Conversation 659: BOARDWALK / WCH

Dead working class husband who has fallen through the blanks and cut himself open and it's generally a very gruesome and sad death.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Working Class Corpse A man lies on the boardwalk, his limbs bent and neck turned at an unnatural angle. Right next to him is an empty bottle of spirits. In his cramped hand: a chewing gum wrapper.
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3 None
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4 None
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5 None IsKimHere()
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6 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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7 Kim Kitsuragi "Hold on..." The lieutenant squats next to the corpse and examines his face. Two bulging eyes stare back at him, void of any signs of life.
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8 Kim Kitsuragi "Lividity is faintly pronounced. Whoever this is, he's been dead for two days, no longer." He stands up and shivers as a gust of wind blows through his bomber jacket. "We need to investigate."
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9 You Study the man's clothes.
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10 You Study the man himself.
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11 You [Leave.]
12 You "What do you think happened here?" Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true
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13 Working Class Corpse He's wearing mud-caked boots, beige trousers and an old brown leather jacket with a bright blue lining. There are traces of kebab sauce on his chest.
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14 Working Class Corpse The man has fallen through a crack in the boardwalk and hit his head against the metal bench. Coagulated blood covers his black hair. One of his feet is still dangling through the hole.
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15 You "What should we do with him?" Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_talked_with_kim_about_what_to_do"] == false and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["TASK.identify_corpse_boardwalk"] == false and Variable["TASK.report_corpse_wo_taking_main_task"] == false
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16 Composure The leather jacket suits him well. It must be custom-made.
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17 You Search his pockets.
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18 Working Class Corpse You find some sunflower seeds and a rain-soaked library card, folded into two. His jacket feels sodden and heavy under your hand.
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19 Kim Kitsuragi "Death by misadventure. He slipped and fell through the boardwalk. A truly unfortunate accident... If it wouldn't have been for that bench, he'd be alive."
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20 None
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21 Visual Calculus Height: 170-175 cm, curly hair, stout build. Age: approximately 50-60 years.
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22 Electrochemistry You have to be quite inebriated to fall that bad. Well over a litre of pure ethanol. Three bottles of wine or one and a half of spirits?
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23 You Examine his face.
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24 None
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25 None Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electrochem_had_to_be_drunk"]
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26 None (Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electrochem_had_to_be_drunk"]) == false
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27 Logic Or maybe it was just dark.
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28 Working Class Corpse His expression is dull like the sea behind him, drops of water shining on his moustache. His eyes, empty and wide, look frightening in their frozen gaze.
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29 None
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30 Kim Kitsuragi "From where I stand I can see two options. We either take the case and follow the leads to identify the body on our own -- or we report back to the station and leave this for our colleagues to handle."
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31 You What should I do with the body? Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() == false and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["TASK.identify_corpse_boardwalk"] == false and Variable["TASK.report_corpse_wo_taking_main_task"] == false
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32 Working Class Corpse First you need to talk with the lieutenant, then report back to the station. This is too complicated to handle on your own.
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33 You "Do you think he was drunk?" (Point at the bottle.)
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34 Kim Kitsuragi "Oh yes," the lieutenant nods.
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35 None
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36 You "I still need some time to decide how I want to solve this case." (Return to this later.)
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37 You "Let's leave this case for the station, I don't want to spend time on it." (Don't take the case.)
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38 Kim Kitsuragi "No need to rush."
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39 Kim Kitsuragi "Alright. The station is going to want details, however. Let's examine that library card you found on the man's body, see if it has any clues. Then we can call the station from my Kineema and hand over the case."
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40 None
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41 None
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42 None
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43 None
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44 You "Who is this man?" Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_the_man"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_clothes"] == true and IsKimHere() and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_studied_surroundings"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_who_is_this_man_done_alone"] == false
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45 Kim Kitsuragi "Looks like one of the locals -- he'd have to know this spot to come here. You don't *just* walk over here." He looks south, the way you came.
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46 You "Could it be related to the lynching?"
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47 None
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48 You "We know who this is. It's the working class woman's missing husband -- dead on the boardwalk." Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"] == true or Variable["boardwalk.corpse_logic_wcw_husband"] == true
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49 You "Looks like just another old drunkard to me."
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50 You "He looks like me. I could have ended up just like him -- dead on some empty boardwalk with a bottle next to my corpse." Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_he_could_be_me"] == true
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51 Kim Kitsuragi "But that's just a lazy assumption. What do you think?"
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52 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, he's definitely *someone's* husband." The lieutenant points at the golden ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and pale.
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53 Kim Kitsuragi "No, I don't see anything that points in that direction. For now let's treat this case as a simple -- albeit sad -- accident, unrelated to the murder case."
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54 Kim Kitsuragi "But let's try to not run ahead -- for now all we know is that he's an unidentified middle-aged man found dead on the Martinaise boardwalk."
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55 None
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56 You "I think labelling him as an alcoholic is a bit premature. We don't know anything yet."
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57 Kim Kitsuragi "We do know that he was married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.
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58 Logic A dead working class man with a bottle in his hand? Don't deceive yourself, you know who this is.
