Playing Dead

Playing Dead is a case featured in Criminal Case as the fifty-third case of The Conspiracy (Season 5) and the two-hundred eighty-fourth case overall. It takes place in the Airport district of Grimsborough.

Plot
After the death of Zoe Kusama and their discoveries about the superhuman serum, Chief Parker instructed the player and Gloria to investigate Louis Leroux's workspace, CCN News. However, they found the corroded body of actress Savannah Blake in the news studio.

Victim

 * Savannah Blake (killed by acid in the CCN TV studio)

Murder Weapon

 * Mr Biceps Drain Unblocker

Killer

 * Clarisse Gold

Killer's Profile

 * The killer uses Mr Biceps.
 * The killer has watched Transmutators 9.
 * The killer drinks flat whites.
 * The killer wears silver earrings.
 * The killer has A- blood type.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate CCN Studio. (Clues: Flower Bouquet, Victim's Phone, Victim's Body; Victim identified: Savannah Blake)
 * Examine Flower Bouquet. (Result: Bouquet Tag; New Suspect: Christian Bateman)
 * Ask Christian Bateman about his relationship to Savannah. (Prerequisite: Bouquet Tag unraveled; New Crime Scene Unlocked: CNN Offices)
 * Investigate CCN Office. (Prerequisite: Christian interrogated; Clues: Victim's Handbag, Metal Pieces)
 * Examine Victim's Handbag. (Result: Collage of Savannah; New Suspect: Izzy Ramsey)
 * Ask Izzy Ramsey about the collage she made of Savannah. (Prerequisite: Collage of Savannah found)
 * Examine Metal Pieces. (Result: Trophy; New Suspect: Rick Murray)
 * Ask Rick Murray why he's in Grimsborough. (Prerequisite: Trophy restored)
 * Examine Victim's Phone. (Result: Victim's Phone)
 * Analyze Victim's Phone. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer has watched Transmutators 9)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Mr Biceps Drain Unblocker; Attribute: The killer uses Mr Biceps)
 * Go to Chapter 2.

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Skin-Sation Spa. (Clues: )
 * Go to Chapter 3.

Chapter 3

 * Take care of the killer now!
 * Go to To the Stars (5/6).

To the Stars (5/6)

 * Move on to a new crime!

Trivia

 * The case title comes from the phrase "play dead", simply meaning to pretend to be dead.
 * It is noted in the suspect list sticker of the case that Izzy is 5'0" when she appeared as 5'6" in her profile. This is most likely a developer's oversight.