Murder-Go-Round

Murder-Go-Round (Case #71, or Case #15 of Pacific Bay) is the seventy-first case of the game and the fifteenth case of Pacific Bay.

Case Background
The victim was Odette Kamarov, wife of Nikolai Kamarov, who's the boss of the Russian community in Inner City. She was found dead weeping blood on a carousel. Through careful autopsy, Roxie Sparks determined the cause of death was an overdose of blood thinner (anti-coagulant) tablets, causing Odette's blood to turn into water, allowing her to bleed through every orifice Roxie could name.

Nikolai lost himself throughout the case as he warned Amy Young and the player to find the killer accountable for Odette's death or he would take matters in his own hands. Nikolai also budged in the police station to alert the team that his son, Andrew Kamarov, was kidnapped by the killer, and also added Andrew's rescue to his list of demands, although Russell Crane intervened to calm Nikolai down. Nikolai was mentally unstable during the investigation as he winded up kidnapping Sue Xiong (leader of the Chinese community), threatening to kill her if the police intervened. Nikolai became a serious problem as he was taken into custody until evidence proved Tammy Baker (Andrew's nanny) guilty of grand homicide.

Tammy viewed Odette as a bad mother because Odette refused to allow vaccinations to be administered to Andrew arising from Odette's beliefs that her ballet career ended due to her giving birth to Andrew. Tammy had enough of Odette's negligence, so she rigged Odette's coffee with blood thinners before Odette consumed her cup. One day Odette came to Tammy to pick Andrew up from school wanting to play Mommy for once but, after she consumed her coffee, she felt ill. Tammy seized Andrew so she could give Andrew the treatment Odette never gave him. Tammy wanted to make sure Odette was dead, and after she confirmed it, she took Odette's jacket, wrote the words "Evil Woman" on it, and displayed it to make Inner City aware of Odette's mannerisms. Amy wanted to know where Tammy held Andrew, so Tammy told Amy that Andrew was safe in her apartment. Andrew was then found inside Tammy's apartment, but he wanted to know where Tammy was, but Amy told him that she and the player were present to send him back to Nikolai.

In court, Tammy told Judge Dante the reason for the murder was to ensure Andrew was properly treated (starting with immunizations, found in Tammy's wallet), but alas, Judge Dante was confident (in spite of Nikolai's mental instability) that Nikolai could find a nanny with no criminal record, and therefore, Judge Dante gave Tammy a lifetime jail sentence with no eligibility for parole.

In spite of being reunited with Andrew, Nikolai still demonstrated signs of mental instability resulting from the urge to ensure Andrew would protect the Russian community from the Chinese, not to mention Nikolai and Sue were once friends in high school, which was the source of Nikolai's anger towards the police. Sergei Yablokov was under Hannah Choi's suspicion of doing business with Inner Chaos behind Nikolai's back in spite of Sergei's claims that he would remain loyal to the Kamarovs for the life of him.

Victim

 * Odette Kamarov (found weeping blood on a carousel)

Murder Weapon

 * Blood Thinner

Killer

 * Tammy Baker

Killer's Profile

 * The killer eats Russian stew.
 * The killer uses chalk.
 * The killer gets manicures.
 * The killer has long hair.
 * The killer wears blue fabric.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Carousel. (Clues: Victim's Body, Torn Photo, Victim's Jacket)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Family Picture)
 * Inform Nikolai Kamarov of his wife's death. (Prerequisite: Family Picture restored)
 * Investigate Victim's Living Room. (Prerequisite: Talk to Nikolai; Clues: Magazine Rack, Broken Phone)
 * Examine Magazine Rack. (Result: Sergei's Binoculars)
 * Ask Sergei Yablokov about his binoculars. (Prerequisite: Binoculars found)
 * Examine Broken Phone. (Result: Mobile Phone)
 * Examine Mobile Phone. (Result: Victim's Phone)
 * Analyze Victim's Phone. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Ross Barthe about Odette's calls. (Prerequisite: Victim's Phone analyzed)
 * Examine Victim's Jacket. (Result: Powder)
 * Analyze Powder. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses chalk)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats Russian Stew)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Ask Tammy Baker about Andrew's abduction. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2)
 * Investigate Andrew's Play Corner. (Talk to Tammy Baker first; Clues: Torn Document, Toy Box)
 * Examine Torn Document. (Result: Promise of Investment)
 * Ask Ross about the promise of investment. (Prerequisite: Promise of Investment restored)
 * Examine Toy Box. (Result: Revolver)
 * Examine Revolver. (Result: Serial Number)
 * Analyze Serial Number. (15:00:00)
 * Ask Sergei why his gun was in Andrew's toybox. (Prerequisite: Revolver Serial Number analyzed)
 * Investigate Children's Playground. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Andrew's Bunny, Open Book)
 * Examine Andrew's Bunny. (Result: Pink Substance)
 * Analyze Pink Substance. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer gets manicures)
 * Examine Open Book. (Result: Chinese Book)
 * Analyze Chinese Book. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Sue Xiong what her book was doing on the playground. (Prerequisite: Chinese Book analyzed)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)

Chapter 3

 * Talk to Sue about Nikolai taking her hostage. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3)
 * Investigate Playground Structure. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Tammy's wallet, Business Card)
 * Examine Tammy's Wallet. (Result: Vaccination Card)
 * Examine Vaccination Card. (Result: Andrew Kamarov not vaccinated)
 * Ask Tammy about Andrew's lack of vaccination. (Prerequisite: Andrew Kamarov not vaccinated)
 * Examine Business Card. (Result: Case Number)
 * Analyze Case Number. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Nikolai about his divorce plans. (Prerequisite: Case Number analyzed)
 * Investigate Carousel Horse. (All tasks before must be done prior to this; Clues: Prescription Box, Carousel Stirrup)
 * Examine Prescription Box. (Result: Oily Substance)
 * Analyze Oily Substance. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer has long hair)
 * Examine Carousel Stirrup. (Result: Purple Fibers)
 * Analyze Purple Fibers. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears blue fabric)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Additional Investigation. (No stars)

Additional Investigation

 * See what's going on with Nikolai. (Available after unlocking Additional Investigation; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Andrew's Play Corner. (Fine Nikolai first; Clues: Magician's Kit)
 * Examine Magician's Kit. (Result: Torn Picture)
 * Examine Torn Picture. (Result: High School Picture)
 * Ask Nikolai about the picture. (Prerequisite: High School Picture restored; Reward: Russian Cossack Uniform)
 * Investigate Children's Playground. (Available after unlocking Additional Investigation; Clues: Trash Can)
 * Examine Trash Can. (Result: Locked Phone)
 * Examine Locked Phone. (Result: Unlocked Phone)
 * Analyze Unlocked Phone. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Sergei about Inner Chaos's message. (Prerequisite: Unlocked Phone analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * In the United States, it is a federal felony to utilize a prescription (including but not limited to blood thinners) to anyone other than the person whom it was prescribed to based on the physician's approval.
 * The case's title may a parody of Insane Clown Posse's song "Murder Go Round".
 * After the player pieces back Odette's mobile phone, the mobile brand's name reads "PrettyPhone", which is an obvious reference to Criminal Case's development team, Pretty Simple.