WHIRLING F1 LOGIC WHITE CHECK - 813

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 2 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 1045 Untitled hub 2->1045 3 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 1103 gaveuprubyhub 3->1103 4 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! 1129 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"] 4->1129 5 You: "Just making an observation. Let's move on." 420 Titus Hardie: He makes a gruff gesture for you to continue. 5->420 6 You: "Yes." (Roll your eyes.) "Female intuition. That's what it was. You're right Eugene." 236 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 6->236 7 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." 240 Authority: There's a bit of truth in there for Titus to react so brashly. He does not like his authority questioned. 7->240 8 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 9 Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 8->9 10 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 8->10 1027 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." 9->1027 917 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." 10->917 11 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." 296 Suggestion: That's probably for the best. Don't break your stride now. 11->296 12 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." 640 Eugene: "Those numbers were an *ass-pull*, man." 12->640 13 You: "There's a 72% chance that the bullet came from the roof." 924 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?" 13->924 14 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?" 641 Jump to: [ROUTE] 14->641 15 Jump to: [ROUTE] 291 ROUTE 15->291 16 You: "I know. It's bewildering for me too, but that's what she said." 976 Eugene: "It's not *bewildering*, it's, like -- whatever, man." He looks around. "Guys, I'm not the only one who knew right?" 16->976 17 Titus Hardie: "All right, cop." He nods. "Keep talking. I'll tell you when I've had enough." 784 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?" 17->784 18 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." "*Maybe* from the coast? But like I said, I've been too busy dealing with you idiots. So no." He shakes his head. "I don't think it was a sniper. It was close up." "*Maybe* from the coast? But like I said, I've been too busy dealing with you, copper. So no." He shakes his head. "I don't think it was a sniper. It was close up." 576 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.windown_viscal_72percent_likelihood"] 18->576 19 You: "Recent." (Nod.) "Size about 43." "Yes, about size 43." 521 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." 19->521 20 You: "She could have just been covering up for *herself*, Titus." 304 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 20->304 21 You: "Ruby could have gotten to the roof from somewhere *inside* the Whirling." 860 Titus Hardie: "Nah. The only way up there is through Klaasje's room." 21->860 22 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." 1145 Titus Hardie: "Glen." Titus looks grim. "I thought the same thing when she skipped town and left us in this shit." 22->1145 23 Logic: Ooh! So he didn't rule her out completely? *And* she's skipped town. This is good. 560 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 23->560 24 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 25 IsKimHere() 24->25 26 !(IsKimHere()) 24->26 1091 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's just a thought experiment. Think, Shanky, you killed him. You got up there. Shot him. Got down..." 25->1091 927 You: "Would you prefer to go on trial with your buddies? As part of a lynch mob? Or alone, for committing murder?" 26->927 27 Eugene: "It's just two doors. We're not giving you *Ruby* for that -- she's one of *us*." 1150 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 27->1150 28 Kim Kitsuragi: "There's *another*, right on the roof, next to Klaasje's window. How about that? You been through that door?" 494 Eugene: "It's just two doors," he cuts in. "We're not giving him *Ruby* for that -- she's one of *us*." 28->494 29 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] 30 Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] 29->30 31 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"]) 29->31 987 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." 30->987 31->2 32 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.barreddoor_greeting_done"] == true  and  Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] == true 33 Variable["whirling.barreddoor_greeting_done"] == true  and  Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] == true 32->33 34 !(Variable["whirling.barreddoor_greeting_done"] == true  and  Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] == true) 32->34 193 You: "There's a locked door in the kitchen -- and another on the roof. Ever been through those?" 33->193 934 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] 34->934 35 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." 938 Titus Hardie: He squints. "You *have* been thorough. I'll give you that." 35->938 36 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"] 37 Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"] 36->37 38 !(Variable["TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done"]) 36->38 661 Visual Calculus: Time to really close the deal. Show them the bullet. 37->661 615 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 38->615 39 Theo: The old man in the corner nods. 449 Perception (Sight): A very small nod -- and a trickle of tobacco spit on his lip. 39->449 40 You: "Me, personally?" 502 Titus Hardie: "Yes -- you, the cop with the sideburns and the disco clothes." 40->502 41 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." 543 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 41->543 42 Alain: Silence. He nods. 452 You: "Is that true Kim? Am I a can-opener?" 42->452 812 You: "Anything else? *Anything*?" 42->812 43 You: Shake it. 736 Titus Hardie: His grip is firm and reassuring. Like holding a piece of unpolished granite. 43->736 44 Rhetoric: Right. That's the second one now who's trying to flee you. 44->41 45 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." 337 Half Light: Scared? You should be too. A strange fear creeps over you, a metallic taste in your mouth. Change the subject. 45->337 46 Logic: Sure. It was someone else. It appears we have a *ninth* Hardie boy. 275 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 46->275 47 Kim Kitsuragi: "Where have you looked for her, more precisely?" 682 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." 47->682 48 Jump to: [TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done] 743 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 48->743 49 Logic: Just me, huh? Wow. Well... Good luck! 624 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 49->624 50 Titus Hardie: "I see. But what's back there, I mean -- storage rooms or shit?" 111 You: "Wild stuff, Titus. Stuff you're not prepared to believe." 50->111 958 You: "... a secret passage. That leads to the roof." 50->958 1012 You: "I'll level with you, Titus. I've still got to check it out." 50->1012 51 Kim Kitsuragi: "While we cannot say for certain right *now*, we *will* find out." 1058 Titus Hardie: "Sure, cops, sure..." he turns the Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." 51->1058 52 Fat Angus: "We were talkin' about radio equipment. She said she's doing Ulan frequencies and a pale-something. I don't know more." 823 Logic: This guy barely understands what he's talking about. 52->823 53 You: Give up. 226 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. 53->226 54 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? 825 Pain Threshold: His wife left him. He needs to kill himself -- make her sorry she did. 54->825 55 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] 56 Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] 55->56 57 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) 55->57 284 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"] 56->284 466 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] 57->466 58 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! 58->1129 59 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! 761 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") 59->761 60 Glen: "She *organizes* things. She doesn't whack people. That's not the kind of person she is. She's a... talker." 519 Empathy: It's clear this one is protective of her. 60->519 61 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. 766 Jump to: [ROUTE] 61->766 62 Glen: "Boss, but maybe..." The blond guy interjects. "A single machine like that is worth over 500 reál." 421 Titus Hardie: "It wasn't that. I'm calling an end to this shit if you don't have anything better, cop." 62->421 63 Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant opens his notes. "Sunday night 11:30 to 12:15 -- she was here *all* that time?" 358 Eugene: "Yeah, with us, drinking. Near the stage there." He points to the karaoke stage. 63->358 64 Rhetoric: Behind his squinting eyes, dominoes are falling -- fast. It's all beginning to make sense to him now. 708 Fat Angus: "Yeah but..." The fat man looks up from the table, oblivious. "They're both girls." 64->708 65 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 66 IsKimHere() 65->66 67 !(IsKimHere()) 65->67 144 Kim Kitsuragi: "It was in *your* box. I take it Ruby has been in here?" 66->144 788 You: "*Workshop Spare* actually. It was in *your* box. Ruby's been here, right?" 67->788 68 You: "She is part of the *homo-sexual underground*." 186 Titus Hardie: "The *what* now?" 68->186 69 Rhetoric: You're going to have to be way more blunt here. 185 You: "Sex. She wanted sex from her." 69->185 710 You: "Apparently she had a *thing* for Klaasje." 69->710 1077 You: "Let's not get into it, it's needless sensationalism." 69->1077 70 You: Better not push it, back to other ideas. 488 Visual Calculus: Fine. Don't impress them with ballistics. 70->488 71 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?" 136 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!" 71->136 72 Logic: You don't need to *prove* anything. Doubt is enough for now -- and Titus *must* have some. 752 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 72->752 73 Shanky: "If she used us... then that's a serious violation of the *Hardie code*, boss." 1122 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 73->1122 74 Titus Hardie: "You're on thin ice here, asshole." He points at you. 856 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 74->856 75 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?" 718 Logic: Phase III: Motive. The last component. 75->718 76 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." 1144 Shanky: The little man squints, eyes beady. "She had, like, a fully formed plan and shit. Right when she came back downstairs..." 76->1144 77 Shanky: "Fuck you, man, I would never fuck my guys over like that." He squeaks with indignation. 77->22 78 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. 125 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("gun_villiers") 78->125 79 Titus Hardie: "What do you mean?" 140 You: "How much do you guys know about this place?" 79->140 80 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_reaction_speed_look_whos_finally_speaking"] 81 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_reaction_speed_look_whos_finally_speaking"] 80->81 82 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_reaction_speed_look_whos_finally_speaking"]) 80->82 880 Suggestion: He probably just doesn't like her. 81->880 867 Suggestion: Hmmm... This one does not *like* Ruby. May prove useful. 