YARD HANGED MAN BULLET - 626
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_perception_white_oval_wound"]
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The Hanged Man: Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]
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Perception: You touch the dead man's body. His skin is cold, light blue and silvery in the light of the fridge. You *still* have no idea where to begin -- or what to even do with him...
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The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
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!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"])
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The Hanged Man: IsKimHere()
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The Hanged Man: IsKimHere()
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Authority: The word lingers in the air of the basement, far away ice cream makers are buzzing and the sea wind blows outside...
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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Authority: *Detective*.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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You: Crawl up his nostrils.
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The Hanged Man: They are swollen shut -- you need to really *push* to get in.
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Cuno: Cuno is silent.
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Jump to: [You: "Touch it with your finger, gently...."]
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You: Push deeper.
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The Hanged Man: Your fingers slide into the remains of his limbic system. There is no resistance. It's gelatinous. The slug-like structures are damaged too, the tearing extends deep into both hemispheres.
Your yellow fingers slide into the remains of the limbic system. There is no resistance. Its gelatinous. The slug-like structures are damaged too, the tearing extends deep into both hemispheres.
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Empathy: Quivering with awe.
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You: Push deeper.
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You: "Fucking shit."
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Kim Kitsuragi: Out comes his small folding knife -- the lieutenant moves its blade across the man's skull, searching for the exit wound...
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bullet_time
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You: Feel around first.
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You: Brain stem?
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The Hanged Man: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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You: What is this?
"Here we go."
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Esprit de Corps: Suddenly, you recall: Two officers must be present for a field autopsy. You take your hand from the dead man's face and open your eyes. You will still need to come back with the lieutenant.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. And the belt around his neck; the hanging; even dragging him to the yard... *all* of it was done after this man was already dead."
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treatment_here
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]
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Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_result_probable_cause"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "There have been other signs too, small details. Everything is too neatly designed for us to assign probable cause here. As we did, foolhardily. Well -- no more."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "There have been other signs too, small things. We were right not to assign hanging as cause of death. As the perpetrators *expected* we would -- no such luck for them."
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You: "I think I need to wash myself."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Oh." He nods. "You *really, really* do. I am glad to hear you say that. Your room in the Whirling-in-Rags should come with a bathroom. Be sure to make use of it in the evening."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "To hide something. The real killer? The real motivation? What really happened here."
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Jump to: [end hub]
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The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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Cunoesse: "Fucking pig's probably thinking about touching it again..."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "There is no need. We have been thorough with the genitals..." The lieutenant looks worried.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Do you think we missed something?"
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The Hanged Man: His fingernails have turned dark. They're chipped and quite long. There is dirt under them. That's all.
His fingernails have turned dark. They're chipped, and quite long. There is dirt under them. Surprise-surprise. No bullet here.
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end hub 2 known bullet
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You: "What happens next?" (Proceed.)
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You: "Maybe the bullet holds more answers?"
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Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"])
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Jump to: [end hub 2 known bullet]
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Authority: It seems he is leaving you no choice in the matter.
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Jump to: [Perception: "Your arm reaches out and your eyes..."]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Klaasje told us the bullet hit him in the *mouth* -- try putting your hand there..."
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Esprit de Corps: The lieutenant should *clearly* be here for this. You're lost.
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Jump to: [ICE BEAR FRIDGE MAIN HUB]
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You: Bag the corpse and drag it to the motor carriage. [Leave.]
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The Hanged Man: CancelTask("TASK.fridge_victims_body_cancelled")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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The Hanged Man: The basal ganglia feels clumpy -- what entered here has torn apart his reptilian complex.
The basal ganglia feels clumpy -- the bullet has torn apart his reptilian complex.
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Interfacing: You're not far, it'll come to you, keep crawling...
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search_for_it
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You: "I can't get it..."
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You: "Can I have it?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course. You've *earned* it." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
"Of course. You deserve it." The lieutenant drops the bag in your hand. It feels light.
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You: "Agreed."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "And one last thing." *Click-click* goes the pen. "We can now fill in injury #3: ligament mark. Opinion -- non-fatal, post-mortem: *treatment*."
"And one last thing." *Click-click* goes the pen. "We should amend injury #3: ligament mark. *Treatment*. It's obvious the Hardie boys tampered with it."
"This goes very, very well with #3: ligament mark. *Treatment*." *Click-click* goes the pen. "We have the tampering -- and real cause of death. Very neat."
"And one last thing." *Click-click* goes the pen. "We should amend injury #3: ligament mark. New opinion -- non-fatal, post-mortem: *treatment*."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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Jump to: [no_bullet]
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Cunoesse: "Forget about the *fucking exit wound*, bino! THE PIG IS WEARING HIM LIKE A FUCK PUPPET!"
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "A bullet..." The lieutenant puts a small bag marked *evidence* under it.
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Cunoesse: "Fucking *beautiful...*"
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You: "The ligament mark, the fractured hyoid bone, it was all treatment..."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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Cuno: "I can't believe the pig is stroking him *again*..."
