Conversation 505: INVENTORY / MULLEN IDENTITY

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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.

Column definitions:

• ID: a numerical index for the entry within this conversation.
• Character: the character speaking or acting.
• Dialogue: prose containing spoken dialogue and other description.
• Conditions: logical checks governing this entry appearing or occurring.
• Links: entries that might follow this one, depending on conditions and player choice. Most links are internal to this conversation, external links to other conversations are marked with the format (conversation ID, entry ID).

ID	Character	Dialogue	Conditions	Links
0	None			1
1	None			4
2	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	In your hand, you hold four-fifths of "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity."		7
3	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	In your hand, you hold "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity." The brittle paperback feels fragile to the touch.		7
4	None			5 6
5	None		Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]	2
6	None		(Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]) == false	3
7	None			8 9 110
8	You	Examine the cover.		10
9	You	Start reading.		170
10	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	The cover features a pastiche of different scenes. In the foreground, a man in a dark overcoat clutches a pistol to his chest. Rising up behind him are two silhouettes wrapped in a passionate embrace.		11
11	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	The tagline reads: "Detective Dick Mullen must prove his innocence after an old friend is murdered -- by someone who looks just like Dick Mullen!" That seems to sum up the premise nicely.		12
12	Esprit de Corps	Needless to say, it violates nearly every RCM regulation for a detective to investigate a murder in which he is a suspect.		13
13	None			14 15
14	None		IsKimHere()	16
15	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	23
16	Kim Kitsuragi	"Are you really reading that, detective?"		17 18 19
17	You	"I really need to know who this Dick Mullen guy is."		21
18	You	"I'm looking for advice on being a real detective."		20
19	You	"I'm just skimming it."		126
20	Kim Kitsuragi	"Well, you won't find it in *there*. Those books are much more about ravishing dames and gun play than real policework."		125
21	Kim Kitsuragi	"Good luck finding it. He's not much of a character, I think you'll find. Just a stand-in for the reader."		22
22	Conceptualization	The point is for the reader to feel like *they're* solving the crime along with Dick Mullen. A crude narrative convention, but no less effective for it.		127
23	None			7
24	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	The story opens with a knock at the door. Detective Dick Mullen is greeted by an old friend, Charlie Spillane, who's come to Mullen to ask a favour on this dark and cold night...		25
25	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Spillane needs Mullen to drive him in from Vesper to a small town along the Insulindian coast. Despite his friend's apparent agitation, Mullen does as he's asked, then returns home where he passes out drunk, as he does most nights...		26
26	Esprit de Corps	An extremely unprofessional and *hurtful* stereotype that's offensive to all upstanding officers of the law.		129
27	You	Look, I can't judge.		30
28	You	Keep reading.		30
29	You	I don't need to read this. I'm already living it. (Close the book.)		31
30	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Two days later, Mullen is arrested by the Vesper police and charged with the murder of Charlie Spillane. At his interrogation, Mullen learns that Charlie Spillane was shot in a bar in the very town Mullen dropped him off in, by a man matching *Mullen's* description...		32
31	None			4
32	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Desperate to clear his name, Mullen manages to convince the Vesper police to release him for *three days* so that Mullen may solve his friend's murder and prove his innocence.		33 34
33	You	"The cops release their prime murder suspect so he can find 'the real killer'? Are you shitting me?"	IsKimHere()	111
34	You	No way Mullen did it. (Keep reading.)		36
35	Esprit de Corps	They're not shitting you, detective. This is what the writers think passes for police procedure.		301
36	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Of *course* Mullen didn't do it. That's the whole premise of the book! Anyway, Mullen returns to the seaside bar where Spillane was murdered, and meets a *beautiful*, *mysterious* woman named Deanna Deneuve.		37 38 39
37	You	Nice, a dame.		40
38	You	Now it's getting interesting. (Keep reading.)		46
39	You	I feel like I've read this before. (Close the book.)		47
