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Jack Archer: <Name>, I can't believe that Nebet, or rather Princess Nefertiti, was a traitor to us from the start!
Amy: And Ammon - her accomplice - played a large role in her deceit, as we found out from snooping around his apartment.
Jack: Yeah, we discovered that Egypt's control of the Age of Sail trade routes was crucial to the change in history that put the Ptolemys in power.
Amy: That's where we have to go if we want to fix history!
Jack: But our time machine has been confiscated, and without it, we're stuck here!
Amy: Time travel isn't common knowledge in this timeline... Our time machine's probably being kept somewhere very secret...
Isabelle: That's precisely why Sirius told you to go speak with Tabu Kebu at Sphinx News, <Name>.
Isabelle: I know that going straight to the star anchorman for the Ptolemy's propaganda machine doesn't seem like the safest idea... You'll be on enemy territory!
Isabelle: But Tabu Kebu is your best bet if you're after secrets!
Amy: I guess we'll just have to trust and hope he's on the right side of history, so to speak!
Isabelle: Now, <Name>, I have your Sphinx News building security uniforms ready. Go get those on and find Tabu at the main Sphinx News newsroom!

Chapter 1

Investigate Newsroom.
(Jack is seen wearing a Sphinx News security guard uniform throughout the case.)
Jack Archer: Oh no, <Name>, that dead man matches the photo of Tabu Kebu Isabelle showed us!
Jack: His skin is very pink and his neck is extremely swollen!
Jack (searching through at his tablet): According to Janis' database, these symptoms are consistent with poisoning!
Jack: With that level of reaction, there's no way it was accidental. This was murder!
Jack: Maybe piecing together that broken plastic will offer up a lead!
Jack: And is that a... pocket watch? It looks like it's from the late 19th century! It's totally out of place in this high-tech newsroom!
Jack: There seems to be an engraving on the back, but I can't make out what it says exactly. I'll grab your dusting kit!
Jack: Just our luck, <Name>. We were hoping to get a lead inside the royal propaganda circus to learn the location of our time machine...
Jack: But now we find our only contact has been poisoned! Our hunt for the time machine will have to wait, we have a murder to solve!

Examine Faded Engraving.
Jack: Wait a second, <Name>, this watch belongs to Sirius Atwood, the resistance historian! What was he doing here in the newsroom?
Jack: We'd better go ask Sirius if he knows anything about Tabu Kebu's death!

Ask Sirius Atwood about the victim's murder.
Sirius: <Name>, I hear Tabu Kebu is dead! Most unfortunate! I know you'd been hoping to learn something about the location of your time machine from him!
Jack: Well, we did make a discovery of sorts... we found your pocket watch at the crime scene...
Sirius: Oh no! I didn't even realize it was gone!
Jack: What were you doing in the newsroom of the royal family's propaganda network? It seems needlessly risky!
Sirius: Tabu asked me to come. He consulted me for historical information from time to time...
Sirius: Of course, he had to tweak facts to fit the purposes of the regime's propaganda. That's what Sphinx News is all about!
Jack: When is the last time you visited the newsroom?
Sirius: A couple of days ago! I must have stupidly left my watch behind!
Jack: Well, thank you for your time, Sirius. We'll let you know if we have any more questions.

Examine Broken Badge.
Jack: The broken plastic you found was an ID badge, <Name>! It belongs to one Akhen Khaba...
Jack: He appears to be an intern here at Sphinx News!
Jack: I wonder if he might've seen anything, <Name>! Let's go find this Khaba guy and ask him!

Ask Akhen Khaba about suspicious activity at Sphinx News.
Jack: Mr Khaba, as security officers, we've been tasked with investigating Tabu Kebu's murder. It looks like you worked with him?
Akhen: Yes, I did. I can't believe Mr Kebu is dead! Working with him was a great experience!
Jack: Did you see anything strange in the newsroom?
Akhen: No, I didn't! You know, I'm just an intern here! I tend to be sent on a lot of errands...
Jack: And as part of your internship, were you kept aware of Tabu Kebu's daily schedule?
Akhen: Well, he was pretty devoted to jogging in Central Park. It's usually what he would do after work.
Jack: Thanks for your help, Mr Khaba. Stay here at Sphinx News, we may have more questions for you!
Jack: As for us, <Name>, we'd better get to Central Park! If the victim spent his downtime there, we should take a look around!

Investigate Central Park.
Jack: Wow... this is not the Central Park I remember, <Name>! Since when were there gigantic cobra statues?
Jack: Oh yeah... since Ramses XLIII took charge in this timeline, of course!
Jack: Well, the newsroom intern said that the victim came here to jog, so any clue we might find could be helpful!
Jack: Hey, doesn't that look like a clapper board, <Name>? It's what they use to sync image and sound in movies and TV shows!
Jack: I see that it says "Sphinx News", so a crew from the station must be around here. I can't see the reporter's name, though... Think you can figure it out?
Jack: And if you have a hunch about that trash, <Name>, go ahead and dig through it!

