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L.A.Noire Guide 2

The document provides information on various street crimes, traffic incidents, homicides, and arson cases available for the player to investigate as a police officer in 1949 Los Angeles. It includes the crime details like location, time available, and a brief description. It also lists the steps to investigate the "Consul's Car" case, including clues found, interviews conducted, and objectives to unlock future cases. The summary is: The document lists over 40 crimes for a police officer to investigate in 1949 LA, including street crimes, homicides, and arson. It provides details on the "Consul's Car" case and the steps to solve it, including clues found at the scene and interviews to identify the suspect. Solving cases

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L.A.Noire Guide 2

The document provides information on various street crimes, traffic incidents, homicides, and arson cases available for the player to investigate as a police officer in 1949 Los Angeles. It includes the crime details like location, time available, and a brief description. It also lists the steps to investigate the "Consul's Car" case, including clues found, interviews conducted, and objectives to unlock future cases. The summary is: The document lists over 40 crimes for a police officer to investigate in 1949 LA, including street crimes, homicides, and arson. It provides details on the "Consul's Car" case and the steps to solve it, including clues found at the scene and interviews to identify the suspect. Solving cases

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STREET CRIMES

Drivers seat unlocks: 1-10


The Consul's Car unlocks (PS3-US only): 11
A Marriage Made in Heaven unlocks: 12
The Red Lipstick Murder unlocks: 13-20
The Silk Stocking Murder unlocks: 21
The Studio Secretary Murder unlocks: 22 and 23
The Quarter Moons Murders unlocks: 24 and 25
The Black Caesar unlocks: 26-30
The Setup unlocks: 31-33
Manifest Destiny unlocks: 34 and 35
The Gas Man unlocks: 36-39
A Walk in Elysian Fields unlocks: 40
Traffic Desk:
1. Boxing Clever
Time Available: 21:00-4:00
Location: 267 South Main Street at Goldberg's Drug Store in Central L.A.
2. Cosmic Rays
Time Available: 21:00-4:00
Location: Alaco Gas station at 7th and Flower
3. Masked Gunman
Time Available: 21:00-4:00
Location: 6th and Ceres
4. Shoo-Shoo Bandits
Time Available: 21:00-4:00
Location: Angel's Flight Railway, 3rd and Hill Street
5. Gang Fight
Time Available: 21:00-4:00
Location: alley way of 1624 west 3rd street
6. Amateur Hour
Time Available: 20:00-4:00
Location: Sillman's Jewelry Store at 829 South Olive
7. Death From Above
Time Available: 20:00-4:00
Location: Shatto and Velencia
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8. Theater Robbery
Time Available: 19:15-21:00
Location: 933 South Broadway at the United Artist Theatre
9. Pawnshop Holdup
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Globe Loan and Jewelery at 333 South Main Street
10. Hotel Bandits
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 437 8th street at the Bristol Hotel
11. Army Surplus
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 540 West 9th Street at Uncle Sam's Army Surplus
12. Hung Out to Dry
Time Available: 20:00-4:00
Location: 536 South Figueora at Hoelcher's Textile's
Homicide Desk:
13. Vengeful Ex
Time Available: 8:30-18:00
Location: Olvera Street Plaza
14. Death Plunge
Time Available: 8:30-18:00
Location: Methodist at 8th and Hope
15. Canned Fish
Time Available: 19:00-19:30
Location: 111 South Alameda
16. Would be Robber
Time Available: 8:30-18:00
Location: On Grand between 4th and 5th
17. Running Battle
Time Available: 8:00-19:00
Location: 391 Broadway, Mallory's Cafe
18. Bank Job
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Bank of America, 7th and Olive
19. Unsuccessful Holdup
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 410 South Flower Street
20. Cop Killer Shot
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 6th and Lindley Place
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21. Honey Boy


Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 313 bunker Hill Ave.
22. Misunderstandings
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Intersection of Union and Rockwood Street
23. Thicker than Water
Time Available: 7:00-19:00
Location: The vicinity of the trolley station on Lucas Avenue, Between Court and
Colton
24. Killer Bandits
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 943 South Broadway at Levine's Liquor Store
25. Bowling Lane Robbery
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 9th and Grand at Rawlings Bowling Alley
Vice Desk:
26. Commies
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Corner of Hollywood and Highland at Hollywood First National Bank
27. Fatal Plunge
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Corner of Central Ave and 7th
28. Against the Odds
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Sunset and Ivar
29. Daylight Robbery
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Westlake Pest Control at 3rd and Union
30. The Blue Line
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 1825 North Highland Ave
31. Zoot Suit Riot
Time Available: 19:00-7:00
Location: 539 South Los Angeles St at the Valor Tobacco Comapany
32. The Badger Game
Time Available: 19:00-7:00
Location: 3155 West Forth Street
33. Camera Obscura
Time Available: 19:00-7:00
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Location: On a trolley car on Fountain Ave (Near Fountain and Bronson)


34. Street Keepers
Time Available: 8:30-17:40
Location: Southern California Auto Club at 6201 Santa Monica Bvld.
35. Bad Date
Time Available: 21:00-5:00
Location: Alleyway at Union and 7th
Arson Desk:
36. Accident Prone
Time Available: 19:00-7:00
Location: Intersection of 6th and Alvarado
37. Paper Sack Holdup
Time Available: 19:00-7:00
Location: Bank of Arcadia at 253 Main Street
38. Cafe Holdup
Time Available: 8:00-18:00
Location: Boos Cafe at 522 South Hillstreet
39. Bus Stop Shooting
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: Greyhound Bus Station at Beverly and Union
40. Hot Property
Time Available: 8:00-16:00
Location: 38 North Catalina

THE CONSULS CAR

When you arrive at the crime scene, you'll speak with two police officers, before
you can go searching for clues.

Stencil

Found

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective

Beneath the steering wheel.

Clues
Registration slip
Abandoned vehicle registered to Argentinean Consulate.
By the front left wheel.
Clues
Missing Argentinean flag
Diplomatic flag removed from abandoned Packard.
The front of the vehicle.
Clues
Missing license plates
License plates PR706 removed from abandoned diplomatic
vehicle.
By the front right wheel.
Clues
Missing wheel
Front right wheel removed from abandoned vehicle.
In front of the vehicle, to the
Objec
Locati
Clues
left by the evidence C marker.
tives
ons
Trace
Dewey Address
Dewey
Bros
for
Bros (?)
wrench 'Dewey
Brothers'
3/4" wrench, marked 'Dewey Bros', found near abandoned
vehicle.

Once you have examined all the evidence, go question a fellow by the name of
Oswald Jacobs. You can find him sitting on his front porch, at his cyan colored
house.

Interview Oswald Jacobs:


Question
Respo
nse
Witness report
Truth

Evidence

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective
Mexican suspect,
Ford

Old

Hispanic suspects
Possible suspect
vehicle
Vehicle stripped of
parts

Doubt
Truth
Doubt

After the conversation, examine his front porch for another clue.

Stencil

Found

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective

On the bench on Oswald Jacobs


front porch.

Clues

P.O.I's
Juan Francisco
Valdez's
Valdez
notebook
William
Dewey
Monogrammed notebook listing male liaisons, phone number
for William Dewey.

When you have examined the notebook, your partner will suggest that you find a
gamewell. Fortunately, there's one near the exit of the backyard. After your call,
go back to Central to speak to Juan Francisco Valdez.

Central Police Station


Speak with the watch commander, once you arrive at the station. After the
conversation, go to Interview Room 2 to speak with Juan Francisco Valdez.

Interview Juan Francisco Valdez:


Question
Respo
Evidence
nse
Packard purchase
Doubt
history
Theft of consular
Doubt
vehicle
Association with
Lie
Valdez's
'Gabriel'
notebook

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective
Alleged bribery
Gabriel (Updated)

After this, go speak with the watch commander again, before you take off for the
Dewey Bros Dealership.

Dewey's Car Sales


After sitting through a sales pitch, you can follow the owner to the garage. At the
garage, there is a big wall mount for tools. The idea here is to match the tools
that are missing on the wall to the tools that are on the table.

Stencil

Found

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/Obje
ctive

After placing the tools on


the wall.

Objecti
ves
Stolen
Gabriel
Locate
wrench
Del Gado
Gabriel
(Updated) (Updated) Del Gado
3/4" wrench missing from Dewey Bros garage.
Clues

P.O.I's

Be sure to examine the license plates, to the left on the same wall as the tools.
Now go back outside to speak to the owner.

