B2S16C87

Victim
* Estevot Foulqueret
Suspects
* Zavier XVIII
* Nathaniel Rivera
* Anna Byantz
* Margaret Carmody
* Reginald Huffman
Killer
* Nathaniel Rivera
Motive
Nathaniel admitted to being the leader of the Freedom Fighters who said that his goal was to get King Zavier out of power and end the monarchy system in Uzibibi, rather than have him assassinated. Estevot was so close to killing the king to the point it was almost worrying. Nathaniel wanted to teach him some manners, but Estevot then pulled out his knife and held it at Nathaniel's neck, saying someone with more guts should take over his rebel organization. Nathaniel then punshed him and the knife flew out of Estevot's hands. Nathaniel caught it and immediately slashed the traitor's throat.
Additional Investigation
 
After we find out Nathaniel killed Estevot, the king's guards apprehend him and they tell us to come along. We find the king angry and in his uniform before he points his staff at Nathaniel and says that he will be executed tomorrow at dawn for the murder of a royal spy. Nathaniel said he never touched one of his spies, and the king said that he knows damn well why Nathaniel killed him. He then showed Estevot's badge which he dropped before going to the resistance headquarters and said that Nathaniel is done for. For the first time ever, we're stuck. We really don't know who to believe: the king who is accusing Nathaniel of silencing a spy, or Nathaniel who killed him in self-defense. Nathaniel is hauled away by the guards and we try to reason with the king and keep him in the dungeons. However, the king refuses and says that he will move his execution to "execution day" which he says is in a few weeks. We then ask him about execution day, and he said that every year, he gathers a few select people to watch as all his political enemies and prisoners are executed. We return to base and decide that even if the king was right and Nathaniel lied to us, he doesn't deserve death. Jarrod agrees and tells us about a secret passageway into the dungeons we could use to free Nathaniel. Jarrod said he has an extra pair of keys as a royal assassin, as he was the one supposed to execute the people on execution day. He stepped down and an actual executioner took his place, but he still doesn't want to see Nathaniel die and that the king has truly gone too far this time. However, before we can do this, we get a call from Sammy Nieves, who said he found someone's head at one of his offices and that he's going to puke. He said it looks like the head was ripped off. Without any further ado, we rush to the building and meet Sammy who has puked all over the floor.