The Ship of Dreams

The Ship of Dreams (Case #93, or Case #37 of Pacific Bay) is the seventh case of Ivywood Hills, the thirty-seventh case of Pacific Bay, and the ninety-third case of the game.

Case Background
All Frank Knight recalled about half a century before he was born was that a luxury liner called Gigantic was sunk in a tragic accident in the early 20th century, in which a big-budget film produced by Tyler Snakes was going to be based on the tragedy. On the set an artist named Fabrizio Gallardo was found dead after being punctured by a flare on his right eye in which a flare burned his brain due to it being inside his eye socket for too long. The player didn't hesitate to ship the body to Roxie Sparks for autopsy to start the murder investigation, but Frank saw the murder weapon, a flare gun, left in the scene grounds for the team to register the object from the get-go.

The investigation took Frank and the player to a poor suburb of Ivywood and even Fabrizio's art studio and eventually incriminated an actress and Utopian named Lizzie Dion to be the killer. Frank can't believe that someone who he perceived as sweet would have a thirst for blood.

Lizzie thought the player made a false arrest, but after Frank stated out the killer's trail (not to mention Frank presenting the flare gun to Lizzie), she admitted to grand homicide, but she only committed the crime in revenge for Fabrizio impregnating her prior to the events of this case. Frank can't believe a love affair with Fabrizio got Lizzie pregnant, in which Lizzie didn't like the amount of time Fabrizio had to spend to buy plane tickets to Florence, Italy, in which Lizzie regretted for pretending that she could get away with Fabrizio in the first place. When Lizzie found out she was impregnated by Fabrizio, she had to do something to save her career and her engagement to Tyler, who was her fiancé. Frank hated the revelation of a pregnant woman killing a man to preserve her values not to mention that her child will become an orphan, but the player shipped the actress to trial nonetheless.

In court, Lizzie told Judge Dante that her career in Ivywood was far more important than a getaway to Italy, but the Judge thought the third class tickets were a driving force in the murder in which Lizzie made clear that she had higher standards in spite of Fabrizio impressing her with tickets to Italy. The motive may be deceiving to Frank, the player, and Judge Dante, but the decision was a 20-year jail sentence for Lizzie.

Chief Marquez attempted to cancel the Ivywood Awards as a precaution to prevent the Utopians from brainwashing millions of viewers watching the ceremony. Russell Crane chose to interrogate his father, Jupiter Crane about outing the identity of the Utopians' leader while Frank checks up on the Gigantic movie set for any clues to incriminate the leader of the Utopians. The Pacific Bay Police Department went upside down due to two things: Maggie O'Mally, a survivor of the Gigantic incident, was brainwashed but in a shocking turn of events, Chief Marquez was brainwashed as well. Since the Chief was unable to speak full sentences in her state, Frank told the player to partner up with Russell to the Gigantic movie set to investigate who brainwashed Chief Marquez. With the player's field expertise and Russell's psychological skills, the individual responsible for the brainwashing of six people (including Chief Marquez) and a terrorist attack in the Ivywood Movie Awards was none other than a gossip columnist named Holly Hopper.

Holly admitted to Russell and the player that she planned the attack in the Ivywood Movie Awards not to mention her succeeding her predecessor as the cult's leader seven years prior to this case, but she wouldn't let the police take the cult down without a fight--Holly committed suicide to protect her cult, taking her brainwashing secrets to the grave. Russell insisted that the player keep an eye on the Ivywood Movie Awards just in case the Utopians did anything funny, but at the same time, he would find a cure to heal Chief Marquez from the brainwashing effects in due course. Time is running out for the Pacific Bay authorities.

Victim

 * Fabrizio Gallardo (found dead, a flare thrust in his eye socket)

