Death on Wheels

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

Case Background
The victim 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 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 made his decision final.

In the aftermath of Shawn's indictment, Derek beaten up a vigilante named Naomi Suzuki, as Naomi realized Derek hasn't paid up 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 with Roxie; Attribute: Killer has a bruise)
 * Examine Car Pieces (Result: Steering Wheel)
 * Examine Steering Wheel (03:00:00 with Yann; 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 with Hannah)
 * 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 with Hannah)
 * 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 with Hannah)
 * 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)
 * Examine Bent Butterfly Knife (06:00:00 with Yann; 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 with Hannah)
 * 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 with Hannah)
 * 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 with Yann; Attribute: Killer wears a Diamond Earring)
 * Examine Box of Chains (Result: Towel)
 * Examine Towel (Result: Substance)
 * Analyze Substance (09:00:00 with Yann; 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; Reward: 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 with Yann)
 * 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)