Head Case

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

Plot
Jones, Gabriel, and the player went to the hospital to talk to Zoe Kusama regarding the human experiments under DreamLife's dome, only to find her dead with her head bashed in. With Jones emotionally unable to continue the investigation, Gabriel took care of Jones while Gloria joined the player in the investigation.

Later, the player and Gloria had to calm down a group of distressed patients that believed that Santa was going to kill them with the help of orderly Tobias Randall. Later, a grieving Jones confronted Gloria and the player about their progress in the murder before he burst into tears again, going back to the office with Gabriel. Soon after, the detectives arrested Zoe’s friend and news reporter Louis Leroux for the murder.

Louis denied all the evidence until he was confronted about his unintentional advances, which made him snap. He explained that he had killed Zoe because he saw what she could do with her mind. It was one day that he had went to see Zoe unannounced when he had saw Zoe levitating a teacup. After Zoe had denied to disclose any more claiming it was nothing, Louis started to wonder if her abilities was due to her experiences under the dome. When Louis tried to persuade Zoe to get tested about her abilities so he could uncover the truth, Zoe freaked out and hysterically screamed for help. This led Louis to panic before grabbing a nearby fence post and smashing her head in to keep her quiet. Judge Powell sentenced Louis to life in prison. After the trial, Jones thanked them for finding Zoe’s killer before he said that he wanted to say goodbye before he ingested some pills.

Victim

 * Zoe Kusama (found in the hospital courtyard with her head bashed in)

Murder Weapon

 * Fence Post

Killer

 * Louis Leroux

Killer's Profile

 * The killer uses mouthwash.
 * The killer has a dust mite allergy.
 * The killer does crosswords.
 * The killer has brown eyes.
 * The killer wears a badge.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Hospital Courtyard. (Clue: Zoe's Body; Victim identified: Zoe Kusama)
 * Investigate Hospital Courtyard again. (Prerequisite: Hospital Courtyard investigated the first time; Clues: Set of Keys, Gardening Equipment)
 * Examine Set of Keys. (New Suspect: Tobias Randall)
 * Find out what Tobias Randall knows about the murder. (Prerequisite: T Crandall decoded; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Zoe's Room)
 * Investigate Zoe's Room. (Prerequisite: Tobias interrogated; Clues: Torn Pieces, Pocket Watch)
 * Examine Torn Pieces. (Result: Drawing; New Suspect: Kai Gruber)
 * Ask Kai if he knew Zoe. (Prerequisite: Drawing restored)
 * Examine Pocket Watch. (Result: Unknown Monogram)
 * Examine Unknown Monogram. (Result: Jennifer Russo's Monogram; New Suspect: Dr Jennifer Russo)
 * Examine Gardening Equipment. (Result: Zoe’s Earring)
 * Analyze Zoe’s Earring. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer has a dust mite allergy)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses mouthwash)
 * Go to Chapter 2.

Trivia

 * The case title comes from the phrase "head case" used to describe a mentally ill or unstable person.
 * This is one of the cases in which the player has to investigate the same crime scene twice during the main leg.