Murder Weapon

 * Flare Gun

Killer

 * Lizzie Dion

Killer's Profile

 * The killer has a cold.
 * The killer knows Morse Code.
 * The killer eats caviar.
 * The killer is female.
 * The killer wears a Gigantic badge.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Movie Set. (Clues: Victim's Body, Flare Gun, Badge; Murder Weapon Registered: Flare Gun)
 * Examine Flare Gun. (Result: Black Grains)
 * Analyze Black Grains. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats caviar)
 * Examine Badge. (Victim identified: Fabrizio Gallardo; Crime Scene Unlocked: Victim's Studio)
 * Investigate Victim's Studio. (Clues: Painting Items, Gigantic Flyer, Gigantic Painting)
 * Examine Painting Items. (Result: Torn Magazine)
 * Examine Torn Magazine. (Result: Holly Hopper article)
 * Ask Holly Hopper about her story on the Gigantic Movie. (Prerequisite: Article restored)
 * Examine Gigantic Flyer. (New Suspect: Maggie O'Mally)
 * Talk to Maggie O'Mally about the Gigantic. (Prerequisite: Maggie unraveled)
 * Examine Gigantic Painting. (New Suspect: Lizzie Dion)
 * Ask Lizzie Dion about the painting the victim made of her. (Prerequisite: Lizzie identified on the painting)
 * Ask Tyler Snakes about the murder that happened on his set. (Prerequisite: Talk to Lizzie)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer has a cold)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Ask Jupiter Crane about his relationship with the victim. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2)
 * Investigate Poor Suburbs. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Sandwich Board, Torn Photo)
 * Examine Sandwich Board. (Result: Anti-Utopian Sign)
 * Examine Torn Photo. (Result: Restored Photo)
 * Talk to Maggie O'Mally about her attack on the victim. (Prerequisite: Photo restored)
 * Analyze Anti-Utopian Sign. (12:00:00; Crime Scene Unlocked: Artist's Desk)
 * Investigate Artist's Desk. (Clues: Victim's Safe, Faded Note)
 * Examine Victim's Safe. (Result: Opened Safe)
 * Examine Opened Safe. (Result: Plane Tickets)
 * Analyze Plane Tickets. (12:00:00)
 * Confront Lizzie Dion about her secret affair with the victim. (Prerequisite: Plane Tickets analyzed)
 * Examine Faded Note. (Result: Crypted Message)
 * Analyze Crypted Message. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer knows Morse code)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)

Chapter 3

 * Confront Holly Hopper about her Utopian propaganda. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3)
 * Investigate Junkyard Garden. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Victim's Suitcase, Pranks)
 * Examine Victim's Suitcase. (Result: Sketch)
 * Go grill Tyler Snakes about Lizzie's infidelity. (Prerequisite: Sketch retrieved)
 * Examine Planks. (Result: Life Buoy)
 * Examine Life Buoy. (Result: Buoy Message)
 * Analyze Buoy Message. (09:00:00)
 * Question Jupiter Crane about his threat against the victim. (Prerequisite: Buoy Message analyzed)
 * Investigate Set Basin. (All tasks prior to this must be done first; Clues: Flare Box, Gigantic Props)
 * Examine Flare Box. (Result: Liquid Sample)
 * Analyze Liquid Sample. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer is female)
 * Examine Gigantic Props. (Result: Gigantic Card)
 * Analyze Gigantic Card. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears a Gigantic badge)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Ivywood Confidential 7. (No stars)

Ivywood Confidential 7

 * Interrogate Jupiter Crane about the Utopian Leader. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential)
 * Investigate Victim's Studio. (Prerequisite: Talk to Jupiter; Clues: Portfolio Bag)
 * Examine Portfolio Bag. (Result: Sketch)
 * Examine Sketch. (Result: Victim's Writing)
 * Question Jupiter Crane's involvement in the Utopian cult. (Prerequisite: Victim's Writing unraveled; Reward: 1910's suit)
 * Investigate Movie Set. (Available after unlocking Ivywood Confidential; Clues: Broken Model)
 * Examine Broken Model. (Result: Gigantic Model)
 * Analyze Gigantic Model. (06:00:00)
 * Question Maggie O'Mally about her ties to the Utopians. (Prerequisite: Gigantic Model analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Set Basin. (All tasks prior to this must be done first; Clues: Andrea's Picture)
 * Examine Andrea's Picture. (Result: Threatening Message)
 * Analyze Threatening Message. (06:00:00)
 * Arrest Holly Hopper, leader of the Utopians. (Prerequisite: Threatening Message analyzed; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * This is one of the cases in which one or more characters animate in a cutscene based on the game's canon.
 * The Gigantic liner (and its movie) is derived from the real-life Titanic and its film.
 * 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 7".
 * This is one of the cases of Pacific Bay in which more than one suspect gets arrested based on the canon of the case.
 * This case is currently unavailable for play on the iOS version of the game.