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Isaac Bontemps: <Name>, since learning that the Italian gang cleared out the town of Devil's Ridge, we've been searching the area for signs of habitation...
Isaac: But so far, the only two houses we've stumbled upon have been abandoned! It seems like towns everywhere have been emptied of people entirely!
Isaac: We know that the Italian gang has a stronghold on Coyote Gorge... Could this really all be their doing?
Isaac: If so, we must find out for what purpose they're evicting entire communities!
Charles: <Name>, good news! I've located a nearby farm which is showing signs of life!
Isaac: A farm? Excellent! I just hope there shan't be any horses... They do unsettle me so! Let us depart at once, <Name>!

Chapter 1

Investigate Farm Entrance.
Isaac Bontemps: Tarnation, <Name>! So much for finding any signs of life. This farmer is quite dead!
Isaac: Look at those puncture wounds through his back! It appears he was stabbed with a pronged instrument of some kind...
Isaac: I see you've already picked up some clues in order to elucidate the matter! Piecing that torn fabric back together might yield a vital lead!
Isaac: And this rosette you found shall require a good dusting if we are to learn to whom it was awarded!
Isaac: We stumbled upon this place looking for people who could inform us more about the exodus affecting towns across Coyote Gorge...
Isaac: But for now, <Name>, we shall have to turn our attention to solving this grisly murder!

Examine Faded Rosette.
Isaac: This rosette reads, "Best Rider"... And it was awarded to a certain Adaline Galls!
Isaac: Well, whoever this Adaline Galls is, she must be around here somewhere. Perhaps she can inform us to whom the farm belongs!
Isaac: But, uh, let us just hope this Miss Galls is not accompanied by her equine companion at present...

Ask Adaline Galls whom the farm belongs to.
Adaline (with her pony): Say, who are you people?
Isaac: Hello, might you be Adaline? I say, your pony is so miniature, it would almost be endearing if it weren't so fearsome!
Adaline: Buttercup ain't fearsome! We're just back from a lovely ride! Anyhow, I didn't know Papa was expecting visitors. He's around here somewhere. I'll call for him!
Adaline: Papa? Paaapaaaa?! Where are youuuu? Somebody's here to talk to you!
Isaac: You say you live on the farm with your father? He wouldn't happen to be a brown-haired gentleman wearing a striped shirt, would he?
Adaline: Yup, that's my papa, Benjamin Galls! Did you already bump into him or somethin'?
Isaac: Adaline, I'm afraid we have terrible news... We've found your father murdered!
Adaline: What?! Papa's... dead?
Adaline: But... but that means I'm all alone with Buttercup on this big farm! There's not even so much as a dog to keep me safe!
Isaac: We're terribly sorry for your loss, Miss Galls.
Isaac: Our colleague, Constable Ramirez, will be here shortly to give you some hot tea and cookies while we take a look around your home!

Investigate Kitchen.
Isaac: Did you find anything to help us understand Benjamin Galls' bloody demise, <Name>?
Isaac: You believe there could be something in that ash bucket? Then let us take a look!
Isaac: This photo is more intriguing, however, It shows our victim!
Isaac: But who are these two young girls? They're clearly not the victim's daughter, as she was light-haired... And Adaline didn't mention any siblings!
Isaac: <Name>, let us see if we can find this girl's likeness in our archives!

Examine Framed Photo.
Isaac: My goodness, <Name>! The girl next to our victim in the photo is none other than a young Giulietta Capecchi!
Isaac: The last time we saw Miss Capecchi, she was spying on the Irish moonshine business in order to impress her gangster father...
Isaac: And thanks to her mother, whom we met in Devil's Ridge, we know that the Capecchi family lives here in Coyote Gorge!
Isaac: I suppose Giulietta might have grown up around here, <Name>! It certainly seems that she knew our victim. We'd better have a word with her!

