The logic white check where you present your theory of how Ruby killed Lely and get the Hardie boys to give up her approximate location.
This is a listing of every "entry" in a given game conversation as scraped from the game files. Entries often contain written dialogue, as well as conditional logic governing their appearance to the player. They also link to other entries, sometimes automatically and sometimes through player action. This page is best used to search for a specific word or phrase, as following the links in this format can be difficult. For an experience that better accommodates the branching structure of these conversations, see the corresponding interactive page.
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1 | None |
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2 | Titus Hardie | "Whack someone in my district? That doesn't curry much *favour* with Titus Hardie. She *has* to know that..." He rubs his chin and looks out the window. |
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3 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You had expressed -- on occasion -- your dislike of the mercenaries' presence in Martinaise, right?" |
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4 | Half Light | It's the kind of chin-rubbing men -- often leaders -- do when they think of *punishment*. |
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5 | Titus Hardie | "Okay -- they're connected by the winch. How, though? Is there a dumbwaiter back there?" |
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6 | You | "There is a secret route in the kitchen that leads *straight* to the roof." | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] == true |
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7 | Logic | A sudden flash of lightning in your neocortex -- the hostel-cafeteria is lit by its eerie blaze. Floor plans, bullet trajectories, webs of human emotion all channelled into a single thought... |
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8 | You | "*Or* she knew what happened, because she killed him." |
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9 | You | Let's not get dramatic. |
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10 | Titus Hardie | "*Not* so useful." Titus looks at Alain, then Eugene. |
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11 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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12 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
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13 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
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14 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Thank you." |
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15 | Electrochemistry | A massive activity spike in the *amygdala copicum* -- the part cops use to pin murders on people. |
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16 | Glen | "Fucking hell..." The blond man is in some kind of anguish that makes him stare into his garlic bread bowl, intently. |
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17 | Pain Threshold | Betrayal is not painless. Even a doubt of it hurts. |
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18 | None |
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19 | You | "Why are you so sure Ruby *didn't* off him?" |
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20 | You | "Maybe she killed him because she thought it would curry favour with you?" | Variable["TASK.what_does_joyce_done"] == true |
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21 | None |
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22 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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23 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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24 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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25 | Alain | "Yeah, some people have their shit together. What's wrong with that?" |
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26 | Titus Hardie | "Because she was here *all night*. With us." |
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27 | Titus Hardie | "So *that'*s what you were squinting at." He looks at you. "You were trying to come up a theory, weren't you? That she did it." |
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28 | Logic | He *knows* he's avoiding the more serious implication -- and so does Titus. |
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29 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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30 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] |
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31 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"]) == false |
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32 | You | "Yes, she's just got her *shit together*. That's how she knew." |
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33 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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34 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
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35 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
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36 | Alain | "Yeah..." The man seems unsure of himself. |
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37 | Glen | "She *organizes* things. She doesn't whack people. That's not the kind of person she is. She's a... talker." |
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38 | Electrochemistry | He gestures with his beer can -- so you haven't won him over yet! That bad boy goes down on the table only when he's completely focused on something else. |
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39 | Rhetoric | Eugene wants a woman on the team so they can do their job. That must be *hard*. Half of Martinaise is female... |
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40 | Kim Kitsuragi | "She was here all night?" The lieutenant ignores the tattooed man. "11:30 to 12:15 -- she was here during *all* that time?" |
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41 | You | "Would you prefer to go on trial with your friends -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for committing murder?" |
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42 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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43 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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44 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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45 | You | "When Klaasje came downstairs -- Ruby appeared to *know* that something was wrong." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_seemed_have_everything_planned_out"] == true |
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46 | Alain | "Nah, man. That's just Ruby. She's got shit under control," the man explains. "That's her whole thing. That's why she's so good." |
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47 | Eugene | "Plus, man, it's like *female intuition* you know. Women talk to women." He peeks at Titus. "Which is sorta why we need someone on the team who they talk to." |
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48 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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49 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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50 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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51 | Kim Kitsuragi | "A more logical conclusion -- that you wish to avoid -- is that she knew what had happened, because she *did it*." |
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52 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Wishful thinking has no place in a police investigation," the lieutenant tells Alain, his voice mild but firm. |
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53 | Titus Hardie | He makes a gruff gesture for you to continue. |
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54 | Alain | "He's cobbling together shit so he can put her away. It's Cop 101." |
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55 | You | "Good one, Kim." |
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56 | You | "Klaasje said Ruby *takes care* of things. You don't do that without a gun in Revachol." |
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57 | Titus Hardie | "Well, let old Titus set your mind at ease then -- she didn't do it. She was here all night." |
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58 | Alain | "Yeah, he was cobbling together shit. So he could put her away -- it's RCM 101." |
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59 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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60 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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61 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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62 | Titus Hardie | "How...?" He looks sincerely curious. |
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63 | Eugene | "Yeah -- exactly. Why not, man?" |
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64 | You | "Just making an observation. Let's move on." |
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65 | Glen | "Boss, but maybe..." The blond guy interjects. "A single machine like that is worth over 500 reál." |
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66 | You | "Yes." (Roll your eyes.) "Female intuition. That's what it was. You're right Eugene." |
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67 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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68 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
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69 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
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70 | Titus Hardie | "It wasn't that. I'm calling an end to this shit if you don't have anything better, cop." |
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71 | Eugene | "Yeah..." The man seems unsure of himself. |
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72 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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73 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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74 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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75 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Wishful thinking has no place in a police investigation," the lieutenant tells Eugene, his voice mild but firm. |
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76 | Kim Kitsuragi | "A more serious consideration -- that you wish to avoid -- is that she knew what happened, because she did it." |
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77 | You | "Through what looks like an abandoned pinball workshop." |
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78 | Titus Hardie | "What else could you make out -- *how* recent? What size?" |
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79 | None |
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80 | Eugene | "Yeah, with us, drinking. Near the stage there." He points to the karaoke stage. |
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81 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant opens his notes. "Sunday night 11:30 to 12:15 -- she was here *all* that time?" |
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82 | You | "Recent." (Nod.) | Variable["whirling.hardie_said_recent"] == false |
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83 | Titus Hardie | "Hmhm. People say there was a pinball arcade here, some time before the hostel -- what was it called, Theo?" |
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84 | None |
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85 | Titus Hardie | "No..." |
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86 | You | "That key I found here." (Point at the window.) "Maybe it's for a secret route?" | CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") and Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true |
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87 | None |
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88 | You | "She didn't go out for fresh air -- for one smoke?" |
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89 | You | "She didn't go to the bar -- for a drink?" |
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90 | You | "She didn't go to the toilet?" |
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91 | Theo | "East Delta Pinball Arcade." The old man coughs. "*Weird* place -- went bankrupt." |
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92 | Titus Hardie | "Okay, but..." The man looks around. "How'd she get up? There's no room for a staircase in this building. *Or* an elevator, for that matter." |
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93 | Titus Hardie | "There's no fucking leadership challenge, here." A flash of rage; he calms himself. "Get your head out of your ass. This is serious." |
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94 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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95 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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96 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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97 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Okay..." The lieutenant steps in. "We've ruled out infighting. That's how this works: by exclusion. Remember, all we need to do is rule Ruby out too. That's all this is." |
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98 | Logic | The window Klaasje gave for the time of death was From 11:30 to 12:15. |
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99 | Authority | There's a bit of truth in there for Titus to react so brashly. He does not like his authority questioned. |
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100 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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101 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() == false |
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102 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere() == false) == false |
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103 | Drama | That's a lie. |
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104 | You | "Maybe it's all part of a leadership challenge? Against you, Titus." |
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105 | Titus Hardie | "There's no fucking leadership challenge." A flash of rage; he calms himself. "Just when I thought you were taking this seriously, cop, you put your head in your ass." |
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106 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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107 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
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108 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
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109 | None |
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110 | Eugene | "Man, now he's just throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks." |
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111 | Eugene | "Yeah, everyone knows Glen loves guns." |
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112 | Titus Hardie | He thinks for a moment, then nods and says : "Good news is -- I'm still listening." |
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113 | You | "From there -- a door leads straight to the roof. You can just step outside." |
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114 | Glen | "Fuck you..." The man can't believe what he's hearing. "First he says she murdered him -- now she's a *f*g* too? It's a lie!" |
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115 | You | "What Kim said." | IsKimHere() |
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116 | You | "In the *whole* 45-minute window -- she was with you *all the time*?" |
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117 | You | "You know that's not the case." | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_drama_its_a_lie"] == true |
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118 | Eugene | "Liberal, man? Ruby's like a hard core patriot. You'd have to be blind not to..." He looks around. "Guys, I'm not the only one who *knew*, right?" |
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119 | Titus Hardie | "She didn't tell you shit." He shakes his head. "If she did, it was lies." |
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120 | You | "It's scary, yes. She probably went to a University and learned it from a *liberal*." |
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121 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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122 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] or Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] |
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123 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] or Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"]) == false |
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124 | You | "She just told us -- Ruby made her scared and she spilled the beans." |
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125 | Titus Hardie | He looks out the window, pensively. "That Ruby is queer as cabaret, now that I start thinking about it. I don't know I why didn't see it earlier..." |
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126 | Eugene | "If that's the case then it's not right." He looks at Titus, then Alain. "But it's not the case -- right?" |
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127 | Logic | There *are* many pieces that fit together that way, Eugene. Face it. |
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128 | Glen | "Well yeah... what do you expect? She wasn't a f*g, of course she had babe-posters everywhere. You should see *my* fucking shack. Tits literally all over the place." |
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129 | You | "Really, nothing." |
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130 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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131 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckEquipped("jacket_mullen") |
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132 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckEquipped("jacket_mullen")) == false |
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133 | You | "Klaasje said she made advances on her -- and she thwarted them." |
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134 | You | "It's supra-natural -- a reality-breaking event. And we just need to accept it." |
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135 | Logic | This complex operation is probably something illegal. |
