Road to Nowhere/Transcript

Chief Andrea Marquez (hands on her hips, excitedly): You all did such great work solving cases in Ivywood, especially you,  !

Andrea (crossing her arms with a wink): But it's time to leave the glamour and glitz behind... We're headed to Rhine Canyon, the desert district.

Andrea: Rhine Canyon is a beautiful wilderness, if a little harsh... But it's also an excellent place to hid if you're breaking the law.

Andrea (grinning): The district's law enforcement could use our expertise. It appears that the officers there are a little overwhelmed...

Frank (grinning): Rhine Canyon... That's the place with all the UFO sightings, right? There seems to be one every week...

Andrea (hands on her hips): We don't need to be overly concerned about UFOs. There are more important issues, I'm sure...

Andrea (crossing her arms):  , I want you and Frank to head out to Rhine Canyon first to get a feel for the place.

Frank (pumping his fist): Great! It'll be like living in a country song. Let's head out on the road again!

Out on the highway...

Frank (furiously): Could our luck be any worse? A flat tire on a desert highway?! Give me a break!

Frank (glancing at his phone): And my phone has no reception, of course... , could you check the trunk for a spare tire?

Frank: What now? You've spotted something odd? Well, I'll take care of the tire while you go investigate...

Chapter 1
Investigate Route 76.

Frank (shocked): Whoa! Some poor kid's been impaled on a cactus! I agree, cacti don't do this on their own... This man was murdered!

Frank: What are the odds that we'd break down right by a dead body? Did you see anything else, ?

Frank: A faded plastic badge, huh? The top of it says, "Red Stone Army Base"... Wonder what it's doing out here? I'm sure you'll unveil the missing information. You always do...

Frank (pumping his fist): And that tire track wasn't left by our car, so it must have been left by the killer's! Let's have a look at the database to see which car it matches with!

Examine Faded Badge.

Frank (shocked): Holy horny toads! Is that Colonel Spangler on the badge you found on the crime scene?!

Frank (in disbelief): The last time we met Spangler, he was running the Army's crazy weather machine project in Jazz Town!

Frank: The badge says that he's now attached to the "Red Stone Army Base". Nobody below a certain clearance level can access that place...

Frank: I'm with you, , let's call in Colonel Spangler and ask what his badge was doing at our crime scene!

Question Colonel Spangler about his badge.

Colonel Spangler: Hmm... I can't seem to shake the Pacific Bay Police... To what do I owe the "pleasure",  ?

Frank (grinning):   found your Army badge near a murder victim and was wondering how it got there...

Colonel Spangler: I can't tell you anything about my activities in Rhine Canyon, as you might imagine...

Frank (skeptically): Taking a look at a photo shouldn't hurt your security clearance... Do you recognize this young man?

Colonel Spangler: Yes actually, that's Cal Stark!

Frank: So you knew him! And you don't sound surprised to hear of his murder!

Colonel Spangler (grinning): Believe what you will. Cal lived on the only farm for miles. It's off Route 76. You can't miss it,  .

Colonel Spangler: Now if you'll excuse me, I have some top secret work to do...

(After talking to Colonel Spangler)

Frank: Isn't it convenient for Colonel Spangler that he can never tell us anything?

Frank: You're right, . At least that jerk gave us a lead. We should follow it and head over to our victim's farm!

Investigate Stark Farm.

Frank (curiously): I have to ask, who farms wheat out in the desert? Good thing it isn't a cactus farm. How ironic would that be?

Frank (grinning): Anyway, looks like you found some clues, . Like... a torn photo... Are you sure it's not just trash?

Frank (winking): And I do hope you didn't pick up that crate of animal feed looking for a snack! Joking, have a ball searching through it!

Examine Torn Photo.

Frank: That photo you restored shows the victim, but who's the old guy next to him?

Frank (winking): Whoever it is, we'll know soon enough... You'll use your database searching skills to find the name in no time, I'm sure.

Examine Photo.

(In the police station...)

Frank: So that old guy in the photo you put back together is called Jordan Stark... The file also says that Mr Stark is the victim's grandfather!

Frank (sadly): We should definitely go have a chat with Mr Stark. He should be told what has happened to his grandson.

Inform Jordan Stark of his grandson's death.

Jordan (cheerfully holding a pitchfork): It's a scorcher today, folks. Would you like some fresh lemonade to cool off a bit?

Frank (sadly): You're very kind, Mr Stark, but  <Name> and I came to give you some sad news. It's your grandson. We found his body along Route 76...

Jordan (puts down the pitchfork, shocked): His body?! Cal's... dead?!

Frank: It appears he was murdered. Can you think of anyone who might have wanted to hurt Cal?

Jordan: Oh lord, I was afraid this would happen...

Jordan: His parents died in a car wreck when Cal was 10. Me and Cal were all the family left to one another in the world!

Jordan: I raised him the best I could, but I have a farm to run. I couldn't keep my eyes on him all the livelong day!

Jordan (crying): But I should have tried harder! I let Cal down...

Examine Animal Feed.

Frank: So what did you find in the animal feed, <Name>? A mini revolver? I'd expect a bigger gun on a farm! And how did it end up there?

Frank (inspired): Let's get this mini revolver to Hannah. I bet she can track down who it belongs to!