Noémie Leprince was a suspect in the murder investigations of apprentice seamstress Béatrice Sanchez in Making the Cut (Case #3 of City of Romance) and fashion designer Charles Pilsnerfeld in Death by Design (Case #5 of City of Romance) before killing circus owner Céleste Alouest in Out with a Bang (Case #14 of City of Romance).
Profile
Noémie is a 23-year-old supermodel with brown eyes and long brown hair that fades into a light brown from her shoulders.
In her first appearance, she dons a white V-neck shirt with a ruffled collar under a beige cardigan with the sleeves rolled up. She sports black eyeshadow, matching eyeliner and pink lipstick. Additionally, she wears gold-rimmed sunglasses pushed up on her forehead, a gold bracelet around her left wrist and a gold necklace. It is known that Noémie drinks whipped coffee, has manicures and reads Flamme Magazine.
In her second appearance, Noémie first wears a white floral dress with a black ribbon bow in her hair. She later retains the bow, but changes to a pale yellow dress with a black strap around her torso and a black lace collar with a matching bow at the front and a Chior brooch. It is discovered that she listens to Voyou Fou.
In her third suspect appearance, it is revealed that she knows chemistry, eats foie gras and follows astrology.
| Height | 5'11" |
|---|---|
| Age | 23 |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Eyes | brown |
| Blood | A- |
Events of Criminal Case
Making the Cut
Noémie became a suspect after Hugo and the player found her name on the sample garment that Béatrice was working on. After initially flirting with Hugo, Noémie was told about the murder, shocking her. She told the team that she had had a few fittings with her for the dress that she was wearing in the Chior show and could not imagine who would have wanted to hurt her. She then gave Hugo her number if they had any more questions for her.
Noémie was spoken to again about a video of her throwing a stiletto at Béatrice for accidentally pricking her. She was enraged that Béatrice had posted the video online as the press were claiming that she had anger management issues. Her agent warned her that the video could ruin her career, prompting Noémie to fantasize about throwing whipped coffee in Béatrice's face or clawing her eyes out.
Noémie was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Candy Wu for Béatrice's murder. Later, fashion designer Charles Pilsnerfeld asked Carrie and the player to persuade Noémie to walk in the fashion show after she dropped out because of Béatrice's video. He told the team that he had bought her some of her favorite éclairs and asked them to deliver them to her. After receiving the éclairs, Noémie told the player that she would walk at the Chior show again.
Death by Design
At the Chior fashion show, Carrie, Hugo and the player watched Noémie model. After the show, Carrie told the team that she thought that Noémie looked fantastic in her dress.
Noémie became a suspect again after Hugo and the player found her napkin at the crime scene. Noémie was shocked to learn of Charles' murder and informed the team that she had left her napkin at the péniche to discuss her contract with Charles before the show. She then claimed that the world had lost an artistic genius.
Noémie was spoken to again about her threat to Charles. She revealed that he had tricked her into signing a contract for Noémie to model exclusively for Chior, trapping her in a modelling contract with a brand whose chief designer had just died. In order to clear herself of suspicion, she told the team that killing Charles after signing such a contract would have been career suicide.
Noémie was found to be innocent again after the team incarcerated Simone Lemaitre for Charles' murder. Later, Hugo and the player confronted Noémie after they suspected that she had kidnapped Chouquette, Charles' cat, out of revenge for being trapped in an exclusive contract. Noémie admitted to spiking Chouquette's food with sleeping pills, but denied kidnapping her, claiming that she had only given Chouquette sleeping pills to calm her down as Charles was distracted with his work. Noémie then suggested that stylist Jérémy Belhomme had walked past Chouquette without noticing that she was there, claiming that he was only good for styling.
Out with a Bang
Noémie was spoken to once again after they found out that she had bought Lapurée éclairs for the soirée that socialite Eleonora Macaron had hosted, before circus owner Céleste Alouest was murdered. She admitted that the party had gone well, and that they were about to play a game of charades, when Céleste jumped up and ran out of the room, leading to her death. Although she was shaken by the events of the soirée, she then told them that she had not been able to notice anything that seemed suspicious or out of place.
The detectives then spoke to Noémie again after finding a clown suit with a message that called Céleste ugly inside and out. Noémie then admitted that they were in a catfight, as she had showed the victim a new outfit that she would be modelling in an upcoming show, and Céleste had said that it was the perfect clown costume for her circus. Noémie then admitted that she took it as a pretty strong insult, and per her horoscope that week, she decided to prepare the clown suit message and leave it for Céleste to find, as she only wanted to get back at her.
In the end, Noémie was proven guilty of the murder. When confronted, she told the team that before his arrest, Antoine Macaron threatened to end Noémie's modelling career if she did not get Céleste to take a pill, knowing that he was going to lose control over his circus to Céleste. Noémie complied, not knowing that the pill contained cesium powder, which reacted with the water in Céleste's stomach to blow her up from the inside. Judge Lebrun then informed the team that they had apprehended the chemist who formulated the pill before sentencing Noémie to eight years in prison.
Trivia
- Noémie is one of the characters to appear as a suspect thrice.
- Noémie is a reference to Noémie Lenoir, a French model and actress.
- She may also be a reference to Naomi Campbell, an English model, actress, and businesswoman.
Case appearances
- Making the Cut (Case #3 of City of Romance)
- Death by Design (Case #5 of City of Romance)
- Dressed to Be Killed (Case #8 of City of Romance; mentioned)
- Out with a Bang (Case #14 of City of Romance)
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