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Either Emma isn't telling me everything about the fight Mitch and Rich got into, or she was drunk and can't remember...

I'll make a bluff. If Emma falls for it, then I know she knows more than what she told me.

Let's begin... I'll tell her I've found out the reasoning behind the fight.

 

Emma: I kind of thought you'd eventually find out...

 

*Emma looks down at the ground*

 

What was so bad about that night? Why is she willing to lie and hide so many details...? She's so stressed out, I can see it.

 

Emma: Honestly, it was a mistake... I'm sorry, I didn't know it would cause all of this...

 

I'm getting closer to getting her to completely open up to me. I should be empathetic here. I'll tell her we all make mistakes.

 

Emma: I loved them both, emotions are emotions... I didn't know what to do. I regret my actions.

 

*Her eyes begin to water*

 

Okay... so the fight between Rich and Mitch was actually about Emma's love probably... I'll comfort her.

 

Emma: I know, I know... but I can't help but feel somewhat guilty for his disappearance. I wasn't that fair to him... and now he's gone. He's been gone for years...

 

I hate to play on people's emotions... but sometimes it's the only way to get them to open up.

I need to get more details about this party. Now that she confessed her mistakes to me... maybe she will tell me more.

 

Emma: Now that everything is on the table, I guess I can tell you about the party... Actually, you should probably just talk to more people that were there. I'm not feeling the best.

 

Understandable... I'm sorry, Emma Windale, investigations never go smoothly. I wish things were more black-and-white sometimes.

 

Emma: Here are the phone numbers and the names. Just tell them you know Emma... They'll cooperate.

 

*Emma hands you a piece of paper*

 

I've contacted the people Emma told me about, now I need to go through their statements.

 

• Tina's Statements
• Justin's Statements
• Emily's Statements
• Jim's Statements
• Alyssa's Statements
• Trey's Statements
• JR's Statements
• Naomi's Statements
• Jade's Statements
• Sadie's Statements

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1. Tina said she came to the party with a group, which included Mitch, Jim, Jesse, Alyssa, and Elena.
2. Tina said she forgot a lot of that night because it was a long time ago.
3. Tina said she remembers Rich and Emma coming to the party around 11:45 PM, and talking to Jesse.
4. Tina said she can't remember who attacked who first in the fight, but it lasted a while, a couple minutes at least.
5. Tina said she talked with Jacob a lot, and the DJ got to the party at 12:15 AM.
6. Tina said Justin didn't drink much.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Justin said he didn't take drugs.
2. Justin said almost everyone at the party was super drunk or high on drugs, but not so much Mitch or Emma...
   
3. Justin said he didn't look at the time when the fight started, but when it was over it was 12:39 AM.
   
4. Justin said Rich was insulting Mitch, and then Mitch threatened him.
   
5. Justin said Rich was talking about Mitch and Emma to others.
   
6. Justin said that most of the people left before 1:30 AM, and that he left at 1:30 AM.
   
7. Justin noticed that Jacob was mostly trying to give the girls drugs.
   
8. Justin said he doesn't like Jacob much, and that Mitch came to the party with Alyssa.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Emily said she saw both Mitch and Reese punching each other.
2. Emily said she doesn't remember if she drank a lot or not.
3. Emily said she spoke with almost everyone that night.
4. Emily said she doesn't remember Emma being very mad, and that she liked Mitch.
5. Emily said she thought Rich was angry because of Mitch.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Jim said he saw the fight and Rich completely lost the fight.
2. Jim said he didn't remember why the fight started, but he thinks it was about some girl.
3. Jim said he forgot how many drinks he had and that he refused to take the drugs that were offered.
4. Jim said the DJ didn't stop the music or care at all while the fight was going on.
5. Jim said Jacob gave Rich drugs.
6. Jim said he saw Emma leave with Rich around 12:45 AM.
7. Jim said he heard Rich yell out, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Alyssa said she heard Mitch yell out a big threat to Rich, something about killing him, but she forgot what exactly it was.
2. Alyssa said she mostly was talking with Emma during the party.
3. Alyssa said Mitch was trying to hit on Emma during the party.
4. Alyssa said Emma was furious when Rich and Mitch fought, and that Jesse was shaking his head and saying he needed to ditch Rich...
5. Alyssa said the DJ got to the party really late, almost 12:20 AM, when Jade left.
6. Alyssa said she got bored after Emma left, so she left not long after that.
7. Alyssa said the fight was over at 12:39 AM because she texted her friend right as it ended.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Trey said he saw Emma talking to mostly girls that night.
2. Trey said he remembers the fight but didn't care much to get involved, and so he stayed pretty far away.
3. Trey said he saw Emma and Rich leave at midnight.
4. Trey said he arrived around 11:45 PM.
5. Trey said he noticed Mitch was really mad after the fight and was trying to call someone.
6. Trey said he left the party at around 1:15 AM and had at least five drinks.
7. Trey said the fight started around 12:35 AM.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Naomi said it's hard to give details because this party took place nearly three years ago.
2. Naomi said she can't remember when she got to the party.
3. Naomi said lots of people left after the fight, including Mitch and Rich.
4. Naomi said she had lots of drinks but doesn't remember exactly how many.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Naomi said it's hard to give details because this party took place nearly three years ago.
2. Naomi said she can't remember when she got to the party.
3. Naomi said lots of people left after the fight, including Mitch and Rich.
4. Naomi said she had lots of drinks but doesn't remember exactly how many.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Jade said there were at least 40 people at this party.
2. Jade said the party was in a fancy house near Hollywood and you could only get in with an invitation.
3. Jade said she got to the party at 11:00 PM and left shortly after around 12:20 AM, she said she wasn't feeling it.
4. Jade said she noticed Rich was already very drunk by about midnight.
5. Jade said she was talking to Emma most of the night before she left.
6. Jade said she doesn't remember seeing Mitch very much.
7. Jade said she had six drinks over the span of about two hours, but Rich had way more.

 

• Conclude Investigation

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1. Sadie said she arrived to the party at 10:50 PM.
2. Sadie said she had 3 to 4 drinks, from midnight to around 2:00 AM.
3. Sadie left with her boyfriend Kade at 2:00 AM, and she didn't see how the fight started.
4. Sadie said she saw Rich with a bloody nose and a very bruised eye.
5. Sadie said she heard Emma yell at Mitch and then pull a very drunk Rich away and leave the party at about 12:40 AM.
6. Sadie said that Mitch arrived in a group.

 

• Conclude Investigation

Conclude Investigation

1. Which one of these 6 events most likely occurred?

• Mitch provoked Rich
• Mitch and Rich fought at midnight
• Mitch yelled, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
• Emma was furious because of the fight
• The fight lasted at least a couple of minutes
• Very few people saw the fight

 

2. Which one of these 5 events most likely occurred?

• Mitch took drugs
• Mitch and Rich were blackout drunk
• Rich was blackout drunk
• Rich took drugs
• Mitch and Rich were both not very drunk

 

3. Which one of these 4 events most likely occurred?

• Jade arrived the earliest
• Jade left the earliest
• Mitch and Rich both left the party after the fight
• Most people left right after the fight happened

 

4. Which person remembers the most from that night?

• Sadie
• Jade
• Naomi
• JR
• Alyssa
• Jim
• Justin
• Tina

 

5. Which person remembers the least from that night?

• Sadie
• Jade
• Naomi
• JR
• Alyssa
• Jim
• Justin
• Tina