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59 Kim Kitsuragi "But you're right, let's not run ahead. For now all we know is that he's an unidentified middle-aged man found dead on the Martinaise boardwalk."
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60 None
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61 Kim Kitsuragi "And he was married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.
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62 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, at least you're not married." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.
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63 Inland Empire Or what if you are...?
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64 Electrochemistry Married to your drink, that's for sure.
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65 None
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66 None Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_wonders_married"] == true
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67 None (Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"] == true and Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_wonders_married"] == true) == false
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68 Logic A cool leather jacket with a bolt of blue? Oh no, this sounds terribly familiar...
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69 None
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70 None Variable["plaza.working_husband_leather_jacket_known"]
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71 None (Variable["plaza.working_husband_leather_jacket_known"]) == false
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72 None
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73 None Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"]
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74 None (Variable["TASK.find_working_class_husband"]) == false
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75 Inland Empire This is an omen, a sign from above -- that you need to stop drinking.
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76 You "What we're witnessing here is a demise of a great party beast. That leather jacket, an empty vodka bottle..." (Kiss your fingers.) Variable["boardwalk.corpse_electro_party_animal"] == true
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77 Electrochemistry At least this man knew how to party! Imagine the same scene without the bottle -- now that would be just sad.
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78 Inland Empire This is an omen, a sign from above -- don't start drinking again.
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79 None
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80 None Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"]
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81 None (Variable["TASK.get_a_drink_done"]) == false
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82 Kim Kitsuragi "The wedding ring." The lieutenant points at the ring on the man's left hand, the flesh around it swollen and grey.
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83 You Study the surroundings.
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84 You "Hold on -- what about field autopsy?" Variable["TASK.perform_field_autopsy"] == true
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85 None
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86 None
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87 You "What about the kebab?"
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88 Kim Kitsuragi "What about it? The deceased ate some kebab." He shrugs. "It's probably from a nearby place, maybe in the Pox..."
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89 You "Someone should be held responsible for this broken boardwalk. It's dangerous."
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90 None
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91 None
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92 None
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93 Kim Kitsuragi "They'll seal this place off after the news reaches the Coalition officials. I doubt that they have enough resources to actually repair the boardwalk."
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94 Kim Kitsuragi "Not that sealing it off would keep anyone away. All it does is keep the city council's hands clean." He smiles sourly.
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95 None
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96 You "Right." (Conclude.)
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97 Kim Kitsuragi "It does seem to be a pretty straightforward misadventure, although there's still the question of identifying the body..."
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98 Half Light Yes, but what if there's a killer on the loose? Two suspicious deaths in such a short time frame!
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99 None
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100 None Variable["boardwalk.corpse_halflight_killer_on_the_loose"]
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101 None (Variable["boardwalk.corpse_halflight_killer_on_the_loose"]) == false
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102 None
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103 You "We should consider the possibility that we're dealing with a sequence killer here."
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104 You "You're right, connecting it with the lynching is a stretch."
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105 You "Someone could have pushed him from behind with an intention to kill."
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106 Kim Kitsuragi "It's possible, but let's take it step-by-step. We still haven't identified the man."
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107 You "What if he *witnessed* something? All of this could be staged. We don't know the exact cause of death." Variable["boardwalk.corpse_inland_staged"] == true
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108 Kim Kitsuragi "A *sequence killer*?" The lieutenant narrows his eyes in the wind. "There's nothing that connects those two bodies. This is a completely different case -- an accident."
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109 Kim Kitsuragi "Without any further evidence -- yes."
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110 None
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111 Inland Empire What if all of this is staged? He could have seen something that night in the yard...
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112 You "I'm just saying that we should be open to all possibilities."
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113 Kim Kitsuragi "Yes, but... I just wanted to make it clear it's not a sequence killer, okay?"
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114 None
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115 Working Class Corpse There's some dried blood on the metal bench, right where the corpse's head rests. The floorboards are rotten and slippery wet around the hole. An empty bottle lies nearby. A chewing gum wrapper is clutched in his fist.
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116 You Examine the man's head.
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117 Working Class Corpse A dried chunk of blood covers the hair at the back of his head -- an open wound. It's sticky and cold to your touch.
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118 You Step on the floorboards.
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119 Logic This is what killed him.
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120 Inland Empire This is where he came out of himself. Drop by drop when he was unconscious. It took three, maybe four minutes.
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121 Perception You see waves churning below... Something cracks beneath your feet.
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122 None
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123 Working Class Corpse They screech under your feet, ominously. It's hard to say whether the dead man's weight was what caused the boardwalk to break... It definitely looks fragile.
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124 Visual Calculus He could have easily disappeared into the sea through that hole. And you would have never found him.
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125 You Examine the bottle.
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126 Working Class Corpse A 0.75 litre 'Touloula' vodka with its cap missing. There's hardly anything left inside.
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127 You Step back.
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128 None
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129 None
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130 None
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131 Working Class Corpse The entire boardwalk creaks in the wind as you take a step back.
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132 None
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133 Authority Another dead body. This is your job. Steel yourself.
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