Examine Clapper Board.
Jack: Apparently, the reporter doing a feature for Sphinx News in the park is Tamat Loren...
Jack: You're right, <Name>. If that clapper board is still here, then Tamat Loren probably is, too! Let's go find her and inform her of her colleague's murder.

Tell Tamat Loren about the victim's murder.
Tamat (holding a microphone): And so the Obelisks have won the little league division of Pyramid Toss for the fifth year running! Go, Obelisks!
CUT!
Tamat (holding the microphone, agitated): I am so SICK of talking about stupid sports! I'll tell them where they can toss their pyramids!
Jack: Ms Loren? We're with Sphinx News security. We need to speak with you about Tabu Kebu... he was murdered earlier today...
Tamat: Tabu? He... he's... dead?
Jack: I'm afraid so. Can you think of anyone who would've wanted to hurt your colleague?
Tamat: The thought alone is insane! That man was a national treasure!
Tamat: Excuse me, but I need to alert the editing department! We need a retrospective special honoring his life and work right away!
Tamat: We'll run it every hour on the hour!

Examine Trash Can.
Jack: <Name>, you found a paper with a bunch of hieroglyphics in the trash?
Jack: Hey, you're right! This note seems handwritten... and the only English letters I see are T and K: those are the victim's initials!
Jack: Let's get these scribbles to Penelope! She'll know what these symbols mean!

Analyze Hieroglyphic Note.
Penelope: The killer obviously doesn't know you're on the case, <Name>! They were pretty careless, throwing away their note!
Jack: The killer? How do you know this is their note?
Penelope: Because whoever wrote this was tracking Tabu Kebu's every move... and devising various ways to kill him!
Penelope: The message reads: "8am: takes cab to work (road accident?), 12:30: restaurant lunch (too many witnesses), 2pm: news segment recording (sabotage equipment?)".
Penelope: The killer also noted that they bought a mask! Since the killer was stalking Tabu Kebu, they must have wanted to disguise themselves!
Jack: That's one determined killer!
Penelope: Yes, but their hieroglyphs will be their downfall... clearly, the killer is fluent in the Egyptian script!
Jack: Hmmm... I wonder how you write "No Mercy" in hieroglyphics? Don't tell me, Penelope! We'll ask the killer when <Name> catches them!

Autopsy Victim's Body.
Janis: Hey there, <Name>. When I saw Jack had logged into my poison database, I knew your visit to Sphinx News had gone badly.
Jack: Yeah, we went to find out whether Tabu Kebu knew anything about the location of our time machine. But we found him dead!
Jack: What kind of poison would cause this type of reaction?
Janis: Well, Tabu Kebu was poisoned with venom from the infamous Mefkhat scorpion!
Jack: The Mef... Wait. Did you say scorpion?!
Janis: Yes, and the Mefkhat, or Turquoise, Scorpion is a very dangerous creature, which the killer nevertheless milked for venom so they could add it to your victim's coffee!
Janis: Needless to say, your killer would need to know exactly how to handle this scorpion! Some people do keep the breed as an exotic pet...
Jack: A killer with a pet scorpion, huh? Well, <Name> will catch them, and that's really gonna sting!

Back in the newsroom...
Jack: Well, <Name>, today isn't turning out how we'd hoped, is it?
Jack: We'd come to Sphinx News to meet with Tabu Kebu to try and find out something about our seized time machine...
Jack: But by the time we got here, he had been poisoned by scorpion venom!
Jack: So far, both the intern, Akhen Khaba, and the news anchor, Tamat Loren, are in shock...
Jack: But I'm more shocked by the fact we found Sirius Atwood's pocket watch right on our crime scene!
Security Guard (pointing): Hey, you two! You need to get your butts to Sector 7!
Jack: Sector 7?
Security Guard: Yeah, genius, you know, the restricted area?
Security Guard: There was an unauthorized entry earlier today! Go check it out!

Chapter 2

Jack Archer: Well, <Name>, today isn't turning out how we'd hoped, is it?
Jack: We'd come to Sphinx News to meet with Tabu Kebu to try and find out something about our seized time machine...
Jack: But by the time we got here, he had been poisoned by scorpion venom!
Security Guard (pointing): Hey, you two! You need to get your butts to Sector 7!
Jack: Sector 7?
Security Guard: Yeah, genius, you know, the restricted area?
Jack: Sorry, sir. We're new here and we don't know all the sectors yet...
Security Guard: Well, Sector 7 is where they force people to watch Sphinx News when they have missed the quota of viewing hours mandatory for all good citizens.
Security Guard: Explaining this to you rookies is wasting precious time! There was an unauthorized entry in Sector 7 earlier today! Go check it out!
(Security Guard leaves.)
Jack: This Sector 7 place sounds really weird, <Name>! People are being re-educated for not watching enough TV?
Jack: But you're right! An unauthorized entry to a restricted area in the building on the same day a murder took place? We need to hurry to Sector 7!

