Carter Hayes

Carter Hayes, appearing as a minor character in Criminal Case, was mentioned during the events of Snake in the Grass (Case #1 of The Conspiracy), Hell Is Other People (Case #2 of The Conspiracy), Cross My Heart (Case #4 of The Conspiracy), he later made his appearance as a quasi-suspect in Too Cruel for School (Case #5 of The Conspiracy).

Profile
17 years of age, Carter is the son of divorced couple Gloria and Jake Hayes. He has brown eyes and short black hair. He wears a blue polo over a white shirt. There is an orange and black logo on his polo, resembling a ninja cat. As revealed by Gloria, Carter likes animals and video games. He also is a fan of cosplay and is currently a former student at Fairview High School.

Gloria said that after her divorce with Jake, he gained full custody of Carter and moved to Grimsborough. Gloria moved to Grimsborough soon after, about one month prior to the events of The Conspiracy.

Snake in the Grass
After arresting Nathan Pandit's killer, the player accompanied Gloria in finding a birthday gift for Carter in the zoo's gift shop. After finding some gifts for him, they found a DVD of CCN's "Grimsborough: A Year in Review", where a CCN reporter recapped all the year's biggest events, including a satellite falling from the sky.

Later, after knowing the Rocket Cow Killer's modus operandi was to kill the parents of Fairview High School students, Gloria decided to pull Carter out of school in case the killer decided to target students too.

Too Cruel for School
Making his first debut, Carter is seen hanging around the lab for a majority of the case, after wanting to check up on his mom. He helps Cathy deduce a secret message from the killer, saying that the lyrics are from a chant for the Grimsborough Badgers, identifying the killer as a Grimsborough Badgers fan. Later, he consumes a chemical substance shown to him by Amir that turns him green.

Case appearances

 * Snake in the Grass (Case #1 of The Conspiracy; mentioned)
 * Hell Is Other People (Case #2 of The Conspiracy; mentioned)
 * Cross My Heart (Case #4 of The Conspiracy; mentioned)
 * Too Cruel for School (Case #5 of The Conspiracy)