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Sally Rose
Sally Rose
Old Shoe

Jul-29-2009 04:19

well we're paying extra for the darn thing but I'll be a monkey's uncle if can figure out how to use the darn thing.
It can't be my case, it has to be once a day.
No hypertext, no instructions
yeah, I searched for the info on the boards before I posted it.
Do any of the websites have info?

Thanks to all and have a good hot summer if you are north of the equator. If not, well, I'm just jealous!!

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Sleuth Sindy
Sleuth Sindy
Pinball Wizard

Jul-29-2009 09:10

Also,

you cannot use the crime lab to analyze evidence in your own cases, you can only analyze evidence in cases belonging to other people.

Sally Rose
Sally Rose
Old Shoe

Jul-29-2009 16:00

thanks
someone finally left a case there with some handwriting, and would n't you know it there was suddenly an "analyse" button to click on that wasn't there before.
very nice feature
thanks again to you both
it helped


Encyclopedia Zero
Encyclopedia Zero
Well-Connected

Aug-1-2009 18:48

So let me get this straight:

If I have a crime lab and the corresponding basic or advanced skill for the PE in question (thread, shoe, hair or writing) I can use the lab to identify which of the suspects (in another detective's case) it belongs to without having to bother with townspeople, correct?

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Aug-1-2009 19:02

That is correct. Also, if you have a smart outfit, wearing that will help your success rate (you *can* fail an analysis).

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Aug-1-2009 19:04

That is incorrect. Next time I'll read twice before I reply. LOL

You can do an analysis on an item that has not come up with detail. So, the detective found a hair at the scene, but doesn't know if it is straight or curly. You click the analyze button, and it will tell the person whose file the case is in whether the hair is curly or straight.

Wow, my typing skills are failing me, too.

Encyclopedia Zero
Encyclopedia Zero
Well-Connected

Aug-2-2009 03:02

So it tells the nature of the PE, not the origin and smart gear helps in the crime lab. Gotcha. Thanks.

Encyclopedia Zero
Encyclopedia Zero
Well-Connected

Aug-2-2009 05:50

Related question:

If I have all the smarts skills and another detective in my agency puts a case on file and I open it do I "re-analyze" the evidence on the crime scene (assuming I succeed at all the rolls against my smart stat) or are they set as undefined in some way?

Lawrence Wargrave
Lawrence Wargrave
Tale Spinner

Aug-2-2009 09:33

I think you can analyze it again and then you send it to the detective who started the case. What you can't do I believe is analyze the evidence from your case.

Encyclopedia Zero
Encyclopedia Zero
Well-Connected

Aug-2-2009 12:05

I'm not sure I read you correctly here.

I automatically analyze the PE as I pick up another detective's filed case, correct?

I can't file my own case and then open it to re-analyze the PE, correct?

Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Big Winner

Aug-2-2009 12:10

A crime scene can only be analysed once. Once it has been looked at, that is it. No amount of filing and re-opening will change the analysis of the evidence.

The crime lab is used to analyse one piece of evidence per day in a case which has been filed by someone else. You cannot analyse evidence of your own cases using the crime lab. You cannot open someone elses case to analyse their evidence. The only way to analyse evidence after visiting the crime scene is to use the crime lab.

Hope this helps!

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