40	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	And not just any dame -- she's truly one-in-a-million, a knock-out whose *mind* is as dangerous as her *curves*. But she's got a *secret*.		41 42
41	You	Man, who doesn't?		303
42	You	Sounds like my kind of woman.		302
43	Inland Empire	Are you s-s-sure about that? Something about her gives you a *bad* feeling. What kind of *secret* is she hiding?		45
44	Volition	Your secrets are unknown even unto you, so does that make you a rich man or a beggar?		38 39
45	Composure	You couldn't handle a woman like that. Look at yourself. You couldn't even handle your --		135
46	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Deneuve reveals that she was Spillane's lover, and that he was mixed up with a local amphetamine smuggling operation. As soon as Mullen begins pulling at strings, the whole conspiracy begins to unravel...		48
47	None			4
48	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Not only is the local police captain in on the amphetamine ring, so is the son of a powerful politician, and a strung-out art collector named Torvald. Each of whom has his own reasons for wanting Spillane dead...		58
49	You	Tell me about the corrupt police captain.		53
50	You	I want to hear about the politician's son.		54
51	You	What was that about an art collector?		57
52	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	He would certainly have the motive and the means, but the captain walks with a noticeable *limp* from an old war injury. Is it possible he was able to conceal it long enough to commit the murder?		59
53	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Outwardly, the old police captain is a real law-and-order crypto-fascist, a barrel-chested man who's beaten his share of suspects to pulp. But he's also dirty, and increasingly paranoid that someone's going to expose his role in the drug ring...		52
54	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	A typical privileged twat. In all likelihood, he's just in over his head. He does bear a personal grudge against Spillane though, a former prosecutor who nearly brought down his father's administration...		55
55	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	The kid doesn't exactly have Dick Mullen's manly build, but he is the correct height, and while interrogating him at his home, Mullen *did* notice a certain overcoat that looks suspiciously like his own...		59
56	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	That said, Torvald and Spillane have a long history, and while interrogating him, Mullen discovers that Torvald was once *involved* with Deanna Deneuve. Could it be that this is all over a sordid *love triangle*?		59
57	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Torvald the Art Collector is a strung-out mess. Frankly, it's hard to imagine him holding a pistol steady enough to actually hit someone, let alone plug them three times in the chest the way old Spillane got did...		56
58	None			49 50 51 60
59	None			58
60	You	Okay, let's get on with the story.		61
61	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	One evening, Deanna Deneuve comes to Mullen's hostel room in tears. The two of them drink half a bottle of vodka, and soon they're seeking comfort in each other's arms...		66
62	You	How does Mullen expect to solve the murder if he's sleeping with witnesses!	Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_testimony"] == true	261
63	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	As the two lovers share a post-coital cigarette, Deanna Deneuve turns to Mullen and says, "By the way, Dick, there was something else I meant to tell you..."		68
64	Esprit de Corps	Well, *that* testimony won't be admissible any longer.		62 65 262
65	You	Nice. Get it, Mullen.		63
66	Electrochemistry	Yes, comfort and pleasure. The warmth of another human's touch, the burning taste of liquor on her full, sweet lips...		64
67	Authority	That's just Dick Mullen's *modus operandi*. He might bend the rules, but he closes cases no one else can.		65 262
68	Inland Empire	"I love you"?		69
69	Half Light	The name of the true killer?		71
70	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Whatever it is, Mullen never hears the words -- A blow to the base of his skull knocks him out cold instantly.		72 73 272
71	Hand/Eye Coordination	"Always aim for the centre of mass"?		70
72	You	Fuck.		74
73	You	Can't trust a dame. (Shake your head.)		86
74	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	When Mullen comes to, Deneuve is dead on the hostel bed next to him. To make matters worse, his clothes are covered with her blood!		75
75	You	Double fuck!		76
76	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Mullen trashes his blood-stained clothes and flees the hostel, knowing it's only a matter of hours before the cops discover Deneuve's body, if they haven't been tipped off already...		77
