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Everett: The house on 609 Bayou Boulevard was burnt to a crisp! We didn't have enough time to see who lived there. This person covered their tracks very well.
Jerry: FIRE? In the WETLANDS? Everett, that's called an arson!
Everett: We'll try to find the arsonist but leave that up to my team, please.
Days later...
George: <Name>, Nora, you've got a new case to investigate! Columbia-Joy Studios is producing a movie in the Evergreen Forest. They were just setting the scene when they found a dead girl there.
George: Carmela Johnson called us and asked precisely for <Rank> <Name> to be in charge of the case.
Nora: Then why can't I stay? She didn't ask to see me.
George: You are <Name>'s partner now and I'm still your boss. Do as I say.
Nora: Fine, let's go, <Name>. Put a coat on or you'll regret it. November is terribly cold in Blue Coasts.
Chapter 1[]
Investigate Evergreen Forest
Nora: Hm, this is new to me. I had only seen murdered people buried in concrete in movies, not in real life. Call some reinforcements to get her out of there, <Name>.
Nora: It seems they're building a really big stage for that film. Johnson reported the murder so we'll have to interrogate her, <Name>.
Nora: The killer must have used this concrete mixer to do such a thing. Isn't it operated with this small wheel? It's stained with something black.
Nora: Collect a sample, please. Then we'll also have to see who the victim is to go on with the investigation.
Autopsy the victim's body
Nora: Wh-What are all these skulls, Megan?! This lab was literally full of carved pumpkins three days ago!
Susana: After Halloween, mama had to make over ten pumpkin pies to use all of our jack o'lanterns.
Megan: Today is the last day of the Day of the Dead celebration, that's why we made these skulls. Susana loves them since she saw them in our trip to Mexico last year.
Megan: By the way, if you want pumpkin pies, take some from the fridge. Now, talking about the victim... Can you go give some pie to Violet, Susana?
Megan: Ok, that poor girl was punched in her face and chest three times as I could see. Then she died when the concrete entered her mouth, blocking her pharynx.
Nora: My gosh, who could do this to a teenager?! What kind of things did she do?
Megan: Receive punches from a left-handed killer is the last thing she did. I can be sure of that!
Nora: I'll tell Susana to ask Violet for help with that as well, since she's your assistant, <Name>.
Examine Concrete mixer
Nora: Are you done, <Name>? It's cold at night in this forest!
Nora: Y-Yes, I know you can feel cold weather too. Sorry, ok?! I'll give that black gel to Kyle, maybe he wants to help us with the case instead of going to a party.
Analyze Black gel
Nora: Won't you leave the HQ tonight to go to a party?
Kyle: Old George somehow twisted my arm into not doing that anymore. All parties now are boring anyway, so I'm not interested in attending any of them.
Nora: By boring you must mean normal. You showed videos from your parties and many of those people are probably going to hell.
Kyle: Maybe they'll have more fun in hell than you do on Earth. <Name>, after hearing the details of the case and looking at the crime scene's pictures, I'm sure this substance came from the killer.
Kyle: We called the project manager and she said the workers shouldn't have used the concrete mixer yet, so the killer is the one who laid their hands on it.
Kyle: The killer who, by the way, uses eyebrow gel. Because that's what this substance is!
Nora: And now I'm finding out such a thing as eyebrow gel exists.
Examine Victim's face
Nora: Our victim's name is Mandi Joyway, good. I'll write it-
Nora: What do you mean with "she looks like a MAFIA agent we were looking for"? I don't think MAFIA has teenagers in their lines, <Name>.
Nora: So Kyle said it was a white blonde teen with a widow's peak? Well, to be honest, Mandi fits that description. Why would a criminal organization count on a little girl like her anyway?
Nora: You also say her house was burnt in an arson? <Name>, we're going to her house.
Investigate Burnt hut
Nora: Nice detail, <Name>. You forgot to mention Mandi lived in the middle of the wetlands! Don't you know there are even more mosquitoes here at night?
Nora: Y-Yes, I also know mosquitoes will bite you as well. What did you find in this burnt mess? A pile of debris, right? I don't think you'll find something there but you can try.
Nora: This metal box could have more clues but Mandi locked it. I know you can open it so start doing it, <Name>.
Examine Pile of debris
Nora: Is that a cellphone? If it is, the arson destroyed it. It must belong to Mandi, but what can we do with it apart from putting it inside a trash bag?
Nora: I hope that pretentious geek can give us more info about the victim with this piece of junk.
Analyze Burnt cellphone
Thomas: <Name>, please remember not to say anything about MAFIA when you're in the HQ. Montgomery Appleton is still hacking us and I'm sure he's the one who gave away our plan to ambush their squad.
Nora: You mean the CEO of Appleton Light Industries? I didn't know he was part of- I didn't know he was hacking us!
Thomas: We don't know if he's in MAFIA for sure but I'm convinced he's one of them! I tried cutting his connection to us and it says I've succeeded but the hacker's still there!
