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* BigDamnHeroes: Ray, Lola, and Benjamin finally put an end to the Demon Fish treat during the Additional Investigation by using [[AllYourPowersCombined All Their Powers Combined]] to capture the creatures, as Ray finds an antique Xerdan stone table with a written a song capable of attracting the Demon Fish if sung correctly, Lola performs the song with her diva singer skills, and Benjamin provides the nets and traps necessary to trap the fish.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ray, Lola, and Benjamin finally put an end to the Demon Fish treat during the Additional Investigation by using [[AllYourPowersCombined All Their Powers Combined]] to capture the creatures, as Ray finds an antique Xerdan stone table with a written a song capable of attracting the Demon Fish if sung correctly, Lola performs the song with her diva singer skills, and Benjamin provides the nets and traps necessary to trap the fish.
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* NuclearNasty: This case promptly [[{{Subverted}} subverts]] this trope when Mortimer informs you that Rozetta told him the radioactivity under the dome is completely harmless, which means [=DreamLife=] had been lying about its dangers to keep people away from the meteorite.
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* SilverFox: In addition to being YoungerThanTheyLook, Cliff is also quite attractive, something [[{{Fangirl}} Gloria]] seems to relish on.
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* SilverFox: In addition to being YoungerThanTheyLook, OlderThanTheyLook, Cliff is also quite attractive, something [[{{Fangirl}} Gloria]] seems to relish on.
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Knowing Mortimer Pickering is staying at Glitz Hotel, Gloria and the player are tasked by Chief Parker with attending Ivywood actress Celine Dernier's celebrity bash at the aforementioned hotel with the intent of intercepting Mortimer for their [=DreamLife=] infiltration plan. However, their night turns even more eventful than expected when they find Celine's immolated body at the hotel gardens.
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Knowing Mortimer Pickering is staying at Glitz Hotel, Gloria and the player are tasked by Chief Parker with attending Ivywood actress Celine Dernier's celebrity bash at the aforementioned hotel with the intent of intercepting Mortimer for their [=DreamLife=] infiltration plan. However, their night turns even more eventful than expected when they follow someone's screams and find Celine's immolated body at the hotel gardens.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ray, Lola, and Benjamin finally put an end to the Demon Fish treat during the Additional Investigation by using [[AllYourPowersCombined All Their Powers Combined]] to capture the creatures, as Ray finds an antique Xerdan stone table with a written a song capable of attracting the Demon Fish is if sung correctly, Lola performs the song with her diva singer skills, and Benjamin provides the nets and traps necessary to trap the fish.
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* EvilOldFolks: {{Downplayed}}. Cliff, the killer, is 87-years-old, making him the oldest human killer in the series.[[note]]There were [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase46SmartMoney two]] [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase50ProgrammedToKill robots]] in [[VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay Pacific Bay]], and... well, you'll see [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations soon enough]].[[/note]] However, while not an excuse to commit murder, [[MaliciousSlander his somewhat sympathetic motive]] puts him on a better pedestal [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase30TheMurderGames than]] [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase48TheKingsShadow some]] [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase27BehindTheseWalls others]] elderly killers in the franchise.
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* EvilOldFolks: {{Downplayed}}. Cliff, the killer, is 87-years-old, making him the oldest human killer in the series.[[note]]There were [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase46SmartMoney two]] [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase50ProgrammedToKill robots]] in [[VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay Pacific Bay]], and... well, you'll see [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations soon enough]].[[/note]] However, while not an excuse to commit murder, [[MaliciousSlander his somewhat sympathetic motive]] puts him on a better pedestal [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase25LeapOfDeath than]] [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase30TheMurderGames than]] some]] [[Recap/CriminalCaseWorldEditionCase48TheKingsShadow some]] other]] [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase27BehindTheseWalls others]] elderly elderly]] killers in the franchise.
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* HiddenWire: [=DreamLife=] gave Mortimer a device that he correctly assumes its bugged, prompting Cathy to deactivate it while making it look like an accident so you and Rupert can talk to him in peace.
