Murder by Proxy/Transcript

Bureau Headquarters, Morocco…

Ingrid Bjorn: , what a catastrophe! With Chief Ripley dead, we have no one to command this ship! What will we do?!

Ingrid: I still can’t fathom who’d want to kill her. She was such a strong, intelligent woman. The best the Bureau’s ever seen. We’re doomed!

Jack: Whoa! Calm down, Ingrid! Breathe…

Ingrid: Archer, I didn’t hear you come in! I… was just having a chat with .

Jack: I saw that. Figured  could use some back up.

Ingrid: Anyway, now that we’re in Morocco, we don’t have a second to waste! We must go after Ripley’s killer!

Jack: We know the orange dye on the dart that killed the Chief comes from a poppy flower native to Morocco, meaning the killer is here, or was here recently.

Jack: It’s not much, but it’s a start!

Ingrid: The US embassy’s granted assistance for the investigation. Your contact is Adam Hassan, the military attaché to the ambassador.

Ingrid: Mr Hassan is waiting for you on the docks. , I’m counting on you to bring the Chief’s killer to justice!

Chapter 1
Investigate Docks.

Jack Archer: , the man in that fishing boat looks just like our contact. Please tell me he’s sleeping… or drunk.

Jack: I can’t believe it! Our contact’s dead! Of all the rotten luck!

Jack: You’re right, . Adam has a dart in his neck that looks exactly like the one that killed Ripley!

Jack: Not only is our contact dead, but now we’ve got a double homicide on our hands! The question is, who’d want them both dead?

Jack: This cellphone you found is a good place to start. Can you unlock it, ?

Jack: This charm you found near the body has a message on it. It’ll get your dusting kit so you can take a closer look.

Jack: Alright, , we’ve got TWO murders to solve! Let’s do this for Ripley!

Examine Cellphone.

Jack: Good job unlocking the phone you found on the docks, . Clearly, it belonged to the victim.

Jack: The victim has 10 missed calls from a certain Ambassador Stern, who apparently…

Jessica: Can someone tell me why Adam isn’t answering his phone?! I’ve called him a million times!

Jack: … really wanted to reach him. Uh, Ambassador Stern?

Jessica: Yes. Who are you? And where’s Adam? He’s not answering his phone!

Jack: I’m Jack Archer and this is  . Adam is dead, and we’ll need to ask you some questions.

Question Ambassador Stern about the victim’s death.

Jessica: I can’t believe Adam’s dead! I knew something was up when he didn’t bring my favorite dates from the souk around the corner. He does it every morning!

Jack: As you know, Chief Ripley was killed by the same type of dart that killed your attaché. That’s quite a coincidence, don’t you think?

Jessica: What are you implying,  ? That it’s the embassy’s fault?!

Jack: No,   and I were just sayin’-

Jessica: This isn’t our fault! This is the Bureau’s fault! You couldn’t keep your Chief alive and now you’ve killed my military attaché! Go away before you cause any more trouble!

(After talking to Jessica Stern)

Jack: Did Ambassador Stern actually imply it’s our fault the Chief is dead?! Who does she think she is?!

Jack: She mentioned something about Adam going to the nearby souk every morning? A lead is a lead. Let’s check out the souk.

Investigate Souk.

Jack: Of all the things here, you picked up a torn photo?

Jack: Whatever you say, . I see your mind is set: let’s just restore it.

Jack: That basket you grabbed is more of my kind of clue. Let’s have a look inside!

Examine Torn Photo.

Jack: Crafty work on that photo you found at the souk, <Name>. It shows our victim with some woman at the beach.

Jack: Unfortunately, the woman’s face is cut off. If only people took decent selfies! At least buy the stick!

Jack: Why don’t you run that woman’s face through the database, <Name>?

Examine Vacation Selfie.

Jack: Nicely done, <Name>! The woman in the selfie with our victim is called Christy Mathis.

Jack: According to her file, Christy’s an American, living in Morocco on a student visa.

Jack: It seems Christy was close to our victim. We’ll need to question her. I’m sure the embassy can help us find her.

Ask Christy Mathis about the vacation photo.

Christy: I can’t believe Adam’s dead! How sad!

Jack: We found a photo of the two of you on a beach. We take it you were friendly?

Christy: We dated for a little while, but it wasn’t serious. We ended it a few weeks ago.

Christy: He was nice, charming, and of course, handsome, but I was getting distracted. I needed to concentrate on my studies… that’s why I’m here after all. So I broke up with him.

Jack: And did you see him after that?

Christy: We’d run into each other at the souk. We’d tried to talk, but it was awkward. And now we’ll never talk again!

Jack: Ms Mathis, you can’t blame yourself… but please stick around in case <Rank> <Name> has more questions.

Examine Colorful Basket.

Jack: You found some broken pieces in the basket? We could be onto something… if you repair it first.

Examine Broken Device.

Jack: You’re right, <Name>! That thing you repaired does look like a pair of high-tech binoculars. Let’s send them to Elliot!

Examine Faded Amulet.

Jack: Great work on that charm you found at the docks, <Name>! Now, if we could figure out what those symbols on the bottom mean…

Jack: You’re right! Strange eyeball charms and bizarre writing are Dupont’s specialties.