A surprising promotion turns out to be a nightmare for your friend.
"Mayor Covet had been planning a conference about his ending term of office, and Lowry, serving as his new assistant, hardly coped with the position."
Solution[]
Detective: Oh, hi there, Sam! I heard you got a promotion? You're mayor Covet's assistant now?
Sam Lowry: It's a disaster! There are so many responsibilities, and I'm barely coping! Mayor Covet's term of office is ending soon, and he's planning a big conference.
Sam Lowry: I know I need something spectacular for the conference, but I'm at a loss here. I don't know what to do. And the mayor is too busy to talk to me!
Detective: Something spectacular, you say? Hmmm. Maybe I can think of something.
Witnesses[]
Detective: I'm not very into politics myself, I don't really know what would make mayor Covet shine at the conference. Maybe I should ask around.
- 2 maps
- 2 fingerprints
- 3 photos
- 2 maps
- 2 fingerprints
- 3 photos
- 2 fingerprints
If you fail:
Detective: It's really not my thing. I bet Sam will do better without me.
If you win:
Detective: Huh. It appears Sam is doing a pretty good job, but he still misses one, important thing: a speech that'll seduce the crowd.
Suspect identification: Immortal Talent[]
Detective: I know what are you missing, Sam. A speech. Don't you know any speechwriters who used to work for mayor Covet?
Sam Lowry: I suppose there was someone working on the mayor's speeches... I'll need to ask around the city hall.
- Bill Kane
- Telly Cane
- Perry J. Jameson
- Jack Calltrain
- Dexter Crow
- Hannah Gardner
- Paul Litzer
- Alie Reed
- Mary Christiansen
- Patience de Monde
- Nicole Pravinsky
- Irene Schwartz
- Monique Espero
- Lana Quay
- Pola Chapelle
- John Bravucci
- Lionel Duffing
- Stanley Robinson
Solution: Alie Reed
If you fail:
Detective: This is useless. Without a professional writer, I won't be able to help Sam.
If you win:
Sam Lowry: Yes, that's her: Alie Reed. We just need to find her, and...
Detective: Uh-oh. You might want to read this.
Sam Lowry: An obituary? Oh no, she died in a car crash just yesterday! Now we'll never get the speech ready in time!
Detective: Maybe we still have a chance. If she had been working on the speech, maybe she left a draft somewhere behind.
Crime scene search: Final words[]
Detective: This is where Reed's house should be. Maybe I'll be able to find the draft of the speech.
If you fail: Detective: I'm afraid everything Alie Reed wrote is gone. I won't be able to help Sam now.
If you win:
Detective: What's this? Reed's notebook... she wrote down the draft for mayor Covet's next speech. This is great! I need to take this to Sam!
City search: Perfect Timing[]
Detective: The conference is starting soon, and I can't contact Sam to get an address. I only know the mayor supposed to give the speech after an artistic performance of some sort.
The mayor's conference is:
- exactly 5 from a barber
- more than 3 from a pub
- more than 1 from a restaurant
- more than 2 from a hotel
- On the map there are 2 restaurants
If you fail:
Detective: Oh, no, the conference already started. It's no use delivering the text now!
If you win:
Detective: Excuse me, sir. Sam Lowry has a speech for you.
Alphonse Covet: I was just wondering if he had managed to scrounge something up. Hmmm... It's really great! Now excuse me, I need to read this thoroughly.
Finale[]
If you fail:
Detective: I'm sorry, but I couldn't make it. How did the conference go?
Sam Lowry: It was't[sic] that bad, but I think mayor Covet is disappointed. He wanted to do something earthshaking, you know.
Detective: Don't worry. Maybe you'll have a second chance.
If you win:
Sam Lowry: You did it! You delivered the speech in time! The mayor was delighted. He asked personally for you. And, I got a bonus! I'll split it in half with you!
Detective: I'm happy it all worked out. The promotion isn't so bad as it sounds, eh?
Trivia[]
Leonardo McLean can't be used as the underworld contact in this case.