Wild Wild Death

Wild Wild Death (Case #89, or Case #33 of Pacific Bay) is the thirty-third case of Pacific Bay as well as being the eighty-ninth case of the game.

Case Background
Horace Foster cordially invited Frank Knight and the player to a filming space at Abitbol and Sons Studios in Ivywood to witness the filming of The Ornery Die Last, the same script Russell Crane seized from a brainwashed Gaston Dumas and returned it to Horace just in time for filming to occur. Frank admitted to the player he loves Western movies and the filming of this movie is no exception. A chance to witness a filming turned into a murder investigation once Horace was found dismembered to death (due to blood loss resulting from the loss of limbs) on the set of The Ornery Die Last. The player didn't hesitate to ship Horace to Roxie Sparks for autopsy as a vehicle for the murder investigation.

The investigation took the player and Frank to a food truck and the estate of Horace Foster for clues in which the killer turned out to be a female Hispanic wrestling sensation named Luz Lucha.

Luz thought the player made a false arrest after evidence outed her as the killer but when Frank pointed out the tequila attribute, she tried to place the blame at Tex Houlihan but conceded after Frank made clear that leather was an attribute Luz had. Luz was a female wrestling champion for three straight years and felt that a hit to Horace was easy to her sights. One day Luz found Horace in the set of The Ornery Die Last when he was alone and forgave him by offering whiskey as goodwill. Since whiskey and ketamine had an interaction, Horace lost control of himself and that's when Luz tied Horace to the horses by the elbow and the knees. Luz played the sound of a rattlesnake on her phone, scaring the horses as if the snakes were real, and with enough speed, pryed Horace of his limbs, killing him. Luz took some time to take off her mask to reveal a skull tattoo on her forehead, which was her birthmark. The player heard enough so they shipped the female wrestling sensation to court.

Luz made clear her reason to kill Horace before Judge Dante with his discomfort of wrestling masks aside. Horace promised Luz that he would pay all monies he owed her but broke his promise one too many times. Money was the driving reason for murder, so Luz took a still from one of her wrestling matches replacing her victim's face with Horace's as a fatal reminder for him to pay her up in full not to mention a "Dead Man's Hand" (consisting of the Eight of Diamonds, Eight of Clubs, Ace of Diamonds, and the Ace of Spades) she sent to augment her demand for her monies to be returned in a timely manner. Horace said that Luz was no match for him, so Luz did what she told Frank and the player in the interrogation room to make him realize that she's serious in her endeavors. Judge Dante has heard enough, so a 25-year jail sentence was an appropriate judgment for Luz. Frank knew Horace had no honor, but admitted that there's no plausible reason for blood to be shed.

Russell deduced that a cult known as The Utopians were liable for Gaston's brainwashing and wanted to conduct an inquiry about their activities, but Chief Marquez wanted Frank and the player to check Horace's mansion for a possible break-in. Moreso, Eva Grant demanded that the player find her car keys at the movie set so she could leave Ivywood to abandon her career for a less stressful one, but after the player found her car key, she apologized to the player for wrongly accusing them of assisting the paparazzi about her alleged affair with Horace. Russell informed Frank and the player that Brett Nolan was liable for leaving the cryptic card in Horace's mansion so the team quizzed Brett about the cryptic card, but Brett wasn't happy when the player took the card away from Horace's mansion, which proved he had a plausible reason to do so, but dropped a bomb when he revealed that Russell was raised to be a Utopian, driving the Pacific Bay Police Department to a state of darkness.

Frank informed Russell that he was a Utopian, but Russell was mad about what Frank told him about the info Brett bubbled out to him. Russell's world turned upside-down when his father, Jupiter Crane asked the player to check Horace's mansion for a contract between him and Horace. Once Russell returned the restored contract to Leo Brooks (the accountant responsible for writing a contract for Jupiter), he informed Russell that the Utopians secretly control Ivywood, making Russell mentally unstable by the minute. Russell was irate to know about Jupiter manipulating the player to which Jupiter wanted to shred to remove the Utopians' involvement of Horace's project, but Russell went off-topic by bubbling out that the Utopians ruined his childhood, suggesting Russell is now consumed with vengeance. Russell hated the idea of Jupiter manipulating the player for the benefit of the Utopians and he promised Frank that he'll get to the bottom of what the Utopians want with Ivywood.

