Salem, Massachusetts...
Gwen Harper: <Name>, we're finally unraveling the mystery of Rathimael, the demon who made the five keys holding the demon queen captive in the Netherworld!
Gwen: We now know that Rathimael was killed near Niagara Falls about a decade ago, most likely by loyalist demons searching for the keys.
Gwen: The murder was never solved by the police, who weren't even able to identify Rathimael's body. Which is why his human name remains a mystery to us.
Gwen: Thanks to George Mathison though, we tracked down a mansion in Salem, Massachusetts where Rathimael is supposed to have lived while hiding out disguised as a human...
Gwen: ... Although now it's become the Hocus Pocus Museum of witches and witchcraft!
Gwen: Salem has a long and dark history when it comes to witches, so it makes sense that they'd have a museum dedicated to the topic. Let's hope Rathimael left some clues about himself there.
Gwen: Alright, <Name>, it's time for some Hocus Pocus! Let's go!
Chapter 1
Investigate Hocus Pocus Museum.
Gwen Harper: <Name>, that hanged woman isn't one of the waxworks - it's a real-life human!
Gwen: God, you're right - it's Agnes Leek, that witch who gave us the spell to protect our minds from being attacked by demons!
Gwen: She might have been a grumpy old bat, but we owe it to her to find out who killed her!
Gwen: She was clearly hanged to death...
Gwen: ... But why is her lower face all bloody? I guess Ben will be able to tell us more.
Gwen: As for other clues, I agree that we should reassemble this metal object.
Gwen: And recovering the name of the museum's receptionist on this desk sign is definitely a good idea!
Gwen: Let's get investigating, <Name>! And if anyone asks, we're undercover police.
Examine Desk Sign.
Gwen: So, the museum receptionist is called "J.C. Sanders," <Name>. Let's have a chat with them!
Ask Janie Sanders if she saw anything related to the murder.
Janie: Welcome to Hocus Pocus! Are you ready to be dazzled by our witch-tastic wonders?
Gwen: Um, only if you think finding a woman hanging from the gallows back there counts as dazzling...
Janie: No, silly - that's just a waxwork!
Gwen: I assure you, it is not. M'am, we are undercover detectives investigating the murder of Ms Agnes Leek. Do you recognize the... um... deceased?
Janie: Oh my God, you're being totally serious, aren't you?! A murder, in my place of work?! Nowhere's safe anymore!
Janie: As for the dead lady... yes, I totally know her. She was a VIP member of the museum! She came here ALL the time!
Janie: I saw Agnes shuffling about in the attic earlier today! You should check it out too - it's one of our most exciting rooms!
Gwen: We shall certainly investigate this attic. And Miss Sanders, please do not go anywhere, as Officer <Name> may have some more questions for you!
Investigate Museum Attic.
Gwen: This photo looks like a reenactment of a witch trial, <Name>! And that's our victim Agnes in it!
Gwen: We should identify that old-school judge who's.... um... judging her!
Gwen: And maybe there's a clue hidden amid the museum bits and bobs in this chest, I agree!
Examine Witch Trial Photo.
Gwen: The guy pointing his gavel at Agnes in the reenactment photo is called Joseph Hardcastle, <Name>.
Gwen: Mr Hardcastle clearly knew the victim, so we need to have a chat!
Ask Joseph Hardcastle about the victim.
Gwen: Mr Hardcastle? We-
Joseph: Order! Order in the court! It is time to put some witches on trial!
Joseph: Hurry up and take your seats, or you may also find yourself burned at the stake!
Gwen: Um, sir, we're not here to-
Joseph: Oh, no need to be afraid, miss! I am simply an actor at the museum! We recreate the Salem witch trials for the benefit of our esteemed guests.
Gwen: Yeah, that's you in this photo, isn't it?
Joseph: Let me see. Ah yes, 'tis I with Agnes Leek, one of our most cherished visitors! As a VIP member, she had the privilege of participating in our reenactments!
Gwen: Mr Hardcastle, I'm sorry to tell you that Agnes was found hanging from the gallows behind you only earlier! She was murdered!
Joseph: But that is simply dreadful! Why would someone want to harm the old dear?
Gwen: That's what we're here to find out! We're undercover police investigating her death.
Joseph: I am at your service if you should ever require my assistance! I shall leave you now to mourn poor Agnes's passing.
Examine Museum Chest.
Gwen: What was Agnes's necklace doing in this chest of museum stuff, <Name>?
Gwen: It's all bloody - with Agnes's blood? Which means the killer must have pulled it off her after murdering her, and dumped it here!
Gwen: Let's get the necklace to Priya for analysis!
Analyze Victim's Necklace.
Priya (on the phone): No, Ma, I can't invite him for dinner this week, he's busy. Speak to you later!
Gwen: Hey Priya! Is it meet the parents time for Zander? Things must be getting serious!
Priya: No... I mean, yes... But that's just my mom being my mom - desperate to see me married!
Gwen: Ugh, don't talk to me about moms! Anyway, did you manage to take a look at Agnes Leek's necklace?
Priya: I did, and I can confirm that the blood on it belongs to her...
Priya: ... However, I also detected a substance on the necklace that definitely didn't come from your victim, seeing as her digestive tract was empty - clam chowder!
