Part 13: Episode 2, Investigation: Meet Maya

Part 13: Episode 2, Investigation: Meet Maya

Music: Silence



(That girl just now... where'd she go!?)



(Uh oh... I hope she didn't run on me.)



The girl pops up on the screen, apparently frightening us half to death.

(Don't scare me like that...)

Music: Investigation - Core



Excuse me but, who are you?



She can't be worse as a client than Larry, but she's not doing us any favors so far. I'll cut her some slack for having just found her sister's murdered body though.





Maya Fey.

Maya... Fey?

Music: Silence

("Maya"...?)



(Maybe I should show her the receipt?)

Music: Investigation - Core





Looks like we have some more options for this investigation now.



So of course we're going to goof around poking at everything in the lobby instead.

A small writing desk cluttered with office supplies.



You couldn't cram more legal books in here, even if you wanted to.

Few can gaze upon the shelves without feeling insignificant.

I think Phoenix has some confidence problems.



The door to the chief's office. It's slightly open.

I'd better not touch the door knob.

That might be the smartest thing we've said all game. And yet...if we work here, wouldn't our fingerprints already be expected to be everywhere?



A large painting. I guess you'd call this "modern art".

I, on the other hand, call it a mistake.

I wouldn't be surprised if that line was a writer taking a dig at something he saw in some bigwig's office at the studio.



This sofa is for clients. It's leather... a real luxury model.



The reception desk. I usually sit here.

Phoenix, you're an attorney, and you... sit at the reception desk? How many people work at Fey and Co., anyway? Was Phoenix the first hire Mia had made, and the place here only had the one office?



Enough looking around, let's see what Mia has to say.



Looks like we only have two relevant topics here. Might as well start at the top.



Um... excuse me?

Can you tell me what happened?



I came in... The room was dark.

And Sis... Sis...!



Assuming we trust her, anyway. Luckily the game already showed us the killer, and it's definitely not her.



Once a topic is exhausted, we get a convenient check mark. I'm really liking this investigation interface. Anyway, next topic!



Sister. I'm her younger sister.

And you were here... visiting? This late at night?



Evidence...?

Yes... I-it was that clock...

It was "The Thinker".



That's it for conversation, let's go and shove all our inventory in her face now.



We still have our badge, for reasons unknown. I kind of hope this thing never gets used anywhere in the game. Anyway, we can "Present" it just like in court last episode.



Fair, fair.



How about these glass shards?



I know. I saw it there too.

I thought they might be pieces of the light stand.

Hmm. Maybe.

(Never heard of a glass light stand before...)

Phoenix you said you thought it was part of the light stand last update! Don't flake out on me now, you're doing so much better this episode!



Maybe she can tell us more about the statue/clock?







That was... Oh, Sis! *sob*



Sure, it was a little insensitive, but we got two new sprites out of it.



I doubt this one is going to go much better...



She wrote it on the back of this receipt.

!

Th-th-that's MY name!

W-why!? Why would she write my name?



W-why would Sis write my name?

(Uh-oh. Now I've done it...)



Sirens start playing over the music here. This scene starts playing once we've both attempted to use the phone in Mia's office (to see the scene with the caller from across the street), and shown Maya the receipt with her name in blood. If you show Maya the receipt before checking the office phone, then this scene instead plays as soon as you come out of Mia's office again after looking at the phone.

!







A common theme in Japanese detective stories is an incompetent police force. I'm not sure if that's a parody or more reflecting reality, but let's see what we're dealing with here...



Both "Dick" and "Gumshoe" are old American slang terms meaning "detective". It's a double pun!

(Gumshoe...? What an odd name.)

He probably changed his name when he got that job.



I already like this guy's expressions.

Got a person saying they saw a murder.



Now that I take a closer look, she seems to resemble the killer that we saw briefly a couple updates ago. Definitely related somehow.



(Great. Just great.)

Detective Gumshoe disappears, probably headed into Mia's office.



We're quick to dismiss the obvious conclusion. Phoenix doesn't have the advantage of seeing the murder happen like we do, but it's pretty easy to see that Maya's innocent here. Unless she's a sociopathic killer, of course.





Eek!



...!



That's my name...







Gumshoe tends to look around a lot while he's talking...



It's a cool "thinking" animation, as Gumshoe speculates on what the bloody note means...





Yup, it's going to be one of "those" police forces. Although, while "case closed" might be a little premature, it certainly seems fair to bring her in for questioning at this point.



Music: Silence



I was taken in for questioning and didn't get out until the next morning.

My eyes were heavy... but I couldn't sleep.

I sat around, waiting for visiting hours to begin at the detention center.



Looks like next time we'll be headed to the detention center! In the meantime, some new character profiles for you:



Haven't seen that smiling sprite yet. Hopefully soon!



This guy already looks clueless.