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136 | Titus Hardie | "That close, huh? How fortunate. I'll take a thorough look at those prints myself before I believe that, cop." |
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137 | Suggestion | That's probably for the best. Don't break your stride now. |
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138 | Titus Hardie | "Alright, she took a fucking leak, okay? For one moment. *Maybe* went out too. She has a complex operation to run from her lorry." He points to the intersection. "She's a busy girl -- always has been." |
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139 | Eugene | "She's not a ghost, she's gay. You'd have to be an idiot not to..." He looks around. "Guys, I'm not the only one who knew, right?" |
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140 | Titus Hardie | "This is *some* sordid shit." The big man rubs his chin. "It's also the kind of garbage our Miss Oranje puts out to cover her own ass." |
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141 | Drama | Sort of -- but *he* doesn't have to know that! |
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142 | Titus Hardie | "Alright -- she took a fucking leak, okay? For one moment. *Maybe* went out too -- she has an operation to run from her lorry." He points to the intersection. "We're not getting into what that *operation* is again, cop." |
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143 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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144 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] |
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145 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"]) == false |
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146 | You | "Recent." (Nod.) "A week or two." | Variable["whirling.footprints_back_here_recently"] == true |
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147 | Titus Hardie | "And that's okay. Some are queerer than others, you can still be a Hardie." He glances at Glen. "But if you bring your own personal shit into our outfit..." |
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148 | Reaction Speed | Look who's finally speaking! Ratty's been uncharacteristically quiet since you started theorizing. Maybe he has something to gain from implicating her? |
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149 | Titus Hardie | "And just 'cause she was gone for five minutes doesn't mean she *magically* got to the roof and shot him." He taps on his temple. "I've been through this -- it's not plausible." |
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150 | Inland Empire | Weird... how? You're wearing the pinball maker's coat. |
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151 | You | "I also found footprints upstairs in the old workshop." | Variable["whirling.footprints_main_hub_reached"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] == true and Variable["whirling.footprints_pattern"] == true |
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152 | Logic | This one's going into some kind of insane death spiral to preserve his version of the world. |
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153 | Titus Hardie | "Just 'cause she was gone for five minutes doesn't mean she *magically* got to the roof and shot the merc." He taps on his temple. "I've been through this -- it's not plausible." |
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154 | You | "Guess what. Remember that *key* I found here?" (Point at the window.) | CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") and Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] == true and Variable["whirling.steel_door_unlocked"] == true |
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155 | Titus Hardie | "Don't take me wrong, I love to stare at broads on posters, but we're talking about a *murder* here." |
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156 | Shanky | "I don't know, Glenny." Ratface leans across the desk. "Ruby's a little secretive, isn't she? Wasn't like she told you every little thing..." |
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157 | You | "Let's not get into it, it's needless sensationalism." |
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158 | Titus Hardie | "No-no," he squints at you. "Let's get *into* it -- what did she say?" |
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159 | Titus Hardie | The big man falls absolutely silent. |
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160 | Logic | All right. We're in, we got Ruby unaccounted for some time during the window. This was crucial. Now let's place her on that roof. |
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161 | Rhetoric | Behind his squinting eyes, dominoes are falling -- fast. It's all beginning to make sense to him now. |
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162 | Reaction Speed | He's been through it. That means *he's* suspected her too. |
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163 | Fat Angus | "Yeah but..." The fat man looks up from the table, oblivious. "They're both girls." |
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164 | None |
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165 | Eugene | "She didn't fuck you 'cause you're *forty* and you still live with your mom, Dennis." Light laughter sounds off in the room. It feels nervous. |
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166 | Shanky | "I did! I knew it! That's why she didn't fuck me at Fatty's birthday party." |
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167 | Alain | "C'mon Glen, she likes Monica's titties more than *you* do." The Mesque smiles. "Everyone knows which way the wind blows there." |
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168 | Glen | "Knew what?" The man can't believe what he's hearing. "First he says she murdered him -- now she's a *f*g* too? It's a lie!" |
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169 | Empathy | Glen here obviously likes men and he can't hack it. That's his thing and you do *not* want to get into it. Moving on. |
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170 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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171 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_inland_weird_how"] |
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172 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_inland_weird_how"]) == false |
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173 | You | "What do you mean *weird*, Theo?" |
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174 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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175 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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176 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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177 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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178 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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179 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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180 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ruby then threatened her -- and told her to end her relationship with the deceased." |
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181 | Titus Hardie | "Figures." He looks out the window. "But that Ruby *is* queer as cabaret, now that I start thinking about it. So there is some truth to it..." |
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182 | None |
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183 | You | "She did tell us when we were close to arresting her." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] == false |
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184 | Glen | "Look, fucko --" Glen steps forward. "Ruby and I are pretty tight. She would have showed me the gun if she had one. She knows I love guns." |
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185 | Eugene | "*If* it's true." He looks at Shanky, then Titus. "But it's not -- right?" |
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186 | Alain | "Good one." |
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187 | Alain | "Yeah and they don't put her on the roof either. It's just mambo jumbo. He hasn't got shit." |
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188 | Eugene | "Those numbers were an *ass-pull*, man." |
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189 | Titus Hardie | "No, you can't. I know what you did here on the weekend. People talk -- and what they say doesn't sound like a science-cop. You're a madman." |
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190 | Titus Hardie | Titus's gaze meets yours: "Yeah, so...?" |
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191 | You | "Nothing. They where just there." |
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192 | You | "The people on the posters -- were all women. One looked exactly like Klaasje." |
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193 | Titus Hardie | "Your *maybe* isn't good enough, cop. You found some key -- did it have *Ruby killed him* written on it?" |
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194 | You | "I analysed it on the spot. Turns out I can do that." |
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195 | You | No time to waste on this. |
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196 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah? Like what?" |
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197 | You | "Sex. She wanted sex from her." |
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198 | You | "Apparently she had a *thing* for Klaasje." |
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199 | Drama | *Definitely* lie. The truth is not credible. |
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200 | You | "Guys, this is Revachol. Anyone could get a gun around here. *Anyone*." | Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] == false |
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201 | Theo | "Was run by a fella called..." He thinks. "Nyflox something, who wore a yellow dust coat -- like the one you have on *right now*." He squints at you. "Weird guy. Never liked him." |
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202 | Titus Hardie | "A thing? You mean..." He tilts his head to the side and falls silent. |
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203 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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204 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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205 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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206 | None |
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207 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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208 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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209 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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210 | Titus Hardie | "Seventy-two *percent*!" He picks up his beer. "There's a percentage and all -- where'd you get it from, your guys in the lab?" |
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211 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Girls like girls too, Angus," the lieutenant explains. "Sometimes. This is one of those times -- she liked Klaasje." |
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212 | You | "There's a 72% chance that the bullet came from the roof." |
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213 | Titus Hardie | "I don't like guessing, cop. *No one* does." |
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214 | None |
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215 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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216 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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217 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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218 | Titus Hardie | "Wouldn't hurt to have one of those in Martinaise." He nods. "What else have you got -- that puts her on the roof?" |
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219 | You | "Have you noticed the winch out back? On the outer wall of the Whirling?" | Variable["yard.orb_winch_seen"] == true |
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220 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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221 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_shanky_doesnt_like_ruby"] |
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222 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_shanky_doesnt_like_ruby"]) == false |
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223 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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224 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] |
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225 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"]) == false |
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226 | Titus Hardie | He thinks for a moment, then nods: "Good news is -- I'm still listening." |
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227 | Logic | He knows they *had* to be recent for those lines to still read. This wasn't a failure. |
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228 | Visual Calculus | Put the numbers out there. This *will* impress them. |
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229 | You | "Yes. Big lab. Back in Jamrock. The... Jamrock Ballistics Lab." |
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230 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ruby could have gone up -- shot him -- come down -- all under seven minutes." |
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231 | Composure | It *is* a very comfortable coat for such an oldie... |
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232 | Alain | "See boss, they're contradicting themselves. Now they're saying it *wasn't* the roof. They can't put her there, it's all bullshit." |
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233 | Logic | He's *thinking* all right. Glen gets silence for an answer -- push forward with this theory. |
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234 | Titus Hardie | "Wouldn't hurt to have one of those in Martinaise." He nods. "Still -- all the labs in the world don't put her on that roof. How did she get there? Climb?" |
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235 | Shanky | "And then, boss..." he shakes his head "...use us to cover it up? I mean, that's just fucked up." |
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236 | You | "A little thing -- Ruby had these posters in her truck. Old movie stars." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_elchem_remember_posters"] and Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] == true |
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237 | None |
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238 | You | "Klaasje told me some pretty *interesting* things about Ruby." | Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] == true |
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239 | Visual Calculus | Fine. Don't impress them with ballistics. |
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240 | You | "She is part of the *homo-sexual underground*." | IsTHCPresent("homosexual_underground") |
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241 | Titus Hardie | "The *what* now?" |
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242 | Rhetoric | You're going to have to be way more blunt here. |
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243 | You | Better not push it, back to other ideas. | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_succ_viscal_put_numbers_on_it"] == true |
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244 | Glen | "Titus, you're not *really* saying..." |
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245 | You | "C'mon, guys. She hangs out with you meatheads. This cannot come as a surprise." |
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246 | Suggestion | So this is why Shanky doesn't like her. Useful for you -- it makes him advocate against Ruby. |
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247 | Eugene | "Yeah -- no. Ruby's got more balls than a ball pit. You'd have to be an idiot not to..." He looks around. "Guys, I'm not the only one who knew, right?" |
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248 | You | "She did tell us right before we arrested her." | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] == true |
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249 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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250 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.windown_viscal_72percent_likelihood"] |
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251 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.windown_viscal_72percent_likelihood"]) == false |
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252 | Glen | "T, we're not seriously considering it, are we?!" He almost gets up from his seat. "Ruby wouldn't do this. Why would she do something like this?" |
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253 | Logic | You don't need to *prove* anything. Doubt is enough for now -- and Titus *must* have some. |
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254 | Titus Hardie | "I know what you've been thinking, Glen. We'll talk about it -- once the murder charges have been cleared." |
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255 | You | "I know. It's bewildering for me too, but that's what she said." |
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256 | Eugene | "It's not *bewildering*, it's, like -- whatever, man." He looks around. "Guys, I'm not the only one who knew right?" |
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257 | Titus Hardie | "Why not? You can't draw a straight line into Klaasje's window from any of the surrounding buildings -- not from what I know about Martinaise..." |
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258 | Titus Hardie | "All right, cop." He nods. "Keep talking. I'll tell you when I've had enough." |
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259 | Titus Hardie | "*Maybe* from the coast? I've been too busy with this shit to see if it's possible. So no." He shakes his head. "I don't think it was a sniper. It was close up." |
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260 | You | "You *do* agree the shot came from the roof, right?" |
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261 | Suggestion | You got his attention. Now don't ruin it by making *weird* claims. Remember: you can still mess this up. |
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262 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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263 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] |
