With the elections at hand, a brutal crime must be dealt with swiftly.
"A bomb went off in the city claiming a life and Lucy Gordon thinks it's connected to the elections."
Solution[]
Detective: A gruesome case instead of a lunch. You either have a weird sense of entertainment... or a very good reason to drag me into this. Lucy Gordon: Why not both? There was a bombing near a campaign office. We have one victim, yet to be identified.
Detective: I heard you've got something big to consult with me. I guess it's related to the firetrucks I've seen racing downtown? Lucy Gordon: Correct. There was a bombing near a campaign office. We have one victim, yet to be identified.
Detective: That is gruesome. And you connect the bombing to the election?
Lucy Gordon: Obviously. The office isn't connected to Covet or Jameson. It's a third, independent party. But still, the public outcry will be enormous.
Witnesses[]
Detective: It'll take a lot of time for the coroner to identify the body. We should talk with the witnesses. Maybe someone could identify the victim.
Lucy Gordon: Good thinking. Without knowing the victim, we won't be able to figure out the motive.
- 4 maps
- 2 photos
- Bomber: 7 magnifiers
Detective: That was close. Someone tried to literally blow our leads to smithereens!
Lucy Gordon: I think I can get something useful for a situation like this.
- 4 fingerprints
- 4 photos
- 3 fingerprints
- 2 maps
If you fail:
Detective: I've got nothing, Lucy. Apparently the bomb exploded in a remote area and your victim was the only person there.
Lucy Gordon: No good. Without some solid lead, my boss won't let you check out the crime scene.
If you win:
Detective: I don't get it. People say that Telly Cane left the campaign office and headed for his car. It exploded when he came nearby. But shouldn't he be in jail?
Lucy Gordon: Not anymore. His lawyer dragged him out, and he hopped into politics. One witness told me that Telly Cane was going to run for mayor.
Detective: So we've got a dead candidate on our hands. Let's catch the murderer before the coroner confirms this and the press goes haywire.
Crime scene search: Big Bang Theory[]
Detective: This is where it happened, huh?
Lucy Gordon: Yeah. The body is on the left, in the alley. You can't miss it. My people combed the immediate surroundings but found nothing of value.
Detective: That's why I'm here, then.
If you examine the blanket in the alley:
Detective: The body is unrecognizable. It'll take some time for the coroner to confirm that he really is Telly Cane.
If you fail:
Detective: Nothing here. No traces of the bomb or the bomber. It looks like the work of a professional, but I don't have anything to prove it.
If you win:
Detective: Bingo. Looks like a detonator of some sort.
Lucy Gordon: Woah! I've heard about it in the police academy. It's a disaccharide detonator.
Detective: You mean it's made of sugar?
Lucy Gordon: Yeah. It's the trademark of a wanted terrorist. That's why cops call them the Sugarbomber.
Detective: We're up against a pro? That's just great.
Suspect identification: The Usual Suspects[]
Lucy Gordon: From what I heard, the Sugarbomber works for money, not ideology. So why did he interfere with the elections?
Detective: Someone hired him. Someone with enough underworld ties and money to get his attention, but who couldn't get the job done himself.
- Lindsey Chang
- Rufus Sefirosu
- Carl Johnson
- Cecilia Kyle
- Van Thu Cam
- Barbara Layman
- Blake Richardson
- Annie Reilly
- John Doewsky
- Donald Decker
- Rory Breaker
- Wayne Callahan
- Irene Schwartz
- Fanny Bao
- Francesco Battaglia
- Salomon Crane
- Joss Harshfield
- Lily Tyson
- Marrion Naples
Solution: Donald Decker
If you fail:
Detective: Telly Cane definitely had enemies, but apparently I can't find someone with both the motive and the resources to pull off something like that.
If you win:
Detective: Remember how Donald Decker killed Mickey over the marzipan deal? Word on the street is that remnants of the AmTransGroup took over Decker's business.
Lucy Gordon: That might be a motive: all right. Let's split. You get to Decker, and I'll dig into AmTransGroup connections.
City search: Under Your Nose[]
Pola Chapelle: Hello handsome! The coroner plans a press conference in an hour. Any early comments on the press? Is the bomber still on the loose?
Pola Chapelle: Hello my dear! The coroner plans a press conference in an hour. Any early comments on the press? Is the bomber still on the loose?
Detective: Pola! Last time I saw you, you thought I was the mastermind behind the bank robbery.
Pola Chapelle: Water under the bridge. So, what do you have for me?
Detective: I'm on a trail. Be at the press conference, I promise to solve the case by then.
Detective: Now I just have to find Decker and make him talk, and all that in an hour.
Donald Decker is:
- exactly 4 from a port
- not more than 3 from a factory
- not on water
- more than 1 from labs
- more than 1 from railways
- more than 2 from clubs
- On the map there are 3 ports
- On the map there are 3 factories
- On the map there are 2 clubs
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If you fail:
Detective: I don't get it. I caught Donald Decker, didn't I? Looking for him again is ridiculous. He should be in prison!
If you win:
Detective: How convenient. We don't even need to arrest you, because you're still behind bars.
Donald Decker: Laugh it up, gumshoe. I got what I wanted. That double-crossing wannabe mayor is pushing up daisies, and I can't get another life sentence, can I?
Detective: Cane had a whole operation set up. His men will come for you in prison. Who knows, maybe someone will even hire the Sugarbomber to add some irony to the situation.
Donald Decker: You're joking, right? The Sugarbomber? There's no way they could get to me in prison, could they?
Detective: Not if you tell me where to find them. I'd love to add an infamous terrorist to my list.
Donald Decker: Yeah, right, I'm no snitch. If I rat them out, they'll get me for sure. You don't know what they're capable of. The Sugarbomber is a real psycho.
Finale[]
If you fail:
Lucy Gordon: What a nightmare! Thanks to the bombing the press is running amok. The commissioner took me off the case. Some task force will take it from here.
Detective: We were their best team. Now they'll never figure out what was that all about!
If you win:
Lucy Gordon: A convict hiring a known terrorist from behind bars, to take revenge on a dirty city official. What a story. Luckily you had it all figured out before the press conference.
Detective: You have no idea, but the Sugarbomber is still on the loose. Think we'll cross paths again?
Lucy Gordon: I doubt that. They're a mercenary. Someone would need to pay big bucks to get their attention.
Detective: I'd love to lay my hands on them, but for the sake of the city, I hope you're right.