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* EarlyBirdCameo: A non-character example. One of the killer's traits is playing an arcade game named ''Weirder Stuff'' (itself a parody of ''Series/StrangerThings''), which is [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations much later]] revealed to be based on an in-universe book series that have been adapted into a TV show, [[Recap/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigationsCase13WeirderStuff whose filming set you'll also visit some time later]].

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* EarlyBirdCameo: A EarlyBirdCameo:
**When you find the list of former gang members that Troy gave to Marconi, one of the visible names is that of Keith Vaughan, long before he actually appears in [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase34DeathInMyHand Case 34]].
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non-character example. One of the killer's traits is playing an arcade game named ''Weirder Stuff'' (itself a parody of ''Series/StrangerThings''), which is [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations much later]] revealed to be based on an in-universe book series that have been adapted into a TV show, [[Recap/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigationsCase13WeirderStuff whose filming set you'll also visit some time later]].
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* YeGoodeOldeDays: Officer Cooper by The Green's HeelFaceTown he actually misses the old Industrial Area despite how terrible life was back then.

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* YeGoodeOldeDays: Officer Cooper is so overwhelmed by The Green's HeelFaceTown he actually misses the old Industrial Area despite how terrible life was back then.

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The GPD are called when an eviscerated body is discovered outside of a microbrewery owned by former gangster Troy Cassidy. The victim is found to be another former gangster, Ash Bison, who has become an arcade owner and the main character in an upcoming game since the player last saw him..
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* BackForTheDead: Ash Bison, a suspect from your very first case, is the victim this time.
* TheBusCameBack: Big Baby and Troy Cassidy both return from Season 1, now retired from gang life.
* DisappearedDad: Ash apparently walked out of Kaitlyn Flynn's life when she was a baby, and figured she was just after his money when she tried to find him.

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Too bad the victim couldn't afford extra lives.]]

While discussing and theorizing about Marconi, his business in
The GPD Greens, and his possible ties with Zoe's disappearance, Jones and the player are called when an informed by Gloria that a murder has been reported in Bronson Lane, a street in The Greens characterized by its trendy shops. There, both officers find the body of Ash Bison, the former gang leader they met five years ago, eviscerated body is discovered just outside of a microbrewery.

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*AccidentalTheft: Ash hooked Troy with a supplier that sold him everything necessary for his
microbrewery owned by for a very good price, but Troy later discovered these goods were stolen and thus could be traced back to him, making him resent Ash for indirectly turning him into a criminal again.
*AmbiguouslyEvil: Troy Cassidy joins Marconi in this regard when you discover he's been giving him lists of former Skull members every once in a while. According to Troy, Marconi has been using these
former gangster Troy Cassidy. The victim is found to be another former gangster, Ash Bison, who give them jobs at his security company, but Jones understandably has become an arcade owner and his doubts.
*ArcadePerfectPort: During
the main character in an upcoming game since the player last saw him..Additional Investigation, you help Alex make a port of Big Baby's ''Double Vipers'' for cellphones, which apparently goes smoothly.
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*AssholeVictim: In stark contrast with [[ReformedCriminal Troy and Big Baby]], Ash still was a huge {{Jerkass}} and outright delinquent even after supposedly quitting his life of crime, which put him at odds [[WhoMurderedTheAsshole with every suspect in this case]].
*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Jones gets distracted when you pick up a candy jar by assuming it's one of those games where you have to guess how many are inside before he apologizes for not realizing it's a clue.
* BackForTheDead: Ash Bison, a suspect from your very last seen in [[Recap/CriminalCaseGrimsboroughCase11IntoTheVipersNest Case 11 of the first case, is season]], returns as the victim this time.here.
*TheBartender: Troy Cassidy, who now runs a microbrewery in The Greens named after his now-dissolved gang.
*BlameGame: Joy attempts to blame Ash's death on Troy in Chapter 3 during a fight at their microbrewery, although it was most likely part of her WoundedGazelleGambit.
*BreadEggsMilkSquick: Alex lists the charms of visiting an arcade, such as neon lights, the blinging sounds, and sticky floors.
*ByTheBookCop: Officer Tim Cooper seems to be a pretty competent beat cop, as he reports the murder then immediately seals the area without being told and had also been keeping tabs on Troy and Marconi's business quite effectively while doing it discreetly. He almost crosses the MeddlesomePatrolman line when you discover he was obsessively following Ash around, but considering he was a FalselyReformedVillain, it's actually understandable.