Nora: Boy, we can't have a security breach for a long time. Find a solution, contact more experts, or make a deal with Appleton. Now tell us what you found out about that mobile.
Thomas: It's useless but the SD card remained whole. I can tell you that Mandi was a prostitute and I can also give you her work address if you are interested in it.
Thomas: It seems her boss is a man who goes by the name of Frank. This is a photo of him and I e-mailed that address to your tablet so that you can go and talk to him, <Name>.
Nora: Thank you, boy. Remember to put an end to that hack. It's not wrong to ask for help. Now let's go with Frank, <Name>.
Interrogate Frank about the victim
Frank: The police again? Honey, what did I do wrong this time?
Nora: Mandi Joyway has been murdered and we know she worked for you. Tell us whatever you know about her.
Frank: Oh my, darling! Who would kill such a lovely butterfly like Mandi? She was one of my best girls! The hottest boys wanted her to assist them, what a shame they never chose ME instead, haha.
Nora: We are investigating a murder case and all you have to say is that you want to sleep with hot boys?!
Frank: And not just sleeping is what I mean, haha.
Frank: I'm sorry, but I don't know what to say. This is terrible and now I'll have to find a replacement for Mandi.
Frank: Before you leave, you can spend up to two hours with one of my girls for only fifteen bucks.
Examine Metal box
Nora: That metal box is full of letters, stupid mementos, and photos of Mandi smoking weed in different places with another girl who looks as weird as her.
Nora: Judging by these captions and the letters, the other girl's name is Vicky. She must be Mandi's sister or cousin or someone very close to her.
Nora: I'll go and ask the neighbors if they've seen this girl. I'm sure I'll get enough info to find her.
Tell Vicky Weland about the murder
Nora: Vicky Weland, we're the police. Mandi Joyway was found dead tonight in the forest. Did you know her?
Vicky: You idiots, she can't be dead! She must be just on an overdose-
Nora: Girl, listen, we're professionals and we're not pretending to be Perry Mason!!! We're intelligent enough to tell the difference between a corpse and an unconscious drugged person!
Vicky: Perry Mason? It's Percy Jackson, isn't it?
Nora: JUST TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT MANDI!
Vicky: We were friends, that's it. She decided to move to the wetlands some months ago and now she wanted to go to the forest. She was a bit crazy.
Nora: You don't look shaken by the news of your dead friend.
Vicky: Drug-addicted people don't live for long, lady. She wouldn't get older than twenty-eight if she kept living that way.
Get Carmela Johnson's testimony
Carmela: Is it safe to speak in front of your new partner, <Rank> <Name>? It never rains but it pours.
Nora: I'm really not in the mood for this... Of course it does, my very dear fellow.
Carmela: Wow, everyone in your team is part of the organization, <Rank> <Name>! I had to make you come here because I didn't want any police officer from outside MAFIA seeing something they shouldn't.
Nora: Great, now we have to ask you some questions about-
Carmela: Oh, sweetie, I don't have time for an investigation now. I don't know who the dead girl is and I'm sure I did not kill her, fine?
Carmela: Now, I'll be busy moving all of my workers somewhere else in this forest if we can't shoot a movie in a murder scene. See you later!
Nora: Come here, you-!
Minutes after that...
Nora: I hope we can solve this case quickly, <Name>. Mandi Joyway, the victim, was a really cute teenager but we know that she was definitely not a saint.
Nora: We know from your previous investigations that she was in MAFIA, and Johnson's words may mean that's true.
Nora: Her friend, Vicky Weland, told us that Mandi was really addicted to drugs and that she was not going to live much longer if she hadn't been murdered.
Nora: Then we find out she was also a hooker working for a guy whose main goal in life is hooking up with hot men. What kind of values did her parents instill in her?
Nora: Isn't this murder also... you know, too much of a coincidence? She gets killed right after you find out she's a MAFIA agent and her house gets burnt down!
Thomas: <Name>, I had to help you with the case even if I need to take care of the hacker. I discovered that the place where Living in a Forest is being filmed does not belong to Columbia-Joy Studios.
Nora: Of course it does not, it's Evergreen Forest! It's a public place.
Thomas: No, not that part of the forest. It's actually private property!
Chapter 2[]
Thomas: Yes, I'm sure, <Name>. The parcel where Carmela's movie is being filmed is in fact a really big lot in Evergreen Forest and apart from the film stage, there's only one building in it.
Nora: Ok, but who does it belong to?
Thomas: A man called John Liter. A middle-aged single man who has little to none social life and makes a living by doing X-rated things in front of his webcam every once in a while.
Nora: Did you have to see one of his videos to find that out?
Thomas: You and your comments, Nora... No, I didn't have to and I'm not interested in watching them.
Nora: We need to talk to this "actor" if we'll be investigating in his property, so let's go, <Name>. I hope he doesn't try to show us his talent.
Inform John Liter about the investigation
John: What are you doing here? Nobody stays in the forest after the sunset. Are you fans of mine or what?