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264 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"]) == false |
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265 | You | "Would you prefer to go on trial with your men -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for cold blooded murder?" |
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266 | Titus Hardie | "Alone. I don't drag my men into shit with me." |
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267 | Glen | "But she didn't! She would *never* do that." The blond man looks around. "Why aren't more of you defending her? This is fucking stupid, Titus." |
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268 | Shanky | "If she used us... then that's a serious violation of the *Hardie code*, boss." |
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269 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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270 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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271 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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272 | Glen | "Yeah, but that's what's so cool about her!" The blond exclaims. "It's why we've been thinking..." |
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273 | You | "Titus, let's assume you killed him..." |
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274 | Titus Hardie | "You're on thin ice here, asshole." He points at you. |
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275 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It's a thought exercise, Titus," he explains. "Think. You kill him. Get up there. Shoot him. Get down..." |
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276 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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277 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_lost_gun"] |
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278 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_lost_gun"]) == false |
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279 | Titus Hardie | "All right." He nods. "Keep talking. I'm getting a bit *curious* about some things myself." |
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280 | Glen | "T, we're not seriously considering it, are we?!" He almost gets up from his seat. "Ruby wouldn't do this. Why would she do something like this?" |
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281 | You | "I didn't say I'd *prove* she had the murder weapon -- just that we need to find her." (Move on.) | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] == true or Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"] == true or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"] == true |
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282 | Glen | "Like fuck she was!" |
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283 | You | "It was her idea, right? The hanging?" |
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284 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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285 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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286 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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287 | Empathy | It's clear this one is protective of her. |
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288 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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289 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_handeyecord_godly_sniper"] and Variable["whirling.window_viscal_success_hub_reached"] |
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290 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_handeyecord_godly_sniper"] and Variable["whirling.window_viscal_success_hub_reached"]) == false |
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291 | Titus Hardie | "It's possible. Someone from their own unit could have taken the shot -- from a spot on the coast, as I said. The roof's still the *sanest* choice for me." |
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292 | You | "An *exceptional* sniper could have done it." |
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293 | Hand/Eye Coordination | Unless it was an exceptional, almost godly sniper. |
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294 | Titus Hardie | "That's quite the theory..." He turns to Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." |
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295 | Logic | Phase III: Motive. The last component. |
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296 | Suggestion | The big one. Get this and they'll give her to you. Remember, don't piss him off. That never works. |
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297 | Titus Hardie | "Forty three is pretty large for a girl, don't you think?" He rubs his chin. "But then Ruby's what you call a *butch-girl* -- she's no daffodil." |
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298 | Alain | "See boss, he's contradicting himself. Now he's saying it *wasn't* the roof. They can't put her there, it's all bullshit." |
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299 | None |
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300 | None |
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301 | Hand/Eye Coordination | Ah yes, of course. Good catch -- go ahead: |
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302 | You | Wait -- that would go against the theory I'm presenting here. |
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303 | You | "Recent." (Nod.) "Size about 43." | Variable["whirling.footprints_viscalc_shoe_size_in_dust"] == true |
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304 | You | "It's not 'why did she kill him?' -- it's 'why did she organize the coverup?'." |
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305 | Titus Hardie | "And I suppose you have a theory about that too, cop?" |
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306 | You | "She could have just been covering up for *herself*, Titus." |
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307 | You | "Ruby could have gotten to the roof from somewhere *inside* the Whirling." | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] == false |
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308 | None |
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309 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Think about it -- why go through all that effort? It was her idea, wasn't it? The hanging? You went along, but she suggested it." |
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310 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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311 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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312 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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313 | Shanky | The little man squints, eyes beady. "She had, like, a fully formed plan and shit. Right when she came back downstairs..." |
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314 | Eugene | "Really, Shanks? Klaasje wanted to talk to another girl, that's all. She was just the first one up there; *I* could've come up with that plan, if I'd been first." |
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315 | Logic | Time for a logics demonstration. |
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316 | You | "Would you prefer to go on trial with your buddies? As part of a lynch mob? Or alone, for committing murder?" |
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317 | Shanky | "Fuck you, man, I would never fuck my guys over like that." He squeaks with indignation. |
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318 | Titus Hardie | "Glen." Titus looks grim. "I thought the same thing when she skipped town and left us in this shit." |
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319 | Glen | "She didn't either! She would never do that." The blond man looks around. "Why aren't more of you defending her? This is fucking stupid, Titus." |
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320 | Alain | "No -- but that doesn't prove anything." |
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321 | Titus Hardie | "Easy now, Glen." He turns to you. "What he's is trying to say is -- people who don't have guns don't shoot people. You need a gun for that. And you can't prove she has one." |
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322 | You | "Shanky, let's assume you killed him..." |
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323 | Shanky | "I didn't do it, fucker! It wasn't *my* plan." |
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324 | Alain | "You probably *did* though..." |
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325 | Logic | Ooh! So he didn't rule her out completely? *And* she's skipped town. This is good. |
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326 | Inland Empire | On this mere cameo. I get it. Moving on. |
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327 | Alain | "Been thinking of getting *Whirling-in-Rags* tatted on my ass, boss." |
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328 | Alain | "I don't know, cop -- why don't you find your *lost gun* first?" The tattooed man bursts out laughing at his own joke. |
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329 | Titus Hardie | "Easy now, Al. This isn't comedy hour." |
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330 | Glen | "Titus, we're not seriously considering it, are we?!" He almost gets up from his seat. "Ruby wouldn't do this... why would she do something like this?" |
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331 | Titus Hardie | "We've only been drinking here for, what? *Six years*?" He looks around. "How much *do* we know?" |
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332 | None |
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333 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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334 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.footprints_back_here_recently"] == true and Variable["whirling.footprints_does_not_look_like_boots"] == true or Variable["tc.footprints_in_dust_not_oddfoot_boots"] == true |
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335 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.footprints_back_here_recently"] == true and Variable["whirling.footprints_does_not_look_like_boots"] == true or Variable["tc.footprints_in_dust_not_oddfoot_boots"] == true) == false |
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336 | Titus Hardie | "That looks antique -- a Belle-Magrave..." He takes the gun, inspects it and hands it back to you. "It's inoperable. Where'd you get it?" |
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337 | Titus Hardie | "What do you mean?" |
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338 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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339 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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340 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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341 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It's just a thought experiment. Think, Shanky, you killed him. You got up there. Shot him. Got down..." |
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342 | You | "Maybe there's more." |
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343 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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344 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_reaction_speed_look_whos_finally_speaking"] |
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345 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_reaction_speed_look_whos_finally_speaking"]) == false |
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346 | You | "How much do you guys know about this place?" |
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347 | Titus Hardie | "Nah. The only way up there is through Klaasje's room." |
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348 | Eugene | "It's just two doors. We're not giving you *Ruby* for that -- she's one of *us*." |
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349 | You | "There's a locked door in the kitchen -- and another on the roof. Ever been through those?" |
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350 | Titus Hardie | He thinks for a moment, then nods and says : "Good news is -- I'm still listening." |
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351 | Titus Hardie | "*Horizontal*? I see they taught you well in your RCM school. My old man -- a hunter and a half blind one at that -- could've said that. Horizontal lines..." |
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352 | Titus Hardie | "Goes against your little theory, doesn't it?" He rubs his chin. "Then again I've known few people in my life who own more than one pair of boots -- and occasionally do change them..." |
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353 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Twenty, maybe thirty rifles, Titus. Also broken -- but still, there were too many. And there must be other caches too." |
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354 | Alain | "No..." |
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355 | You | "There were prints there -- with horizontal lines." | Variable["whirling.footprints_pattern"] == true |
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356 | Shanky | "If she used us to cover her own shit up... well, that's a serious violation of the *Hardie code*, boss." |
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357 | Eugene | The man is silent. |
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358 | Glen | "Which is why she didn't! She would never do that." The blond man waves his beer around. "Why aren't more of you defending her? This is fucking stupid, Titus." |
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359 | You | "Eugene, let's assume you killed him..." |
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360 | Eugene | He scoffs. |
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361 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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362 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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363 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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364 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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365 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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366 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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367 | Alain | "No..." |
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368 | You | "Recent." (Nod.) "But they didn't fit with any of yours on the scene -- Ruby included." | Variable["whirling.footprints_does_not_look_like_boots"] == true or Variable["tc.footprints_in_dust_not_oddfoot_boots"] == true |
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369 | Visual Calculus | The lieutenant is glad he got the floor plan right there. |
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370 | Kim Kitsuragi | "There's *another* door in the kitchen." He points West. "A locked *blue* door in the wall. I saw it this morning when I was waiting for you," he explains. "Ever been through that?" |
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371 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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372 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true |
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373 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true) == false |
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374 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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375 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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376 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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377 | You | "There's a locked door on the roof. Leading *to* the roof. Ever seen that?" |
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378 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Think. You kill him. Get up there. Shoot him. Get down..." |
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379 | You | "Would you prefer to go on trial with your friends -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for committing murder?" |
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380 | None |
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381 | You | "It was a joke." |
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382 | Titus Hardie | "I've seen the winch, I'm not blind." He nods. "You saying it's part of the elevator she used to get up there?" |
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383 | Titus Hardie | "Sure." He scoffs. "Take your sorry ass out of here -- Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." |
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384 | Composure | He looks tough but there is a nervous twitch in his dark green eye. This is all too close to home for him. |
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385 | Fat Angus | "Boss..." The big guy in the corner speaks up with a wheeze. "There's another on the roof next to her window. Me and Tibbs saw it when we... were replacing..." |
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386 | Glen | "You LOST your gun?!" The blond man is taken aback. Not even laughing. |
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387 | Titus Hardie | The big man leans closer. "Tell me -- did you lose it *before* the murder?" |
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388 | Shanky | "What an idiot!" |
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389 | You | "No." |
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390 | Titus Hardie | "Footprints." He takes a sip of his beer. "Recent?" |
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391 | Titus Hardie | "You *didn't*. And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." |
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392 | Titus Hardie | "Of course not." He scoffs. "And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." |
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393 | Kim Kitsuragi | "There's *another*, right on the roof, next to Klaasje's window. How about that? You been through that door?" |
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394 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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395 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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396 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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397 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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398 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] |
