Star Crime

Star Crime (Case #91, or Case #35 of Pacific Bay) is the thirty-fifth case of Pacific Bay, the fifth case of its Ivywood district, and the ninty-fifth case in the game.

Case Background
Chief Marquez was pleased to announce Amy Young's official return to duty after a significant amount of time in mental therapy due to Duncan Young's arrest. The player rendezvous with Amy in Studio 51 where a sci-fi movie dubbed Warzone Pacific is currently being produced.

The player finds an actor and Utopian named Rex Logan melted to death with acid on the set of Warzone Pacific. In spite of Amy's post-trauma instability, she agrees to help the player with the murder investigation. Without Chief Marquez's intervention, Amy and the player made two trips through Studio 51, a props storage room, and a drive-in theater where they incriminated the killer to be an actor and Utopian named Daniel Lambert.

Daniel refused to admit to the crime once Amy and the player attempted to arrest him, but when Amy told him that the player retraced his steps which proved his guilt (including but not limited to positioning Rex's body to match the Utopian Enemy statue as a message), he conceded by stating that Rex was untalented and was not fit to star in a lead role in any film project. Daniel felt that Rex abused his Utopian faith to get the lead role for Warzone Pacific and Rex's abuse of the cult's faith made him label the victim as a traitor to the Utopians. Daniel wanted Rex gone so that he would have some time to shine in Ivywood, not to mention that he wanted to make the Utopians proud. Moreso, Daniel felt that Rex was not well-synchronized with the cult's faith, so to fool the player, Daniel stole a bottle of acid from Lucy Armstrong's prop room, threw it at Rex when he and the victim were alone in the set, configured the corpse to resemble a Utopian Statuette from the drive-in theater, and fled the scene, hoping that the acid would destroy the evidence. The player was fool-proof in the investigation per Amy, so Daniel was shipped to court.

Judge Dante told Daniel that he was not qualified to convict extraterrestrials, but Daniel told the honorable that he had to wear makeup since it was a part of his job in Warzone Pacific. Judge Dante made one thing clear despite his alleged xenophobia--A murder is a felony in planet Earth, and a 30-year jail sentence was issued to Daniel for grand homicide. Amy felt that it was a big welcome-back investigation in her books in spite of the team treating her like a fragile child, but she made clear that the Utopians isn't a cult to be trifled with. Post-indictment comments aside, Amy spoke to the player in the third person to announce that she's finally back for real.

Hours following Daniel's indictment, Chief Marquez ordered Amy, Russell Crane, and the player to check up on Susan Blair, who's being threatened by the Utopians for a reason in which later on Russell finds the actress to be brainwashed in spite of her being a recent Utopian. It was possible that Susan was brainwashed by the cult to ensure that she doesn't leave them under any circumstances. Lucy was caught in the middle of the Utopians' plans to prepare for the Ivywood Movie Awards held yearly in Pacific Bay.

Russell was forced to quizz his own father about the Utopians' plans for the Ivywood Movie Awards, but when Russell found a flyer (with the player unraveling a brainwash order with forensic dusting powder) at the drive-in theater, the player and Russell didn't hesitate to quizz Holly Hopper about the Utopians' brainwashing fiasco. The findings made Amy nervous as the Annual Ivywood Movie Awards rapidly approaches but Russell made one thing clear--the Pacific Bay Police Department needs to get to the bottom of the brainwashing by finding out who's brainwashing people before hell breaks loose in Ivywood.