Nora: FANS?! Mr Liter, we're the police.
John: Oh... What happened? Did the movie staff do anything wrong?
Nora: A young girl called Mandi Joyway was murdered and tonight we've found her in the film stage already dead.
John: Mh... I'm afraid I don't know her. Can I help you in any other way?
Nora: We need you to say you give us permission to investigate around here since it's your property. If you don't, you can be arrested.
John: It's ok, you can do whatever you want but do not enter my cabin. I'm about to start working.
Nora: Trust me, I don't want to see you working. Let's start taking a look around here, <Name>.
Investigate California bungalow
Nora: What were those brown bags doing behind that tree? Wait, these are concrete bags. This must be what the killer used to kill Mandi.
Nora: This one is stained with a green slime. It smells like it came from a plant but I don't see any similar thing around here.
Nora: I'll bring the vacuum cleaner so that you can collect that slime. You can also recover the faded writing from that receipt if you want to.
Examine Brown bags
Nora: I didn't know you could do it so quickly, <Name>. Now that we have the green slime, I'll give it to-
Nora: Oh, the Chief told me you'd been working with a botanist who also knows a lot about wildlife. I've never met the guy but we can give this to him if you want.
Analyze Green slime
Ousman: Hello, <Rank> <Name>! Good evening to you too, lady. Are you a police officer as well?
Nora: Yes, we're actually in the same team. I'm <Name>'s partner during night shifts. You're not from this city, are you? You speak... different.
Ousman: Yes, I'm from the Gambia. My name is Ousman Jawo, nice to meet you!
Nora: I can't believe there's another polite person in our team apart from <Name> and Annabelle. I'm Detective Nora MacMillon. What was that green slime we gave you?
Ousman: It comes from a plant you must know well. Aloe vera! When you cut it open, you get this slime and as you might have heard, lots of miraculous properties are attributed to it.
Ousman: It's said to help cure sunburns, to soothe and moisturize skin, to heal cells, to cure genital herpes and psoriasis, to prevent phlebitis-
Nora: Well, I guess we'll never know which of those things the killer wanted but we know they use aloe vera because it does not grow naturally in the forest.
Nora: This case looks difficult, <Name>. Let's go back to the crime scene and try to find something.
Investigate Movie stage construction
Nora: There are lots of bags of concrete here, and they look just like the ones we'd found near John's cabin. The killer surely took some from here to kill Mandi.
Nora: They have traces of that green slime from aloe vera and this black thing looks like that eyebrow gel! <Name>, let's put this under a microscope to see what else we can find.
Nora: You want to restore that torn leaflet too... And what about thet metal spatula? It must be just one of the masons' tools.
Nora: Fine, I'll give you the carbon powder to look for fingerprints. Just remember not to waste time.
Examine Bags of concrete
Nora: Wow, I can't believe you can do practically everything, <Name>. The substance the killer left mixed with the other things is a special cream to take care of tattooed skin.
Nora: That means the person who came to the woods to kill Mandi has a fresh tattoo on their skin. Maybe they'll get another one once they're in jail.
Examine Torn leaflet
Nora: That leaflet is about a camp? It's called "A Trip to Masculinity". What the hell is this?
Nora: We can't lose time with such a thing when there's a killer on the loose! Just give this to Annabelle and let's keep doing our job, <Name>.
Analyze Camp leaflet
Annabelle: A Trip to Masculinity is a conversion camp to make men heterosexual, <Name>. Most of the time, these camps only make people feel like terrible sinners.
Annabelle: And then they push them to kill themselves when they realize they're still the same because they were taught to think queer life is a waste.
Nora: It seems you investigated a lot about the camp.
Annabelle: No, I lived it myself. I went to one as a volunteer once and I had to escape and convince myself that I was ok.
Annabelle: However, this person is different. Along the torn edges, there are traces of glue from a scotch tape and the way it was torn shows violence and anger instead of calm and indifference.
Annabelle: Someone tore this leaflet up only to restore it and tear it again. A doubtful person with troubles for making decisions who is in a conflict with their sexual orientation.
Annabelle: Maybe this person is in the closet, or they may also be someone who makes frequent remarks about their sexuality.
Nora: This is a camp for men and that description may fit the pimp Mandi worked for! Time to interrogate him again, <Name>.
Talk to Frank about his leaflet
Nora: Frank, do you know anything about that conversion camp called A Trip to Masculinity?
Frank: H-how do YOU know about that? I... I've always had problems with being gay. Sometimes I think I need to become normal and sometimes I think everyone's perfect the way they are.
Frank: Life is so hard for me. I hide my conflicts behind my foundation and eyebrow gel, putting aloe vera in my wrinkles-
Nora: Life can't be so hard when you have six or seven prostitutes working to give you money, Frank. Besides, we found your leaflet about the conversion camp in the forest where Mandi died.
Frank: Yeah, I know where I left it. Mandi told me she was going to move to the Evergreen Forest. I went there to see what she was up to but I didn't see any house there.