77	Esprit de Corps	Fleeing a crime scene, destroying evidence... Even if Detective Mullen *didn't* commit the murder, he should be facing *years* behind bars.		269
78	Authority	Dick Mullen won't be sent to the clink for the sake of some *legal niceties*!		114
79	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	So who did it, detective? Who killed Charlie Spillane and Deanna Deneuve?		298 297 80 81 82 83 161
80	You	The dirty police captain?		158
81	You	The junkie art collector?		158
82	You	The politician's twat son?		158
83	You	Uh... Dick Mullen?		159
84	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Dozens of pages scatter across the ground. The last fifth or so of the book seems to have been lost. It's possible that you could gather and reassemble the pages, but it would take way too long.		85 116
85	You	"Stupid old horse glue."		165
86	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Who can you trust in this wicked, messed-up world?		87
87	None			88 89
88	None		IsKimHere()	263
89	None		(IsKimHere()) == false	264
90	You	Your partner. (Look at Kim.)		91
91	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant gives you a quizzical expression in return. You go back to the story...		74
92	You	No one. Just your own two eyes.		100
93	Perception (Sight)	Unfortunately, *your* eyes might not be up to the task. Speaking of... should you maybe consider getting corrective lenses? Your nose is like two centimetres from the page.		95
94	You	No way. I'm no binoclard.		98
95	None			96 97
96	None		Variable["inventory.mullen_perc_glasses"]	94 267
97	None		(Variable["inventory.mullen_perc_glasses"]) == false	99
98	Perception (Sight)	Whatever you say, Detective Hyperopia. Why don't you get back to the story?		99
99	None			74
100	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	That's exactly what Dick Mullen says in "The Dame Who Did It."		93
101	You	No one. You gotta go with your gut.		109
102	Endurance	Speaking of, *your* gut's seen better days. It's a cesspool of burbling acids and noxious fumes, the kind of thing the government might declare a Zone of Irredeemable Catastrophe.		103
103	None			104 105
104	None		Variable["inventory.mullen_endurance_gut"]	106 268
105	None		(Variable["inventory.mullen_endurance_gut"]) == false	99
106	You	Why is my gut in such bad shape?		107
107	Endurance	Could it be an underlying condition aggravated by years of greasy meals scarfed down between shifts? Or the litres upon litres of hard liquor guzzled on an empty stomach?		108
108	Endurance	No point in worrying about it just now. Why don't you get back to the story?		99
109	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	That's exactly what Dick Mullen says in "Dauntless Dick and the Fatal Appointment."		102
110	You	[Put the book away.]
111	Kim Kitsuragi	"What's the matter, detective?" The lieutenant turns to you with a start.		112
112	You	"I don't know who's writing this shit, but I get the feeling they aren't experts on homicide investigations."		113
113	Kim Kitsuragi	The lieutenant shrugs, resigned to the idea that his profession will rarely, if ever, be accurately represented in art and literature.		35
114	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	The heat is on! If Dick Mullen can't solve both murders before the cops catch up to him, he's going away for life...		178
115	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	You begin furiously flipping through pages. Even as you know these books follow a series of well-worn tropes, you find yourself completely engrossed. You're turning pages so fast you don't even notice the ancient spine coming unglued...		192
116	You	"Gah! Now I'll never know!"		162
117	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	Can you solve the case before the cops close in?		118 119
118	You	Wait -- I've got some questions first.		120
119	You	I've figured it out.		79
120	Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity	What is it, detective?		220
121	You	Why does everyone close to Dick Mullen wind up dead?		141
122	You	Why did Dick Mullen become a detective in the first place?		149
123	You	Why bother solving crimes when the world is so evil?		154
124	You	I don't have any more questions. I've figured it all out.		79
125	Electrochemistry	When was the last time *you* ravished a dame, detective? Besides your crusty old sock, that is.		127
126	Kim Kitsuragi	"That's probably for the best. Those books aren't exactly famed for their tight plotting."		128
127	None			7
128	Drama	It's much more about the dark and deadly atmossssphere.		127
129	None			130 131
130	None		Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_stereotype"]	132
131	None		(Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_stereotype"]) == false	27 28 29
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