The Seeds of Death is a case featured in Criminal Case, appearing as the ninety-seventh case of the game and the forty-first case of Pacific Bay. It takes place in Rhine Canyon, a district based in Pacific Bay.
Plot
Chief Marquez wanted Amy Young and the player to know more about the district of Rhine Canyon, so she ordered them to patrol an oil well in the middle of the desert. Amy did not like the smokey environment and the oil staining her clothes, but things turned worse when they found scientist Bruce Green chained to a pipe, being eaten by vultures. The body was shipped to Roxie Sparks, who confirmed Bruce was knocked out and left for the vultures, confirming the finding to be a murder. The killer was eventually incriminated to be an oil well worker named Jake Drill.
Jake stated the team made a mistake arresting him but finally admitted the crime when the evidence collected by the team pointed towards him. Bruce managed to make corn grow in arid earths of Rhine Canyon (meaning a huge step in the fight against hunger) and was about to auction his project to the big companies, which Jake disliked a lot. If the big companies bought Bruce's project and implemented it in the district, agriculture would get over oil drilling activities and the oil well would close down, leaving Jake and his fellow workers unemployed. Jake only knew only about oil drilling and needed to put food on his family's plate, not to mention he wanted his son to continue his legacy as an oil well worker, so he did not like what Bruce was doing, prompting him to knock the scientist out with a wrench before chaining him to a pipe, cutting his stomach open and leaving him for the vultures he attracted with some sunflower seeds. Jake was then shipped to the court.
In court Judge Dante asked Jake if he could fill his tank given he is an oil well worker but jokes aside, he stated that a man who was about to help the world was murdered and vultures are used to dead meat, whilst live meat could have indigested them. For the murder of Bruce Green and animal abuse, Jake was given a 25-year jail sentence before adjourning.
Hours after the indictment, the team had to patrol the oil well again to determine if it was safe for the workers to come back and also had to keep an eye on Agent Z, who was suspected of being in Rhine Canyon not only to protect Bruce's project.
Stats
Victim
- Bruce Green (left for dead on an oil well pipe)
Murder Weapon
- Vulture
Killer
- Jake Drill
Suspects
Killer's Profile
- The killer has asthma.
- The killer eats sunflower seeds.
- The killer has an oil stain.
- The killer has scratch marks.
- The killer wears goggles.
Crime Scenes
Steps
Chapter 1
- Investigate Drilling Site. (Clues: Victim's Body, Red Toolbox, Broken Badge)
- Examine Broken Badge. (New Suspect: Jake Drill)
- Examine Red Toolbox. (Result: Bloody Wrench)
- Examine Bloody Wrench. (Result: Blood)
- Analyze Blood. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats sunflower seeds)
- Ask Jake Drill if he knows anything about the murder. (Prerequisite: Broken Badge restored; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Bio Lab)
- Investigate Bio Lab. (Prerequisite: Talk to Jake: Clues: Torn Picture, Corn Incubator)
- Examine Torn Picture. (New Suspect: Zuma Tlatoani)
- Ask Chief Tlatoani about the photo of him and the victim. (Prerequisite: Torn Photo restored)
- Examine Corn Incubator. (Result: Message)
- Analyze Message. (09:00:00; New Suspect: Jess Prakti)
- Ask Jess Prakti about the work with the victim. (Prerequisite: Message analyzed)
- Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Vulture; Attribute: The killer has asthma)
- Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)
Chapter 2
- Investigate Deserted Street. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; Clues: Yellow Book, Faded Card, Newspaper Clipping)
- Examine Yellow Book. (Result: Unknown Substance)
- Analyze Unknown Substance. (06:00:00; Attribute: The killer has an oil stain)
- Examine Newspaper Clipping. (Result: Auction Number)
- Analyze Auction Number. (12:00:00)
- Question Jess about the victim's betrayal. (Prerequisite: Auction Number analyzed; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Experimental Greenhouse)
- Examine Faded Card. (New Suspect: Ezra Hope)
- Ask Ezra Hope about the message he wrote to the victim. (Prerequisite: Faded Card restored)
- Investigate Experimental Greenhouse. (Prerequisite: Talk to Jess; Clues: Microfilm, Stone Pieces)
- Examine Microfilm. (Result: Microfilm Code)
- Analyze Microfilm Code. (12:00:00; New Suspect: Agent Z)
- Talk to Agent Z about his survelliance of the victim. (Prerequisite: Microfilm Code analyzed)
- Examine Stone Pieces. (Result: Painted Stone Tablet)
- Question Zuma about the threat he sent to the victim. (Prerequisite: Painted Stone Tablet restored)
- Go to Chapter 3. (1 star)
Chapter 3
- Try to determine if Ezra really did harm the victim. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3)
- Investigate Waste Containers. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Cellphone, Trash Can)
- Examine Trash Can. (Result: Torn Magazine)
- Examine Torn Magazine. (Result: Farming Magazine with Victim's Message)
- Ask Jake about the farming magazine given to him by the victim. (Prerequisite: Farming Magazine with Victim's Message restored)
- Examine Cellphone. (Result: High-Tech Phone)
- Analyze High-Tech Phone. (09:00:00)
- Confront Agent Z about his orders concerning the victim. (Prerequisite: High-Tech Phone analyzed)
- Investigate Storage Area. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Sunflower Seeds Bag, Metal Crate)
- Examine Sunflower Seeds Bag. (Result: Feathers)
- Analyze Feathers. (09:00:00; Attribute: The killer has scratch marks.)
- Examine Metal Crate. (Result: Piece of Plastic)
- Analyze Piece of Plastic. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears goggles.)
- Take care of the killer now!
- Go to Map to the Stars: Part 3. (No stars)
Map to the Stars: Part 3
- Question Agent Z's presence in Rhine Canyon. (Available after unlocking Map to the Stars)
- Investigate Bio Lab. (Prerequisite: Talk to Agent Z first; Clues: Suitcase)
- Examine Suitcase. (Result: Torn Document)
- Examine Torn Document. (Result: Secret File)
- Analyze Secret File. (06:00:00)
- Interrogate Agent Z about his file on Andrea Marquez. (Prerequisite: Secret File analyzed; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
- Investigate Drilling Site. (Available after unlocking Map to the Stars; Clues: Faded Picture)
- Examine Faded Picture. (Result: Accusing Message)
- Analyze Accusing Message. (09:00:00)
- Question Ezra Hope about the threat he left at the oil well. (Prerequisite: Accusing Message analyzed; Reward: Burger)
- Investigate Deserted Street. (Prerequisite: Talk to Ezra; Clues: Pile of Planks)
- Examine Pile of Planks. (Result: Aztec Stone)
- Ask Chief Tlatoani about the Aztec stone. (Prerequisite: Aztec Stone found; Reward: [MALE] Hippie Bandana, [FEMALE] Hippie Flower Crown)
- Move on to the next case! (1 star)
Trivia
- The Additional Investigation chapter is named differently in this case, as with all other cases of Rhine Canyon. In this case, the chapter is dubbed "Map to the Stars: Part 3".
- This is one of the cases of Pacific Bay in which the murder weapon is an animal.