Hints and Solutions - Who Whacked Jimmy Pinata?

=><= (text-rotate: (random: 1,10))[(display: "pinata polaroid")] (text-size: 2)[//Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?//] (text-style: "underline")[(text-size: 1.2)[Hints and Solutions]] <== [[Exploring Sugar City]]: Clues (and more straightforward explanations) as to how to navigate Sugar City - including places that you're not supposed to be. [[Accusation Guide]]: Step-by-step instructions on how to accuse each character in the game. [[Easter Eggs]]: Fun (but non-essential) things to try. I recommend exploring the game thoroughly for yourself before consulting this list, both for the fun of it and because the list includes a number of spoilers.

=><= (text-style: "underline")[(text-size: 1.2)[**Accusation Guide**]] <== When you ACCUSE a character, they ask that you SHOW them some kind of evidence. A common starting point is for them to demand something that indicates they had a motive for the murder in the first place. If you manage to produce convincing evidence, they will make a new demand (perhaps demonstrating means or opportunity, if a motive has already been established). If you lose track of what kind of evidence a character expects to see, you can ACCUSE them again and they will respond with a clue. This will go on until it ends in one of two ways. If the character you have accused is innocent, you will eventually find yourself unable to show any evidence that satisfies them: you cannot prove they had a motive if there //is// no plausible motive, for example. The only other possible outcome arises when the character you have accused is guilty, and //they// have no more evidence to demand of you. Below you will find step-by-step guides for each character, but I do recommend trying to figure things out for yourself first. (These guides are better used to confirm whether or not you've //already// hit a dead end than to decide who to accuse in the first place!) **ACCUSABLE CHARACTERS:** * [[Mayor Angue]] * [[Officer Bagel]] * [[Jelle Bean]] * [[Cake Woman]] * [[Homeless Halva]] * [[Horehound]] * [[Big Hunk]] * [[Jawbreaker]] * [[Candy Kane]] * [[Kit Kat]] * [[Wax Lips]] * [[Don Toblerone]] * [[Father Wafer]] * [[Wine Gum Wino]]

=><= (text-style: "underline")[(text-size: 1.2)[**Map**]] <== { (text-size: 0.75)[ (enchant: "↔", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "↕", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "↦", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "↤", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "⤢", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "⤡", (text-size: 1.5)) (enchant: "↭", (text-size: 1.5)) (css: "table-layout=fixed; line-height:1; border-spacing:0; border-collapse:collapse;")[ <table align="center"> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Washroom]]</tr></td></table></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Back Room]]</tr></td></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[VIP Room]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↔</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Candy Kane's Club]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↦</td> <td style="width=10px"><table border="1"><tr><td class="smallroom">[[Alley]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↤</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Adult Bookstore]]</tr></td></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td>⤢</td> <td></td> <td>⤡</td> <td>↕</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Demerara and Maple]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↔</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Demerara Street]]</tr></td></table></td> <td></td> <td>↔</td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Demerara and Caster]]</tr></td></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Church of the Immaculate Confection]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↦</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Abandoned Store]]</tr></td></table></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Factory Outskirts]]</tr></td></table></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Factory Entrance]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↔</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="smallroom">[[Docks]]</tr></td></table></td> <td>↔</td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="room">[[Garage]]</tr></td></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>↕</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><table border="1"><tr><td class="smallroom">[[Piers]]</tr></td></table></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> ] ] }