82->867 83 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!" 375 Logic: That's a solid logic structure. Do something. This is bad. 83->375 84 Glen: "Yeah, the bitch is jacketed alright. 4 mm too..." 789 Fat Angus: "Whoaa...." 84->789 85 Titus Hardie: "Yes, she *could* have. This is one *looooong* shot." He shakes his head, but the look in his eyes shows interest. 378 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] 85->378 86 Alain: "Next he's gonna kill himself -- again." The tattooed man looks at you with disdain. 559 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 86->559 87 Jump to: [ROUTE] 87->291 88 Fat Angus: "I will boss." The man reaches in his overalls for a cigarette. 325 Jump to: [ROUTE] 88->325 89 Titus Hardie: "So she *may* have access to semiautomatics. But that's a long fucking stretch of the imagination." 89->559 90 Titus Hardie: "All right, I'll play along. Those two doors of yours -- the winch connects them? With some kind of... dumbwaiter?" 203 Alain: "What winch? Where's the winch?" 90->203 91 Jump to: [TASK.advanced_ballistics_analysis_done] 91->36 92 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." 1164 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." 92->1164 93 You: [Leave.] 895 Jump to: [endhub] 93->895 94 You: "I'm sorry. God, why does everything flee at the sight of my shadow?!" 546 Titus Hardie: "It seems you have that effect -- especially on *women*." He looks at you. 94->546 95 Titus Hardie: He shrugs. "Lizzie needed some air." 540 You: "So she didn't go to tell Evrart." 95->540 1049 You: "The gardener? But she went to tell Evrart." 95->1049 96 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 96->1103 97 You: "Do you have any clues on where Ruby went?" 396 Titus Hardie: "She's not far. We know that much -- she didn't take her lorry. So she's on foot." 97->396 98 Glen: "She's not really a..." The man stares into his beer. "Hardie candidate anymore, is she?" 1008 Titus Hardie: "She's not, Glen." 98->1008 99 You: That will only piss him off. He's not going to yap about Evrart. 953 Logic: Of course. I should have known. Concentrate on tracking down Ruby. 99->953 100 Titus Hardie: "Why not? You suck on that gun like someone tore you a brand new asshole." 100->94 450 You: "She probably knew me from my singing days." 100->450 605 You: "Don't forget the *funny* tie too." 100->605 887 You: "No wonder she's afraid. I have come to declare the ending of the Human Experiment." 100->887 888 You: "I have no idea why she'd be scared. I'm just a normal cop with regular thoughts in his head." 100->888 101 Logic: Suit yourself! But remember, you're the one putting yourself through this hassle. 106 Untitled hub 101->106 102 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?" 167 Jump to: [Titus Hardie: ""Because she was here *all night*...."] 102->167 103 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("antique_rifle") 104 CheckItem("antique_rifle") 103->104 105 !(CheckItem("antique_rifle")) 103->105 160 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] 104->160 404 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. 105->404 684 You: Got it. Now get me moving again, please. 106->684 957 You: Sure thing. But before anything else -- can I venture to Theory Town? 106->957 107 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"] 108 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"] 107->108 109 !(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"]) 107->109 683 Logic: It's that simple. 108->683 110 Logic: ... No one? 109->110 346 Logic: Really? 110->346 1120 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." 111->1120 112 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 113 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 112->113 114 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 112->114 822 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." 113->822 1092 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." 114->1092 115 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_secret_passage_all_you_know"] 116 Variable["whirling.hardies_secret_passage_all_you_know"] 115->116 117 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_secret_passage_all_you_know"]) 115->117 116->90 1093 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?" 117->1093 118 Titus Hardie: "Boyish. Hair's red, dyed. She looks like a lorryman." 168 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 118->168 119 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! 243 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." 119->243 120 Logic: You know this already. It all fits together: Ruby, the missing Hardie, was present at the hanging and running the drug trade. 120->243 121 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_either_rhet_or_auth_fired_in_logic_wc_fail"] 122 Variable["whirling.hardies_either_rhet_or_auth_fired_in_logic_wc_fail"] 121->122 123 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_either_rhet_or_auth_fired_in_logic_wc_fail"]) 121->123 122->54 1017 Logic: Let's look at this as a learning experience. What are the components you need to implicate Ruby? 123->1017 124 Perception (Sight): Can't get through the door? You know what would help -- doing a *thorough* search of this room! Maybe something's hidden. 1021 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] 124->1021 126 CheckItem("gun_villiers") 125->126 127 !(CheckItem("gun_villiers")) 125->127 631 Reaction Speed: Hey! Lost gun right here! Lost and found! 126->631 1089 Titus Hardie: "Easy now, Al. This isn't comedy hour." 127->1089 128 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 129 IsKimHere() 128->129 130 !(IsKimHere()) 128->130 764 Kim Kitsuragi: "You had expressed -- on occasion -- your dislike of the mercenaries' presence in Martinaise, right?" 129->764 1070 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. 130->1070 131 You: "Good one, Kim." 290 Kim Kitsuragi: "Thank you." 131->290 132 Titus Hardie: "No..." 133 Drama: That's a lie. 132->133 772 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() == false 133->772 134 Titus Hardie: "That close, huh? How fortunate. I'll take a thorough look at those prints myself before I believe that, cop." 634 Titus Hardie: He thinks for a moment, then nods and says : "Good news is -- I'm still listening." 134->634 135 You: "Recent." (Nod.) "A week or two." "They were about a week or two old." 135->134 137 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. 136->137 847 Alain: "C'mon Glen, she likes Monica's titties more than *you* do." The Mesque smiles. "Everyone knows which way the wind blows there." 137->847 138 You: "Shanky, let's assume you killed him..." 650 Shanky: "I didn't do it, fucker! It wasn't *my* plan." 138->650 139 You: "Maybe there's more." 139->79 859 Titus Hardie: "We've only been drinking here for, what? *Six years*?" He looks around. "How much *do* we know?" 140->859 141 Kim Kitsuragi: "Twenty, maybe thirty rifles, Titus. Also broken -- but still, there were too many. And there must be other caches too." 497 Eugene: "Goddamnit, we need to close that dump down for good." 141->497 142 Eugene: "I'm on it, boss. Right when the law clears, me and Angus are going up there." 328 Shanky: "It's a *dumbwaiter*, not an industrial lift. How about I go instead of..." 142->328 143 Jump to: [ROUTE] 143->291 1037 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." 144->1037 145 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_i_analized_the_bullet_and_it_was_jacketed"] 146 Variable["whirling.hardie_i_analized_the_bullet_and_it_was_jacketed"] 145->146 147 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_i_analized_the_bullet_and_it_was_jacketed"]) 145->147 868 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. 146->868 434 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?" 147->434 148 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?" 590 Authority: Wait, did he say you don't have *big guns*? 148->590 149 You: "I'm just being up front with what I know." 728 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." 149->728 150 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?" 150->590 151 Kim Kitsuragi: "Just a thought experiment. Let's go on." He nods for you to continue. 151->87 152 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. 391 Glen: "Kitten?" 152->391 153 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.kimintro_did_not_shake_hand"]  or  Variable["pier.joyce_intro_did_not_shake_hand"] 154 Variable["whirling.kimintro_did_not_shake_hand"]  or  Variable["pier.joyce_intro_did_not_shake_hand"] 153->154 155 !(Variable["whirling.kimintro_did_not_shake_hand"]  or  Variable["pier.joyce_intro_did_not_shake_hand"]) 153->155 999 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." 154->999 505 Jump to: [endhub] 155->505 156 Titus Hardie: "I told you -- you." 156->40 1007 You: "Me? As in the RCM?" 156->1007 157 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_esprit_titus"] 158 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_esprit_titus"] 157->158 159 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_esprit_titus"]) 157->159 272 You: "You should be a cop, Titus." 158->272 737 You: Just think it. 158->737 1168 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] 159->1168 161 Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"] 160->161 162 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_drama_wc_succeeded"]  and  Variable["XP.ruby_motive"]) 160->162 161->107 212 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] 162->212 163 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? 163->107 164 Titus Hardie: "Sure, cop, sure..." he turns the Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." 818 Eugene: "You got it boss! Professional law enforcement will investigate." 164->818 165 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 171 Untitled hub 165->171 166 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 6400161 JUMP OUT to WHIRLING F1 / HARDIE 166->6400161 837 Titus Hardie: "Because she was here *all night*. With us." 167->837 168->1103 169 Physical Instrument: Get a move on, asshole! Stop standing with your dick in your hand. 757 Volition: Your mouth is open. Close it. It's really, really going to help if you do. 169->757 170 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. 622 Rhetoric: Say something. If you say something you can jolt out of the stupor. Just one sentence. Here we go... 170->622 627 You: "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line." 171->627 756 You: "My wife left me and I'm completely alone." 171->756 906 You: I just want to hear the components of the theory. I shouldn't have said that. I just wanted to hear the components of the theory... I shouldn't have said that. I just wanted to hear the components of the theory... 171->906 172 Alain: "Yeah, some people have their shit together. What's wrong with that?" "Yeah, some people have their shit together -- unlike you. What's wrong with that?" 475 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 172->475 173 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." 1134 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." 173->1134 174 Titus Hardie: "Well, let old Titus set your mind at ease then -- she didn't do it. She was here all night." 481 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 174->481 175 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 176 IsKimHere() 175->176 177 !