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* CatharticCrying: Jones. He tries to hold his crying during the whole case until the killer got her sentence. As soon as that ended, he just said a few words before breaking down.

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* [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase28DeadMenTellNoTales Martine getting bitten by the Demon Fish]] is mentioned.

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* ** [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase28DeadMenTellNoTales Martine getting bitten by the Demon Fish]] is mentioned.



* OlderThanTheyLook: Dr. Hoover is 40 years old, and looks at least half that.



* WhamShot: Rupert's dead body lying at the edge of the dome in the first crime scene.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Dr. Hoover is 40 years old, and looks at least half that.

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* WhamShot: Rupert's dead body lying at the edge of the dome in the first crime scene.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Dr. Hoover is 40 years old, and looks at least half that.
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-->'''Judge Powell:''' Dr Catherine Kelly. You stand here accused of the murder of an esteemed member of the Grimsborough police force. What do you have to say for yourself?\\

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-->'''Judge Powell:''' Dr Dr. Catherine Kelly. You stand here accused of the murder of an esteemed member of the Grimsborough police force. What do you have to say for yourself?\\



* DisposingOfABody: It's implied Barb was going to chop Rupert's body up and do this with the pieces, but you never get to prove such a thing.



** When [=DreamLife=] offered Jasper a job under the dome, he pretended to be interested in the interview as a mean of infiltrating the premises and investigate on his own. Unfortunately, not only this gets him flagged as a suspect, but the fact he hid said job offer leads to his boyfriend distrusting him.

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** When [=DreamLife=] offered Jasper a job under the dome, he pretended to be interested in the interview as a mean means of infiltrating the premises and investigate on his own. Unfortunately, not only this gets him flagged as a suspect, but the fact he hid said job offer leads to his boyfriend distrusting him.



* PleaseWakeUp: Jones asks Rupert if he can hear you or if he can breath moments before realizing he's dead.

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* PleaseWakeUp: Jones asks Rupert if he can hear you or if he can breath breathe moments before realizing he's dead.



* WhamShot: Rupert's dead body lying at the edge of the dome in the first crime scene.

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* WhamShot: Rupert's dead body lying at the edge of the dome in the first crime scene.scene.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Dr. Hoover is 40 years old, and looks at least half that.

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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GBPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Amir starts drinking at one point.
* HeroicBSOD: David and Amir, especially the latter after his boyfriend becomes a suspect.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Dr. Kelly turned out to be this for Rupert infiltrating the dome. She is the one employee in the place who recognized him, as she attended school with Rupert and Mortimer, even dating the latter, and was aware of their switching places routine.

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Having lost communication with Rupert's HiddenWire after someone walked in on him talking to
the department, Jones and the player rush back to the dome to try save him from any trouble [=DreamLife=] could put him through if his identity was revealed. Tragically, they're proven to be too late when they stumble onto Rupert's poisoned body in the forest at the edge of the dome.