Interview William Dewey:


Question
Respo
Evidence
nse
Association with
Lie
Alleged bribery or
Valdez
Valdez's notebook
Whereabouts of
Doubt
Del Gado
Wrench used in
auto theft

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective

Del Gado's Residence,


Investigate Del Gado's
Residence

Doubt

Del Gado's Residence


Before you go up the stairs, be sure to examine the letters on the floor of the
entryway, to get his apartment number. Go there and you will be greeted by a
woman named Anna Rodriguez and then you'll be able to take a look around.

Stencil

Found

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective
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On the table to the left, in the


living room.

Clues
Stolen Argentinean flag
(Updated)
Argentinean flag, identical to remaining flag on stolen
Packard.
On the kitchen table.
Clues
Breakfast plates
Breakfast table set for two in Gabriel Del Gado's apartment.
In the shed in the backyard.
Clues
Stolen wheels (Updated)
Stolen wheels, found in Gabriel Del Gado's shed.
In the shed in the backyard.
Clues
Stolen plates: PR 706
(Updated)
Diplomatic license plates, found in Gabriel Del Gado's shed.
Examine the picture of Gabriel with his car, on the cabinet to the left on your way
to the kitchen.
Now, go up to Anna and start asking questions.

Interview Anna Rodriguez:


Question
Respo
Evidence
nse
Motive for auto
Truth
theft
Last contact
Lie
Breakfast plates or
with Gabriel
Stolen Argentinian
flag
Diplomatic
Doubt
plates
recovered

Clue/Location/P.O.I/Lead/
Objective

Illegal Street Race,


Attend Santa Fe Avenue
Street Race

Now, go to the illegal street races and get ready to participate in a street race.
Look for the red Ford that you saw in the picture at the Del Gado residence and
after chasing him through the Los Angeles River, you will be able to apprehend
him. Do not shoot him even though you are able to, just point your gun at him
and keep close.

A SLIP OF TONGUE

Stolen Vehicle Call


Chase Harrison

Interview Cliff Harrison:


Vehicle Reported as Stolen: Truth
Motive For Flight: Doubt
Vehicle purchase details: Truth

If you stop Harrison before the Police baracade you unlock the achievement
"Nowhere In a Hurry"

Coombs Automotive Co.


Interview Richard Coombs:
Details of Transaction: Truth
Description of suspect: Truth
Association with Marquee: Truth
Check Payment details: Doubt
Suspicious transaction: Doubt

After talking to Coombs go to the gamewell and call in.

146 North Fremont ave.


Discover it's an empty lot and head back to the station.

Central Police Station


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Interview James Belasco:


Stolen Auto Courier: Doubt
Association with Archer: Lie, Use: Fake Address
Auto Theft Racket: Doubt
Stolen vehicles warehoused: Doubt

Western Union Office


Quickly drive to catch up to Jean Archer

Interview Jean Archer:


Stolen Kaiser Frazer: Doubt
Association with Belasco: Lie Use: Stolen auto courier
Stolen Auto Courier: Doubt

Also by getting those right you will get the achievement "Femme Imbecile"

Marquee Printing Company


Interview Gordon Leitvol:
Knowledge of theft racket: Doubt
Pink slip supply: Doubt
Coombs Auto deliveries: Doubt

View his ledger. Point out Bigelow's name

58 Industrial Street

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During the shoot-out if you can make the engine block fall from the ceiling and
kill a goon you will unlock the achievement "Chop Shop" Just wait until a goon
goes behind the desk in the middle of the warehouse.

Examine the Delivery Note on the table


Examine the Betting slips on the table
Examine the Box of pink slips on the table behind Bigelow

Interview Steven Bigelow:


Pink slip supply: Doubt
Association with Leitvol: Lie, Use: Deliveries Ledger

Marquee Printing Company


Interview Gordon Leitvol:
Deliveries to Industrial St: Lie, Use: Betting slips

THE NAKED CITY

Crime Scene:
Examine the garbage can on the left as you enter the building before the
elevator
Examine the body in the bathroom. Look at the head, and then her right arm for
bite marks.
Finally her left arm for her ring.
Examine the pills in front of the bed in the other room
Examine the pillbox on the table by the bed. examine it further to get the
prescription
Examine the Men's smoking jacket on the hanger on the other side of the room.

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You'll earn the achievement "A Good Looking Corpse" for finding all of the
narcotics in the apt.
Examine the three pictures in the living room and looking behind the frame for
messages.