Frank: Maybe she didn't want to live in a house in the forest but in the forest itself?
Examine Metal spatula
Nora: I don't know what you want those fingerprints for, but here they are. Now you'll have to find a match in our database.
Examine Fingerprints
Nora: Those prints on the spatula belong to a certain Edgar Sky. He must be one of the workers making the stage for Carmela's new film.
Nora: He's not suspicious but he could have seen something if he was working in the place where Mandi died. Come on, <Name>, we must find him and interrogate him.
Quiz Edgar Sky over the murder
Edgar: What do you need, officer? I must wake up early tomorrow to keep working.
Nora: Do you know a young girl called Mandi Joyway?
Edgar: No, I think I do not.
Nora: She has been murdered in the construction site where you work making the stage for Columbia-Joy's new movie.
Edgar: I'm afraid I can't help you. I left the construction this afternoon and there was not a corpse there at that time.
Examine Faded receipt
Nora: The receipt says that Columbia-Joy Studios, Carmela's company, is renting this property and this receipt is due this month of November.
Nora: She paid to the obscene actor... THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Just for renting it one month! I don't think Mandi had anything to do with this though...
Nora: But it's weird. I know you like chasing every lead so we can go ask her about this if you care.
Ask Carmela Johnson about the rent she paid
Nora: Miss Johnson, why are you paying three thousand dollars to John Liter every month?
Carmela: It's the rent to be able to film my movie here. Is it related in any way to the murder you are investigating? I don't think it is.
Nora: No, it was just curiosity. The victim was in fact a young girl called Mandi Joyway.
Carmela: Mandi??? She was in MAFIA too. I didn't know that corpse was her!
Nora: Yes, we know she was part of the organization. Anyway, why don't you film the movie in the public part of the forest? You'd have to pay no rent there.
Carmela: Of course I'm not stupid. There's something in this part of the forest I need to take care of.
Back at the headquarters...
Nora: The case got only more boring to me, <Name>. We still have no idea of who the killer could be. What can we do next?
Nora: Great, now I have to answer the phone. Blue Coasts Police Department.
Carmela: Aren't you the officer that was working with <Rank> <Name>?
Nora: Who is this?
Carmela: Carmela Johnson. Listen, we need you to take Mandi Joyway's place in the mission she was going to take part in.
Chapter 3[]
Nora: What did you just say?!
Carmela: Aren't you part of our organization too? Replace Mandi in her mission and if you don't know what it is, ask your supervisor.
Nora: O-ok.
George: Are you investigating the murder that Carmela Johnson reported?
Nora: Yes, but we've got a bigger problem now. She thought we were really in MAFIA and now I have to take part in a criminal mission and I don't even know what it is!
George: Hadn't I told you before, <Name>?! You shouldn't say that sentence to everyone or they'd think you're one of them! What will you do now? What will you do?!
Nora: Maybe it's not so bad, at least it can't be worse than what has already happened to me. I knew that day that the one who should have died was me...
George: Nora, that case is buried in the past! Now, you need to take care of your current situation.
Nora: Fine. Maybe Mandi's friends knew something about her mission. Let's ask Vicky.
See if Vicky Weland knew about the victim's mission
Vicky: Officers, will you spend all night working? Why don't you go to a party like me? As soon as I'm done with my eyebrow gel, I'll enjoy this night.
Nora: Your friend has been murdered and you'll go partying?! Did you hate her?
Vicky: I loved her, but I am alive and I can't waste a second. I don't know if I'll die tonight but if I do, I'll have lived happy.
Nora: Forget it, girl, just tell us one thing. Has Mandi ever mentioned being part of a criminal organization?
Vicky: No, why would she be a criminal? All she needed was to be happy. Now, if you excuse me, I'll smoke a joint.
Nora: Cough! Vicky, what are you smoking?! That does not smell like weed!
Vicky: I ran out of weed so I'm smoking this aloe vera. I often make a homemade face mask with it.
Nora: Why would a sane person smoke aloe vera? <Name>, we're wasting time with her. If we need info about Mandi, we should go to her house again.
Investigate Destroyed room
Nora: <Name>, I'd never say this to anyone but... I'm counting on you! If we don't find out what Mandi was up to in MAFIA, I'll have to explain a thing or two to them.
Nora: I'll help you restore those black pieces and I'll give you the vacuum so that you collect a sample of the sand on that leather whip.
Nora: A LEATHER WHIP?! Is there something else about Mandi's lifestyle that haven't found out yet?
Nora: If you get me out of this, I'll owe you a big one, <Name>!
Examine Black pieces
Nora: That is a VHS tape, <Name>. It must be some old thing, I don't think it has info about Mandi's role in MAFIA's missions.
Nora: Well, if that boy is the one taking care of it, then I won't mind.
Analyze VHS tape
Thomas: This VHS was exposed to the arson's fire and it was also broken. I spent a lot of time trying to retrieve the footage and I have a part of it.
Thomas: I was shocked when I watched it. This one of John Liter's videos.