Investigate Indoctrination Room.
Jack: Wow, <Name>... This place is super creepy! Those obelisks have seats and screens in them... there's a command center...
Jack: I guess that's how they force people to watch Sphinx News... We'd better find out if this place has something to do with the murder of Tabu Kebu!
Jack: Good call, <Name>, that locked tablet might be able to fill in some blanks for us! You need to get it unlocked!
Jack: And what's a bottle of champagne doing here? Oh, it was a gift from the victim! But to whom? I'll grab your dusting-
Jack: ACK! That's a... that's a... scorpion! And it's alive!
Jack: Do you think that it could be the source of the venom? It is turquoise colored...
Jack: You're right, there's something on that scorpion! I'll let you get a sample of that, <Name>! While I, um, go hide!

Examine Scorpion.
Jack: You got a sample of that substance from the scorpion's back, <Name>?
Jack: You're still alive, so I guess it doesn't have any more venom, right? Right?
Jack: Well, we'd better get that sample to Theo...
Jack: And I guess you're right, we shouldn't leave this creepy little guy here on his own! Maybe Janis would like to look after him?

Analyze Slimy Substance.
Theo: <Name>, is it true that you took this sample from a live scorpion? How did you do it?
Jack: Very carefully... but <Name> is a pro!
Theo: I would've been terrified!
Jack: Speaking of which, did Janis check if the scorpion still had venom?
Janis: Not a drop! So given its location, coloring, and lack of venom, that scorpion was the murder weapon!
Jack: And the substance on its back? What the heck was that?
Theo: The sample was a mixture of tuna and catnip oil! This particular combination is found in Bastreats!
Theo: Modern worshippers of the Egyptian goddess Bastet always keep these treats on hand to give to any cat they see!
Jack: Oh yeah, Bastet is one of the cat-headed goddesses... Gotta keep her appeased, I guess!
Theo: Or risk an unhappy home life, yes...
Theo: At any rate, since the killer left Bastreats on the murder weapon, they clearly worship Bastet!
Jack: I guess this cat-worshipping killer will need to start appeasing the god of happy incarceration soon!
Jack: All jokes aside, I'd kind of like to get out of the vicinity of that scorpion, <Name>. Let's head back to the park and look for more clues!

Investigate Information Panel.
Jack: What's this torn photo doing in Central Park? Piece it together as quickly as you can, <Name>!
Jack: And if you think those leaves might be hiding something crucial to the investigation of Tabu Kebu's murder, have at them!

Examine Torn Photo.
Jack: Is that a collage of Tamat Loren's head glued onto Tabu Kebu's body?
Jack: Sorry, <Name>, I know professional jealousy can be a serious motive...
Jack: Looks like Tamat Loren wanted Tabu's job as lead anchor! Let's go confront Ms Loren with this fine artwork of hers!

Ask Tamat Loren about her professional jealousy of the victim.
Jack: Ms Loren, we found your clever collage... Looks like you wanted Tabu Kebu's lead anchor position?
Tamat: Who wouldn't? Besides, that lead anchor position always should've been mine!
Tamat: Tabu hogged the limelight! And he went out of his way to make sure that I wasn't taken seriously at Sphinx News!
Tamat: He always made sure that I'd be out of the building, covering some stupid sports game or newborn hippos or whatever!
Tamat: My pet scorpion cared more about my career than Tabu ever did!
Tamat: But, by Bastet, I have fans! They know I'm smart! I know hieroglyphics and stuff! They know I'm a real journalist!
Tamat: Now I will be the face of Sphinx News and Tabu won't be able to stop me!
Jack: Sounds like serious motive, Ms Loren. You better not have brought your pet to work today...

Examine Pile of Leaves.
Jack: That phone you found in those leaves and rocks looks like a burner...
Jack: And we know that both the victim and the killer came to this park... It's a long shot, but this burner phone could be a clue! Let's get it to Kai!

Analyze Phone.
Kai: Hey, <Name>! Even with the broken screen, I still managed to get data from that phone!
Jack: Of course! You have a knack for making anything complicated seem easy... How are things with Zara and Theo, for instance?
Kai: Just fine! We've been catching up on episodes of my favorite telenovela together in our downtime...
Kai: Anyway! Turns out Sirius was using that phone you found!
Kai: And get this! Sirius sent a ton of messages to resistance members complaining about the victim! Apparently, he didn't trust Tabu Kebu one bit! He thought Tabu was a Ptolemy stooge!
Jack: Hmmm... and what are the odds? We find Sirius' phone tossed the day Tabu Kebu is murdered...
Jack: What if Sirius took drastic measures to keep the resistance safe from a potential spy? We'd better talk to him, <Name>!