Ask Giulietta Capecchi about her relationship with the victim.
Giulietta: <Rank> <Name>, I should've known our paths would cross even in Coyote Gorge! What brings you here?
Isaac: The more pertinent question would be: what is your mobster father doing in Coyote Gorge?
Giulietta: I'm my own person, <Rank> <Name>, not a mouthpiece for my father. If that's all you wished to talk about, I shall be on my way!
Isaac: It isn't. We were, in fact, hoping you could enlighten us about this photograph of you we found in the Galls family home.
Giulietta: Oh, I didn't imagine Benjamin Galls would've kept that. Lucrezia and I used to visit the Galls family as children when we came to our summer house in Coyote Gorge!
Isaac: Ah, so the other girl in the photograph is your late sister!
Giulietta: Yes, Daddy would never let us have a pony of our own, so Benjamin was kind enough to let us ride his!
Giulietta: We fell out of touch over the years, though. I must catch up with Benjamin now that I'm back in Coyote Gorge!
Isaac: I'm afraid that won't be possible, Miss Capecchi. Benjamin Galls has been murdered!
Giulietta: Murdered?! Why, who would do such a thing? He was the most harmless man I'd ever met!
Isaac: That's what we're endeavoring to get to the bottom of, Miss Capecchi. Now, please remain in the vicinity in case <Rank> <Name> wishes to speak with you again.

Examine Ash Bucket.
Isaac: <Name>, why would someone leave clothing in an ash bucket?
Isaac: Mon Dieu, the vest's covered in blood! Just look at those puncture marks!
Isaac: Those holes through the chest correspond perfectly to the injury suffered by our victim. He was clearly wearing this vest at the time of the murder!
Isaac: Our killer must have attempted to burn the garment in order to destroy evidence of their involvement n this heinous crime!
Isaac: This vest may be just the lead we require, <Name>. Let us send it to Viola to find out!

Analyze Victim's Vest.
Viola: <Name>, did you know that the first ever theatrical performance I staged for my parents was about a dog?
Viola: Alas, they did not take the hint and I never managed to acquire a canine companion...
Isaac: I see... But what does that have to do with the victim's vest which the killer tried to burn?
Viola: Well, you see, I found some paw prints on the vest... And managed to determine that they came from a collie!
Isaac: That's odd, since the victim's daughter told us there was no dog on the farm...
Viola: Well, a collie was definitely present at the time of the murder. It must be your killer's!
Isaac: So, our killer owns a collie! You'll soon have them herded into a prison cell, <Name>!

Examine Torn Fabric.
Isaac: This bandana apparently belongs to one "Clay Westwood."
Isaac: Let us ask this Mr Westwood why he dropped his belongings on our crime scene!

Ask Clay Westwood about his belongings being on the crime scene.
Isaac (holding a bandana): Good morning, Mr Westwood. We believe this bandana belongs to you?
Clay (with his horse): Thankin' you kindly, detectives! I wondered where that had gotten to!
Isaac: Goodness! Your horse! It's so huge! It's terrifying!
Isaac: Uh... I mean to say, <Rank> <Name> found your bandana here on the farm... next to the dead body of the farmer who lived here!
Clay: The fella who lives here is dead?!
Clay: Well ain't that a cryin' shame? He was a right nice fella, though I never even learned his name!
Clay: I'm just passin' through with Bullseye here, lookin' for work. The farmer couldn't give me any, but he kindly offered me a glass of milk from his cow before he sent me on my way!
Isaac: Thank you for your time, Mr Westwood. But please, don't go on your way just yet. <Rank> <Name> may have more questions for you later!

Autopsy Victim's Body.
Dick: It is a pleasure to see you, Isaac! Though I do wish you'd brought me something more challenging than a simple stabbing, <Name>. My talents are going to waste!
Isaac: We shall endeavor to bring you a more interesting corpse next time, Richard. Now, what can you tell us about our victim?
Dick: Well, as <Name> rightly guessed, your ictim was stabbed clean through the torso with a four-pronged implement...
Dick: And given that he was found on a farm, I suspect he was most likely killed with a pitchfork!
Isaac: So, our victim was stabbed with a pitchfork! We shall keep an eye out for it!
Dick: There's more, though. As evidenced by his bruises, your victim was clearly involved in a scuffle in the moments prior to the murder...
Dick: And it appears as though his attacker spat in his face! Unfortunately, the saliva sample was too badly damaged by the midday sun for the DNA machine to provide any information...
Dick: But I did manage to find traces of chewed up wheat in the killer's saliva!
Isaac: So, our killer chews wheat! They bit off more than they could chew when they made an adversary out of you, <Name>!