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You: "I've got a gut feeling that there's more to this corpse."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay, well... We're in livor mortis here. He's disintegrating. We need to *refrigerate* the body, if we want to conduct another examination -- and we need to do it fast."
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You: "Can't he just... hang out here for a while longer?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "If you want for this task to slowly become impossible, then yes. Otherwise -- no. He's been *hanging out* far too long already. We need to ice him."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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!(Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I will need a little help carrying him -- you take the hands, I'll take the legs."
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Tutorial Agent: This means Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, you're free to do side-tasks and even the main case -- though it might be more difficult.
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The Hanged Man: The inside of the head feels cold and smooth like a glove as you pull out, sweat dripping down your brow -- careful not to lose the prize between your fingers...
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The Hanged Man: With a *plop*, your hand emerges from the mouth, covered in blood up to the wrist. Between your fingers -- a small flower, a blossom made of lead!
With a *plop*, your hand emerges from the mouth, covered in blood up to the wrist. Between your fingers -- a small flower, a blossom made of lead!
With a *plop*, your hand emerges from the mouth. The garden glove is covered in blood right up to the wrist. Between your fingers -- a small flower, a blossom made of lead!
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Untitled hub
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You: "An absolutely colossal fridge -- still plugged in -- *literally* in the shape of an ice bear!"
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You: "So that's what the *ice bear shaped* refrigerator is for!"
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You: "Why... yes there was."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Only if *all else* fails," he stresses.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.cuno_of_many_means"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We bag the corpse and carry him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can transport him to Processing myself, but I *will* be gone for the rest of the day."
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You: "You'll be gone? What should I do in the meanwhile?"
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"])
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Authority: *Detective*.
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Interfacing: Oh well -- in another lifetime.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_kim_leaving_not_tutorialized"] and Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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Tutorial Agent: If you have nothing to do, read books or sit on the bench on the plaza.
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jump_here_to_finish
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Esprit de Corps: We didn't fall for it, he thinks. There's pride in there.
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Logic: There is of course the very real possibility he was both shot *and* hanged.
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The Hanged Man: There go those beautiful enamel boots. You will never own the full set now. May they rest in Processing...
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Interfacing: Oh well -- in another lifetime.
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The Hanged Man: A vision of black and dark red death, pried open by your naked hands and studded with teeth. Looks like he's laughing, death fumes rising from the throat. And there, in the back of his mouth, above the bell of the uvula, right in the soft palate...
A vision of black and dark red death: pried open by your hands and studded with teeth. Looks like he's laughing, death fumes rising from his throat. And there, in the back of his mouth, above the bell of the uvula, right in the soft palate...
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Perception: ...you see a hole, barely visible to the human eye. It is swollen shut, almost vanished, no larger than 0.4 cm in radius. The edges appear darkened.
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The Hanged Man: Your fingers are all the way in now, reaching toward the inside of his skull. The cavity goes further, but the entry wound isn't wide enough for the rest of your hand to follow...
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Physical Instrument: All the muscles in your body harden. Time to *enter* him.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Can you... can you get to it?" He searches his pockets for something.
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The Hanged Man: There's a tiny crack, a protrusion in the cranium, right in the back of his head. Your finger must be pointing straight at it. From the *inside*.
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Visual Calculus: The object that is in there stopped just short of the skull, in the encephalus, knocking this tiny fracture into the cranium...
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Cuno: "F****ts can't get enough of that dick..."
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Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: ""Do you think we missed something?""]
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Perception: Your arm reaches out and your eyes close, as if by their own volition. It's dark all around. You feel cold, slippery flesh -- first with your fingertips, then under the palm of your hand.
Your arm reaches out and your eyes close -- as if by their own volition. It's dark all around. You feel cold, dead flesh through the latex glove. It's right under the palm of your hand.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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!(Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"])
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You: "What should I do in the meanwhile?"
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You: "Then what?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I'll take it from there."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.icebear_main_hub_reached"]
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Variable["doomed.icebear_main_hub_reached"]
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!(Variable["doomed.icebear_main_hub_reached"])
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The Hanged Man: You can almost see the body decomposing before your very eyes. You should drop everything else and look for a way to preserve it so you can conduct your examination better.
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The Hanged Man: You can almost see the body decomposing before your very eyes. You should drop everything else and look for a way to preserve it so you can conduct your examination better.
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Kim Kitsuragi: He closes his notebook and cracks his neck. "Let's move. With every hour, whatever we're looking for in the deceased will become harder to find."
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Jump to: [ICE BEAR FRIDGE MAIN HUB]
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JUMP OUT to DOOMED / ICE BEAR FRIDGE
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Tutorial Agent: If you have nothing to do, read books or sit on the bench on the plaza.
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The Hanged Man: His face. His cheeks, his nose, his fat swollen lips. Like a spider, your hand crawls over his features. Everything is silent.
