Emmeline Van Der Faux

**Emmeline Van Der Faux** was a suspect in the murder investigation of Hathaway Holdings CEO Bruce Hathaway in Blood In The Water (Case #2 of Crimson County). She was later murdered in The Glamorous Life (Case #4 of Crimson County).

## Relationship Information

### Romance(s)

Guillaume Van Der Faux  (Husband)
 Suni Yadav  (Boyfriend; Incarcerated)

## Info

Emmeline is the 31-year-old editor-in-chief of *Au Naturel* magazine. She has straight shoulder-length blonde hair and brown eyes, as well as tanned skin and red lipstick. She has light freckles too, and she wears a deep red evening gown accompanied by a red silk scarf.

It is known that she does ditloid puzzles and writes in a diary.

At the time of her death, she wore a large black capeline hat, as well as a black bikini and black high heels.

## Events Of Crimson County

### Blood In The Water

Emmeline was flagged as a suspect after the victim's soaked schedule was dried, and Skie and the player discovered that the victim was intending on meeting Emmeline the next day. Finding her aboard the boat, the detectives were quickly taken aback by Emmeline's melodramatics, as she sobbed over Bruce's death. Eventually calming down, she informed the detectives that she would be taking a break from any questions until the case was solved, as Skie realises that Emmeline thought they were journalists as the interrogation ends.

Emmeline was officially spoken to by the detectives when Joaquin discovered that Emmeline had been receiving hefty donations from the victim since the year prior, as Emmeline apologised for mistaking them for paparazzi in their previous encounter and admitted that she knew about Bruce's indiscretions with the prostitute he had planned to marry, as she pointed out that Rita was the one who went to lengths to stop that from happening. She then admitted that having him give her money was far better than seeing him labelled a man whore by a few socially conscious women. She then told the detectives that she had nothing to gain from killing her number one cash cow, before sauntering off.

Emmeline was found to be innocent when Rita was arrested for the murder.

## Murder Details

Emmeline was found with her throat slit by the swimming pool at The Glamorous Life Country Club. Upon autopsy by Jae-hyun, it was ascertained that she died quickly from blood loss, but the fact that the killer kept the flute in her throat slowed down the process, as she would have died almost instantly if the flute had been removed. However, traces of a specific type of red wine were found on the stem of the glass that was not in Emmeline's system, as she was drinking champagne (obviously). Upon consulting with Joaquin, he discovered it to be Cabernet, meaning the killer drank Cabernet.

Later on, partial DNA was found on a tissue used to wipe some red wine from the floor near the body, as examination from Dee came up with an inconclusive result. However, in the DNA sample gathered, Dee was able to very roughly guess the age of the killer, as she told Skie and the player that they were most likely under the age of forty, given the length of the telomere.

## Relationship With Suspects

Emmeline was quite a polarising figure in the world of fashion, as she worked with fashion designer and columnist Reese Ford on a fashion line, which Reese dubbed a 'fabric-fuelled disaster in the workshop', prompting Emmeline to release a false article about Reese testing her perfumes on animals. Emmeline also couldn't help but ruffle the feathers of even her husband, Guillaume Van Der Faux, as she often stepped out on their marriage whenever he did so, despite his attempts to reconcile with her in the weeks before she began a passionate affair with waiter Suni Yadav, who fell deeply in love with her while working at the country club. Emmeline made an enemy of paparazzo Elio Santorini when she insulted him during a live interview, calling him a 'bubblegum Ken doll' among other uniquely worded insults, while she also deeply frustrated her good friend Francine Ferdinand by getting herself in all sorts of silly situations and expecting Francine to drop everything and help her.

## Killer And Motives

Surprisingly, the killer turned out to be Suni.

When confronted by the detectives, Suni confessed to the murder without much persuasion, as he said that he had been paid by an anonymous person to keep tabs on Emmeline after rumours she was going astray from where she was 'meant to stand in society'. Getting a job at the country club to be close to her, Suni eventually fell for Emmeline after several interactions, as he became involved in a romantic relationship with her for a short while until he realised his loyalties. Conflicted by his love and his task, Suni eventually resulted to killing Emmeline so they couldn't be together, killing both birds with the same champagne flute. Shocked and confused by the act, Judge Peake sentenced Suni to 12 years in prison for the murder of Emmeline Van Der Faux.

It was later revealed that Emmeline's surveillance was orchestrated by Vincent Forsyth and Francine Ferdinand.