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*AbsurdlySharpBlade: You find a circular saw used for agriculture near Rupert's body, which according to Rita is also used by gangs to dispose of bodies. This implies that someone (most likely Barb) was about to chop up Rupert's body to get rid of it before being interrupted by the police arriving.
*AllForNothing: All the planning, preparation, and studying Rupert and the police department went through the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyMapleHeightsDistrict Maple Heights arc]] to infiltrate [=DreamLife=] is effectively rendered moot in this case with his death. The only thing that slightly [[{{Downplayed}} downplays it]] is the fact he managed to steal the meteorite access card from Hoover for the department to find, and even then, that's just a small consolation for a colleague's death.
*BlameGame: When you inform Barb about the murder, she immediately starts blaming you for it, claiming that ever since you arrived things have started gone wrong inside the dome.
*BrokenTears: Amir constantly cries throughout the case due to arguably being hit the hardest with Rupert's death, plus the fact his boyfriend also gets flagged as a suspect after it's revealed he's been lying and keeping information away from him.
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase25MuddyingTheWaters Jasper Everett]], [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase27BehindTheseWalls Tony Marconi]],
[[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], Barb Bellamy, and Dr. Catherine Kelly]] reappear as suspects.
*ChekhovsGun: During his second interrogation, Dr. Hoover tells you Rupert tried to steal his access card for
the GBPD lost communication meteorite lab room, but he caught him in the act. Later during the Additional Investigation, you discover Rupert ''did'' manage to steal the access card, which you recover from his room and decide to use to infiltrate the meteorite lab in the middle of the night.
*{{Cliffhanger}}: The case ends with Jones and the player going back to the dome to infiltrate the meteorite lab in the middle of the night.
*ContinuityNod:
**When Martine informs you that one of the killer's traits is that they're right-handed, Jones immediately adds it to Marconi's profile, [[Recap/CriminalCaseGrimsboroughCase51ItAllEndsHere recalling how this already was known by you]].
**Dr. Kelly becomes a suspect when you find she lent Rupert a copy of ''[[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase13GonePearShaped User 404]]''.
*[[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase28DeadMenTellNoTales Martine getting bitten by the Demon Fish]] is mentioned.
*ContrivedCoincidence: Turns out, Marconi had been researching about nerve gas on his cellphone, something Jones finds ''extremely'' suspicions and convenient due to [[DeadlyGas how Rupert died]]. According to him, he was just researching it because of his job sometimes requiring stuff more potent than pepper spray.
*DeadlyGas: Rupert was killed by being sprayed with a gas laced with hemlock, which affected his nerves and gradually ceased all of his transmissions.
*IDidWhatIHadToDo: Dr. Kelly says this word for word during her trial, justifying murdering Rupert due to his betrayal of [=DreamLife=].
-->'''Judge Powell:''' Dr Catherine Kelly. You stand here accused of the murder of an esteemed member of the Grimsborough police force. What do you have to say for yourself?\\
'''Catherine:''' I did what I had to do. That is all I will say.
*DidntSeeThatComing: The fact that one of [=DreamLife's=] employees not only knew and dated Mortimer before, but was also aware of the impersonation shtick he had
with Rupert when someone walked is something the police department definitely didn't prepare for at all, which resulted in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try his death and save him, but they find him dead in the woods outside of whole infiltration being rendered almost useless.
-->'''Jones:''' I can't believe that woman knew
the dome, having been poisoned.
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real Pickering from college! How could we ever have seen this coming?!
* DrowningMySorrows: As a result of having his mentor murdered and his boyfriend flagged as a suspect after lying to him, Amir starts drinking gets absolutely plastered at the end of Chapter 2, leaving Gabriel to take care of him and Martine doing his analyses for the rest of the investigation.
*EndingMemorialService: The last task to be done in the case is attending Rupert's funeral with the rest of the team plus Alex.
*EverybodyCries: Every single member of the team is seen crying during Rupert's funeral.
*GoodNewsBadNews: Cathy says this when she tells you the card Rupert stole and you found in his room is to access the meteorite (the good news), since you also require a DNA sample from Hoover to complete the authorization (the bad news). Fortunately, you manage to get
one point.
pretty easily.
* HeroicBSOD: David Jones and Amir, especially the latter after due to Rupert being his mentor and his boyfriend becomes Jasper becoming a suspect.
*HumansAreBastards: When Martine asks how the universe can be so cruel during Rupert's autopsy, Jones has the following thing to say.
-->'''Jones:''' I don't know about the universe being cruel, but I know people can be.
*TheInfiltration:
**When [=DreamLife=] offered Jasper a job under the dome, he pretended to be interested in the interview as a mean of infiltrating the premises and investigate on his own. Unfortunately, not only this gets him flagged as a suspect, but the fact he hid said job offer leads to his boyfriend distrusting him.
**At the end of the case, Jones and the player infiltrate the dome in the middle of the night to access the meteorite lab and see what's going on with it.
*ItsAllMyFault: Jones blames himself and by extension the department multiple times throughout the case for Rupert's death, as he was killed after being caught speaking with you.
*LackOfEmpathy: Dr. Philip Hoover leaves clear he doesn't feel bothered by "Pickering's" death in the slightest.
-->'''Philip:''' I'll admit I expected more from this renowned expert. I had read his blog and was looking forward to meeting him...\\
...but more than once it felt like I was more of an expert than he was! It was a rather considerable waste of time.\\
'''Jones:''' Oh, I'm sorry another human being and fellow colleague wasted your time before being brutally KILLED.
*LiteralistSnarking: Marconi delivers one to Jones when you discover he went inside the dome without alerting you.
-->'''Jones:''' All these lies and schemes... I don't know how you sleep at night!\\
'''Tony:''' I sleep fine! I take sleeping pills.\\
'''Jones:''' You think you're so clever!
*MistakenForBetrayal: Both Jasper and Marconi are subjected to this throughout the case; the former when Amir finds out he went under the dome and [=DreamLife=] offered him a job without telling him, and the latter when Gloria sees him exiting the dome despite claiming not having clearance to do so.
*NervousWreck: Amir suffers from this across the entire case, considering himself incapable of doing anything right inside the lab without Rupert and needing to be given a rest for Chapter 3 after his DrowningMySorrows moment.
*NotProven: It's heavily implied Barb was informed about "Pickering"/Rupert's death and was about to get rid of his body with a circular saw before you came across his body, but the lack of solid proof makes it impossible for you to do anything against her.
-->'''Barb:''' I told you, <Player's Name>. I never even saw the body. You can't prove anything.
*OneOfOurOwn: In a way. Despite not being an official team member, Jasper has been acting as a pseudo-consultant during the season when it comes to things related to the dome, up to [[GuestStarPartyMember doing an analysis]] for you [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase25MuddyingTheWaters in a previous case]].
*PleaseWakeUp: Jones asks Rupert if he can hear you or if he can breath moments before realizing he's dead.
*PovertyFood: When Jones asks Phillip if he can have the rest of his sandwich as a ploy to get a sample of his DNA, Phillip says the following.
-->'''Philip:''' You want to eat my leftovers?! The police needs to start paying its officers more...
*ProneToTears: Amir is seen crying multiple times throughout the case.
*PsychoPsychologist: The killer of this case is Dr. Catherine Kelly, the therapist under the dome.
*IRegretNothing: Catherine says she doesn't regret murdering Rupert during her arrest and trial, even claiming she'd do it again if presented with the opportunity.
*RevealingCoverUp: Dr. Kelly stomped on Rupert's HiddenWire while killing him to prevent you from hearing it. Doing so, however, ends up leading to her undoing when Cathy calculates the weight of the person who stomped on the watch, giving you a clue against her.
*SelectiveObliviousness: Amir initially refuses to believe Jasper went under the dome without telling him despite there being concrete DNA proof of it, even believing he contaminated the samples you sent to him.
*ShoutOut:
**The case's title may come from [[Literature/ThingsFallApart the novel of the same name]].
** In the Rupert's Bedroom scene, there is a picture of UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein.
*SoProudOfYou: Chief Parker tells you this at the beginning of the Additional Investigation, saying it couldn't have been easy investigating Rupert's murder.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Dr. Kelly turned turns out to be this for Rupert infiltrating the dome. dome and the police department investigating [=DreamLife=]. She is the one only employee in the place who recognized him, as she attended school with Rupert and Mortimer, even dating the latter, and was aware of their switching places routine.routine.
*SparedButNotForgiven: During the Additional Investigation, Amir says that Gabriel has made him realize Jasper had nothing to do with Rupert's death, but he still refuses to forgive him for the time being due to lying to him about entering the dome.
*ThereAreNoCoincidences: Jones refuses it is a coincidence Marconi had been researching about nerve gas and entered the dome the exact same day Rupert died, though it turns out to be just that.
*TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Due to constantly being on the edge about wasting time, Phillip only gives a single bite to his sandwich before discarding it inside Rupert's lab, which gives you the perfect DNA sample from his saliva that allows you to enter the meteorite lab late at night.
*TimeDelayedDeath: According to Martine, Rupert slowly succumbed to the poison gas effect after being sprayed with it, which is why you found him outside the dome despite the true crime scene being his room.
*TragicKeepsake: Rupert's favorite vinyl of Sunshine Highway becomes this for Amir, who requests you to find it so it can be played during his funeral.
*TryingNotToCry: Throughout the case, Jones holds back his tears to focus on catching Rupert's killer. He finally breaks down crying after Dr. Kelly's trial, though.
*{{Unishment}}: When Judge Powell sentences Dr. Kelly to life in prison, she seems unbothered by the fact, claiming to be capable of enduring it [[IRegretNothing and feeling no regrets]] about killing Rupert.
*VengeanceFeelsEmpty: A variation. After Dr. Kelly's trial, Jones says he thought bringing the killer to justice would make him feel better, but he still breaks down crying after realizing nothing will ever bring Rupert back.
*VillainTakesAnInterest: Thanks to his geology skills, [=DreamLife=] sent Jasper a job offer to work under the dome, which Jasper pretended to be interested in as a mean of infiltrating the dome on his own.
*WhamEpisode: Rupert dies not even halfway though the district, pretty much making the entire infiltration pointless and letting [=DreamLife=] know the police department is now on their tails.
*WhamLine: Jones delivers the following one after collecting the body at the first crime scene.
-->'''Jones:''' <Player's Name>, he's... he's dead. Rupert's dead.
*WhamShot: Rupert's dead body lying at the edge of the dome in the first crime scene.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Amir starts drinking at one point