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* HiddenWire: [=DreamLife=] gave Mortimer a device that he correctly assumes its is bugged, prompting Cathy to deactivate it while making it look like an accident so you and Rupert can talk to him in peace.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Burn baby burn!]]
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* DirtyOldWoman: It turns out Celine Dernier was one of these. She kept groping Crispin Ruff and once made him eat oysters while she was doing it.
* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.
* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine, making him the oldest human killer in the series.[[note]](There were the [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase46SmartMoney two]] [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase50ProgrammedToKill robots]] from VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay, and... well, you'll see [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations soon enough]].[[/note]] A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.
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* DirtyOldWoman: It turns out Celine Dernier was one of these. She kept groping Crispin Ruff and once made him eat oysters while she was doing it.
* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.
* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine, making him the oldest human killer in the series.[[note]](There were the [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase46SmartMoney two]] [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase50ProgrammedToKill robots]] from VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay, and... well, you'll see [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations soon enough]].[[/note]] A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Chief Parker:''' We know Dr. Pickering just checked into the Glitz Hotel... And I've secured us two tickets to Ivywood actress Celine Dernier's celebrity bash, which happens to be taking place at the hotel tonight!]]
Knowing Mortimer Pickering is staying at Glitz Hotel, Gloria and the player are tasked by Chief Parker with attending Ivywood actress Celine Dernier's celebrity bash at the aforementioned hotel with the intent of intercepting Mortimer for their [=DreamLife=] infiltration plan. However, their night turns even more eventful than expected when they find Celine's immolated body at the hotel gardens.
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*AnimalNemesis: Plopsie, Celine's dog, became this for her sister Meredith, since Celine [[PetHeir left all of her fortune to him]] and took Meredith out of her will despite supporting Celine in her acting career for decades.
*BadDate: Amir and Jasper apparently had one of these that involved oysters, according to his account during the analysis.
*BigDamnHeroes: Ray, Lola, and Benjamin finally put an end to the Demon Fish treat during the Additional Investigation by using [[AllYourPowersCombined All Their Powers Combined]] to capture the creatures, as Ray finds an antique Xerdan stone table with a written a song capable of attracting the Demon Fish is sung correctly, Lola performs the song with her diva singer skills, and Benjamin provides the nets and traps necessary to trap the fish.
*BigDamnReunion: One between Rupert and Mortimer, who are shown to be happy to see each other again after so long.
*BrokenPedestal: Since she's a big fan of him and his work, Gloria has one of these regarding Cliff after he's exposed as the killer.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase09ShootingStar Mike Cove]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase25MuddyingTheWaters Lola Vallez]] reappear as suspects, while [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase27BehindTheseWalls Officer Mia Loukas]] appears mid-investigation to provide you with a lead. [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase28DeadMenTellNoTales Benjamin Fletcher and Ray Parker]] also reappear during the Additional Investigation.
*ChekhovsSkill: Throughout all of her appearances both in Season 1 and Season 5, Lola's musical skills and her status as a diva singer have been brought up one way or another either by her or other people. Here, said skills finally get put to use when she performs the Xerdan song to attract the Demon Fish and capture them once and for all.
*{{Cliffhanger}}: The case ends with Jones informing you that Mayor Martha Price has been assassinated.
*ContinuityNod:
**Stella, Celine's twin sister who suffered a fatal heart attack because of the Night Walker, [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase28TheHungerPlanes is brought up again]].
**During one of his interrogations, Cliff explains Celine broke up their acting duo after she replaced him with another actor named "[[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase34Murdertown Dick-something]]."
**The absinthe bottle the killer used to murder Celine is labeled after [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePast Maddie O'Malley]].
*CoolOldGuy: Mortimer Pickering, Rupert's old friend, is shown to be a genuinely good gentleman who is more than willing to help you bring down [=DreamLife=] after you inform him how shady they are.
*IDidntMeanToKillHim: Cliff says this during his arrest, claiming he only murdered Celine in a fit of rage after she confessed spreading rumors of him cheating on his wife with every woman in Ivywood, which led to her leaving Cliff.
* DirtyOldWoman: It turns out Celine
*DoesNotLikeSpam: Martine says any fan of Celine should know she despised absinthe, implying she made it public knowledge and part of her.
* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the
*DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Thankfully {{Averted}}. Gloria finds despicable how [[DirtyOldWoman Celine]] sexually harassed and outright assaulted Crispin when he tells you about it.
*DyingAlone: Meredith, Celine's sister, says that, with both of her sisters' deaths, she's now all alone in the world, and will probably follow them soon thereafter.
*EvilBrit: Cliff Montgomery, the killer, hails from Scotland, although this is {{Downplayed}} since he isn't that evil.
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*{{Fangirl}}: Gloria is one for Cliff Montgomery, since she admires his work done in Ivywood. This later turns into a BrokenPedestal when he's outed as the killer, though.
*FeelingTheirAge: Lola uses this as her reasoning for not feeling sorry for Celine's death during her first interrogation.
-->'''Lola:''' I mean, it's a tragedy and all that, but that woman was seriously old. I hope I die before I get as wrinkly as her!
*FoodSlap: The killer first threw a glass of absinthe at Celine before setting her ablaze with
*HeroicDog: Plopsie, Celine's dog, ends up helping you catch her killer after he retrieves the glass the killer used to threw absinthe at Celine before setting her on fire.
*HiddenWire: [=DreamLife=] gave Mortimer a device that he correctly assumes its bugged, prompting Cathy to deactivate it while making it look like an accident so you and
*MaliciousSlander: Celine confessed to Cliff she spread rumors about him sleeping with every women in Ivywood back in the day for no reason whatsoever, leading to Cliff's wife divorcing him. It's the main reason why he murdered her.
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* MistakenForCheating: Effectively the motive. Celine spread a rumor that Cliff was sleeping with every actress in Ivywood, causing his wife to divorce him. He was not, and was not exactly thrilled with Celine for doing this.
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*MindControlMusic: During the Additional Investigation, Ray gives you an antique Xerdan stone tablet that shows how the Xerdans inadvertently discovered how one of their ritual songs could hypnotize the Demon Fish, which the police department uses to lure them to a trap with [[TheDiva Lola's]] hep.
* MistakenForCheating: Effectively the motive. Celine [[MaliciousSlander spread a rumor that Cliff was sleeping with every actress inIvywood, Ivywood]], causing his wife to divorce him. He was not, and was not exactly thrilled with Celine for doing this.this.
*NoodleIncident:
**Cathy says that Celine's party was almost as boring and dull as that time she and Alex went camping in the rain.
**During their BigDamnReunion, Rupert says he and Mortimer once let a bunch of goats loose in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
*NuclearNasty: This case promptly [[{{Subverted}} subverts]] this trope when Mortimer informs you that Rozetta told him the radioactivity under the dome is completely harmless, which means [=DreamLife=] had been lying about its dangers to keep people away from the meteorite.
*OverworkedSleep: Rupert is shown asleep during one of his analysis due to studying geology 24/7 as part as his cover to infiltrate [=DreamLife=].
*PassedOverInheritance: Celine took her sister Meredith out of her will to leave everything to her dog.
*PetHeir: Celine left all of her fortune to her dog Plopsie, something that didn't sit well with her remaining sister.
*ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Lola theorizes that the reason why Celine was chosen as a judge for ''Grimsborough's Best Talent'' instead of the more qualified Lola is because Celine paid them off, which made Lola resent her.
*ShamelessSelfPromotion / SkewedPriorities: Both Mike and Lola decide to use Celine's deaths for clout and career advancement, as Mike posts an extremely shallow condolence on social media and asks you for photos of Celine's corpse for his oncoming biopic of her, while Lola expects news outlets to say her fabulous singing was the last thing Celine heard.
*ShoutOut:
**The case's title comes from a song of the same name by Music/TheDoors.
** Cliff Montgomery is named after Creator/MontgomeryClift, and he resembles Creator/SeanConnery.
** In the Mermaid Ballroom scene, there is a parody of a Little Tree.
** ''Grimsborough's Best Talent'' is a parody of ''America's Got Talent''.
** ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' is quoted.
** Copies of ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'' and ''Theatre/SwanLake'' are found.
*SilverFox: In addition to being YoungerThanTheyLook, Cliff is also quite attractive, something [[{{Fangirl}} Gloria]] seems to relish on.