(IsKimHere()) 175->177 1026 Kim Kitsuragi: "Wishful thinking has no place in a police investigation," the lieutenant tells Eugene, his voice mild but firm. 176->1026 1025 Logic: He *knows* he's avoiding the more serious implication -- and so does Titus. 177->1025 178 Kim Kitsuragi: "A more serious consideration -- that you wish to avoid -- is that she knew what happened, because she did it." 460 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 178->460 179 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 839 Untitled hub 179->839 180 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." 749 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.elevator_left_early"] == true  or  Variable["whirling.elevator_main_reached"] 180->749 181 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!" 181->137 182 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." 485 Reaction Speed: He's been through it. That means *he's* suspected her too. 182->485 183 Titus Hardie: "No-no," he squints at you. "Let's get *into* it -- what did she say?" 242 You: "Really, nothing." 183->242 184 You: No time to waste on this. 308 Inland Empire: On this mere cameo. I get it. Moving on. 184->308 973 Titus Hardie: The big man falls absolutely silent. 185->973 186->69 187 You: "Would you prefer to go on trial with your men  -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for cold blooded murder?" 1086 Titus Hardie: "Alone. I don't drag my men into shit with me." 187->1086 188 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_handeyecord_godly_sniper"]  and  Variable["whirling.window_viscal_success_hub_reached"] 189 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_handeyecord_godly_sniper"]  and  Variable["whirling.window_viscal_success_hub_reached"] 188->189 190 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_handeyecord_godly_sniper"]  and  Variable["whirling.window_viscal_success_hub_reached"]) 188->190 191 You: "An *exceptional* sniper could have done it." 189->191 192 You: Wait -- that would go against the theory I'm presenting here. 189->192 190->15 428 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." 191->428 1032 Hand/Eye Coordination: Ah yes, of course. Good catch -- go ahead: 192->1032 581 Alain: "No -- but that doesn't prove anything." 193->581 194 Eugene: "Wow, man, can we? I mean..." 529 Glen: "That'd be awesome, I've beat that Royalist machine twenty times now." 194->529 195 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." 317 Authority: Titus doesn't reply -- probably a good sign. 195->317 196 Logic: It doesn't *all* have to fit. The chance is still way smaller than it coming from the roof. And he knows it. 508 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 196->508 197 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." 438 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"]  or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"] 197->438 198 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 199 IsKimHere() 198->199 200 !(IsKimHere()) 198->200 199->151 200->62 201 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..." 388 Shanky: "He's been fuckin' *eating* in the kitchen!" The rat-faced man explodes. "The cop and the lardo don't have shit." 201->388 202 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." 998 Eugene: "I've seen the winch." 202->998 203->202 204 Titus Hardie: "Let's go with that. Point is -- it's just a rusty winch, it doesn't put her on the roof." 1046 Jump to: [ROUTE] 204->1046 205 You: "Why?" 264 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." 205->264 206 Titus Hardie: "Asshole till the end, huh. Well, fuck you too, then!" He doesn't sound angry, despite shouting. 601 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 206->601 207 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_vc_reckoner"] 208 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_vc_reckoner"] 207->208 209 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_vc_reckoner"]) 207->209 394 Untitled hub 208->394 209->505 210 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 210->1103 211 Titus Hardie: "A little -- on the coast." 1110 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 211->1110 213 Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] 212->213 214 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"]) 212->214 213->107 339 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"] 214->339 215 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 215->1103 216 Titus Hardie: "When are you gonna get it through your dumb head?" He scoffs. "I already *am*, I just wasn't sure you were." "When are you gonna get it through your suicidal head?" he scoffs. "I already *am* -- I just wasn't sure you were." 607 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. 216->607 217 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 371 HUBOMOTIVO 217->371 218 You: "Do you know what she's doing with Ulan frequencies?" 904 Titus Hardie: "The what now? I've no idea." He looks around. "Boys?" 218->904 219 Pain Threshold: Stop thinking about your lost gun, dammit. You'll get a heart attack. 931 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 219->931 220 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false 221 Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false 220->221 222 !(Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false) 220->222 221->119 223 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false 222->223 224 Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false 223->224 225 !(Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == true  and  Variable["TASK.who_is_the_ladydriver"] == false) 223->225 755 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. 224->755 619 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] 225->619 412 Volition: Blissful idiot -- say something. You've stood there for too long. 226->412 227 Volition: You're not an idiot. Don't say that. This is a really big mess and being a detective is hard. 227->53 694 You: (Squint your eyes harder.) 227->694 228 Kim Kitsuragi: "He's *thinking*. Let the man think." The lieutenant defends you. 629 Esprit de Corps: He fires a nod of solidarity in your direction, as if to say: take your time. It's okay. 228->629 229 Titus Hardie: "I don't know what to say to that." 564 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." 229->564 230 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("antique_rifle") 231 CheckItem("antique_rifle") 230->231 232 !(CheckItem("antique_rifle")) 230->232 231->55 760 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. 232->760 233 Drama: Say: "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line!!!" 896 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_painthresh_or_drama_had_bad_advice_again"] 233->896 234 Glen: "Fucking hell..." The blond man is in some kind of anguish that makes him stare into his garlic bread bowl, intently. 765 Pain Threshold: Betrayal is not painless. Even a doubt of it hurts. 234->765 235 Kim Kitsuragi: "Wishful thinking has no place in a police investigation," the lieutenant tells Alain, his voice mild but firm. 768 Kim Kitsuragi: "A more logical conclusion -- that you wish to avoid -- is that she knew what had happened, because she *did it*." 235->768 237 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 236->237 238 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 236->238 1135 Eugene: "Yeah..." The man seems unsure of himself. 237->1135 970 Eugene: "Yeah -- exactly. Why not, man?" 238->970 239 Titus Hardie: "Hmhm. People say there was a pinball arcade here, some time before the hostel -- what was it called, Theo?" 294 Theo: "East Delta Pinball Arcade." The old man coughs. "*Weird* place -- went bankrupt." 239->294 1014 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 240->1014 241 Jump to: [ROUTE] 241->291 706 Titus Hardie: "She didn't tell you shit." He shakes his head. "If she did, it was lies." 242->706 243->485 244 You: "Nothing. They where just there." 1140 Titus Hardie: "Don't take me wrong, I love to stare at broads on posters, but we're talking about a *murder* here." 244->1140 245 Titus Hardie: "I don't like guessing, cop. *No one* does." 362 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 245->362 246 You: "Have you noticed the winch out back? On the outer wall of the Whirling?" 674 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] 246->674 247 Glen: "Titus, you're not *really* saying..." 925 Logic: He's *thinking* all right. Glen gets silence for an answer -- push forward with this theory. 247->925 248 Suggestion: So this is why Shanky doesn't like her. Useful for you -- it makes him advocate against Ruby. 738 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_angry_drunk"] 248->738 249 You: "She did tell us right before we arrested her." 639 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..." 249->639 250 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] 251 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] 250->251 252 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"]) 250->252 1087 Titus Hardie: "All right." He nods. "Keep talking. I'm getting a bit *curious* about some things myself." 251->1087 252->17 253 You: "There were pinball machines in the workshop. Still operational." 527 Titus Hardie: "Right -- what the fuck does that got to do with Ruby?" 253->527 254 Titus Hardie: "Goddamn it, cop -- are you kidding me? You know it was no goddamn Pinball Murderer!" 1098 Suggestion: Don't say *funny* things. He looks calm, but these are serious accusations against -- against one of their own. 254->1098 255 Rhetoric: Just don't contradict yourself. If it doesn't sound like 'RUBY DID IT', maybe keep it to yourself? 881 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_rhet_dont_contradict_yourself"] 255->881 256 Untitled hub (03) 256->149 327 You: "You wouldn't believe the shit we have at the RCM." 256->327 592 You: "Just because it's rare doesn't mean you can't get it." 256->592 793 You: "You're right. I'm never solving this case, it's too *complicated*." 256->793 949 You: "I just *showed* you a breechloader -- that any child could have." 256->949 257 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 258 IsKimHere() 257->258 259 !(IsKimHere()) 257->259 944 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." 258->944 435 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 259->435 260 Alain: "I don't. All I see is a cop who's about to kill himself -- again." 260->559 261 You: "Have we firmly established Ruby could have had access to the roof where the man was shot?" (Move on.) 1146 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true 261->1146 262 Reaction Speed: But what if you miss interesting information that way? The choice is ultimately yours, but... 262->1045 263 Jump to: [ROUTE] 263->291 1001 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 264->1001 265 You: "Can you tell me where on the coast I should start looking?" 1166 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." 265->1166 266 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["cargo.evrart_anything_I_can_do_to_help"] 267 Variable["cargo.evrart_anything_I_can_do_to_help"] 266->267 268 !(Variable["cargo.evrart_anything_I_can_do_to_help"]) 266->268 334 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["XP.evrart_got_the_folder_from_cencus_bureau"] 267->334 268->210 269 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 270 Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 269->270 271 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) 269->271 270->100 893 Titus Hardie: "Why not?" He looks at your chest. "You look about ready to do something pretty crazy because some bird fucked you over." 271->893 343 Kim Kitsuragi: HasVolitionDamage() 272->343 273 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." 