Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue
Information
Season	3 (World Edition)
Region	Oceania
Setting(s)	Uncharted island in the Indian Ocean
Case #	36
Initial release date	16th June 2016
Partner(s)	Jack Archer (All Chapters) Marina Romanova (1 task in Chapter 3)
Progression
← Preceded by	Six Feet Down Under
Succeeded by →	Crash and Burn (in Africa)

Out of the Blue is a case featured in Criminal Case as the one-hundred and fifty-first case of the game. It is the thirty-sixth case of the game's World Edition (Season 3) and also the final case to take place in Oceania.

Plot

The Bureau arrived at SOMBRA’s mysterious island with hopes of putting an end to the 'next level' program. Just after disembarking, Jack and the player found the body of Professor Marshall Metcalf stabbed in his nape with a syringe of hydrogen cyanide poison.

Elliot said that X stopped responding after disembarking. Later, Michelle Zuria was located on the island and she admitted she was part of SOMBRA. Later, Elliot received an emergency call from Ruby Armstrong, the volcanologist, who was being held hostage inside the island’s volcano. The team found a picture which proved that Marshall was leaking SOMBRA’s information to Asal Hawaa. Furthermore, an eruption threat ensued, prompting the team to hurry the investigation. Eventually, treasure hunter Brice LeBeau was incriminated as Marshall’s killer.

After denying involvement, Brice admitted he killed Marshall. Brice was scuba diving on the island when an insane Marshall approached him at the beach and tried to inject him with his syringe. Brice panicked and injected Marshall with it in self-defense. Judge Adaku authorized Brice’s extradition to France to be tried and sentenced.

After the arrest, Ruby Armstrong told the team that they had two hours to investigate the island before the volcano erupted and the island sinking for good. Jack and the player asked Asal about the information that Marshall leaked her. Asal pointed the team to the SOMBRA’s hideout before breaking up with Jack. They found Marshall’s files, which (per Lars' analysis) mentioned a ship carrying assassins away from the island two days before. Unfortunately, Lars could not determine the destination port because the handwriting was incomprehensible.

Meanwhile, Michelle Zuria requested to talk to Jack and the player and admitted she was X. As Jack did not believe her, Michelle pointed the team to the lab in the volcano for proof. They found a pendrive, which (per Elliot’s analysis) confirmed that Michelle was indeed X, so the team interrogated her again. Michelle said she helped the Bureau after she learned of the 'next level' program, which was against her morals. She also admitted she was paid by SOMBRA to blow up the shipwreck in Sydney, but she sabotaged the bomb so the team could find Rufus Murlock’s documents.

As time was running out, Michelle said that SOMBRA’s assassins boarded the ship on the beach, so the team headed there. Inside Baxter Fraser’s bag, they found a map which proved that the assassins were sent on a mission to Kenya. Baxter said that he only pretended to join SOMBRA to try to kill Marshall, and that his mission was probably assigned to another agent.

The volcano finally erupted and the island sank loudly behind the Bureau’s boat. Taking Michelle with them, the Bureau took a plane to Kenya to follow SOMBRA's recruits.

Summary

Victim

• Marshall Metcalf (found stabbed with a syringe)

Murder Weapon

• Syringe

Killer

• Brice LeBeau

Suspects

Brice LeBeau

Michelle Zuria

Baxter Fraser

Ruby Armstrong

Asal Hawaa

Killer's Profile

• The killer knows Krav Maga.
• The killer uses sunscreen.
• The killer uses Morse.
• The killer is under 30.
• The killer has brown eyes.

Crime Scenes

Island Landing

Volcanic Beach

SOMBRA Hideout

Front Steps

Volcano Lab

Control Desk

Steps

Chapter 1

• Investigate Island Landing. (Clues: Victim's Bag, Cigarette, Victim's Body; Victim identified: Marshall Metcalf)
• Examine Victim's Bag. (Result: Locked Phone)
• Examine Locked Phone. (Result: Victim's Phone)
• Analyze Victim's Phone. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses sunscreen)
• Examine Cigarette. (Result: Transparent Substance)
• Examine Transparent Substance. (New Suspect: Brice LeBeau)
• Ask LeBeau what he's doing on the island. (Prerequisite: Transparent Substance identified under microscope)
• Investigate SOMBRA Hideout. (Prerequisite: Brice LeBeau interrogated; Clues: Torn Picture, Note with Bullets)
• Examine Torn Picture. (Result: Partial Photo; New Suspect: Michelle Zuria)
• Question Michelle about her threat to the victim. (Prerequisite: Partial Photo restored)
• Examine Note with Bullets. (Result: Message; Clue: Bullets)
• Analyze Bullets. (09:00:00; New Suspect: Baxter Fraser)
• Find out why Baxter came back to SOMBRA. (Prerequisite: Bullets analyzed)
• Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Syringe; Attribute: The killer knows Krav Maga)
• Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