=><= (text-style: "underline")[(text-size: 1.2)[**Easter Eggs**]] <== **Miscellaneous** * Try checking your score. * Try pulling various people. * Try opening a person. * Try putting something on a person. * Try inserting things into people. You'll get a different response with (link-replace: "███ ████ ██████")[the long skewer]. * Try kicking yourself. * Try dancing. * You can attempt to SMOKE pretty much anything in the world. * Though the blue crystal is a Sugar City version of crystal meth, (link-replace: "███ ██████ ████ ████ ███ ███ █████ ████ ████ ██ ████████ ███ ███ ███████ █████")[the actual prop used for the "Blue Sky" meth in //Breaking Bad// **was** crystal candy]. --- [[Adult Bookstore]] * Try giving [[Jawbreaker]] (link-replace: "█████████")[**password1**] as a password guess: (link-replace: "████ ███ ███ ████████ ██ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████")[this was the password in //Who Shot Gum E. Bear//?]. [[Alley]] * The stain on the ground is (link-replace: "████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██ ████ ██ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████")[from the murder of Gum E. Bear in //Who Shot Gum E. Bear?//]. [[Abandoned Store]] * Try eating the foam mushrooms sprouting from the desk. [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]] * Why not tell [[Father Wafer]] about your sins? The response will be different depending on (link-replace: "███████ ██ ███ ██████ ████ ██ ███████ ███ ███████ ██████ ██████ ███ ████ ███ ████")[whether or not you've done it before, and whether you've robbed the Wine Gum Wino]. * Try sitting on the pews. * You can ring the bell in the tower, but (link-replace: "███ ██ ███████ ██")[not by kicking it]. [[Demerara and Maple]] * Pick up the phone booth and... [[Factory Entrance]] * Examine the keyhole of the factory doors, and you'll see (link-replace: "███ █████ █████ ████ ███ ████ █████ █████████")[the crime scene from //Who Iced Mayor McFreeze?//]. [[Garage]] * Yes, the parser will respond to WHACK JIMMY PINATA. [[Washroom]] * The odd sink (link-replace: "████████ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████ ███████ ██ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████")[replaces one that can be found smashed in //Who Shot Gum E. Bear?//]. * Opening the stalls (link-replace: "███████ █ ███ ████████ █████ ███████ ████ ████████ ███ ████ █████ ███ ██ █████ ████████ ███████ ██ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████")[reveals a red licorice woman smoking blue crystal. The same woman can be found snorting sherbet in //Who Shot Gum E. Bear?//]. --- [[Car Chase]] * (link-replace: "█████ ███ ██████ ██████ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ ███████████ ███ ████████ ██ ████")[After the hitman throws his MAC-10 through the windscreen, try throwing it back]. * The 1973 Fudge Challenger is (link-replace: "█ ██████ ██ ███ █████ ███████████ ███ ███ ███████ ██████ ██ █ ██████ ██ ███ ███ ████ ██████")[a parody of the Dodge Challenger. The 426 Hershey engine is a parody of the 426 Hemi engine]. * The Sweetwood Bounder is (link-replace: "█ ██████ ██ ███ ████ █████████ ███████ ████████ ██ ████████ ███")[a parody of the 1985 Fleetwood Bounder featured in //Breaking Bad//]. * The green Volkswagenwheel is (link-replace: "█ █████████ ██ █ █████ ██████████ ████ ███████ ████ ███ ████ █████ ██████ ███ ██████ ███ █████ ██ ███████")[a reference to a green Volkswagen that appears over and over again during the famous car chase in //Bullitt//]. --- **Dialogue** * Various characters will respond when asked about **Gum E. Bear** or **Mayor McFreeze**, from the previous //Bubble Gumshoe// mysteries. * [[Jelle Bean]]'s comment about //NUGGS// (link-replace: "██████ ██ ███████ █████ ███ ██████████ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ███████████ ██ ████████")[having an all-gay staff was originally true of //JUGGS//, the publication it parodies]. * [[Cake Woman]] will provide (link-replace: "████████████ ████████ █████████ ████ █████ █████ ██████ █████ ██ ████████ ███")[suspiciously specific responses when asked about **Walter White** or **//Breaking Bad//**]. * [[Officer Bagel]] has something to say about the **Big Rock Candy Mountains**.

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The Abandoned Store itself is primarily a shortcut between [[Demerara Street]] and the [[Factory Outskirts]] (and from there the rest of Sugar City's industrial area). The most interesting details here are locked away in the upper floor, which can be reached (link-replace: "███ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██████████ ██████████ ██████ █████ ██████ ██ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ████ ██ ███ ██████ ████ ███ █████ ██████ ██ ███ ████ ████████ ███ ███ ████ █ █████ ███ ████ ██ ████ █████████ ██ ████ ██ ██ ██████ ███")[via the [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]] (after which you'll be able to unlock the door to the stairs from the other side). In the desk upstairs you can find a jiffy bag full of **drug balloons**, as well as an [[Easter egg|Easter Eggs]]].