1106 Titus Hardie: "The coast is a dangerous place." "The coast is a dangerous place for lawmen. Especially Mr. Can Opener here." 273->1106 274 Reaction Speed: *Who's* doing this looking? They're all here. 397 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_reaction_here"] 274->397 275->1103 276 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 277 IsKimHere() 276->277 278 !(IsKimHere()) 276->278 742 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. 277->742 1064 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false 278->1064 279 Titus Hardie: "And I suppose you have a theory on that?" 279->20 280 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] 281 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] 280->281 282 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"]) 280->282 401 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed_again"] 281->401 905 Logic: Nothing is happening. The pieces are there, but they remain unconnected. 282->905 283 You: Walla-walla-bing-bang? 1127 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. 283->1127 285 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"] 284->285 286 !(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"]) 284->286 829 Pain Threshold: Also, you should say: I need to kill myself and it's all over! 285->829 565 Pain Threshold: You should say: I need to kill myself and it's all over! 286->565 287 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] 288 Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] 287->288 289 !(Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"]) 287->289 288->59 965 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... 289->965 720 Visual Calculus: The lieutenant is glad he got the floor plan right there. 290->720 291->21 291->246 291->253 291->261 423 You: "That key I found here." (Point at the window.) "Maybe it's for a secret route?" 291->423 470 You: "There is a secret route in the kitchen that leads *straight* to the roof." 291->470 716 You: "You *do* agree the shot came from the roof, right?" 291->716 730 You: "A skilled *Sam Bo artist* could have climbed the outer wall, like a spider..." 291->730 844 You: "I also found footprints upstairs in the old workshop." 291->844 921 You: "Guess what. Remember that *key* I found here?" (Point at the window.) 291->921 292 You: "Yes, she's just got her *shit together*. That's how she knew." 567 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 292->567 293 Untitled hub 320 You: "So you like waving your guns in people's faces? Doesn't mean she does too." 293->320 670 You: "C'mon guys, she's one of you. Of course she's carrying -- you all are." 293->670 769 You: "Klaasje said Ruby *takes care* of things. You don't do that without a gun in Revachol." 293->769 918 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckEquipped("jacket_mullen") 294->918 295 You: "From there -- a door leads straight to the roof. You can just step outside." 575 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ruby could have gone up -- shot him -- come down -- all under seven minutes." 295->575 296->182 297 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." 360 Drama: Sort of -- but *he* doesn't have to know that! 297->360 298 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..." 570 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] 298->570 299 Alain: "Yeah and they don't put her on the roof either. It's just mambo jumbo. He hasn't got shit." 299->641 300 Kim Kitsuragi: "Girls like girls too, Angus," the lieutenant explains. "Sometimes. This is one of those times -- she liked Klaasje." 573 Untitled hub (02) 300->573 301 Titus Hardie: "I know what you've been thinking, Glen. We'll talk about it -- once the murder charges have been cleared." 301->247 302 Kim Kitsuragi: "It's a thought exercise, Titus," he explains. "Think. You kill him. Get up there. Shoot him. Get down..." 302->187 303 You: "It was her idea, right? The hanging?" 303->1144 305 IsKimHere() 304->305 306 !(IsKimHere()) 304->306 305->76 855 Glen: "Like fuck she was!" 306->855 307 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." 307->72 308->180 309 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?" 532 You: "There's a cellar under the bookshop. It was hidden there -- with others just like it." 309->532 310 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..." 785 Titus Hardie: He thinks for a moment, then nods and says : "Good news is -- I'm still listening." 310->785 311 Composure: He looks tough but there is a nervous twitch in his dark green eye. This is all too close to home for him. 651 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 311->651 312 You: "The local pawnshop sold my lost gun to a woman. Maybe it was her?" 982 Glen: "You LOST your gun?!" The blond man is taken aback. Not even laughing. 312->982 313 You: "Uhm...." 866 Titus Hardie: "You *didn't*. And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." 313->866 314 Alain: "We just missed one. Ruby doesn't know this place boss -- just these cops, diggin' up shit." 314->615 315 You: "What if the doors are *connected?* She could've gone up -- shot him -- come down -- in well under five minutes." "*Connected* -- with the *winch*, Eugene! She could've gone up -- shot him -- come down -- in well under five minutes." 524 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] 315->524 316 Shanky: "He's been fuckin' *eating* in the kitchen!" The rat-faced man explodes. "The cop and the lardo don't have shit." 939 Eugene: "It's just two doors," he agrees "We're not giving you *Ruby* for that -- she's practically a Hardie." 316->939 317->508 318 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?" 993 Theo: "The ribbon was old. Faded. It'd been there for twenty years at least." 318->993 319 Alain: "He lost his partner, the binoclard. Cops can't function without their butt-buddies." 319->559 495 Glen: "Nah, man -- she'd totally wave her gun in *your* face if she were here right now. And you'd fucking PISS yourself." 320->495 321 Titus Hardie: "Also inoperable?" 1041 You: "Yes. But there were *so* many. Twenty, maybe thirty rifles." 321->1041 322 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 323 IsKimHere() 322->323 324 !(IsKimHere()) 322->324 589 Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""There's *another*, right on the ro..."] 323->589 945 Fat Angus: "There's another on the roof next to her window. Me and Tibbs saw it when we... were replacing..." 324->945 325->291 326 Titus Hardie: "Cop -- that's *exactly* what it means." 946 Logic: That wasn't strong. 326->946 538 Titus Hardie: "I don't have to *believe*. I know you ain't got shit." He squints at you. 327->538 671 Titus Hardie: "Shush now." He turns to you. "You got something else to back this route up? Or is that it?" 328->671 329 Untitled hub 599 You: "Fine, Titus -- I'm not getting into it, if it touches on your precious business." 329->599 879 You: "All I'm saying is -- from what I saw in her cabin she'd have *no trouble* getting a gun." 329->879 330 Half Light: He's about to blow his fuse. 330->329 331 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?" 331->205 332 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*." 511 Logic: It's called a... radio, you believe. The gardener may have played you again when she stormed out. She has her own plan. 332->511 333 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." 333->3 335 Variable["XP.evrart_got_the_folder_from_cencus_bureau"] 334->335 336 !(Variable["XP.evrart_got_the_folder_from_cencus_bureau"]) 334->336 547 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. 335->547 453 Logic: Evrart's file on you seemed thin on info. She must know from somewhere else. From Jamrock. Something *more*. 336->453 337->266 338 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 338->1103 340 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"] 339->340 341 !(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"]) 339->341 552 Volition: You could crack that Klaasje's defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? 340->552 341->163 342 Jump to: [endhub] 612 endhub 342->612 344 HasVolitionDamage() 343->344 345 !(HasVolitionDamage()) 343->345 344->216 400 Titus Hardie: "When are you gonna get it through your dumb head?" He scoffs. "I already *am*, I just wasn't sure you were." "When are you gonna get it through your suicidal head?" he scoffs. "I already *am* -- I just  wasn't sure you were." 345->400 748 Logic: Absolutely nothing? 346->748 347 Jump to: [ROUTE] 347->291 348 Fat Angus: "She said she's... building a..." His voice is very quiet. "A pale emitter." 1015 Titus Hardie: "What?" 348->1015 349 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 349->6400161 350 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 351 Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 350->351 352 !(Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) 350->352 698 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? 351->698 352->124 353 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. 964 Logic: It's that simple. 353->964 354 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false 355 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false 354->355 356 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false) 354->356 966 Logic: Say... Hard to remember with your brain in overload, but have you smoked lately? A cigarette may help you. 355->966 695 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 356->695 357 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*. 604 Alain: "Fucking hell..." The tattooed man shakes his head. "Titus, did he just..." 357->604 358->179 359 You: "It's supra-natural -- a reality-breaking event. And we just need to accept it." 778 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?" 359->778 779 Untitled hub (03) 360->779 361 Logic: This one's going into some kind of insane death spiral to preserve his version of the world. 903 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 361->903 363 IsKimHere() 362->363 364 !(IsKimHere()) 362->364 940 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." 363->940 496 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." 364->496 365 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_shanky_doesnt_like_ruby"] 366 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_shanky_doesnt_like_ruby"] 365->366 367 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_shanky_doesnt_like_ruby"]) 365->367 366->248 367->738 368 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_lost_gun"] 369 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_lost_gun"] 368->369 370 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_lost_gun"]) 368->370 369->78 370->250 393 You: "Titus, you have to see it. Things don't add up -- we need to talk to her." (Move on.) "Titus, you have to see it. Things don't add up. I need to talk to her." (Move on.) 371->393 491 You: "It's not 'why did she kill him?' -- it's 'why did she organize the coverup?'." 371->491 644 You: "Klaasje told me some pretty *interesting* things about Ruby." "Before I arrested Klaasje she told me some pretty *interesting* things about Ruby." 371->644 700 You: "Maybe she killed him because she thought it would curry favour with you?" 371->700 705 You: "Maybe it's all part of a leadership challenge? Against you, Titus." 