Nora: Well, we know Mandi was not an innocent girl so I'm not surprised to know she liked to watch such videos.
Thomas: That's not all, Nora. This one was a collab with Mandi.
Nora: So the victim and John made one of his dirty videos together?! How old was she?
Thomas: This video is from a few months ago but anyway, she was just 17. This is illegal.
Nora: And he even had the nerve to say he didn't know her! <Name>, we need to arrest this pervert now!
Nora: Damn, he said he would shoot another video when we talked to him. I don't want to see him naked, so let's go to his shack and wait for him.
Investigate Bungalow doorstep
Nora: Why are you interested in that padlock, <Name>? It's normal for a person to lock their door.
Nora: You may be right. Maybe John supposed we'd find out what he'd done to Mandi and locked himself in his cabin. If we're going to arrest him, we must open this door now!
Examine Padlock
Nora: Good job. Now let's get inside his house and arrest the pervert!
Arrest John Liter
Nora: John Liter, you're under arrest for sexual offense! We know you did know Mandi Joyway. We found your dirty video with her and she was 17.
John (shirtless): 17?! She said she was 22! She can't be that young, she smoked like ten different types of weed! She smelled stronger than my aloe vera plants.
John (putting shirt on): She told me about her fantasies and they weren't the ones of a teenage girl. She wanted me to become a drag queen! I had to put on tons of eyebrow gel to please her.
Nora: Then why did you lock yourself up in your bungalow? You had told us you didn't know Mandi!
John: I was a bit ashamed of telling you what I'd done with her. Maybe you didn't know about my job.
John: And I locked the door just in case some of the construction workers wanted to break into my house.
Nora: Since this is related to the case we're investigating, you'll have an interview with our profiler to see if you're lying or not. Come with us.
Analyze John's testimony
Nora: Were you able to have a talk with John, Annabelle? Is he lying or not?
Annabelle: I don't think he's lying. He seems to regret what he's done now that he knows how young Mandi was. He didn't react or get stimulated by some images of teenagers I showed him.
Annabelle (nervous): I also had to check the video-
Nora: How could you watch such a thing?! Are you a pervert?!
Annabelle (disgusted): I'm not interested in the activity they engaged into, Nora! It was to see if John's actions matched his testimony! I'd never watch such a video for my pleasure.
Annabelle: John is innocent. We could leave this in hands of the sexual offenses division but any jury would let him go.
Nora: Fine, I'll set that man free.
Violet: Nora, <Name>! I did you that favor Susana told me about. Actually, you have only two left-handed suspects.
Nora: Who are they?
Violet: One of them is Frank, the pimp. The other one is Vicky Weland, the hardcore girl.
Nora: Thanks for your help.
Examine Leather whip
Nora: Ok, now that we have the sand from Mandi's whip, you should put it under a microscope and see what else you can get from it.
Nora: Sorry if I'm not helping you this time. MAFIA got me too nervous to work.
Examine Sand
Nora: That was a type of sand which is used particularly for constructions. Maybe it came from the building site where Mandi was murdered!
Nora: It may be a clue, <Name>. We'll give it to Kyle if he hasn't left the station yet to go partying.
Analyze Sand
Nora: It's good to see you're still at the HQ, boy.
Kyle: YOU are calling me boy?! I'm just eight years younger than you, Nora Margaret!
Nora: Yeah, whatever. Can you tell us something important about the sand sample we gave you?
Kyle: Actually yes. I found sweat, hair, and also skin cells within the sample. They all pointed at the same person who is an incredible match within one of your suspects.
Kyle: That's actually Edgar Sky, the man working in the construction site where Mandi was murdered.
Nora: So Edgar used a leather whip at Mandi's house. He said he didn't know her, <Name>. We must talk to him once again and see why he lied.
Ask Edgar Sky about his relation with the victim
Nora: Mr Sky, we've had enough with this case so please make it easy! Why did you say you didn't know Mandi Joyway?
Edgar: Because I don't. Now, I need to tell you someth-
Nora: We found your DNA on a leather whip at her house! What did you do with her?! She was just 17 years old!
Edgar: Leather whip?! 17?! I had no idea her name was Mandi Joyway! I had no idea she was that young!!! That pimp didn't tell me he was employing teenagers!
Nora: So you paid her... I had forgotten Mandi was a prostitute. Even though what you did is terrible, this city's law says that the fact that was her job is a proof of her consent and willfulness.
Nora: Now, what did you have to tell us?
Edgar: I found this handbag at the crime scene, and when I saw that a tag on it said Mandi, I remembered that was your victim's name. It could have something important inside.
Nora: Thanks very much, sir. Let's do this, <Name>.
Examine Mandi's handbag
Nora: What did you find in the handbag? I don't see anything of interest here.
Nora: A tube of cream... It's for skin care after you have a tattoo done. This is the substance the killer left on the concrete bags! And this stain smells like aloe vera.
Nora: Mandi did not have any tattooes, the culprit must have dropped their cream accidentally. <Name>, put that tube under a microscope and see what you can find.
