Death on Wheels

Death on Wheels (Case #58, or Case #2 of Pacific Bay) is the fifty-eighth case of the game, and the second case of both Pacific Bay and the Ocean Shore district.

Case Background
Chief of Police, Andrea Marquez, congratulated the player for successfully solving the first murder investigation alongside Junior Officer Amy Young. She then informed the player that Detective Frank Knight had returned from his anger management course and that he was assigned to be the player's partner in the next case. Shortly after, Frank came inside and showed no respect to Chief Marquez when he joined the discussion and explained how he had went to Beerfest instead of attending his anger management course, much to the Chief's distaste. Andrea ignored it for the time being as she introduced the player to Frank, who then offered to show the player the underbelly of Ocean Shore. The player agreed and the two went off to the underbelly, only to witness a horrific racing car crash and begin their first murder investigation as partners.

The victim of the crash was a street racer named Carlos Antonio, who was found by the team tied up to the murdering race car with the top-most part of his skull pryed open due to violent contact with the concrete, meaning Carlos was tortured to death with the car. The killer was a tattoo artist/designer named Shawn Bailey.

Shawn believed that a stripper named Memphis Banach was his to take because he fell in love with her the first day he met her, but Memphis fell in love with Carlos, and in spite of Carlos's wife-beating antics, Carlos fell in love with the stripper as well. Shawn convinced Memphis to turn Carlos to the police, file a complaint, but Shawn's suggestion didn't work because Memphis and Carlos were in love with each other and would never turn one another to the police no matter what. Shawn tried to reason with Carlos by texting him, but that antic also didn't work. Shawn was fed up with Carlos dating Memphis, so Shawn hijacked a street racing car parked near where he lived, loitered throughout town, headed to Derek Stone's party, and convinced Carlos to run in the night's race. Moments after Shawn escorted Carlos out of Derek's flat, he punched Carlos unconscious, strapped him to the car hood with chains, and drove the car at full speed to scrape Carlos's head like a strawberry jam canister until he crashed into the crime scene.

The Honorable Dante (with Frank Knight's cooperation) sentenced Shawn to 20 years in jail, 5 years for street racing and 15 years for killing Carlos. Shawn countered with anger that he saved Memphis from Carlos and declared himself innocent, but Dante countered that Shawn brought more terror to Memphis's life, and then made his decision final.

In the aftermath of Shawn's indictment, Derek beat up a vigilante named Naomi Suzuki, as Naomi realized Derek hadn't paid up for his past due traffic violations. Derek was forced to pay for those traffic violations to avoid his driving license revoked by way of Frank. Trouble in Ocean Shore became inevitable following the close of the case.

Victim

 * C58Corpse.pngCarlos Antonio (tortured till death with a racing car)

Murder Weapon

 * Street Racing Car

Killer

 * Shawn Bailey

Killer's Profile

 * The killer knows car mechanics.
 * The killer smokes weed.
 * The killer has a bruise.
 * The killer wears a diamond earring.
 * The killer wears a tattoo.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Car Crash. (Clues: Car Pieces, GPS Pad, Victim's Body; Murder Weapon Found: Street Racing Car)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: Killer has a bruise)
 * Examine Car Pieces. (Result: Steering Wheel)
 * Examine Steering Wheel. (03:00:00; Attribute: Killer knows Car Mechanics)
 * Examine GPS Pad. (Result: Derek's Apartment)
 * Investigate Apartment. (Prerequisite: Derek's Apartment located; Clues: Pile of Panties, Damaged Photograph)
 * Question Derek Stone about the Killer's Car. (Play Apartment as a task first)
 * Examine Pile of Panties. (Result: Phone)
 * Examine Phone. (Result: Unlocked Phone)
 * Analyzed Unlocked Phone. (09:00:00)
 * Question Shawn Bailey about his threat sent to the victim. (Prerequisite: Finish Phone Analysis first)
 * Examine Damaged Photograph. (Result: Restored Photograph)
 * Analyze Photograph. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Memphis Banach about her relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Finish Photograph Analysis first)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Question Becky Walden about her video of the murder. (Available at the start; Clues: Becky's Phone)
 * Examine Becky's Phone. (Result: Motorcycle)
 * Analyze Motorcycle. (12:00:00)
 * Ask Naomi Suzuki what she was doing on the Crime Scene. (Prerequisite: Motorcycle Analysis done)
 * Investigate Tattoo Parlor. (Available at the start; Clues: Stack of Mags, Shift Schedule)
 * Examine Stack of Mags. (Result: Bent Butterfly Knife)
 * Analyze Bent Butterfly Knife. (06:00:00; Attribute: Killer Smokes Weed)
 * Examine Schedule. (Result: Shawn's Schedule)
 * Ask Shawn what he knows about the killer's car. (Prerequisite: Schedule unraveled)
 * Investigate Living Room. (Prerequisite: Talk to Shawn first; Clues: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Complaint Form)
 * Analyze Complaint Form. (09:00:00)
 * Talk to Memphis Banach about the victim beating on her. (Prerequisite: Finish Complaint Analysis)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (2 stars)