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Dr. Kelly turned out to be this for Rupert infiltrating the dome. She is the one employee in the place who recognized him, as she attended school with Rupert and Mortimer and was aware of their switching places.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Dr. Kelly turned out to be this for Rupert infiltrating the dome. She is the one employee in the place who recognized him, as she attended school with Rupert and Mortimer Mortimer, even dating the latter, and was aware of their switching places.places routine.
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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.

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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD GBPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.



* HeroicBSOD: David and Amir, especially the latter after his boyfriend becomes a suspect.

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* HeroicBSOD: David and Amir, especially the latter after his boyfriend becomes a suspect.suspect.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Dr. Kelly turned out to be this for Rupert infiltrating the dome. She is the one employee in the place who recognized him, as she attended school with Rupert and Mortimer and was aware of their switching places.
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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.

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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.
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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation into Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.

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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation into of Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome, having been poisoned.
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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation into Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, find him dead in the woods outside of the dome.

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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation into Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, they find him dead in the woods outside of the dome.dome, having been poisoned.
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Following the [[Recap/CriminalCaseTheConspiracyCase31Domesday investigation into Fred Drucker's murder]], the GPD lost communication with Rupert when someone walked in on him talking to them. The team rushes to try and save him, but alas, find him dead in the woods outside of the dome.
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* HeroicBSOD: David and Amir, especially the latter after his boyfriend becomes a suspect.

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