Gwen: Clam chowder's a Massachusetts specialty! And if it didn't come from Agnes's stomach, then it must be our killer who enjoys this yummy dish, right?
Priya: Exactly! So make sure to be on the lookout for a clam chowder chowing killer, <Name>!
Examine Metal Pieces.
Gwen: This dagger... I'd recognize it anywhere... it's my mother's! What the heck is she doing here?
Gwen: <Name>, remember how I don't get along with my mom? She's even more of a heartless hunter than that horrible Ruth Wu!
Gwen: Wait... what if she killed Agnes Leek? My mom hates supernatural creatures, good or bad, and Agnes was a witch after all!
Gwen: We're gonna have to question my mom, aren't we?
Find out what Gwen's mom is doing at the museum.
Dolores (with Tilly): Well, well, well... If it isn't my firstborn spawn!
Tilly: I've missed you so much, big sis!
Gwen: Tilly! Look how much you've grown!
Gwen: As for you, Mom, a witch has just been found murdered in this museum. Was this your doing?
Dolores: Ah, Gwendolyn... Always so quick to blame me for everything!
Dolores: I don't know anything about this dead witch of yours... I'm here merely to educate your little sister after I found out she'd befriended a Wiccan classmate!
Dolores: Even forcing Tilly to watch that witch movie, The Crucible, wasn't enough to stop her associating with the mini-witch. Which is why I've brought her here!
Gwen: Mother, you've already brainwashed our brother to become a hunter like you, and now you're doing it to Tilly too?
Dolores: I am just educating her on the dangers out there... And now you tell me that a witch has been murdered?
Dolores: You see, Tilly - this is what happens to supernatural monsters. They die. So you'd better stay well away from them!
Shortly after...
Gwen: God, that mother of mine is infuriating, <Name>! And she's trying to brainwash my sister into becoming just like her!
Gwen: I'm sorry, I know we've got more important things to worry about than my dysfunctional family! Let's get on with our investigation!
Autopsy Victim's Body.
Ben: <Name>, I was sad to see Agnes Leek on my autopsy table. She was such a character!
Gwen: You can say that again. That old witch was definitely sharp-tongued, but her heart was in the right place!
Ben: Funny you mention Agnes's tongue, cause it was missing!
Gwen: Her tongue was missing?! That explains why there was blood all over her face!
Ben: Indeed. And the autopsy shows that the killer sliced off Agnes's tongue post-mortem... in other words, AFTER hanging her to death!
Gwen: Why would they do that?!
Ben: No idea! What I do know is that there was blunt force trauma to the back of your victim's head, which means the killer must've knocked her unconscious before stringing her up to the gallows!
Ben: Also, I noticed black cat fur around Agnes's neck area, which the killer had to have touched to put the noose on her.
Ben: Since there wasn't any fur anywhere else on her person, I'm sure that it's your killer who owns a black cat!
Gwen: Well, I'm not superstitious, but that black cat's gonna spell bad luck for our killer, <Name>!
Later, outside the museum...
Gwen: Don't know about you, <Name>, but it's nice to get some fresh air after being cooped up inside that stuffy museum!
Gwen: When we came here to discover more about the demon Rathimael, no one expected to find Agnes Leek hanged to death with her tongue cut out!
Gwen: Just as surprising was bumping into my mom, who also happens to be visiting the museum. But at least I got to see my little sister Tilly.
Gwen: We also spoke to the museum's receptionist, and a dude who reenacts the Salem witch trials for the visitors. Both were shocked to hear of Agnes's mur-
Avery: <Name>, help!
Gwen: Avery?! What are you doing here?
Avery: Doesn't matter! There's a crazy lady chasing after me - you've gotta save me!
Chapter 2
Outside the Hocus Pocus Museum in Salem...
Gwen Harper: <Name>, I still can't get over finding Agnes Leek hanged to death inside a witch museum!
Gwen: Almost as weird was bumping into my mom, who's also here along with my sister-
Avery: <Name>, save me!
Gwen: Avery? What's going on?
Dolores: Out of my way, Gwendolyn! I need to catch that girl! She's a witch!
Gwen (with Avery): We know exactly who and what Avery is, mother, and you're not getting your hands on her!
Dolores: But she's evil! She must be exterminated!
Gwen: Just because she's supernatural, doesn't make her evil!
Gwen: Now, will you agree to leave Avery in peace, or do you need "persuading" from <Name> and the rest of my team?
Dolores: Oh, what did I do to deserve such a wayward child!
Dolores: Fine, go cower behind Jake Arrow and his merry band of misfits. I've got bigger fish to fry than this insignificant witch anyway.
(Dolores leaves.)
Avery: Thank you so much for helping me, Gwen! I can't believe that mean hunter lady's your mom!
Gwen: Yeah, unfortunately we can't choose our family.
Gwen: Avery, we're actually in the middle of a murder investigation here... so we'll need to question you after you've recovered from that nasty encounter with my mom!
Gwen: In the meantime, you're right, <Name> - we should take a look for clues here on the street outside the museum where Agnes was murdered!
Investigate Salem Street.
Gwen: Your hunch to look around the street paid off, <Name>, cause this is Agnes's mojo bag! It's got her necklace design embroidered on it! Let's look inside!
