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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Cocaine toothache drops, which the killer takes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cocaine_tooth_drops.png were actually a real thing in the past.]]
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: By the end of this case, the true nature of Father Donovan and his business with immigrants is made unclear, as there might be the possibility he's actually selling them for cheap labor to rich owners instead of the good life he promises them.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: By the end of this case, the true nature of Father Donovan and his business with immigrants is made unclear, as there might be the possibility Madam Xiang thinks he's actually selling them for cheap labor to rich owners instead of the good life he promises them.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Baldwin hated Otis, who was dating her daughter, because he was conducting an illegal gambling ring and pretended to be a hero. He even bribed him with money so he would leave the city and his daughter alone.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Baldwin hated Otis, who was dating her his daughter, because he was conducting an illegal gambling ring and pretended to be a hero. He even bribed him with money so he would leave the city and his daughter alone.
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* MissKitty: Madam Xiang, a brother owner who dresses like a DragonLady and makes it clear that her "girls" are valuable and should be protected.
* MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddie is she has come "looking for new employment."
* MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddie is she has come "looking for new employment."
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* MissKitty: Madam Xiang, a brother brothel owner who dresses like a DragonLady and makes it clear that her "girls" are valuable and should be protected.
* MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddieis if she has come "looking for new employment."" Maddie tells her no but thanks her for the offer.
* MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddie
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Maddie:''' Dash my wig! Arson and a dead body? <Player's Name>, we must get to the bottom of this!]]
Maddie and the player rush to the New Haven Police Station to salvage as much as possible from the evidence room that has just been destroyed due to the fire ravaging the district. There, they find the charred body of fireman Otis Kidd with a bullet wound on his back.
!!Tropes:
*AluminumChristmasTrees: Cocaine toothache drops, which the killer takes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cocaine_tooth_drops.png were actually a real thing in the past.]]
*AmbiguouslyEvil: By the end of this case, the true nature of Father Donovan and his business with immigrants is made unclear, as there might be the possibility he's actually selling them for cheap labor to rich owners instead of the good life he promises them.
-->'''Maddie:''' I'm not convinced. There could be more to Father Donovan's generosity than meets the eye.
*AntiHero: As you learn throughout the case, the victim was this in life. While he was a revered fireman seen as a hero by everyone, he also cheated on his fiancee with prostitutes and conducted an illegal gambling circle in New Haven. It's no surprise that this investigation leads to a lot of BrokenPedestal regarding Otis.
*{{Blackmail}}: During the Additional Investigation, you discover that the reason why the fire began was because someone blackmailed rookie cop John Koll into burning evidence (which eventually spread to the whole room and eventually the city) or else they would kill him.
*CallBack: Edward Whimple, the DeskJockey you met [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase02SlashAndBurn in the previous case]], reappears here as a suspect.
*CallForward: You find Otis had bought travel tickets for [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase37TheShipOfDreams The Gigantic.]]
*CrusadingLawyer: Justin Lawson, a District Attorney who is convinced Father Donovan is a good man and wouldn't rest to prove it even with the evidence [[AmbiguouslyEvil that he might not be so good after all.]]
*DaChief: You meet Talmadge Baldwin in this case, the commissioner of the Concordian Police Department who was also in charge of putting together the Flying Squad, essentially making him Chief Wright's boss.
*DatingWhatDaddyHates: Baldwin hated Otis, who was dating her daughter, because he was conducting an illegal gambling ring and pretended to be a hero. He even bribed him with money so he would leave the city and his daughter alone.
*FieryCoverup: As it turns out, the reason why the fire started in New Haven was because someone blackmailed a rookie cop into burning some evidence from the police station's evidence room, which accidentally spread throughout the city as a result.
*TheGamblingAddict: Otis was a well-known underground gambler who even conducted an illegal gambling ring somewhere in the city, which Commissioner Baldwin saw as unfitting for a hero like him.
*InTheBack: The victim was killed by being shot in the back with a revolver.
*MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The killer shot Otis then dragged his body into the fire so it would appear like he died because of it, but it didn't manage to burn his entire body and therefore the bullet wound remained visible.
*MissKitty: Madam Xiang, a brother owner who dresses like a DragonLady and makes it clear that her "girls" are valuable and should be protected.
*MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddie is she has come "looking for new employment."
*ProfessorGuineaPig: When Dick gives you the autopsy report, you see him with his arms full of intravenous medicine he created and now is testing, and even asks you if you don't want to help him.
*TheRealHeroes: At the start of the case, both the suspects and the Squad tend to praise Otis for his astonishing work in the police department, calling him a real hero. [[BrokenPedestal Then you star learning more about him...]]
*RebelliousSpirit: Adelia, Commissioner Baldwin's daughter and the victim's fiancee, is shown to be this.
-->'''Adelia:''' I'm not a regular "lady." I smoke, drink, and even take my father's automobile for joyrides when he's not paying attention.
*RousingSpeech: Commissioner Baldwin is introduced giving one of these regarding Otis and how his killer will be caught no matter what, dead or alive.
*ShoutOut: Both ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' and ''Literature/BookOfProverbs'' are quoted.
*SkewedPriorities: When you inform her about her fiance's death, Adelia sems more concerned about her trip to Paris being cancelled than him being murdered. {{Justified}} later when you learn she didn't actually love him and only wanted him [[SmallTownBoredom to escape from Concordia.]]
*SlaveToPR: When Commissioner Baldwin is introduced, Chief Wright appears to be ''very'' concerned about maintaining a good image regarding the Flying Squad with him, since he's the one who put it together in the first place.
*SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Billy Thompson, Otis' best friend, saw his affairs with Madam Xiang's girls and his gambling problem as him slowly becoming a FallenHero that needed to be stopped before it was too late, so he decided to kill him.
*UngratefulBastard: Billy, the one who helped Otis get out of the streets and got him a job in the firemen force, was starting to disrespect Billy and become ashamed of him, to the point Otis had been badmouthing Billy and didn't want to be his friend anymore. Coupled with him SlowlySlippingIntoEvil made Billy kill him in retaliation.
*WeUsedToBeFriends: Otis and Billy were best friends until Otis became an UngratefulBastard towards him.
*WhamLine: One said at the beginning of the case, no less, which serves to confirm your suspicions from the previous one.
-->'''Billy:''' That's not all, <Player's Name>! We have reason to believe the fire was not an accident!
*WoundedGazelleGambit: When you inform Billy about Otis' death, he appears to be distraught due to Otis being his best friend when in fact he's the one who kill him.
[[caption-width-right:350:'''Maddie:''' Dash my wig! Arson and a dead body? <Player's Name>, we must get to the bottom of this!]]
Maddie and the player rush to the New Haven Police Station to salvage as much as possible from the evidence room that has just been destroyed due to the fire ravaging the district. There, they find the charred body of fireman Otis Kidd with a bullet wound on his back.
!!Tropes:
*AluminumChristmasTrees: Cocaine toothache drops, which the killer takes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cocaine_tooth_drops.png were actually a real thing in the past.]]
*AmbiguouslyEvil: By the end of this case, the true nature of Father Donovan and his business with immigrants is made unclear, as there might be the possibility he's actually selling them for cheap labor to rich owners instead of the good life he promises them.
-->'''Maddie:''' I'm not convinced. There could be more to Father Donovan's generosity than meets the eye.
*AntiHero: As you learn throughout the case, the victim was this in life. While he was a revered fireman seen as a hero by everyone, he also cheated on his fiancee with prostitutes and conducted an illegal gambling circle in New Haven. It's no surprise that this investigation leads to a lot of BrokenPedestal regarding Otis.
*{{Blackmail}}: During the Additional Investigation, you discover that the reason why the fire began was because someone blackmailed rookie cop John Koll into burning evidence (which eventually spread to the whole room and eventually the city) or else they would kill him.
