Dead Carpet/Transcript

Roxie Sparks (excitedly): , tonight's the night! It's the Ivywood Film Awards ceremony!

Frank (amused): You can give me an award for being the best dressed police officer! A bottle of Gold Stag would make a nice prize!

Amy (holding up her finger, sternly): Guys! Listen to  ! We don't have time to gossip about the Ivywood Awards!

Amy: We know the Utopians have planned something for Awards night: they've made a film to brainwash the entire population of Ivywood!

Frank (optimistically): That was when the Utopians still had a leader. But now Holly Hopper's dead, surely we have nothing to fear?

Russell (shocked): Leaderless or not, the Utopians are still dangerous! Remember what they've done to Andrea? She's still on sick leave!

Frank: What do you propose we do, then?

Amy: 's right: if Andrea were here, she'd tell us to check the Awards Theater for suspicious activity!

Frank (amused): Holy booze, it's Amy's therapist who deserves an award! I've never seen the kid so confident! She's bossing us around like she's the new chief!

Amy (holding up her finger): I heard that, Frank! , I'll go walk the red carpet with you, you need a serious partner tonight!

Chapter 1
Investigate Red Carpet.

Amy Young: We were right to be suspicious, ! This man is dead, without a doubt! It looks like he suffocated... Amy (taking out her notebook): You say you know him? So his name is Tyler Snakes, and he's a famous Ivywood producer...

Amy (inspired): Oh, I've read about him! Tyler Snakes was in charge of organizing the Awards ceremony!

Amy: I agree, what are the chances he would drop dead on Awards night?! , we're dealing with another murder here!

Amy (shocked): The Awards organizer is killed before the ceremony, right when the Utopians were planning to brainwash the population... Could the two events be linked?

Amy (angrily): But then the Utopians might still be planning to brainwash people! And maybe they didn't hesitate to kill one of their own members in the process!

Amy (pumping her fist): Let's have a look at the clues you found. The movie posters in that envelope must be tonight's Award winners, we should have a look inside!

Amy: And what about this picture? Hey, isn't that Velma Bannister? The actress who tried to seduce Frank?!

Amy: This woman has shown she cannot be trusted... Do you think you could retrieve the faded message on this photo, ?

Examine Photo of Velma.

Amy (saluting with a wink): And the award for the fastest reveal goes to ! The message on Velma's photo says "Tyler, I want to walk the red carpet with you."  ! We know you were flirting with the victim.

Velma: Sure, I admired Tyler. He was powerful and charismatic. Who could resist him?

Amy: And now he's dead. You don't sound very upset.

Velma (grinning): Honey, it's better to have loved and lost than having to train another man not to leave the toilet seat up. I already have a husband for that kind of thing.

Velma (blowing a kiss): My heart bleeds for Tyler, but the Ivywood Awards are announced tonight, and I have to rehearse my acceptance speech. Maybe you'll get a mention in it,  ...

Examine Envelope.

Amy (puzzled): Is this a map of the Awards Theater? What was it doing in that envelope?

Amy: You're right, there's a Utopian symbol on it! And it's pointing to the TV room; that must be where they film and broadcast the Awards.

Amy (shocked): But if they broadcast the Awards from there... You're right! The Utopians would need that room to broadcast their brainwashing movie!

Amy (prompted): There's not a second to lose, : let's investigate that TV room immediately!

Investigate TV Room.

Amy: So this is the TV control room, where the Awards will be broadcast. The Utopians must have wanted access to air their own brainwashing movie!

Amy (pumping her fist): There's no sign of a Utopian movie... But you've found our victim's access badge!

Amy (prompted): Good point! The killer must have taken the badge from Tyler's body to access the TV room! We need to send this badge to the lab immediately!

Amy (curiously): And that CCTV control unit, isn't that where they store the security camera data? They may have recorded the murder! Can you crack the security code so we can access it?

Amy (pumping her fist): As for that torn poster... I know you'll fix it in a flash, !

Examine Torn Poster.

Amy (shocked): , the poster you restored is a Utopian poster! It says "The Utopian Prophecy is fulfilled tonight!"

Amy (puzzled): A prophecy? Could they be talking about their plan to brainwash everyone in Ivywood tonight?

Amy (taking out her notebook): You're right, we should question the man on the poster! Isn't that Brett Nolan the Utopian actor you met on that Western movie set?

Amy (putting her notebook away and pumping her fist): Glad I got it right! Let's ask Brett about this Utopian prophecy, <Name>!

Ask Brett Nolan about the Utopian Prophecy.

Amy (taking notes): Mr Nolan, <Rank> <Name> found this Utopian poster with your face on it, which mentions a "prophecy." Care to explain?

Brett: Oh, I... don't know much about it, <Rank> <Name>. The Utopians like to use my pretty face, but they never tell me anything important.

Amy (puts her notebook away and holds up her finger): Don't play dumb, Nolan. You've been a Utopian for years, you must know about this prophecy!

Brett (sweating nervously): Well, it's... something about the Guiding Light leading the departed souls back to Earth, or something. I never really understood it.

Amy (skeptically): The prophecy doesn't talk about sacrificing the organizer of the Awards ceremony on the red carpet, by any chance?

Brett (shocked): Tyler Snakes is dead!? See, they never tell me anything! They wouldn't warn me if the world was ending tonight!

Examine CCTV Terminal.

Amy (pumping her fist): <Name>, you've unlocked the security camera terminal! Let's send it to Hannah so she can retrieve the footage from the crime scene!