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[[caption-width-right:350:You never know where a MonsterClown [[Film/It1990 might be hiding in.]]]]
The Flying Squad decides to take a well-deserved break after arresting The Devil in the previous case by visiting the travelling circus, which is currently staying at Grim Chapel. Unfortunately, things [[TitleDrop turn for the worse]] when Isaac and the player stumble onto the body of knife-thrower Lynn Hart, stabbed by her own knives and pinned to the Wheel of Death.
!!Tropes:
*AbusiveParents: Faith's parents didn't like her dream of being a writer, so their solution was ''[[DisproportionateRetribution committing her to a mental hospital]]'' [[WrongfullyCommitted while she was completely sane.]]
*TheAlibi: When you interrogate Harold, he says that he couldn't have killed Lynn since he has been chained up all day as part of his escape act.
*AllLoveIsUnrequited: Twinkles was in love with Lynn, who in return was in love with Mysteria. However, neither of them had their love reciprocated by their loved ones.
*AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Isaac has trouble figuring out what Mysteria's gender identity is, although she's quickly to clarify it for him.
-->'''Isaac:''' Pardon me, sir... I mean madam... I mean-
-->'''Mysteria:''' You may call me Mysteria, and I assure you, I'm a madam.
*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Isaac is so thrilled about visiting the circus that he has some of these moments during the investigation.
-->'''Isaac:''' Look at these marvelous costumes! What a rare opportunity to witness the goings-on of the circus!
Of course, <Player's Name>. I must focus on the task at hand.
*BeardnessProtectionProgram: Faith has been posing as a bearded woman named Mysteria to protect her identity and avoid going back to Gryphon Sanctuary.
*BigDamnReunion: Hope and Faith finally reunite with each other after Hope looking for her sister for months. Hope even admits she doesn't care Faith is in prison, as she can go visit her anytime unlike Gryphon Sanctuary.
*{{Blackmail}}: Lynn had been blackmailing Harold by threatening to reveal the public his magic tricks, as she got hold of the book he used to perform them. What was she blackmailing him about is unknown however.
*BusmansHoliday: Isaac and the player spend their time at the circus solving a murder.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase43TheWitchingHour Hope Woodford]] reappears as a suspect.
*ChekhovMIA: Faith, Hope's sister that she listed as a missing person in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase43TheWitchingHour Case 43]], appears here as a suspect and killer
*CircusOfFear: The case takes place in a creepy circus during nighttime.
*ContinuityNod:
**When you find a photo boot with pictures of the victim, Isaac recalls how he saw a similar one [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCenturyMileDistrict at the World Exhibition.]]
**The travelling circus is apparently the same one seen in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase21BlueBlazes Case 21.]] Isaac even mentions how it recently moved from Sinner's End to Grim Chapel.
**[[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase33HoldYourTongue Commissioner Baldwin's death]] is mentioned when you meet the new Commissioner.
*DamselInDistress: PlayedForLaughs when Maddie accidentally disappears during Charlie's magic trick and gets trapped on his closet for hours.
*DeadGuyOnDisplay: The killer left Lynn impaled on the Wheel of Death in a public stage.
*IDidWhatIHadToDo: Faith claims she had to kill Lynn to avoid getting sent back to Gryphon Sanctuary, as Lynn had discovered her true identity.
*DisappearingBox: Charlie uses one of these with Maddie to test his magic trick skills, which results in Maddie getting locked in his closet and becoming mad at him.
*EscapeArtist: Harold Coppersmith, one of the suspects, is a combination of this and a StageMagician. The first time you encounter him, he's triying to get out of a locker while chained.
*GirlsWithMoustaches: Mysteria is a bearded woman working as one of the circus' attractions, although you later discover it's actually a fake beard and mustache as part of her disguise.
*HeKnowsTooMuch: Mysteria murdered Lynn because she discovered her true identity and Faith Woodford, and she feared Lynn would say something and sent her back at [[BedlamHouse Gryphon Sanctuary.]]
*HopelessSuitor: Twinkles was this regarding Lynn, who in return had an unrequited crush on Mysteria.
*ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: After being stabbed, Lynn was impaled to a Wheel of Death with a bunch of throwing knives.
*KillTheOnesYouLove: Even though Lynn was her best friend, Mysteria/Faith had to kill her in an act of desperation to avoid her secret being revealed, as she feared Lynn was going to tell someone her true identity.
*LovelyAssistant:
**Delores Bower was the victim's assistant on her knife-throwing show, although Delores was jealous of Lynn's success and felt she deserved to be the main protagonist.
**Later, Charlie uses Maddie as a test subject for his DisappearingBox trick, which results in Maddie disappearing into Charlie's closet. She's not amused.
*MeetTheNewBoss: Thaddeus Mulroney, the new police commissioner, is introduced in this case as a replacement for the late Commissioner Talmadge Baldwin.
*MightyRoar: One of these alerts Isaac and the player of a nearby lion that almost attacks them, though Isaac manages to calm him down by offering him a hot dog.
*NonIronicClown: Despite having a pretty unnerving makeup, Twinkles is shown to be a friendly and completely non-malicious circus clown.
