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Sep-11-2005 06:50

For the cheerfully pessimistic detective!

1. Your client did it.

2. Buying Advanced Thread Analysis means that all threads immediately disappear from the crime scene.

3. The question you need answered most is the one the witness clams up on.

I'm sure more experienced players can add to the list. Care to have a go?

Mar-16-2009 12:51

Yon need just the barber favor to finish the treasure hunt grom hell. You are ecstatic when you finaaly track good old Octavia down. Then you open the case and there are 4 hairs at the crimes scene. 5 people have Octavia for an alibi and she want's $350 before she will answer the first question.

Apr-4-2009 09:55

You snatch some precious time to do some cases, and an electrical storm starts. :-/

Jun-17-2011 09:43

9. If it takes you over half an hour to gather loads of dubious evidence for one particular suspect, they die as you arrive at their house.

Jun-17-2011 22:39

You have all the evidence that points to a particular suspect with no motive, every suspect has clamped up, and no hint to a possibly new suspect from the witnesses.

Jun-18-2011 12:25

You spend ten days from hell working on a treasure hunt, finally reaching the last favor needed (a Barber, of course), go to open the favor, find four threads, and you're a shoe contact. (Wait, it gets better! :-) You spend the better part of a week's wages on bribes and payoffs working on this last needed favor, and wouldn't you know it, you actually SOLVE the darned thing!! *BLINK!!* You go to solve it, double-check yourself five times over 'cause you're so worried bout this case, hit the button....

Nothing happens.

Turns out, the rival agency solved the hunt literally three seconds before you solved your favor.

O.o

*Gets out the straitjacket...*

Dave

Jun-23-2011 01:09

^
''Turns out, the rival agency solved the hunt literally three seconds before you solved your favor''

I totally agree...has happened to me too...quite a disapointment indeed!

Jul-8-2011 22:19

Only need one more skill point for safecracking. Get 8 cases in a row where everyone clams and I cannot solve. Finally solve a case. Don't get a skill point. Out of money to go back to NYC where my contact is. Totally useless!

Jul-28-2011 11:34

When you think Rule Bending or Intimidation will save your life with multiple evidence from one witness,you end up reading the following:

Huan Yue decided to be more cooperative and answer more questions.

At that, he clammed up quick.
He'd had enough of my questions, unless there was something I could do to convince him to be more cooperative.

And you know that bribe is a one-shot deal...

Nov-9-2012 06:24

For bloody INTERMEDIATE level cases.

1) Suspects clam after one question.
2) When needed, they refuse to unclam.
3) Townies are no better.
4) No witness evidence obtained.
5) Not enough question in which to obtain physical evidence.

Nov-11-2012 07:15

I have to rant. I'm so freaking incredibly pissed off, I have to rant.

I have had to quit two favours one after the other, and both were of the hard level. I mean, I shudder to imagine what'll happen at higher levels of difficulty.

For the first favour, I had on all the correct gear for every suspect. Yet due to incessant clamming and complete and utter refusal to unclam, I had to quit, or else risk a false accusation.

Second favour, I KNOW who the killer is, but due to my bloody suspects clamming up on the FIRST question, and REFUSING to unclam (despite my gear) I'm unable to get the motive and I quit the case. Though mind you, I did try my level best to space out the questions very carefully so as not to tire out suspects.

So yes, Murhpy's law at work indeed. Incessant clamming and refusal to unclam despite the appropriate gear, having to quit despite KNOWING who the killer is.