Interrogate Sirius Atwood about his text messages against the victim.
Jack: Sirius, we found your burner phone at the park. From the looks of the messages you sent, you didn't trust Tabu Kebu one bit.
Sirius: May Bastet take me! Those messages were encrypted! No one should've been able to read them!
Jack: Bastet? You worship cats? That's very odd for someone who works against the Ptolemys...
Sirius: I worship cats out of historical interest, nothing more...
Jack: Uh-huh. So what did Tabu Kebu do to break your trust?
Sirius: Isn't it obvious? He was too close to the Ptolemys. I'd trust my pet scorpion before I would've trusted Tabu.
Sirius: Isabelle thought he was a valuable source of intelligence, but what if he exposed the whole movement? It wasn't worth the risk!
Sirius: Once he had to leave in the middle of a hieroglyphics lesson, he said that he was late for an appointment in the re-education center!
Sirius: Anyone who would work with those monsters could never be trusted by the resistance!
Sirius: I'm no killer, <Name>, but Tabu's death was a boon to the whole resistance!

Examine Champagne Bottle.
Jack: So Tabu gave that champagne to a certain "Anka"...
Jack: And he wrote, "Always a pleasure working with you!" I wonder who this Anka might be...
Anka: I'm Anka Wadj, and I'm the boss here. And I'd like to know why two security goons are loitering in the restricted area!
Jack: We simply have some questions about Tabu Kebu, Ms Wadj! They won't take long!

Question Anka Wadj about the victim.
Jack: So you're the boss of the re-education center...
Anka: I am. Please excuse my earlier reaction, but this is a restricted area. I must be vigilant.
Anka: Besides, we're all a bit shaken up by Tabu's murder. It's such a loss for Sphinx News and the re-education center!
Anka: Meeting Tabu in real life was a reward for subjects who completed their re-education! A brilliant suggestion on his part!
Anka: Tabu became a brother figure for many of the subjects and meeting him in person was almost like meeting Ramses XLIII himself!
Anka: You see, the program can be an intense experience for those who have not seen enough Sphinx News.
Anka: Even though the relaxation pods are quite comfortable, being extracted from one's normal routine and shut away from friends and family can be stressful for some.
Anka: Subjects sometimes complain of dry eyes because they watch so many hours in a row, but I administer hydrating microbeads every hour. It's all quite humane.
Jack: I'm sure it is...
Jack: Well, thank you for your explanations, Ms Wadj. We may have more questions for you as our investigation continues.

Examine Locked Tablet.
Jack: Who is that on that tablet? There's no name, just a number... Could he be one of the people being re-educated?
Jack: If we're going to find out who this guy is, we need to get into the database of this re-education center, <Name>!

Examine Unknown Man.
Jack: Turns out the guy on that tablet is a "subject". His name is Moz Burgess...
Jack (searching through his tablet): Oh, check this out! Mr Burgess has been picked up repeatedly for re-education! And his file says that he has an obsession with the victim!
Jack: It also says that he has a re-education session scheduled today! Let's go find this Mr Burgess and see what he has to say!

Ask Moz Burgess about the victim.
Jack: Moz Burgess? You're a "subject" here, right?
Moz: Yes! I have been through re-education more than all the other subjects in the program!
Jack: And what exactly do you do in the "program"?
Moz: We watch Sphinx News, of course! All day! We subjects must do so to re-educate our minds!
Moz: I love it! I limit my viewing hours at home on purpose to be sent here more often!
Moz: My best days are spent sitting in a pod here, surrounded by the glory of the Ptolemys without interruption!
Moz: Tabu was my favorite anchor! He was a great friend of the people because he always told them the truth! But Sphinx News said he was killed! I am so sad.
Jack: Mr Burgess, you seem like a big fan. Did you ever meet Mr Kebu personally?
Moz: No, and thanks to that stupid killer, I never will!
Moz (saluting): But I promise to help you find the killer any way I can! The enemy of Tabu is my enemy!

Later...
Isabelle: So, <Name>, any leads on who poisoned Tabu Kebu and why?
Jack: Well... his colleague wanted his job, and we've seen people kill for less than professional jealousy...
Jack: She seems to be the only person who worked with him that had a grudge, though. Anka Wadj, who runs the re-education center, adored him.
Isabelle: The re-education center? So Sirius was right, Tabu really was involved in this! I was hoping it wasn't true!
Jack: Yes, we know that Sirius had strong feelings against Tabu, but hopefully he didn't take action on them!
Amy: <Name>! You have got to see this!
Amy (showing her tablet with the image of angry Moz): Some loony has taken over the Sphinx News airwaves! And he's ranting against Tabu Kebu!

Chapter 3

Isabelle Huxley: So, <Name>, any leads on who poisoned Tabu Kebu and why?
Jack: Several leads, including a few about Tabu Kebu's role at the re-education center!
Isabelle: The re-education center? So Sirius was right, Tabu really was involved in this! I was hoping it wasn't true!
Jack: Yes, and that muddies the water a bit about Tabu's affiliations...
Amy: <Name>! You have got to see this!
Amy (showing her tablet with the image of angry Moz): Some loony has taken over the Sphinx News airwaves! And he's ranting against Tabu Kebu!
Jack: That's Moz Burgess! He must've broken out of the re-education facility and gone into the newsroom! What is he saying?
Amy (showing her tablet with the image of angry Moz): Just listen to him! He sounds like a maniac!
Moz (through the tablet): ... "Tabu Kebu was an enemy of Ramses XLIII and of the people! He deserves to be DEAD!"
Jack: What the heck? When we spoke to him, he said Tabu Kebu was his favorite Sphinx News anchor! Now he believes Tabu was an enemy of the regime?
Jack: We have to get to the newsroom and get to the bottom of this!