His face. His cheeks, his nose, his fat swollen lips. Like a rubber spider your gloved hand crawls on his features. Everything is silent all around.
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You: Play with it -- this feels right.
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The Hanged Man: The tongue moves freely in the cavity. The mucous of the mouth is slippery, delicate to touch. From the soft meat -- teeth are budding; hard pearls of bone in the gums. And in the back of the mouth...
The tongue moves freely in the cavity. The mucose of the mouth is slippery, fragile even through the latex. From the soft meat -- teeth are budding; hard pearls of bone in the gums. And in the back of the mouth...
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The Hanged Man: A black trickle of liquid runs into his throat from the wound...
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You: Put your finger in.
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The Hanged Man: Your index fits right in there. A tight tunnel of flesh opens up -- tissue damage -- wide enough for two fingers. As you push both in, you reach through his mouth, right into his brain stem.
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Perception: Sharp, serrated material. The edges cut right into your skin.
Sharp, serrated material. The edges cut right into your skin. This must be the *bullet*.
Ice cold, serrated metal. Its edges cut right through the latex and into your finger.
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Pain Threshold: The pain is barely noticeable under the adrenaline rush.
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The Hanged Man: The cartilage gives in with a crack, like some fruit. Just like that your hand is in his head. Strange fluid streams down your wrist -- and then you feel it, with the tip of your finger...
The cartilage gives in with a crack, like some fruit. Just like that your hand is in his head. Fluid streams down your wrist -- and then you finally feel it, with the tip of your finger...
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Suggestion: Her voice is absolutely sizzling with excitement.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
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Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"])
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Interfacing: You pick the object between your index and middle finger. It feels sharp, like metal. With your face twisting from pain and concentration, all you need to do is just...
You pick the sharp, metal bullet between your index and middle finger. With your face twisting from pain and concentration, all you need to do is just...
You pick the object between your index and middle finger. Feels sharp, like metal. You press your teeth together, your jaw is clenched. All you need to do is just...
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Interfacing: You push your hand further in. Whatever is in there keeps rolling between your fingers as you beckon it to come out.
You push your hand further in. The bullet keeps rolling between your fingers as you beckon it to come out.
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You: Slowly pull your fingers out...
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Kim Kitsuragi: With a *crack* he punches the knife in the skull. Then one more time -- and one more -- until the bone comes loose like eggshell. Inside you feel the jelly move from his poking. The object is still under your finger.
With a *crack* he punches the knife in the skull. Then one more time -- and one more -- until the bone comes loose like eggshell. Inside you feel the jello move from his poking. The bullet is still under your finger.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Can you push it out?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We need to add an item to the injury list." He turns to his notebook. "Injury #4: Oval entry wound with an abrasion collar. Soft palate, back of mouth."
"Looks like we need to add one more item to your injury list..." He takes out his notebook, *click* goes the pen. "Injury #4. Oval entry wound with an abrasion collar. Soft palate, back of mouth."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "High velocity, temporary cavity in brain tissue. Small exit wound on the occiput." He underlines the injury, forcefully. "How does that sound?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Good-good..." The fridge in the background buzzes with excitement.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "...*this* injury here." He points to the mark encircling the corpse's neck.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I have had this doubt since I inspected his hands, officer -- there were no signs of struggle. No claw marks on his neck. Why? Why didn't he fight for his life?"
"I've had this doubt since you showed me the tracks, officer. We could not account for why they *carried* him over -- why not march him? There was no satisfying explanation."
"I've had this doubt since you pointed out the lividity was faint. They know we do it -- analyze hypostasis. I have had perpetrators manipulate the body position before."
"I've had this doubt since you had your *hunch*, officer. That he was doing something *else* at the time of his death. I don't have that kind of intuition myself -- and I don't usually trust it. But it made me... doubt."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "To put him out of his misery?" He thinks. "It's possible, but it does not explain all the other dubious things here -- lack of struggle primarily. I may be intellectually sloppy, but I prefer one theory at a time. And this just smacks of treatment to me."
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Jump to: [end hub]
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end hub
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Hey..." A wide smile appears on his face. "Wasn't there a *giant ice bear sarcophagus* below that building?" He points toward the commercial area.
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Half Light: Why yes there was. It was massive. Red eyes glowing in the dark.
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Endurance: Soon you'll be looking for clues in a pile of sludge and bones.
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Jump to: [autopsy hub]
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
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Tutorial Agent: This means Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave the party until tomorrow morning. You're free to do side-tasks and even the main case -- though it might be more difficult.
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The Hanged Man: Yes. That's what this part is called.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"]
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Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"])
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Untitled hub (02)
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Reaction Speed: He's proposing the bullet was the real cause of death -- and the hanging an attempt to *conceal* this fact.
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Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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!(Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "We put him in a bag and carry him to the holding pen of my Kineema. The bodybag should contain the odour for the duration of the transport..."
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Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
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!(Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false)
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The Hanged Man: Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Work on the case, tend to personal matters? Try not to do anything *too* dangerous. An officer needs backup in a neighbourhood like this."