Interview Virginia Reynoldson:


Victim's state on mind: Lie, Use: Sleeping Pills
Victim's personal life: Lie, Use: Mens Smoking Jacket
Relationship with victim: Doubt

Dr. Stoneman's Practice


Head into the building and look at the right side placard to see Stoneman is in
505. Head down the hall and take the elevator up.

Interview of Dr. Stoneman:


Relationship with victim: Lie, Use: Benzedrine Prescription
Additional medications: Doubt

Dassine Dress Store


Interview Dress Store Owner:
Victim's employment history: Truth

Interview Heather Swanson:


Relationship with Victim: Truth
Informed of "Mr. Henderson": Truth

Use the callbox outside of the store to get more information.

Hollywood Receiving Hospital


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Head into the Morgue and talk to Mal. Look at the bodies then look at the
harmonica. Afterwards go across to the Police Station.

Hollywood Police Station


Interview Henry Arnett:
Relationship with Victim: Doubt
Informed of "Mr. Henderson: Lie, Use: Housekeepers Statement
Burglary Suspect Leblanc: Doubt

Pawnbroker
Tail Henry Arnett to the pawnbroker and then follow him to the travel agent
Don't get spotted and you'll earn the achievement "Fakeloo"
After you see the cigarette case go across the street and use the phone.

Hollywood Ninth Beat


Chase down the right path and take out the one fleeing enemy that is going that
way. When you get to the next area 4 more enemies join the battle.

Hollywood Police Station


Check the stolen items list. Point out the Faberge Gold Cigarette Case and the
Black Sapphire Ring stolen from Mrs Beverly Everstrom. Then farther down the
Silver Pill Box and finally near the bottom the Pearl Ring.

Everstrom Residence
Interview Mrs. Everstrom:
List of Stolen Items: Lie, Use: Faberge Cigarette Case
Burglary Incident Report: Truth

Escort Heather Swanson to Arnett's apartment


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Don't damage your vehicle in ANY WAY and you'll earn the achievement
"Chauffer Service"

Arrnett's Apartment
Chase the perp out the window and down the fire escape and then across the
plank.
Examine the suitcase and look at the ticket and the watch.

Interview Mr. Arnett:


Professional Burglary Ring: Lie, Use: Faberge Cigarette Case
Motive for Randall Murder: Lie, Use: Train Ticket
Identity of "Mr. Henderson": Lie, Use: Contraband List

Dr. Stoneman's Practice


Head to Stoneman.
Use the phone in the office.

Willy's Apartment
Head down the street and take the first left. Head down that street till you start
to hear the harmonica play and run into the alley way. Chase him.

Earn the achievement "Give My Regards" by shooting down the letters B R O A D


W A Y as Willy climbs the ladder.

REEFER MADNESS

After the case briefing, head to the bar where Freddie Calhoun is located. He'll
spill the beans about Juan Garcia Cruz and his base of operations.

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Note: If you look to your left as you leave the Police Station you will spot a red
fire truck. Driving the fire truck to your next location will sometimes cause Earle
to tell a story about a woman who repeatedly set her apartment on fire to get
the attention of the fire dept and police dept.

Juan Garcia Cruz's Residence


Head to Juan Garcia Cruz's house and you will have a gunfight.
Shoot the man in the left window then go to the left into the neighbor's driveway
and go around the back and over the fence, go inside the house shoot the
second guy for the Forcible Rear Entry achievement/trophy.
Clues
1. Inspect the man in front of you, and in left pocket is a silver dollar.
2. In his right pocket is his wallet/I.D.
3. Look at boxes left of body and find the notepad with "Masangkay" written
on it.
4. In the room to the right, look at the stacked boxes labeled "Parnell's Soup
Co."
5. Go to the room at the back for a newspaper (no headline) which has an
advertisement for Parnell's Soup Co.
6. Head out the back and straight to the shed. On the wall to the left is a
bunch of cans. Look at the middle group and select the flour can that's
second to the left to open a secret door.
7. Use the can opener to open the cans of soup containing marijuana buds.
Open both cans for the Soup in the Pot achievement/trophy.
8. Then go to the back of the stash room to find a ledger. Look for and
highlight 'E.J.'

Note: If you pick up and inspect the can to the right of the can that triggers the
secret door, a jack in the box will pop out and Earle will make a comment about
"Phelps jumping like a little girl", though this may be Earle attempting to cover
for doing the same thing, judging by his facial expression.