In the newsroom...
Security Guard (pointing): There you two are! If I didn't have this nutjob to worry about, I'd write you up for being late from lunch!
Security Guard: Get in there and do your jobs! Stop this guy!
(Security Guard leaves.)
Moz (holding a microphone): People of New Cairo! You thought Tabu Kebu was your friend, but he was not. He was NOT!
Jack: Moz Burgess! Put down the microphone!
Moz (holding a microphone): No! No! The whole world must know the truth!
Jack: How about you start by telling us, Mr Burgess. We're ready to listen to everything you have to say!

Interrogate Moz Burgess about his true feelings about the victim.
Jack: Mr Burgess, why are you ranting and raving in the newsroom?
Moz: The people needed to know the truth about Tabu!
Moz: I finally got to meet him in person after the fifteenth time I had completed the program!
Jack: So you DID meet him! You lied to us!
Moz: I was too ashamed to tell you! May Bastet forgive me for speaking to that BAD MAN!
Jack: How was Tabu Kebu a bad man?
Moz: Tabu was against Ramses XLIII and his family! Any time they were mentioned, he blinked twice!
Moz: Blinking twice when the Ptolemys are mentioned means that you do not love the regime! It is treason, and that is punishable by death!
Jack: Al...right... And um, did you carry out that punishment?
Anka (with Moz): That's enough! Mr Burgess is very fragile. He must go back to his pod now and cleanse his head of these memories!
(Anka and Moz leave.)
Jack: Well, <Name>... Mr Burgess is clearly unwell. He could've killed the victim, but he could also just be ranting after too much Sphinx News!
Jack: Either way, we'd better have another look around this newsroom before anything else crazy happens!

Investigate Newsroom Desk.
Jack: <Name>, you found a paper addressed to the victim?!
Jack: Let's get this blue stuff off of it, and see what the message is!
Jack: And good call! That locked DVR belongs to Sphinx News!
Jack: If you can unlock it, we should get access to anything they've filmed in the studio for the last week!
Jack: We're bound to find a lead that helps us solve this murder and get back on the hunt for our time machine!

Examine Message to Victim.
Jack: That message was a threat! It reads, "Tabu, stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong!"
Jack: Good thing we have a sample of that blue stuff! If you look at it under the microscope, we'll know who wrote that threat!

Examine Blue Particles.
Jack: That blue stuff from the threat was hydrating microbeads for dry eyes? That's all?
Jack: You're right, <Name>! Anka Wadj mentioned administering microbeads to the subjects when their eyes got dry from watching hours of Sphinx News!
Jack: We'd better go ask Ms Wadj what she wanted the victim to keep his nose out of!

Ask Anka Wadj about her threat to the victim.
Jack: Ms Wadj, we found a threat you sent to Tabu Kebu. You wanted him to stop sticking his nose where it doesn't belong? What was that about?
Anka: I should've written that in hieroglyphics! I guess I'd better just tell you.
Anka: Tabu wanted to do a tell-all exposé about the re-education center. He said details would make the people less afraid!
Anka: But we need them to fear the regime! The threat of re-education helps keep the masses obedient! The people must never question the supreme leadership of the Ptolemys!
Anka: Tabu knew this, but he thought that he could do anything he wanted. His fame had gone to his head! He needed to get in line or face the consequences!
Jack: Was his murder one of those consequences? Don't leave Sector 7, Ms Wadj! We may be meeting again!

Examine Locked DVR.
Jack: You've unlocked the Sphinx News DVR, <Name>! Here's hoping that Kai can find something helpful to the investigation on it!

Analyze DVR.
Kai: Hey <Name>! That DVR had a lot of Sphinx News footage to scrub through... my eyes feel like raisins!
Kai: Anyway, I learned that the victim has a serious temper! He got into a fight with a colleague! Check it out!

Start of footage...
Tabu: Where are my cards? What, is it a slow news day?
Akhen: Sorry, I'm late! The printer got jammed!
(Tabu holds the cards and looks at them.)
Tabu (holding the cards): Where's card five? You took it, didn't you? You hid it to make me look bad on camera!
Tabu: Just like you took my phone the other day! You were trying to look through it!
Akhen: No! I would never dream of doing that, Mr Kebu!

End of footage...
Jack: Ok... so Tabu was a bit of a diva!
Kai: And a smidge paranoid... he accused the intern of theft very possibly without reason!
Kai: Someone shut off the camera after that, so I have no idea if it escalated!
Jack: I wonder how the intern felt about all these accusations...
Jack: You're right, <Name>, we'd better ask Akhen Khaba!

