P4: Case Closed

As this Episode begins - I totally wanted to call it a mission just now - you learn that there are four Suspects with Warrants:

EVANS, Philip

MILLER, Leonard

DIAZ, Frankie

GONZALEZ, Xavier

You need to be on the lookout for these guys so you can Scan and then arrest rather than execute.. That is to say take down in a strong manner - not! Seriously you need to arrest them, not kill them.

The active Case Files for this Episode are Internal Affairs, The Elmore Hotel, and Hot Shot Supply Chain.

You learned a lot during the last episode, including that your previous partner is bent. Thank God as you get your briefing now you learn that your current pard, Kai, is NOT bent after all!

When the Captain first started talking I thought he was dirty too - but thankfully it worked out that he - and Kai - are not. That was a big relief because hey, I have started to like these two.

The Cap wants us to head back to Nelson's Office to obtain more evidence - in the middle of a hurricane no less!

During the middle part of the Episode when you confront Stoddard and the unknown thugs attack the one that Stoddard kills in the office will drop an M16A3 -- pick that up - or don't, they get pretty common after this... Inside the Mall some of the thugs will drop the 45T Pistol, which is another Found Weapon.

When you arrive at the office Kai stays outside and you go inside - Open your Scanner and you will see that there are five pieces of Evidence here. Use the Scanner to locate them one at a time.

The first piece of Physical Evidence is a Gym Bag of Money in the office in the corner. There is Trace Evidence in the far side by the wall in Barrels of Dye.

Upstairs on the third floor in an office is a piece of Physical Evidence, a Talking Tamu-Tamu Doll.

On the desk in the office above - head up the nearby stairs - is an Elmore Plaza Business Card - that is Document Evidence and it closes the Elmore Hotel Investigation Case, so well done on that find!

Now Scan the painting on the back wall of this office and you will see that someone has moved it recently. Close the Scanner and move the painting and you will see the safe concealed here. Open your Scanner and Scan the safe to see that the only numbers used are 1, 4, 5 and 8. That gives you a set number of combinations to try...

Hitting X will open the safe and score you a micro-recorder which is worth reporting to Kai - and you do.

On the way back you find a bin with Burner Phones in it - that is Physical Evidence in teh Internal Affairs Case. That is also the fifth of the five pieces of evidence for this location. Head back downstairs to talk to Kai...

She is in the shipping container in the loading bay - and you share your find with her. Then she shares her find with you - more of the anime dolls. She scores the address for the store that they are sold at - and that completes the objectives for this location so you head back to the car and drive to the next location...

Same deal as before - Kai holds down the fort outside and you make your way inside. As you reach the rood Kai calls to tell you that she has received a report of a suspicious van and is going to follow it, which means you have no backup here mates...

Use your Scanner and you will spot all fhe guards - and Scan one of the Suspects - Philip Evans, who is on your Warrants List.

There is a Tactical Box on the roof with you - you can use that to first grab the silenced Sniper Rifle and take out the Alarm Box from here - that way there is no way they will be sounding an alarm!

Then you can grab the Zipline, and make your way to the other side, where you take down the first of the guards.

After you take out the outside guards use the Crowbar to get into the warehouse where you listen in on Stoddards briefing...

First thing first, in the room you are in there is a piece of Document Evidence - a Poster for Tamu-Tamu - so Scan that. There is also a Tactical Box so you can reload your ammunition and choose more appropriate kit for this phase of the mission.

From the catwalk outside of this office Scan the bad guys to mark them, then Scan the Physical Evidence below on the shelf to obtain the Tamu-Tamu DVDs.

If you eavesdrop on the three thugs below you learn the story of how the anime got used as a money laundering source.

AFTER you take out all of the guards on the warehouse floor level, head into the office up a short flight of stairs in the corner to Scan a Document Evidence - Flyer for Tamu-Tamu - which is part of the Internal Affairs Case.

In that same office on the other desk is a piece of Document Evidence - Letter from Neltz's Business Manager -- the Scanning of which will also unlock the Achievement True Detective (25g) Complete 3 case files in single-player.

Now head downstairs and use the Crowbar to open the door - when you get in use the Scanner and you will note that there is an additional piece of Evidence to be found down here - track that to the Security Room - take out the guard there and then Scan the Crate of Hot Shot -- that is Trace Evidence for the Hot Shot Supply Chain Case and it is the final piece of evidence for this Episode.

Make your way to the Camera Station and use the controls to see the Grow House and Stoddard - as well as other thugs!

The Confrontation with Stoddard

Okay thngs go sort of pear-shaped here - for one thing you enter the back room and find Stoddard standing over a dead person. Then he saves your life, the building gets set on fire, and oh yeah, there is an entire new group of thugs attacking!

Add to that you get a mayday call from Kai and, well, you are going to have to accept Stoddard's help mates!

When you reach the mall activate your Scanner to spot all of the enemy - including Leonard Miller, one of the blokes on your Warrants list. So yeah, just like in the warehouse we are going to peel this group like a grape, taking them down from the outside in, so that we can arrest them all.

As you are taking out the thugs be sure to disable the alarm box, then use the Crowbar to open the door to get in.

Inside the Mall

Once you are inside use the Security Cams in the Security Station just inside the door to scan the area to see the thugs. There is a Tactical Box here you can use to re-arm and change your load-out as needed.

With Stoddard's help you rescue Kai - and then together you take down the rest of the thugs, then make your way to the exit, hopefully avoiding getting crushed by the sign parts. When you finally get outside you very physically confront Stoddard.

You hand over the evidence you found in the safe to the Captain, and he summarizes the situation -- the Captain then reveals his treachery. Oh man, it is treachery all the way around! Stoddard is bent, the Captain is bent, and Kai is bent. And they have set you up to take the fall!

Kai asks you why you did not just take the damn money?!

Stoddard then arrest YOU! Did not see that coming!

At the end of that CS you unlock the Achievement Good Guys (20g) Complete Ep. 4: Case Closed.

You lose access to your weapons at this point as you are now on your way to prison so we will assess weapon load-outs when that privilege returns.