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Nov-2-2006 11:23

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Jul-24-2007 03:16

Oh, and regarding what Bjyman said I'm fairly sure I've had more than one PE from one suspect at least once. It stuck to my mind because the same suspect also had a WE against them (ie 2 PE + 1 WE)..

Jul-24-2007 08:23

No, that is a note keeping error.

Cases can have up to 4 PE but only one will point to one suspect. You can have up to 3 PE point to the rest of the people with real alibis.

WE is slightly different. You can only have 2 WE point to the guilty person, and one WE per suspect with a real alibi. It is unknown how many people with real alibis can have WE against them.

Jul-24-2007 09:31

Then it must've been 2 WE + 1 PE. Oh well..

Jul-27-2007 04:48

Oh.. kay.. I just learned something (from this thread here -> http://noir.playsleuth.com/map/cityhall/post.spy?id=22890)

If this text appears in red when you open a file from another detective in the agency:

Glancing over the file, you spot a familiar name, [Suspect's name], the victim's [relation to victim]. You know a thing or two about [Suspect's name] past, maybe you'll have better luck getting answers than the last detective to work on this case.

File opened. Return to map to start working on this case.

As it turns out this means (according to Lady Emerald Devon) that one suspect unclams (if he/she clammed with the other detective), because I "know" him/her.

This is extra good for us low level detectives.







Although Lady Em has, along with biggie, conned me before. Like that time with the subscription transfering.. >;(

Jul-27-2007 05:01

Just because s/he unclams, it doesn't mean s/he'll like you even better. (Especially if s-he knows ye ;) Heh.)

They still can just clam up on you.

Jul-27-2007 05:34

Quoting you: "Although Lady Em has, along with biggie, conned me before. Like that time with the subscription transfering.. >;( "

What would be their motivation to "con" you? You could have misunderstood something they said, or they may have been mistaken in some advice but I sincerely doubt they have nothing better to do than ponder ways to (?) whatever you think their motive would be.

Lady Em and biggie both are good friends to many people in Sleuthville and have been extemely helpful to a great number of detectives including you I'm sure.

Jul-27-2007 12:41

Aww, thanks Sophie, that's really sweet of you to say!

Its true though, we totally tried to con him into subbing twice.

(just kidding, who knew you couldnt transfer a sub to an already existing detective? not us :)

Jul-28-2007 08:52

Exactly. And Sophie, I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but I tried to add a little wink to the angry smilie. That normally means it's all a joke. Like in this case for example. I'm sure they didn't not know on purpose.

Sep-28-2007 11:29

I've got one trick, which is possibly very obvious to everybody around here....

As early in a case as possible, I start asking everybody if they suspect a certain chosen individual. Then I keep on asking all the others about that same suspect. If no WE comes out, then I may come to the conclusion that the person I was investigating isn't the guilty one. If a WE pops up, then you're either lucky or -sometimes- in a dilemma.

You may have the objection that somone will clam up most often. Nevertheless, in most cases, it will be quite unlikely that this person you had in focus may have two WE against him/her.

I find this method very useful at higher degrees of difficulty, where we need to reduce the amount of suspects.

That's it.

Sep-4-2008 03:56

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