Part 155: Episode 5, Final Day, Trial Former: Bloody Message
Part 155: Episode 5, Final Day, Trial Former: Bloody Message
Either you all know what's coming, or you have the same half-baked theory that I do - that bloody mark on the jar is the only thing somewhat resembling writing that was in that office that night. More importantly, that mark having some meaning is the only reason that Gant would hide it in his safe.
Music: Silence
This is the message left by the deceased.Sound: Objection
Sound: Realization
Oh, is he going to just speak the killer's name?Sound: Realization
If that thing could, I'm sure it would.Sound: Realization
A message was left here...
on the surface of this jar.
What do you mean?Sound: Light Bulb
quote:
I briefly considered submitting Goodman's Note (it is a message from the deceased, after all; just not the same deceased that we've been discussing), but the penalty forced me into a more serious guess. Choosing the note gets the same negative result as any other incorrect answer, however:
Music: Silence
Sound: Objection
Right...
This is the message from the judge!
Sound: Damage 2
Excellent penalty-assessment line, sir Judge.
Oh... (I guess that wasn't right.)
Music: Suspense
Sound: Realization
(That's the only logical conclusion.)
Sound: Gavel
Commence retry loop.
Music: Suspense
Oh wow, I think I see it. It's just been partially wiped away. How many instances of evidence tampering are we up to now?
It looks like someone wiped the blood away.Sound: Realization
... Yes, but notice:
Why would that one fragment not get wiped? Did Lana not find it right away, and later it was too late so Gant just had to hide it in his safe?
Yes... there is a line here... drawn in blood!
So what you're saying,
Sound: Light Bulb
Prosecutor Marshall did not die instantly.
It was pitch dark in there. Did he even know what had happened, let alone who had done it?
One that someone apparently wiped away...
Let's luminol the whole thing!
Sound: Desk Slam
Precisely so! All we need to do is connect these points...Music: Silence
Sound: Objection
N-no...!
Sound: Gavel
Mr. Wright! What kind of message did the victim leave for us!?Sound: Whack
Sound: Realization
Music: Logic and Trick
(I've got to connect these dots to make letters.)
(His murderer's name!)Was Neil Marshall really thinking at the time, "That bitch Ema betrayed and killed me! I better write down her name so everyone knows what happened!" Seems like a bit of a stretch, but whatever.
We get a little puzzle with zero instructions on what to do. After some trial and error, I discovered that connecting the dots requires a double-click with the mouse first on one dot, and then on another dot to draw a line between them.
Like so.
Not hard to connect the rest from there. The hardest part is realizing the middle line of the "E" doesn't actually need to be connected anywhere for some reason. Anyway, I never remotely saw this one coming when we first found that last piece of the jar.
Music: Silence
Sound: Guilty
(That's why all I've been thinking about is saving Lana.)
Sound: Guilty
Sound: Guilty
quote:
Getting this one wrong is pretty easy to do, given the lack of instruction.
Music: Silence
Sound: Drama Pound
Hmm... Yes...
Sound: Damage 2
Hey, I didn't even know there was a penalty being threatened on that one.
Sound: Gavel
Not sure how the Court Record is going to help with this one, but we get the same scene leading up to the same puzzle from there.
Sound: Realization
I just thought of something. In order for Neil to write out Ema's name like it's shown here, the jar would still have to be intact at this point. So how did it get broken? And why did one piece not get wiped away, and hidden in Gant's safe instead? Was he saving it as blackmail material?
Of all people...
Was Ema Skye.
Sound: Guilty
Sound: Realization
Oh look, Gant's back to taunt us. Does he even realize we got that last piece of the jar out of his safe?
Music: Damon Gant ~ Swimming, Anyone?
Chief Gant...Sound: Light Bulb
What...? What are you talking about?
Two years ago,
Joe Darke was sentenced to death. He was convicted because of his final murder.
Gant is awfully cheeky for someone who did a lot of the evidence tampering/forging in said case.
Ack!Sound: Light Bulb
Yes, Worthy. Because of you...
an innocent man was sentenced to death.
Sound: Realization
Sound: Stab 2
Music: Silence
Sound: Desk Slam
Sound: Objection
I'm afraid that's not important.Sound: Realization
Music: Damon Gant ~ Swimming, Anyone?
What?Sound: Light Bulb
We're merely keepers of the law. Sentencing a man to death... is no light matter. Even if there wasn't any cover-up or evidence forgery...
Sound: Realization
I'm really looking forward to wiping that smirk of his face in a few updates.
! Despite what anyone may say,Music: Silence
this fact cannot be denied.Sound: Drama Pound
Sound: Crowd Noise
We get the same extra-excited crowd noise that ended our last trial day.
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
There's a difference between responsibility and fault. Damon Gant and Lana Skye are clearly the ones at fault here. Though I guess we still have to prove Gant's involvement.
Sound: Crowd Noise
Unable to settle the crowd, the judge declared a recess. Where this trial is headed, no one knows...
Rather eventful first half of the trial day. We still have to tie all of this SL-9 stuff back into Goodman's murder. Maybe Lana will be more forthcoming now that her secret is out?
Music: Jingle - It Can't End Here
Just one segment left in this game!