The Church of the Immaculate Confection has an entrance on [[Demerara and Maple]], and also opens up a little more of Sugar City if you can gain access to the church tower. Here you'll find [[Father Wafer]], as well as a number of visitors to the church including a [[Homeless Halva]]. There are a few [[Easter eggs|Easter Eggs]] as well. (link-replace: "To get up to the church tower, you'll need to █████ ███ █████████████ █████████ ██████ █████ ██ ████ ███ █ ██████ █████ ██ █████ ██ ████ ████ ███████████ ██████ ███ ████ ███ ███ ██████ ███ ████ ████ █████ ███ ███ ████ ██ ███ ██████ ████ ███ ███████ ██ ███ █████████████ ████████ ███ ██████")[To get up to the church tower, you'll need to enter the confessional, prompting Father Wafer to join you a moment later in order to hear your confession. Simply get back out and INSERT the tyre iron ((link-replace: "which you can find ██ ███ ██████")[which you can find in the [[Garage]]]) into the handles of the confessional, trapping him inside]. (link-replace: "Once in the church tower, ███ ███ ████ █ ███████ ██████ ██████ ████ ██ ███ ███ ██ ████████ ████████████ ███ ████ ████ ███ ███ ██████ ████ ███ █████████ █████ █████ ███ ██ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████ █████ ██ ███ █████████ █████")[Once in the church tower, you can find a **leather binder** tucked away in the box of Crispmas Decorations, and also head out the window onto the rooftops, which allow you to drop down to the upper level of the [[Abandoned Store]]].

The Factory Outskirts are the stretch of land between the [[Abandoned Store]] and the [[Factory Entrance]]. You'll find a [[Wine Gum Wino]] here, passed out by a burning trash can. Despite being rather unloved, this area holds a couple of important items. One is (link-replace: "███ ████ ██████ ██ ███ ███████ █████ ███")[the **long skewer** in the burning trash can], which is a useful tool. The other is (link-replace: "███ ███████ ██ ███ ██████ ███")[the quarter in the wino's hat], which can be used to unlock a hint as to (link-replace: "████ ███████ ████")[{}[[Cake Woman]]'s name]. This is also the place where your own Fudge Challenger is parked. There's no need to drive to get around during the investigation, but (link-replace: "████ ██ ███ ████████ █████ ██ █ ███ █████ █████ ██")[this is the starting point of a [[car chase|Car Chase]] later on].

The Docks are surrounded by various (mostly abandoned) buildings, including the [[Garage]]. From here you can also reach the [[Factory Entrance]] and the [[Piers]]. [[Officer Bagel]]'s patrol car is parked here, its headlights having been used when gaining entry to the Garage.

The Garage, located within the [[Docks]], is your starting point: and also the crime scene. Be sure to search it carefully: though the key items are noted here, gaining a good understanding of the crime and the way in which it unfolded is key to solving the mystery (and this will depend on a number of minor details). It's certainly worth interviewing [[Officer Bagel]] thoroughly. The key items here are (link-replace: "███ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████████")[the tyre iron on the toolbench], which will be important elsewhere, and (link-replace: "███ ████ ███████")[the blue crystal], which is useful evidence. You can get it by (link-replace: "█████████ ██ ███ ███ █████ ███████ ██ ███ █████ ███████")[switching on the car lift, opening up the space beneath].

The Piers stretch out over the water from the [[Docks]]. The main thing of note here is the fishing boat, though it won't be at all straightforward to get inside. A step-by-step guide is provided below, but before resorting to that I'd recommend experimenting with the //narrow crack// in the port window. Inside the boat, you will find (link-replace: "███ ████")[{}[[Wax Lips]]], as well as (link-replace: "█ ████████")[**a notebook**], which is useful evidence. **(text-style:"underline")[GETTING INSIDE THE BOAT:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** You won't get anywhere with this puzzle without the right tools. You have to put //something// through that crack to yoink the keys from the fold-out table, so experiment with whatever you have on you. If anything produces promising results, you may want to think a little harder before revealing the next step. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** The tool you need is in fact the long skewer from the burning trash can in the [[Factory Outskirts]]: the [[Wine Gum Wino]] was presumably using it to toast marshmallows before you arrived. Try INSERTING it into the crack before moving on and see what happens. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** Though simply stabbing the cork float with the skewer might seem a likely solution, it's not quite so simple in practice. You'll have to PUT something on the skewer to get hold of those keys. (link-replace: "STEP 4")[**STEP 4:** The object you require is a piece of taffy from the [[VIP Room]] of [[Candy Kane's Club]]. PUT it on the skewer and try to INSERT it into the crack once more before moving on. This may give you a clue as to the one last thing you must do... (link-replace: "STEP 5")[**STEP 5:** The final step is to LICK the piece of taffy, making it sticky enough to grip the keys. You can now INSERT the skewer into the crack and retrieve them.]]]]]

The Factory Entrance links the [[Factory Outskirts]] and the [[Docks]]. There's nothing much here relevant to your investigation, though there are a couple of [[Easter eggs|Easter Eggs]].