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You: Touch it with your finger, gently. (Proceed.)
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You: No, this is too much. (Pull your hand out.)
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Wait, detective!" Just as you start to slide your fingers out...
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The Hanged Man: CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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You: Inspect the skull first.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Unknown calibre. Rifled. Some kind of brittle alloy, fractured on impact..."
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You: "Keep it, lieutenant. As a gift."
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You: "Keep it, lieutenant. Also, I'm sorry for calling you a binoclard."
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You: Say nothing, just nod.
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Opinion -- fatal injury."
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You: "Dead, daba-doop-doop."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Deadady-dead-dead."
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The Hanged Man: You pull down his breeches. Marbling is present around the crotch. The penis has shrunk, crawling half way back inside him. There is nothing mysterious or noteworthy here.
The genitals in his breeches continue to be unnoteworthy -- you see the penis of a dead man. If you've seen it once, you already got the picture.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm." He gets up. "This is one task we *cannot* sideline. With every hour, whatever we're looking for will become harder to find."
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Variable["yard.cuno_of_many_means"]
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!(Variable["yard.cuno_of_many_means"])
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Logic: Hmm... Cuno looks like he gets around. *Knows* Martinaise. And its fridges too probably...
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.doorbell_know_revachol_ice_city"]
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Variable["doomed.doorbell_know_revachol_ice_city"]
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!(Variable["doomed.doorbell_know_revachol_ice_city"])
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Logic: Or -- remember the buttons on that intercom over there, on the side of the building next to the Whirling? One was for "Revachol *Ice* City"? Perhaps it's a... clue?
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gain task hub
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The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
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!(Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: He frowns, thinking. "Try putting your hand in his mouth and probing for the bullet in his *head*."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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The Hanged Man: Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body"]
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Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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Jump to: [autopsy hub]
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You: Bag the corpse and drag it to the motor carriage. [Leave.]
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The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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!(Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"])
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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You: Fish it out.
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You: Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
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Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"])
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Visual Calculus: An *abrasion collar*! THIS is what we're after.
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Cuno: Cuno nods too. He takes a step closer.
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant answers with the sound of his pen on paper.
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The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
154->529
155
Jump to: [Interfacing: "You're not far, it'll come to you,..."]
155->37
180
Kim Kitsuragi: "No-no, you deserve it. We can log it later." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
"No-no, you deserve it. We can log it later." The lieutenant drops the bag in your hand. It feels light.
156->180
157
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
158
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
157->158
159
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
157->159
179
Kim Kitsuragi: "A bullet." The lieutenant picks it up between his fingers. "Unknown calibre. Rifled... you may remove your hand from the victim's head now, officer -- well done."
158->179
274
Cunoesse: "Beautiful..."
159->274
160
You: Look in his pants again.
160->125
161
You: Give up.
230
The Hanged Man: The corpse seems to yawn contentedly, as though its glad you've run out of steam.
161->230
163
Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"]
162->163
164
!(Variable["yard.hanged_touched_genitals"])
162->164
184
You: Don't touch it again.
163->184
229
You: Maybe if I touch it again...
163->229
164->70
165
You: "No, let's just leave it to the Processing guys."
307
Kim Kitsuragi: He shakes his head. "I worked as one of these *Processing guys* for a year. They are butchers and clowns. I once saw twenty CODs go misidentified in one week. Chances are slim to none that they'll find anything useful in processing."
165->307
166
Authority: Not to mention the damage that would be dealt to the force's reputation by the corpse just rotting here like this...
369
Jump to: [looking_again]
166->369
168
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
167->168
169
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
167->169
187
Kim Kitsuragi: "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
168->187
263
Kim Kitsuragi: "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
169->263
170
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
171
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"]
170->171
172
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["TASK.get_hardie_boys_to_tell_you_the_whole_story_done"])
170->172
498
You: "We still haven't found the *bullet*."
171->498
255
Inland Empire: You can't shake the feeling that there are more secrets concealed in the flesh before you.
172->255
173
Electrochemistry: The *funk soul brother* at the back of his head has gone dark. Forever.
173->10
710635
JUMP OUT to YARD / HANGED MAN AUTOPSY
174->710635
176
Variable["yard.hanged_kim_leaving_not_tutorialized"] and Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
175->176
177
!(Variable["yard.hanged_kim_leaving_not_tutorialized"] and Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"])
175->177
265
Kim Kitsuragi: "I can drive him to Processing today, no problem. Since we stalled with this... But this *does* mean I will be gone for the rest of the day."
176->265
177->442
178
You: Pull your fingers back and nod.
178->93
419
Kim Kitsuragi: "Here's your prize." He drops the bullet in an evidence bag and puts it in your hand -- your other hand, the one *not* covered in blood and cerebral cortex.
"Here's your prize." He drops the bullet in an evidence bag and puts it in your hand. It feels light.
179->419
180->94
181
Kim Kitsuragi: "That was then. This time we have extensive tissue destruction away from the wound track. This time we have a *bullet*."
