Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water is a case featured in Criminal Case as the one-hundred forty-first case of the game. It is the twenty-sixth case of the game's World Edition (Season 3) and also the second case to take place in East Asia.

Victim

 * Li Jun (found floating in a river)

Murder Weapon

 * Jade Vase

Killer

 * Ellen Morowitz

Killer's Profile

 * The killer practices calligraphy.
 * The killer eats gong bao chicken.
 * The killer has a cold.
 * The killer wears red clothing.
 * The killer has a bruise.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Lotus Bridge. (Clues: Victim's Body, Faded Scrapbook, Victim's Wallet)
 * Examine Faded Scrapbook. (Result: Scrapbook Contents; New Suspect: Li Ying)
 * Inform Li Ying about her mother's death. (Prerequisite: Scrapbook Contents unraveled)
 * Examine Victim's Wallet. (Result: Panda Reserve Ticket; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Panda Reserve)
 * Investigate Panda Reserve. (Prerequisite: Panda Reserve Ticket found; Clues: Video Camera, Stained Handkerchief; New Suspect: Wang Fan)
 * Ask Wang Fan about the victim's visit to the panda reserve. (Prerequisite: Play Panda Reserve as a task)
 * Examine Video Camera. (Result: Video Camera)
 * Analyze Video Camera. (09:00:00; New Suspect: SILVERee)
 * Talk to SILVERee about the victim filming him. (Prerequisite: Video Camera analyzed)
 * Examine Stained Handkerchief. (Result: Brown Substance)
 * Examine Brown Substance. (Result: Victim's Blood; Attribute: The killer eats gong bao chicken)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer practices calligraphy)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Sichuan Restaurant. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Tablet, Chest)
 * Examine Tablet. (Result: Knitting Patterns; New Suspect: Obaasan)
 * Ask Obaasan what she knows about the victim. (Prerequisite: Tablet unlocked)
 * Examine Chest. (Result: Jade Vase)
 * Analyze Jade Vase. (Murder Weapon found: Jade Vase; 12:00:00; Attribute: The killer has a cold)
 * Investigate River Jetty. (All tasks above must be completed; Clues: Faded Document, Portrait, Torn Photo)
 * Examine Faded Document. (Result: Document Text)
 * Analyze Document Text. (12:00:00)
 * Examine Portrait. (New Suspect: Ellen Morowitz)
 * Ask Ellen Morowitz why her self portrait was doing on the crime scene. (Prerequisite: Ellen Morowitz identified)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Victim's Photo)
 * Confront Li Ying about the angry note on the photo. (Prerequisite: Victim's Photo restored)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)