Question Akhen Khaba about his conflict with the victim.
Jack: Mr Khaba, we reviewed security footage, and it appears that you and Tabu Kebu had some issues... he accused you of taking his phone, stealing his news cards...
Akhen: Yes, it's true. He hated me from the moment I corrected his hieroglyphics notes! I was just trying to be helpful!
Akhen: After that fight, he said that he'd have security chuck me out of the building, that I'd never work in news again!
Akhen: The next day, I made offerings to Bastet, in the hopes that the goddess would help change Tabu's opinion of me!
Akhen: But it never worked. He still hated me! I was so stressed after work every day that I forgot to feed my pet scorpion! It almost died!
Jack: Your pet scorpion? Did you, by any chance, decide to feed some of its venom to Tabu Kebu's coffee?
Akhen: No way! I wouldn't jeopardize my whole life over one mean boss!

A short while later...
Jack: <Name>, turns out that Tabu Kebu was paranoid, accusatory and full of himself!
Jack: He made that intern's work life pretty awful at Sphinx News...
Jack: And he also got on Anka's bad side by suggesting an exposé on the re-education center.
Jack: But his colleagues weren't Tabu's only enemies, his obsessed fan turned from love to hate in a nanosecond because Tabu Kebu blinked twice!
Jack: You're right, <Name>, it seems like the re-education center may hold the key to finding the killer! Let's get back to Sector 7 and solve this murder!

Investigate Indoctrination Console.
Jack: Whoa, <Name>! That box is full of some gnarly gear... Do you think they use it in re-education?
Jack: Well, have a dig through that equipment if you think it's hiding a clue! We need leads!
Jack: And what is that bunch of torn rubber? Better piece it together and find out!
Jack: We have to catch Tabu Kebu's killer so we can focus on finding our time machine!

Examine Re-education Equipment.
Jack: Way to go, <Name>! You found Tabu's travel mug in that box of re-education gear! That must be what he kept his coffee in! Let's get it to Theo!

Analyze Victim's Travel Mug.
Theo: Hey, <Name>! This travel mug was definitely the vessel that delivered the poison! There were traces of coffee and Mefkhat Scorpion venom inside!
Jack: That means that the killer had to have touched the mug!
Theo: Yep! And the killer obviously had an itch to scratch! I found gel used to calm mosquito bites on the outside of the travel mug.
Jack: And, let me guess, the victim had no mosquito bites!
Theo: Janis couldn't find a single one! Which means your killer is the one suffering from mosquito bites!
Jack: Well, the killer's mosquito bites will seem a minor inconvenience once <Name> catches up with them!

Examine Torn Rubber.
Jack: So the torn rubber you found was a mask of some kind?
Jack: Wait! That's right, <Name>! On the hieroglyphics note that the killer wrote, they mentioned buying a mask!
Jack: This has to be the mask they purchased so that they could stalk Tabu Kebu! Let's get it to Theo!

Analyze Mask.
Theo: <Name>, the mask you sent is a real work of art! With the right adhesive, no one would know that it wasn't a real face!
Jack: So Tabu Kebu could have passed the killer who was stalking him without even noticing anything amiss!
Theo: Indeed! But it doesn't mean we can't figure out who wore the mask! Inside it, I found a lotion for healing facial piercings.
Jack: A lotion for facial piercings, huh? Any idea where on the face?
Theo: Well, I did find some cilia from the nose, so the killer who hid behind this mask must have a nasal piercing!
Jack: There are a few suspects with nose rings... knowing the killer also has one narrows the list!

After completing all the tasks...
Jack: Alright, <Name>! We have everything we need to catch Tabu Kebu's killer!

Take care of the killer now!
Jack: Akhen Khaba, we've reviewed the evidence and we know that you killed Tabu Kebu.
Akhen: Me? But I'm just an intern!
Jack: An intern who cracked under the pressure of an overbearing star news anchor!
Akhen: No, I found ways to manage my stress! The last thing I'd ever want is trouble!
Jack: Admit it! You looked at your pet scorpion one evening and hatched a plan to do away with Tabu Kebu once and for all!
Jack: You can't hide behind a mask now, Khaba! You killed Tabu Kebu!
Akhen: By Bastet, you lot don't know when to drop it, do you? Yes, I killed Tabu! I was paid to do it!
Jack: You were PAID to kill him? By whom?!
Akhen: I won't waste your time with a coy guessing game... Ramses XLIII! Who else?
Akhen: Tabu was just a talking head for the state propaganda machine, but he started getting crazy ideas that he was an investigative journalist!
Akhen: He started poking his nose around the re-education center, which is how he got flagged.
Akhen: Then he got the scent of some story about special technology that the Ptolemys were hiding from the public.
Akhen: He got too close for their comfort, so I got a phone call to liquidate Tabu! I didn't hesitate. Being an assassin pays far better than this internship ever could!
Akhen: I spent a day taking notes, trying to devise his demise, but then I found the perfect solution!
Akhen: I took my precious pet scorpion to Sphinx News the next day and, well, you know the rest!
Jack: Well, Mr Khaba, you're clever, but not clever enough! We've caught you, and now we're handing you over to the head of security!

