fandomhigh | Cognitive Logic in Understanding Evidence; Wednesday, Second Period [04/14].

The class was back in the danger shop again this week, but their scene was very different. It wasn't quite raining, but it looked as though it just had and, at any moment, it may begin again. All around them was dark woods filled with tall, looming pines, and, in fact, it was very clearly nighttime, the only light illuminating the scene were the streetlamps casting a shimmering glow to the rain-slick roads and the dancing red neon sign of the roadhouse behind them. Rosa's hands were shoved into her pockets and she quirked her head toward the fire-escape staircase on the side of the building.

"Two classes left," she said. "Just enough time to squeeze in one extra mystery. A bit grittier than the first one. A murder happened upstairs, in the apartment just above this roadhouse bar, in the wee hours of the night not long after they'd closed for the evening. What we do know is that a man was shot on the landing right outside the apartment door. Everything else is up to you guys to try and figure out for our last class next week. Today, you'll get to investigate the scene and also each of you will receive a clue. Whether you want to share that clue and work with your fellow detectives to figure things out faster is up to you; if you want to try keep your cards close and hold your own, that's fine, too. How you go about this is entirely up to you. With that, come get your clues, and then get investigating.

"And if you have anything to report on last week's assignment," did Rosa expect any of them to even remember she'd given them an assignment? Not really!, "you can share that when you get your clue."

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Like it's seedy roadhouse murder mystery time.

Soak in the scene, take in the instructions, ask any questions you may have regarding the assignment before getting your clues and getting to work.

Everyone is presented with a manilla envelope that contains the following clue. How you decide to use these clues in your investigation are up to you:

Arabella: the victim lives with his girlfriend, who has not been seen since the night of the murder
Lana: a bar regular named Sally claims to be the last person to see the victim's girlfriend since the incidenct
Elli: the victim was overheard arguing with his girlfriend the night before
Enola: both the victim and the girlfriend work in the roadhouse; he is a bouncer, she is a waitress
Nell: reports suggest that the girlfriend returned not too long ago from a trip to a farm, presumably to visit her sisters
Alara: two train tickets for a trip to Missoula were found on the scene of the crime, for a train leaving two days after the incident
Julius: there have been rumors that the victim may have been involved in an underground Communist group that met at the bars on Wednesday night
Alexis: the victim was overheard arguing with someone named Jack a few nights prior
Wayne: rumor has it that the janitor of the bar was having an affair with the vitcim's girlfriend as well

Also, if you have anything to report on last week's assignment (no, Rosa's not going to remind you what it was), now's the time to share it...and probably be called a nerd for even remembering there was an assignment.

It's a slow night at the roadhouse, but there's definitely staff and patrons to investigate if you'd like, and there's also the apartment above where the crime itself happened. Ping in with what you'd like to look into, or working with each other, and I'll try to feed in clues if my brain allows.