To get the High Flyer achievement/trophy, you must go directly to 20th Century
Market (address is found on a newspaper in the house) but doing so will prevent
you from getting five stars rating as you'll miss a clue (Sergio's silver dollar, at
the beginning of his interview). However if you quit right after unlocking the
achievement/trophy, on resuming you will start back at Cruz's house.

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Parnell's Soup Co. Factory


Follow the front desk lady, Betty Williams, up the stairs and into Mr. Parnell's
room.
Open the ledger and select Jorge Garcia Cruz, 1452 N. Las Palmas Avenue.

Interview Howard Parnell


1. Factory sealed soup cans - Doubt
2. Parnell's Soup Company - Doubt
3. Knowledge of Cruz Brothers - Doubt
4. Inside Man Jorge Garcia - Truth

Follow Mr. Parnell throughout the factory. When you get to the desk with a man
standing to the left, look at the ledger, and highlight the 20th Century Market.
Then talk to the standing man and inspect another Silver Dollar.

Interview Sergio Rojas


1. Factory sealed soup cans - Doubt
2. 20th Century Market - Lie (Sergio's/Juan's silver dollar)
20th Century Market
Chase the clerk, you should be able to tackle him easily. Then examine some
reefer in his possession. Also inspect another Silver Dollar and his identification.

Note: If you don't tackle the clerk, you will eventually have a fist fight with him.

Interview Airto Sanchez


Knowledge of 'E.J.' - Lie (Airto's/Sergio's/Juan's silver dollar)
Parnell's Soup shipments - Doubt
Juan and Jorge Cruz - Truth
Parnell's Soup Co. Factory
Big shootout here, be prepared. Recommended to get the Chicago Piano out of
your trunk, or the shotgun if you didn't download the Chicago Piano Gun (it's
free). Also if unlocked wear the Hawkshaw outfit for more health.

Phelps and Earle will start out in an alley near the factory. They will talk briefly
about the large amount of dope coming into the country. Roy then notices a truck
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moving in, delivering the usual amount of dope in. The driver and another person
move to the back to unload the boxes. Roy tells Cole to wait for them to finish.
After a few seconds, Cole will ask if they're good. Roy says yes. Cole starts the
car and flashes his headlights a couple of times. Suddenly, three Patrol cars and
a prisoner transport truck come down the alleyway, knocking boxes around with
sirens blazing.

Quickly drive out of the alleyway and follow the Patrol cars to the front doors. Get
out, grab the gun in your trunk if you want, and quickly move into the factory.
Run into the interior of the processing plant. Large amounts of Parnell's Soup Co.
employees will have weapons, so quickly start targeting the nearby ones and
shoot them down. Quickly run and take out any others. Make sure to use a lot of
cover and to let your backup take out any if your taking a lot of damage.
Remember to grab more guns from the ground if you run out of ammo for your
Chicago Piano Gun or your shotgun.
After the shootout, the officers will shut down the factory and the shootout will
end.

Clues
The press will drive in. Meanwhile, Officer Glen Wheeler will tell Phelps they have
something for you to see. Follow him to a small room nearby.
1. Look at the boxed Reefer shipment near the room.
2. Go into the room and look at the body. Left hand is another silver dollar.
Left breast pocket is his wallet.
3. Leave the room and go up the stairs to the upper part of the factory and
follow the path until you find another cop watching over a corpse. Inspect
the body the cop takes you to. Left breast pocket for a silver dollar. Left
hand for a roll of money.

After this, the coroner and Ray Pinker will arrive. Phelps will tell him that this
whole incident was just like any other marijuana joint, then asks where did the
roll of money go, to which Roy states that he got it for "safekeeping." Pinker will
then tell Phelps he has something to show you. He has all the silver coins you've
been collecting on a table.

Look at the silver dollars. Arrange them like this:


1. The last coin to the right goes in the empty spot to the left.
2. Move the third coin from the left to the last spot on the right.
3. Move the first coin from the left to the empty stop in the middle.
4. It should spell: (MAS) (ANG) (KAY) (MET) (ALS)
Completing this puzzle unlocks Spare A Dime achievement/trophy .
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Masangkay Metals
If you go north from the locked gate and around the corner, there is a gap in the
barbed wire at the top of the wall that allows you to jump over the wall.

