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Fluke
Fluke

Jan-15-2005 16:52

Aaarrrggh! I just made a false accusation. The guy had given me a false alabi, had left a footprint (the only evidence found) and was suspected by one other suspect. At this point eveyone had clammed, but I had a strong case so I marched right in there and accused him.. and... it wasn't him!!!!
I'll say it again, aaarrrrggh!
Is this normal? Just how much evidence do I need?

N.B. In leu of circumstances (suspect infact being innocent) the local magistrate has insisted I make a public appology:

"I deeply regret my actions that evening. In retrospect I can see I may not have been as polite as I should have been (I'm sure your mother is a fine woman) and it has often been noted that I don't know my own strength (still, no bones broken ehh!) and have subsequently enroled in an anger management course.
Once again Mr M*****, please accept my humble appologies."

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reda
reda
Well-Connected

Jan-16-2005 04:50

yeah, murdox is right! you need false alibi to accuse, so I geuss you were wrong there. Go to the bar to fix your false.

Fluke
Fluke

Jan-16-2005 05:21

Hmmm.... I could be wrong (I frequently am)but I'm sure he said he was with the Barber when he wasn't. S'pose I must have done something wrong somewhere. Still, looking on the bright side it only cost me $480 to remove the false. Bargain!!

Thanks for helping everyone.

Sophia211 congrats on making it to hard, I'm still on intermediate *hangs head in shame* guess I'm not as clever as I thought.

cfmdec
cfmdec

Jan-16-2005 06:27

It is most likely her choice in skills and her equipment that you are currently laking that makes the difference for her. No need for shame! :) I took me 2 weeks to get to intermediate, and I think a month to get up to hard. (What is really bad, 1 week or so to find the message boards!) You'll get it, Fluke!

Sophia211
Sophia211

Jan-16-2005 10:31

Well, I haven't exactly made it to hard level. I just tried one and everyone clammed up at the first question, and that's where I made the false accusation. I guess I'll have to get another skill before I try them again.
Don't worry about that, I guess it happens :) I've heard other people have the same experience, it's so easy to confuse them when nobody wants to confirm an alibi :)

M. Zane
M. Zane

Jan-18-2005 16:17

when they clam up you can go to the merchants, meaning butcher, waitress, music teacher, fortune teller and bartender and ask if they know anything about the case, very often they will give you a name and you can continue. Also always ask if they know anyone who might commit the crime BEFORE you ask for alibi.

Marc Balls
Marc Balls

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lmoss
lmoss

Jan-30-2005 15:07

Not true M. Zane, they have gotten tight lipped on me that way too, and then I have no idea if they even have an alibi

Connor O'Toole
Connor O'Toole

Jan-30-2005 16:38

Only $480 bucks to Shady??!!....oh how I long for those days again...I haven't had to for a while but one of my fellow agency members did today and she paid $40,000

Moonshh
Moonshh
Well-Connected

Jan-30-2005 18:56

Connor, the day will come when you look back on $40,000 with a fond nostalgia....

lmoss, M. Zane is not really wrong, I don't think, although it's true that if all your suspects and all your townspeople clam up on you, you won't get any more suspects.

But make completing your suspect list a priority, and this is less likely to happen. So ask each suspect about others with motives FIRST until your list is complete. If that doesn't work, ask the townspeople if they know anything about the case. Even one new name that you can ask about motives will sometimes salvage a whole case.

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