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399 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"]) == false |
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400 | Drama | The tracks were recent -- but *not* worn down in the right foot like Ruby's. It's best to *omit* this pesky little polemic for now. Too *confusing*. |
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401 | Alain | "Fuck, boss..." The tattooed man realizes something. "This is why he was always asking for the other guy's gun. He doesn't *have* his own." |
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402 | Kim Kitsuragi | "If they're connected, she could've gone to the kitchen -- gone up -- shot him on the roof -- then come down. All in five minutes. How about that?" |
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403 | Eugene | "I'm on it, boss. Right when the law clears, me and Angus are going up there." |
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404 | None |
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405 | You | "The local pawnshop sold my lost gun to a woman. Maybe it was her?" | Variable["canal.roy_asked_about_your_gun"] == true |
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406 | Kim Kitsuragi | "What if those two doors are connected, Eugene? Is that your name -- Eugene?" The lieutenant leans closer. |
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407 | Empathy | Right there, underneath the calm and the cool, a nervousness. He's thinking: Ruby could have fucked us all over. How did I not see it? |
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408 | Titus Hardie | "There you go -- tatted on his ass. We know the place." |
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409 | Titus Hardie | "And even then -- a route doesn't put that bullet in the merc's head. A gun does that. And Ruby doesn't carry one." |
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410 | Logic | Is it? It *proves* there are things about the Whirling-in-Rags that he doesn't know. He *must* see that. |
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411 | You | "Uhm...." |
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412 | Titus Hardie | "Firmly?" He shakes his head. "Try *shit on a stick*. All you've established is a *possible* route to the roof -- that you haven't found." |
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413 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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414 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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415 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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416 | You | "There's a door downstairs in the kitchen -- a locked *blue* door. Ever been through that?" |
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417 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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418 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] |
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419 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"]) == false |
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420 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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421 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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422 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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423 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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424 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.barreddoor_greeting_done"] == true and Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] == true |
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425 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.barreddoor_greeting_done"] == true and Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] == true) == false |
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426 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, so what -- she's been here -- there's some key here -- so she killed him? It's a whack in the dark and you goddamn know it." |
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427 | You | "Yes." |
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428 | Titus Hardie | "No you didn't. And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." |
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429 | You | "Precisely." |
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430 | Alain | "Then why the fuck was he asking you for *your* gun, huh? When he tried shooting himself or some shit... Because he doesn't *have* his own!" |
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431 | Kim Kitsuragi | "This was merely a thought exercise. He did not lose his gun. Let's move on." |
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432 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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433 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] |
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434 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"]) == false |
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435 | Logic | This man is smarter than he looks. We can work with this. |
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436 | Logic | That's a solid logic structure. Do something. This is bad. |
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437 | You | "*Workshop Spare* actually. It was in *your* box. Ruby's been here, right?" |
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438 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It was in *your* box. I take it Ruby has been in here?" |
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439 | Suggestion | Hmmm... This one does not *like* Ruby. May prove useful. |
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440 | You | "There were pinball machines in the workshop. Still operational." | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] == true |
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441 | You | (Hold out the bullet) "This is the bullet that did it -- 4.46 mm. The Belle-Magrave uses the same calibre." | CheckItem("fractured_bullet") |
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442 | Glen | The blond man looks at the mushroomed deathbringer in the evidence bag and says: |
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443 | Glen | "Yeah, the bitch is jacketed alright. 4 mm too..." |
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444 | Fat Angus | "Whoaa...." |
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445 | Titus Hardie | "Well, god damn..." His eyes follow the evidence bag back in your pocket. "It's not proof, but it's a possible murder weapon -- close to her. Too damn close." |
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446 | Visual Calculus | Of course. |
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447 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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448 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] |
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449 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"]) == false |
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450 | Titus Hardie | He squints. "You *have* been thorough. I'll give you that." |
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451 | Titus Hardie | "Okay, I see your point -- there are guns lying around." He shakes his head. "Dammit, I thought we'd found all the old spots. Why was that still there?" |
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452 | Titus Hardie | "Right -- what the fuck does that got to do with Ruby?" |
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453 | Alain | "We just missed one. Ruby doesn't know this place boss -- just these cops, diggin' up shit." |
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454 | Eugene | "It's just two doors," he cuts in. "We're not giving him *Ruby* for that -- she's one of *us*." |
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455 | Titus Hardie | He nods to it. "It's a god damn breechloader too -- find one that works and you got a military-grade weapon -- that shoots jacketed ammunition." He shakes his head. |
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456 | You | "Nothing. I just thought we could bring some down. Get some new machines in here." |
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457 | Logic | He sees it -- this is coming together -- he *must*. |
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458 | Logic | It doesn't fit *well*, but it fits. And he knows it. |
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459 | Visual Calculus | Time to really close the deal. Show them the bullet. |
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460 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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461 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_viscal_show_them_the_bullet"] |
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462 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_viscal_show_them_the_bullet"]) == false |
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463 | Eugene | "Wow, man, can we? I mean..." |
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464 | Titus Hardie | "And then put it *back?* Why?" He points at the key. "It's damn interesting you found it there -- but it doesn't fit with Ruby. And you know it." |
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465 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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466 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"] |
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467 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"]) == false |
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468 | Titus Hardie | "Tell you one thing: I liked how that goddamn *winch* came up again. That was nifty." |
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469 | Glen | "That'd be awesome, I've beat that Royalist machine twenty times now." |
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470 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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471 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] |
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472 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"]) == false |
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473 | Titus Hardie | "Alright alright, we can get the barman to bring them down -- what else?" |
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474 | Glen | "Nah, man -- she'd totally wave her gun in *your* face if she were here right now. And you'd fucking PISS yourself." |
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475 | None |
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476 | You | "What if the doors are *connected?* She could've gone up -- shot him -- come down -- in well under five minutes." |
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477 | Titus Hardie | "Yes, she *could* have. This is one *looooong* shot." He shakes his head, but the look in his eyes shows interest. |
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478 | You | "She could have made a copy." |
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479 | None |
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480 | You | "There is a small -- 28% -- chance that shot came from *beyond* the roof." | Variable["whirling.replaced_extrapolate_open"] == true |
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481 | Titus Hardie | "Yes, god damn it, I know what a 72% chance means. It means there's a 28% chance it *isn't* that." He thinks for a moment. "And 28% is no small chance either." |
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482 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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483 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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484 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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485 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Just making sure we're on the same page." The lieutenant pretends to take a note. "It doesn't all fit. We're just sharing info -- candidly." |
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486 | Logic | It doesn't *all* have to fit. The chance is still way smaller than it coming from the roof. And he knows it. |
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487 | You | "It opens the kitchen door that leads to the roof. You didn't find it, but Ruby did. That's how she got up there." |
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488 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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489 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] |
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490 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"]) == false |
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491 | Eugene | "It's just two doors," he agrees "We're not giving you *Ruby* for that -- she's practically a Hardie." |
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492 | Titus Hardie | "Now what the *hell* are we supposed to do with that?" |
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493 | Shanky | "He's been fuckin' *eating* in the kitchen!" The rat-faced man explodes. "The cop and the lardo don't have shit." |
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494 | Alain | "He's trying to woo us with cop science. Forensics shit. I've heard this mambo jambo." |
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495 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, but the mambo jambo he's saying goes *against* his theory A." |
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496 | Fat Angus | "Boss..." The big guy in the corner speaks up with a wheeze. "There's another in the kitchen. A blue door. I've been there..." |
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497 | Alain | "It does?" |
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498 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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499 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] |
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500 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"]) == false |
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501 | Titus Hardie | "Yes." He pinches the root of his nose. |
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502 | Authority | Titus doesn't reply -- probably a good sign. |
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503 | Theo | "The ribbon was old. Faded. It'd been there for twenty years at least." |
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504 | None |
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505 | Titus Hardie | "Goddamn it, cop -- are you kidding me? You know it was no goddamn Pinball Murderer!" |
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506 | Alain | "Next he's gonna kill himself -- again." The tattooed man looks at you with disdain. |
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507 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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508 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] |
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509 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) == false |
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510 | Titus Hardie | "Quit jumping to conclusions. Theo," he turns to the old man, "you took that key. Did it look like it was *recently* put there?" |
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511 | You | "What if they're somehow connected to the murder -- a *Pinball Murderer*?" |
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512 | Alain | "He lost his partner, the binoclard. Cops can't function without their butt-buddies." |
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513 | You | "You didn't find it, but Ruby did. That's how she got up there." |
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514 | Kim Kitsuragi | "It opens the steel door in the kitchen. The one that leads upstairs, to the roof. This key..." he looks at the hawthorn bush outside the window, "was right here -- with you -- all the time." |
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515 | None |
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516 | You | (Show them the antique rifle.) "There are weapons like this just lying around in Martinaise." | CheckItem("antique_rifle") |
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517 | Titus Hardie | "Firmly?" He shakes his head. "Firmly doesn't go well with *could've*. There's a route to the roof. Me and the boys need to check it out. That's what we've *established*." |
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518 | You | "So you like waving your guns in people's faces? Doesn't mean she does too." |
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519 | You | "There's a cellar under the bookshop. It was hidden there -- with others just like it." |
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520 | Authority | Also, it has to be said -- this man would make a good RCM sergeant. Or maybe even lieutenant. Just don't let him anywhere near women. |
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521 | Eugene | "Goddamnit, we need to close that dump down for good." |
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522 | None |
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523 | Logic | Still. The key here is a strange coincidence -- and he knows it. |
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524 | Rhetoric | Just don't contradict yourself. If it doesn't sound like 'RUBY DID IT', maybe keep it to yourself? |
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525 | Suggestion | Don't say *funny* things. He looks calm, but these are serious accusations against -- against one of their own. |
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526 | Titus Hardie | "Also inoperable?" |
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527 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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528 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.suggestion_doesnt_want_you_to_say_it_was_A_sam_bo_artist"] |
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529 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.suggestion_doesnt_want_you_to_say_it_was_A_sam_bo_artist"]) == false |
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530 | You | "Yes. But there were *so* many. Twenty, maybe thirty rifles." |
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531 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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532 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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533 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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534 | Titus Hardie | "Not maybe. You *were*." He points at the lieutenant. "Both of you. I've done it myself, gone and piled every thread I find onto one theory. Doesn't work like that." |
