Chief Ripley: As much as I'd like to offer you a proper congratulations on dealing a crippling blow to SOMBRA in Kazakhstan, <Player's Name>, we've got to get straight to work here in India!
In New Delhi, India, the Bureau begins their work to provide aid after a devastating earthquake has struck the city, which is currently being supported by a non-government organization called Rising Hope. Accompanied by Carmen, the player goes to the Taj Mahal to see how they can help, only to find the poisoned body of Rising Hope worker Donna Sandover resting in front of the monument.
Tropes:
- Acquired Situational Narcissism: In Jack's own words, "Ever since Elliot cracked that SOMBRA satellite, he's been strutting around like royalty."Elliot: C'mon guys! I reprogrammed and took control of a compromised spy satellite, saving the future of the free world... I don't have time for diamond-studded tablets anymore!
- Artistic License – Geography: The Taj Mahal is depicted as being located in New Delhi when in real life it's located in Agra.
- "Ass" in Ambassador: Arsha is serving as a goodwill ambassador for the people of New Dehli, and she's an absolute Jerkass.
- Benevolent Boss: Warren is shown to be quite nice towards his workers, even encouraging Donna as much as he could and deciding to not fire her after she stole his pass so she could infiltrate Rising Hope's warehouse and steal supplies for victims.
- A Boy and His X: Sanjay and his elephant, Kesavan.
- Buy or Get Lost: Sanjay tells you this during his interrogation.Sanjay: You're wasting my time. Don't come back unless you're going to buy something!
- Delirious Misidentification: After being hit in the head with a drawer, Carmen mistakes Ingrid for Chief Ripley in her delirious state.
- I Did What I Had to Do: Dr. Sumati's justification for charging the victims of an earthquake and killing Donna is that she had to protect her livelihood one way or another, since she couldn't afford to give medicines for free while Rising Hope stole all the credit for themselves.
- Dr. Jerk: Dr. Sumati Misra, one of the volunteers, had been charging for medicine and aid to the victims of the earthquake, something that didn't sit well with the victim when she learned about it.
- Evil Takes a Nap: Ever since they were stopped in Eurasia, SOMBRA has gone dormant/inactive for some time, allowing the Bureau to focus on helping the people of India with the earthquake.
- Feet-First Introduction: The first time you talk to Bodhi Green, a yoga instructor, he's standing on his hands, so you only get to see his feet and legs.
- Foreshadowing:
- At the start of the case, Carmen warns you about the aftershocks that come along with earthquakes since she doesn't want you to get hurt. Guess who gets incapacitated and has to be replaced by Jack after a drawer hits her in the head during an aftershock?
- Sharp-eyed players may notice that Guru Om Padmasana looks almost the same as Ezra Hope from Rhine Canyon before finding out that's who he is.
- He Knows Too Much: Dr. Sumati murdered Donna after she discovered Sumati had been charging money for medicines and aid in the middle of an earthquake crisis, which put her medical license at risk if found out.
- Horse of a Different Color: Sanjay rides and elephant, and he also offers a riding service for five rupees.
- The Idealist: Donna was this according to Warren.Warren: Donna was an idealist; well-intentioned but a little naive. She had a good heart, but struggled with some of the harsh realities we face in a disaster zone.
- Just Like Robin Hood: Donna had stolen Bodhi's watch so she could buy food and medicine for the victims of the earthquake, and also stole Warren's pass so she could enter the Rising Hope warehouse and steal supplies for the victims too.Warren: She was frustrated by the red tape that's been delaying the release of our medical supplies. She decided she would steal it to treat the earthquake victims.Carmen: Kind of like Robin Hood, but with medicine?
- Names to Trust Immediately: The NGO supervisor that has been helping Rising Hope with providing aid to India is named Warren Goodfellow.
- Monumental Damage: The Taj Mahal has suffered some damage due to the earthquake, with a massive crack running along the middle of the building.
- Mysterious Employer: O.M. MediLab, a mysterious company that has created an experimental antiviral drug called Dracoxia to test on the victims of the earthquake while at the same time buying off the medications that Rising Hope can't distribute. Both Carmen and Elliot call them fishy, specially because there are no records or much information about their existence.
- Mysterious Past: You learn about Guru Padmasana in this case, an individual who has only been a guru for the past year but not much information is known about him. Apparently, he's got a lot of followers and travels around "spreading his light."
- New-Age Retro Hippie: Bodhi Green acts like one.
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: According to Warren, the red tape to distribute medication for the victims had been so bad they couldn't actually obtain said medicine, forcing Rising Hope to sell it to O.M. MediLab to gain funds.
- Produce Pelting: Donna threw tomatoes at Arsha during one of her goodwill ambassador speeches due to Arsha refusing to expose her humble beginnings and instead only acting like an entitled brat.
- Rags to Riches: Arsha, who came from a very poor family, became one of Bollywood's most famous superstars, with her humble past being a sore spot for her, something that the victim tried to exploit.
- Rich Bitch: Arsha Raju, a Bollywood superstar who threats the Bureau like crap and can't even remember who the victim was despite being her contact for her job as a goodwill ambassador.
- Shout-Out:
- The case's title is a reference to the song of the same name by Bon Jovi.
- Rising Hope is a parody of The Red Cross.
- Bodhi Green is based on the character of the same name from Point Break (1991).
- In Chapter 2, Bodhi mentions Oprah Winfrey.
- In the Earthquake Site scene, there is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Speak of the Devil: After you find a photo of the victim riding an elephant along with a kid, Carmen says looking for an elephant in India would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Then said kid appears right in front of you.Sanjay: Hello! Bonjour! Guten Tag! You wanna buy a selfie stick?!Carmen: Speak of the devil!
- Sticky Fingers: While interrogating Sanjay for the second time, Jack realizes that the cellphone he's trying to sell belongs to Carmen, who according to Sanjay "fell off" and he just picked it up.
- Street Urchin: Sanjay Korrapati, an orphan kid who lives in the streets with his elephant trying to sell stuff to people.
- Tampering with Food and Drink: The victim was murdered by ingesting a lethal dose of morphine that the killer slipped in her water bottle.
- Unwitting Test Subject: O.M. MediLab had paid Dr. Sumati to test Dracoxia, their experimental drug, on the victims of the earthquake to see how they would react to it.
- Urban Ruins: New Delhi has been completely wrecked by the earthquake, with massive fissures, toppled statues, and destroyed buildings being everywhere the player goes.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: The victim wasn't above stealing and infiltrating her workplace's restricted warehouses if that meant she could obtain supplies and medicines for the victims of the earthquake, something that gathered her some enemies.Carmen: Our victim might've been a noble and well-intentioned aid worker, but not everyone agreed with her methods!
