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Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

Jan-11-2006 01:39

I found that the hints the townies provide are not only useless, but even confusing. I thought that they were somehow helpful. They always provide erroneous advice and you are better off going by chance.

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cfm
cfm
Nomad

Jan-12-2006 00:11

Just because they give you a name to add to the list, does not mean that one of those is people is who they know about.

Example

The Fortune Teller says that John Smith thinks they know something.

The Something that John Smith knows, is not limited to the suspect John Smith gives you when you ask about motive.

As is pointed out above, John Smith may not have accurate information. He may say he saw Jane Smith with blood on her hands, but if she has a good alibi, she didn't do it.

Am I understanding your delima? The reason the Eye Witness accounts are important, is that, if you have a fake/"none of your business" alibi and one Eye Witness, or two Eye Witness accounts against the same person, you can safely accuse.

Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

Jan-12-2006 01:07

Yes, cfm, u understood. So u can accuse even without physical evidence, if u have two Witnesses or one Witness and a fake alibi ?

Anyway, what good does it do asking a townie ? I mean, u will never be able to ask a suspect about every other suspect, in the harder difficulty cases u get one or at most two questions before the suspect clams up for good.

Greyling
Greyling

Jan-12-2006 01:46

Yes, you can accuse based on witness evidence if you go by the rules cfm stated :)

Regarding the townies, they're definitely best at verifying alibis and also quite good to have as back up if your suspect list gets cut off short by a non-talking suspect. But as for the information they give about someone possibly knowing something...

I'd say use it as a last resort if you can see the case you're working on is going to need you to be extra careful with the questions you have left. I agree that when a townie says that Ms. X or Mr. Y hasn't seen or heard anything then yes he or she won't know anything, but for those named that may think they know something...I don't know. I'll admit that a lot of the time they will name someone either with a real or a fake alibi, but I've also seen cases where it didn't fit at all.

Kenneth L
Kenneth L

Jan-12-2006 04:18

GET THIS STRAIGHT -

Townies DO NOT lie : they say that some one THINKS he knows who the murderer is.

The wholepoint is THINKS.

You ask the guy. He says he saw X washing Blood from his hands. X could have had a paper cut.

He says he saw X leaving the crime scene. X is a relative / contact. Obviously X might have had to visit the victim.

Therefore, unless the suspect has a fake / nonnayourbeeswax alibi, do not accuse.



Greyling
Greyling

Jan-12-2006 07:02

Easy there, Kenneth, no need to start shouting ;)

The problem (for me anyway) is that sometimes, and I'm not saying it happens a lot, but it does happen, a townie will say that X thinks he or she knows something, but when asking Mr./Ms. X, he or she does in fact not name any of the other suspects at all, which ideally, in my opinion, he or she should for the use of townies to be truely useful :)

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Jan-12-2006 07:03

While I very rarely use this option in helping me to find the quilty party, Nobody, I do of one very useful reason for the question. If your suspect list is stalled, especially if its early, like the first susupect or two all clamming up and refusing to give you anymore names, then this questions CAN help restart it. Anyone new named by a townie will show up on your list. However, if they happen to be the guilty party, then you'll need to find a motive for them still.

I do know detectives that before they even begin to question the suspects about motive, they ask the townies what they know to start their suspect list. Personally, I'd rather save the questions for alibis.

Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

Jan-12-2006 07:40

Yes, Greyling, this is what I'm saying.

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Jan-12-2006 16:11

Its also usefull when you are stuck and have survilliance (wooh difficult word how do you spell it?).
I use the townie to decide which suspect to follow.

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Jan-13-2006 13:24

I think I understand what you're saying Mr. Nobody. If you did in fact ask the suspect in question about every single other suspect, and still got nothing, it sounds to me like you had not yet discovered all the suspects.

Sometimes it's worth paying the $20 to the fortune teller to make sure you have encountered everyone.

mave nave
mave nave
Old Shoe

Jan-13-2006 13:42

If that's true mr nobody; perhaps you did not discover all the suspects ;)

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