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535 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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536 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_i_analized_the_bullet_and_it_was_jacketed"] |
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537 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_i_analized_the_bullet_and_it_was_jacketed"]) == false |
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538 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Or a *ghost*." The lieutenant adds. "It's never a ghost either -- don't worry, we've got better than that." He looks at you. |
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539 | You | "That still leaves a 72% chance it *did*." |
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540 | Shanky | "He's been fuckin' *eating* in the kitchen!" The rat-faced man explodes. "The cop and the lardo don't have shit." |
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541 | Logic | Boy, you really haven't given me a lot to work with here. You should explore better -- for now, just wing it. |
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542 | Authority | Wait, did he say you don't have *big guns*? |
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543 | Eugene | "So...?" The man shrugs and looks at you. |
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544 | Titus Hardie | "So it had to come from a breech-loading rifle. Military-grade." He turns to you. "Not even you militia-monkeys have those." |
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545 | You | "I have analysed the bullet that killed him -- it was jacketed." | Variable["TASK.ballistics_analysis_done"] == true |
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546 | Titus Hardie | "Why?" He shakes his head. "This doesn't make sense. It's damn *interesting*, but it doesn't fit well and you know it." |
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547 | Titus Hardie | He doesn't wait for a response. "This goes against your everyone-has-a-gun theory. If it was a military-grade, how'd *Ruby* get it?" |
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548 | You | "I'm just being up front with what I know." |
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549 | Titus Hardie | "Right." Titus nods. "And that's mighty forthcoming of you, so let me extend you the same courtesy: she's connected. To you-know-what." |
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550 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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551 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"] |
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552 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"]) == false |
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553 | You | "That's right." |
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554 | Titus Hardie | He doesn't wait for a response. "This goes against your short-range theory. If the murder weapon was military-grade, how did *Ruby* get it?" |
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555 | You | "Yeah, maybe I *was* jumping to conclusions." |
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556 | None |
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557 | You | "She could've just put it back there once she was done." |
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558 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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559 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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560 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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561 | Titus Hardie | "Not maybe. You *were*." He points to himself. "I've done it myself -- gone and piled every thread I find onto one theory. Doesn't work like that." |
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562 | None |
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563 | Eugene | "It's never a Sam Bo fighter and it's never a bullet-bending sniper." |
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564 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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565 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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566 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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567 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Just a thought experiment. Let's go on." He nods for you to continue. |
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568 | You | "You're right. I'm never solving this case, it's too *complicated*." |
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569 | Titus Hardie | "Garbage." He crosses his arms. "It wasn't a Sam Bo artist, cop. I've been doing this for ten years -- let me give you a lesson. Boys?" |
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570 | Titus Hardie | "What are you gonna cry now?" He squints at you, as if inspecting how close to crying you are. |
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571 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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572 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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573 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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574 | You | "A skilled *Sam Bo artist* could have climbed the outer wall, like a spider..." | Variable["tc.sam_bo"] == true |
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575 | None |
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576 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No, he's not." He looks at you, as if making sure -- then at Titus again. "We're just under stress here. This case needs to be solved and fast, or bad things will happen." |
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577 | Fat Angus | "I will boss." The man reaches in his overalls for a cigarette. |
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578 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Which is why we need to talk to her as soon as possible. There *is* grounds for a questioning here -- everyone sees that." |
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579 | Titus Hardie | "Angie -- check out what's behind those doors when you get the time. It's probably nothing, but we need to know." |
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580 | Rhetoric | Organized crime -- down in Jamrock probably. He's not being *too* forthcoming -- this is not a surprise. |
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581 | Titus Hardie | "The two are not mutually exclusive. Get that through your fucking head." The man only slightly raises his voice. |
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582 | Titus Hardie | "So she *may* have access to semiautomatics. But that's a long fucking stretch of the imagination." |
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583 | Alain | "What are you, a fucking cop now, Angie? You want to be a Hardie -- or you want to be a cop?" |
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584 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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585 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"] |
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586 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"]) == false |
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587 | Fat Angus | "There's another on the roof next to her window. Me and Tibbs saw it when we... were replacing..." |
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588 | Suggestion | No, just say you're honest with him, don't *challenge* him. |
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589 | Suggestion | You don't know. Just be honest. |
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590 | Fat Angus | "Boss..." The big guy in the corner speaks up with a wheeze. "There's this strange blue door in the kitchen. I've been there..." |
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591 | You | "It's an old building. There may be a secret passage -- or even a network of passages." |
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592 | You | "Just because it's rare doesn't mean you can't get it." |
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593 | Titus Hardie | "Cop -- that's *exactly* what it means." |
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594 | Logic | That wasn't strong. |
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595 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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596 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] |
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597 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) == false |
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598 | Suggestion | I *told* you not to say that. This is not a joking matter for him. |
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599 | Alain | "I don't. All I see is a cop who's about to kill himself -- again." |
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600 | Titus Hardie | "That's right, Gene." He nods. "Now, cop, you established a window of opportunity -- the only reason why you still have my ear. Don't waste it." |
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601 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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602 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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603 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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604 | Titus Hardie | "That's one mystery down then." He nods. "An *architectural* mystery. It doesn't much concern Ruby, does it?" |
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605 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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606 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_asked_how_much_you_guys_know_about_this_place"] |
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607 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_asked_how_much_you_guys_know_about_this_place"]) == false |
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608 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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609 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_suggestion_be_honest"] |
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610 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_suggestion_be_honest"]) == false |
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611 | You | "Have we firmly established Ruby could have had access to the roof where the man was shot?" (Move on.) | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] == true or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true |
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612 | Authority | He knows Eugene is more lieutenant material than he is. |
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613 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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614 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] |
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615 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"]) == false |
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616 | Alain | "Fuck off, man." |
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617 | Reaction Speed | You just showed him a breech-loading gun! |
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618 | Eugene | "I've seen the winch." |
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619 | Titus Hardie | "On the side of the building. You can see it from the harbour." He points to his eyeballs. "You wanna be a lieutenant -- you gotta keep your eyes peeled." |
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620 | You | "You wouldn't believe the shit we have at the RCM." | Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"] |
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621 | Titus Hardie | "I don't have to *believe*. I know you ain't got shit." He squints at you. |
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622 | Alain | "What winch? Where's the winch?" |
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623 | Titus Hardie | "All right, I'll play along. Those two doors of yours -- the winch connects them? With some kind of... dumbwaiter?" |
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624 | Logic | Still -- he's thinking about it now. And he knows *gunning up* has nothing to do with this. |
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625 | None |
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626 | You | "C'mon guys, she's one of you. Of course she's carrying -- you all are." |
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627 | Titus Hardie | "Shush now." He turns to you. "You got something else to back this route up? Or is that it?" |
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628 | Reaction Speed | Screw honest -- you just *showed* him a breech-loading gun! |
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629 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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630 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] |
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631 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"]) == false |
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632 | Titus Hardie | "Nah..." He taps his coat pocket. "This kind of heat is not easy to come by. It took us some time get *gunned up* to where we are now." |
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633 | Shanky | "It's a *dumbwaiter*, not an industrial lift. How about I go instead of..." |
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634 | You | "I just *showed* you a breechloader -- that any child could have." | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] == true |
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635 | Logic | Phase II: Murder weapon. Get a gun in her hand. If not that, then at least a shadow of a doubt (in the shape of a gun). |
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636 | Titus Hardie | "A broken old broomstick is what you showed me -- but point taken." He nods. |
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637 | None |
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638 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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639 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] |
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640 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"]) == false |
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641 | Authority | He knows it's something. He's just not ready to say you knew more about Ruby than he does -- yet. |
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642 | None |
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643 | None |
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644 | You | "I've already established Ruby's running drugs. She could've smuggled guns too." | Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"] == true |
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645 | Titus Hardie | "Goddamn, that's just about your favourite topic isn't it?" Titus slaps his thigh. "Every fucking five seconds!" |
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646 | None |
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647 | You | "All I'm saying is -- from what I saw in her cabin she'd have *no trouble* getting a gun." |
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648 | You | "Fine, Titus -- I'm not getting into it, if it touches on your precious business." |
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649 | Suggestion | He probably just doesn't like her. |
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650 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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651 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suggestion_dont_break_your_stride"] |
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652 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suggestion_dont_break_your_stride"]) == false |
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653 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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654 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["tc.sam_bo"] |
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655 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["tc.sam_bo"]) == false |
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656 | Titus Hardie | "Trouble? This is Revachol -- even the roid-heads in the gym had a carbine. No one has *trouble* getting a gun. I still never saw her carry one." |
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657 | Titus Hardie | "Okay, cop -- she's got connections." He shakes his head slowly. "I can see how she *could* have access to a gun -- that still doesn't mean she *did*." |
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658 | Half Light | He's about to blow his fuse. |
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659 | Titus Hardie | "But a route," he forms a gun with his hand, "does not put that bullet in his head. A gun does that. And Ruby doesn't carry one." |
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660 | None |
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661 | Logic | He's angry because he knows you're right. What he's saying only confirms your theory. |
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662 | Titus Hardie | "Let's go with that. Point is -- it's just a rusty winch, it doesn't put her on the roof." |
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663 | Logic | That's all you needed. Doubt. |
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664 | Glen | "Kitten?" |
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665 | Titus Hardie | "I've seen the winch, I'm not blind." He nods. "You sayin' she reeled herself up by her collar. Like some kind of..." he can't come up with an analogy. |
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666 | Half Light | And a little -- just a *little* -- worried. |
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667 | Rhetoric | He must be referencing some past case of theirs. |
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668 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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669 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_rhet_dont_contradict_yourself"] |
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670 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_rhet_dont_contradict_yourself"]) == false |
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671 | Reaction Speed | But what if you miss interesting information that way? The choice is ultimately yours, but... |
