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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 Grimsborough Psychiatric Hospital to talk to Zoe Kusama regarding the human experiments under DreamLife's dome, only to find her dead with her head bashed in at the hospital courtyard. With Jones emotionally unable to continue the investigation, Gabriel took care of him while Gloria joined the player in the investigation.
Mid-investigation, the team, along with orderly Tobias Randall, calmed down a group of distressed patients who had learned of Zoe's death and believed Santa was going to kill them too. Later, a grieving Jones told the team that he was going to murder Zoe's killer before breaking down into tears again, causing Gabriel to lead him back to his office. The team would then find enough clues to arrest news reporter Louis Leroux for the murder.
Upon admitting to the murder, Louis explained that he had caught Zoe telekinetically levitating a teacup when he showed up in Zoe's room unannounced. Realizing that her mind abilities may have been due to the experiments, Louis realized that it was his duty to uncover the entire truth, making Zoe distrust him. Louis then asked to examine the extent of her condition. Zoe, freaking out at the prospect of more tests performed upon her, started screaming. In a panic over getting kicked out, Louis grabbed a nearby fence post and smashed her head in to keep her quiet. Judge Powell sentenced an apologetic Louis to life in prison. Post-trial, Jones thanked the player before attempting suicide via overdose on sedatives. The team then rushed him to the hospital.
Gabriel and the player went to Zoe's hospital room and found a bottle of flumazenil, which Amir used to synthesize an antidote to the sedatives in Jones's system. After talking to a now-conscious Jones and to Dr Jennifer Russo for advice, the team went back to Zoe's room and found the letters Zoe had written to Jones as part of her therapy. The team then showed the letters to Jones and convinced him that Zoe would have wanted him to be happy, giving Jones back the will to fight for his life.
Meanwhile, Louis told Gloria and the player that he had installed a hidden camera in Zoe's room to record her telekinesis. The team found the camera and found a recording of Zoe moving a teacup hands-free, corroborating Louis's claims. Chief Parker then authorized Martine to autopsy Zoe once again, whereupon she found that Zoe's occipital lobe was exposed to a different Berzelium derivative than Protozane, confirming her exposure to the superhuman serum. Jasper Everett then told the team that the telekinesis was merely a side effect of the drug.
After all the events, the team decided to go to the TV station to look further into Louis's findings.
Summary
Victim
- Zoe Kusama (found in the hospital courtyard with her head bashed in)
Murder Weapon
- Fence Post
Killer
- Louis Leroux
Suspects
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Quasi-suspect(s)
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Killer's Profile
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- 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.
Crime Scenes
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Steps
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Chapter 1
- Investigate Hospital Courtyard. (Clue: Zoe's Body; Victim identified: Zoe Kusama)
- Investigate Hospital Courtyard again. (Prerequisite: Hospital Courtyard investigated; 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)
- Ask Dr Russo whether she treated Zoe. (Prerequisite: Jennifer Russo's Monogram identified)
- 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. (No stars)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
To the Stars (4/6)
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.
- In the "Common Room" crime scene, Rachel Priest can be seen on a TV screen.