Carmen: This case feels like something out of a Bollywood movie... but with fewer musical interludes!
Chief Ripley sends the Bureau to Bollywood Studios, Mumbai, India, to get some well-earned vacation time after their hard work in the country. Unfortunately, said vacation doesn't last long when Carmen and the player come across the body of actress Priya Joshi, beaten to death inside of a movie studio.
Tropes:
- Astonishingly Appropriate Interruption: Once again, one is performed by Dupont just when Carmen is begging for him to not be called.Elliot: The bad news is that when I turned it on, everything was written in Hindi. So, unfortunately, I had to call in-Carmen: Oh, no-Dupont: I am delighted I could be of help, young Elliot!
- Big Brother Instinct: Despite only being cousins with her, Vikram was asked by Priya's parents to look after her, since Bollywood is a corrupt place and very dangerous for young women. Subverted when we find out he's the killer.
- Big Damn Reunion: Lars and Angela get reunited with their daughters after Lars makes them fly to India, with the girls deciding to stick along with the Bureau for the time being.
- Bludgeoned to Death: The victim was killed by being repeatedly hit in the head with dandiya sticks.
- Buffy Speak: When you find a Katar
inside of the victim's bag, Carmen calls it a "weird knife thing", something Jonah remarks.Jonah: This "weird knife thing"? You've always been good with technical terms, Carmen. - Call-Back: Arsha Raju, Sanjay Korrapati, and Sandeep Sadhra reappear as suspects.
- Captain Obvious: When Sanjay tries to sell you a bottle of neem oil by claiming it's good for anti-aging since he doesn't have any wrinkles, Carmen says that might be because he's 13.
- Casting Couch: Gurvinder made Priya sleep with him if she wanted to be in one of his movies, something that Carmen finds disgusting, specially since she got pregnant by the whole ordeal.
- Death of a Child: It more or less comes with the territory of Priya being murdered while pregnant.
- Dressing as the Enemy: Downplayed since Om Padmasana isn't actually an enemy of the Bureau, but Jack dresses as the guru to convince Lars to not leave the Bureau to follow a spiritual path, which actually ends up working despite Lars seeing through the disguise.
- Escaped Animal Rampage: Mid-investigation, an elephant escapes from the Bollywood studios with some evidence, wrecking havoc in its path and forcing Carmen and the player to follow it all the way to Bangladesh.
- Fanboy: Sandeep was one of the victim, admiring how she chose to ride on his tuk-tuk instead of a fancy limo despite being a growing Bollywood star.
- Feud Episode: Lars and Jack get one during the Additional Investigation, due to Lars refusing to stop following Om Padmasana and becoming brainwashed with his teachings.
- Fiery Cover-Up: According to Angela, the reason why the victim was covered in neem oil was because the killer intended to burn her body, but didn't manage to do so due to being interrupted.
- Filmi Music: One of the killer's traits is that they listen to Bollywood music.
- Forgotten First Meeting: In just a few weeks, Arsha has already forgotten who Carmen or the player are.Carmen: Ms Raju, we're from the Bureau. We met in New Delhi, remember?Arsha: ...No. What do you want? Make it quick.
- Friend to All Children: Dupont claims to be good with children, which is why he accompanies you to talk with Sanjay when he requests your help during the Additional Investigation.
- Full-Name Ultimatum: Carmen angrily calls Lars by his full-name after he starts lecturing her about spiritual enlightenment instead of giving you the analysis results.Carmen: LARS REGINALD DOUGLAS, tell <Player's Name> what you found, or so help me, I'll slap you into next week!
- Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Priya refused to get an abortion after she got pregnant with the director's child, which infuriated him.
- Honor-Related Abuse: Vikram, Priya's cousin, killed her after she became "corrupted by Bollywood", claiming that becoming a diva, sleeping with the director, and getting pregnant were disrupting the family's honor and she needed to be stopped.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: Sanjay tells you he wants to become a Bollywood star so people will appreciate him more instead of discriminating him for being a Street Urchin.
- My Secret Pregnancy: Priya tried to hide her pregnancy due to fearing what her family would do if they found out, which turns out to be justified when we discover Vikram killed her for this reason.
- Not Listening to Me, Are You?: Due to Lars being distracted with Om Padmasana's book after starting to follow his teachings, Carmen and the player have to insist so he gets to talk to them.
- Pet the Dog: Despite her status as a Rich Bitch, Arsha is probably the only person who treats Dupont with respect on-screen, sincerely thanking him for fixing her dress, gifting him a signed photo of her, and even inviting him to a charity cricket gala.
- Prima Donna Director: Gurvinder Chowdhury, the film director whose film was being starred by the victim, is shown to be an egoistical Jerkass who only cares about his film and not his leading actress' life getting cut short.Gurvinder: We're already over budget and behind schedule! I can't believe Priya would let herself get murdered in the middle of filming. It's just so unprofessional!
- Pulled from Your Day Off: The Bureau stumbles into another murder during their vacation in Bollywood.Angela: I thought the reason we came here was to give the team a break, <Player's Name>?
- Rich Bitch: The victim could actually give Arsha a run for her money in this aspect, as she treated everyone below her like crap for no reason other than a superiority complex. Examples include refusing to pay Sandeep after he drove her all day around in his tuk-tuk and calling Sanjay, an orphan kid, a street rat after basically stealing his money.
- Same-Sex Triplets: The Douglas Triples are all female.
- Shout-Out:
- The victim, Priya Joshi, resembles Priyanka Chopra.
- Vikram Joshi resembles Shakti Kapoor, who played a character named Vikram in All Rounder.
- Skewed Priorities:
- Gurvinder is more concerned about how Priya's death will delay the film production than the fact that she died.
- There's also Sanjay, who seems more interested in selling you a keychain with the victim's face than mourning about her death despite claiming that he wants to be a star like her.
- Something Only They Would Say: When Jack dresses up as Om Padmasana to stop Lars from going crazy, Lars realizes who it is because Jack is the only one who calls him "dude."
- Sticky Fingers: Sanjay stole the victim's bag after she refused to give him an autographed photo that he paid for.
- Turn to Religion: Continuing from the previous case, Lars has turned to Om Padmasana, his book, and his spiritual teachings after almost dying due to the virus, which is why he's too distracted to perform analyses and decides to bring his daughters along the Bureau's travels so they and Angela can become followers too.
- Who Writes This Crap?!: Carmen and Dupont have this reaction after you find a movie script, where Arsha's character asks Priya's is she murdered her goldfish Fluffy. As it turns out, Priya modified the script to make fun of Arsha.
