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* NotBrainwashed / ObfuscatingInsanity:: All this time, Grayson had been pretending to be on board with The Higher Truth's ideals and their suicidal pact just so he could steal all their money and use it to keep funding [=DreamLife=].
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* NotBrainwashed / ObfuscatingInsanity:: ObfuscatingInsanity: All this time, Grayson had been pretending to be on board with The Higher Truth's ideals and their suicidal pact just so he could steal all their money and use it to keep funding [=DreamLife=].
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Meiko has no problem expressing her relief regarding Steven's death, since his cult is what led to his son committing murder and being thrown in jail.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Meiko has no problem expressing her relief regarding Steven's death, since his cult is what led to his her son committing murder and being thrown in jail.
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Wanting to stop the Higher Truth's mass suicide, the GPD goes to the fair, only to find cult leader Stephen Crowe dead, his eyes impaled with his earrings.
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* AssholeVictim: Considering that the victim was a cult leader who indicted his followers to commit mass suicide, it can be hard to feel sorry for his death.
* TheBusCameBack: Elvira Milton returns from Season 1.
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* AssholeVictim: Considering that the victim was a cult leader who indicted his followers to commit mass suicide, it can be hard to feel sorry for his death.
* TheBusCameBack: Elvira Milton returns from Season 1.
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*AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Meiko has no problem expressing her relief regarding Steven's death, since his cult is what led to his son committing murder and being thrown in jail.
-->'''Meiko:''' Well, I do not mean to sound callous, but maybe at least this means no other mother will have to go through what I've gone through.
* AssholeVictim: Considering
*BackForTheFinale: [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase19TheLostCity Skylar Sage]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase20NoMercyForOldMen Grayson Rosewater]] reappear as suspects in this case, which is the last one set in Old Town. [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase12TheArtOfMurder Dr. Jennifer Russo]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase18GameOver Rozetta Pierre]] also reappear during the Additional Investigation.
*BigDamnHeroes: Dr. Jennifer Russo steps in to help {{Deprogram}} the members of The Higher Truth still attempting to commit mass suicide even after the cult's termination, saving them from their brainwashing.
* TheBusCameBack: Elvira Milton returns
*CigaretteOfAnxiety: Meiko uses clove cigarettes to calm herself.
-->'''Meiko:''' Do you mind if I smoke? These clove cigarettes are the only thing that keep me up these days!
*TheClimax: For Old Town.
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* EyeScream: Crowe's found with his eyes impaled with his own earrings.
* OneOfOurOwn: Gabriel is one of the suspects in the case.
* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.
* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he reveals that what crashed into Grimsbourgh a year ago wasn't a satellite.
* OneOfOurOwn: Gabriel is one of the suspects in the case.
* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.
* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he reveals that what crashed into Grimsbourgh a year ago wasn't a satellite.
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* OneOfOurOwn: Gabriel is one
*{{Deprogram}}: One of the main tasks during the Additional Investigation is helping the former members of The Higher Truth be deprogrammed of their brainwashing and desire to commit suicide, which you achieve with the help of Dr. Russo.
*DontCelebrateJustYet: At the end of the case, the police department barely has time to celebrate ending with The Higher Truth before Chief Parker tells them the Mayor has ordered them rush to Maple Heights, claiming that public safety is at risk.
*EvilAllAlong: Grayson Rosewater, Steven's second-in-command, is revealed to be NotBrainwashed by The Higher Truth's ideals, instead taking advantage of the cult and using its donations to keep funding his true employer: [[TheManBehindTheMan DreamLife]].
* EyeScream: Steven was murdered by having his eyes impaled with his own earrings.
*FigureItOutYourself: During his arrest, Grayson tells you to figure out the truth behind [=DreamLife=]'s supposed satellite by yourself, claiming that his work for the company is done.
*FormerFriendsPhoto: Elvira is marked as a suspect when you find a photo of her and Steven during their younger years at The Higher Truth's headquarters.
*GoodAllAlong: ''Heavily'' {{Downplayed}}. While calling Steven "good" is a ''very'' big stretch, turns out he was genuinely in the dark about The Higher Truth being a ScamReligion due to Grayson being the true mastermind behind it, and thus his mass suicide plan was genuinely connected to his twisted ideals.
*GracefulLoser: When you find definitive proof of Grayson being the one behind the ScamReligion of The Higher Truth, he doesn't put much of a fight, claiming that his work is done and even confessing he'd been working for [=DreamLife=] all this time.
*HeelRealization: During her arrest, Skylar explains this is how she came to the conclusion that The Higher Truth was a scam, although she ended up [[MisplacedRetribution blaming and killing Steven]] instead of [[TheManBehindTheMan Grayson]].
-->'''Skylar:''' I used to believe everything he said! But then he announced the Release and yet he kept asking for more money! And that got me thinking.\\
Why did The Higher Truth need everyone's money if we were all going to leave for another plane of existence?\\
'''Gloria:''' That's a good question, Ms Sage! Did you try to get an answer?\\
'''Skylar:''' Yes, I did. I confronted Steven at the Fair. He gave me the same old line about material things holding us back...\\
But he wouldn't tell me where all that money was going and to what purpose!\\
I realized in that moment [[ScamReligion Steven was simply using us all to get rich]]! He probably wasn't even going to attend the Release!
*HopelessSuitor: Elvira reveals she was still in love with Steven, but he left clear to her they couldn't be together anymore due to The Higher Truth.
*HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The case takes place during the annual Old Town New Age Fair.
*IfICantHaveYou: Elvira sent Steven a Higher Truth pamphlet scribbled with lipstick telling him this, since she wanted to continue with their relationship and be TogetherInDeath like they had planned since they were teenagers.
*ImprovisedWeapon: Steven was killed with his own earrings, which to be fair are quite sharp and pointy triangles.
