“ | This victim reminds me of someone... Ah oui, he looks like my date from last Tuesday! What a body! | „ |
—Martine Meunier |
Martine Meunier is a main character featured in Season 5 of Criminal Case, where she served as the Chief Medical Examiner (Coroner) of the Grimsborough Police Department.
After resigning from the GBPD, she became a suspect in the murder investigation of journalist Sébastien Lefebvre in Murder à la Mode (Case #2 of City of Romance).
Profile
Hailing from France, Martine is 29 years old and worked as a model prior to her tenure to the department. She has green eyes, chin-length blonde hair with side bangs that is held neatly by a large carmine red headband, a small gap between her front teeth, and a beauty mark a bit beneath her right eye. She wears pink lipstick, carmine nail polish, black eyeshadow, a golden V necklace, and a white lab coat with a pocket that holds a pencil and a scalpel over a carmine red blouse with a sheer, black rim. She also has a tattoo of a moth on her chest that says “Death is nothing” in French underneath.
An aloof woman, Martine is especially interested in high fashion and men, the latter being the reason of her flirtatious and coy manner. She has a strange interest for the macabre, but is intolerant of impertinence.
In her suspect appearance in Murder à la Mode, Martine is 31 years old. She has her hair tied back in a bun and wears a black bra under a sheer black blouse with polka dots. It is known that Martine smokes Laval cigarettes, is left-handed, drinks Libertine cocktails and uses embalming powder.
Height | 5'5" |
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Age | 29/31 |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Eyes | green |
Blood | B+ |
Events of Criminal Case
Season 5
- Main article: The Conspiracy
Hell Is Other People
After arresting Elaine Seabrook's killer, Martine told Gloria and the player that her colleague from the emergency department had informed her of an unknown fatality at the steakhouse. While there was no sign of foul play, there was something off about it, so she was called to help. She, Gloria, and the player then went to the steakhouse to collect the body.
After Martine conducted the autopsy on the body, she found out that the man had died of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of the blood pressure amlodipine. Prior to that, a shipment of amlodipine had been reported missing. However, Martine said that the high amount of amlodipine would not have killed the man alone; she said that the man needed to have ingested (most likely drunk) something that would multiply the drug's potency. Gloria and the player then left to find out more about the victim.
Later, Martine analyzed a sample of the Rocket Cow the man (identified as David O'Connell) drank from. Martine confirmed that the Rocket Cow was the activating agent, more specifically, the caffeine. However, she could not rule out the possibility of a suicide instead of a murder. When she reported her findings to Chief Parker, the chief reassigned the case to another precinct.
The Saddest of All Keys
Soon after investigating the death of Ian Devine, David's murder would turn out to be just the first reported of a string of deaths caused by the amlodipine-Rocket Cow mix, causing Martine to conclude that a serial killer was on the loose.
Flatline
After arresting Greg Gibbs's killer, Jasper Everett and the player came to Martine to ask her to treat an injury that Amir had sustained in the aftershock. After telling them that her stocks had been depleted by the earthquake, she suggested that they searched Dr. Gibbs's clinic for a stock of medication. Martine was then able to treat Amir with the medication that Jasper and the player had recovered.
Writer's Blocked
After arresting Reggie Liotta's killer, Gabriel and the player sought Martine's fashion advice so that Gabriel could pass as an affluent jet-setter to infiltrate The Higher Truth. She gave Gabriel some clothes and accessories to disguise him, which allowed him to infiltrate the cult.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Shortly before the investigation, Martine suggested the team go diving underwater in order to find out who released the Demon Fish into Grimsborough waters. However, when the team started to go diving through a flooded street to reach a Xerdan cave so that they could investigate the Demon Fish, they came across the body of Joshua Gibson.
Mid-investigation, when Martine decided to go back diving underwater to explore more about the fish, one of the Demon Fish bit Martine and infected her with the neurotoxin, putting her at risk of death.
After arresting Joshua's killer, Rupert told the team that Martine's condition was rapidly deteriorating and she would die if he couldn't find a cure to the fish's neurotoxin. However, with the help of scientist Ernest Emerson and animal control agent Benjamin Fetcher, Rupert finished producing a cure to the fish's neutoroxin and then immediately administered the antidote to Martine. Luckily, Martine recovered and thanked Rupert and the player for saving her life. After that, Martine revealed that when she swam into the Xerdan cave, she saw Chief Parker's husband, Ray Parker, diving underwater. Martine then said that when Ray saw her, he swam away, and when she tried to swim after him, she was bitten by the Demon Fish. Chief Parker and the player then decided to come to ask Ray about this.