-->'''Gloria:''' I can't believe I didn't recognize the dreamy Scotsman in his younger days, but I guess he only gets better with age!
*SoProudOfYou: Gloria tells this to Rupert after you find him sleeping in the lab, since he's been overworking himself as of late both to find a cure for the Demon Fish neurotoxin and also study geology to infiltrate [=DreamLife=].
*SpySpeak: Rupert and Mortimer apparently invented one of these during their time at Oxford, which Mortimer uses to tell him [=DreamLife=] has put a HiddenWire on his belongings when you go meet up with him.
-->'''Rupert:''' For example, erudite satsuma means enemy, curdling is eavesdropping, and parrot, gadget...\\
If I understood it all correctly, he was saying that [=DreamLife=] has given him some sort of device, but he thinks it's bugged!
*StalkerWithoutACrush: Celine had been following Mike around to get him cast her in one of his movies, something he find appalling due to considering Celine wasn't qualified for starring in his action flicks.
*ThoseTwoActors: InUniverse example with Celine and Cliff, who were well-known for always acting together back in Ivywood.
*ViolentGlaswegian: Cliff Montgomery, the killer, is Scottish.
*WaitingForABreak: Crispin Ruff, one of the suspects, tells you he's been working as a waiter among Ivywood stars for this very reason.
-->'''Crispin:''' Ah yes, what a crazy night it's been! And here I was thinking that taking on this waitering gig would help me meet famous Ivywood stars!\\
'''Gloria:''' So you were a fan of Celine's?\\
'''Crispin:''' Not exactly... I'm an acting student, and I was hoping tonight might get me my first big break... But now Celine's dead, nobody cares about a waiter like me, no matter how charming I try to be!
*WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Gloria is incapable of understanding Gabriel's Scottish accent during his analysis on the poem [[ViolentGlaswegian Cliff]] wrote for Celine.
-->'''Gabriel:''' You looking a bit peely-wally, <Player's Name>. You'd better just caw canny for a while!\\
'''Gloria:''' Er, Gabriel, what language are you speaking?!
*WitnessProtection: The police department puts Mortimer in one of these after he accepts Rupert taking his place inside [=DreamLife's=] dome.
*WoundedGazelleGambit: Cliff pretends to be hurt by Celine's death during his first interrogation due to all the years they spent working together when he's the killer.
* MistakenForCheating: Effectively the motive. Celine [[MaliciousSlander spread a rumor that Cliff was sleeping with every actress in
*NoodleIncident:
**Cathy says that Celine's party was almost as boring and dull as that time she and Alex went camping in the rain.
**During their BigDamnReunion, Rupert says he and Mortimer once let a bunch of goats loose in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
*NuclearNasty: This case promptly [[{{Subverted}} subverts]] this trope when Mortimer informs you that Rozetta told him the radioactivity under the dome is completely harmless, which means [=DreamLife=] had been lying about its dangers to keep people away from the meteorite.
*OverworkedSleep: Rupert is shown asleep during one of his analysis due to studying geology 24/7 as part as his cover to infiltrate [=DreamLife=].
*PassedOverInheritance: Celine took her sister Meredith out of her will to leave everything to her dog.
*PetHeir: Celine left all of her fortune to her dog Plopsie, something that didn't sit well with her remaining sister.
*ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Lola theorizes that the reason why Celine was chosen as a judge for ''Grimsborough's Best Talent'' instead of the more qualified Lola is because Celine paid them off, which made Lola resent her.
*ShamelessSelfPromotion / SkewedPriorities: Both Mike and Lola decide to use Celine's deaths for clout and career advancement, as Mike posts an extremely shallow condolence on social media and asks you for photos of Celine's corpse for his oncoming biopic of her, while Lola expects news outlets to say her fabulous singing was the last thing Celine heard.