Later, on the farm...
Isaac: Well, <Name>, we may have set out to investigate the people being evicted across Coyote Gorge by the Italians...
Isaac: But instead, we stumbled upon a murder!
Isaac: The victim, Benjamin Galls, appears to have been a humble farmer, as well as a father to Adaline Galls...
Isaac: And a friendly neighbor to Giulietta Capecchi!
Isaac: Nobody has had a bad word to say about the victim-
FLAP! SQUAWK!
Isaac: <Name>, do you hear that commotion?
(A flock of birds begin to charge through the player and Isaac.)
Isaac: Tarnation! What is this avian apocalypse?!

Chapter 2

On the farm...
Isaac Bontemps: Well, <Name>, we may have set out to investigate the people being evicted across Coyote Gorge by the Italians, but instead we stumbled upon a murder!
Isaac: We found the owner of this farm, Benjamin Galls, stabbed in the back, most likely with his own pitchfork!
Isaac: Nobody has a bad word to say about the vic-
FLAP! SQUAWK!
Isaac: <Name>, do you hear that commotion?
(A flock of birds begin to charge through the player and Isaac.)
Isaac: Tarnation! What is this avian apocalypse?!
Constable Ramirez: <Name>! I was trying to cheer up the victim's daughter and I... I let all the birds out by mistake!
Constable Ramirez: I'll round them up here, but some escaped in the direction of the town nearby! Please help me catch them, <Name>!
Isaac: Are you quite sure they're not disease-ridden, Constable Ramirez? <Name>, I shall let you handle this! Let us away!

In the town...
Isaac: <Name>, I do believe I just saw a duck enter that general store! Quick, we must follow it!

Investigate Store Counter.
Isaac: Thank goodness, <Name>, you've caught the last of those birds! Let us get it back to Constable Ramirez at once. I am no lover of wildlife!
Ethel: Golly, I don't know who you people are, but thanks for catchin' those beasts! They'd have wreaked havoc here in my shop!
Isaac: You are the proprietor of this general store, Madam?
Ethel: I sure am! The name's Ethel Spencer.
Ethel: To think that Benjamin's birds escaped all the way here from his farm... Tha's not like him to be so lax!
Isaac: You know Mr Galls, Miss Spencer? Then we must ask you to step to one side. We shall need your testimony!
(Ethel leaves.)
Isaac: And since we know the victim was known here, it's good you looked for clues, <Name>! We shall search through that bag of groceries, if you wish.
Isaac: But that check looks like a more promising lead! Look, it was signed by our victim!
Isaac: Whoever attempted to cash it clearly had an unhappy surprise, though. The check was rejected! Deciphering the addressee should tell us more!

Question Ethel Spencer about the victim.
Ethel: So, what can I do for you folks?
Isaac: Miss Spencer, I'm afraid we are investigating the murder of Benjamin Galls!
Ethel: Benjamin's been murdered?!
Ethel: Now, who would do such a thing to a gentleman like Benjamin Galls?!
Isaac: That's what we're hoping to find out, Miss Spencer! What can you tell us about the victim?
Ethel: Benjamin was a regular down here at the store!
Ethel: He was an upstanding sort of fella, only ever focusing on making a living, making sure his little girl had bread and milk on the table...
Ethel: He used to sell me his produce, and even did odd jobs for me when I needed it! There was nothing Benjamin Galls wouldn't do to get by! He sure will be missed around here!

Examine Bag of Groceries.
Isaac: What on earth were those brass knuckles doing in a bag of groceries?
Isaac: Oh, and you're right, <Name>! The brass knuckles bear a name... that of Vinnie Costa!
Isaac: The last time we saw this Italian gangster, he was enjoying himself at the Moulin Rose in Sinner's End.
Isaac: We must ask Mr Costa about his presence here in Coyote Gorge!

Question Vinnie Costa about his presence in Coyote Gorge.
Vinnie: Dio mio, not you and your flying cigar again, <Rank> <Name>!
Isaac: I cannot pretend we are pleased to see you again either, Mr Costa. We found your brass knuckles. What are you doing here in Coyote Gorge? Getting up to no good again?
Vinnie: What am I doing here? What are YOU doing here?
Vinnie: I live in Coyote Gorge! It's my quartiere! Can't I buy my groceries without the Flying Squad questioning me?
Isaac: Not considering a murder has taken place practically on your doorstep, Mr Costa. How, what do you know about a Mr Bejnamin Galls?
Vinnie: Niente! I know nothing of a Mr Galls!
Vinnie: Now, let me finish my groceries and get home to my collie, Maximinus. If I leave him alone for too long, he'll chew all my wheat!