371->705 783 You: "A little thing -- Ruby had these posters in her truck. Old movie stars." 371->783 916 You: "When Klaasje came downstairs -- Ruby appeared to *know* that something was wrong." 371->916 372 Shanky: "If she used us to cover her own shit up... well, that's a serious violation of the *Hardie code*, boss." 372->112 373 You: "Recent." (Nod.) "But they didn't fit with any of yours on the scene -- Ruby included." "Well, they didn't fit with any of yours on the scene -- Ruby included." 373->310 374 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? 374->142 375->2 376 Glen: The blond man looks at the mushroomed deathbringer in the evidence bag and says: 376->84 377 Titus Hardie: "Tell you one thing: I liked how that goddamn *winch* came up again. That was nifty." 790 Jump to: [ROUTE] 377->790 379 Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] 378->379 380 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"]) 378->380 379->377 380->790 381 Titus Hardie: "Now what the *hell* are we supposed to do with that?" 666 You: "That still leaves a 72% chance it *did*." 381->666 382 Titus Hardie: "Yeah, but the mambo jambo he's saying goes *against* his theory A." 663 Alain: "It does?" 382->663 383 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..." 383->316 384 Jump to: [ROUTE] 384->291 385 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.suggestion_doesnt_want_you_to_say_it_was_A_sam_bo_artist"] 386 Variable["whirling.suggestion_doesnt_want_you_to_say_it_was_A_sam_bo_artist"] 385->386 387 !(Variable["whirling.suggestion_doesnt_want_you_to_say_it_was_A_sam_bo_artist"]) 385->387 499 Suggestion: I *told* you not to say that. This is not a joking matter for him. 386->499 994 Jump to: [ROUTE] 387->994 388->322 389 Suggestion: You don't know. Just be honest. 667 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_suggestion_be_honest"] 389->667 390 Reaction Speed: You just showed him a breech-loading gun! 390->256 391->204 392 Half Light: And a little -- just a *little* -- worried. 556 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"]  or  Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"] 392->556 731 Titus Hardie: Silence. He looks around the room. 393->731 394->93 606 You: "You said it would be nice to have a ballistics lab. Use ours -- turn this into a real police force." 394->606 1009 You: "You said it would be nice to have a ballistics lab. You could use ours." 394->1009 395 Titus Hardie: "Yeah, that's real *funny*. She wasn't laughing though." He looks at you. 395->41 454 Alain: "Good fucking luck, man... She knows this place like the back of her hand. You'll never find her." 396->454 398 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_reaction_here"] 397->398 399 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_reaction_here"]) 397->399 891 You: "You're all here. Who's out looking?" 398->891 1051 You: No. 398->1051 733 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 399->733 400->607 402 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed_again"] 401->402 403 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed_again"]) 401->403 894 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. 402->894 1125 Logic: Oh no, he's stuck again. Please, someone -- just animate him. I got nothing. 403->1125 404->160 405 Logic: Sure. Why not? Let's hear what some of our friends have to say. 746 Jump to: [TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done] 405->746 406 Logic: It's very unlikely to help, but sure. We can go to Theory Town. 406->48 408 You: "Ruby could have gone up -- shot him -- come down -- all under seven minutes." 717 Titus Hardie: "That's quite the theory..." He turns to Eugene. "We need to have a look at that secret passage, boys." 408->717 409 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"] 410 Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"] 409->410 411 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]) 409->411 963 Rhetoric: Why does Puzzle Face get to *not* melt down? You and I melted down like crazy, remember? 410->963 908 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] 411->908 412->349 413 Authority: Right. Puzzle Face shouldn't be the cool guy when he fails. *I* was supposed to be that. 413->121 414 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! 414->230 415 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc"] 416 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc"] 415->416 417 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc"]) 415->417 512 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... 416->512 417->280 418 You: "*Or* she knew what happened, because she killed him." 1072 Titus Hardie: "*Not* so useful." Titus looks at Alain, then Eugene. 418->1072 419 Rhetoric: Eugene wants a woman on the team so they can do their job. That must be *hard*. Half of Martinaise is female... 419->6 419->292 419->418 420->61 421->87 422 You: "Through what looks like an abandoned pinball workshop." 422->239 922 Titus Hardie: "Your *maybe* isn't good enough, cop. You found some key -- did it have *Ruby killed him* written on it?" 423->922 424 You: "In the *whole* 45-minute window -- she was with you *all the time*?" "You mean to say she stayed put from 11:30 to 12:15? *All* that time?" 635 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"]  or  Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] 424->635 425 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." 425->361 426 You: "What do you mean *weird*, Theo?" 517 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." 426->517 427 You: "She did tell us when we were close to arresting her." 427->639 645 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 428->645 429 You: "Would you prefer to go on trial with your friends -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for committing murder?" 1034 Eugene: The man is silent. 429->1034 430 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..." 430->494 431 Titus Hardie: "Of course not." He scoffs. "And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." 431->219 432 Titus Hardie: "There you go -- tatted on his ass. We know the place." 432->32 433 Titus Hardie: "No you didn't. And Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." 433->219 434->314 436 Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 435->436 437 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) 435->437 436->86 437->319 439 Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"]  or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"] 438->439 440 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_said_we_already_established_ruby_runs_drugs"]  or Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_phase_2_unmodified_option"]) 438->440 439->148 440->150 441 You: "That's right." 500 Titus Hardie: "That's one mystery down then." He nods. "An *architectural* mystery. It doesn't much concern Ruby, does it?" 441->500 442 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." 797 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 442->797 443 Titus Hardie: "Angie -- check out what's behind those doors when you get the time. It's probably nothing, but we need to know." 443->88 444 Titus Hardie: "The two are not mutually exclusive. Get that through your fucking head." The man only slightly raises his voice. 444->443 445 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." 445->499 446 Jump to: [ROUTE] 446->291 447 Authority: He knows it's something. He's just not ready to say you knew more about Ruby than he does -- yet. 447->1046 448 Rhetoric: He must be referencing some past case of theirs. 600 Logic: He's angry because he knows you're right. What he's saying only confirms your theory. 448->600 884 Authority: This is the only opinion he cares for. 449->884 450->395 451 Titus Hardie: "The coast is a dangerous place -- for *police*-men." 811 Empathy: It's not a threat -- it's a warning. 451->811 548 Kim Kitsuragi: "You are... insistent." He nods. 452->548 1113 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_logic_she_knows"] 453->1113 954 Titus Hardie: "Yeah, Al." He gives a sharp look. "And we won't either." 454->954 455 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 455->6400161 456 Perception (Sight): Can't get through the door? You know what would help -- doing a *thorough* search of this room! Maybe something's hidden. 609 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] 456->609 457 Logic: Really? 506 Logic: Absolutely nothing? 457->506 458 Titus Hardie: The big guy smiles. "You got something else to back this route up? Or is that it?" 458->347 459 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 459->1045 460->371 461 Titus Hardie: He sighs heavily. "Anything else you want, cop?" 461->166 462 Titus Hardie: "There you have it. Pale-something." Titus puts an end to it. 1016 Inland Empire: It feels like you'll get to know -- soon enough. 462->1016 463 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == false 464 Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == false 463->464 465 !(Variable["TASK.probe_drivers_about_drugs"] == false) 463->465 707 Logic: This complex operation is probably something illegal. 464->707 465->220 467 Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"] 466->467 468 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_arrest_you_arrested_her_on_the_spot_and_kim_toook_her_away"]) 466->468 467->284 561 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"] 468->561 469 Electrochemistry: YES! Huff and puff and *blow* this case wide open! 469->455 838 Titus Hardie: "How...?" He looks sincerely curious. 470->838 471 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 472 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 471->472 473 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 471->473 472->234 473->460 474 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." 770 Alain: "Yeah, he was cobbling together shit. So he could put her away -- it's RCM 101." 474->770 476 IsKimHere() 475->476 477 !(IsKimHere()) 475->477 476->235 477->1025 478 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 479 IsKimHere() 478->479 480 !(IsKimHere()) 478->480 767 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?" 479->767 480->839 482 IsKimHere() 481->482 483 !(IsKimHere()) 481->483 482->63 483->839 484 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? 484->80 845 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. 485->845 486 You: "The people on the posters -- were all women. One looked exactly like Klaasje." 486->425 487 Visual Calculus: Put the numbers out there. This *will* impress them. 487->13 487->70 488->15 489 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..." 489->18 490 Glen: "Yeah, but that's what's so cool about her!" The blond exclaims. "It's why we've been thinking..." 490->301 819 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 491->819 492 Alain: "Been thinking of getting *Whirling-in-Rags* tatted on my ass, boss." 492->432 493 Visual Calculus: Of course. 493->459 494->1150 495->519 496->318 497->145 498 You: "It's an old building. There may be a secret passage -- or even a network of passages." 498->201 499->994 500->447 501 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 501->1103 734 Inland Empire: And a hole in his heart. That first. 502->734 503 Visual Calculus: You know, I don't usually do this -- I just measure things, but... 503->207 504 Logic: Let's move. 1057 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 504->1057 505->612 506->49 507 You: "I don't know, but I'll find out." 507->164 508->1045 509 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 509->171 510 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 510->371 511->96 513 Electrochemistry: A massive activity spike in the *amygdala copicum* -- the part cops use to pin murders on people. 