A few moments later...
Jack (with Akhen): Boss, we found the killer!
Security Guard: Not bad... for a couple of rookies!
Security Guard: I'll take him off your hands and get him to the authorities. You two, go do your rounds!
Akhen: I don't think so, buddy. I work for the Ptolemys. They hired me to kill Tabu Kebu.
Security Guard: I ain't your buddy, pal! You can explain yourself to the judges!
Akhen: Ha! I won't spend a single night in prison! The regime will free me in time for dinner!
Jack: Oh, I doubt the Ptolemys would be willing to admit that they hired an assassin to kill Tabu Kebu! You'll probably rot in jail!

Back at the Resistance headquarters...
Amy: So the Ptolemys hired an assassin to kill the star anchorman of their own propaganda machine?
Jack: Crazy, uh? Shows how far they're willing to go to keep people from questioning their reign...
Jack: But now we've got bigger fish to fry! The killer mentioned that Tabu Kebu had info on advanced technology the Ptolemys were hiding! That could mean our time machine!
Amy: Hidden technology? You're right, <Name>! We have to follow this lead!

Time is a Lie (4/5)

Amy Young: <Name>, we know that the change in the timeline occurred in the 18th century. Ammon influenced charges in the trade routes during the Age of Sail...
Amy: Our plan to get back to that period and stop him hinges on finding our time machine, which was seized by the Ptolemys!
Amy: The killer mentioned during the arrest that Tabu Kebu discovered something about advanced technology kept hidden by the Ptolemys. Could it be our time machine?
Amy: We can't ask the killer... He's in the hands of the regime's authorities now. But we can scratch the newsroom for Tabu Kebu's notes!
Penelope: <Name>! Thank goodness you're here!
Penelope: I need to talk to you about Orlando! He left the headquarters and hasn't been seen for hours! What if he's been caught?
Amy: Orlando is out wandering around New Cairo when we're all on wanted posters? That can't be good!
Amy: Well, <Name>, we'd better talk to Penelope straight away. But after that you should meet up with Jack at the newsroom!

Investigate Newsroom.
Jack: I hope Tabu Kebu's notes can tell us about the technology the Ptolemys are hiding!
Jack: But look at that, <Name>! You found the victim's gym bag!
Jack: Let's hope that bag holds something to help us find our time machine!
Jack: But we'd better hurry before the head of Sphinx News security sees us!

Examine Gym Bag.
Jack: <Name>, looks like you found a map in the victim's gym bag!
Jack: Oh wow, you're right! This map is of a property that belongs to the Ptolemys!
Jack: And there's a room on the map marked "Advanced Tech"! I wonder if that has anything to do with our time machine?
Jack: Let's get this map to Kai! He'll find the answer!

Analyze Map.
Kai: <Name>! This map you sent me is so exciting! We're closer than ever to getting back to our time machine!
Jack: That's great news!
Kai: As we suspected, Tabu was looking into some secret tech hidden by the Ptolemys. And this map makes it clear that this technology is our time machine!
Kai: See this note about power surges? They were a huge problem in the T.I.M.E. building, because the technology to keep the machine functional requires a lot of power, all the time!
Kai: As for where this room is... I ran this map against other Ptolemy properties, and I found it! The room is located on a floor of the royal pyramid!
Jack: That makes sense. The Ptolemys would keep our time machine close. They aren't going to make it easy for us!
Kai: Might be even harder than you think! The room is concealed, which is why Tabu got curious about those blueprints in the first place!
Jack: Then we're going to need help, <Name>!
Jack: Good point! We have our man on the inside, Ravi! Let's ask him about this secret chamber!

Ask Ravi Jabari about the secret chamber in the royal pyramid.
Ravi: My friends! You signaled me, how can I help?
Jack: We need to know if you've ever seen a secret room in the royal pyramid.
Ravi: I think I know where this room could be, though I have never been inside...
Ravi: I have been in a strange corridor! Even though it has no doors along it, sometimes people arrive from out of nowhere!
Ravi: I always suspected a hidden entrance, but could never find it!
Jack: Ravi, we need to get to this room! Our time machine could be inside!
Ravi: You guys want to try and sneak into the royal pyramid unnoticed?! You're either very brave or totally insane!
Ravi: That's a tall order, <Name>! We'd all be at risk... but I can steal you some uniforms. Still, it won't be enough...
Ravi: You'll also need money to bribe your way past the guards at the royal pyramid. Take this, and we'll meet later here at the resistance headquarters!