Gwen: But what's so interesting about this napkin?
Gwen: Ah, someone's written a list titled "Killer Ideas" on it! And the last entry's the "Hocus Pocus Museum!"
Gwen: Let's see if scooping up those fibers will lead us to whoever wrote this "Killer" list!
Gwen: And don't forget we also need a word with Avery!
Examine Mojo Bag.
Gwen: Okay, let's unroll the paper you found in Agnes's mojo bag...
Gwen: It's a message: "I'll speak your sins since you'll have no tongue for it!"
Gwen: "No tongue"?! Seeing Agnes's tongue had been hacked off, this threat must've been sent to her by the killer, <Name>!
Gwen: We need to send the killer's note to Felix straight away!
Analyze Threat.
Felix: <Name>! Is it true? Did Avery almost get nabbed by a hunter? Is she okay?
Gwen: She's fine, Felix... And I managed to ward off that mother of mine - for now.
Felix: Man, that can't have been easy! Families, huh?
Gwen: At least I have you guys. Anyway, back to our case. Did you happen to find anything about our killer from the threat they'd sent to Agnes?
Felix: Sure did! See, your killer's gotta be a movie buff, cause their threat, "I'll speak your sins since you'll soon have no tongue for it" - it's a line from The Crucible!
Gwen: The Crucible? That's the movie all about the Salem witch trials, isn't it? My mom mentioned making my sister watch it just earlier!
Felix: If that's the case, then your mom and Agnes Leek's killer have something in common - they've both watched The Crucible!
Gwen: Well, if our movie-loving killer does turn out to be my mom, I'll have no choice but to turn her in to the authorities!
Gwen: What shall we do next? Another sweep of the museum attic? Lead the way, <Name>!
Investigate Attic Window.
Gwen: I recognize this device, <Name>! It's an iGran, a phone for old people with bad eyesight and no techy skills.
Gwen (laughing): I got the chief one for his birthday cause he's such a fuddy-duddy, but he didn't get the joke!
Gwen: Anyway, I'm not surprised Agnes owned one of these phones. Shouldn't be too hard to crack the password!
Gwen: And if this gift was for our victim, we'd better open it!
Examine Victim's Phone.
Gwen: Alright, <Name> - let's see what Hope can find on Agnes's old-person phone!
Analyze Unlocked iGran.
Hope: Tell me, <Name>, what's Hocus Pocus like?
Gwen: Stuffy and full of old things, just like our victim's iGran! Why d'you ask?
Hope: Just out of general curiosity! Anyway, I doubt it's as interesting as the contents of the aforementioned cellphone...
Hope: Gwen, you didn't tell me that your mother knew Agnes Leek... nor that she was a witch!
Gwen (laughing): What are you talking about? My mom a witch?! That's hilarious!
Hope: Well then, why did I find a text message from Agnes to your mother saying: "I know you're a witch!"
Gwen: Oh, come on. Agnes must've been mistaken!
Hope: If anyone would know whether someone's a witch or not, it's a veteran Wiccan like Agnes... So I'd be inclined to believe her!
Gwen: God, could it really be true? Could my mom be a witch? <Name>, we need a word with her right away!
Ask Gwen's mom if she's a witch.
Dolores (holding a clam chowder and spoon): Hello, Gwendolyn. Come to fight some more? Here, take my clam chowder as a peace offering!
Gwen: Mom, is it true? Are you really a witch?
Dolores: What? I have no idea what you're talking abou-
Gwen: I saw the text from Agnes so there's no point in lying... Why'd you keep your true nature hidden all this time?
Dolores: Because I didn't want my children knowing what an abomination I was!
Gwen: Why? What's wrong with being a witch? All those powers and confidence! I'd love to be one!
Dolores: As you well know, witches are vile supernatural monsters! They're no different from ghouls and vampires. I want nothing to do with them!
Dolores: And this is precisely why I've kept it a secret all my life, curbing my desire to cast spells and all other manner of occult obscenities...
Dolores: I was relieved to see that you were normal, but your sister's fascination with her Wiccan friend got me worried that she too was infected with this horrid affliction.
Dolores: And to make things worse, Tilly only recently went and adopted a black cat of all things!
Dolores: Keeping my witchiness at bay is also the reason I decided to become a hunter! And everything was going swimmingly until Agnes Leek found out!
Dolores: That loathsome woman was blackmailing me, Gwen! Said she would tell the world what I was unless I stopped killing supernatural creatures!
Gwen: Oh, Mom, please don't tell me you murdered Agnes to stop her from telling everyone you're a witch?
Dolores: No, that wasn't my doing. But I sure am glad she was killed - it's better for our kind to die out!
Examine Gift Box.
Gwen: <Name>, does that gift box have... human hair in it? Gross!
Gwen: Why would someone want to gift Agnes with hair?
Gwen: You're right, there's a faded inscription on the back of the lid. Let's recover it!
Examine Gift Box Lid.
Gwen: The inscription in the gift box says: "This is all your fault, Agnes! Sincerely, Janie."
Gwen: So it was the museum receptionist who sent Agnes a present of human hair? She'd better have some answers for us, <Name>!
Confront Janie Sanders about her weird hair gift to the victim.
Janie: Detective <Name>, please tell me you've found the meanie murderer!
