Fate's Chase

You can escape, but you can never hide.

**Fate's Chase** is the 33rd case in The Origins as well as the 3rd case to occur in the East Central Region.

## ***Summary***

### **Killers**

* **Duchess Sophia Bartlett**
* **Agent Muddslide**

## ***Plot***

After uncovering the team's beat cop, Jade Thunderwall, to be a member of The Summoners, Ronda Warner, the head of the CDRA as well as the team's weapons expert, told the team that she recently got back in touch with the CDRA's former head, Olivia Burnwood, who masterminded the murder of a CDRA Agent, Artie Choke. We rush to Olivia's house, only to find her sitting in her kitchen with her throat slashed. At the scene of the crime is Agent Muddslide, a CDRA agent we met back in Kentucky. He told the team that he came to Olivia's house after he got the same message Ronda did. Muddslide came in prepared to arrest Olivia but ended up finding her dead instead. He panicked and a few minutes later the team came. He did, however, mention that he did see Duchess Sophia Bartlett, the psycho British Duchess that killed two team members back in Pennsylvania. We immediately find Sophia walking around Olivia's house and we bring her into our custody. She tells the team that she will get out of our custody soon and that they should just let her go now in order to stay out of harm's way. We later investigate Olivia's kitchen, where Sophia last was before we took her into our custody. We find a large folder, which we send to Lily Hall, the team's profiler. Lily told Max and the player that the context in the folder regarded William Donkard, a chocolate factory owner and former ally of the team who was blackmailed by Olivia into killing CDRA agent Artie Choke. After he started talking in prison, Olivia shot him in the back and immediately fled the scene. The last time we met with William, he was in the hospital being treated for the gunshot. Max and the player realized that Olivia's murder investigation could be a perfect time to go and check up on William. When we meet with William in prison, he says he's starting to fit in and that he's been waiting for Olivia to be in a neighboring cell. We tell him that will never happen because Olivia was found with her throat slashed at her house. William then acted shocked, saying he wanted Olivia to be behind bars, but never wished her harm. After returning to the station, the duo meets up with Maria Caulfield, the team's coroner, for a report on the body. Maria says that the autopsy was confusing at first but she managed to figure it out. Maria said that due to the pressure on her body, two hands held Olivia back at the time her throat was slashed, which means two people are involved in her murder. As soon as we return to Olivia's home, we hear a scream coming from the dining room. We immediately rush over there, only to find Peter Crawford screaming at the sight of the bloodstains his mother left. We ask Peter how Olivia was to him as a mother, and he says that she has been acting more secretive lately and always left her house at nighttime. He then shows us his mother's will, saying Peter inherits everything and that Ronda takes her place as the head of the CDRA. We ask Ronda if she knew about this, and she tells the duo that earlier on, Olivia said that the late Amanda Middleman would take over the CDRA if anything happens to her. After she was killed by a Russian hitwoman, Esfir Volkova, Olivia immediately said that Ronda would be the new head of the agency if anything happens to her. We later find a form in Olivia's kitchen, saying that Olivia wanted to fire agent "47028592995." We immediately send over the number to Ronda, who says the number matches Muddslide's. We ask Muddslide why Olivia wanted him fired, and he said that Olivia didn't feel safe with him around, as they approached problems very differently and Olivia only wanted her way. We then find a faded doctor's file, which says on it, "William Donkakrd - probably will die - fatal gunshot." We ask William if he's alright, and he says that Olivia shot him in the back very close to the neck and that everyone thought he was going to die if he wouldn't have made a miraculous recovery. William still said after that he didn't wish Olivia harm, just for her to spend the rest of her life behind bars. As Max and the player head out of the prison, reviewing all the new evidence they've gathered, they hear an explosion coming from the station, and we rush over there to see what's going on. When the duo arrived, they found the team shocked to find that Sophia's prison cell had been blown up. We then rush back to the house, only to find Sophia talking with someone on a phone. We tell Sophia to come back with us to another cell, and Sophia said that the same thing will happen. We leave Sophia in the living room and find more clues to investigate. We find a drawing of a heart with a cross over it with DNA samples all over it. We collect the DNA samples and send them to the team's lab chief, Sandra Davis. Sandra tells Max and the player that the DNA belonged to Peter Crawford. We ask Peter why he gave that to his mom and he said that recently, their father, Jake Crawford, passed away due to cancer a few months ago and that he was at his father's side every day, but that Olivia only came to check up on him once. We also find a note, saying that Olivia should step down from being the leader of the CDRA. Once again, the paper is sent to Lily, who instantly recognizes it as Ronda's handwriting. When we speak to Ronda again about this, she tells the duo that Olivia was a weak and untrustworthy leader who did nothing but boss others around.

## ***Killer And Motives***

The killers turned out to be Sophia and Muddslide.

Upon admitting to the murder, the two said that they were working together all along and that they planned to kidnap Olivia and pin it on the CDRA. In reality, Olivia did nothing wrong. The plan worked, but Olivia escaped and signaled the CDRA to come and help her. The duo then decided to end Olivia's life, as she was worthless to them now.

## ***A Guide On Causing Chaos (3/5)***

After they confessed to the murder, Sophia and Muddslide escaped the scene. We're trying to figure out why they wanted Olivia to be suspected of a murder attempt, but we know they're trying to cause a war. President Fisher invites us to the White House to discuss this situation. He says they're on the blink of war with Russia because they want to get all the locked-up spies and hitwomen back, but the U.S. can't release them, because they're very dangerous. We have to find a way to prevent a war from happening. On our way back to the station, we hear sounds of gunfire in Colombus, Ohio. We stop to secure the scene.

## ***Suspects***

***Agent Muddslide (Traits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)Duchess Sophia Bartlett (Traits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)William Donkard (Traits: 0)Peter Crawford (Traits: 1, 2, 3, 4)Ronda Warner (Traits: 1, 4)***