* TheBusCameBack: Big Baby and Troy Cassidy and Big Baby both return from Season 1, after last appearing in [[Recap/CriminalCaseGrimsboroughCase09BurnedToTheBone Case 9]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseGrimsboroughCase11IntoTheVipersNest Case 11]] of the first season, respectively, now retired from gang life.
life and running their own honest business.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase05TooCruelForSchool Carter Hayes]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase07Flatline Alex Turner]] reappear throughout the case.
*ICanChangeMyBeloved: Joy certainly believed she'd be able to do this with Ash, even if he continued to be a {{Jerkass}} still involved in illicit activities. She even gave Ash an ultimatum making him chose between her or continuing being a criminal
*ContinuityCameo: [[VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay Amy and Frank]] can be seen in the arcade machines of the arcade crime scene.
*CopHater: Even if he isn't a gangster anymore, Big Baby isn't still fond of cops, which he demonstrates during his introduction.
-->'''Big Baby:''' Well, well, well. <Player's Name>! I knew I could smell bacon, you know how much I hate cops.
* DisappearedDad: Ash apparently walked out of Kaitlyn Flynn's life when she was a baby, and figured she was just accused her of going after his money when she tried to find him.reconnect with him after her mother's death.
*EarlyBirdCameo: A non-character example. One of the killer's traits is playing an arcade game named ''Weirder Stuff'' (itself a parody of ''Series/StrangerThings''), which is [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations much later]] revealed to be based on an in-universe book series that have been adapted into a TV show, [[Recap/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigationsCase13WeirderStuff whose filming set you'll also visit some time later]].
*EntitledBastard: Ash felt entitled to boss Big Baby around and ordered him to raise the price of the ''Double Vipers'' arcade machine (which, mind you, Big Baby programmed by himself) to $2 despite the fact profits would tank due to being too expensive.
*FalselyReformedVillain: Ash was far from redeemed despite having quit being a gangster, as he still committed robberies and roughed people up to get things his way.
*FictionalVideoGame: After quitting gang life, Big Baby programmed an arcade game named ''Double Vipers'' based on him and Ash's former gang The Vipers, with the latter as the protagonist fighting his way through the city against other gangs. Apparently, it's been quite a success.
*GeneHunt: After her mother died, Kaitlyn went to look for her father Ash so she'd reconnect with her only family member left, although Ash ended up rejecting her out of his life due to assuming she only sought him for his money.
*GoodCostumeSwitch: Troy and Big Baby, who are now {{Reformed Criminal}}s, dress much more formally than they did five years ago when they were gang members.
*GuestStarPartyMember: Alex joins you during the Additional Investigation to ask Big Baby for permission to port ''Double Vipers'' to mobile phones.



* MistakenForCheating: Joy murdered Ash because he thought he was cheating on her with Kaitlyn Flynn. She's pretty horrified when Jones explains that Kaitlyn was actually his daughter.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Joy practically says this word-for-word upon finding out Ash and Kaitlyn's real relationship.
-> '''Joy:''' Oh my God, Ash! Why didn't you tell me? What have I done?!

