Someone's trying to drown Sam Lowry with paperwork - not literally, I hope.
"Sam suspects that someone is trying to bog down the city planning department with paperwork to pull off some kind of scam."
Solution[]
Detective: Hi there, Sam. How's it going at the city hall?
Sam Lowry: Not so good. I've been drowning in paperwork lately and maybe you could help...
Detective: No offense, Sam, but I prefer something with blood chilling action.
Sam Lowry: Well, actually... this might be more adventurous than you think. You see, there's a lot of paperwork landing in the city planning department.
Sam Lowry: I suspect someone's trying to bog down the department with bogus paperwork to cover up some scam. But I don't know what it might be.
Detective: Now you're talking, Sam! That's something I can help with! Let's get to work!
Witnesses[]
Detective: The plan is simple, Sam. I'll do the footwork and ask around the city. In the meantime, you need to go through all the suspicious paperwork.
Sam Lowry: Sure thing. Sounds like a good idea.
- 3 fingerprints
- 3 maps
- Thief: 5 lockpicks
- 3 photos
- 3 fingerprints
- Thief: 5 lockpicks
- 4 maps
- 3 photos
- Policeman: 10 donuts
- 2 fingerprints
- 4 maps
If you fail:
Sam Lowry: I'm sorry, detective, but there's just too many documents. I can't find any leads.
Detective: Yeah, me too. The streets are silent. Too silent, if you ask me.
If you win:
Detective: Bingo. People are talking that a company is buying cheap real estate and demolishing the houses for future investments.
Sam Lowry: Yeah, I even got a paper trail! It looks like one of those real estate deals was close to your office...
City search: Like a Wreckin Ball[]
Detective: We need to find the location of the real estate that was sold recently. Do you have a name?
Sam Lowry: Sorry, the deal was made by an intermediary. Someone's trying to cover up the whole thing, that's for sure.
The real estate is:
- in the distance of 1 from water
- not more than 2 from railways
- not 5 from ports
- more than 1 from cafés
- more than 1 from libraries
- more than 1 from shops
- more than 1 from ACS
- more than 1 from post offices
- not 5 from warehouses
- On the map there are 3 cafés
- On the map there are 5 shops
- On the map there are 2 post offices
If you fail:
Detective: I can't find the real estate. Maybe my Sam's information was wrong?
If you win:
Detective: Bingo. This place was demolished recently. And the buyer... AmTransGroup.
Sam Lowry: You know them?
Detective: Yeah, I hate that shady company, and I'll bet they're up to something no good. I kind of hoped the company would dissolve after Telly Cane's death, though.
Sam Lowry: Not a chance. They grew even stronger. They're now some kind of a lobby group, and with the elections to the city council not far ahead...
Detective: Yeah, I get it. They're more active then ever. So, if we want to take them down, we need to have a political backing of our own.
Sam Lowry: I don't stand well with the mayor, not after you came to blows with him... You've got any other ideas who could help us?
Suspect identification: An Old Friend for Dinner[]
Detective: I hate to say it, but I need your help, Ms. de Monde. No one navigates the political structures of the city as well as you do.
Patience de Monde: Oh, are you flattering me right now? Go on, I'm listening...
Detective: I need a contact to a lobbyist. Someone I can trust. Someone who's going against the AmTransGroup.
Patience de Monde: Well, well... you know how to pick your enemies, don't you? This is going to be very interesting! I might give you a few hints to even the odds.
- Bob Martens
- Barbara Earlston
- Dexter Crow
- Hannah Gardner
- Louise Rowson
- Dora Marquez
- Jade Williams
- Bharata Chopra
- Patrick McKoy
- Stanley Robinson
- Alvar Rietveld
- Samantha Duchamp
- Naomi Watson
- Josef Novak
- Joss Harshfield
- Maya Idoru
- Akira Mikado
- Mary Christiansen
- Marcus Sachs
- Jane Honda
- Blake Richardson
- Leo Forester
Solution: Jane Honda
If you fail:
Patience de Monde: Oh, sweetie, if you can't even find one, cute little lobbyist, how are you going to save the city from the bad guys?
Detective: Very funny, Ms. de Monde...
If you win:
Detective: Our common associate recommended you, Mrs. Honda. Apparently you are at odds with the AmTransGroup.
Jane Honda: Indeed. They have a big influence over the city council. I'd love to get rid of them.
Detective: Then what's stopping you? They made a lot of shady real estate deals around the city. You can use that against them.
Jane Honda: They're too smart for that. But they've got a base of operations outside the city. The security is probably more lax there. If you could find something that really implicates them...
Crime scene search: On the Waterfront[]
Detective: The AmTransGroup is running a licensed candy factory outside the city. Maybe I can find something inside...
If you fail:
Detective: Those guys at ATG are a smart bunch. They covered their tracks very effectively.
If you win:
Detective: I've got something very interesting for you, Mrs. Honda. Tony Malone has shares in the AmTransGroup. Apparently his signature is on the plans of a real estate bought by ATG
Jane Honda: Perfect! Now call Pola Chapelle and sell her the sensation. I'll talk with the city council. If only I had someone from the city hall who could weight in on the issue.
Detective: Why not Sam Lowry? He was the one who found out about ATG's activities in the first place.
Jane Honda: Hmmm... Not a bad idea. I'll arrange a meeting with him. It was nice working with you, detective: And it's good to have a common enemy.
Finale[]
If you fail:
Detective: I don't think I can help you, Sam. They are doing a perfect cover up job.
Sam Lowry: Well, that means even more paperwork for me. Yay.
If you win:
Sam Lowry: I just had a meeting with Jane Honda. She wants to enroll me as a candidate for the city council!
Detective: What? Really?
Sam Lowry: Yeah! There's an empty seat in the council since Telly Cane was killed. Honda thinks the ATG lobbyists have no chance of holding onto that seat, and I'd be the perfect candidate.
Detective: Well, now I know how to cast my vote! You'll make a great councilman, Sam. Jill will be so proud!