Homicide Desk V
The Studio Secretary Murder

Homicide Desk V -- The Studio Secretary Murder

The case begins with an interesting CS in which you walk into a club and check out the singer -- then take a seat.  Well, it seems you have interests outside of work after all!

We then see the setup for the crime but not the crime itself and then cut away to the Captain, who tells us that jewelry from the Moller Case has been pawned -- oh, and there is a murder by the tracks...

Drive over to the pawn shop to check into the jewelry, carefully examining both for the two clues associated with them, and then get the description of the bloke who pawned them -- not much of a description, but still...

With that out of the way, get back in the car and head to the crime scene now.

The scene of the crime

-- Railway Crime Scene --

When you finally reach the area of the scene a uniform leads you to it, and you get briefed on what you have.

First talk to the Coroner to get the report, then have a look at the body:

-- Vagrancy: check the right side of the victims head

-- Missing Ring: check the victims right hand

-- Time of Death: learned as you  after examine the victim for clues

Now go over to the tarp to examine the purse...

-- Handbag: check the handbag on the Yellow tarp

-- Upper Half of Torn Letter: check the white paper in the handbag

-- Movie Lot Job: check the red paper in the handbag

-- Matchbook: next to the purse, it provides a lead

-- Receipt: another lead

Now talk to the witness -- an employee of the rail yard.  Get his report, and then talk to Jamison, who it seems was molesting the victim.  Searching him reveals the victim's lipstick tube.  The correct answers are below if you need them:

-- Interference with Evidence: Truth

-- Discovery of Victim's Body: Doubt

After you finish yelling at him, head over to the phone and call Dispatch to get the address, and then head to the bar to interview the bartender... Another bar, huh!

Checking out the bar

-- Mensch's Bar --

The bartender fills you in on the victim, then you ask around in the bar, interviewing the patrons.

-- Grosvenor McCaffrey --

-- Criminal History: Doubt

-- Last Contact: Doubt

After you finish this interview, head over to the liquor store next.

-- Levine's Liquor Store --

Have a chat with the owner to learn that his name is Robbins, and the victim actually stored some of her possessions there because she was a friend of the family...  She kept a bed here but that still quailifies as living rough I think...

Check the clues here:

-- A Photograph

-- Another Photograph

-- A book belonging to McCaffrey

-- A bowling pin from Rawlings Alley

-- A nameplate

-- A Movie Trophy

Now it is time to interview Robbins -- the correct answers are below if you need them:

-- Contact with Victim: Truth

-- Relationship with Victim: Truth

-- Knowledge of McCaffrey: Doubt

Clearly McCaffrey lied to us, so it is time to head back to the bar and lean on the bastard!  When you get into the car you get a radio call to return to the Station, but really don't -- just continue back to the bar as you were going to and then go to the station...

-- Mensch's Bar --

Walk to the booth, sit down and talk to him...

-- Relationship with Victim: Lie / Book

He tells the story that she stole the book -- then he fingers another person as the killer!

That is it for now, head back to the station house to see the Captain to get a briefing about new movement on the cases...  The Captain is getting nervous.

After you get the report, find a phone and call Dispatch to get the address for McCaffrey, then drive over to the Bowling Alley first, where you are directed to the rear of the building to speak to the pin setter -- but he races off, forcing you to chase him down and arrest him!

Why do they always run?  The really weird thing is when I jumped out to arrest him IN THE TRAIN TUNNEL I heard a woman asking who I was?!

A visit to McCaffrey's Flat

-- McCaffrey's Apartment --

Check the mailbox outside to learn that he lives in flat 6 which is on the second floor to the left up the stairs.  When you arrive you find that he is not home -- so you kick in the door!  Inside there are clues you need to find:

-- Half a Torn Letter: The second half of the victim's letter

-- Tyre Iron and Bloodstained Shirt: near the couch

After you find the second clue a neighbor comes in and tells you where to look for the perp -- and yes, he runs!  They always run!  Damn!

You chase him down and give him a beat-down for that sucker punch, then have him hauled off to jail!

-- Central Police Station--

OK it is time to head back to the station and resolve all this mayhem!

We have two suspects, and to keep things interesting, we actually bounce between them as we do the questioning!  Start in Interview Room 1, with Tiernan -- I list the correct answers below if you need them:

-- Relationship with Victim: Lie / Victim Last Seen

-- Victims Book Found: Doubt

-- Alibi for James Teirnan: Lie / Liquor purchase

-- Access to Murder Weapon: Doubt

The Interview Squeeze-Play

Before you accuse anyone head over to Room 2 and interview McCaffrey...

-- Last Contact with Victim (Already finished)

-- Alibi for McCaffrey: Lie / Torn Letter

-- Access to Tire Iron: Lie / Teirnan's Accusation

Go find a phone and call records to check on the background now.  It turns out that McCaffrey is a total lying scumbag -- and an army reject!  I say we just shoot him now!  No?  Fine!

-- Back to Teirnan --

-- Events Prior to Murder: Lie / McCaffrey's Accusation

Clearly he is not our man...  Head back and talk to McCaffrey again.

-- Grosvernor McCaffery --

-- Military Service: Lie / Criminal Record

Clearly he needs to be locked up, whether he did it or not!  Charge this scumbag and lock him up!

The Captain is very pleased -- but still does not want you talking about the spree killer you think is out there...