Final Cut
After arresting Cindy McMinn's killer, Martine accompanied the player to talk to Professor Luke Harris about Butcher Lake, the horror film in which Cindy was acting. Later, she and the player found the hard drive containing all the footage of the film, which (per Alex) showed that the crew just needed to film the final scene. The team then met student Sally Hooper and gave back her the hard drive. There, Sally suggested Martine to replace Cindy's role as she and Cindy shared some similarities. After agreeing to replace Cindy's role, Martine and the player headed to the makeup trailer to find the fake blood bags which served the film. Later, Gloria and the player came to the movie set to see Martine and Sally filming the final scene of the film.
A Crime Like No Udder
After arresting Debby Gideon's killer, Rita and the player gave Martine a cheese sculpture of the Eiffel Tower for her birthday. She thanked them for the gift and added that she had always wanted to do something "typically American" for her birthday. This prompted them to find Martine tickets for the rodeo show. After finding some tickets, they brought Martine to the rodeo show. After enjoying themselves at the rodeo, Martine thanked the others for the best birthday evening she had ever had.
Blaze of Glory
In order to defeat Otto Kessel and the rest of the invincible neohumans, Amir concocted a supercharged serum that imparted upon its taker incredible power over the course of a couple of hours before killing them. When Rita volunteered to sacrifice herself and take the serum, Martine tried to talk her out of it, saying that she was her best friend and her sister. However, Rita's mind was made up, leading to Martine breaking down in tears and hugging her best friend for the last time. After Rita faced off against the neohumans and died in order to take them down, Martine was one of the most affected, still grieving for Rita five months after her death. Additionally, Martine took it upon herself to take care of Rita's dog, Hector.
Season 8
- Main article: City of Romance
Murder à la Mode
Martine became a suspect after she ran into Carrie and the player at the crime scene and identified the victim as one of her star journalists. She told the team that she drank with Sébastien every Tuesday to relax, but when she arrived late at the bistro, she found his body. She said that Sébastien was very opinionated, but she did not know of anyone who would have killed him over something he wrote. She then pointed the team in the direction of Flamme office.
Mid-investigation, Carrie and the player learned (per Stacy's CEO Howard Stacy) that Martine used to work as a coroner in the United States. Carrie made a point to remember that detail for when they next spoke to Martine.
Martine was spoken to again about her embalming powder on the DVD for "Lefebvre Fashion Advice Pilot". She explained that she had used the powder to remove a stain on her antique fur coat. When asked about Sébastien's pilot, she revealed that she was against him branching out as she needed him at Flamme. The two argued over the matter, resulting in Sébastien backing down.
Martine was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Juliette Segal for Sébastien's murder. Later, Martine asked Carrie and the player to find Juliette's tablet and unlock it for her as it contained important information for Flamme's coverage on the upcoming Chior fashion show. In exchange for their help, Martine gifted the player a Parisian outfit.
After finding and unlocking the tablet, Carrie and the player sent it to Émile to search for traces of criminal activity. After discovering that there were voice chats logged with Eleonora Macaron, daughter of mob boss Antoine Macaron, Carrie and the player gave the tablet back to Martine. After being asked about the Macarons, Martine explained that Antoine was a legitimate business partner of Flamme magazine. She then suggested that they went to the bistro if they wanted to talk to Eleonora.
Analyses
As the (now-former) Chief Medical Examiner (Coroner) of the Grimsborough Police Department, Martine has the responsibility of carefully examining and analyzing each murdered corpse, and to inform the team of such results after a certain amount of time or a speed-up process using Criminal Case Cash. Her task-wait rates vary depending on the difficulty of the task, but they all cost 1 Criminal Case Cash per 30 minutes.