Demerara and Maple lies at the western end of [[Demerara Street]], and provides access to the [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]]. There's nobody here initially, but later on this is where you'll find (link-replace: "████ █████")[{}[[Cake Woman]] after the [[car chase|Car Chase]]]. There's a phone booth here, which will reveal that (link-replace: "██ ███ ███ ████ ███ ██████ ███ ███ ████")[{}it was [[Big Hunk]] who tipped off the cops] if you investigate carefully. It also offers a fun [[Easter egg|Easter Eggs]].

Demerara Street is a fairly central location in Sugar City, with [[Demerara and Maple]] to the west and [[Demerara and Caster]] to the east. From here you can also reach [[Candy Kane's Club]] and the [[Alley]], or head south into the [[Abandoned Store]] (from which you can reach Sugar City's more industrial areas). You'll find either [[Big Hunk]] or [[Kit Kat]] guarding the club entrance, but both will allow you to walk right in. The tabloid in the newsaper box might help you discover (link-replace: "████ ███████ ████")[{}[[Cake Woman]]'s name], though general knowledge alone may be enough to provide this. The funds necessary to purchase the paper can be found in (link-replace: "███ ████ ███ ██████ ███")[the [[Wine Gum Wino]]'s hat].

There's very little in Demerara and Caster, but from here you can reach [[Demerara Street]] and the [[Alley]], or head into the [[Adult Bookstore]].

The VIP Room of [[Candy Kane's Club]] is a veritable who's who of Sugar City's most influential people, being occupied by both [[Don Toblerone]] and [[Mayor Angue]]. It's also a source of (link-replace: "████ █████")[free taffy], which will prove important elsewhere. After visiting for the first time, you will get a **hand stamp** that allows you to come and go freely.

Candy Kane's Club is at the heart of Sugar City, with its main entrance on [[Demerara Street]]. A one-way emergency exit leads to the [[Alley]]. In the club you'll find the owner, [[Candy Kane]], as well as one of her bouncers - either [[Kit Kat]] or [[Big Hunk]]. Among the patrons is [[Horehound]]. From here you can reach the [[VIP Room]], though gaining access is not entirely straightforward. (link-replace: "You'll need to ████ ███ ███ █ ████ ██ █████ ██████████ ████ ███ ███ ████ ██ ███ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████ ██████████")[You'll need to give Kit Kat a pack of candy cigarettes that you can find (link-replace: "██ ███ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████ █████████")[in the [[Back Room]] of the [[Adult Bookstore]]]].

The Alley lies between [[Candy Kane's Club]] and the [[Adult Bookstore]], though it can only be reached //from// these buildings via emergency exits that don't open from the outside. You can move freely from here to [[Demerara and Caster]] to the southeast, and [[Demerara Street]] to the southwest (or simply south). Here you can find (link-replace: "█████ ████████ ████████")[**Jimmy Piñata's rucksack**], which contains some useful evidence. (link-replace: "It's ██ ███ █████████")[It's in the dumpsters]. There's also a small [[Easter egg|Easter Eggs]].

The Adult Bookstore is accessible from [[Demerara and Caster]]. From here you can exit into the [[Alley]], but the [[Back Room]] is guarded by [[Jawbreaker]]. To get into the Back Room, you'll have to either give Jawbreaker the password — (link-replace: "█████████")[**password2**] — or you can (link-replace: "██████ ████ ███ ███ ██ ███ ███")[simply PUSH him out of the way].

The washroom of [[Candy Kane's Club]] contains nothing crucial to your investigation, but does feature a couple of [[Easter eggs|Easter Eggs]] for anybody familiar with //Who Shot Gum E. Bear?//.

The Back Room of the [[Adult Bookstore]] is Don Toblerone's office, though it's presently occupied by his hard-working accountant, [[Jelle Bean]]. Here you can find the (link-replace: "████ ██ █████ ██████████")[**pack of candy cigarettes**] you'll need to get into the [[VIP Room]] of [[Candy Kane's Club]].

Jelle Bean is [[Don Toblerone]]'s accountant, found in the [[Back Room]] of the [[Adult Bookstore]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[JELLE BEAN ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Jelle Bean has a knack for managing money. By showing him Jimmy Piñata's notebook (found in the cabin of the fishing boat moored at the [[Piers]]), you can propose that the victim owed him money. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** To support this proposition, you can show the glass pipe (found in Jimmy Piñata's rucksack, in the [[Alley]]'s dumpsters). This offers an indication as to why the victim might have borrowed money in the first place. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** Though Jelle Bean has a solid alibi, this is largely inconsequential given that the murder was carried out by a hitman (whose lemon scent can be detected on the tyre iron used to bludgeon Jimmy Piñata). Show the roll of cash found at the end of the [[car chase|Car Chase]] to illustrate this.]]]

