Traffic Desk I
The Driver's Seat

Traffic Desk I -- The Driver's Seat

-- Special Notes for this Case --
Newspaper #2 -- On the dining room table at the Black Residence.

The first thing you need to understand is that you have been promoted to Detective -- that is a big deal and I know that the news that you were being promoted to Traffic Division made it sound like you would be writing speeding tickets -- but no, this is the Big Leagues kid!

At your first roll call you are assigned a new partner -- Detective Stefan Bekowsky -- and the Watch Commander gives you one case with which to get your feet wet, the idea being if you do OK on it, you will get more.  Now that you have your case -- and a partner -- your fancy new suit, and some attitude -- head for your car and the first crime scene, right?

If you were a member of the Rockstar Social Club before this game you will have unlocked the special suit -- go ahead and change into that now because it is ugly, true, but not as ugly as the suit you are wearing now!  Also it gives you an aim improvement for long weapons.

Your First Assignment and First Street Crime

Head outside and drive to the Depot now...  On the way to the Depot you will get a radio call for a masked armed man on a rooftop -- take the call and you will find yourself dealing with a wack-job taking pot-shots at people on the street.  Chase him down until he takes a hostage, and then do your duty an blow his brains out to unlock the Achievement "A Cop On Every Corner" (15 GP) for completing a single street crime case.

Back in the car and back on our way to our case now,

-- P.E. Freight Depot --

When you arrive at the scene you are automatically given the clue 'Abandoned Vehicle' and, when you talk to the uniform officer, you get the clue 'Blood Splashes' as well.  The officer tells you that you should not keep the witness waiting long -- so go ahead and talk to him now, and then talk to the Coroner and have a look at the car.

Ask Wilkey the following questions:

Purpose At Scene: Truth
Knowledge of Adrian Black: Truth

Now go talk to the Coroner to learn what he has to say, before you take a look at the car, examining the blood stains.  Check the boot to find a lug wrench and a receipt for a pig...  Finding this unlocks the Achievement "One for the File" (15 GP) for locating and inspecting a clue as a Detective.

Clues and Interviews and Buckets of Blood

Over by the telephone pole is more evidence -- a wallet and a pair of glasses -- so go examine them carefully to get clues from both.  To the left a ways away is a bloody pipe -- examine that and then return to talk to Wilkey again.

Ask Wilkey about:

-- Contents of Wallet: Doubt
-- Bloodstained Pipe Found: Truth

That covers everything at the crime scene, so our next duty is to deliver the bad news to the wife, and interview her, so head back to the car and drive to the Black Residence now...

-- Black Residence --

When you arrive knock on the door, then go inside and talk to Mrs. Black, filling her on on what you know.  You ask her to remember the previous night, and then you tell her you are going to take a look around.  First thing you should do is head into the Dining Room, where you will find the second newspaper on the table there.

Pick up the paper and read it to get a CS in which you see the continuation of the story from the previous paper.  Interesting technique this Doc has, hey?

To the left of the paper is a matchbook -- examine it and then head over to the phone and call R&I to get the address for the bar.

On the kitchen table you find the following:

-- Instaheat Flier for a hot water heating system.
-- Instaheat Receipt for the same system.

Be sure that you read both sides of the Flier.

Investigating the Black Residence

Check the bedroom next -- the closed door in the hall with the gold doorknob is how you get to it -- and inside make sure that you inspect the following clues:

--  A Glasses Case on the dresser -- open it to verify the maker.
-- The Framed Photo on the dresser -- inside the back is an odd inscription.
-- A Train Ticket to Seattle in the wardrobe.
-- A second matchbook from the bar -- now you know he is who goes there.

Check the second bedroom, being sure to look at the framed photo on the dresser there to make another observation. Now that you have checked the inside of the house, head back through the kitchen and outside, where you will find the Water Heater Installation which is only partially finsihed.

-- Your First Puzzle --

Around the left side of the house (from the back) you will find the water heater installation that is only partially completed.  There are paces on the ground, and you can finish assembling them to learn what is missing -- and it turns out to be the pipe from the crime scene!

By solving the Water Heater puzzle you discover two clues:

-- The Water Heater is obtained by completing the puzzle;
-- The "Bloody Pipe" clue from the crime scene is updated.
 
Completing the puzzle unlocks the Achievement "The Plot Thickens" (15 GP) for finding and completing your first puzzle.

-- Return to the Wife --

You need to return to the wife and finish interviewing her -- but before you do that, there is an Achievement you can unlock for using four intuition points during an interview -- basically you can have up to five points at any one time, so it is not like you can save them up for anything anyway -- and using the points allows you to narrow down the answers for questions you are not sure of.  In this case though, we are doing it specifically to unlock the Achievement.

So if you have four points (I did not) use the points when you question her -- select "Remove Answer" to eliminate one wrong answer from the question, then chose the correct answer -- use the list below if you are unsure:

First Question: Slaughterhouse Receipt -- LB to Remove Question then pick Truth

Second Question: Cavanagh's Bar Matchbook -- LB to Remove Question then pick Truth

Third Question: Location of Adrian Black: LB to Remove Question then pick Truth

Fourth Question: Stenzel Glasses Case: LB to Remove Question then pick Truth

If you had four points to use, you now unlock the Achievement "The Hunch" (30 GP) for using four intuition points in a single interview while correctly branching the questions.

Fifth Question: Photograph signed "Nicole": -- Lie / Concealed Message is proof

With this question answred correctly you unlock the Achievement "The Straight Dope" (15 GP) for using evidence to prove a lie as a Detective.

Sixth Question: Alibi for Mrs. Black -- Truth

You have completed the investigation and interview at the Black House, so it is now time to get back in the car and head to the Bar...

-- Cavanagh's Bar --

As you drive to the bar you will notice you pick up Rank Points -- you get those for discovering Landmarks -- so hey, cool!

At the Bar you go inside to chat up the Bartender to learn that Frank Morgan is in the back of the bar sitting alone.  Head back there and take a seat to interview him now.

-- Link to Abandoned Vehicle: Lie / Receipt for Live Hog
-- Location of Adrian Black: Doubt

Now arrest Frank Morgan for being a jerk and have him hauled off to jail.

Back in the car, head to Morgan's flat and investigate it. Make sure that you are the one driving and not your partner, because otherwise you will miss a clue from the dispatcher telling you that the blood found in the abandoned vehicle is not human, but pig blood.

Wrapping up the Black Investigation

-- Morgan's Flat --

When you arrive, check the mailboxes to verify that Morgan's Apartment is in fact number two as he told you in the bar -- it never hurts to be thorough right?  Knock on the door and Adrian Black will answer and, when he sees who it is, take off running!

Basically you need to chase Black until your parnter catches up with you and blocks him with the car, after which you can then arrest the idiot and haul him off to jail!

Back at the station the Captain sings your praises, and then you unlock the Achievements "The Third Degree" (30 GP) for getting the correct answers to every question in an interview, "Golden Boy" (15 GP) for finding every clue in a case, and "The Up and Up" (30 GP) for getting a five-star rating on a story case.

Hopefully you did better than I did at drivine LOL -- I ended up getting at least some points in all three negative slots, Vehicle Damage, Injuries, and City Damage.  Sheesh, I cannot be trusted behind the wheel!

At the end of the case you get another flashback CS in which you learn more about your relationship with the blokes in your OCS platoon.