The Young and the Lifeless

Case Background
Previously on Criminal Case, Chief Marquez opted to move the team to Ivywood in which Amy Young yearned to report to duty but Chief Marquez urged Amy to rest after the negative karma she had to put up with during the previous case. Chief Marquez ordered Frank Knight to give the player a tour of Ivywood much to Frank's insubordination, displeasing Chief Marquez for the umpteenth time. Frank wanted to take a nap at the Ivywood sign area, but when the player found Felicia Steppingstone slashed to death and tied to the sign, a murder investigation had to ensue but from the get-go, Holly Hopper was interrogated since she trespassed a crime scene.

In spite of Frank's insubordination at the start of the case, the player managed to arrest Tucker Smalls (Felicia's assistant) for the murder.

Tucker attempted to persuade the police that he had nothing to do with Felicia's death, but when Frank informed him that evidence incriminated him as the killer, he snapped by telling the team to keep his beloved chihuahua out of the murder. The player shipped Tucker to trial so that Tucker could explain his reasons for the murder before Judge Dante.

Tucker told the court that Felicia ruined his life, and in spite of him working as the actress's assistant, she treated Tucker as if he was her slave. Tucker was forced to do errands and chores for the actress and sometimes he would get yelled at by Felicia if he did something wrong. Felicia promised Tucker that she would introduce Tucker to some of her agents so that he would be as famous as her, but Tucker saw her as a liar--to which all Felicia did was abuse him.

Judge Dante informed Tucker that he was arrested previously for cocaine possession albeit Frank was aghast to know that Tucker didn't mention narcotics during the murder investigation. According to Judge Dante, Tucker was pulled over the night before he offed Felicia for speeding with no driver's license in which street patrollers found narcotics in the car's trunk. The narcotics were Felicia's, in which Tucker was forced to grab a couple of cocaine packages for Felicia during transit, but the street patrollers assumed the narcotics to be Tucker's property, and because of this Tucker is faced with a criminal record that will prevent him from becoming a celebrity in his own right. Tucker wanted revenge, so he followed Felicia until he boxed her to the Ivywood Sign, and upon cornering Felicia, slashed her with razor blades and tied her to the sign to make the public aware of her monstrosity. Judge Dante made things clear that there is no excuse to murder, so he gives Tucker a 20-year jail sentence for the murder of Felicia Steppingstone.

Russell Crane wanted to right his wrongs after being suspected of murder previously, but made a false arrest after he found Abbi Absinthe's lipstick container at the theater where a film reel theft was spotted. The player wasn't happy about Russell's careless decision as they took Frank to do an audit in the theater, and with Yann Toussaint's clinical expertise, the thief responsible for the theft of the film reel was Reggie Perez, whom Felicia was dating at the time of her death. Russell had to apologize to Abbi for false arrest afterwards.

The player had to report Russell's false arrest to Chief Marquez in which Russell was told that the next false arrest would be grounds for suspension from the force. Moreso, Russell grew up in Ivywood, giving him a plausible reason to perform in the field in spite of Frank's objections.

Victim

 * Felicia Steppingstone (slashed to death and tied to the Ivywood sign.)