181->40
299
You: "God damn right."
181->299
182->250
183->124
301
You: "Aren't we jumping to conclusions?"
183->301
454
You: "You think so?"
183->454
532
You: "Agreed."
183->532
485
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
184->485
185
Kim Kitsuragi: "If you think so, officer." He nods. "I am not going to object."
311
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
185->311
186
Kim Kitsuragi: "Continue working here. The locals, the case, or tend to your own business? I will meet you downstairs in the Whirling-in-Rags, tomorrow morning -- 7:30 sharp."
186->133
412
The Hanged Man: Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
187->412
188
Jump to: [ICE BEAR FRIDGE MAIN HUB]
188->4640194
189
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes -- now. I've rarely been disappointed by the size of a *giant* ice bear fridge, but I think we should still take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
189->79
190
Perception: You really ought to wait until the cadaver is *refrigerated*. Digging around in this mess now is proving hopelessly difficult.
437
Jump to: [autopsy hub]
190->437
191
Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant rubs his side for warmth. "It'll come to you sooner or later. At least he's safe here until then."
191->188
192
Kim Kitsuragi: "Work on the case, tend to personal matters? Try not to do anything too dangerous. An officer needs backup in a neighbourhood like this."
520
Kim Kitsuragi: "I'll leave that choice to you. And one more thing..." He looks you in the eye. "Great work, detective."
192->520
193
Kim Kitsuragi: "As I said, treatment is an attempt to manipulate the body after death -- to hide the real cause with a *false* cause. In this case..."
193->97
194->81
196
Variable["yard.hanged_perception_white_oval_wound"]
195->196
197
!(Variable["yard.hanged_perception_white_oval_wound"])
195->197
196->151
197->137
198
You: Open your eyes and look.
198->66
199
You: Fish it out.
200
You: Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
199->200
201
Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"]
200->201
202
!(Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_pulled_out_bullet"])
200->202
201->89
202->89
203
You: No. Touch something else.
203->155
517
looking_again
204->517
205
Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay." He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can take care of the rest."
205->114
206
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
207
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
206->207
208
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"])
206->208
475
You: Put your fingers in his mouth.
207->475
208->447
210
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
209->210
211
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
209->211
262
Jump to: [ICE BEAR FRIDGE MAIN HUB]
210->262
453
Jump to: [autopsy hub]
211->453
212->189
213
Kim Kitsuragi: "Now that's an overstatement. It's not actually *for* storing cadavers, or at least I hope so. I think we should take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
213->79
214->710635
215
end
216
Authority: The word lingers in the air of the yard, far away dogs are barking, further yet the sound of motor traffic...
503
The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
216->503
217
Cuno: "The fuck is he doing?" You hear a voice squeak. It sounds very far away.
268
Perception: The thing you're looking for -- it's not there. Crawl out, spider...
The thing you're looking for -- it's not here either. Crawl out, spider...
217->268
218
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
219
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
218->219
220
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
218->220
219->118
220->9
221
Cuno: "Fuckin' *CAVITY* C..." Cuno's voice is hushed.
221->11
222->88
223
Authority: He's watching his old man get the big prize at the claw game.
249
Cunoesse: "What?! WHAT is it?"
223->249
224->44
450
You: "There." (Nod toward the protrusion.)
225->450
451
You: Push.
226->451
492
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
227->492
228
You: "Sounds like heaven."
228->481
341
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
229->341
230->368
231
You: "Okay -- where do we find a fridge for the body?"
489
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_hub_reached"]
231->489
232
Kim Kitsuragi: "It would have to be *industrial* in size. Let's start by asking the proprietor of the Whirling-in-Rags, then the Frittte store down at the gates. And if neither has one..." His voice trails off -- and his gaze settles on *Cuno*.
"It would have to be *industrial* in size. Let's start by asking Garte at the Whirling-in-Rags, and the Frittte store down at the gates. If they don't know..." His voice trails off -- and his gaze settles on *Cuno*. "But only if *all else* fails."
235
Cuno: "Fuck are you looking at bino-man? You wanna piece of the Cuno? Wanna get *fucked*?"
232->235
233
Kim Kitsuragi: He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I'll take it from there."
233->114
234
Kim Kitsuragi: "It's too late to take him into Processing today. I'll take him first thing tomorrow." He pulls the black plastic over the dead man's face.
234->469
235->57
236
The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
237
Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
236->237
238
!(Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"])
236->238
237->7
238->140
239
The Hanged Man: There go those beautiful enamel boots. May they rest in Processing...
239->62
240
The Hanged Man: There go those beautiful enamel boots. May they rest in Processing...
240->292
241
Hand/Eye Coordination: This little thing could reveal much about the weapon that shot it.
241->28
242
Kim Kitsuragi: "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
242->412
243
The Hanged Man: Only the little one fits. The flesh changes shape as you bore in, searching for something in the cartilage.
476
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
243->476
244->84
245
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm," he agrees. "Keep going."
