Case 7: Insight

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You've been freed of suspicion and now can focus on capturing the person who framed you. Talk to your new partner and gain insight into this mysterious framing.

Natalie: Detective, let's discuss more about the mystery man who framed you, let's call him Shade. I think if we work together, we can put him behind bars for good.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬You said you recognized a man at the bar yesterday?
• 💬How long was this man there for?
• 💬Why didn't you do something at the time?
• 💬The man who framed me will come again.

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Natalie: Yes, from a petty crime years ago... But what is puzzling is that his files weren't in the police records.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Do you know his name?
• 💬There's so little trace of this man...
• 💬What do you know about the Scarlet Seal?
• 💬My neighbors reported screaming from my apartment, the night of the framing.

3

Natalie: It was only a split second, he immediately left as he saw us.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Do you know his name?
• 💬There's so little trace of this man...
• 💬What do you know about the Scarlet Seal?
• 💬My neighbors reported screaming from my apartment, the night of the framing.

4

Natalie: I didn't realize we were in danger.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Do you know his name?
• 💬There's so little trace of this man...
• 💬What do you know about the Scarlet Seal?
• 💬My neighbors reported screaming from my apartment, the night of the framing.

5

Natalie: I fear this as well.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Do you know his name?
• 💬There's so little trace of this man...
• 💬What do you know about the Scarlet Seal?
• 💬My neighbors reported screaming from my apartment, the night of the framing.

6

Natalie: No, I tried to remember as much as I could, but it was over 10 years ago.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why didn't Shade just kill me?
• 💬Do you know any Scarlet Seal members other than Shade?
• 💬The issue is we have no intel on Shade.
• 💬How did Shade manage to time everything so perfectly?

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Natalie: Yeah, I'm not entirely sure how he was able to cover his tracks so well.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why didn't Shade just kill me?
• 💬Do you know any Scarlet Seal members other than Shade?
• 💬The issue is we have no intel on Shade.
• 💬How did Shade manage to time everything so perfectly?

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Natalie: I know that they are planning to make an untraceable deadly poison.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why didn't Shade just kill me?
• 💬Do you know any Scarlet Seal members other than Shade?
• 💬The issue is we have no intel on Shade.
• 💬How did Shade manage to time everything so perfectly?

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Natalie: This is what stumps me, they heard screams, but we both know she died before she got to your apartment.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why didn't Shade just kill me?
• 💬Do you know any Scarlet Seal members other than Shade?
• 💬The issue is we have no intel on Shade.
• 💬How did Shade manage to time everything so perfectly?

10

Natalie: I'm not entirely sure, but maybe he just wanted to misdirect the police force.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why did Shade show his face at the bar?
• 💬Why can I not remember anything from the bar?
• 💬Who was at the bar?
• 💬Who was investigating my case?

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Natalie: Well, him, and Engineer Mark Cane, there must be many more though.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why did Shade show his face at the bar?
• 💬Why can I not remember anything from the bar?
• 💬Who was at the bar?
• 💬Who was investigating my case?

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Natalie: Right, and apparently, he has loads of intel on you.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why did Shade show his face at the bar?
• 💬Why can I not remember anything from the bar?
• 💬Who was at the bar?
• 💬Who was investigating my case?

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Natalie: He must have had a spy, someone close to you.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬Why did Shade show his face at the bar?
• 💬Why can I not remember anything from the bar?
• 💬Who was at the bar?
• 💬Who was investigating my case?

14

Natalie: This is a mystery.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬I wonder who Shade reports to.
• 💬Shade was careless a decade ago, and now he's a master?
• 💬What if this was more than just one guy...
• 💬Why did he shoot her after she was already dead?

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Natalie: Somehow you were drugged, it may have happened before the bar, it's hard to say.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬I wonder who Shade reports to.
• 💬Shade was careless a decade ago, and now he's a master?
• 💬What if this was more than just one guy...
• 💬Why did he shoot her after she was already dead?

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Natalie: Lots of people, Detective, including many from the police force.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬I wonder who Shade reports to.
• 💬Shade was careless a decade ago, and now he's a master?
• 💬What if this was more than just one guy...
• 💬Why did he shoot her after she was already dead?

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Natalie: Claudia, and there were photographers and blood spatter analysts.

Talking to Natalie

• 💬I wonder who Shade reports to.
• 💬Shade was careless a decade ago, and now he's a master?
• 💬What if this was more than just one guy...
• 💬Why did he shoot her after she was already dead?

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Natalie: Yeah, clearly, he's executing under someone's command, but I don't know who.

19

Natalie: There's a lot of missing pieces here, somehow, he got trained or learned the craft. 

20

Natalie: Well, I do believe Shade had an informant, or maybe even more than one. 

21

Natalie: The Scarlet Seal wants a way to kill people silently and without a trace. Until the recipe is perfect, they want to obscure the method of murder.