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-->'''Martine:''' <Player's Name>, there's an English expression, "spill your guts," non? Your victim seems to have taken it literally!
-->'''Jones:''' Please, Martine... I just ate!
*HauteCuisineIsWeird: What Jones thinks of the food and beverages that abound in The Greens.
-->'''Jones:''' This is a nice place, <Player's Name>, I'd love a cold drink. But the beers here are... strange. Does this say mango and hibiscus lager?
*HiddenDepths: Both Troy and Big Baby quit gang life because they discovered they possessed hidden talents that would allow them make a honest living, as Troy opened a microbrewery after he learned to craft beer and Big Baby programmed an extremely successful arcade game that's been making him rich.
*TheIllegible: {{Downplayed}}. Officer Cooper writes his notes in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand shorthand]], which makes them impossible to read unless done by someone else (e.g. Gabriel) that knows it too.
*TheInsomniac: One of the killer's traits is that they suffer from insomnia.
*IsThisAJoke: When Jones tells Kaitlyn that Ash has been murdered, he asks if you're the "joke police," as she assumes you're talking about the ''Double Vipers'' character.
*LamePunReaction: Jones has one he Rupert tell you he wouldn't want to keep you in "suspense."
-->'''Rupert:''' Well, I've not told you the results yet! This metal object is a clasp for a pair of suspenders! Get it? Suspense... suspenders!
-->'''Jones:''' Hilarious. But, we're kind of in a hurry, Rupert.
*MissingMom: Kaitlyn's mom Natasha died a year ago, which is why she set to look for her father so she wouldn't be alone.
* MistakenForCheating: Joy murdered Ash because he thought he was cheating on her with Kaitlyn Flynn.Kaitlyn. She's pretty horrified when Jones explains that Kaitlyn was actually his daughter.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Joy practically says this word-for-word upon finding out Ash and Kaitlyn's [[DisappearedDad real relationship.
-> '''Joy:'''
relationship]].
-->'''Joy:'''
Oh my God, Ash! Why didn't you tell me? What have I done?!done?!
*NotSoAboveItAll: Despite Officer Cooper finding The Green's HeelFaceTown overwhelming due to not getting used to its modernization, he still enjoys passing time at the arcade and playing with the machines, calling it a guilty pleasure.
*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Big Baby's real name continues being a mystery even after this case is done. {{Lampshaded}} when Alex meets him for the first time.
-->'''Alex:''' Excuse me, Mr... Baby. I mean, Big... ummm.
-->'''Big Baby:''' Come on, little man! Spit it out! Just call me BB, all my friends do!
*PoorCommunicationKills: Ash's death could've been avoided had Joy confronted him about her suspicions that Kaitlyn was his mistress.
*ReformedButRejected: Jones and Officer Cooper have this idea regarding Troy and Big Baby, believing they're still up to no good due to being former gang members. According to Big Baby, [=DreamLife=] also rejected working with him for this very reason.
-->'''Tim:''' You can dress them up with microbreweries or video games, but a leopard can't change its spots, <Player's Name>. Once a gang member, always a gang member!
*ReformedCriminal: Both Troy and Big Baby have left their criminal past behind to start honest businesses in The Greens. {{Averted}} with Ash, who continued being a criminal despite leaving the gangs.
*ShoutOut:
** One of the killer's traits is playing a video game called ''[[Series/StrangerThings Weirder Stuff]]''. Tim Cooper, one of the suspects, also resembes Jim Hopper, a character of the series.
** In the Beer Tanks scene, there is an image of what seems to be a person with a deer's head. It brings a certain [[VideoGame/CubeEscape game series]] to mind.
** In the Arcade scene, there is a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 pink teddy bear]]. He really seems to get around, doesn't he?
** In the Game Station scene, there is a toy fish resembling [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo]].
** One clue is a figurine that Jones calls "one of those funky figurines". It's clearly based on Toys/FunkoPop.
** ''Double Vipers'' is a parody of ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon''.
** Ginette is a parody of Gilette.
** D++ and Objective-D are a parody of C++ and Objective-C.
*ThereAreNoCoincidences: Jones finds hard to believe that Troy, Ash, and Big Baby, three former gang members, became suspects of a murder investigation just when the department started to investigate Tony Marconi.
*TookALevelInKindness: Troy and Big Baby are much nicer than they used to be five years ago, as they've left their criminal past behind and thus have no reason to be at odds with the player.
*VanityLicensePlate: The licence plate of Ash's scooter is [[LeetLingo A5HRUL3Z]].
*VideoArcade: One appears as a crime scene, which is where Big Baby and Kaitlyn work and the ''Double Vipers'' machine is located.
*WeUsedToBeFriends: Troy and Ash had actually managed to become friends after they disbanded The Skulls and The Vipers, but their friendship ended up taking a hit when Ash hooked him with a provider that sold Troy stolen goods, which put his business at risk.
*WhoMurderedTheAsshole: Every single suspect in this case had a solid motive to kill Ash: he knowingly hooked Troy with a supplier that sold him stolen goods fully aware of the consequences if Troy got caught, wanted to order Big Baby around in their business despite Big Baby being the head of the whole operation, abandoned his baby daughter Kaitlyn then rejected her when she found him after so many years just because he believed Kaitlyn was after his money, most likely hijacked an armored vehicle according to Tim's investigation (who seems to be a pretty competent cop), and was still stealing and roughing people up to get things his way even after Joy gave him an ultimatum.
-->'''Jones:''' Murder cases are fickle beasts, <Player's Name>. Sometimes it's a struggle to find anyone with a motive...
-->...while other times, like today, every suspect had reason to want Ash Bison dead!
*WoundedGazelleGambit: Joy bursts into tears when you inform her about Ash's murder when just a few minutes ago she was the one who killed him.
*YeGoodeOldeDays: Officer Cooper by The Green's HeelFaceTown he actually misses the old Industrial Area despite how terrible life was back then.
-->'''Tim:''' Argh, this neighborhood isn't what it used to be, <Player's Name>. Life was tough back when it was the [[Recap/CriminalCaseGrimsboroughIndustrialAreaDistrict Industrial Center]], but at least it made sense.
-->But then those so-called "[[{{Hipster}} hipster]]" people moved in, and it's like the whole world's been turned upside down!
-->Keeping the streets safe from hoodlums I understand! But farmer's markets, quinoa and barber shops are all a mystery to me!
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The GPD are called when a body is discovered outside of a microbrewery. The victim is found to be former gangster Ash Bison, who has been eviscerated.

