Talk:Elite Mode/@comment-188.67.200.55-20150107145518/@comment-24971252-20150114133547

^ You do have to earn the Gold Medal before you can enter a case in Elite Mode. See this image to clear your confusion.

Yes it's true that the Elite Mode button appears on the tab as soon as you finish the Additional Investigation; however, if you try to click the button, a pop-up will tell you to earn all 45 stars first, unless you've earned them all already. This is probably what got you confused, because you never even tried to press the button after completing the Additional Investigation.