Gwen: We're making progress, Miss Saunders. And we have a question for you - why'd you give Agnes Leek a gift of human hair?
Janie: Oh! Oh! This is SO embarrassing!
Janie: The thing is, Agnes kept claiming she was a real-life witch, so I told her to prove it by giving me a spell to lose weight!
Janie: The lady agreed and sold me her special "Skinny Minnie" potion. At first, the pounds started falling off and everything was fantabulous...
Janie: ... But what that mean old hag hadn't told me was that part of the weight loss was losing all my beautiful hair!
Gwen: Agnes's potion made you lose your hair?
Janie (holding her wig): Yes! So, although now I can stay slim despite gorging on clam chowder, I'm bald as a coot!
Janie: I'll never forgive Agnes for what she did to me!
Examine Napkin.
Gwen: Let's get these fibers from the "Killer Ideas" napkin under the microscope, <Name>!
Examine Fibers.
Gwen: <Name>, those fibers from the napkin - they're hairs from a male werewolf!
Hope: Apologies for eavesdropping, but did you just say you found werewolf hair? Because Priya mentioned that Zander's in town!
Gwen: Ah! So could this list be Zander's?
Gwen: We'd better go talk to Zander and find out what his "killer ideas" are all about!
Get answers from Zander Stark about his "killer ideas".
Gwen: Hey Zander! What are you doing so far away from your pack?
Zander: <Name>! Long time no see! Priya told me you guys were coming to Salem, so I decided to swing by!
Zander: I'm actually here scouting out this Hocus Pocus museum for our next date. But don't tell her - I want it to be a surprise!
Gwen: So that explains your "Killer Ideas" list? You were trying to decide where to take Priya on a date?
Zander: Trust you guys to have picked up my list! You're even more curious than Stanley, the hypoallergenic black cat Priya got me!
Gwen: Well, the reason why we picked it up is cause we're investigating the murder of a witch we found hanged to death in the museum. Know anything about that?
Zander: A dead witch? Not cool! And sorry, I didn't see any hanged people while I was in there!
Zander: I gotta dash now, but if you see Priya before I do, tell her I'm howling to see her later!
See what Avery's doing in Salem.
Avery: <Name>, I heard that a witch was killed in the museum! Was it that nasty hunter woman who did it?
Gwen: That's what we're trying to find out, Avery! And, don't worry, I'm not gonna give my mom any special treatment if we do discover she killed Agnes Leek!
Avery: Agnes? Agnes is dead? But she taught me and the other newbie witches so much!
Avery: She was the one who told us to come check out this Hocus Pocus museum so we could learn about the history of witches.
Avery: But all I've learned is that witches were treated real bad! Even just owning a black cat like my Mr Whiskers would've been enough to burn me at the stake!
Avery: I'm really sad Agnes was murdered. She was pretty cool, for an old person!
Back at the camp...
Gwen: Well, <Name>, knowing Agnes Leek, it's not surprising that she ruffled some feathers before she was murdered!
Gwen: What is downright shocking is that my mother's a witch and has kept it a secret all this time!
Gwen: I guess her hatred of all things supernatural makes more sense now!
Gwen: Anyway, I really hope we don't find out my mom killed Agnes to keep her true nature from being revealed!
Gwen: As for the museum receptionist, I totally understand her sending Agnes the hair that fell off as a result of the weight loss potion she'd given her! I'd have probably done worse!
Gwen: Also, it was a coincidence to find Zander in the museum where we found our victim, although he only seems to have Priya on the brain!
Gwen: Avery's here too, but she seemed mostly sad about losing Agnes-
Gwen: Um, <Name>, is it just me or did it suddenly get really cold?
Agnes's Ghost: Mmmhmhhhh!
Gwen: What the-?
Agnes's Ghost: MMMHHMMMHHH!
Gwen: Oh my God! It's the ghost of Agnes!
Chapter 3
Gwen Harper: <Name>, knowing Agnes Leek, it's not surprising that she ruffled some feathers before she was murdered!
Gwen: What IS surprising is that my mother's a witch and has kept it secret all this time!
Gwen: I guess her hatred of all things supernatural makes more sense now-
Gwen: Um, <Name>, is it just me or did it suddenly get really cold?
Agnes's Ghost: Mmmhmhhhh!
Gwen: Oh my God! It's the ghost of Agnes!
Gwen: What do you want, Agnes? Speak!
Agnes's Ghost: Mmmhhhmmmhhh!
Gwen: Oh - I think she can't talk cause her tongue's missing!
Agnes's Ghost: MMMHHMMMHHH!
Agnes's Ghost: POOF!
Possessed Gwen: It is I, Agnes! That degenerate murderer sliced off my tongue and muted me, so I must sully myself by speaking through Miss Harper!
Possessed Gwen: The miscreant came at me from behind, so I cannot even tell you their name.
Possessed Gwen: <Name>, I am relying on you to catch the murderous scoundrel and bring them to justice. If you do not, I shall haunt you FOREVER!
Possessed Gwen: POOF!
Gwen: What... what happened to me, <Name>? I feel all dizzy!
Gwen: Seriously? Agnes possessed me? Said we had to find her killer or she'd haunt us forever?