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672 | Suggestion | You were warned not to bring it up. Your best shot here is to just back out of it. |
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673 | None |
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674 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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675 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] |
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676 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"]) == false |
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677 | None |
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678 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Ehm..." The lieutenant puts his hand on your shoulder. "Unless we have more business, we should..." He looks to the door. |
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679 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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680 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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681 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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682 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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683 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc"] |
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684 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc"]) == false |
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685 | You | No, no -- we can do this. (Squint your eyes.) |
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686 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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687 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] |
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688 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"]) == false |
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689 | You | "My wife left me and I'm completely alone." | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_paintresh_he_needs_to_kill_himself_his_wife_left_him"] == true |
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690 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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691 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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692 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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693 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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694 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] |
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695 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"]) == false |
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696 | You | I just want to hear the components of the theory. |
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697 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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698 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"] or Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] |
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699 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"] or Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"]) == false |
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700 | Esprit de Corps | Please, please do not melt down again. We're so close to wrapping this up and getting out of here. |
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701 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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702 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] |
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703 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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704 | Logic | It's that simple. |
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705 | Perception (Sight) | Can't get through the door? You know what would help -- doing a *thorough* search of this room! Maybe something's hidden. |
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706 | Inland Empire | There's a *spooky* building West of this. Take a flashlight with you, search the basement. There are secrets -- magisterial, ancient secrets that may assist you. |
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707 | Visual Calculus | Hey! Did someone say something already? No? Yes? Who cares! Upstairs, in Klaasje's bedroom -- the window the bullet came through. Analyse that! |
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708 | Kim Kitsuragi | "He's *thinking*. Let the man think." The lieutenant defends you. |
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709 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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710 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"] |
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711 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"]) == false |
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712 | Pain Threshold | Also, you should say: I need to kill myself and it's all over! |
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713 | Logic | No-no. He already said that, and nothing good came of it. Just do what the nice helpful guys said -- and *don't* do the bad things. |
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714 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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715 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"] |
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716 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"]) == false |
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717 | Logic | No-no! Nothing good will come of it -- he did the right thing not saying that the last time. Just do what the nice helpful guys said -- and *don't* do the bad things. |
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718 | Perception (Sight) | Reporting for duty! A *thorough* search of this Union box may help unearth something *incriminating*! Pin it on her -- she's been here, right? |
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719 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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720 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"] |
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721 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"]) == false |
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722 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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723 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"] and Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] |
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724 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"] and Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) == false |
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725 | You | "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line." | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_drama_five_hundred_lears"] == true |
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726 | Logic | Here you go: access to the roof, weapon, and motive. That's not too hard. And here is what you can do to make it even easier -- c'mon guys! |
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727 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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728 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] |
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729 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"]) == false |
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730 | Titus Hardie | "I don't know what to say to that." |
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731 | Shanky | "Nah boss, he's just mentally handicapped. I've seen them do that." |
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732 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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733 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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734 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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735 | Titus Hardie | "You know, I'm beginning to think this clown is squinting at me..." He looks around. "...because he wants to start something." |
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736 | Savoir Faire | For starters, you could search the Whirling-in-Rags for hidden passages she could have used to get to the roof. There's a door in the *kitchen* I've had my eye on for a while... |
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737 | Logic | Smart move. The components are: access to the roof, weapon, and motive. Here is what you can do to make it easier -- c'mon guys! |
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738 | Alain | "That's sad, man -- but why are you squinting like that?" The tattooed man leans closer. "Looks to me like he's about to get aggressive." |
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739 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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740 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"] |
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741 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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742 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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743 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("antique_rifle") |
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744 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("antique_rifle")) == false |
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745 | Drama | Say: "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line!!!" |
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746 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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747 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] |
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748 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"]) == false |
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749 | Pain Threshold | You should say: I need to kill myself and it's all over! |
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750 | Kim Kitsuragi | "No, no." The lieutenant looks at you with slight worry. "That's his... concentration face." |
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751 | Esprit de Corps | He fires a nod of solidarity in your direction, as if to say: take your time. It's okay. |
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752 | Savoir Faire | For starters, you could find out what's behind that mystery door in the kitchen. If it's a secret route, she could have used that to get to the roof! |
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753 | Volition | You could crack Klaasje's last defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? |
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754 | Volition | Wow, you've been very thorough. There's nothing else to add -- just crack that Klaasje's defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? |
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755 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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756 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] |
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757 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"]) == false |
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758 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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759 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") |
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760 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("key_workshop_spare")) == false |
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761 | You | Walla-walla-bing-bang? |
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762 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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763 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] |
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764 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"]) == false |
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765 | Authority | Right. Puzzle Face shouldn't be the cool guy when he fails. *I* was supposed to be that. |
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766 | None |
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767 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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768 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_either_rhet_or_auth_fired_in_logic_wc_fail"] |
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769 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_either_rhet_or_auth_fired_in_logic_wc_fail"]) == false |
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770 | Volition | You're not an idiot. Don't say that. This is a really big mess and being a detective is hard. |
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771 | Logic | Nothing is happening. The pieces are there, but they remain unconnected. |
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772 | Logic | Oh no, he's stuck again. Please, someone -- just animate him. I got nothing. |
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773 | Logic | Shush. I'm just more level headed than you. That's my thing. Let's look at this as a learning experience. What are the components you need to implicate Ruby? |
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774 | Logic | Let's look at this as a learning experience. What are the components you need to implicate Ruby? |
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775 | Pain Threshold | His wife left him. He needs to kill himself -- make her sorry she did. |
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776 | Composure | Stop drooling. Run around or something. Hit yourself in the face. *Anything*. No one has any idea what to do with you if you just stand here. |
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777 | Drama | No, no! He needs to say: "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line!" |
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778 | Rhetoric | Why does Puzzle Face get to *not* melt down? You and I melted down like crazy, remember? |
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779 | None |
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780 | Endurance | Go out and run circles around the building until you come up with something. Whatever you do, don't stand here anymore. |
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781 | Logic | I don't know what it means, but it felt like the most appropriate thing to say. That's what the *Witch Doctor* would say, at least. |
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782 | Volition | Blissful idiot -- say something. You've stood there for too long. |
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783 | You | Why am I such an idiot? |
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784 | You | (Squint your eyes harder.) |
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785 | None |
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786 | You | Give up. |
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787 | Volition | Your mouth is open. Close it. It's really, really going to help if you do. |
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788 | Logic | Sorry. You're not coming up with anything. Again, the pieces are there: she could have done it, somehow, something else, wala-wala-bing-bang -- it's just not coming together. |
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789 | Physical Instrument | Get a move on, asshole! Stop standing with your dick in your hand. |
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790 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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791 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"] |
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792 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]) == false |
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793 | Logic | Still nothing -- but that's okay. This doesn't have to turn into some kind of meltdown. You're just a cop taking your time to present a theory. |
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794 | Rhetoric | Say something. If you say something you can jolt out of the stupor. Just one sentence. Here we go... |
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795 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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796 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_at_least_one_passive_fire"] |
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797 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_at_least_one_passive_fire"]) == false |
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798 | Logic | There we go. Your mind is a relaxed muscle. It's so nice and easy to give up, isn't it? On the downside -- you have no idea what you were supposed to do now. I could have *debriefed* you. |
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799 | Logic | No one knows. |
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800 | Titus Hardie | "Sure -- *normal*," he says without smiling. |
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801 | You | "Titus, you have to see it. Things don't add up -- we need to talk to her." (Move on.) | Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] == true |
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802 | Titus Hardie | Silence. He looks around the room. |
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803 | Theo | The old man in the corner nods. |
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804 | Perception (Sight) | A very small nod -- and a trickle of tobacco spit on his lip. |
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805 | Authority | This is the only opinion he cares for. |
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806 | Kim Kitsuragi | "He's right, you know?" The lieutenant notes dryly. "Great work, but the not shaking people's hands thing -- is a little odd." |
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807 | Titus Hardie | "I hear they have a shack where junkies sometimes crash. Time for you to step up." |
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808 | You | "So she didn't go to tell Evrart." |
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809 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah -- I see it." He puts his beer down. "There's one more thing I've been *wondering* about. Ever since you asked me where she is. Add it to your list of suspicions, if you want." |
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810 | Titus Hardie | "I don't *know*." He smiles a peculiar smile. "I don't know where she went. She just up and left. Got real scared too. Wouldn't tell me where -- however *hard* I asked. Wanna know why?" |
