes medication
 * The suspect takes Vitamin C supplements
 * The suspect takes medication
 * The suspect wears boots
 * The suspect takes Vitamin C supplements

Killer's Profile

 * The killer takes medication.
 * The killer wears boots.
 * The killer takes Vitamin C supplements.
 * The killer has brown eyes.
 * The killer's blood type is A-.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Torture Chamber. (Clues: Victim's Body, Trash Bin, Torn Cover, Torn Flyer; Available at start)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; New Clue: Shoeprint)
 * Examine Shoeprint. (Result: Boots; Evidence: Killer wears boots)
 * Get Nathan Hamilton's testimony about the murder. (Prerequisite: Investigate Torture Chamber)
 * Examine Trash Bin. (Result: Finger)
 * Analyze Finger. (15:00:00; Evidence: Killer takes medication)
 * Examine Torn Cover. (Result: Torture Novel)
 * Question James Nivans about his novel. (Prerequisite: Torture Novel restored)
 * Examine Torn Flyer. (Result: Circus Flyer)
 * Investigate Circus Arena. (Clues: Pile of Dirt, Clown Nose; Prerequisite: Circus Flyer restored)
 * Examine Pile of Dirt. (Result: Locket)
 * See if Deborah Travis knew the victim. (Prerequisite: Locket found)
 * Examine Clown Nose. (Result: DNA)
 * Analyze DNA. (06:00:00; New Suspect: Nora White)
 * Question Nora White about the victim. (Prerequisite: DNA analyzed)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Circus Entrance. (Clues: Faded Paper, Torn Receipt, Pile of Leaves; Available at start)
 * Examine Faded Paper. (Result: Note)
 * Talk to Nora White about her threat to the victim. (Prerequisite: Note unraveled)
 * Examine Torn Receipt. (Result: Credit Card Receipt)
 * Analyze Credit Card Receipt. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Nathan why he bought liquor for the victim. (Prerequisite: Credit Card Receipt analyzed)
 * Examine Pile of Leaves. (Result: Bloody Machete)
 * Examine Bloody Machete. (Result: Blood Sample)
 * Analyze Blood Sample. (12:00:00; Murder weapon confirmed: Machete; Evidence: Killer takes Vitamin C supplements)
 * Investigate Circus Seats. (Clues: Torn Form; Prerequisite: Talk to Nora)
 * Examine Torn Form. (Result: Hospital Form)
 * Examine Hospital Form. (Result: Doctor's I.D.)
 * Analyze Doctor's I.D. (03:00:00; New Suspect: Jonathan Crawford)
 * Question Jonathan Crawford about the victim. (Prerequisite: Doctor's I.D. analyzed)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Circus Gate. (Clues: Earth Pile, Torn Paper; Available at start)
 * Examine Earth Pile. (Result: Test Tube)
 * Analyze Test Tube. (12:00:00; New Clue: DNA Test)
 * Examine DNA Test. (Result: Deborah's DNA)
 * Quiz Deborah Travis about her being Frank's child. (Prerequisite: Deborah's DNA examined)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Message)
 * Examine Message. (Result: Fingerprints)
 * Analyze Fingerprints. (06:00:00)
 * Question Jonathan Crawford about his "message" to the victim. (Prerequisite: Fingerprints analyzed)
 * Investigate Torture Table. (Clues: Victim's Fingers; Available when all nine tasks above are completed)
 * Examine Victim's Fingers. (Result: Blood)
 * Analyze Blood. (09:00:00; Evidence: Killer's blood type is A-)
 * Tell James Nivans to leave the murder scene. (Prerequisite: Investigate Torture Table)
 * Examine Old Camera. (Result: Victim's Camera; Prerequisite: Talk to James)
 * Analyze Victim's Camera. (12:00:00; Evidence: Killer has brown eyes)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Additional Investigation. (No stars)

Additional Investigation

 * Investigate Torture Chamber. (Clues: Bloodstained Badge; Available at start)
 * Examine Bloodstained Badge. (Result: Blood Sample)
 * Analyze Blood Sample. (03:00:00)
 * Reassure Mayor Nathan Hamilton. (Reward: 12,000 Coins)
 * Help Deborah Travis. (Available at start)
 * Investigate Circus Arena. (Clues: Shovel; Prerequisite: Talk to Deborah)
 * Examine Shovel. (Result: Red Substance)
 * Analyze Red Substance. (06:00:00)
 * Reassure Deborah Travis. (Reward: Burger)
 * Talk to Nora White. (Prerequisite: Red Substance analyzed)
 * Investigate Circus Entrance. (Clues: Teddy Bear)
 * Return the teddy bear to Nora White. (Reward: Clown Outfit, Clown Makeup)
 * Investigate Next Case. (No stars)