-->'''Martine:''' I've seen quite a few crimes against fashion when I was a model, but I've never seen someone use earrings as a murder weapon before!
*KarmaHoudini: [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase18GameOver Once again]], Rozetta manages to get away scot-free from [=DreamLife's=] misdeeds due to claiming she had no idea about Grayson planning to steal The Higher Truth's member's money after they committed suicide, giving her and her company another pass thanks to PlausibleDeniability.
*LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Meiko Kato, [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase22ColorMeMurdered Haruki Kato's]] mother, is introduced in this case as a suspect.
*TheManBehindTheMan: Grayson Rosewater and by extension [=DreamLife=] are outed as the ones behind The Higher Truth being a ScamReligion to fund the company's activities, since Grayson infiltrated the cult on [=DreamLife's=] orders after he discovered they were worshiping their satellite and eventually convinced Steven to start asking for donations.
*MamaBear: Meiko confronted Steven about his cult because she wanted answers and possibly revenge for The Higher Truth brainwashing her son and making him a murderer.
*MisplacedRetribution: After having a HeelRealization about The Higher Truth being a ScamReligion, Skylar confronted and eventually murdered Steven for it, not knowing the true mastermind behind the money scheme was Grayson all this time.
*MustHaveNicotine: Meiko mentions that, last time she attempted quitting smoking, she binged on donuts and her blood sugar rocketed.
*NotAfraidToDie: Gabriel tells you the members of The Higher Truth are totally okay with the idea of committing suicide, showing just how much Steven's indoctrination got to them.
*NotBrainwashed / ObfuscatingInsanity:: All this time, Grayson had been pretending to be on board with The Higher Truth's ideals and their suicidal pact just so he could steal all their money and use it to keep funding [=DreamLife=].
* OneOfOurOwn: Gabriel becomes a suspect in this case due to lying about being at The Higher Truth's headquarters during Steven's murder, as he actually went to confront him at the fair in an attempt to make him stop the mass suicide plan.
*PlausibleDeniability: Rozetta does this to protect herself during a video recording of her and Grayson discussing his plan to collect funds for [=DreamLife=] using The Higher Truth.
-->'''Rozetta:''' Do NOT even say another word! I do not want to know every little detail of your organization, Grayson!\\
'''Grayson:''' Fair enough. [[LampshadeHanging Plausible deniability is always a good thing...]]
*RightForTheWrongReasons: Skylar came to the correct realization that The Higher Truth was a ScamReligion... and accused Steven of creating the cult in the first place for this motive, when The Higher Truth only started asking for donations due to Grayson's meddling.
*ScamReligion: While Steven created The Higher Truth and stuck to its twisted ideals without wanting to gain money, Grayson eventually convinced him to start accepting donations, which then he used to keep funding [=DreamLife=] with the excuse that they were the owners of the "fallen angel" they worshiped.
*ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Gabriel went to the New Age Fair to confront and try to stop Steven from committing suicide along The Higher Truth despite how dangerous it was for his cover.
-->'''Gloria:''' So you jeopardized this operation for nothing, and you didn't tell us about it!\\
'''Gabriel:''' What was I supposed to do? Shutting down the cult was taking too long! I'm sorry I lied, but I couldn't put police procedures above people's lives!
*ShoutOut: In the Chapter 1 cover image (pictured above), Steven resembles {{UsefulNotes/Jesus}}.
* SympatheticMurderer: [[MisplacedRetribution Even if she got the culprit wrong]], Skylar
*TapOnTheHead: The killer first knocked out Steven with a rock before stabbing him through the eyes.
* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he
-->'''Grayson:''' HA! You still think it's a
*WhatTheHellHero: Gloria berates Gabriel when you discover he lied about being at The Higher Truth's headquarters during the murder and instead going to the fair to confront Steven, since it put the entire cover operation at risk.
*WoundedGazelleGambit: When you interrogate Skylar, she seems absolutely distressed at the death of "The Enlightened One," which is just a cover as not only she didn't believe Steven's nonsense anymore, but she also murdered him.
*YouMonster: Meiko made a protest sign calling Steven a monster because of his cult brainwashing his son and turning him into a murderer.
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* ContinuitySnarl: It seems odd that Chapter 3's cover image shows Steven's eyes open as the earrings are about to be stabbed in, as Martine explains he was knocked out beforehand.
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* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he reveals that a satellite wasn't what crashed into Grimsbourgh a year ago.ago wasn't a satellite.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.killed.
* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he reveals that a satellite wasn't what crashed into Grimsbourgh a year ago.
* WhamLine: During Grayson's arrest, he reveals that a satellite wasn't what crashed into Grimsbourgh a year ago.
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* TheBusCameBack: Elvira Milton returns from Season 1.
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* OneOfOurOwn: Gabriel is one of the suspects in the case.
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* AssholeVictim: Considering that the victim was a cult leader who indicted his followers to commit mass suicide, it can be hard to feel sorry for his death.
* EyeScream: Crowe's found with his eyes impaled with his ownearrings.earrings.
* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.
* EyeScream: Crowe's found with his eyes impaled with his own
* SympatheticMurderer: Skylar Sage killed Steven Crowe when she realized he most likely wasn’t going to partake in the “Great Release” and to stop him from getting the other cult members killed.
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Wanting to stop the cult's mass suicide, the GPD goes to the fair, only to find cult leader Stephen Crowe dead, his eyes impaled with his earrings.
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* EyeScream: Crowe's found with his eyes impaled with his own earrings.
Wanting to stop the cult's mass suicide, the GPD goes to the fair, only to find cult leader Stephen Crowe dead, his eyes impaled with his earrings.
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* EyeScream: Crowe's found with his eyes impaled with his own earrings.
