Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue is a case featured in Criminal Case as the one-hundred and fifty-first case of the game. It is the thirty-sixth case of the game's World Edition (Season 3) and also the final case to take place in Oceania.

Victim

 * Marshall Metcalf (found stabbed with a syringe)

Murder Weapon

 * Syringe

Killer

 * Brice LeBeau

Killer's Profile

 * The killer knows Krav Maga.
 * The killer uses sunscreen.
 * The killer uses Morse.
 * The killer is under 30.
 * The killer has brown eyes.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Island Landing. (Clues: Victim's Bag, Cigarette, Victim's Body; Victim identified: Marshall Metcalf)
 * Examine Victim's Bag. (Result: Locked Phone)
 * Examine Locked Phone. (Result: Victim's Phone)
 * Analyze Victim's Phone. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses sunscreen)
 * Examine Cigarette. (Result: Transparent Substance)
 * Examine Transparent Substance. (New Suspect: Brice LeBeau)
 * Ask LeBeau what he's doing on the island. (Prerequisite: Transparent Substance identified under microscope)
 * Investigate SOMBRA Hideout. (Prerequisite: Brice LeBeau interrogated; Clues: Torn Picture, Note with Bullets)
 * Examine Torn Picture. (Result: Partial Photo; New Suspect: Michelle Zuria)
 * Question Michelle about her threat to the victim. (Prerequisite: Partial Photo restored)
 * Examine Note with Bullets. (Result: Message; Clue: Bullets)
 * Analyze Bullets. (09:00:00; New Suspect: Baxter Fraser)
 * Find out why Baxter came back to SOMBRA. (Prerequisite: Bullets analyzed)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Syringe; Attribute: The killer knows Krav Maga)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Volcano Lab. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Lab Supplies, CCTV; New Suspect: Ruby Armstrong)
 * Examine Lab Supplies. (Result: Woman's Photo; Clue: Mysterious Woman)
 * Examine Mysterious Woman. (New Suspect: Asal Hawaa)
 * Question Asal about her involvement with Metcalf. (Prerequisite: Mysterious Woman identified)
 * Examine CCTV. (Result: CCTV footage)
 * Analyze CCTV footage. (06:00:00)
 * Ask LeBeau how he knows about the lava lab. (Prerequisite: CCTV footage analyzed)
 * Investigate Front Steps. (Prerequisite: Brice LeBeau interrogated; Clues: Lab Scale, Wooden Pieces)
 * Examine Lab Scale. (Result: Orange Crystals)
 * Analyze Orange Crystals. (06:00:00)
 * Question Michelle about the orange crystals. (Prerequisite: Orange Crystals analyzed)
 * Examine Wooden Pieces. (Result: Strange Machine)
 * Analyze Strange Machine. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses Morse)
 * Ask Ruby how she got locked up in the volcano lab. (Prerequisite: Play Volcano Lab as a task)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Control Desk. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Faded Diary, Torn Paper, Locked Device)
 * Examine Faded Diary. (Result: Diary Entry)
 * Analyze Diary Entry. (09:00:00)
 * Interrogate Baxter about his diary. (Prerequisite: Diary Entry analyzed)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Architectural Drawing)
 * Question Ruby about designing the lava lab. (Prerequisite: Architectural Drawing restored)
 * Examine Locked Device. (Result: Lab Device)
 * Question Asal about her disguised communication device. (Prerequisite: Lab Device unlocked)
 * Investigate Volcanic Beach. (All tasks before must be completed; Clues: Morse Code Book, Volcanic Rocks)
 * Examine Morse Code Book. (Result: Skin Cells)
 * Analyze Skin Cells. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer has brown eyes)
 * Examine Volcanic Rocks. (Result: Victim's Glasses)
 * Analyze Victim's Glasses. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer under 30)
 * Take care of the killer now!
 * Go to The Next Level (6/6). (No stars)

The Next Level (6/6)

 * Ask Asal what intel she got from Metcalf. (Available after unlocking The Next Level; Reward: Blue Skin)
 * Investigate SOMBRA Hideout. (Prerequisite: Asal interrogated; Clue: Metcalf's Files)
 * Examine Metcalf's Files. (Result: Metcalf's Notes)
 * Analyze Metcalf's Notes. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Michelle what she wants. (Available after unlocking The Next Level; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Volcano Lab. (Prerequisite: Michelle interrogated; Clue: Locked USB Key)
 * Examine Locked USB Key. (Result: USB Key)
 * Analyze USB Key. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Michelle why she helped us. (Prerequisite: USB Key analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Island Landing. (All tasks before must be completed; Clues: Backpack)
 * Examine Backpack. (Result: Faded Map)
 * Examine Faded Map. (Result: Destination in Africa)
 * Question Baxter about his mission. (Prerequisite: Destination in Africa unraveled on Map)
 * Move on to a new case (in Africa)! (1 star)

Trivia

 * The case's title comes from the idiom "out of the blue", which describes an event that happens unexpectedly and without warning.
 * Due to the story's canon, Judge Adaku does not make an appearance in this case.
 * This is the one of the cases in which the killer changes into the prison clothes without having been interrogated in the Additional Investigation.