The Wild West, only in the opposite direction.
Coyote Gorge is the fifth district investigated in Criminal Case: Mysteries of the Past.
Located in the "Wild East" frontier of Concordia, Coyote Gorge is a desert-based district primarily inhabited by Cowboys, cowgirls, prospectors, farmers, and every other Wild West stereotype imaginable. And Italian mobsters. Lots and lots of Italian mobsters.
Coyote Gorge focuses on the Flying Squad aiming to stop The Mafia who has basically conquered the entire district and possesses a stronghold over its prisons, towns, and gold mines, and now are forcibly evicting people from their homes to steal their land and illegally sell it to the Concordia Railroad Company for millions.
Cases Set in Coyote Gorge
- Death Without Parole: A convicted murderer is bashed in the head with a metal bar in a prison.
- Giving Up the Ghost: A local townsman is hanged from a tree in the ghost town of Devil's Ridge.
- Little Murder on the Prairie: A farmer is stabbed in the back with a pitchfork on his own farm.
- 3:10 to Death: An Irish gangster is shot with multiple arrows while trying to rob a derailed train.
- Blood Bath: A witness has his throat slashed with a broken bottle while taking a bath in a saloon.
- How the East Was Won: A mafia boss has a cactus shoved down his throat in his own hacienda.
Tropes:
- Arc Villain: Vittorio Capecchi, the boss of the Italian mafia that has conquered the entirety of Coyote Gorge and is now forcing residents out of their homes so he can steal their lands and sell them for profit to a railroad company.
- Cowboy Episode: The district takes place in "The Wild East" frontier of Concordia, featuring most of the stereotypes you would find in The Western such as Cowboys, Prospectors, Train Jobs, Showdowns at High Noon, etc.
- The Mafia: Just like The Irish Mob being in control of Sinner's End, Coyote Gorge is aptly controlled by the Italian mafia of Concordia instead, with The Don Vittorio Capecchi as their boss.
- Railroad Plot: The Italian's latest ploy involves forcing the inhabitants of Coyote Gorge to leave their homes so they can sell their lands to the Concordia Railroad Company, who are planning to construct new train tracks over the stolen lands provided by The Mafia.
- Recurring Character: The main recurring characters for Coyote Gorge are Vittorio Capecchi, Franca Capecchi, Giulietta Capecchi, Seamus O'Neill, Vinnie Costa, Catastrophe Joan, Dorothy McBain, and Clay Westwood.
- The Seven Western Plots: Coyote Gorge is a combination of the Union Pacific, Outlaw, and Marshal stories, as it involves The Flying Squad (Marshal) fighting against The Mafia controlling the entire district (Outlaw), who are evicting people from their homes to steal their lands and make way for railroad tracks (Union Pacific).
- Shout-Out: The Additional Investigation for Coyote Gorge is named "Once Upon a Time in the East".
- The Wild West: The district's main inspiration, albeit the district proper sometimes being referred to as "the Wild East".
