The Machiavellian Candidate

The Machiavellian Candidate is a case featured in Criminal Case as the forty-ninth case of Mysteries of the Past (Season 4) and the two-hundred twentieth case overall. It is the first case to take place in the Ivory Hill district of Concordia.

Victim

 * Lissa Avery (found poisoned at an awards luncheon)

Murder Weapon

 * Poison

Killer

 * Gertrude Avery

Killer's Profile

 * The killer has diabetes.
 * The killer reads Machiavelli.
 * The killer eats lobster.
 * The killer wears grey pinstripe.
 * The killer has blue eyes.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Awards Luncheon. (Clues: Torn Paper, Victim's Body; Murder Weapon registered: Poison; New Suspect: Malcolm Rochester; Victim identified: Lissa Avery)
 * Question Senator Malcolm Rochester about the murder. (Prerequisite: Awards Luncheon investigated; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Senator's House)
 * Investigate Senator's House. (Prerequisite: Malcolm interrogated; Clues: Victim's Bag, Victim's Notebook)
 * Examine Victim's Bag. (Result: Photo)
 * Examine Photo. (New Suspect: Samson Drake)
 * Ask Samson Drake why the victim had a photo of him. (Prerequisite: Samson Drake identified)
 * Examine Victim's Notebook. (Result: Open Notebook; New Suspect: Veronica Rochester)
 * Talk to Veronica Rochester about her relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Victim's Notebook unlocked)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Luncheon Menu)
 * Analyze Luncheon Menu. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer reads Machiavelli)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer has diabetes)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Speak with Gertrude Avery about her daughter. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; New Crime Scene Unlocked: City Park; Profile updated: Gertrude reads Machiavelli)
 * Investigate City Park. (Prerequisite: Gertrude interrogated; Clues: Broken Plate, Trash Can)
 * Examine Broken Plate. (Result: Commemorative Plate; New Suspect: Mayor Castletown)
 * Question Mayor Castletown about seeing the victim at the luncheon. (Prerequisite: Commemorative Plate unraveled)
 * Examine Trash Can. (Result: Wine Bottle)
 * Analyze Wine Bottle. (12:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats lobster; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Fireplace)
 * Investigate Fireplace. (Prerequisite: Wine Bottle analyzed; Clues: Victim's Note, Cake)
 * Examine Victim's Note. (Result: Victim's Note)
 * Analyze Victim's Note. (12:00:00)
 * Ask Mr Drake why the victim wished to block his calls. (Prerequisite: Victim's Note analyzed; Profiles updated: Samson has diabetes and reads Machiavelli, Malcolm has diabetes)
 * Examine Cake. (Result: Green Substance)
 * Examine Green Substance. (Result: Eau de Narcisse)
 * Interrogate Mrs Rochester about her anger at the victim. (Prerequisite: Eau de Narcisse identified under microscope; Profile updated: Veronica reads Machiavelli)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (2 stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Luncheon Tables. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Birth Certificate, Locked Box, Broken Award)
 * Examine Birth Certificate. (Result: Victim's Parents)
 * Question Mrs Avery about her relation to the victim. (Prerequisite: Victim's Parents unraveled; Profile updated: Gertrude has diabetes and eats lobster)
 * Examine Locked Box. (Result: Film Reel)
 * Analyze Film Reel. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Senator Rochester about the film reel. (Prerequisite: Film Reel analyzed; Profile updated: Malcolm reads Machiavelli and eats lobster)
 * Examine Broken Award. (Result: Award)
 * Confront Mayor Castletown about the victim's award. (Prerequisite: Award unraveled; Profiles updated: Cornelius eats lobster, Samson eats lobster)
 * Investigate Park Bench. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Cyanide Box, Wheelbarrow)
 * Examine Cyanide Box. (Result: Grey Particles)
 * Analyze Grey Particles. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears grey pinstripe)
 * Examine Wheelbarrow. (Result: Wine Glass)
 * Analyze Wine Glass. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer has blue eyes)
 * Take care of the killer now!
 * Go to No News is Good News (1/6). (No stars)

Trivia

 * In the "Senator's House" crime scene, a bust of Julius Caesar can be seen.
 * In Chapter 3, a quote from Marmion is mentioned.


 * This is one of the only cases in Mysteries of the Past in which the victim and the killer are relatives.