*ShoutOut:
**The case's title comes from a song of the same name by Music/TheDoors.
** Cliff Montgomery is named after Creator/MontgomeryClift, and he resembles Creator/SeanConnery.
** In the Mermaid Ballroom scene, there is a parody of a Little Tree.
** ''Grimsborough's Best Talent'' is a parody of ''America's Got Talent''.
** ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' is quoted.
** Copies of ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'' and ''Theatre/SwanLake'' are found.
*SilverFox: In addition to being YoungerThanTheyLook, Cliff is also quite attractive, something [[{{Fangirl}} Gloria]] seems to relish on.
-->'''Gloria:''' I can't believe I didn't recognize the dreamy Scotsman in his younger days, but I guess he only gets better with age!
*SoProudOfYou: Gloria tells this to Rupert after you find him sleeping in the lab, since he's been overworking himself as of late both to find a cure for the Demon Fish neurotoxin and also study geology to infiltrate [=DreamLife=].
*SpySpeak: Rupert and Mortimer apparently invented one of these during their time at Oxford, which Mortimer uses to tell him [=DreamLife=] has put a HiddenWire on his belongings when you go meet up with him.
-->'''Rupert:''' For example, erudite satsuma means enemy, curdling is eavesdropping, and parrot, gadget...\\
If I understood it all correctly, he was saying that [=DreamLife=] has given him some sort of device, but he thinks it's bugged!
*StalkerWithoutACrush: Celine had been following Mike around to get him cast her in one of his movies, something he find appalling due to considering Celine wasn't qualified for starring in his action flicks.
*ThoseTwoActors: InUniverse example with Celine and Cliff, who were well-known for always acting together back in Ivywood.
*ViolentGlaswegian: Cliff Montgomery, the killer, is Scottish.
*WaitingForABreak: Crispin Ruff, one of the suspects, tells you he's been working as a waiter among Ivywood stars for this very reason.
-->'''Crispin:''' Ah yes, what a crazy night it's been! And here I was thinking that taking on this waitering gig would help me meet famous Ivywood stars!\\
'''Gloria:''' So you were a fan of Celine's?\\
'''Crispin:''' Not exactly... I'm an acting student, and I was hoping tonight might get me my first big break... But now Celine's dead, nobody cares about a waiter like me, no matter how charming I try to be!
*WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Gloria is incapable of understanding Gabriel's Scottish accent during his analysis on the poem [[ViolentGlaswegian Cliff]] wrote for Celine.
-->'''Gabriel:''' You looking a bit peely-wally, <Player's Name>. You'd better just caw canny for a while!\\
'''Gloria:''' Er, Gabriel, what language are you speaking?!
*WitnessProtection: The police department puts Mortimer in one of these after he accepts Rupert taking his place inside [=DreamLife's=] dome.
*WoundedGazelleGambit: Cliff pretends to be hurt by Celine's death during his first interrogation due to all the years they spent working together when he's the killer.
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* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine. A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.
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* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine. Celine, making him the oldest human killer in the series.[[note]](There were the [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase46SmartMoney two]] [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase50ProgrammedToKill robots]] from VideoGame/CriminalCasePacificBay, and... well, you'll see [[VideoGame/CriminalCaseSupernaturalInvestigations soon enough]].[[/note]] A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.man.
* ManOnFire: Woman on fire, but it's how Celine was killed, and it's not like she's going to complain about the term.
* MistakenForCheating: Effectively the motive. Celine spread a rumor that Cliff was sleeping with every actress in Ivywood, causing his wife to divorce him. He was not, and was not exactly thrilled with Celine for doing this.
* ManOnFire: Woman on fire, but it's how Celine was killed, and it's not like she's going to complain about the term.
* MistakenForCheating: Effectively the motive. Celine spread a rumor that Cliff was sleeping with every actress in Ivywood, causing his wife to divorce him. He was not, and was not exactly thrilled with Celine for doing this.
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* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.
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* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.dead.
* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine. A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.
* EvilOldFolks: Cliff is 87 years old and murdered Celine. A downplayed example with Celine, who was 86 and did at least sexually harass a man.
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* DirtyOldWoman: It turns out Celine Dernier was one of these. She kept groping Crispin Ruff and once made him eat oysters while she was doing it.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Burn baby burn!]]
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* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.
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* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just as the GPD is about to celebrate the Demon Fish being gathered, news come out that the mayor has been found dead.