Chapter 3

 * Talk to Naomi Suzuki about her losing her parents in a car accident. (Available at the start)
 * Talk to Derek Stone about him organizing street races. (Prerequisite: Talk to Naomi first)
 * Investigate Design Table. (Available at the start; Clues: Blue Sticker)
 * Examine Sticker. (Result: QR Code)
 * Analyze QR Code. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Becky Walden why she called a manhunt on the killer. (Prerequisite: Finish QR Code Analysis)
 * Investigate Street Race Car. (All tasks before this must be done first; Clues: Leather Headrest, Box of Chains)
 * Examine Leather Headrest. (Result: Residue)
 * Analyze Residue. (15:00:00; Attribute: Killer wears a Diamond Earring)
 * Examine Box of Chains. (Result: Towel)
 * Examine Towel. (Result: Substance)
 * Analyze Substance. (09:00:00; Killer wears a tattoo)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Additional Investigation. (No stars)

Additional Investigation

 * Investigate Tattoo Parlor. (Available from start; Clues: Tattoo Tools)
 * Examine Tattoo Tools. (Result: Torn Photo)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Restored Photo)
 * Ask Memphis about Naomi's whereabouts. (Prerequisite: Restored Photo; Rewards: Chippendale Costume, White Cowboy Hat)
 * Ask Becky what happened to Naomi. (Prerequisite: Play Tattoo Parlor as a task)
 * Investigate Car Crash. (Prerequisite: Talk to Becky first; Clues: Bloodied Helmet)
 * Examine Helmet. (Result: Blood Sample)
 * Analyze Blood Sample. (09:00:00)
 * Question Derek about his fight with Naomi. (Prerequisite: Finish Blood Sample Analysis first; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Apartment. (Result: Speeding Ticket)
 * Examine Speeding Ticket. (Result: Note on Speeding Ticket)
 * Force Derek Stone to pay his fine. (Prerequisite: Note unraveled; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * The storyline and cover photos (excluding the cover photos of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4) of this case were inspired by "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", a 2006 American action film.
 * The video-sharing website, TrendVid, featured in this case may be a parody of YouTube, a real-life video-sharing website.
 * The lime green, the white, the blue, the maroon, the metallic yellow, and the dark yellow sports cars featured in the crime scene, "Car Crash", strongly resemble Toyota Supra Mark IV, 1999 Ford Mustang GT, Dodge Charger LX, Ferrari F430, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, and 2005 Ford Mustang GT-R Concept respectively.
 * All the aforementioned sports cars (except the metallic yellow one) are also featured in the "Street Race Car" crime scene of the very case.
 * Also, the white sports car has similar paint scheme to that of Brian O'Connor's Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 featured in the second and fourth installments of The Fast and the Furious film series.
 * Also in the crime scene, "Car Crash", you can spot Mickey Mouse near the Airport sign. It is a collectible object and will be written as "Mouse" in the hidden objects list below.
 * In the crime scene, "Living Room", a collectible object listed as "Robot Mask" can be spotted which is an obvious parody of the mask of Iron Man, a famous fictional superhero.
 * When you examine the pile of magazines found at the "Tattoo Parlor" crime scene, you can spot several golf magazines sporting Tony Webb and Harold Knight from Drive, Swing, Die.
 * "Sawa" Motorcycles is a parody of "Kawasaki" & Naomi Suzuki rides a modified dual exhaust version of Kawasaki Ninja 300 (2013).
 * The car that Shawn used to murder Carlos resembles 2009 Dodge Viper.