God Save the Prince/Transcript

The Bureau’s European HQ, London, England…

Ingrid Bjorn:  , it’s an honor to meet you. I hear you’re an expert on murders… solving them, that is.

Ingrid: Welcome to London. My name is Ingrid Bjorn, secretary to the chief of The Bureau’s European Branch.

Ingrid: As I’m sure you’ve heard, The Bureau are the elite. We report to no government or higher order, only to justice. We fight the criminals no one else fights… and we want you to join us.

Ingrid: But, let me make this clear: the world’s safety is in our hands. This is dangerous, top secret work and if you’re not interested in the challenge, then I suggest you leave now. What do you say?

Ingrid: Excellent. We understand each other. Now let’s meet the chief.

In the chief’s office…

Ingrid: Ma’am, this is  , the new recruit.

Chief Ripley: Ah, , just in time! You’ve been following the news, I presume?

Chief Ripley: No?! Well, we’d better show you. Ingrid, fetch the slides.

Ingrid: Over the past few months, Europe’s been hit by an unprecedented wave of violence.

Ingrid: Belgium’s Atomium was burned to the ground…

Ingrid: … The Prime Minister of Denmark was assassinated…

Ingrid: … The Amsterdam Riots were horrific!

Chief Ripley: And these are just the attacks the public know about!

Chief Ripley: We’re pretty sure there’s someone behind this, but we have no idea who!

Chief Ripley: That’s why we brought you to Britain, . We need you to find out who’s behind this chaos.

Chief Ripley: Right, let’s hit the ground running. You’re going to Westminster Lane in London. Local police have asked for help, I’m not sure what with.

Chief Ripley: I’m partnering you with Jack Archer. I believe you’ve already met. He’ll meet you there in about-

Ingrid: Ma’am? Is it wise to partner  with Jack?! He’s a little… wild.

Chief Ripley: Unorthodox is what we need right now. Besides, with  around, Archer might actually learn something!

Chapter 1
Investigate Westminster Lane.

(Before investigating Westminster Lane)

Jack Archer (as British Policeman): ‘Allo ‘allo ‘allo! What’s all this then?! Blimey, don’t ya know this is a bleeding crime scene!?

Jack: Oh, it’s you  … don’t you recognize me, mate?!

Jack: Sorry about the disguise, . I was trying to blend in.

Jack: Glad you got here so fast. Something’s definitely not right on this street, . I’ve cleared the area so you can have a look around.

Jack: I’ll leave you to it. I need to get out of this costume, before anyone assumes I’m a real British policeman and asks me about Sherlock Holmes!

(After investigating Westminster Lane)

Jack: I’m just a visitor, but I’m guessing a body in a phone box is not an everyday London occurrence!

Jack: His face looks swollen, like he suffocated!

Jack: Wait a minute! I know who this is, ! It’s Prince Albert! He’s the heir to the British throne!

Jack: This is huge! Who’d want to kill a royal? Everyone loves the royal family! I’d better call the chief and update her!

Jack: Chief, we’ve got a problem! Prince Albert has been killed on Westminster Lane! What are your orders?

Chief Ripley: Dear God! What was the Prince doing on Westminster Lane?! This is a disaster!

Chief Ripley: Right, keep the murder a secret until  catches this killer. We don’t want to start a panic!

Jack: Okay, , first we get this body to Angela. She’s our genius coroner. She’ll be able to tell us something about this prince!

Jack: What else did you pick up? Some broken metal pieces. Alright, let’s see how fast you can put them back together!

Archibald: Excuse me, out of my way! I’ve a jolly important meeting with jolly important fellows at the bank!

Jack: Excuse yourself, pal. This is a crime scene! There’s a dead body, if you haven’t noticed.

Archibald: Goodness gracious! That’s the prince! I… thought I saw something near that telephone box, but I never-

Jack: You saw something?! Right,  <Name> will need to talk to you.

Archibald: Have you gone potty?! Don’t you know who I am?!

Jack: The Monopoly guy? Look, I don’t care. We’re on a murder case, your meeting can wait – justice can’t!

Examine Broken Pieces.

Jack: Hey, good job! Those broken pieces you picked up on the crime scene make this pendant!

Jack: It looks like a family crest, but whose? And what was it doing next to the Prince’s body? You got any tricks up your sleeve for this?

Jack: You have access to the database? Man, you do have high clearance! Okay, well I’ll let you run this family crest through the database!

Examine Family Crest.

Jack: Wow, this case goes to the very top! It says here that crest you found on the crime scene belongs to Count Rupert!

Jack: According to the database, Count Rupert is next in line to the throne. If Prince Albert dies, Rupert inherits the crown!

Jack: Sounds like this guy has the perfect motive! Come on, let’s go talk to him!

Ask Count Rupert about his relationship with the victim.

Count Rupert: Do hurry this up, one has to get back for one’s polo match this afternoon.

Jack: Something tells me your match is going to be canceled, Your Lordship. Prince Albert was just murdered.

Count Rupert: Good gracious! Albert… dead? How could this be! Who’d want to harm that sweet, innocent man?

Jack: That’s what we’re trying to work out. You do know that this now makes you the heir to the throne?

Count Rupert: The heir? How… interesting. One is gobsmacked!

Jack: It also makes you a suspect.

Count Rupert: Don’t be absurd! How ridiculous! One would never kill someone, just to…

Count Rupert: … become heir to the richest kingdom in the world… that’s just poppycock!

Talk to Archibald Gilchrist about his presence on the crime scene.

Archibald: It’s really a crying shame about Prince Albert. My bank is responsible for managing the royal fortune, so I met the fellow often. Damned good chap.

Jack: You don’t seem that upset.

Archibald: That’s my British stiff upper lip. No need to get all melodramatic and American about something as trivial as murder.

Jack: You mentioned seeing something strange near the phone box. What was it?

Archibald: I saw someone hiding in the bushes, watching that telephone box. I presumed it was just some chap with a phone fetish!

Archibald: Couldn’t make out a bloody thing about the shadowy fellow, but I did see them running off to the Globe Theater.

Jack: The Globe Theater? That old looking theater in the center of town? That’s worth checking out. Let’s go, <Name>!

Investigate Theater Stage.

Jack: So that “shadowy fellow” that snooty banker mentioned came to this theater. Have you found anything that connects them to our case?

Jack: You think that candle could shed some light on why the killer came here? You think there’s something written on it? I’ll get your dusting kit so you can take a closer look.

Jack: Coooool! You picked up a box of costumes. I’ll handle this, I’m the master of disguise, after all!

Jack: Oh, okay. You go ahead this time, <Name>. Let’s see if you find anything interesting in there.

Examine Costumes Box.

Jack: So what’s so special about those gloves you found? There was some interesting stuff in that costume box, after all.

Jack: That’s the royal crest on the gloves! Do you think these gloves belonged to our victim?!

Jack: You want to analyze those gloves further? I know just the woman to help – Marina Romanova.

Jack: She’s our icy Russian profiler and I think she’s hot for me!

Examine Candle.

Jack: Nice work! That candle you found at the theater is awesome! Look at that weird symbol on it!

Jack: We’re in luck, <Name>! We’ve hired a new team member: Armand Dupont. He’s a historian and symbols, culture and stuff are his specialty.

Jack: The Bureau only recruits the best, but if I’m being honest, Dupont could put me to sleep in a heavy metal concert! But we should still take this candle to him.