Examine Check.
Isaac: You've deciphered the account number on that check signed by our victim, <Name>! Let's send it to Evie to learn whom Benjamin gave it to!

Analyze Account Number.
Evie: Bontemps, <Name>, I've got a puzzle for you!
Isaac: Capital. I am feeling particularly sharp of mind, so let us hear it!
Evie: How could a cowboy ride into town on Sunday, stay two days, and leave on Sunday?
Isaac: ......
Evie: It's because the horse's name was Sunday!
Isaac: Why, you gave me but two seconds to try and find the answer, Evie! I am certain I would have guessed it!
Isaac: What does this have to do with our victim's check, however?
Evie: Well, the check was addressed to a cowboy! A certain Clay Westwood, to be exact.
Evie: But the check was evidently rejected when he tried to cash it!
Isaac: When we spoke to Mr Westwood earlier, he claimed he didn't really know the victim and that there was no work to be paid for. Let us ask him why he lied!

Question Clay Westwood about his payment from the victim.
Isaac: Mr Westwood, <Rank> <Name> found this check the victim addressed to you. Earlier, you told us you didn't even know the fellow's name!
Clay (with his horse): I just wished I hadn't known him! I did weeks of work for that good-for-nothing maggot!
Clay: I did everything he asked of me, but when it was time to cough up the cash, he said that he'd fallen on hard times and pleaded with me to wait!
Clay: But me, Bullseye and my collie need more sustenance than simple wheat, <Rank> <Name>!
Clay: Anyhow, when I finally managed to squeeze the check out of him, the bank rejected it! I got zero pay for all that hard work!
Isaac: And so you decided Benjamin Galls should pay you with his life, is that it?
Clay: You're barking up the wrong tree, <Rank> <Name>. It takes more than that to make a rough an' ready traveler like myself snap!

Isaac: <Name>, it appears as though our victim did not lead such a simple life as we first anticipated! He was clearly having financial troubles...
Isaac: You're right, we clearly need to learn more about Mr Galls if we wish to solve his murder. Let us head back inside the Gall's home!

Investigate Dining Table.
Isaac: Cripes, <Name>! Look at this note! It reads, "Benjamin, you can resist until the cows come home... But it'll be the death of you!"
Isaac: This is quite clearly a threat against our victim's life! And that means it must have come from his killer!
Isaac: And the killer clearly left a white stain on that note... Collecting a sample of it should prove informative!
Isaac: As for that ornate box, you shall have to crack the lock in order to discover its secrets, <Name>!

Examine Threat.
Isaac: <Name>, let us see what Viola makes of the substance you collected from the killer's threat!

Analyze White Liquid.
Viola: <Name>, being in the countryside, one might be tempted to avail oneself of a glass of delicious fresh milk...
Viola: Alas, I have a theory that certain people develop terrible revolutions of the stomach when they consume dairy!
Isaac: I must say, that would explain many of my own experiences with dairy... We should discuss this at length later, Viola!
Viola: Certainly, but dairy is, in fact, relevant to your investigation!
Viola: You see, the substance on your killer's threat turned out to be milk!
Viola: And the words on the page weren't blurred, which implies that the stain was left on the paper BEFORE the message was written... So we can safely assume our killer drinks milk!
Isaac: So, our killer drinks milk! Well, they had better milk their defense for all it's worth!
Isaac: Oh, and sharp memory, <Name>! We know that both Adaline Galls and Clay Westwood enjoy a fortifying glass of milk, just like our killer! I shall note it down at once!

Examine Ornate Box.
Isaac: There's nothing but torn paper inside that ornate box, <Name>!
Isaac: You're right, piecing it back together could turn it into a veritable lead!

Examine Torn Drawing.
Isaac: This paper is a child's drawing of a family, <Name>...
Isaac: Look, there's a little girl, and it says, "Adaline" above her head! She must be the one who drew this!
Isaac: But her father has been scribbled out!
Isaac: If Adaline scribbled out her father's likeness, they must've quarreled! We must question her at once, <Name>!

