The Lake's Bride

The Lake's Bride (Case #27) is the twenty-seventh case of the game.

Case Background
The victim was a woman named Mary Gray. She was found dead inside the trunk of a car pulled from the lake, drowned. The killer was a poet named Alexander Vladinsky.

Alexander had a mental problem and loved Mary. When Jones asked Alexander why he killed the woman he loved, Alexander replied with a strange answer. He said that love, passion and death were all similar and that murder was the highest form of desire. Since Alexander had a mental problem, Judge Hall sentenced him to 30 years in jail, accompanied by a psychiatrist.

Victim

 * Mary Gray (found dead in the trunk of a car pulled from the lake)Mary's_Body.png

Murder Weapon

 * Drowning

Killer

 * Alexander Vladinsky

Killer's Profile

 * The killer collects stamps.
 * The killer has a dog.
 * The killer has scratches.
 * The killer has a mud stain.
 * The killer has blue eyes.



Chapter 1

 * Investigate Lake. (Clues: Victim's Body, Seaweed, Torn Letters)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00)
 * Talk to Elizabeth Hopkins.
 * Examine Seaweed. (Result: Scales)
 * Talk to Floyd Russel.
 * Examine Torn Letters. (Result: Letters)
 * Analyze Letters. (00:30:00)
 * Investigate Victim's Stall. (Result: Newspaper)
 * Examine Newspaper. (Result: Classified Ad)
 * Talk to Thomas Benson.
 * Examine Suspect's Description. (Result: Suspect's Profile)
 * Talk to Alexander Vladinsky.
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Town Exit. (Clues: Keychain, Claw, Glove)
 * Examine Claw. (Result: Fingerprints)
 * Analyze Fingerprints Sample. (00:30:00)
 * Talk to Floyd Russel.
 * Analyze Glove. (06:00:00)
 * Talk to James Savage.
 * Talk to Elizabeth Hopkins.
 * Investigate Stall Shelves. (Clue: Box)
 * Examine Box. (Result: Stamp)
 * Examine Stamp. (Result: DNA)
 * Analyze DNA. (00:30:00)
 * Talk to Alexander Vladinsky.
 * Go to Chapter 3. (2 stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Underwater. (Clue: Torn Suit)
 * Talk to Alexander Vladinsky.
 * Talk to Thomas Benson.
 * Examine Torn Suit. (Result: Suit)
 * Analyze Suit. (06:00:00)
 * Investigate Dilapidated Road. (Clue: Broken Medal)
 * Examine Broken Medal. (Result: Medal)
 * Examine Medal. (Result: Skin Cells)
 * Analyze Skin Cells. (06:00:00)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Additional Investigation. (No stars)

Additional Investigation

 * Ask James Savage what's wrong.
 * Investigate Town Exit. (Clue: Sick Fox)
 * Examine Sick Fox. (Result: Insects)
 * Analyze Insects. (03:00:00)
 * Ask James Savage to take care of the fox. (Reward: 200 XP)
 * Talk to Floyd Russel about the Creature.
 * Investigate Lake. (Clue: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Pamphlet)
 * Tell Floyd Russel you found the pamphlet. (Reward: Tuba, Lake Monster Suit)
 * Check up on Thomas Benson.
 * Investigate Stall Shelves. (Clue: Red Suitcase)
 * Examine Red Suitcase. (Result: Fairytale Book)
 * Give the book to Thomas Benson. (Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Next Case. (3 stars)

Trivia

 * This case is one of the many cases in which Chief Samuel King doesn't make an appearance in the beginning.
 * This case, The Kiss of Death and The Reaper and the Geek are three cases in which the murder weapon is an action (drowning, defenestration and pushed to death).
 * This case and What Dies Beneath have the same murder weapon (drowning).