Gwen: Yikes, I wouldn't want a lifetime of being spooked by that lady! We'd better catch the murderer, and fast!
Gwen: Let's head back to the scene of the crime!
Investigate Historical Exhibit.
Gwen: <Name>, you can't imagine how weird it felt being possessed by Agnes! I still feel icky thinking about it!
Gwen: Anyway, we should focus on clues. This parchment's got Agnes's name on it! Let's work out the rest of the text!
Gwen: And this museum computer is as old as our victim herself! Cracking its password shouldn't take too long!
Gwen: We should also put these broken pieces of clay back together while we're at it!
Examine Museum Computer.
Gwen: Alright, <Name>, let's lug this old-school computer to Hope - see if there's anything related to Agnes on it!
Analyze Computer.
Hope: <Name>, that museum computer with its 90s games and software took me right back to my childhood!
Gwen: While you were getting all nostalgic, did you happen to find anything linked to Agnes Leek on the computer?
Hope: It's always work, work, work with you Gwen, isn't it?
Gwen: You weren't the one who got possessed! We need to solve this case before Agnes tries to hijack my body again!
Hope: Yeah, that can't have been fun! The good news is that I found something potentially of use in your investigation...
Hope: ... It was a complaints email written by Joseph Hardcastle to the museum's board of directors, demanding that Agnes be banned from entering the premises!
Gwen: Joseph Hardcastle wanted Agnes banned from the museum? But he told us she was a VIP member!
Gwen: We need another word with the actor, I agree, <Name>!
Find out why Joseph Hardcastle wanted Agnes banned from the museum.
Joseph (holding his cat): Who's a pretty kitty?
Joseph (holding his cat): Greetings, detectives! Say hello to Sabrina, my pride and joy!
Gwen: She's adorable! But, sir, as much as I'd like to sit and play with Sabrina all day, we have a serious question to ask you...
Gwen: You see, we found your email demanding that Agnes be banned from the museum. What's that about?
Joseph: Oh, it is highly unfortunate, but dear Agnes had become rather free and easy with the gin in her old age!
Joseph: I tolerated the woman's inebriated behavior for a while, but I'm afraid to say I snapped when she sabotaged one of my reenactments!
Joseph: There I was, putting on a performance worthy of Laurence Olivier, when she tottered onto the stage, heckled me with her shrill voice, and then promptly passed out in front of my esteemed audience!
Joseph: I remained enraged by her behavior hours later, so much so that I spilled my dinner of clam chowder all over my precious copy of The Crucible!
Joseph: I've gotten all worked up again remembering that dreadful incident. I shall never forget it!
Examine Parchment.
Gwen: <Name>, this is a witch's curse against Agnes if I ever saw one!
Gwen: It says "Fair is foul and foul is fair... Bite your tongue and trip a stair..."
Gwen: "Let the ghouls engulf your domain... And never may your bones rest again!"
Gwen: Creepy as heck! And look, the curse is signed "Avery"!
Gwen: Avery said she looked up to Agnes Leek as a mentor, so why would she want to curse her? She'd better have some answers for us!
Confront Avery about the curse she put on Agnes.
Avery: Gosh, <Name>, I thought The Crucible was bad enough... but what actually happened to witches in real life is way worse!
Gwen: Well, maybe people were scared of witches because of the nasty curses they put on them... just like the one you put on Agnes Leek!
Avery: I had no choice! She made me do it!
Gwen: What do you mean Agnes "made" you curse her?
Avery: That old batface made fun of me! Said I was too nice - that I didn't have it in me to be a REAL witch!
Avery: So I decided to show her how BAD I could be, by cursing her!
Gwen: And did it work? Was it your curse that got her killed?
Avery: Nah. All it did was make her have insomnia for two weeks! She got totes mad about it though - it was great!
Examine Broken Clay.
Gwen: This is a toy wolf... and its mouth has been tied with ribbon. How weird.
Gwen: You're right, <Name>, this could be werewolf-related. Let's ask Zander about it!
Ask Zander if he knows anything about the wolf sculpture.
Zander: <Name>, just the person I need!
Zander: Do you know if Priya likes clam chowder? Could be the perfect meal for our date!
Gwen: Um, yeah, I think she'd be cool with chowder, Zander! But could you forget about your date for a second, and tell us what this little wolf toy's about?
Zander: Wolf toy? Let me see...
Zander: Oh! This thing must be Agnes Leek's doing!
Zander: See, my pack had moved recently for a change of scenery. What we didn't realize is that we'd set up camp right next to Agnes's cottage!
Zander: Pretty soon, Agnes got mad because she thought we were making too much noise after her 8pm bedtime! It was totally ridiculous!
Gwen: Yeah, that's pretty extreme!
Zander: Obviously, we ignored Agnes, and so she started casting spells on us to try and shut us up. I wasn't having any of it, so I confronted her!
Zander: I even told her I hoped she'd end up like one of the witches in The Crucible, but I didn't really mean it. I was just super miffed!
Zander: Anyway, Agnes must've seen me at the museum earlier, which is probably why she started putting spells on my pack again using this wolf toy!
Zander: It's a shame she was murdered, but I am glad I'll be able to howl at the moon in peace again!
Later...
Gwen: <Name>, the claws have definitely come out now for Agnes Leek!