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The GPD are called when a an eviscerated body is discovered outside of a microbrewery. microbrewery owned by former gangster Troy Cassidy. The victim is found to be another former gangster gangster, Ash Bison, who has been eviscerated.become an arcade owner and the main character in an upcoming game since the player last saw him..
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* BackForTheDead: Ash Bison, a suspect from your very first case, is the victim of this case.

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* BackForTheDead: Ash Bison, a suspect from your very first case, is the victim of this case.time.

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The GPD are called when a body is discovered outside of a microbrewery. The victim is found to be former gangster Ash Bison, who has been eviscerated.



* TheBusCameBack: Big Baby and Troy Cassidy both return from Season 1, now retired from gang life.

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* TheBusCameBack: Big Baby and Troy Cassidy both return from Season 1, now retired from gang life.life.
* DisappearedDad: Ash apparently walked out of Kaitlyn Flynn's life when she was a baby, and figured she was just after his money when she tried to find him.
* GuttedLikeAFish: Ash was killed by having his belly cut in such a way that his intestines spilled out.
* MistakenForCheating: Joy murdered Ash because he thought he was cheating on her with Kaitlyn Flynn. She's pretty horrified when Jones explains that Kaitlyn was actually his daughter.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Joy practically says this word-for-word upon finding out Ash and Kaitlyn's real relationship.
-> '''Joy:''' Oh my God, Ash! Why didn't you tell me? What have I done?!
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!Tropes:
* BackForTheDead: Ash Bison, a suspect from your very first case, is the victim of this case.
* TheBusCameBack: Big Baby and Troy Cassidy both return from Season 1, now retired from gang life.

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