Below is the list of analyses Martine performs throughout the course of the game:
Criminal Case: The Conspiracy-exclusive: The Dead and the Beautiful
- Jennifer's Body (00:00:05)
Case #1: Snake in the Grass
- Nathan's Body (00:25:00)
Case #2: Hell Is Other People
- Elaine's Body (18:00:00)
- David's Body (09:00:00)
- Rocket Cow Can (06:00:00)
Case #3: The Saddest of All Keys
- Ian's Body (18:00:00)
- Food Diary (06:00:00)
Case #4: Cross My Heart
- Brad's Body (18:00:00)
Case #5: Too Cruel for School
- Vicky's Body (18:00:00)
Case #6: Hear My Cry
- Edward's Body (18:00:00)
Case #7: Flatline
- Greg's Body (18:00:00)
- Medicine (06:00:00)
Case #8: Stonewalled
- Stella's Body (18:00:00)
Case #9: Shooting Star
- Ronald's Body (18:00:00)
Case #10: The Bloom of Doom
- Valereea's Body (18:00:00)
Case #11: Hot Mess
- Vince's Body (18:00:00)
Case #12: The Art of Murder
- Meera's Body (18:00:00)
Case #13: Gone Pear-Shaped
- Paul's Body (18:00:00)
Case #14: Byte the Dust
- Ash's Body (18:00:00)
Case #15: Murder on the Dance Floor
- Kalua's Body (18:00:00)
Case #16: Buzz Kill
- Beckett's Body (18:00:00)
- Rita's Cellphone (06:00:00)
- Annie Schmidt (09:00:00)
Case #17: Downward-Facing Dead
- Scott's Body (18:00:00)
Case #18: Game Over
- Juniper's Body (18:00:00)
Case #19: The Lost City
- Karen's Body (18:00:00)
Case #20: No Mercy for Old Men
- Sam's Body (18:00:00)
Case #21: Writer's Blocked
- Reggie's Body (18:00:00)
Case #22: Color Me Murdered
- Marcus' Body (18:00:00)
Case #23: I Lost My Heart in Xerda
- Kayla's Body (18:00:00)
Case #24: The Truth Hurts
- Steven's Body (18:00:00)
Case #25: Muddying the Waters
- Jordan's Body (18:00:00)
- Strange Fish (06:00:00)
Case #26: Bone of Contention
- Penny's Body (18:00:00)
- Water Sample (09:00:00)
Case #27: Behind These Walls
- Mason's Body (12:00:00)
Case #28: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Joshua's Body (18:00:00)
Case #29: Light My Fire
- Celine's Body (18:00:00)
- Xerdan Tablet (09:00:00)
Case #30: Blood in the Water
- Martha's Body (18:00:00)
Case #31: Domesday
- Fred's Body (18:00:00)
Case #32: Things Fall Apart
- Rupert's Body (18:00:00)
- Poison Spray (12:00:00)
- Handkerchief (15:00:00)
- Saliva (06:00:00)
Case #33: A Rock and a Hard Place
- Barb's Body (18:00:00)
- Lipstick Sample (06:00:00)
- Meteorite Fragment (06:00:00)
- Test Rabbit (06:00:00)
Case #34: Death in My Hand
- Ernesto's Body (18:00:00)
- Bloody Rock (12:00:00)
Case #35: In Cold Blood
- Wendy's Body (18:00:00)
- Victim's Flower Clip (12:00:00)
Case #36: Up in Flames
- Tony's Body (18:00:00)
- Greasy Substance (09:00:00)
- Rubber Glove (15:00:00)
Case #37: Final Cut
- Cindy's Body (18:00:00)
Case #38: Pain in the Neck
- René's Body (18:00:00)
- Bloody Fork (15:00:00)
Case #39: Deadeye
- Sam's Body (18:00:00)
Case #40: Game, Set, Murder
- Stephanie's Body (18:00:00)
- Skull (09:00:00)
Case #41: Trick or Treat
- Gregory's Body (18:00:00)
- Captain Sombrero Outfit (03:00:00)
Case #42: Lashing Out
- Kevin's Body (18:00:00)
Case #43: Fields of Murder
- Gus' Body (18:00:00)
Case #44: A Crime Like No Udder
- Debby's Body (18:00:00)
- Victim's Earring (15:00:00)
Case #45: A Pointy End
- Christy's Body (18:00:00)
- Syringe (06:00:00)
Case #46: Like a Pig to the Slaughter
- Roy's Body (18:00:00)
Case #47: In Vino Veritas
- Cora's Body (18:00:00)
Case #48: To Kingdom Come
- Mia's Body (18:00:00)
Case #49: Dearly Departured
- Dolores' Body (18:00:00)
- Poison Bottle (09:00:00)
- Pink Powder (09:00:00)
Case #50: Lights Out
- Ryan's Body (18:00:00)
Case #51: Out of Breath
- Doris' Body (18:00:00)
- Hair (09:00:00)
Case #52: Head Case
- Zoe's Body (18:00:00)
- Zoe's Body (18:00:00)
Case #53: Playing Dead
- Savannah's Body (18:00:00)
Case #54: Breaking News
- Louis' Body (18:00:00)
- Willie Redfern (06:00:00)
Case #55: Running Scared
- Jake's Body (18:00:00)
Case #56: To Eternity and Beyond
- Trishna's Body (18:00:00)
Case #57: Reap What You Sow
- Christian's Body (18:00:00)
Case #58: Extinguished
- Henry's Body (18:00:00)
- Pale Substance (12:00:00)
- Blood (15:00:00)
Case #59: Eve of Disaster
- Jon's Body (18:00:00)
Case #60: Blaze of Glory
- Denise's Head (18:00:00)
- Denise's Headless Body (12:00:00)
- Blood (15:00:00)
Gameplay
The player may choose Martine to join the investigation of each crime scene (in any case in The Conspiracy) and provide hint bonuses. She is available as a 3-hint partner. (This feature is only available in the mobile variant of Criminal Case.)