Victim

 * Horace Foster (found dismembered on a Western movie set.)

Murder Weapon

 * Horses

Killer

 * Luz Lucha

Killer's Profile

 * The killer wears cowboy boots.
 * The killer plays poker.
 * The killer drinks tequila.
 * The killer wears leather.
 * The killer has a scar.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Western Movie. (Clues: Victim's Body, Torn Photo, Victim's Briefcase)
 * Examine Victim's Briefcase. (Result: Playing Cards)
 * Analyze Playing Cards. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer plays poker)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Autograph)
 * Ask Luz Lucha about her autograph to the victim. (Prerequisite: Autograph restored)
 * Investigate Victim's Home. (Prerequisite: Talk to Luz Lucha; Clues: Victim's Safe, Faded Paper)
 * Examine Victim's Safe. (Result: Jewelry)
 * Examine Jewelry. (New Suspect: Eva Grant)
 * Talk to Eva Grant about her jewelry. (Prerequisite: Jewelry verified to be Eva's)
 * Examine Faded Paper. (Result: Accountant's Letter)
 * Analyze Accountant's Letter. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Leo Brooks about his threat to the victim. (Prerequisite: Accountant's Letter analyzed)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Horses; Attribute: The killer wears cowboy boots)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Talk to Tex Houlihan about his work with horses. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2)
 * Investigate Food Truck. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Props Crate, Torn Paper)
 * Examine Props Crate. (Result: Work Gloves)
 * Analyze Work Gloves. (12:00:00; Attribute: The killer drinks tequila)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Collage)
 * Question Luz about her threat to the victim. (Prerequisite: Collage restored)
 * Investigate Coffee Table. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Blue Bottle, Victim's Case)
 * Examine Blue Bottle. (Result: Bottle Label)
 * Analyze Bottle Label. (12:00:00)
 * Ask Brett Nolan about the Utopian Bottle. (Prerequisite: Bottle Label analyzed)
 * Examine Victim's Case. (Result: Movie Memorabilia)
 * Examine Movie Memorabilia. (Result: Blackmail Letter)
 * Question Leo about Horace's blackmail letter. (Prerequisite: Blackmail Letter found)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)

Chapter 3

 * Ask Eva about her diva meltdown. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3)
 * Investigate Truck Counter. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Horseshoe, Broken Statue)
 * Examine Horseshoe. (Result: Serial Number)
 * Analyze Serial Number. (09:00:00)
 * Talk to Tex about his horses being sold off. (Prerequisite: Serial Number analyzed)
 * Examine Broken Statue. (Result: Utopian Statue)
 * Question Brett about the Utopian Statue. (Prerequisite: Statue restored)
 * Investigate Movie Cart. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Pile of Rocks, Victim's Belt Buckle)
 * Examine Pile of Rocks. (Result: Rope)
 * Examine Victim's Belt Buckle. (Result: Blue Gel)
 * Analyze Blue Gel. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer has a scar)
 * Examine Rope. (Result: Yellow Liquid)
 * Analyze Yellow Liquid. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears leather)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Ivywood Confidential: Part 3.

[[Additional Investigation|Ivywood Confidential: Part 3]

 * See what Eva wants. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential)
 * Investigate Western Movie. (Prerequisite: Talk to Eva; Clues: Eva's Bag)
 * Examine Eva's Bag. (Result: Car Keys)
 * Give her car key back to Eva. (Prerequisite: Car Keys found; Reward: Film Noir Hat)
 * Investigate Victim's Home. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential; Clues: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Cryptic Card)
 * Analyze Cryptic Card. (09:00:00)
 * Question Brett Nolan about the card. (Prerequisite: Cryptic Card analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Coffee Table. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Jupiter's Envelope)
 * Examine Jupiter's Envelope. (Result: Faded Contract)
 * Examine Faded Contract. (Result: Contract)
 * Give the contract to Leo Brooks. (Prerequisite: Contract unraveled; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)