*CallBack: Edward Whimple, the DeskJockey you met [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase02SlashAndBurn in the previous case]], reappears here as a suspect.
*CallForward: You find Otis had bought travel tickets for [[Recap/CriminalCasePacificBayCase37TheShipOfDreams The Gigantic.]]
*CrusadingLawyer: Justin Lawson, a District Attorney who is convinced Father Donovan is a good man and wouldn't rest to prove it even with the evidence [[AmbiguouslyEvil that he might not be so good after all.]]
*DaChief: You meet Talmadge Baldwin in this case, the commissioner of the Concordian Police Department who was also in charge of putting together the Flying Squad, essentially making him Chief Wright's boss.
*DatingWhatDaddyHates: Baldwin hated Otis, who was dating her daughter, because he was conducting an illegal gambling ring and pretended to be a hero. He even bribed him with money so he would leave the city and his daughter alone.
*FieryCoverup: As it turns out, the reason why the fire started in New Haven was because someone blackmailed a rookie cop into burning some evidence from the police station's evidence room, which accidentally spread throughout the city as a result.
*TheGamblingAddict: Otis was a well-known underground gambler who even conducted an illegal gambling ring somewhere in the city, which Commissioner Baldwin saw as unfitting for a hero like him.
*InTheBack: The victim was killed by being shot in the back with a revolver.
*MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The killer shot Otis then dragged his body into the fire so it would appear like he died because of it, but it didn't manage to burn his entire body and therefore the bullet wound remained visible.
*MissKitty: Madam Xiang, a brother owner who dresses like a DragonLady and makes it clear that her "girls" are valuable and should be protected.
*MistakenForProstitute: When you go talk to Madam Xiang during the Additional Investigation, she asks Maddie is she has come "looking for new employment."
*ProfessorGuineaPig: When Dick gives you the autopsy report, you see him with his arms full of intravenous medicine he created and now is testing, and even asks you if you don't want to help him.
*TheRealHeroes: At the start of the case, both the suspects and the Squad tend to praise Otis for his astonishing work in the police department, calling him a real hero. [[BrokenPedestal Then you star learning more about him...]]
*RebelliousSpirit: Adelia, Commissioner Baldwin's daughter and the victim's fiancee, is shown to be this.
-->'''Adelia:''' I'm not a regular "lady." I smoke, drink, and even take my father's automobile for joyrides when he's not paying attention.
*RousingSpeech: Commissioner Baldwin is introduced giving one of these regarding Otis and how his killer will be caught no matter what, dead or alive.
*ShoutOut: Both ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' and ''Literature/BookOfProverbs'' are quoted.
*SkewedPriorities: When you inform her about her fiance's death, Adelia sems more concerned about her trip to Paris being cancelled than him being murdered. {{Justified}} later when you learn she didn't actually love him and only wanted him [[SmallTownBoredom to escape from Concordia.]]
*SlaveToPR: When Commissioner Baldwin is introduced, Chief Wright appears to be ''very'' concerned about maintaining a good image regarding the Flying Squad with him, since he's the one who put it together in the first place.
*SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Billy Thompson, Otis' best friend, saw his affairs with Madam Xiang's girls and his gambling problem as him slowly becoming a FallenHero that needed to be stopped before it was too late, so he decided to kill him.
*UngratefulBastard: Billy, the one who helped Otis get out of the streets and got him a job in the firemen force, was starting to disrespect Billy and become ashamed of him, to the point Otis had been badmouthing Billy and didn't want to be his friend anymore. Coupled with him SlowlySlippingIntoEvil made Billy kill him in retaliation.
*WeUsedToBeFriends: Otis and Billy were best friends until Otis became an UngratefulBastard towards him.
*WhamLine: One said at the beginning of the case, no less, which serves to confirm your suspicions from the previous one.
-->'''Billy:''' That's not all, <Player's Name>! We have reason to believe the fire was not an accident!
*WoundedGazelleGambit: When you inform Billy about Otis' death, he appears to be distraught due to Otis being his best friend when in fact he's the one who kill him.
