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Scarlett Hennessy
Scarlett Hennessy

Aug-12-2007 23:11

Hi! I'm a newbie and I'm working on 1 case right now. My Detective is tough and charming with flirting, sweet-talking, bend the rules, interrogation skills. I have spoken to all my main suspects(those without real alibis) and sadly all of them have clammed up to me. I have 2 physical evidences, a note and a footprint. The note belongs to 1 of the main suspects but the shoemaker keeps telling me that the footprint does not belong to any of my suspects at all. It's all very confusing.
Three townies have told me that three different suspects "think he/she knows who the killer is..."

1st problem.
Those 3 different suspects are the Main Suspects(I actually have 4 of them). They have all clammed up to me.

2nd...
I swear I really did my best to ask just the right questions. to ask them only about the other main suspects. But I don't get any common denominator at all. Example, 1 suspect does not suspect the other 2 before he clams up, so that leaves 2 of them. When I ask the others about the "other" 2 they don't suspect them at all. Are they always telling the truth?

Last(I promise)
I know the note belongs to 1 of my main suspects, but nobody suspects her either. How can that be?

I'm so sorry to take up too much space on such a simple question. I really like this game and I just get sooo frustrated when I can't solve the case. Anyone who can help me will have my eternal gratitude. Thankyouthankyou.

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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-13-2007 00:49

One other thing:

"Hints" are the statements given by the townspeople about a couple of suspects every case. Sometimes they will say something like, "John Smith hasn't seen anything suspicious, and doesn't know anything." Other times, you get a suspect named like this, "Jane Doe thinks she knows who the killer is."

NOW, BEWARE!!! Just because some moronic townie says that Jane Doe s'pposedly knows something doesn't make it true. Yes, s'pposedly she has a Witness Evidence statement about somebody. Will it be for the right person (ie.-the killer)?? That's a whole 'nother ball game. Jane Doe may tell you something about a guilty suspect. She could also give you a statement about a suspect with a VALID alibi. So take these 'hints' with a grain of salt.

Also, just because Suspect #1 doesn't know anything about #2 or 3, and Suspect doesn't know anything about #1 or 3, that doesn't mean a thing concerning the suspects. ANY suspect can give you a Witness Evidence (W/E) Statement about ANY other suspect at any time. W/E statements are basically gossip, and can really only be considered valid IF you've got the other evidence you need to back them up (see the formulas I just gave you).

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-13-2007 00:54

Hopefully, you've been able to solve your case by now. If you need more help, feel free to pm me.

Most important of all:

If you can't narrow things down to one person, the best thing you can do for yourself is to quit the case. There's no shame in quitting a case, and it'll save you a LOT of anger and frustration with Shady in the end.

Hope all that helps. Good luck, and Happy Hunting!! ;-D

Scarlett Hennessy
Scarlett Hennessy

Aug-13-2007 06:01

Everybody has been soo helpful. Thankyouthankyou! Please close thread Mr/Ms forum moderator. :D

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Aug-14-2007 01:02

*mod-type-guy-choking-on-thread-voice*

*hack*

*huck*

*hock*

Yeah. We can't lock threads, so I just hope that when you next see this one, Scarlett, it's like 10 months from now and you have like umpteeen bazillion exp points and get to laugh at all the newish people who haven't figured out the formula yet. Or 'by then'. Or whatever.

See how nice we are here?

Sleuth strong,yo.

Jay Rain
Jay Rain

Aug-14-2007 06:17

Is the formula really accurate?

R Anstett
R Anstett

Aug-14-2007 07:30

Yes the formula is constant in all the random cases.

PE + Liar/no alibi = guilty
WE + Liar/no alibi = guilty
WE + WE = guilty

PE + WE and clammed suspect does NOT equal guilty.

MooseLady
MooseLady
Well-Connected

Aug-14-2007 12:02

So if you PE + WE but an unknown alibi- and they have clammed- they might not necessarily be guilty?

Arabella Parker
Arabella Parker
Well-Connected

Aug-14-2007 12:39

Yes, MooseLady. Each case is different, but the formula works for every case. The guilty person in each case will have 1 piece of PE and 2 WE against them and they will always have a fake alibi. So you can solve the case using PE or using WE.
Each of the other pieces of evidence will match someone with a real alibi. And in many cases, those people who have a valid alibi, and a piece of physical evidence against them will also have a witness evidence against them. So, if you find PE + WE and do not know the alibi, you can not be sure of guilty. You must use the formula to be sure. If not, you risk getting a false accusation.



The welcome newbies thread has the formula for solving a case.
PE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
WE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
2 WE = guilty

PE=Physical Evidence WE=Witness Evidence

Having a clammed suspect that will not give you an alibi is not the same as a fake/none alibi.

PE+WE does NOT = Guilty


Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Aug-14-2007 12:43

AND there are more than 3 WE per case :D
So even if you have one WE matched to someone with a real alibi and then one person who has WE and PE, it still doesn't mean they are guilty!

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