Examine Tube of cream
Nora: Those are skin cells, right? Kyle once showed me lots of samples and gave me a lesson about skin cells that I'd never asked for. I don't think I'll ever forget them.
Nora: Let's give this sample to him but as soon as he starts with his biology class, tell him we have to arrest Mandi's murderer.
Analyze Skin cells
Nora: WAKE UP, KYLE!
Kyle (rubbing eyes): Uh- Sorry! Night shifts are my weakness. You came for the results of the skin cells analysis or what?
Nora: Yes. Don't tell me you fell asleep and didn't analyze them!
Kyle: That's... actually what happened. BUT, I had done a few tests on them before I started sleeping.
Nora: Give me a reason why I shouldn't tell Chief Nearnight what you've done.
Kyle: I saw that the killer is a man. I'm really sorry, I didn't have time to figure out anything else.
Nora: That may help, thank you.
Seconds afterwards...
Nora: Are you sure we've got enough evidence to arrest Mandi's killer? Let's go right away then.
Nora: I hope I can manage to escape from MAFIA. The last thing I want is to join a criminal organization.
Arrest killer
Nora: Frank, you're under arrest for the murder of Mandi Joyway! Maybe you can join some other conversion camp in jail if you want.
Frank: Me?! I... I didn't kill Mandi! I would never do that, honey.
Nora: Don't call me honey, I'm not your husband! You left traces of your eyebrow gel all over the concrete mixer.
Nora: We also know you used aloe vera before taking the empty concrete bag to some place near a bungalow in the forest. It's better if you confess!
Frank: It was her fault, I promise! I would have never killed her if she had behaved.
Nora: Behave? What did she do?
Frank: Mandi was my best employee, and she lived in the wetlands, near the place where I work. Suddenly, she told me that she'd move to the Evergreen Forest.
Frank: That meant she wasn't going to work for me anymore. I tried to force her to stay but she went on and burned up the room where she worked!
Frank: I told her I'm not a guy to mess with so I took revenge and burned down her house.
Nora: You're the one who caused that arson! Another charge for your criminal record.
Frank: She didn't like to have her house burnt so she tried to send me to that conversion camp.
Nora: So you told us you wanted to attend the camp only to hide the truth. Mandi threatened to send you there.
Frank: Yes, so I went to the forest and killed her! Those camps are horrible and Mandi knew it, <Name>. I would end up dead, just like most people who attend those camps.
Peggy: Mr Franklin Waldorf, you're here facing trial for the murder of a seventeen-years-old girl, Mandi Joyway. Do you understand the trouble you're in?
Frank: Yes, your honor. I do.
Annabelle: May I have a word, Judge Jasmine?
Peggy: Go ahead.
Annabelle: I have to admit that Mr Waldorf is an agressive person and that he is very possessive about the prostitutes he employs. He even burned Mandi's house to a crisp.
Annabelle: However, the last straw that made him commit a murder, was the crude and horrifying reality that is lived in the straight conversion camps Mandi would make him go to.
Peggy: That earns him some considerations. Miss Chashiroua, I recommend to make a petition to ban such events.
Peggy: Now, regarding your actions, Mr Waldorf... This Court sentences you to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years and a chance for parole in 20 years.
Nora: That judge focused on Frank's psychological fear more than she did on the fact that he killed a teenager.
Nora: Justice is so messed up. Now I just wonder how I'll manage to escape MAFIA. Carmela thinks I'm really one of them and I don't know what to do.
Nora: I'll go home and try to think of something. See you tonight at the HQ.
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Nora: Hello.
George: Good evening, Nora. What happened with Mrs Johnson?
Nora: MAFIA will kill me. I'll stick my neck out and ask her what the hell I'm supposed to do.
George: <Name>, could you go with her? I need to have this unfortunate situation controlled.
Everett: WHERE ARE YOU, <Rank> <Name>?!
Nora: Everett, the last thing I need now is your loud voice, so shut up and let <Rank> <Name> work quietly!
Everett: Who do you think you are??? My team was investigating the burnt shack in the wetlands and now I read your investigation reports, you were there! Why don't you mind your own business?!
Nora: YOU mind your business, we were investigating a murder! As far as I'm concerned, your squad is just a bunch of idiots who couldn't even notice someone causing a fire in a wetland!
Everett: Nice words. Now I'll go to the burnt house to continue my team's investigation. Unfortunately, it's now a crime scene from your case so I'll have to take <Rank> <Name> with me.
Everett: For being disrespectful, I'll be waiting for you here with your expulsion form at the end of your shift.
George: Hold on, <Name>. Before you leave, I'm going to have a chat with Nora.
Everett: I hope you'll make her apologize at least...
Risk asking Carmela Johnson about Nora's mission
Nora: Good morning, Miss Johnson. We came to ask you what is that mission Mandi Joyway was a part of.
Carmela: Didn't I tell you to ask your supervisor? Who is your supervisor?