Gwen: That fledgling witch Avery may seem harmless, but she had no problem cursing Agnes for mocking her!
Gwen: But it was Agnes who cast a spell on Zander and his pack to stop their howling ruining her beauty sleep!
Gwen: Then there's that actor dude, who got mad because a drunken Agnes ruined his performance!
Gwen: There's only one way to find out who actually killed our victim, and that's more clues! Let's have another sniff around the street, <Name>!
Investigate Cobblestones.
Gwen: This is a DVD copy of The Crucible, possibly our killer's favorite movie! Let's get a sample of those skin cells they deposited on it!
Gwen: And close your nose, cause we're diving into that stinky trash can!
Gwen: <Name>, we're only a tug and a pull away from catching the person who strung up Agnes Leek and killed her!
Examine Garbage Can.
Gwen (disgusted): Oh my God, <Name>... I think we just rooted out Agnes's severed tongue from the garbage can! Bleugh!
Gwen: Can we just get the disgusting thing to Ben - and out of my sight?!
Analyze Tongue.
Gwen: Hey Ben, please tell me that the tongue we fished out of the garbage belongs to our victim - and not some other random tongueless person?!
Ben: Don't worry, Gwen, it's definitely Agnes's tongue! The bloodwork matches, as do the wounds.
Gwen: Great! And was there anything on the tongue that could help us identify the person who chopped it off?
Ben: Well, I noticed minuscule fibers on the organ... and with Priya's help, we identified them as cotton.
Ben: But it ain't just any old cotton - it's a hardy variety used to make ties. Which means your killer will be wearing one!
Gwen: So our killer likes to look smart in a tie, eh? Well that won't curry them any favors in court, <Name>!
Examine Crucible DVD.
Gwen: <Name>, we need to get these skin cells from the killer's DVD to Priya, stat!
Analyze Skin Cells.
Priya (with Zander, kissing): Mwah, mwah!
Gwen: Um... sorry to interrupt, guys!
Priya: Oh, hey there, <Name>... I didn't hear you come in! Zander was just leaving!
Zander: Heh, yeah, catch you later, <Name>! Priya, I'll call you.
(Zander leaves.)
Priya: Bye, darl- I mean bye Zander!
Gwen: Ooooh Priya, you didn't tell me you'd got to first base with Zander! Or are we even talking second or third-
Priya: Come on, Gwen, we're not in school anymore! Let me tell you about the skin cells from your killer's DVD instead!
Priya: It wasn't the cleanest of samples, so the only thing I could glean from them is that your killer's a male!
Gwen: So our killer's a man... just like Zander!
Gwen: Joking aside, though, seeing that Zander's a suspect, might be best if you stay away from him till we find our male killer, Priya!
After completing all the tasks...
Gwen: Alright, <Name>, we're all evidenced up! Time to go accuse Agnes's killer of murder!
Take care of the killer now!
Gwen: Joseph Hardcastle, our investigation is now complete and the evidence points to one culprit - you!
Joseph: What nonsense! As the great Bard Shakespeare himself wrote, "That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect!"
Gwen: You do like your quotes - just like the one you used in the threat you sent Agnes... before you strung her up to the gallows and chopped off her tongue!
Gwen: Mr Hardcastle, it's time to stop the act and admit you murdered Agnes Leek!
Joseph: Alright, alright...
Joseph: I'm exhausted of lying anyway... so, I'll confess - I'm a murderer. I killed Agnes!
Gwen: Surely you didn't do it simply because she got drunk and ruined one of your performances?
Joseph: No, no. But my reason for committing homicide is as old as the trial I was reenacting...
Joseph: You see, I may pretend to be an ancient judge, but my dearly departed ancestor Gregory Hardcastle was a bona fide inquisitor during the Salem witch trials of the 1600s...
Joseph: He successfully sentenced many many witches to be burned at the stake during his illustrious career...
Joseph: ... But one day, as he was passing judgment on yet another woman guilty of witchcraft, she cursed him!
Joseph: And on his 65th birthday, he was run over by a horse and carriage, and died!
Joseph: Ever since then, this curse has meant that every single one of his descendants has met an untimely fatal accident on the day they turn 65!
Joseph: As you can imagine, I'd been dreading my 65th birthday all my life, and spent years trying to uncover the identity of this nefarious witch! And then, success! Her name was Petunia Leek!
Joseph: That's when I realized that Agnes Leek was Petunia's descendant!
Gwen: Oh wow! So, your ancestor sentenced Agnes's ancestor to death for witchcraft, and she cursed him in revenge! But what does this have to do with you killing Agnes?
Joseph: My research into curses revealed that the only way to stop them is to kill the final living descendant and chop off their tongue! Which is exactly what I did to Agnes!
Joseph: Detective <Name>, you must understand. It was Agnes or I... I had no choice!
Gwen: Well, it'll be a real-life modern-day judge who'll decide that, Mr Hardcastle. You're under arrest!
Back at the camp...
Gwen: Wow, <Name>, I wasn't expecting Joseph Hardcastle to be Agnes's killer... Nor that he committed murder to stop a four-hundred-year-old curse from murdering him!
Gwen: We've passed him on to the actual authorities, so he'll get the justice he deserves.