Ask Adaline Galls about her quarrel with her father.
Isaac: Adaline, <Rank> <Name> found this drawing... Why did you scribble out your father?
Adaline (with her pony): How did you find that, <Rank> <Name>?!
Adaline: Well, fine! I was angry at Papa! He drove my mommy away!
Isaac: Your mother?
Adaline: Yes! All Papa ever did was work, work, work! And mommy got sick of it!
Adaline: So she left us! And now Papa's gone and got himself killed! I'm all alone in the world!
Isaac: Please don't cry, Adaline. It's a tragic situation to be sure, but you can rest assured that <Rank> <Name> and I will do everything we can to assist you!

On the airship...
Isaac: <Name>, our investigation into Benjamin Galls' murder has shown that the simple country life is not as simple as that!
Isaac: Clay Westwood, our traveling cowboy, was furious with the victim for giving him a bad check...
Isaac: While Mr Galls' daughter, Adaline, blamed him for her mother's departure.
Isaac: We also encountered Vinnie Costa, who-
Constable Ramirez: <Name>, you must come quickly!
Isaac: Constable Ramirez? You're supposed to be watching young Adaline!
Constable Ramirez: Well, that's the thing! Young Adaline... She threatening to shoot Mr Dupont!

Chapter 3

Isaac Bontemps: <Name>, our investigation into the Italians' activity in Coyote Gorge led us straight to a murder!
Isaac: Several people had a grudge against our victim, Benja-
Constable Ramirez: <Name>, you must come quickly!
Isaac: What is it now, Constable Ramirez?
Constable Ramirez: It's Adaline... She's threatening to shoot Mr Dupont!
Isaac: What?! <Name>, we must return to the farm at once!

A few moments later...
Adaline (with her cow, aiming a shotgun): Stay away from me and Daisy! Go on, now! Shoo!
Charles (holding an udder cup): But Miss Galls, I was only trying to help!
Isaac: Charles, just what is going on here?
Charles: I just wanted to show Miss Galls how to milk her cow more efficiently! I brought my genius cow milking machine with me, but she-
Adaline: I don't need your help! Now shoo, before I shoot!
Charles: Fine! But I'll have you know that this is one of the greatest inventions ever created! You're missing ou-
Isaac: That is quite enough! Miss Galls, please hand over that shotgun and return inside! Charles, try to confine yourself to the airship until we have concluded our investigation.
(Charles and Adaline leave.)
Isaac: Now, <Name>, let us solve this murder before yet another mishap occurs! You wish to return to the general store? Then let us do so at once!

Investigate Cash Register.
Isaac: Goodness, <Name>! I don't know what that receptacle contained, but whatever it is, some of it has spilled out! We must vacuum up a sample!
Isaac: And you need not check your reflection in that mirror, <Name>, you look dashing as always!
Isaac: Oh, I see! The mirror is engraved with the name "Galls"! I imagine it must be an heirloom, of sorts. But how did it end up here? Collecting a sample of that pink liquid might enlighten us!
Isaac: As for those broken pieces of wood, I am certain you shall piece them together in a heartbeat!
Isaac: Whoever thought they could get away with murder clearly wasn't familiar with the expression, "Don't count on your chickens before they hatch," <Name>! You'll have them behind bars in no time!

Examine Hand Mirror.
Isaac:

Examine Pink Liquid.
Isaac:

Ask Vinnie Costa what he was doing with the vicitm's belongings.

Examine Strange Vase.
Isaac:

Analyze Ashes.

Ask Giulietta Capecchi why her sister's ashes were in the general store.

Examine Broken Sign.
Isaac:

Ask Ethel Spencer how the victim forced her to close the store.

Investigate Galls' House.
Isaac:

Examine Broken Toolbox.
Isaac:

Analyze Dog Collar.

Examine Pitchfork.
Isaac:

Analyze Blood.

After completing all the tasks...
Isaac:

Take care of the killer now!
Isaac:

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Ask Vinnie Costa about the Italian gang's plans.

Investigate Kitchen.

Examine Torn Paper.

Examine Faded Map.

Analyze Map Markings.

See what Charlie wants.

Investigate Farm Entrance.

Examine Haystack.

Analyze Cow Milking Machine.

Show Adaline Galls the cow milking machine.

Investigate Store Counter.

Examine Dog.

Give the dog to Adaline Galls.