293
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
245->293
246
You: Wriggle in...
509
The Hanged Man: Your fingers reach toward his skull. His cerebral cortex feels like jelly -- cold jelly -- strange fluid streams down your wrist as you push deeper. Until you feel it, on the tip of your finger...
246->509
247
no_bullet
247->119
247->121
247->199
418
You: "I feel a solid object, right under the skull."
247->418
248
Jump to: [Interfacing: "You're not far, it'll come to you,..."]
248->37
249->92
337
You: Drop it in.
250->337
251
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
252
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
251->252
253
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
251->253
252->95
269
Cuno: "My pig's fucking *got* it!"
253->269
254->64
255->50
255->165
306
You: "Yes. There's something we're not seeing."
255->306
256
know_bullet
256->119
256->199
257
You: "Correct."
257->481
258
Esprit de Corps: His brow furrows while his eyes glaze over. The lieutenant looks regretful for not figuring this out before.
392
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
258->392
259->27
260
fail_missing
260->160
260->161
305
You: Look under his fingernails, like Kim already did.
260->305
261
You: What about that giant ice bear fridge in the Doomed Commercial Area?
374
The Hanged Man: The corpse looks *enormous* with its bloated belly. Was the ice bear fridge really that giant? You should go and measure it, just to be sure.
261->374
262->4640194
263->412
264
Esprit de Corps: We almost fell for it, he thinks. *Almost*.
264->277
473
You: "You'll be gone? What should I do in the meanwhile?"
265->473
266
You: Push your fingers in his nose.
266->243
267
You: Touch something else.
267->248
499
Jump to: [search_for_it]
268->499
269->223
452
Jump to: [Kim Kitsuragi: "Out comes his small folding knife -..."]
270->452
271
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
272
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
271->272
273
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
271->273
272->178
480
Cuno: "Oh yeah..."
273->480
274->179
275
You: Squeeze his nose.
384
The Hanged Man: You pick it between your fingers. The mass feels large, very porous somehow. Keep crawling, lest you break it...
You pick it between your fingers. The mass is even larger than *your* nose. Very *porous* somehow. Like it's about to pop. Keep crawling, lest you break it.
275->384
276
Interfacing: This is the *irregularity* you felt before. The one that was too tiny to register consciously.
381
Kim Kitsuragi: "We have the makings of a... very small exit wound here." The lieutenant leans closer.
276->381
277->392
278->130
279->186
280
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
281
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
280->281
282
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
280->282
281->205
534
Kim Kitsuragi: "Okay." He unrolls the plastic. "I need a little help for carrying him to the holding pen of my Kineema. I can take care of the rest."
282->534
283
whatelse
283->83
283->198
283->203
284
Kim Kitsuragi: "Now, detective... I've rarely been disappointed by the size of a *giant* ice bear fridge, but I think we should still take a look at it first. Make sure it's big *enough* before we carry him over."
284->79
285
The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
286
Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
285->286
287
!(Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"])
285->287
286->32
287->136
288->213
290
Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
289->290
291
!(Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"])
289->291
375
Authority: *Detective*.
290->375
345
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
291->345
292->72
294
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
293->294
295
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
293->295
294->118
295->153
296
Kim Kitsuragi: "I see it..." The lieutenant looks in. There's a pen in his hand. His notebook is open at the red pages.
"Abrasion collar..." The lieutenant looks in. There's a pen in his hand. His notebook is open at the copy paper.
296->218
297
Jump to: [search_for_it]
297->447
298
Kim Kitsuragi: "Don't be silly." A smile comes across his face. "You've earned it. Consider the binoclard episode forgotten." The lieutenant drops the bag in your bloody hand. It feels light.
"Don't be silly." A smile comes across his face. "You've earned it. Consider the binoclard episode forgotten." He drops the bag in your hand.
298->94
299->511
300
You: "Treatment?"
470
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.treatment"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"] == false
300->470
301->98
302->301
302->454
302->532
303
Kim Kitsuragi: "I did not *just* come up with this. I've had my doubts since we found no signs of struggle on his wrists. No claw marks on his neck -- why? Why didn't he fight for his life?"
"I did not *just* come up with this. I've had my doubts since you showed me the tracks, officer. Why did they *carry* him over -- why not march him? There is no satisfactory explanation."
"I did not *just* come up with this. I've had my doubts since you said the lividity was faint. *They* know we do it -- analyze hypostasis. I have had perpetrators manipulate the body position before."
"I did not *just* come up with this. I've had my doubts since you told me about that hunch, officer. Him doing something *else* when he died. I don't have intuition -- I don't usually trust it. But it made me doubt."
303->18
304
You: "Who would do this?"
385
Kim Kitsuragi: "That's for us to find out. But *this* -- it will make finding them just a little easier."
304->385
305->26
306->204
488
Kim Kitsuragi: "In short, you and I are the *last* line of detection. If you're not sure we got everything, we need to look *again*. And for that -- we need to refrigerate the corpse."