Gwen: I can't help but feel sorry for the guy, though! I don't know what I'd do if I knew I was gonna die on a specific day because of a curse!
Gwen: Anyway, now that we've solved Agnes's murder, we can turn back to why we came to Salem in the first place - figuring out all we can about the demon Rathimael!
The Keys to the Kingdom (3/5)
Gwen Harper: <Name>, we came to Salem because we suspect that this is where the demon Rathimael lived while in human form.
Gwen: We're hoping to uncover the final key that's keeping the demon queen locked up! There's got to be a lead in that museum, if it does turn out to be where Rathimael used to live!
Felix: From what you dudes told me about that museum attic, we'll be sure to find something rad about Rathimael in there! I'll come with you, <Name>!
Felix: Oh, and I almost forgot, Gwen! I saw your mom hanging about outside your camper...
Gwen: Ugh, I guess I'd better go see what that mother of mine wants. <Name>, will you come for moral support before you head to the museum attic with Felix?
Find out what Gwen's mom wants.
Gwen: Mom, if you're here to lecture me on my life choices, I'm not interested!
Dolores: Not everything's about you, Gwendolyn. I'm here because that silly sister of yours has disappeared!
Gwen: What do you mean, Tilly's disappeared?
Dolores: One minute she was by my side at the museum, and the next she was nowhere to be found!
Dolores: Tilly's always telling me how good you and <Name> are at sleuthing, so I thought we'd put your skills to use in finding her!
Gwen: Right, if you last saw Tilly at the museum, then we should see if she left any clues as to her whereabouts there!
Dolores: If you say so. Here, take this money for a cab so you can get there faster!
Investigate Hocus Pocus Museum.
Gwen: That's Tilly's bag, <Name> - I'd recognize it anywhere!
Gwen: Why'd she leave it behind? Gosh, I hope she's alright!
Gwen: You're right - panicking won't help. Maybe there's something in the bag that'll help us figure out where she is!
Examine Tilly's Bag.
Gwen: <Name>, there was this hotel booking confirmation in Tilly's bag... Was my sister planning to run away?
Gwen: At least we now know she wasn't kidnapped!
Gwen: But where's Tilly run away to? All the useful information has been torn off the confirmation!
Gwen: Maybe Hope will be able to find out more from that QR code at the top, you're right! We need to get this document to her, stat!
Analyze Hotel Booking.
Gwen: Hope, did that QR code from Tilly's hotel booking reveal where she is?
Hope: Yes! The hotel's located in a tiny town around 200 miles from here!
Gwen: That's odd! Why would Tilly want to go there?
Hope: No idea, but what I do know is that the next train heading to the town from Salem leaves in... 13 minutes and 25 seconds! I'll bet you Tilly's on it!
Gwen: 13 minutes? <Name>, we need to rush to the station and stop Tilly getting on that train! I'll call my mom to meet us there!
12 minutes and 23 seconds later...
Gwen: <Name>, I hope we got to the station in time!
Gwen (shouting): Tilly! TIIIILLLLLY!!
Tilly: Gwen? <Name>? How'd you find me?
Gwen: Tilly! Oh, thank God you haven't left yet!
Gwen: What were you thinking?! We need to talk as soon as Mom gets here!
Find out why Tilly wanted to run away.
Dolores: Tilly, what is the meaning of this?! Why were you trying to run away?
Tilly: Isn't it obvious? I ran away because of YOU!
Tilly: I can't bear the way you control me! And I don't want to become the mean, hateful person you are!
Gwen: Tilly, I know mom can be a pain in the backside, but surely it's not all that bad!
Tilly (crying): It is! Gwen, I wanna come live with you!
Dolores: Fine, Tilly! Go live with your sister in her dump of an RV, and see how you like it.
Dolores: Trust me, you'll be back knocking at my door in no time!
(Dolores leaves.)
Tilly (crying): Yay! We're gonna be roomies, sis!
Gwen: I guess we are! Hopefully Hope won't mind...
Tilly: There's just one other favor I need... I'd written a postcard to my Wiccan classmate, but I think I dropped it on the street outside the museum! Could we go find it?
Gwen: Anything for my little Tilly! <Name>, mind if we make a quick pitstop? I'll buy you a burger on the way!
Investigate Salem Street.
Tilly: That's my postcard, but someone's torn it all up!
Gwen: Don't worry, Tilly - <Name>'ll have your postcard fixed up in no time!
Examine Torn Up Postcard.
Gwen: Here's your postcard, Tilly, almost as good as new!
Tilly: You're the best, Gwen! And so is <Name>!
Gwen: <Name>, Tilly and I'll go find a mailbox so we can send the postcard to her friend, then we'll meet you back at the camp!
Investigate Museum Attic.
Felix: Damn, <Name>! Getting up that dinky staircase to the attic in my wheelchair wasn't pretty!
Felix: Anyway, it was worth it, cause we found this cool gargoyle... with a lock on it!
Felix: If there are any secrets about Rathimael here, they've gotta be hiding in this statue. Let's bust it open!
Examine Gargoyle Statue.
Felix: Check out the freaky ring that was hidden inside the gargoyle statue, <Name>! My metalhead buddies would love to get their hands on it!
Felix: But, more importantly, we need to work out if this ring is related to Rathimael. Meet me in my camper in a few hours and I'll have an answer for you!