Murder Weapon

 * Razor Blade

Killer

 * Tucker Smalls

Killer's Profile

 * The killer drinks protein shakes.
 * The killer drives a convertible.
 * The killer uses teeth whitener.
 * The killer wears a phone earpiece.
 * The killer has a Chihuahua.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Ivywood Sign. (Clues: Victim's Body, Broken Pieces, Tire Track)
 * Examine Tire Track. (Result: Convertible; Attribute: The killer drives a convertible)
 * Examine Broken Pieces. (Result: Sunglasses)
 * Talk to Holly Hopper about her presence on the Crime Scene. (Prerequisite: Sunglasses restored)
 * Investigate Theater Entrance. (Prerequisite: Talk to Holly; Clues: CD, Refreshment Box)
 * Examine CD. (Result: CD Text)
 * Analyze CD Text. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Reggie Perez about his relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: CD Text analyzed)
 * Examine Refreshment Box. (Result: Unknown Woman)
 * Examine Unknown Woman. (Result: New Suspect, Abbi Absinthe)
 * Talk to Abbi Absinthe about her friendship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Unknown Woman revealed to be Abbi)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer drinks protein shakes)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Talk to Holly Hopper about harassing the police team. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2)
 * Investigate Pool Party. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Beauty Box, Faded Trophy, Victim's Phone)
 * Examine Beauty Box. (Result: Tucker Smalls's Drivers License)
 * Ask Tucker Smalls about his driver's license in the victim's beauty box. (Prerequisite: Driver's License found)
 * Examine Faded Trophy. (Result: Trophy Text)
 * Talk to Gary Silver about his business relationship with Felicia. (Prerequisite: Trophy Text unraveled)
 * Examine Victim's Phone. (Result: Unlocked Phone)
 * Analyze Cell Phone. (15:00:00)
 * Investigate Ticket Booth. (Prerequisite: Cell Phone analyzed; Clues: Torn Paper, Razor Blade Pack)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Poster)
 * Question Abbi Absinthe about no longer being best friends with the victim. (Prerequisite: Poster restored)
 * Examine Razor Blade Pack. (Result: White Substance)
 * Analyze White Substance. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses teeth whitener)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)

Chapter 3

 * Talk to Reggie Perez about being turned down by the victim. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3)
 * Investigate Pool Deck. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Answering Machine, Ripped Photo)
 * Analyze Answering Machine. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Gary Silver about the victim's missed auditions. (Prerequisite: Answering Machine analyzed)
 * Examine Ripped Photo. (Result: Prison Photo)
 * Examine Prison Photo. (Result: Angry Message)
 * Question Tucker Smalls about getting arrested. (Prerequisite: Angry Message revealed)
 * Investigate City Viewing Point. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Bloody Razor Blade, Tote Bag; Murder Weapon Registered; Razor Blade)
 * Examine Bloody Razor Blade. (Result: Black Fragments)
 * Analyze Black Fragments. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears a phone earpiece)
 * Examine Tote Bag. (Result: Convertible Cleaner)
 * Analyze Convertible Cleaner. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer has a Chihuahua)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Ivywood Confidential: Part 1. (No stars)

Ivywood Confidential: Part 1

 * Talk to Gary Silver about his project. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential: Part 1)
 * Investigate Pool Party. (Prerequisite: Talk to Gary; Clues: Tablet)
 * Examine Tablet. (Result: Unlocked Tablet)
 * Analyze Tablet. (06:00:00)
 * Talk to Gary Silver about his TV Show. (Prerequisite: Tablet analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Theater Entrance. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential: Part 1; Clues: Lipstick)
 * Examine Lipstick. (Result: Fingerprints)
 * Analyze Fingerprints. (03:00:00)
 * Question Abbi Absinthe about the theft at the theater. (Prerequisite: Fingerprints analyzed)
 * Investigate Ticket Booth. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Film Roll Box)
 * Examine Film Roll Box. (Result: Skin Cells)
 * Analyze Skin Cells. (06:00:00)
 * Quiz Reggie Perez about the theft. (Prerequisite: Skin Cells analyzed; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Have Russell apologize to Abbi Absinthe. (Prerequisite: Talk to Reggie; Reward: Prince Costume)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * This is one of the cases of Pacific Bay in which Amy and Frank interact with each other.
 * This is one of the cases which feature characters animating in at least one cutscene due to canon in the story.
 * This is one of the cases of Pacific Bay in which more than one suspect gets arrested. In this case, for murder and for thievery.
 * This is one of the cases in which the Additional Investigation Chapter is named differently.
 * Coincidentally, this is the first case in which the Additional Investigation Chapter is named differently.
 * The name of the case is borrowed from a famous soap opera called The Young and the Restless.