The Reaper and the Geek

The Reaper and the Geek (Case #37) is the thirty-seventh case of the game.

Case Background
The victim was a cosplayer named Joe Turner. He was found stabbed to death at the sci-fi festival's entrance statue. The killer was Peri Foreman, the sci-fi festival organizer.

According to Peri, the murder was an accident and she didn't mean to kill Joe. She explained to the team that she had been the organiser of several festivals where Joe had been present and his behaviour had been bad. So, to make sure everything would go fine, Peri took him to the upper staging and asked him that he must behave in this festival so not to embarass her. Joe laughed at her face, which made Peri angry and slap Joe on the face. The two then started to fight. Joe grabbed Peri and attempted to shove her off the rail, but somehow, Peri managed to turn Joe around and he accidently fell off the rail, causing him to be stabbed to death by the scythe carried by the Ripper Jade statue. Peri was terrified of what she did, and was going to call the police and turn herself in. However, she didn't want her festival to be closed so early, so she agreed that she would turn herself in after the festival.

While the Judge agreed with Peri that the murder was accidental, Peri lied to the police and allowed the festival to ensue while the body was there, allowing the children to see the corpse while she did nothing. While Peri was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, she was also indicted for lying to the police all investigation along.

Victim

 * Joe Turner (died impaled on a statue at the Grimsborough Sci-fi Fantasy Festival)

Murder Weapon

 * Pushed to Death

Killer

 * Peri Foreman

Killer's Profile

 * The killer wears a Festival badge.
 * The killer uses prosthetic glue.
 * The killer wears makeup.
 * The killer wears a green wig.
 * The killer's blood type is A-.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Festival Main Hall. (Clues: Victim's Body, Torn Poster)
 * Autopsy The Victim's Body. (18:00:00) (Evidence: Killer wears a Festival Badge)
 * Talk to Kevin about the victim. (Available after playing Festival Main Hall as a task; Unlocks: Bus Interior)
 * Examine Torn Poster. (Result: Captain Simple Poster)
 * Examine Captain Simple Poster. (Result: Substance)
 * Analyze Substance. (03:00:00) (Evidence: Killer wears prosthetic glue)
 * Investigate Bus Interior. (Clue: Scratched Ticket)
 * Talk to Peri Foreman. (Available after playing Bus Interior as a task)
 * Examine Scratched Ticket. (Result: Meet and Greet Ticket)
 * Examine Serial Number. (Result: Serial Number)
 * Analyze Serial Number. (06:00:00)
 * Give the ticket back to Tess. (Prerequisite: Serial Number Analyzed)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)

Chapter 2

 * Investigate Diner. (Clue: Festival Bag)
 * Examine Festival Bag. (Result: Torn Article)
 * Examine Torn Article. (Result: Article)
 * Analyze Article. (00:05:00)
 * Talk to Irma about Joe. (Available after playing Diner as a task)
 * Talk to Bruce Anderson. (Prerequsite: Talk to Irma; Unlocks: Festival Stands)
 * Investigate Festival Stands. (Clue: Figurine)
 * Examine Figurine. (Result: Powder)
 * Analyze Powder. (12:00:00) (Evidence: Killer wears makeup)
 * Ask Kevin about the Meet and Greet. (Available after playing Festival Stands as a task)
 * Ask Tess about the Meet and Greet. (Available after playing Festival Stands as a task)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (2 stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Diner Tables. (Clue: Purse)
 * Examine Purse. (Result: Broken Die)
 * Examine Broken Die. (Result: Joe's Die)
 * Examine Joe's Die. (Result: Blood)
 * Analyze Blood. (12:00:00) (Evidence: Killer's blood type is A-)
 * Interrogate Irma about Bruce's stunt. (Available after playing Diner Tables as a task)
 * Ask Peri about the Festival. (Available after playing Diner Tables as a task)
 * Investigate Driver's Seat. (Prerequisite: Talk to Irma; Clue: Wallet)
 * Examine Wallet. (Result: Photo)
 * Ask Bruce about his wallet. (Prerequisite: Found Photo on Wallet; Clue: Note)
 * Examine Note. (Result: Hair)
 * Analyze Hair. (12:00:00) (Evidence: Killer wears a wig)
 * Arrest Killer.
 * Go to Additional Investigation (No stars)

Additional Investigation

 * Check what Tess Goodwin is up to.
 * Investigate Festival Main Hall. (Clue: Comics Display)
 * Examine Comics Display. (Result: Broken Camera)
 * Analyze Broken Camera. (03:00:00)
 * Give the pictures to Tess Goodwin. (Reward: 18,000 coins)
 * Talk to Bruce Anderson in the bus.
 * Investigate Bus Interior. (Clue: Screenplay)
 * Examine Screenplay. (Result: Bruce's Script)
 * Give the screenplay to Bruce Anderson. (Reward: Ripper Jade Haircut, Ripper Jade Costume (female) /  Captain Simple Mask, Captain Simple Costume (male))
 * Buy a drink from Irma Anderson.
 * Investigate Diner. (Clue: Cut Arm)
 * Examine Cut Arm. (Result: Red Substance)
 * Analyze Red Substance. (06:00:00)
 * Give the plastic arm to Irma Anderson. (Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Next Case. (1 star)

Trivia

 * Starting from Chapter 2, Alex Turner becomes the player's sidekick, replacing David Jones, this is due to Alex having a high interest in the Sci-fi Festival and a vast knowledge of geeky topics.
 * This case is one of the many cases in which Chief Samuel King doesn't make an appearance at the beginning.
 * This case, The Kiss of Death and The Lake's Bride are the only cases in which the murder weapon is an action (pushed to death, defenestration and drowning).
 * When you repair the torn poster in Chapter 1, on the bottom right is a logo marked "Remval" which is a parody of the logo of "Marvel Entertainment".
 * In the first crime scene, "Festival Main Hall":
 * on the right hand side, there is a T-shirt which has the logo of Pretty Simple, the developers of Criminal Case;
 * in the background, there is a poster which says "The God of the Rings", which is an obvious parody of popular book/film series The Lord of the Rings;
 * on the left hand side, there is a blue police box that resembles the TARDIS which is the time-travelling space ship used in the British Sci-Fi television programme Doctor Who.