Victim

 * Rex Logan (was melted to death with acid)

Murder Weapon

 * Acid

Killer

 * Daniel Lambert

Killer's Profile

 * The killer uses talcum powder.
 * The killer has acid burns.
 * The killer is a Utopian.
 * The killer wears blue makeup.
 * The killer wears glasses.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Spaceship Set. (Clues: Victim's Body, Acid Bottle, Erased Clapperboard; Murder Weapon Registered: Acid)
 * Examine Acid Bottle. (Result: Acid)
 * Analyze Acid. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer has acid burns)
 * Examine Erased Clapperboard. (New Suspect: Ted Esquire)
 * Ask Ted Esquire information about the murder. (Prerequisite: Clapperboard unraveled)
 * Investigate Props Room. (Prerequisite: Talk to Ted; Clues: Acid Receipt, Box of Props)
 * Examine Acid Receipt. (Result: Delivery Number)
 * Analyze Delivery Number. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Lucy Armstrong about the acid she purchased. (Prerequisite: Delivery Number analyzed)
 * Examine Box of Props. (Result: Movie Poster)
 * Examine Movie Poster. (New Suspect: Daniel Lambert)
 * Talk to Daniel Lambert about what happened on the movie set. (Prerequisite: Movie Poster cracked)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses talcum powder)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Drive-In Theater. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Metallic Pieces, Utopian Merchandise)
 * Examine Utopian Merchandise. (Result: Retrospective Flyer)
 * Analyze Retrospective Flyer. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Holly Hopper about her involvement in the Rex Logan Retrospective. (Prerequisite: Flyer analyzed)
 * Examine Metallic Pieces. (Result: Utopian Statuette)
 * Analyze Utopian Statuette. (12:00:00; Attribute: The killer is a Utopian)
 * Investigate UFO. (Prerquisite: Utopian Statuette analyzed; Clues: Contract, Broken Camera, Locked Tablet)
 * Examine Contract. (Result: Susan Blair's Contract)
 * Ask Susan Blair about the link between the Utopians and the Movie. (Prerequisite: Susan's contract unraveled)
 * Examine Broken Camera. (Result: Camera)
 * Analyze Camera. (12:00:00)
 * Talk to Ted about his fights with the victim. (Prerequisite: Camera analyzed)
 * Examine Locked Tablet. (Result: Tablet)
 * Analyze Tablet. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Daniel about the e-mails you discovered on his tablet. (Prerequisite: Tablet analyzed)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Car Seat. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Faded Script, Metal Box, Broken Pieces)
 * Examine Faded Script. (Result: Rex's Message)
 * Ask Susan about her close relationship with the victim. (Prerequisite: Rex's Message unraveled)
 * Examine Metal Box. (Result: Negatives)
 * Analyze Negatives. (09:00:00)
 * Confront Holly about spying on the victim. (Prerequisite: Negatives analyzed)
 * Examine Broken Pieces. (Result: Movie Armor with Message)
 * Talk to Lucy about the victim's threat. (Prerequisite: Movie Armor restored)
 * Investigate Work Table. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Access Card, Trash Can)
 * Examine Access Card. (Result: Powder)
 * Analyze Powder. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears blue makeup)
 * Examine Trash Can. (Result: Glove)
 * Analyze Glove. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears glasses)
 * Arrest killer.
 * Go to Ivywood Confidential 5. (No stars)

Ivywood Confidential 5

 * Check up on Susan Blair. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential)
 * Investigate Spaceship Set. (Prerequisite: Talk to Susan; Clues: Filming Tools)
 * Examine Filming Tools. (Result: Anonymous Letter)
 * Analyze Anonymous Letter. (09:00:00)
 * Warn Susan Blair about the threats she received. (Prerequisite: Letter analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Props Room. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential; Clues: Torn Paper)
 * Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Blueprints)
 * Analyze Blueprints. (06:00:00)
 * Ask Lucy Armstrong what the blueprints are for. (Prerequisite: Blueprints analyzed; Reward: Sci-Fi Armor)
 * Investigate Drive-In Theater. (All Tasks before must be done first; Clues: Utopian Chest)
 * Examine Utopian Chest. (Result: Awards Program)
 * Examine Awards Program. (Result: Message)
 * Question Holly Hopper about the Utopians' plans for the Ivywood Awards. (Prerequisite: Message unraveled; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * The Additional Investigation chapter is named differently in this case, as with all other cases of Ivywood Hills. In this case, the chapter is dubbed "Ivywood Confidential 5".
 * This case is currently unavailable for play on the iOS version of the game.