512->513 633 You: "Why are you so sure Ruby *didn't* off him?" 513->633 514 Alain: "He's cobbling together shit so he can put her away. It's Cop 101." 514->478 515 Inland Empire: Weird... how? You're wearing the pinball maker's coat. 1078 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_inland_weird_how"] 515->1078 516 You: "I analysed it on the spot. Turns out I can do that." 516->12 642 Composure: It *is* a very comfortable coat for such an oldie... 517->642 518 Suggestion: You got his attention. Now don't ruin it by making *weird* claims. Remember: you can still mess this up. 518->291 519->307 520 Suggestion: The big one. Get this and they'll give her to you. Remember, don't piss him off. That never works. 520->371 521->490 522 Jump to: [Titus Hardie: ""Okay, but..." The man looks around..."] 522->180 523 Titus Hardie: "Footprints." He takes a sip of his beer. "Recent?" 523->311 525 Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"] 524->525 526 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_discussed_winch_with_them"]) 524->526 1071 Titus Hardie: "Okay -- they're connected by the winch. How, though? Is there a dumbwaiter back there?" 525->1071 526->85 527->5 989 You: "Nothing. I just thought we could bring some down. Get some new machines in here." 527->989 1158 You: "What if they're somehow connected to the murder -- a *Pinball Murderer*?" 527->1158 528 Logic: It doesn't fit *well*, but it fits. And he knows it. 941 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. 528->941 530 Titus Hardie: "Alright alright, we can get the barman to bring them down -- what else?" 529->530 530->263 531 You: "She could have made a copy." 869 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." 531->869 978 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 532->978 533 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." 665 Logic: Still. The key here is a strange coincidence -- and he knows it. 533->665 534 You: "I have analysed the bullet that killed him -- it was jacketed." 792 Eugene: "So...?" The man shrugs and looks at you. 534->792 535 Titus Hardie: "What are you gonna cry now?" He squints at you, as if inspecting how close to crying you are. 535->257 536 Rhetoric: Organized crime -- down in Jamrock probably. He's not being *too* forthcoming -- this is not a surprise. 536->89 537 Suggestion: No, just say you're honest with him, don't *challenge* him. 537->667 538->149 538->592 538->793 538->949 539 You: "I've already established Ruby's running drugs. She could've smuggled guns too." 1162 Titus Hardie: "Goddamn, that's just about your favourite topic isn't it?" Titus slaps his thigh. "Every fucking five seconds!" 539->1162 735 Titus Hardie: "No one goes to tell Evrart anything. He knows what he has to know -- fast." 540->735 541 You: "What was she scared of?" 541->156 542 You: "When did she leave?" 1167 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." 542->1167 543->1103 544 You: "It's not much, but it'll do." (Go!) 1050 Titus Hardie: "It'll *have* to." He puts his hand out. 544->1050 545 Esprit de Corps: Not just granite -- tightly packed RCM sergeant material. 545->157 546->44 617 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 547->617 548->812 549 Logic: Easy! If the lieutenant isn't here, you should find him and attempt this again while he's with you. 549->106 550 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! 550->103 551 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? 551->609 552->107 553 Logic: Gladly. 1128 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 553->1128 554 Logic: ... No one? 554->457 555 Logic: Just me, huh? Wow. Well... Good luck! 555->276 557 Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"]  or  Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"] 556->557 558 !(Variable["auto.visited_pinball_room"]  or  Variable["auto.visited_pinball_workshop"]) 556->558 557->422 817 You: "Through a secret passage." 558->817 559->1045 560->371 562 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"] 561->562 563 !(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"]) 561->563 630 Volition: You could crack Klaasje's last defences. Maybe she'll tell you something helpful? 562->630 911 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? 563->911 690 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 564->690 565->233 566 You: "She's right. I won't." 1024 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." 566->1024 568 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 567->568 569 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 567->569 969 Alain: "Yeah..." The man seems unsure of himself. 568->969 569->172 571 Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"] 570->571 572 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_said_the_cover_up_thing_in_logic_wc"]) 570->572 1085 Shanky: "And then, boss..." he shakes his head "...use us to cover it up? I mean, that's just fucked up." 571->1085 841 Eugene: "If that's the case then it's not right." He looks at Titus, then Alain. "But it's not the case -- right?" 572->841 573->16 573->359 777 You: "It's scary, yes. She probably went to a University and learned it from a *liberal*." 573->777 1138 You: "What Kim said." 573->1138 1142 You: "C'mon, guys. She hangs out with you meatheads. This cannot come as a surprise." 573->1142 574 Titus Hardie: Titus's gaze meets yours: "Yeah, so...?" 574->244 574->486 575->717 577 Variable["whirling.windown_viscal_72percent_likelihood"] 576->577 578 !(Variable["whirling.windown_viscal_72percent_likelihood"]) 576->578 577->487 1088 Hand/Eye Coordination: Unless it was an exceptional, almost godly sniper. 578->1088 579 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." 579->1145 580 You: "I didn't say I'd *prove* she had the murder weapon -- just that we need to find her." (Move on.) 580->368 581->27 582 Untitled hub 582->138 929 You: "Eugene, let's assume you killed him..." 582->929 977 You: "Titus, let's assume you killed him..." 582->977 583 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." 878 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). 583->878 584 Logic: Is it? It *proves* there are things about the Whirling-in-Rags that he doesn't know. He *must* see that. 584->143 585 Kim Kitsuragi: "This was merely a thought exercise. He did not lose his gun. Let's move on." 1153 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] 585->1153 586 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_viscal_show_them_the_bullet"] 587 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_viscal_show_them_the_bullet"] 586->587 588 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_viscal_show_them_the_bullet"]) 586->588 659 You: (Hold out the bullet) "This is the bullet that did it -- 4.46 mm. The Belle-Magrave uses the same calibre." 587->659 699 You: Let's not get dramatic. 587->699 588->615 589->28 794 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"] 590->794 591 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." 591->528 592->326 593 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] 594 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] 593->594 595 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"]) 593->595 803 Reaction Speed: Screw honest -- you just *showed* him a breech-loading gun! 594->803 595->256 596 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] 597 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"] 596->597 598 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_bullet"]) 596->598 597->559 598->91 951 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*." 599->951 1047 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 600->1047 602 IsKimHere() 601->602 603 !(IsKimHere()) 601->603 602->153 603->505 809 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?" 604->809 681 Titus Hardie: "How can I forget." He nods at your tie. "How can I forget." He nods at your tie. 605->681 810 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." 606->810 607->342 608 You: (Whisper) "Kim, you've had long enough to come up with a theory. What'cha got?" 608->102 610 Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] 609->610 611 !(Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"]) 609->611 610->103 611->550 613 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." 614 Titus Hardie: The big guy takes a long, considered gulp of beer. "And? How does she come into it?" 613->614 614->408 615->1045 616 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 616->371 617->1103 618 You: "I'll start there. One more question: what does Ruby look like?" 618->118 620 Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"] 619->620 621 !(Variable["XP.figured_out_the_odd_sole"]) 619->621 620->120 621->755 826 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_at_least_one_passive_fire"] 622->826 623 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ehm..." The lieutenant puts his hand on your shoulder. "Unless we have more business, we should..." He looks to the door. 623->354 625 IsKimHere() 624->625 626 !(IsKimHere()) 624->626 625->623 626->354 628 Titus Hardie: "You know, I'm beginning to think this clown is squinting at me..." He looks around. "...because he wants to start something." 627->628 836 Shanky: "Nah boss, he's just mentally handicapped. I've seen them do that." 628->836 629->165 630->284 631->1089 632 Half Light: It's the kind of chin-rubbing men -- often leaders -- do when they think of *punishment*. 632->217 701 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] 633->701 634->241 636 Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"]  or  Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"] 635->636 637 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_drugtrade_eight_is_trafficer"]  or  Variable["TASK.confront_hardie_about_drug_trade_done"]) 635->637 636->11 843 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." 637->843 638 Kim Kitsuragi: "Ruby then threatened her -- and told her to end her relationship with the deceased." 638->297 639->298 640->299 641->291 642->180 643 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." 648 Jump to: [ROUTE] 643->648 1081 Titus Hardie: "Yeah? Like what?" 644->1081 646 IsKimHere() 645->646 647 !(IsKimHere()) 645->647 646->643 1143 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." 647->1143 648->291 649 Titus Hardie: "And I suppose you have a theory about that too, cop?" 649->20 928 Alain: "You probably *did* though..." 650->928 652 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 651->652 653 !(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) 651->653 657 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*. 652->657 656 CHOICHUB 653->656 654 Eugene: He scoffs. 862 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 654->862 655 Alain: "No..." 655->28 656->19 656->135 656->373 704 You: "Recent." (Nod.) 656->704 861 You: "There were prints there -- with horizontal lines." 656->861 657->656 658 Kim Kitsuragi: "What if those two doors are connected, Eugene? Is that your name -- Eugene?" The lieutenant leans closer. The lieutenant leans closer to Eugene. "What if they're connected by the *winch*, Eugene? That is your, name, right -- Eugene?" 988 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?" 658->988 659->376 660 Logic: He sees it -- this is coming together -- he *must*. 660->36 661->586 662 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." 