Don Toblerone is a mob boss in the [[VIP Room]] of [[Candy Kane's Club]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[DON TOBLERONE ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Don Toblerone has an air-tight alibi. However, he could (and almost certainly //would//) have hired somebody else to do his dirty work. Show the roll of cash obtained at the end of the [[car chase|Car Chase]] to demonstrate this. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** Having been shown the cash, Don Toblerone will refuse to cooperate any further. This revelation catches him off-guard in a way that strongly suggests he was //not// prepared to defend himself against this accusation (which he almost certainly would have been if he had ordered the hit).]]

Mayor Angue is the current mayor of Sugar City, having been elected shortly after the death of Mayor McFreeze during the events of //Who Iced Mayor McFreeze//. You can find him in the [[VIP Room]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[MAYOR ANGUE ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Mayor Angue is a prominent politician who has probably never even heard of Jimmy Piñata. There's no evidence to show him because there's no indication he had any connection with the murder whatsoever.]

Candy Kane is the owner of [[Candy Kane's Club]]. Few other businesses in Sugar City are thriving, and her position as a successful entreprenur gives her power rivalling that of [[Mayor Angue]] or even [[Don Toblerone]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[CANDY KANE ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Candy Kane might have been behind the bar all night, but this is largely inconsequential given that the murder was carried out by a hitman. Simply show her the roll of cash obtained at the end of the [[car chase|Car Chase]]. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** At this point, you have exhausted your evidence. When asked about her **motive**, Candy Kane rightly makes the point that Jimmy Piñata's lavish spending was a benefit to her: it was in her professional interest for him to remain alive (and there's no evidence to suggest she had any reason to want him dead in the first place).]]

Kit Kat is a bouncer at [[Candy Kane's Club]], though she takes a rather hands-off approach. --- **(text-style: "underline")[KIT KAT ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Kit Kat doesn't have a motive for the crime, and there is no evidence that might suggest she does. She is, in fact, not particularly motivated to do //anything at all//.]

Big Hunk is one of the bouncers at [[Candy Kane's Club]], and particularly concerned about the prevalence of drugs in Sugar City. --- **(text-style: "underline")[BIG HUNK ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Big Hunk's opposition to drugs provides a motive. Simply show him the blue crystal found in the [[Garage]] to indicate this. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** Though Big Hunk would be unlikely to murder any random drug-user, Jimmy Piñata's role as a drug //mule// makes him a more significant target. Show the drug balloons found on the upper floor of the [[Abandoned Store]] to propose this line of thinking. (You can actually do this from the start.) (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** At this point, you have exhausted your evidence. Big Hunk was the one who called in the tip (which you can confirm by investigating the keypad of the payphone in [[Demerara and Maple]]), and this would have been extremely counter-productive if he were the killer.]]]

Horehound is a patron of [[Candy Kane's Club]] who's known for causing trouble. --- **(text-style: "underline")[HOREHOUND ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Horehound is uncooperative, but genuinely has //very// little involvement in the night's events. There's simply no evidence linking him to the crime.]

Jawbreaker is [[Don Toblerone]]'s enforcer, found in the [[Adult Bookstore]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[JAWBREAKER ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Jawbreaker is so //colossally// dim that he will respond to any evidence. This makes him difficult to discount as a suspect, but there are two crucial clues that point the finger firmly elsewhere: one, he struggles to keep other secrets that he's privy to; and two, he lacks the manual dexterity necessary to wield a tyre iron.]

Cake Woman is a mysterious figure who comes to your aid at the end of the [[car chase|Car Chase]]. She will not even respond to questions unless you can //say her name//, which (along with her physical appearance) offers a hint at the solution: (link-replace: "██████████")[**Battenberg**]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[CAKE WOMAN ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Cake Woman does not respond well to being falsely accused and instead simply drives away. The fact that she actively intervened in order to prevent your investigation grinding to a halt should //really// be an indication that she's not the killer.]

The Wine Gum Wino is a man sleeping in the [[Factory Outskirts]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[WINE GUM WINO ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Though he's close to the scene of the crime, the Wine Gum Wino simply cannot have committed it. He's far too drunk, and in any case there's no apparent motive.]