• Investigate Volcano Lab. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Lab Supplies, CCTV; New Suspect: Ruby Armstrong)
• Examine Lab Supplies. (Result: Woman's Photo; Clue: Mysterious Woman)
• Examine Mysterious Woman. (New Suspect: Asal Hawaa)
• Question Asal about her involvement with Metcalf. (Prerequisite: Mysterious Woman identified)
• Examine CCTV. (Result: CCTV footage)
• Analyze CCTV footage. (06:00:00)
• Ask LeBeau how he knows about the lava lab. (Prerequisite: CCTV footage analyzed)
• Investigate Front Steps. (Prerequisite: Brice LeBeau interrogated; Clues: Lab Scale, Wooden Pieces)
• Examine Lab Scale. (Result: Orange Crystals)
• Analyze Orange Crystals. (06:00:00)
• Question Michelle about the orange crystals. (Prerequisite: Orange Crystals analyzed)
• Examine Wooden Pieces. (Result: Strange Machine)
• Analyze Strange Machine. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer uses Morse)
• Ask Ruby how she got locked up in the volcano lab. (Prerequisite: Play Volcano Lab as a task)
• Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)

Chapter 3

• Investigate Control Desk. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Faded Diary, Torn Paper, Locked Device)
• Examine Faded Diary. (Result: Diary Entry)
• Analyze Diary Entry. (09:00:00)
• Interrogate Baxter about his diary. (Prerequisite: Diary Entry analyzed)
• Examine Torn Paper. (Result: Architectural Drawing)
• Question Ruby about designing the lava lab. (Prerequisite: Architectural Drawing restored)
• Examine Locked Device. (Result: Lab Device)
• Question Asal about her disguised communication device. (Prerequisite: Lab Device unlocked)
• Investigate Volcanic Beach. (All tasks before must be completed; Clues: Morse Code Book, Volcanic Rocks)
• Examine Morse Code Book. (Result: Skin Cells)
• Analyze Skin Cells. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer has brown eyes)
• Examine Volcanic Rocks. (Result: Victim's Glasses)
• Analyze Victim's Glasses. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer under 30)
• Take care of the killer now!
• Go to The Next Level (6/6). (No stars)

The Next Level (6/6)

• Ask Asal what intel she got from Metcalf. (Available after unlocking The Next Level; Reward: Blue Skin)
• Investigate SOMBRA Hideout. (Prerequisite: Asal interrogated; Clue: Metcalf's Files)
• Examine Metcalf's Files. (Result: Metcalf's Notes)
• Analyze Metcalf's Notes. (06:00:00)
• Ask Michelle what she wants. (Available after unlocking The Next Level; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
• Investigate Volcano Lab. (Prerequisite: Michelle interrogated; Clue: Locked USB Key)
• Examine Locked USB Key. (Result: USB Key)
• Analyze USB Key. (09:00:00)
• Ask Michelle why she helped us. (Prerequisite: USB Key analyzed; Reward: Burger)
• Investigate Island Landing. (All tasks before must be completed; Clues: Backpack)
• Examine Backpack. (Result: Faded Map)
• Examine Faded Map. (Result: Destination in Africa)
• Question Baxter about his mission. (Prerequisite: Destination in Africa unraveled on Map)
• Move on to a new case (in Africa)! (1 star) 

Trivia

• The case's title comes from the idiom "out of the blue", which describes an event that happens unexpectedly and without warning.
• This is one of the cases containing LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) suspects.
• This is one of the cases in which all suspects made an appearance prior to the events of this case.
• Due to the story's canon, Judge Adaku does not make an appearance in this case.
• This is the one of the cases in which the killer changes into the prison clothes without having been interrogated in the Additional Investigation.
• In the "Control Desk" crime scene, you can spot a classic portrait of German physicist Albert Einstein.