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811 | You | "Why?" |
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812 | Titus Hardie | "She was afraid I would tell you." He looks you straight in the eye. "Maybe she was right. By now I probably would." |
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813 | You | "And the hole in his heart." | Variable["whirling.hardies_inland_hole_in_his_heart"] == true |
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814 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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815 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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816 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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817 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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818 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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819 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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820 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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821 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.kimintro_did_not_shake_hand"] or Variable["pier.joyce_intro_did_not_shake_hand"] |
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822 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.kimintro_did_not_shake_hand"] or Variable["pier.joyce_intro_did_not_shake_hand"]) == false |
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823 | Titus Hardie | "Asshole till the end, huh. Well, fuck you too, then!" He doesn't sound angry, despite shouting. |
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824 | Kim Kitsuragi | "She knew there's evidence on her -- and she knew we'd find it. This is typical suspect behaviour. Why fleeing is always incriminatory." |
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825 | You | "You think she knew I'd find evidence against her?" |
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826 | You | Walk away. |
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827 | Titus Hardie | "Perhaps." He looks out of the window again. "Ask her if you find her. It won't be easy though. She made sure of that." |
|
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828 | None |
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||
829 | Titus Hardie | "You're a smart cop, but you're a stupid person -- no one goes to tell Evrart anything. If he has to know, he has to know *fast*." |
|
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830 | Kim Kitsuragi | "We will start there." The lieutenant takes a quick note. "One more question: what does Ruby look like?" |
|
|
831 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
832 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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833 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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834 | Titus Hardie | "Sure -- there are some shithouses there. A cinderblock town. The fisher-folk there refuse to unionise, so that's one place we haven't looked." |
|
|
835 | You | "What was she scared of?" |
|
|
836 | You | "When did she leave?" |
|
|
837 | Titus Hardie | "Friday afternoon. When you first arrived. I got word the RCM was in town, then she came in to see me. Told me she was leaving. That's when we had our little... conversation." |
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838 | You | "Can you tell me where on the coast I should start looking?" | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_where"] |
|
839 | Titus Hardie | "I told you -- you." |
|
|
840 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
841 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] |
|
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842 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"]) == false |
|
|
843 | You | "Me, personally?" |
|
|
844 | You | "Me? As in the RCM?" |
|
|
845 | None |
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846 | None |
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847 | None |
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848 | Titus Hardie | "No -- you. As in the cop with the sideburns and the disco clothes." |
|
|
849 | None |
|
||
850 | Titus Hardie | "Yes -- you, the cop with the sideburns and the disco clothes." |
|
|
851 | Inland Empire | And a hole in his heart. That first. |
|
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852 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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||
853 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["cargo.evrart_anything_I_can_do_to_help"] |
|
|
854 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["cargo.evrart_anything_I_can_do_to_help"]) == false |
|
|
855 | You | [Leave.] |
|
|
856 | None |
|
||
857 | Titus Hardie | "She said you have a funny taste in clothes." He scoffs. "And that you won't *stop*." |
|
|
858 | You | "What else did Ruby tell you -- about me?" | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_what_was_she_scared_of_branc_done"] == true |
|
859 | Titus Hardie | "Until you *have* something on her. She said she's heard of you from Jamrock. That you're a human can-opener. That you play suspects against each other. Open them up, like cans." |
|
|
860 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
861 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_vc_reckoner"] |
|
|
862 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_vc_reckoner"]) == false |
|
|
863 | Visual Calculus | You know, I don't usually do this -- I just measure things, but... |
|
|
864 | Logic | Of course. I should have known. Concentrate on tracking down Ruby. |
|
|
865 | You | "The gardener? But she went to tell Evrart." |
|
|
866 | Titus Hardie | "No. Her and Evrart -- they don't talk. They've never met. They have no relations. They live in different *galaxies*. Get that through your head." |
|
|
867 | You | "Won't stop?" |
|
|
868 | Titus Hardie | "...open Angus up like a can? Yes, he did." He nods. "Now, we can whine about it, whack him, or we can go on with our lives. I'm having a 'go on with our lives' kind of day, Al. How about you?" |
|
|
869 | Alain | "Fucking hell..." The tattooed man shakes his head. "Titus, did he just..." |
|
|
870 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
871 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.evrart_got_the_folder_from_cencus_bureau"] |
|
|
872 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.evrart_got_the_folder_from_cencus_bureau"]) == false |
|
|
873 | You | "It's not much, but it'll do." (Go!) | Variable["TASK.ask_about_ruby_in_village"] and Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == false |
|
874 | Titus Hardie | "It'll *have* to." He puts his hand out. |
|
|
875 | Authority | It's not an actual question. |
|
|
876 | You | "Don't forget the *funny* tie too." | Variable["whirling.necktie_personified"] |
|
877 | You | "No wonder she's afraid. I have come to declare the ending of the Human Experiment." |
|
|
878 | You | "I have no idea why she'd be scared. I'm just a normal cop with regular thoughts in his head." |
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|
879 | You | "She probably knew me from my singing days." | IsTHCPresent("superstar_cop") |
|
880 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Why not? You could turn this thing into an actual police force." He extends his hand. "Afraid you would actually have to follow the *law*?" |
|
|
881 | You | "I'm sorry. God, why does everything flee at the sight of my shadow?!" |
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|
882 | Titus Hardie | "No one goes to tell Evrart anything. He knows what he has to know -- fast." |
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|
883 | Titus Hardie | He shrugs. "Lizzie needed some air." |
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|
884 | None |
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885 | Titus Hardie | "The coast is a dangerous place -- for *police*-men." |
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|
886 | Titus Hardie | "Like the RCM?" He lets go of your hand. "You're a real police force all right -- of the Wild Pines. Everyone around here knows that. So watch your ass out there." |
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|
887 | You | "You said it would be nice to have a ballistics lab. Use ours -- turn this into a real police force." | IsKimHere() == false |
|
888 | None |
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||
889 | Titus Hardie | "You know, when I first saw you limp in here I thought she was paranoid, or sniffing her own supply, but..." He measures you up. "Now I'm not so sure." |
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|
890 | Alain | Silence. He nods. |
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|
891 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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||
892 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_esprit_titus"] |
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893 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_esprit_titus"]) == false |
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894 | Titus Hardie | "How can I forget." He nods at your tie. |
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895 | Esprit de Corps | Not just granite -- tightly packed RCM sergeant material. |
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896 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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897 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] |
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898 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) == false |
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899 | Titus Hardie | "Sure. The human experiment. That's real funny." He looks at you without smiling. |
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900 | Titus Hardie | His grip is firm and reassuring. Like holding a piece of unpolished granite. |
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901 | Titus Hardie | "It seems you have that effect -- especially on *women*." He looks at you. |
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902 | You | Shake it. |
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903 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, that's real *funny*. She wasn't laughing though." He looks at you. |
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|
904 | You | No. |
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905 | You | "You should be a cop, Titus." |
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906 | Half Light | Scared? You should be too. A strange fear creeps over you, a metallic taste in your mouth. Change the subject. |
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907 | You | "Do you have any clues on where Ruby went?" |
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|
908 | Titus Hardie | "She's not far. We know that much -- she didn't take her lorry. So she's on foot." |
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|
909 | Empathy | It's not a threat -- it's a warning. |
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910 | You | "Is that true Kim? Am I a can-opener?" | IsKimHere() |
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911 | Titus Hardie | "Nah. We're good." He lets go of your hand. |
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912 | Logic | Evrart's file on you seemed thin on info. She must know from somewhere else. From Jamrock. Something *more*. |
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913 | Alain | "Good fucking luck, man... She knows this place like the back of her hand. You'll never find her." |
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|
914 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, Al." He gives a sharp look. "And we won't either." |
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|
915 | None |
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916 | Logic | *Evrart* has a file on you, but that's bogus. What she knows comes from somewhere else -- from Jamrock. It must be *real* stuff. |
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917 | You | "You're all here. Who's out looking?" |
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918 | Glen | "She's not really a..." The man stares into his beer. "Hardie candidate anymore, is she?" |
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|
919 | Rhetoric | Right. That's the second one now who's trying to flee you. |
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920 | Titus Hardie | "She's not, Glen." |
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921 | You | "You said it would be nice to have a ballistics lab. You could use ours." | IsKimHere() |
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922 | You | That will only piss him off. He's not going to yap about Evrart. |
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923 | You | "Anything else? *Anything*?" |
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924 | You | "Could she have gotten this info from... Evrart?" |
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925 | Esprit de Corps | No -- he already is a sergeant. That's what you're feeling. He just wasn't sure what *you* are. |
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926 | You | Just think it. |
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927 | Titus Hardie | "The coast is a dangerous place." |
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928 | You | "Have you looked for her?" |
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929 | Titus Hardie | "Why not?" He looks at your chest. "You look about ready to do something pretty crazy because some bird fucked you over." |
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|
930 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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931 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckEquipped("neck_tie") |
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932 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckEquipped("neck_tie")) == false |
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933 | Horrific Necktie | You and I are going to dance in the moonlight under a billion stars. |
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934 | Titus Hardie | "Rich-boy law is a sham." He shakes his hand. "It only works for the Wild Pines lady. So keep your lab -- and watch your ass out there." |
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|
935 | Kim Kitsuragi | "You are... insistent." He nods. |
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936 | Titus Hardie | "Yeah, there was something else. She wouldn't tell me though. I could see she wanted to. It was *burning* on her lips: 'This cop, Titus, this cop, he...' But she was too scared." |
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|
937 | Titus Hardie | "Why not? You suck on that gun like someone tore you a brand new asshole." |
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938 | Titus Hardie | "A little -- on the coast." |
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939 | You | "Where have you looked for her?" |
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|
940 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
941 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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942 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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943 | Logic | Sure. It was someone else. It appears we have a *ninth* Hardie boy. |
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944 | Kim Kitsuragi | "Where have you looked for her, more precisely?" |
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945 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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946 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_logic_she_knows"] |
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947 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_logic_she_knows"]) == false |
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948 | Titus Hardie | "More precisely? On the *coast*. Past the water lock." He nods southwest. "She's not here, so I'm thinking she's there." |
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949 | Reaction Speed | *Who's* doing this looking? They're all here. |
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950 | Esprit de Corps | And he still isn't. People aren't afraid of good cops in the way Ruby was afraid of you, he thinks, then turns back to his men. |
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951 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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952 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_reaction_here"] |
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953 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_reaction_here"]) == false |
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954 | Titus Hardie | "When are you gonna get it through your dumb head?" He scoffs. "I already *am*, I just wasn't sure you were." |
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955 | Endurance | Never -- not until the case is solved. And then the next case. And the next... |
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956 | Interfacing | And then when they're all empty, just move on. Unto the next can. Don't look back -- unless there was something you *missed*. |
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957 | Titus Hardie | "Not until you *have* something on her. She said she's heard of you from Jamrock. That you're a human can-opener. That you play suspects against each other. Open them up, like cans." |
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958 | You | "She's right. I won't." | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_endurance_not_until_the_nex_case"] == true |
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959 | None |
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960 | None |
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961 | Kim Kitsuragi | "The elevator is *outside* the building. It's an old dumbwaiter -- used for moving pinball machines up and down from the workshop." |
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962 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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963 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_angry_drunk"] |
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964 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_angry_drunk"]) == false |
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965 | Logic | I fear we just can't piece this puzzle together. At this point, the only sensible thing to do is get someone else to put the pieces together. |
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966 | You | (Whisper) "Kim, you've had long enough to come up with a theory. What'cha got?" | IsKimHere() |
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967 | You | No, I want to do this all by myself! |
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968 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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969 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed_again"] |