307->488
308
The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_perc_failed_once"]
309
Variable["yard.hanged_perc_failed_once"]
308->309
310
!(Variable["yard.hanged_perc_failed_once"])
308->310
309->185
310->280
312
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
311->312
313
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
311->313
312->233
313->75
315
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
314->315
316
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
314->316
315->242
348
Kim Kitsuragi: "All right." He takes out a shiny black body bag and starts pulling the plastic over the dead man's face.
316->348
317->234
318->261
319
You: "I need to take another look at the body first."
352
Kim Kitsuragi: "Hurry. This is one task we *cannot* sideline. With every hour, whatever we're looking for will become harder to find."
319->352
321
Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"]
320->321
322
!(Variable["whirling.klaasje_open_downstairs_branch"])
320->322
519
Kim Kitsuragi: "Klaasje told us the bullet hit him in the mouth -- try putting your hand there..."
321->519
436
Kim Kitsuragi: "If the Hardies are to be trusted, there should be a bullet in there..." The lieutenant looks at you. "Try putting your hand in his mouth and probing for the bullet in his head."
322->436
323
The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_exited_cause_known_path"]
324
Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_exited_cause_known_path"]
323->324
325
!(Variable["yard.hanged_autopsy_exited_cause_known_path"])
323->325
324->392
391
You: "We should have known."
325->391
500
Physical Instrument: You've seen the drawings. You've studied them.
326->500
506
Kim Kitsuragi: "I *would* drive him to Processing, but it's too late to do that today... I'll do it first thing tomorrow. No problem."
327->506
328
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
329
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
328->329
330
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
328->330
329->6
330->216
331->206
332->266
332->267
333
Jump to: [You: "Touch it with your finger, gently...."]
333->244
334
You: Punch a hole through his mouth.
334->87
335->247
336->12
336->38
366
You: "A little help, lieutenant?"
336->366
510
Kim Kitsuragi: The bullet falls in the bag leaving a smattering of blood on the plastic. He raises the bag under his eyes and says:
337->510
338->94
339
You: "Sounds about right."
339->481
340->264
342
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
341->342
343
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
341->343
342->49
343->25
344->396
346
Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"]
345->346
347
!(Variable["tc.turn_off_tutorial_node"])
345->347
346->140
502
Tutorial Agent: After you bag the corpse, Lieutenant Kitsuragi will leave the party until tomorrow morning. You can do side-tasks and even the main case, but it might be more difficult. Plan his exit accordingly.
347->502
348->412
349
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
350
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
349->350
351
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"])
349->351
350->83
350->198
351->283
352->102
353
Jump to: [Authority: "It seems he is leaving you no choic..."]
353->31
354
Inland Empire: You're on the right track.
354->349
355
Encyclopedia: This is what he used to regulate his emotions with...
401
Inland Empire: The ululations of the limbic system have ended. All is quiet.
355->401
356
Kim Kitsuragi: "One more thing -- this was *really* good work, detective."
357
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
356->357
358
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
357->358
359
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
357->359
377
Authority: The word lingers in the air of basement, far away ice cream makers are buzzing and the sea wind blows outside...
358->377
376
Authority: The word lingers in the air of the yard, as far away dogs are barking, further yet the sound of motor traffic...
359->376
365
Perception: Can you feel it? You're so close! Rip his jaws open now, look in...
360->365
361->244
507
You: Say: "Fuck yeah."
"This is it."
361->507
528
You: Say: "Abrasion collar."
361->528
362
Cuno: "Oh shit, C..."
362->13
512
Conceptualization: This man will never sleep again. Never wake.
363->512
364->246
364->334
365->198
366->225
513
The Hanged Man: Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"]
367->513
368->170
369->517
395
Esprit de Corps: Meanwhile, the lieutenant is sitting behind his desk, hunched over a stack of paperwork. His help would be invaluable right now.
370->395
371
nuhconfront
371->40
371->299
424
You: "I'm *still* not sure." (Look at your hand, quizzically.)
371->424
482
You: "Wasn't that what we thought the last time?" (Clean your hand in the snow.)
"Wasn't that what we thought the last time?"
"Wasn't that what we thought the last time?" (Shake the gloves clean.)
"Wasn't that what we thought the last time?" (Clean your hand in the handkerchief.)
371->482
372
Kim Kitsuragi: He nods. "I had my doubts -- there were no signs of a struggle on his hands. No claw marks on his neck. But still..."
372->258
373
Kim Kitsuragi: "Yes. We should take a closer look at it. I am certain it has more to tell us."
373->241
535
Jump to: [autopsy hub]
374->535
375->345
376->59
377->236
378
The Hanged Man: CancelTask("TASK.fridge_victims_body_cancelled")--[[ Variable[ ]]
378->143
379
The Hanged Man: The oral cavity is cold and moist. A ball-like tongue attaches itself to the base of the mouth, lolling around like a scallop...
379->354
380
Cunoesse: "The fuck is happening?!"