Nora: ...You don't care.
Carmela: Hm, good MAFIA attitude, always keep it secret. Touché. I'll tell you.
Carmela: There used to be a squad at the wetlands, I've already told <Rank> <Name> about it. However, right after I did that, they were ordered to leave. Mandi was part of the squad.
Nora: But we're part of the organization as well. Why didn't they want us to see them?
Carmela: I don't know, I didn't make that decision. The squad moved to Evergreen Forest. The making of Living In A Forest is in part a cover-up for that squad.
Nora: So you want me to join them to take care of MAFIA's important things.
Carmela: Right, you'll take Mandi's place. The instructions she'd been given are still near the stage. Wear this to pass as one of my stage workers.
Investigate Movie stage construction
Nora: You found a brown envelope, <Name>? It says "Mandi". Could it be the instructions Carmela told us about? Let's see what's inside...
Nora: A faded map, great. I hate bothersome people, but I'm gonna ask you to recover the missing parts.
Examine Faded map
Nora: Thanks very much, <Name>. This is a map of Evergreen Forest, so it has to be the instructions that MAFIA gave to Mandi for her mission.
Nora: So this red cross in the map should be the place where I must go. <Name>, now I'll continue this journey on my own.
Nora: Y-You ask what this device is? Just an MP3 player, don't worry. I never go anywhere without my favorite jazz songs.
Nora: Yes, I'm sure I'll be fine, now leave me alone. If you need something from me, call me.
Investigate Burnt hut
Everett: What are you doing, <Rank> <Name>? Let me see!
Everett: Just a heap of garbage? Take care of that, I'm not interested in it. I'll keep searching.
Examine Heap of garbage
Everett: You found a laptop?! Give that to me, I'm sure it has very useful information! Let's see, how can I turn it on?
Everett: Wh-what... But- Of course I know it was smashed after the arson! Obviously, it won't work. I'm not that stupid, I just never give up on hope.
Everett: Then I guess we'll have to ask your digital analyst to see what is inside this laptop.
Analyze Smashed laptop
Thomas: I found very interesting things in Mandi's laptop, <Name>! Remember how she wanted to send Frank to a straight conversion camp? Well, I found info on that.
Thomas: She had gone to a conversion camp undercover and she wrote about the way campers are treated. I told Annabelle about this and it's enough for the petition she wanted to make!
Everett: The last thing I needed was information on how to protect f*ggots.
Annabelle: Good luck for not having to suffer those things, Commander Sanderson. <Name>, could you come with me to tell Judge Jasmine about that petition?
Thomas: Wait, <Name>, I also found here a full version of Mandi and John's video... longer than the one he published in his blog. I checked the video's... safe for work parts.
Everett: What are you talking about?
Thomas: Mandi started making a mess after they shot the video and looked through all of John's belongings. It was caught on camera. It seems she was looking for something.
Everett: I came here for information on crimes and all you do is gossipping! Good evening, <Rank> <Name>.
Annabelle: Don't worry, <Name>, I can help you with that too. Let's call John to see if we can talk to him.
Talk to Peggy Jasmine about the conversion camps petition
Annabelle: Sorry for showing up at such a time, Miss Jasmine.
Peggy: Oh, it's ok. I need to do more paperwork related to Franklin Waldorf's sentence. I wonder why I had to study law...
Annabelle: Um... This flash drive contains some info from Mandi Joyway's computer. She's the girl who was killed by Mr Waldorf. This is info about the conversion camps I'd told you about.
Annabelle: I've read Mandi's experience and trust me, this is terrible. I want to start a petition to ban those camps.
Peggy: I see you did what I told you. Thanks very much, Miss Chashiroua. I'll take a look at this and show it to the other judges. Please, understand that it may take time to do this.
Annabelle: I don't mind waiting if I know it's going to happen. Thanks a lot.
Peggy: You're welcome. Please, have something from the drugstore and tell them it's on me. You'll faint if you work for so long without eating anything.
Call John Liter
Annabelle: Good evening. Is this John Liter?
John: Yes, who is this?
Annabelle: This is the Blue Coasts Police Department. We interrogated you yesterday about Mandi Joyway's murder.
John: Oh, you're the psychologist who interviewed me. What do you need? I'm about to start working and I can't be interrupted.
Annabelle: Wow, it seems you work very often... I'll be brief. We know that Mandi was looking for something when she did that video in your house. Did she say what it was?
John: Yes, I remember that. She said she wanted info about my bungalow's former owner. My grandfather bought the cabin from another man many years ago.
John: When he died, the bungalow was passed on to my father and when he died, to me. My grandpa was the last person to actually buy the building.
Annabelle: Did Mandi mention why she wanted that info?
John: No, but I don't need it. If you want the papers, I'll leave them outside my house and you can come to pick 'em up.
Investigate California bungalow
Annabelle: Good luck we can't hear the sounds of John working from outside his bungalow. It seems he left this bag full of documents for us.
Annabelle: These are about his and his father's inheritances... Some taxes... What was Mandi looking for?