1095 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 662->1095 791 Titus Hardie: "Yes." He pinches the root of his nose. 663->791 664 You: (Show them the antique rifle.) "There are weapons like this just lying around in Martinaise." 664->309 665->941 1040 Alain: "He's trying to woo us with cop science. Forensics shit. I've heard this mambo jambo." 666->1040 668 Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_suggestion_be_honest"] 667->668 669 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_suggestion_be_honest"]) 667->669 668->593 800 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] 669->800 672 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." 670->672 671->446 1044 Logic: Still -- he's thinking about it now. And he knows *gunning up* has nothing to do with this. 672->1044 673 Suggestion: You were warned not to bring it up. Your best shot here is to just back out of it. 673->330 675 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"] 674->675 676 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"]) 674->676 675->115 875 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_asked_how_much_you_guys_know_about_this_place"] 676->875 677 Titus Hardie: "Sure -- *normal*," he says without smiling. 677->41 678 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." 678->331 679 You: Walk away. 679->206 680 You: "Won't stop?" 885 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." 680->885 1107 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckEquipped("neck_tie") 681->1107 682->274 683->276 684->504 685 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"] 686 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"] 685->686 687 !(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"]) 685->687 686->964 687->554 688 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." 689 Jump to: [ROUTE] 688->689 689->291 691 IsKimHere() 690->691 692 !(IsKimHere()) 690->692 1132 Kim Kitsuragi: "No, no." The lieutenant looks at you with slight worry. "That's his... concentration face." 691->1132 692->509 693 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. 693->53 693->283 693->694 907 You: Why am I such an idiot? 693->907 1060 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. 694->1060 695->6400161 696 Endurance: Go out and run circles around the building until you come up with something. Whatever you do, don't stand here anymore. 956 You: Thanks guys. Let's get moving again. 696->956 1175 You: Not just yet -- can't we review the components of the theory? 696->1175 697 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. 697->964 698->1021 699->493 700->128 702 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"] 701->702 703 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_failed"]) 701->703 702->474 703->837 1136 Titus Hardie: "What else could you make out -- *how* recent? What size?" 704->1136 705->8 706->510 707->243 1082 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 708->1082 709 Alain: "Good one." 709->65 781 Titus Hardie: "A thing? You mean..." He tilts his head to the side and falls silent. 710->781 711 You: "Guys, this is Revachol. Anyone could get a gun around here. *Anyone*." 780 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." 711->780 712 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 713 IsKimHere() 712->713 714 !(IsKimHere()) 712->714 955 Kim Kitsuragi: "The elevator is *outside* the building. It's an old dumbwaiter -- used for moving pinball machines up and down from the workshop." 713->955 714->613 715 You: "Yes. Big lab. Back in Jamrock. The... Jamrock Ballistics Lab." "Yes. We have a ballistics lab in Couron we consult in cases like these." 852 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] 715->852 716->489 717->374 718->520 719 Alain: "No..." 865 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?" 719->865 720->295 721 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 722 IsKimHere() 721->722 723 !(IsKimHere()) 721->723 722->719 723->383 724 You: "There's a door downstairs in the kitchen -- a locked *blue* door. Ever been through that?" 984 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 724->984 725 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] 726 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] 725->726 727 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"]) 725->727 726->662 727->381 728->536 729 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?" 943 Eugene: "It's never a Sam Bo fighter and it's never a bullet-bending sniper." 729->943 730->729 731->39 732 You: "You think she knew I'd find evidence against her?" 732->1164 733->1103 1171 Untitled hub (03) 734->1171 735->511 736->545 1105 Esprit de Corps: No -- he already is a sergeant. That's what you're feeling. He just wasn't sure what *you* are. 737->1105 739 Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_angry_drunk"] 738->739 740 !(Variable["whirling.klaasje_ruby_angry_drunk"]) 738->740 1030 You: "Klaasje said she made advances on her -- and she thwarted them." "Klaasje said she made advances on her -- and she thwarted them. She also threatened her to *end* her relationship with the deceased." 739->1030 740->297 741 You: No, I want to do this all by myself! 741->101 742->1064 744 Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 743->744 745 !(Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) 743->745 814 Kim Kitsuragi: CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") 744->814 1054 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] 745->1054 746->743 747 Jump to: [endhub] 747->612 748->555 750 Variable["whirling.elevator_left_early"] == true  or  Variable["whirling.elevator_main_reached"] 749->750 751 !(Variable["whirling.elevator_left_early"] == true  or  Variable["whirling.elevator_main_reached"]) 749->751 750->712 900 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 751->900 752->1045 753 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." 753->1145 754 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 754->1103 755->243 756->229 757->170 758 Logic: No one knows. 758->227 759 Esprit de Corps: Please, please do not melt down again. We're so close to wrapping this up and getting out of here. 759->509 760->55 762 CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") 761->762 763 !(CheckItem("key_workshop_spare")) 761->763 762->1021 763->350 764->1070 765->460 766->291 767->358 768->460 769->60 770->174 771 Logic: The window Klaasje gave for the time of death was From 11:30 to 12:15. 771->424 1028 You: "You know that's not the case." 771->1028 773 IsKimHere() == false 772->773 774 !(IsKimHere() == false) 772->774 773->771 774->424 774->1028 775 Eugene: "Man, now he's just throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks." 1073 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 775->1073 776 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?" 776->136 777->776 778->136 779->249 779->427 1029 You: "She just told us -- Ruby made her scared and she spilled the beans." 779->1029 972 Eugene: "Yeah, everyone knows Glen loves guns." 780->972 781->64 782 Logic: He knows they *had* to be recent for those lines to still read. This wasn't a failure. 782->241 783->574 784->718 785->241 786 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..." 1141 Titus Hardie: He thinks for a moment, then nods: "Good news is -- I'm still listening." 786->1141 787 You: "There's a locked door on the roof. Leading *to* the roof. Ever seen that?" 787->721 788->1037 789->35 790->291 791->1095 792->197 793->535 795 Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"] 794->795 796 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_wc_rhet_rhetorical_question"]) 794->796 795->537 796->389 798 Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"] 797->798 799 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_authority_wc_fail_put_the_gun_in_your_mouth_threatened_to_kill_yourself"]) 797->799 798->260 799->559 801 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"] 800->801 802 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_show_them_the_rifle"]) 800->802 801->390 802->256 803->256 804 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["tc.sam_bo"] 805 Variable["tc.sam_bo"] 804->805 806 !(Variable["tc.sam_bo"]) 804->806 805->518 806->291 807 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." 807->878 808 Logic: That's all you needed. Doubt. 808->1047 886 Authority: It's not an actual question. 809->886 810->451 811->895 812->45 813 Horrific Necktie: You and I are going to dance in the moonlight under a billion stars. 813->41 815 CheckItem("key_workshop_spare") 814->815 816 !(CheckItem("key_workshop_spare")) 814->816 815->609 1116 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 816->1116 817->50 818->458 820 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 819->820 821 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 819->821 820->649 821->279 822->1145 823->462 824 Drama: No, no! He needs to say: "Five hundred Lears and I can't remember the first line!" 824->171 825->824 827 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_at_least_one_passive_fire"] 826->827 828 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_at_least_one_passive_fire"]) 826->828 827->956 827->1175 828->696 829->233 830 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"] 831 Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"] 830->831 832 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"]) 830->832 831->353 832->697 833 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"] 834 Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"] 833->834 835 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_my_wife_left_me_and_im_completely_alone"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_clicked_on_five_hundred_lears"]) 833->835 834->4 835->58 1018 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 836->1018 837->514 838->392 840 You: "She didn't go out for fresh air -- for one smoke?" 839->840 971 You: "She didn't go to the toilet?" 839->971 1137 You: "She didn't go to the bar -- for a drink?" 839->1137 840->132 842 Logic: There *are* many pieces that fit together that way, Eugene. Face it. 841->842 842->616 843->463 844->523 845->804 846 Shanky: "I did! I knew it! That's why she didn't fuck me at Fatty's birthday party." 974 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. 846->974 847->846 848 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 849 IsKimHere() 848->849 850 !(IsKimHere()) 848->850 849->638 850->297 851 Eugene: "*If* it's true." He looks at Shanky, then Titus. "But it's not -- right?" 851->616 853 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] 852->853 854 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_succ_told_about_the_secret_route"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"]) 852->854 1031 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?" 853->1031 854->14 855->303 857 IsKimHere() 856->857 858 !(IsKimHere()) 856->858 857->302 858->187 859->492 860->139 860->140 861->786 863 IsKimHere() 862->863 864 !(IsKimHere()) 862->864 981 Kim Kitsuragi: "Think. You kill him. Get up there. Shoot him. Get down..." 863->981 915 You: "Would you prefer to go on trial with your friends -- as part of a lynch mob -- or alone, for committing murder?" 864->915 865->494 866->219 867->293 868->660 869->528 870 You: "You didn't find it, but Ruby did. That's how she got up there." 870->318 871 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*." 871->807 872 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. 