Analyze Ring In Box.
Hope: Felix, I heard you found a ring that might belong to that demon fellow we're looking into. Can I see it?
Felix: Sure, Hope, although I'm not sure how helpful your techy skills will be here!
Hope: Well, you never-
Hope: Oh, hey, <Name>! Didn't see you there. I'll... be off now!
(Hope leaves.)
Felix: That child acts mighty bizarro sometimes...
Felix: Anyway, <Name>, you wanted to know if the ring had anything to do with the dead rebel demon, Rathimael...
Felix: Unfortunately, I can't answer that, but one thing's for sure: I did some tests on the ring, and there were seeds of the specter bush embedded in it.
Felix: This bush only grows in the Netherworld... Which means that this piece of silver must've been forged by a demon!
Felix: We've really gotta find out more about this ring, and our best bet is our demon ally, Arthur Darkwood! Let's call him to the camp!
Get answers about the demon ring from Arthur Darkwood.
Arthur: <Name>! I was hoping you'd be in touch! Please tell me you've made progress finding that final key for the demon queen's cage?
Felix: Well, maybe you can answer that for us! Take a look at this piece of silverware.
Arthur: This ring belongs to my old friend, Rathimael! He used to wear it all the time! Where'd you find it?
Felix: In an old mansion where we suspect he lived while in human form!
Felix: Hey... could this ring be the final key?
Arthur: Afraid not. Rathimael was wearing the ring long before the keys were made!
Arthur: However, I do sense something different about the ring's aura. There's some kind of magical inscription written on it that wasn't there before.
Arthur: This inscription isn't visible to the naked eye... The only way to read it is by using the Eye of Sparron!
Felix: The Eye of Sparron? Never heard of it!
Arthur: It's such an ancient relic, that even the most knowledgeable scholars of the supernatural don't know about it! But in essence, it's just a magical magnifying glass!
Arthur: And the good news for us is that the Eye is on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC!
Felix: So the object we need to read the inscription on Rathimael's ring is at the Smithsonian?
Arthur: Indeed. That ring was precious to Rathimael, so I think it's a good idea to figure out what he wrote on it!
Arthur: Oh, and before I forget, Agnes Leek came to see me in ghost form, and told me to give you this to remember her by! See you later, <Name>!
Back at the camp...
Chief Arrow: So, Gwen, I hear your sister's going to be staying with us for a while. Wonder how Hope feels about that!
Gwen: I wish I could tell you, Chief, but I haven't seen her - she wasn't in our camper last I checked!
Chief Arrow: She's a strange one... Moving on, <Name>, you found a ring belonging to Rathimael, and we need a magical magnifying glass from the Smithsonian museum to read an inscription on it...
Felix: <Name>! Chief! Rathimael's ring! It's gone! Someone stole it!
Chief Arrow: What? Someone stole the ring?
Felix: Yeah, but luckily for us, they left behind the ring box, and deposited some weird flakey business on it. Maybe they'll lead us to the thief!
Chief Arrow: Good idea. <Name>, we need you to collect a sample of those flakes, fast as you can!
Examine Ring Box.
Chief Arrow: Right, <Name>, get those flakes from the demon ring box straight to Priya for analysis!
Chief Arrow: That ring thief's not getting away on my watch!
Analyze Flakes.
Priya: <Name>, those flakes that the thief left on the ring box... they're wood shavings used as bedding for guinea pigs!
Chief Arrow: Are you saying a guinea pig stole Rathimael's ring?
Priya: No... but, um, there is someone on our team who owns such a pet... Hope!
Chief Arrow: You're right! So Hope stole the ring from Felix's camper? Why would she do that?
Priya: She must have a valid reason for doing so, Chief! She's one of us!
Chief Arrow: One of us or not, Hope's behavior is unacceptable!
Priya: Chief! I think I just saw Hope out the window leaving her camper! If you go now, you should be able to catch her before she gets away!
Chief Arrow: I'm on it. Come on, <Name>!
Moments later...
Chief Arrow: Hope! Stop right where you are!
Hope (sweating): Oh, hey Chief... I was just going for a walk to...um... clear my mind!
Chief Arrow: Enough of your lies! We know you stole Rathimael's ring. Hand it back right now!
Hope: I don't know what you're talking about-
Chief Arrow (aiming his gun): I don't want to hurt you, Hope, but I will if I have to.
Hope: You're seriously pulling a gun on me?
Chief Arrow (aiming his gun): I am if you're disobeying my orders!
Hope: You can stick your orders where the sun doesn't shine!
Chief Arrow: Hope, I'm the Chief of this team! And if you don't do as I say, you know where the door is!
Hope: You're a bully, not a chief! Here's your precious ring - I'm leaving! Good luck, <Name> - you'll need it!
(Hope leaves.)
Chief Arrow: Wait - Hope!
Chief Arrow: What is wrong with that girl? Why did she want that ring?
Chief Arrow: Let's hope she'll come to her senses soon and catch up with us. We can't just wait around because of her drama!
Chief Arrow: Speaking of which, now we've got Rathimael's ring back, we need to get our hands on the magnifying glass at the Smithsonian and figure out what's written on it!
Chief Arrow: <Name>, get in your camper. We're off to Washington DC!