380->362
381->41
382
You: Whisper: "I got it."
382->251
383
The Hanged Man: A small flower of metal blossoms from the man's head, followed by your finger.
A fractured piece of lead, like a flower, blossoms from the man's head -- followed by your finger.
A small flower of metal blossoms from the man's head, followed by your yellow finger.
383->157
384->297
385->386
386->426
387->368
388
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
389
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
388->389
390
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"])
388->390
389->256
390->247
391->372
393
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
392->393
394
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"])
392->394
393->27
394->426
395->535
396->319
533
You: "Let's hurry then." [Leave.]
396->533
397->4640194
399
IsKimHere()
398->399
400
!(IsKimHere())
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463
Jump to: [ICE BEAR FRIDGE MAIN HUB]
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401->417
508
You: "There's a cavity... cut right between the hemispheres."
"The cavity is here, cut right between the hemispheres."
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402->140
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The Hanged Man: IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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!(IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]])
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404->378
405->143
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The Hanged Man: Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"]
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!(Variable["whirling.dreamtwo_open_case"])
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The Hanged Man: IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"]
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!(Variable["XP.discover_the_bullet"])
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410->144
411->308
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Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false
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!(Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet"] and Variable["TASK.get_the_boots_off_the_hanged_mans_feet_done"] == false)
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522
The Hanged Man: Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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415
Perception: You run your hands over the victim's cold body: his limbs, his torso with its swollen organs... maybe you should be more *thorough*?
You run your hands over the cold-cold body of the victim: his limbs, swollen organs... there's a bullet in here, somewhere.
433
The Hanged Man: IsKimHere()
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421
The Hanged Man: Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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417->67
418->68
419->94
420->298
422
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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422->13
423->380
483
Kim Kitsuragi: "We have *extensive* tissue destruction away from the wound track -- we have a *bullet*."
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425
Kim Kitsuragi: "Treatment, officer, is an attempt to manipulate the body after death -- to hide the real cause with a *false* cause. In this case..."
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456
You: "Maybe they just shot him *while* they hanged him?"
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516
You: "Why would anyone do this?"
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429
You: "This concurs with the Hardie boys story."
"This concurs with the Hardie boys story -- and Klaasje's."
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noconfront
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yesconfront
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yaconfront
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]]
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!(IsTaskActive("TASK.fridge_victims_body")--[[ Variable[ ]])
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441->34
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CheckEquipped("gloves_garden")
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!(CheckEquipped("gloves_garden"))
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The Hanged Man: SetVariableValue("yard.hanged_man_used_gloves_for_bullet_digging", true) --[[ Variable[ ]]
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449
Kim Kitsuragi: "Mhm. Withdraw your hand 4 centimetres please."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I have had my doubts for a while now. Since I saw there were no signs of struggle on his hands. And no claw marks on his neck..."
"I have had my doubts since you showed me the tracks. Why did they *carry* him over -- why not march him, I thought. There was no satisfying explanation."
"I have had my doubts since you pointed out the lividity was faint. They know we analyze hypostasis. I have had perpetrators manipulate the body position before."
"I have had my doubts about this since you told me he was doing something *else*. At the time of his death. I don't have that kind of intuition -- I don't usually trust it. But it made me... doubt."
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The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
459
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
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460
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"])
458->460
459->432
460->371
461
Kim Kitsuragi: "And, if we are to believe Hardie boys, it's somewhere in there..."
462
You: "But where?"
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462->285
463->4640194
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Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body"]
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!(Variable["TASK.fridge_victims_body"])
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466->190
467->415
468->192
469->406
471
Variable["tc.treatment"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"] == false
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!(Variable["tc.treatment"] and Variable["yard.hanged_logic_explain_bulelt_and_ligament"] == false)
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471->193
472->425
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474
The Hanged Man: There go those beautiful enamel boots. You will never own the full set now. May they rest in Processing...
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477
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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477->268
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483->40
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484
Logic: He's proposing the bullet was the real cause of death -- and the hanging an attempt to *conceal* this fact.
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Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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486->24
487->25
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Variable["doomed.fridge_hub_reached"]
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!(Variable["doomed.fridge_hub_reached"])
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490->101
491->232
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Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"]
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!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"])
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493->431
494->430
495
The Hanged Man: Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
496
Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"]
495->496
497
!(Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_hardie"] or Variable["tc.hanged_man_was_shot_known_from_klaasje"])
495->497
496->323
497->484
498->461
499->447
500->10
500->36
501->438
502->140
504
Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_authority_detective"])
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521
Authority: *Detective*.
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506->356
507->245
508->154
509->86
510->122
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Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"]
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!(Variable["yard.hanged_interfacing_felt_bump"])
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514->276
515->381
516->22
517->51
517->231
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520->328
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Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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!(Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"])
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523->474
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Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"]
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!(Variable["TASK.find_all_armour"])
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526->65
527->240
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530
Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"]
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531
!(Variable["doomed.fridge_corpse_in_fridge"])
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530->417
531->221
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535->710635