Trivia
- Martine is one of the characters to physically appear in two seasons of the game.
- Martine is one of the characters to appear as a quasi-suspect five times.
- Martine is one of the characters who animate (or move) during at least one cutscene in the game.
- Before Rita sacrifices herself to destroy Otto Kessel and his neohumans, Martine draws her back to hug Rita, making her one of the few characters to do such at one point in a cutscene.
- Martine resembles English model Georgia May Jagger.
Case appearances
Season 5
- The Dead and the Beautiful (Criminal Case: The Conspiracy-exclusive)
- Snake in the Grass (Case #1 of The Conspiracy)
- Hell Is Other People (Case #2 of The Conspiracy)
- The Saddest of All Keys (Case #3 of The Conspiracy)
- Cross My Heart (Case #4 of The Conspiracy)
- Too Cruel for School (Case #5 of The Conspiracy)
- Hear My Cry (Case #6 of The Conspiracy)
- Flatline (Case #7 of The Conspiracy)
- Stonewalled (Case #8 of The Conspiracy)
- Shooting Star (Case #9 of The Conspiracy)
- The Bloom of Doom (Case #10 of The Conspiracy)
- Hot Mess (Case #11 of The Conspiracy)
- The Art of Murder (Case #12 of The Conspiracy)
- Gone Pear-Shaped (Case #13 of The Conspiracy)
- Byte the Dust (Case #14 of The Conspiracy)
- Murder on the Dance Floor (Case #15 of The Conspiracy)
- Buzz Kill (Case #16 of The Conspiracy)
- Downward-Facing Dead (Case #17 of The Conspiracy)
- Game Over (Case #18 of The Conspiracy)
- The Lost City (Case #19 of The Conspiracy)
- No Mercy for Old Men (Case #20 of The Conspiracy)
- Writer's Blocked (Case #21 of The Conspiracy)
- Color Me Murdered (Case #22 of The Conspiracy)
- I Lost My Heart in Xerda (Case #23 of The Conspiracy)
- The Truth Hurts (Case #24 of The Conspiracy)
- Muddying the Waters (Case #25 of The Conspiracy)
- Bone of Contention (Case #26 of The Conspiracy)
- Behind These Walls (Case #27 of The Conspiracy)
- Dead Men Tell No Tales (Case #28 of The Conspiracy)
- Light My Fire (Case #29 of The Conspiracy)
- Blood in the Water (Case #30 of The Conspiracy)
- Domesday (Case #31 of The Conspiracy)
- Things Fall Apart (Case #32 of The Conspiracy)
- A Rock and a Hard Place (Case #33 of The Conspiracy)
- Death in My Hand (Case #34 of The Conspiracy)
- In Cold Blood (Case #35 of The Conspiracy)
- Up in Flames (Case #36 of The Conspiracy)
- Final Cut (Case #37 of The Conspiracy)
- Pain in the Neck (Case #38 of The Conspiracy)
- Deadeye (Case #39 of The Conspiracy)
- Game, Set, Murder (Case #40 of The Conspiracy)
- Trick or Treat (Case #41 of The Conspiracy)
- Lashing Out (Case #42 of The Conspiracy)
- Fields of Murder (Case #43 of The Conspiracy)
- A Crime Like No Udder (Case #44 of The Conspiracy)
- A Pointy End (Case #45 of The Conspiracy)
- Like a Pig to the Slaughter (Case #46 of The Conspiracy)
- In Vino Veritas (Case #47 of The Conspiracy)
- To Kingdom Come (Case #48 of The Conspiracy)
- Dearly Departured (Case #49 of The Conspiracy)
- Lights Out (Case #50 of The Conspiracy)
- Out of Breath (Case #51 of The Conspiracy)
- Head Case (Case #52 of The Conspiracy)
- Playing Dead (Case #53 of The Conspiracy)
- Breaking News (Case #54 of The Conspiracy)
- Running Scared (Case #55 of The Conspiracy)
- To Eternity and Beyond (Case #56 of The Conspiracy)
- Reap What You Sow (Case #57 of The Conspiracy)
- Extinguished (Case #58 of The Conspiracy)
- Eve of Disaster (Case #59 of The Conspiracy)
- Blaze of Glory (Case #60 of The Conspiracy)
Season 8
- Murder à la Mode (Case #2 of City of Romance)