Speak with Penelope about Orlando.
Penelope: <Name>! I just don't know what to do! Orlando left the headquarters hours ago!
Penelope: He's been in such a sad mood since we returned to 2029. Seeing Sirius again has really shaken him up...
Amy: It must be so tough for Orlando, seeing Sirius again... In the normal timeline, Sirius was his husband and Orlando is a widower.
Penelope: Yeah... Orlando said he wanted to go to Central Park to clear his head, but it's been ages!
Penelope: I know that Orlando is in pain, but we're wanted fugitives from the Ptolemys! His heartache may have put him in danger!
Amy (holding a wig): Don't worry, Penelope! <Name> and I will head over to Central Park and have a look around for Orlando! But I'd better get a disguise on first!

Investigate Information Panel.
Amy: No sign of Orlando here in the park, <Name>...
Amy: But you did find a torn photo! One of the pieces has Orlando's face on it! Please piece the photo back together as fast as you can!

Examine Torn Photo.
Amy: So that is a photo of Orlando and Sirius!
Amy: But look behind them! That's the Statue of Liberty!
Amy: Which means the photo was taken in our original timeline, where New York was still free, and Orlando and Sirius were happily married!
Amy: Seeing Sirius alive and well in this timeline must be so difficult for Orlando, given that he passed away in our version of history.
Amy: But heartbreak or not, it's far too dangerous for Orlando to be outside alone without a disguise. We need to find him! And I bet Kai can use this photo to do exactly that!

Analyze Picture.
Amy: Have you made any progress with that photo, Kai? Orlando is still missing, and we need to find him!
Kai: I have. Poor guy, I can't even imagine what he's going through, all those emotions about Sirius.
Kai: But yeah, I think we can use this photo to find him! In our original timeline, they took this at a café called The Blue Chair.
Amy: Do you know if there's still a café in that part of New Cairo?
Kai: Yep, a café is in the same location in this timeline! Only it's called The Red Heron!
Amy: <Name>, what do you want to bet that Orlando went there after tearing up this photo? Let's get over to that café!

Convince Orlando to return to the resistance HQ.
Amy: Orlando, we've been looking all over for you! We found the photo you tore up in the park...
Orlando (crying): I'm... I'm sorry, <Name>... I'm a mess!
Orlando: I thought destroying that photo could help me have some closure, but it didn't help!
Orlando: I know we must eventually repair the timeline, but my heart isn't ready! My darling Sirius will be taken from me once again!
Amy: I'm so sorry, Orlando. I can only imagine how much this hurts!
Orlando: You wouldn't be so kind if you knew what I'd done...
Orlando: I... I wrote Sirius a letter telling him everything about the other timeline, about our marriage, about his death...
Amy: Oh dear! Hearing the news that you aren't alive in an alternate timeline is a lot for anyone to handle. Has he read it?
Orlando: No... I couldn't bear giving it to him face to face... so I mailed it at Central Park.
Amy: Then maybe we can still get it back! Orlando, you need to show us the box where you dropped the letter!
Amy: I had hoped to get lunch, but we'll just have to grab a bite on the way to the park!

Investigate Central Park.
Orlando: <Name>, that's the letter box where I posted the letter to Sirius! Please unlock it as fast as you can!

Examine Letter Box.
Amy: Oh, thank goodness, <Name>! You managed to retrieve the letter!
Orlando: I'm so relieved. It wasn't right to think I could burden Sirius with what our life was like in another timeline... But I was weak!
Amy: I understand, Orlando, but we all have to stay strong and focus on our mission to fix this disrupted timeline!
Orlando: You're right, of course. If you don't mind, <Name>, I'd like to go back to the resistance now...
Amy: We'll head back to resistance now, too, <Name>, and wait for the others to check in!

Later...
Amy: I'm so relieved we found Orlando safe and sound, <Name>. New Cairo is far too dangerous to be wandering around unprotected!
Jack: And it's not a moment too soon, because our plan is to sneak into the Pharaoh's palace and steal back our time machine is ready to go!
Jack: We've discovered they're keeping it in a secret chamber of the royal pyramid!
Jack: Ravi said that he'd get us the disguises and the information we'd need, and-
Isabelle: <Name>! I'm so glad I caught you before you left! I have something important to tell you about your plan!

Consult with Isabelle.
Isabelle: I've heard about your plan to journey into the belly of the beast, <Name>.
Amy: Yes. It's a risky endeavor, but it's our only chance of getting back our time machine and repairing the timeline!
Isabelle: Well, if anyone can pull off a mission as dangerous as this, it's you and your team!
Isabelle: Now, Ravi sent word that the best time to infiltrate is this evening, during the changing of the guard.
Isabelle: He also sent these helmets that you'll need to hide your faces during the mission!
Amy: Perfect! We'd better go let the others know about all this, <Name>!

A short while later...
Amy: Well, guys... Sneaking into the royal pyramid is a potential suicide mission, but we have to take the chance!
Amy: No matter what, we have to get back to our time machine and right the wrong turns Ammon forced the timeline to take!
Amy: I know that if we follow Ravi's intel and stay positive about this mission, we can do thi-
Palace Guards: EVERYONE, GET YOUR HANDS UP!
Palace Guards: You're under arrest for plotting against the Ptolemys!