*NotSoAboveItAll: Despite acting like a gentleman who doesn't bother with "childish" things, Isaac is shown to be thrilled and excited about visiting the circus, getting some AttentionDeficitOohShiny throughout the case.
*OnlyFriend: Mysteria claims that Lynn was the only friend she managed to make at the circus, although Lynn wanted them to become something else.
*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Twinkles the Clown never has his name revealed throughout the case. {{Subverted}} with Mysteria, as we learn her true identity during her arrest: Faith Woodford.
*ThePatientHasLeftTheBuilding: Faith escaped from Gryphon Sanctuary after being WrongfullyCommitted by her AbusiveParents, hiding under the alias of Mysteria and murdering Lynn after she found out about it.
*PetTheDog: Judge Lawson permits Hope and Faith share some time together before sending Faith to prison, as he's sympathetic of Hope's struggle about reuniting with her sister after looking for her for months.
*PinnedToTheWall: When you find Lynn's body, she's been impaled to a Wheel of Death inside of a circus tent.
*ShaggyDogStory: The conclusion of Hope's search for her sister ends with this, as Faith gets sent to prison just when Hope had finally found her. At least Judge Lawson gives them some time together before incarcerating her, and Hope promises Faith to visit her every day.
-->'''Isaac:''' A more tragic case I can hardly conceive, <Player's Name>. We finally discover the whereabouts of Hope Woodford's sister, Faith...
-->...Only to have to arrest her for murder!
*ShoutOut:
** Twinkles the Clown is a parody of [[Film/It2017 Pennywise]].
*** Chapter 2's cover image features a jack-in-the-box resembling [[Film/It1990 Tim Curry's Pennywise]] killing Georgie Denbrough.
*** In the Circus Ring scene, there is a solitary red balloon.
** Harold Coppersmith is a parody of magician David Copperfield.
** In the Dressing Room scene, there is a portrait of Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
** Oslan the Lion is a parody of [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]].
** ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' is quoted.
*SmokeOut: Harold Coppersmith does this as his exit the first time you speak with him.
*WoundedGazelleGambit: When you inform Mysteria about Lynn's murder, she cries while telling you Lynn was her best and OnlyFriend, even when she was the one who murdered her.
*WrongfullyCommitted: Faith was committed to Gryphon Sanctuary by her parents as a punishment for pursuing her dreams involving being a writer, which is why she escaped and killed Lynn to protect her secret. Due to this, Judge Lawson requests the Squad to investigate Gryphon Sanctuary and their staff.
[[caption-width-right:350:You never know where a MonsterClown [[Film/It1990 might be hiding in.]]]]
The Flying Squad decides to take a well-deserved break after arresting The Devil in the previous case by visiting the travelling circus, which is currently staying at Grim Chapel. Unfortunately, things [[TitleDrop turn for the worse]] when Isaac and the player stumble onto the body of knife-thrower Lynn Hart, stabbed by her own knives and pinned to the Wheel of Death.
!!Tropes:
*AbusiveParents: Faith's parents didn't like her dream of being a writer, so their solution was ''[[DisproportionateRetribution committing her to a mental hospital]]'' [[WrongfullyCommitted while she was completely sane.]]
*TheAlibi: When you interrogate Harold, he says that he couldn't have killed Lynn since he has been chained up all day as part of his escape act.
*AllLoveIsUnrequited: Twinkles was in love with Lynn, who in return was in love with Mysteria. However, neither of them had their love reciprocated by their loved ones.
*AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Isaac has trouble figuring out what Mysteria's gender identity is, although she's quickly to clarify it for him.
-->'''Isaac:''' Pardon me, sir... I mean madam... I mean-
-->'''Mysteria:''' You may call me Mysteria, and I assure you, I'm a madam.
*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Isaac is so thrilled about visiting the circus that he has some of these moments during the investigation.
-->'''Isaac:''' Look at these marvelous costumes! What a rare opportunity to witness the goings-on of the circus!
Of course, <Player's Name>. I must focus on the task at hand.
*BeardnessProtectionProgram: Faith has been posing as a bearded woman named Mysteria to protect her identity and avoid going back to Gryphon Sanctuary.
*BigDamnReunion: Hope and Faith finally reunite with each other after Hope looking for her sister for months. Hope even admits she doesn't care Faith is in prison, as she can go visit her anytime unlike Gryphon Sanctuary.
*{{Blackmail}}: Lynn had been blackmailing Harold by threatening to reveal the public his magic tricks, as she got hold of the book he used to perform them. What was she blackmailing him about is unknown however.
*BusmansHoliday: Isaac and the player spend their time at the circus solving a murder.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase43TheWitchingHour Hope Woodford]] reappears as a suspect.
*ChekhovMIA: Faith, Hope's sister that she listed as a missing person in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase43TheWitchingHour Case 43]], appears here as a suspect and killer
*CircusOfFear: The case takes place in a creepy circus during nighttime.
*ContinuityNod:
**When you find a photo boot with pictures of the victim, Isaac recalls how he saw a similar one [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCenturyMileDistrict at the World Exhibition.]]