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970 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed_again"]) == false |
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971 | Logic | Suit yourself! But remember, you're the one putting yourself through this hassle. |
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972 | You | But the lieutenant isn't here. What am I supposed to do without him? | IsKimHere() == false |
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973 | Logic | Easy! If the lieutenant isn't here, you should find him and attempt this again while he's with you. |
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974 | Kim Kitsuragi | "I think it's best we just dive in," he whispers back, before turning to Titus and asking: "What makes you so sure Ruby *didn't* kill him?" |
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975 | None |
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976 | Kim Kitsuragi | The lieutenant looks around the room, evidently enjoying the moment's respite. But before long, he puts his hand on your shoulder. "Unless we have more business, we should..." He looks to the door. |
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977 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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978 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
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979 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
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980 | Logic | It's that simple. |
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981 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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982 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") |
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983 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("key_workshop_spare")) == false |
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984 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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985 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] |
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986 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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987 | Perception (Sight) | Can't get through the door? You know what would help -- doing a *thorough* search of this room! Maybe something's hidden. |
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988 | Inland Empire | There's a *spooky* building West of this. Take a flashlight with you, search the basement. There are secrets -- magisterial, ancient secrets that may assist you. |
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989 | Visual Calculus | Hey! Did someone say something already? No? Yes? Who cares! Upstairs, in Klaasje's bedroom -- the window the bullet came through. Analyse that! |
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990 | Perception (Sight) | Reporting for duty! A *thorough* search of this Union box may help unearth something *incriminating*! Pin it on her -- she's been here, right? |
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991 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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992 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"] and Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] |
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993 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"] and Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) == false |
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994 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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995 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] |
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996 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"]) == false |
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997 | Savoir Faire | For starters, you could search the Whirling-in-Rags for hidden passages she could have used to get to the roof. There's a door in the *kitchen* I've had my eye on for a while... |
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998 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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999 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] |
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1000 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) == false |
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1001 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1002 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("antique_rifle") |
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1003 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("antique_rifle")) == false |
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1004 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1005 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] |
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1006 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"]) == false |
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1007 | Savoir Faire | For starters, you could find out what's behind that mystery door in the kitchen. If it's a secret route, she could have used that to get to the roof! |
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1008 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1009 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] |
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1010 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"]) == false |
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1011 | Volition | Wow, you've been very thorough. There's nothing else to add -- just crack that Klaasje's defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? |
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1012 | Volition | You could crack that Klaasje's defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? |
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1013 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1014 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] |
|
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1015 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"]) == false |
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1016 | You | Thanks guys. Let's get moving again. |
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1017 | You | Not just yet -- can't we review the components of the theory? |
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1018 | None |
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1019 | Logic | Gladly. |
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1020 | Logic | Sure. Why not? Let's hear what some of our friends have to say. |
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1021 | Logic | It's very unlikely to help, but sure. We can go to Theory Town. |
|
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1022 | You | Got it. Now get me moving again, please. |
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1023 | None |
External:
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1024 | Logic | Let's move. |
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1025 | None |
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1026 | You | Sure thing. But before anything else -- can I venture to Theory Town? |
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1027 | None |
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1028 | None |
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1029 | None |
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1030 | None |
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1031 | None |
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1032 | None |
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1033 | None |
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1034 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1035 | Kim Kitsuragi | HasVolitionDamage() |
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1036 | Kim Kitsuragi | (HasVolitionDamage()) == false |
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1037 | Titus Hardie | "When are you gonna get it through your dumb head?" He scoffs. "I already *am*, I just wasn't sure you were." |
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1038 | Kim Kitsuragi |
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1039 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_painthresh_or_drama_had_bad_advice_again"] |
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1040 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_painthresh_or_drama_had_bad_advice_again"]) == false |
|
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1041 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
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1042 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"] |
|
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1043 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"]) == false |
|
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1044 | Logic | ... No one? |
|
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1045 | Logic | Really? |
|
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1046 | Logic | Absolutely nothing? |
|
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1047 | Logic | Just me, huh? Wow. Well... Good luck! |
|
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1048 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1049 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"] |
|
|
1050 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_savoir_faire_search_whirling_for_hidden_passages"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_perception_makes_finding_key_behind_window_easier"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_viscal_tells_you_to_analyze_window"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_inland_suggests_searching_the_spooky_building"] or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_volition_try_klaasje"]) == false |
|
|
1051 | Logic | Just me, huh? Wow. Well... Good luck! |
|
|
1052 | Logic | Really? |
|
|
1053 | Logic | Absolutely nothing? |
|
|
1054 | Logic | ... No one? |
|
|
1055 | Titus Hardie | "Still, there's definitely something there to check out..." He turns the Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." |
|
|
1056 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1057 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"] or Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"] |
|
|
1058 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"] or Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]) == false |
|
|
1059 | You | "Through a secret passage." |
|
|
1060 | Titus Hardie | "I see. But what's back there, I mean -- storage rooms or shit?" |
|
|
1061 | You | "... a secret passage. That leads to the roof." |
|
|
1062 | You | "I'll level with you, Titus. I've still got to check it out." |
|
|
1063 | You | "Wild stuff, Titus. Stuff you're not prepared to believe." |
|
|
1064 | Titus Hardie | "You've not even been back there, have you?" The big guy sighs at his beer. "Fuckin' clown. Honest to god, this shit is only funny in the circus." |
|
|
1065 | Titus Hardie | The big man pinches the bridge of his nose. "Course you do, clown. Of fucking course. That's how you do it in the Revachol Circus Militia." |
|
|
1066 | Titus Hardie | "Cop, I'm gonna stop you right there." He pushes up his hat. "I'll save you the embarrassment -- I won't force you to tell me you've not been back there." |
|
|
1067 | None |
|
||
1068 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1069 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.elevator_left_early"] == true or Variable["whirling.elevator_main_reached"] |
|
|
1070 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.elevator_left_early"] == true or Variable["whirling.elevator_main_reached"]) == false |
|
|
1071 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1072 | Kim Kitsuragi | IsKimHere() |
|
|
1073 | Kim Kitsuragi | (IsKimHere()) == false |
|
|
1074 | Kim Kitsuragi | "While we cannot say for certain right *now*, we *will* find out." |
|
|
1075 | Titus Hardie | "Sure, cops, sure..." he turns the Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." |
|
|
1076 | You | "I don't know, but I'll find out." |
|
|
1077 | None |
|
||
1078 | Titus Hardie | "Sure, cop, sure..." he turns the Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." |
|
|
1079 | Eugene | "You got it boss! Professional law enforcement will investigate." |
|
|
1080 | Titus Hardie | The big guy smiles. "You got something else to back this route up? Or is that it?" |
|
|
1081 | You | "The elevator is on the *outer wall* of the building. It's an old dumbwaiter -- used for moving pinball machines up and down from the workshop." |
|
|
1082 | Titus Hardie | The big guy takes a long, considered gulp of beer. "And? How does she come into it?" |
|
|
1083 | You | "Ruby could have gone up -- shot him -- come down -- all under seven minutes." |
|
|
1084 | None |
|
||
1085 | None |
|
||
1086 | None |
|
||
1087 | None |
|
||
1088 | None |
|
||
1089 | None |
|
||
1090 | None |
|
||
1091 | None |
|
||
1092 | None |
|
||
1093 | None |
|
||
1094 | None |
|
||
1095 | None |
|
||
1096 | None |
|
||
1097 | None |
|
||
1098 | None |
|
||
1099 | None |
|
||
1100 | None |
|
||
1101 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1102 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
|
|
1103 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
|
|
1104 | Titus Hardie | "And I suppose you have a theory on that?" |
|
|
1105 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1106 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
|
|
1107 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
|
|
1108 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1109 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
|
|
1110 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
|
|
1111 | Glen | "But she didn't! This is fucking stupid, Titus. This and the queer thing, all of it!" The blond man looks around. "Why aren't more of you defending her? This is fucking stupid, Titus." |
|
|
1112 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1113 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] |
|
|
1114 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) == false |
|
|
1115 | Shanky | "Fuck you, man, I would never fuck my guys over like that." He squeaks with indignation. "Especially for some bird..." |
|
|
1116 | Glen | "Which is why she didn't! This is fucking stupid, Titus. This and the queer thing, all of it!" The blond man waves his beer around. "Why aren't more of you defending her? This is fucking stupid, Titus." |
|
|
1117 | None |
|
||
1118 | None |
|
||
1119 | None |
|
||
1120 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1121 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_secret_passage_all_you_know"] |
|
|
1122 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_secret_passage_all_you_know"]) == false |
|
|
1123 | You | "Thanks for the review, Titus." (Conclude.) | Variable["whirling.hardie_went_through_ruby_info"] == true and Variable["whirling.hardies_human_can_opener"] |
|
1124 | None |
External:
|
||
1125 | Titus Hardie | He sighs heavily. "Anything else you want, cop?" |
|
|
1126 | None |
|
||
1127 | None |
|
||
1128 | Titus Hardie | "Boyish. Hair's red, dyed. She looks like a lorryman." |
|
|
1129 | You | "Do you know what she's doing with Ulan frequencies?" | Variable["tc.ulan_frequency"] and Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade"] |
|
1130 | Titus Hardie | "The what now? I've no idea." He looks around. "Boys?" |
|
|
1131 | Fat Angus | "She said she's... building a..." His voice is very quiet. "A pale emitter." |
|
|
1132 | Titus Hardie | "What?" |
|
|
1133 | Fat Angus | "We were talkin' about radio equipment. She said she's doing Ulan frequencies and a pale-something. I don't know more." |
|
|
1134 | Logic | This guy barely understands what he's talking about. |
|
|
1135 | Titus Hardie | "There you have it. Pale-something." Titus puts an end to it. |
|
|
1136 | Logic | It's called a... radio, you believe. The gardener may have played you again when she stormed out. She has her own plan. |
|
|
1137 | Pain Threshold | Stop thinking about your lost gun, dammit. You'll get a heart attack. |
|
|
1138 | You | "I'll start there. One more question: what does Ruby look like?" |
|
|
1139 | Inland Empire | It feels like you'll get to know -- soon enough. |
|
|
1140 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1141 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false |
|
|
1142 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false) == false |
|
|
1143 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1144 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == false |
|
|
1145 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == false) == false |
|
|
1146 | Logic | Could this *complex operation* be the one Joyce asked you to look into? Probably, though they'll never open up about it. You'll have to keep investigating! |
|
|
1147 | Logic | Of course! Ruby is the lady driver in this great big *Jam Mystery*! Probably. You'll have to keep investigating -- they'll never open up about it. |
|
|
1148 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1149 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false |
|
|
1150 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true and Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false) == false |
|
|
1151 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1152 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] |
|
|
1153 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]) == false |
|
|
1154 | Logic | You know this already. It all fits together: Ruby, the missing Hardie, was present at the hanging and running the drug trade. |
|
|
1155 | Logic | Say... Hard to remember with your brain in overload, but have you smoked lately? A cigarette may help you. |
|
|
1156 | Electrochemistry | YES! Huff and puff and *blow* this case wide open! |
|
|
1157 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1158 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] |
|
|
1159 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"]) == false |
|
|
1160 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1161 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false |
|
|
1162 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false) == false |
|
|
1163 | Logic | Say... Hard to remember with your brain in overload, but have you smoked lately? A cigarette may help you. |
|
|
1164 | Electrochemistry | YES! Huff and puff and *blow* this case wide open! |
|
|
1165 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1166 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false |
|
|
1167 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false) == false |
|
|
1168 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1169 | Kim Kitsuragi | Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] |
|
|
1170 | Kim Kitsuragi | (Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"]) == false |
|
|
1171 | Kim Kitsuragi |
|
||
1172 | Kim Kitsuragi | CheckItem("gun_villiers") |
|
|
1173 | Kim Kitsuragi | (CheckItem("gun_villiers")) == false |
|
|
1174 | Reaction Speed | Hey! Lost gun right here! Lost and found! |
|