Annabelle: There is a torn paper here. Well, it looks very old. Maybe it's about the man who sold the bungalow to John's grandfather many years ago.
Annabelle: I know you're good at this, <Name>. Can you restore this document?
Examine Torn document
Annabelle: This contract is very old, <Name>. It's from... let me read... 1918?! Oh my gosh. This Archibald Liter must be John's grandpa. He was 21 years old when he bought the house.
Annabelle: Part of the text is not visible. This sheet has Archibald's personal info and this other one must be the previous owner. Here's a photo of him.
Annabelle: This photo is so old... Wait. I've seen this face. It's that face from the 100-years-old portrait you and Jerry gave me during the wetlands investigation!
Annabelle: Jerry said that Bella Matthews implied that this man was important for MAFIA. He's clearly not in our database for us to find him.
Annabelle: Maybe we can find him in our city's historical files. Can you do this?
Examine Man's face
Annabelle: You did it, <Name>! You found that man! Here it says that his name is Reuben Thacks. I think I've heard that surname before, maybe from the Chief...
Annabelle: Right, it was when he mentioned Barbara Thacks! She was that Townvillian you arrested. Didn't she want to know how some ancestor of her had died?
Annabelle: What if Reuben is that ancestor she mentioned? Let's see, our historical files say that Ruben died from...
Annabelle: Execution? No cyanide is mentioned here, <Name>. Anyway, if he was executed, it means he was a criminal. It's no surprise that he's important for MAFIA.
Annabelle: Maybe there's info about our police's first arrests. We need Hans to help us now!
Analyze Reuben's data
Hans: You don't know how long I spent looking for those old books! This is why I say I hate my job!
Annabelle: Do you want to talk about your job with me, Hans?
Hans: Maybe I could use some of your help later, thanks. I didn't find much but I found something. Reuben Thacks was executed in 1918, November the 27th.
Annabelle: Isn't that the date Barbara Thacks had told you about, <Name>? This must mean we found her ancestor!
Hans: Yes, that's the date. He was hanged. However, there is some info about his autopsy...
Annabelle: Autopsy? They hanged him, what would they need an autopsy for?
Hans: It gets more complicated. His autopsy was performed on November the 30th and it says he died by cyanide poisoning.
Annabelle: The cyanide makes sense with Barbara's story but why did they autopsy him? Was he hanged or poisoned? Why did they autopsy him three days after his execution?
Hans: Maybe it took him three days to die, who knows. I'll see what else I can do.
Everett: Where is Nora MacMillon?! I've got an expulsion form here and she needs to sign it.
George: Nora hasn't returned, Everett. Will you really fire her?
Everett: What are you listening to, Chief Nearnight? It's rude to talk to somebody with earphones on.
George: Sorry, it's just a horse race. Nora is not here, Everett. It's weird, it's already the end of her shift.
Everett: If you see her, tell her that I can't wait much. I'll fire her as soon as I can!
George: Good night, Everett. Now we're alone, <Name>, tell me. What did Nora do?
George: She joined Mandi Joyway's mission? Well, I hope nothing bad happens to her there. At least she said we could call her if we needed her.
Hans: <Rank> <Name>, I don't have further access to Reuben Thacks' case from here. There must be more info at our city's Courts of Law. I've already told Annabelle...
Hans: She said she's going to talk to Judge Jasmine now, so if you want to go with her, hurry up.
Ask Peggy Jasmine for help
Peggy: You're still working?! I thought I was the only one who stayed up late to do their job.
Annabelle: We're on the night shift now so we'd have to stay awake anyway. We need a favor from you, but of course you don't have to do it now. Only when you have the time.
Peggy: Ok, tell me.
Annabelle: We need information about Reuben Thacks, a criminal who was executed in 1918. As a judge, you must have access to the Court's old documents.
Peggy: Reuben Thacks, I'll remember that. I'll tell you as soon as I've found anything!
Days later...
Jerry: Chief, what happened to Nora? We have no news about her!
George: MAFIA forced her to join one of their missions. She's in Evergreen Forest, in the same squad Mandi Joyway and Bella Matthews were.
Jerry: So first we find out we have a MAFIA mole in our team and now Nora is there undercover. I'm just worried about Bella now, <Name>.
Jerry: She said she would hide in the forest and now MAFIA is chasing her there too! Will she ever escape the society?
Pierre: Chief Nearnight, please, help me! My wife has gone missing!
George: Pierre?! What are you doing here? <Name>, this is Nora's husband.
Pierre: We don't have time for introductions, Chief Nearnight!!! I have to work every day, I've barely managed to take care of our daughter these days!
George: Don't you have any childminder or any brother, sister, cousin...? I don't know, someone to take care of that kid.
Pierre: My whole family stayed in Austria and my parents are too old. I have no friends and I'm practically broke. I don't want the little girl to stay alone at home.
George: I guess this is kind of my responsibility now... Pierre, I'll take care of your daughter until you return from work.