Father Wafer is the priest at the [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]]. He does what he can to help his congregation with their problems - but might have problems of his own. --- **(text-style: "underline")[FATHER WAFER ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Father Wafer's motive is financial. You can demonstrate this by showing the leather binder concealed in the box of Crispmas decorations in the tower of the [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]]. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** Father Wafer questions whether he had anything to gain from the murder. Show either the blue crystal (found in the [[Garage]]) or the drugs balloons (found upstairs in the [[Abandoned Store]]) to indicate that he could have used funds from these to address the church's financial difficulties. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** At this point, you have exhausted your evidence. As Father Wafer says, the church's unexpected expenses //have been paid//, and there's no clear evidence that he would have any urgent need for more money right now.]]]

The Homeless Halva is a man sleeping in the [[Church of the Immaculate Confection]]. --- **(text-style: "underline")[HOMELESS HALVA ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** [[Father Wafer]] won't permit you to disturb the Homeless Halva, but with good reason: the priest himself can provide an alibi for him, and there's really no evidence to link him to the crime in the first place.]

The car chase is likely one of the tougher puzzles in the game. Below you can find a complete step-by-step walkthrough, but as a general hint it's worth keeping in mind that the solution will not depend on an item that you may never have encountered or could already have dropped. That is, //everything you need is provided during this encounter//. **(text-style:"underline")[COMPLETING THE CAR CHASE:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** You have a few turns to ask Big Red anything you like about the investigation. Nothing he says will be essential to solving the mystery, but he does offer a perspective you won't get anywhere else. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** After a couple of turns of wild shooting, the hitman will empty his gun and throw it at you. Responding in kind will not resolve the situation //directly//, but I encourage you to give it a go before revealing the next step: it might point you towards the true solution. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** Having had a machine pistol crash through it, the windscreen isn't doing you any good: you can KICK it out of the way. The final step will involve finding //something// to launch at the hitman, stopping him for good. (link-replace: "STEP 4")[**STEP 4:** Big Red will likely have succumbed to his injuries by now. If he has, you can attempt to EAT him, yielding a **gum wad** that you can THROW at the hitman. All that is left after that is to investigate him. (link-replace: "STEP 5")[**STEP 5:** Though various details here might help you piece together certain elements of the mystery, there is only one piece of physical evidence that you //must// obtain before you can progress: a **roll of cash** in the hitman's pocket. A few turns after you obtain this, [[Cake Woman]] will appear and rush you off to [[Demerara and Maple]] before the Sugar City Police Department can reach the scene of the crash.]]]]]

Officer Bagel is a member of the Sugar City Police Department, and was (along with you) the first on the scene of the murder. --- **(text-style: "underline")[OFFICER BAGEL ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Officer Bagel's motive is a desire to get drugs off the streets of Sugar City. You can demonstrate this by showing him either the blue crystal from the [[Garage]], or the drug balloons from the [[Abandoned Store]]. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** Officer Bagel had no opportunity to commit the murder //directly//. However, you can indicate the possibility that he hired a hitman by showing him the roll of cash obtained at the end of the [[car chase|Car Chase]]. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** At this point, you have exhausted your evidence. While Officer Bagel //could// have put out a hit on a small-time criminal, it is not a terribly plausible theory.]]]

Wax Lips is a prostitute commonly found at [[Candy Kane's Club]], but presently in the cabin of the fishing boat moored at the [[Piers]]. Her relationship with Jimmy Piñata appears to have been more than just professional. --- **(text-style: "underline")[WAX LIPS ACCUSATION:]** (link-replace: "STEP 1")[**STEP 1:** Wax Lips was obviously aware that Jimmy Piñata had access to large quantities of the extremely lucrative blue crystal, and might have smashed him open to steal it from within his body. Show the blue crystal found in the [[Garage]]. (link-replace: "STEP 2")[**STEP 2:** Wax Lips makes the case that the crystal found at the scene could not have been inside Jimmy Piñata because swallowing such a quantity would have caused an overdose. However, this is not the case for the drug balloons found stashed in the [[Abandoned Store]]: show her these. (link-replace: "STEP 3")[**STEP 3:** At this point, you have exhausted your evidence. There is nothing to link Wax Lips to the drugs balloons, which Jimmy Piñata himself may have hidden for safekeeping. Also, though Wax Lips has both means and opportunity, her distress suggests a lack of motive. (On top of this, killing Jimmy would likely //reduce// her access to blue crystal.)]]]