In the mystery game Scene Investigators, you play a detective learning how to solve crimes by observing every detail of the scene presented to them and answering a variety of questions. In the Preliminary Exam, a woman named Helen Turner had her purse stolen on the very day she won the lottery. You need to identify the criminals responsible for the purse snatching using only the pieces of evidence the police were able to gather.
Three Bank Robbers – How Many Purse Snatchers?
Read the police reporters to learn the names of the individuals believed to be involved in the bank robbery: Frank Carter, Chad Harris, and Anthony Young. Unfortunately, all three match Turner’s description of average height, light skin, and dark hair. All of them robbed the bank, but did all of them snatch the purse? (No, they did not!)
Next, read the text messages found on the phone in the Evidence basket. The Synopsis of the case confirms that the person who owns the phone is the getaway driver, and the text messages definitively indicate that the getaway driver was part of the purse snatching plan, as he is shown agreeing to go along with the plan.
The getaway driver texts with three people. One of whom, Lorenzo, can be ignored – he helped organize the bank robbery, but wasn’t physically present on the day and thus had no connection to the purse snatching. (The evidence files confirm that nobody else was involved, as the money from the bank robbery was split four ways). Thus, you need to read the other text messages to figure out which of the three men was involved in the purse snatching and which one wasn’t.
Text Message Information
- Getaway Driver and Person #1 have known each other for a long time
- Getaway Driver considers Person #1 to be his “Boss,” even though Person #1 is younger than him
- Person #2 was brought on for this job, and has not worked with the other two before
- Person #2 convinces Getaway Driver to participate in the purse snatching without telling “Boss” (Boss’s “master plan” notes in the evidence files confirm this, as he writes down details of the bank robbery but nothing about the purse snatching)
Who Is Who?
Finally, it’s time to answer the question – who is who? Look once again at the suspects’ profiles. Chad Harris is the youngest of the three, having been born over five years after the other two. Thus, he must be the “Boss” who is described as being so much younger. He was completely unaware of the purse snatching plan.
The Getaway Driver says that he “goes a long way back” with “Boss.” Again looking at the profiles, that person must be Frank Carter. The two spent several years in the same prison, Willow Bay Correctional Facility, while the third, Anthony Young, never shared a prison with either Harris or Carter, fitting the “new guy” description. This makes Young “Person #2,” who was brought on for this job for the first time.
Answers
Who was the getaway driver? Frank Carter
Who was involved in stealing Helen Turner’s purse? Frank Carter and Anthony Young
With this, you have now aced the Preliminary Trial of Scene Investigators. You are able to move on to more complex cases – and, if you get stuck on any of these trickier mysteries, make sure to check out GameLuster’s other Scene Investigators guides!