Alternative Entrance: When you arrive at Masangkay Metals you find the
building locked up tight. The property has a wall all around with no way in. You
must go around to the back of the building using the alley way off Romaine Ave.
You must climb up the drain pipe of the building next to and to the south of
Masangkay Metals. Climb down the drain pipe on the north side of the roof. You
then head to the back entrance.
Upon entering, be ready for a gunfight, again. To make it easier, you can run
straight in and start shooting the people at the table. Next, you work your way
up the stairs to find the boss, Victor Sanders. The case then ends as another
crooked case.

NICHOLSON ELECTROPLATING
The case begins with Phelps and Biggs discussing the whereabouts of Jack Kelso,
currently the subject of a State-wide APB (no mention is made of Elsa Lichtmann
and her kidnapping nor of the death of Harlan Fontaine as this case begins
during A Polite Invitation presumably after Cole has visited Jack's office but
before the shootout at Monroe's house.). Suddenly a huge explosion, complete
with mushroom cloud, occurs a few blocks away. Biggs at first thinks the Soviets
have launched an H-bomb at Los Angeles.

Drive to the direction where the explosion came from; you can see smoke rising
to the sky. Be careful not to run over panicking pedestrians or get hit by speeding
cars. (Also note the unusually chaotic transmissions from KGPL; for a few
moments it almost appears as if Biggs is right.) After arriving two armed looters
will welcome your arrival. Chase them and gun them down.

You then arrive at the remains of an industrial plant for Nicholson Electroplating.
Walk through the entrance and look up to your right to see a water tower
collapsing (this is background action, not a cutscene). Approaching Ray Pinker
triggers a cutscene explaining the scenario, in particular the fact it was not a
nuclear explosion, obviously, but some form of major industrial accident. Biggs
and Phelps are ordered to scour the area for clues.
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Crime Scene
This is a very large crime scene. Begin by following the path of destruction past
the mayor, who can be seen giving an interview to a TV news crew.
1. Airplane Part: You will come across a fork in the rubble past the mayor.
Turn to the right and a uniformed officer will call you over saying he thinks
that he's found something. Phelps will pick up one half of the part and try
to match it with the second half, successfully match up the letters to get
the clue and unlock the The Nose Knows achievement/trophy.
2. Laundry Tag: doubling back to the fork in the debris, continue straight and
almost immediately you will be alerted to a clue which happens to be a
piece of ripped shirt with a laundry tag. Note: if you hang around the area
for a while and still don't see the clue, your partner, Herschel Biggs, will
call you over.
3. Past the piece of shirt with a laundry tag, you will be called on by an
officer to look at a burned locker containing an intact briefcase. Phelps will
open the briefcase and four clues will be present:
1. Spy Camera which indicates espionage
2. Ornate golden ball or earring
3. Business card with the name Tomoko Okamoto
4. Undeciphered message and decoder apparatus. To decipher the
message, you must first align the cipher rings by aligning the H in
the outer ring with the K in the inner ring. Then turn the outer ring
to the letters in the message. The first letter in the message, K, will
decipher as N, keep rotating the outer ring to the remaining letters;
KSBOJLKQ XSB. Correct letters will appear in the top left of the
screen. The Clue reads "133 N. Vermont Ave".

Head back towards your vehicle and you will encounter Fred Nicholson, owner of
Nicholson Electroplating.
Fred Nicholson Interrogation
Nicholson Plant Explosion - Doubt
Whereabouts of Okamoto - Lie (Espionage/Spy camera)
Whereabouts of McLellan - Doubt

After the interview drive your vehicle out of the disaster zone; you should find a
gamewell around the corner. Make a call to the operator, and Phelps requests
information regarding the piece of airplane equipment that you found as well as
the address for Superior Laundry Services.

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You can choose to either first drive to Okamoto's apartment, which is the
deciphered address, or to the laundry service; it doesn't matter in which order
you do this.

Apartment of Okamoto
Once you arrive you will notice that the apartment's door is open and someone
has turned the place upside down.
1. Ring, Watch And POI: open the refrigerator and a dead body falls out.
Inspect both hands to find the ring and watch. Also you will need to tilt the
victim's head to the right
2. Tie Pin: on the floor next to the fireplace
3. Blood Splatter leading to bedroom
4. Microfilm: in the back room next to the bed is a dresser type thing, there
will be another golden ball, when attached (automatically) to the one you
found at the crime scene, you get the microfilm.