872->385 873 Logic: Boy, you really haven't given me a lot to work with here. You should explore better -- for now, just wing it. 873->498 874 Alain: "What are you, a fucking cop now, Angie? You want to be a Hardie -- or you want to be a cop?" 874->444 876 Variable["whirling.hardies_asked_how_much_you_guys_know_about_this_place"] 875->876 877 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_asked_how_much_you_guys_know_about_this_place"]) 875->877 876->90 877->152 878->255 950 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." 879->950 880->293 882 Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_rhet_dont_contradict_yourself"] 881->882 883 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logicwc_rhet_dont_contradict_yourself"]) 881->883 882->262 883->1045 884->678 885->357 886->42 890 Titus Hardie: "Sure. The human experiment. That's real funny." He looks at you without smiling. 887->890 888->677 889 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*?" 889->273 890->41 891->95 892 You: "Have you looked for her?" 892->211 893->94 893->450 893->605 893->887 893->888 894->608 894->741 1053 You: But the lieutenant isn't here. What am I supposed to do without him? 894->1053 895->612 897 Variable["whirling.hardies_painthresh_or_drama_had_bad_advice_again"] 896->897 898 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_painthresh_or_drama_had_bad_advice_again"]) 896->898 897->830 898->685 899 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." 899->688 901 IsKimHere() 900->901 902 !(IsKimHere()) 900->902 901->51 902->507 903->371 904->348 1126 You: No, no -- we can do this. (Squint your eyes.) 905->1126 906->833 907->758 909 Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] 908->909 910 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"]) 908->910 909->413 910->121 911->284 912 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] 913 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] 912->913 914 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"]) 912->914 913->469 914->455 915->1034 916->173 917->1073 919 CheckEquipped("jacket_mullen") 918->919 920 !(CheckEquipped("jacket_mullen")) 918->920 919->515 920->522 921->245 922->709 923 Untitled hub 923->516 923->715 975 Drama: *Definitely* lie. The truth is not credible. 924->975 925->241 926 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." 1033 Logic: Time for a logics demonstration. 926->1033 959 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 927->959 928->24 929->654 930 Shanky: "What an idiot!" 1149 Titus Hardie: The big man leans closer. "Tell me -- did you lose it *before* the murder?" 930->1149 932 IsKimHere() 931->932 933 !(IsKimHere()) 931->933 932->585 933->29 935 Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] 934->935 936 !(Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"]) 934->936 935->724 990 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] 936->990 937 You: "Yes." 937->433 1121 Jump to: [Untitled hub] 938->1121 1039 Jump to: [You: ""What if the doors are *connected?*..."] 939->1039 940->870 941->384 942 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." 942->665 995 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 943->995 944->442 945->874 946->559 947 Authority: He knows Eugene is more lieutenant material than he is. 947->1046 948 Alain: "Fuck off, man." 948->947 1099 Titus Hardie: "A broken old broomstick is what you showed me -- but point taken." He nods. 949->1099 950->448 951->808 952 Titus Hardie: "She said you have a funny taste in clothes." He scoffs. "And that you won't *stop*." 968 Endurance: Never -- not until the case is solved. And then the next case. And the next... 952->968 953->3 954->98 955->131 955->295 956->553 957->406 958->899 960 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 959->960 961 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 959->961 962 Shanky: "Fuck you, man, I would never fuck my guys over like that." He squeaks with indignation. "Especially for some bird..." 960->962 961->77 962->22 963->908 964->624 965->761 1067 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] 966->1067 967 Electrochemistry: YES! Huff and puff and *blow* this case wide open! 967->695 968->566 968->680 969->475 970->175 971->132 1076 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..." 972->1076 973->64 974->365 975->923 976->136 977->74 979 IsKimHere() 978->979 980 !(IsKimHere()) 978->980 979->141 980->321 981->429 982->930 983 You: "No." 983->431 985 IsKimHere() 984->985 986 !(IsKimHere()) 984->986 985->655 986->430 987->375 988->85 989->194 991 Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"] 990->991 992 !(Variable["whirling.steel_door_hub_reached"]) 990->992 991->787 992->873 993->531 1042 You: "Yeah, maybe I *was* jumping to conclusions." 993->1042 1043 You: "She could've just put it back there once she was done." 993->1043 994->291 996 IsKimHere() 995->996 997 !(IsKimHere()) 995->997 996->872 997->445 998->948 999->505 1000 Titus Hardie: "I hear they have a shack where junkies sometimes crash. Time for you to step up." 1004 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 1000->1004 1002 IsKimHere() 1001->1002 1003 !(IsKimHere()) 1001->1003 1002->92 1003->732 1005 IsKimHere() 1004->1005 1006 !(IsKimHere()) 1004->1006 1165 Kim Kitsuragi: "We will start there." The lieutenant takes a quick note. "One more question: what does Ruby look like?" 1005->1165 1006->618 1048 Titus Hardie: "No -- you. As in the cop with the sideburns and the disco clothes." 1007->1048 1104 Jump to: [gaveuprubyhub] 1008->1104 1052 Titus Hardie: "Nah. We're good." He lets go of your hand. 1009->1052 1010 You: "Could she have gotten this info from... Evrart?" 1010->333 1011 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! 1011->814 1119 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." 1012->1119 1013 Jump to: [HUBOMOTIVO] 1013->371 1014->371 1015->52 1016->754 1017->825 1019 IsKimHere() 1018->1019 1020 !(IsKimHere()) 1018->1020 1019->228 1020->165 1022 Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"] 1021->1022 1023 !(Variable["whirling.replaced_viscal_success_read"]) 1021->1023 1022->230 1023->414 1024->357 1025->460 1026->178 1027->775 1028->635 1139 Titus Hardie: "That Ruby is queer as cabaret, now that I start thinking about it. I don't know I why didn't see it earlier..." He looks out the window, pensively. 1029->1139 1030->848 1031->641 1032->648 1033->582 1034->372 1035 You: "It was a joke." 1094 Titus Hardie: "Sure." He scoffs. "Take your sorry ass out of here -- Ruby didn't use your lost gun to kill him." 1035->1094 1036 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." 1036->583 1037->584 1038 You: "Precisely." 1038->85 1039->315 1040->382 1041->497 1159 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 1042->1159 1043->591 1044->752 1045->312 1045->534 1045->539 1045->580 1045->664 1045->711 1157 You: "There is a small -- 28% -- chance that shot came from *beyond* the roof." 1045->1157 1046->291 1047->1045 1048->734 1049->332 1050->43 1050->679 1051->46 1052->889 1053->549 1055 Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"] 1054->1055 1056 !(Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door"]) 1054->1056 1055->1011 1174 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... 1056->1174 1057->6400161 1058->818 1059 You: "Thanks for the review, Titus." (Conclude.) 1059->461 1060->409 1061 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] 1062 Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"] 1061->1062 1063 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_the_rhet_wc"]  or  Variable["whirling.hardie_failed_wc_once"]) 1061->1063 1062->759 1063->509 1065 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false 1064->1065 1066 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] == false) 1064->1066 1133 Logic: Say... Hard to remember with your brain in overload, but have you smoked lately? A cigarette may help you. 1065->1133 1066->455 1068 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"] 1067->1068 1069 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_fail_smoke_suggested"]) 1067->1069 1068->967 1069->695 1070->632 1156 Logic: This man is smarter than he looks. We can work with this. 1071->1156 1072->471 1074 IsKimHere() 1073->1074 1075 !(IsKimHere()) 1073->1075 1074->7 1075->1014 1076->484 1077->183 1079 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_inland_weird_how"] 1078->1079 1080 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suc_inland_weird_how"]) 1078->1080 1079->184 1079->426 1080->522 1081->68 1081->185 1081->710 1081->1077 1083 IsKimHere() 1082->1083 1084 !(IsKimHere()) 1082->1084 1083->300 1084->573 1085->851 1086->73 1087->75 1088->188 1090 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?" 1089->1090 1090->718 1091->927 1092->1145 1093->441 1094->219 1096 IsKimHere() 1095->1096 1097 !(IsKimHere()) 1095->1097 1096->195 1097->196 1098->198 1099->596 1100 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suggestion_dont_break_your_stride"] 1101 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suggestion_dont_break_your_stride"] 1100->1101 1102 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_suggestion_dont_break_your_stride"]) 1100->1102 1101->673 1102->330 1103->97 1103->218 1103->265 1103->541 1103->542 1103->544 1103->892 1103->1059 1172 You: "What else did Ruby tell you -- about me?" 1103->1172 1104->1103 1105->342 1106->811 1108 CheckEquipped("neck_tie") 1107->1108 1109 !(CheckEquipped("neck_tie")) 1107->1109 1108->813 1109->41 1111 IsKimHere() 1110->1111 1112 !(IsKimHere()) 1110->1112 1111->47 1173 You: "Where have you looked for her?" 1112->1173 1114 Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_logic_she_knows"] 1113->1114 1115 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_logic_wc_logic_she_knows"]) 1113->1115 1114->99 1114->1010 1115->338 1117 Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"] 1116->1117 1118 !(Variable["TASK.enter_the_mysterious_door_done"]) 1116->1118 1117->551 1118->456 1119->688 1120->688 1121->1045 1123 Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"] 1122->1123 1124 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_ruby_gay_branch_passed"]) 1122->1124 1123->753 1124->579 1125->169 1126->693 1127->53 1127->694 1127->907 1128->6400161 1130 Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"] 1129->1130 1131 !(Variable["TASK.investigate_mysterious_door_done"]) 1129->1131 1130->761 1131->287 1132->1061 1133->912 1134->419 1135->175 1136->19 1136->135 1136->373 1136->861 1137->132 1138->181 1139->298 1140->903 1141->782 1142->71 1143->648 1144->926 1145->23 1147 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true 1146->1147 1148 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_unodified_path_clicked"] == true) 1146->1148 1147->1036 1148->871 1149->313 1149->937 1149->983 1149->1035 1151 IsKimHere() 1150->1151 1152 !(IsKimHere()) 1150->1152 1151->658 1152->315 1154 Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"] 1153->1154 1155 !(Variable["whirling.hardie_took_loaded_gun"]) 1153->1155 1154->83 1155->2 1156->1038 1157->725 1158->254 1160 IsKimHere() 1159->1160 1161 !(IsKimHere()) 1159->1161 1160->533 1161->942 1162->1100 1163 You: "And the hole in his heart." 1163->269 1164->1103 1165->118 1166->1000 1167->501 1169 Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"] 1168->1169 1170 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_logic_wc_said_72percent_chance_shot_came_from_roof"]) 1168->1170 1169->503 1170->505 1171->94 1171->450 1171->605 1171->887 1171->888 1171->1163 1172->952 1173->682 1174->814 1175->405