**The travelling circus is apparently the same one seen in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase21BlueBlazes Case 21.]] Isaac even mentions how it recently moved from Sinner's End to Grim Chapel.
**[[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase33HoldYourTongue Commissioner Baldwin's death]] is mentioned when you meet the new Commissioner.
*DamselInDistress: PlayedForLaughs when Maddie accidentally disappears during Charlie's magic trick and gets trapped on his closet for hours.
*DeadGuyOnDisplay: The killer left Lynn impaled on the Wheel of Death in a public stage.
*IDidWhatIHadToDo: Faith claims she had to kill Lynn to avoid getting sent back to Gryphon Sanctuary, as Lynn had discovered her true identity.
*DisappearingBox: Charlie uses one of these with Maddie to test his magic trick skills, which results in Maddie getting locked in his closet and becoming mad at him.
*EscapeArtist: Harold Coppersmith, one of the suspects, is a combination of this and a StageMagician. The first time you encounter him, he's triying to get out of a locker while chained.
*GirlsWithMoustaches: Mysteria is a bearded woman working as one of the circus' attractions, although you later discover it's actually a fake beard and mustache as part of her disguise.
*HeKnowsTooMuch: Mysteria murdered Lynn because she discovered her true identity and Faith Woodford, and she feared Lynn would say something and sent her back at [[BedlamHouse Gryphon Sanctuary.]]
*HopelessSuitor: Twinkles was this regarding Lynn, who in return had an unrequited crush on Mysteria.
*ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: After being stabbed, Lynn was impaled to a Wheel of Death with a bunch of throwing knives.
*KillTheOnesYouLove: Even though Lynn was her best friend, Mysteria/Faith had to kill her in an act of desperation to avoid her secret being revealed, as she feared Lynn was going to tell someone her true identity.
*LovelyAssistant:
**Delores Bower was the victim's assistant on her knife-throwing show, although Delores was jealous of Lynn's success and felt she deserved to be the main protagonist.
**Later, Charlie uses Maddie as a test subject for his DisappearingBox trick, which results in Maddie disappearing into Charlie's closet. She's not amused.
*MeetTheNewBoss: Thaddeus Mulroney, the new police commissioner, is introduced in this case as a replacement for the late Commissioner Talmadge Baldwin.
*MightyRoar: One of these alerts Isaac and the player of a nearby lion that almost attacks them, though Isaac manages to calm him down by offering him a hot dog.
*NonIronicClown: Despite having a pretty unnerving makeup, Twinkles is shown to be a friendly and completely non-malicious circus clown.
*NotSoAboveItAll: Despite acting like a gentleman who doesn't bother with "childish" things, Isaac is shown to be thrilled and excited about visiting the circus, getting some AttentionDeficitOohShiny throughout the case.
*OnlyFriend: Mysteria claims that Lynn was the only friend she managed to make at the circus, although Lynn wanted them to become something else.
*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Twinkles the Clown never has his name revealed throughout the case. {{Subverted}} with Mysteria, as we learn her true identity during her arrest: Faith Woodford.
*ThePatientHasLeftTheBuilding: Faith escaped from Gryphon Sanctuary after being WrongfullyCommitted by her AbusiveParents, hiding under the alias of Mysteria and murdering Lynn after she found out about it.
*PetTheDog: Judge Lawson permits Hope and Faith share some time together before sending Faith to prison, as he's sympathetic of Hope's struggle about reuniting with her sister after looking for her for months.
*PinnedToTheWall: When you find Lynn's body, she's been impaled to a Wheel of Death inside of a circus tent.
*ShaggyDogStory: The conclusion of Hope's search for her sister ends with this, as Faith gets sent to prison just when Hope had finally found her. At least Judge Lawson gives them some time together before incarcerating her, and Hope promises Faith to visit her every day.
-->'''Isaac:''' A more tragic case I can hardly conceive, <Player's Name>. We finally discover the whereabouts of Hope Woodford's sister, Faith...
-->...Only to have to arrest her for murder!
*ShoutOut:
** Twinkles the Clown is a parody of [[Film/It2017 Pennywise]].
*** Chapter 2's cover image features a jack-in-the-box resembling [[Film/It1990 Tim Curry's Pennywise]] killing Georgie Denbrough.
*** In the Circus Ring scene, there is a solitary red balloon.
** Harold Coppersmith is a parody of magician David Copperfield.
** In the Dressing Room scene, there is a portrait of Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
** Oslan the Lion is a parody of [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]].
** ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' is quoted.
*SmokeOut: Harold Coppersmith does this as his exit the first time you speak with him.
*WoundedGazelleGambit: When you inform Mysteria about Lynn's murder, she cries while telling you Lynn was her best and OnlyFriend, even when she was the one who murdered her.
*WrongfullyCommitted: Faith was committed to Gryphon Sanctuary by her parents as a punishment for pursuing her dreams involving being a writer, which is why she escaped and killed Lynn to protect her secret. Due to this, Judge Lawson requests the Squad to investigate Gryphon Sanctuary and their staff.