Once you have inspected all clues and the music cue sounds, you'll receive the
Skeletons in the Icebox achievement/trophy.

At this point Biggs will automatically call in to the station to report your findings.
If you have already been to Superior Laundry Services, Phelps can then use the
phone to also call in (see below).

Superior Laundry Services


Go to Superior Laundry in Melrose. View the customer log listing laundry tag
information. Herschel Biggs will remind you that the number on the tag you
found was J2620. Tap on said number for new person of interest, Oscar
Hangstrom. A dead end.

Use the phone near the front door of the shop. If you have already been to the
apartment, Dispatch puts you through to Ray Pinker who discovers the part is a
prop spinner and that Hughes Aircraft's Spruce Goose runs eight Wasp R-4360's.
You also ask the operator for information regarding Oscar Hangstrom but there is
no information regarding such person. (Note, if you go to the apartment second,
you will only ask about Hangstrom at this point and will call in about the airplane
part at the apartment.)

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After visiting both locations, it is time to go find out more about the airplane part;
go to the new address: Hughes Aircraft.

Hughes Aircraft
You arrive to what appears to be a huge airplane hangar but the MP will stop you
at the front gate. Apparently you don't have the clearance to get inside, but
luckily your partner is friends with Vernon Mapes, a retired cop and now head of
security for Howard Hughes, who conveniently arrives a few moments later.
Follow him to the large hangar to find the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce
Goose). After the pleasantries you get to interrogate Mapes.
Vernon Mapes Interrogation
Nicholson Plant Explosion - Doubt
Knowledge of Okamoto - Doubt
Knowledge of McLellan - Lie (Prop spinner)

After the interrogation you get to look around. Even the inside of the airplane.

Evidence
1. Linseed Oil: at the nose of the plane are 3 barrels of Linseed Oil which is
used to coat the inside of the prop spinners to prevent oxidization (as the
mechanic tells you later)
2. Navigation Note: climb up the ladder inside the plane, and turn right its on
a pinboard
3. Bahamas: turn around and on the right side you will see a navigation
machine, input 7600 longitude, 2415 latitude
4. Prop Spinner: you will find the mechanic on the outside, rear end of the
plane. There will be a bay of three engines, and he is tending to one. This
will trigger a cutscene and an inside look at the prop spinner of one of the
engines.
5. Photograph/ Unknown Location: head up into Mapes' Office, above the
hangar exit, it's on a desk across from the door (2 pictures, one of
singer/actress Marie 'The Body' McDonald, the other of Mapes and Marie at
an 'Unknown Location'
Wilshire Police Department
Now head back to the police station. Go downstairs to Tech Services and talk to
Ray Pinker. Investigate the photos from the spy camera carefully. After this, Ray
will ask you to help in an experiment. After this bit of excitement is over check
the other side of the desk where the earlier photos were placed to examine the
microfilm image to get a clue Aluminum Polishing Patent. This is the microfilm
found in Tomoko's apartment and is the patent for the aluminum polishing
process. This is needed in order to collect all clues and a 5 star case rating - it is
easy to overlook because a) the usual "clue music" does not play during this
sequence and b) the game inserts a distraction between examining one set of
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images and then the microfilm. Upon completion, head to the location discovered
in the photos.

House in Photograph
Head to the house via car. Upon entering the house, you will discover gas cans
littering the floor. On the table across from the bed, you will discover an airline
ticket and passport. The passport belongs to Oscar Hangstrom but the picture is
actually of Harold McLellan, they are one and the same. Upon investigating the
passport fully, Mapes will set the house on fire. Shoot the gas tank next to the
stove to get out alive.

Climax
Chase Mapes back to the hangar. Along the way, you will have to avoid or take
down MPs. If you successfully chase Mapes all the way back to the hangar on
your first attempt, you will get the Out of the Frying Pan achievement/trophy. If
you fail the case during the chase segment at all, you can dashboard (XBOX 360)
and load the game from the last save, if you are in the screen where it says
"Case Failed - You Lost Mapes" and you can still get the achievement after
loading. To get the Bulletproof Windshield achievement/trophy, you will have to
kill the drivers of the two incoming MP cars before they pull up. Upon getting to
the hangar, you will initiate a shootout. After you kill all enemies, the case will be
closed.

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