Grease Lightning

**Grease Lightning** is the sixteenth case in Murderworlds: Zorro Island. It takes place in the Education Area, and Ellis assists in the investigation.

## Grease Lightning

### Partner(s)

Ellis Mandelio  (All Chapters)
 Ignacio Rubio  (1 Task In Hitting The Books 1/5)

## Plot

Arriving in the Education District's auditorium, Ellis excitedly greets the player as they welcome them to their school play production of *Grease*. Ellis then informs them that they felt a bit ill, so their understudy is covering for them, meaning they get to watch the show with the player. As Alita and Adora also arrive, Ellis gets a text to come backstage because something really bad has happened, as the player and them head to behind the curtains, where they find the body of student Melody Smith, electrocuted to death on the stage. Due to their knowledge of the school, Ellis agrees to help the player investigate, as they commence an investigations.

Mid-investigation, Ellis and the player were forced to break up an argument between Natalie Milton-Trent and Jonah Grimm, as well as attempt to convince Aurora Keyes not to shave her hair off after she locked herself inside her dressing room. With some help from Axelle, Ellis and the player eventually identified the killer as Jonah, Melody's boyfriend.

Despite initially denying the accusations, Jonah eventually snapped and admitted to the crime. Melody had been happy with him for a while, obeying his every wish and whatnot, but had began rebelling against him thanks to Nari Freeman's influence. Eventually, Jonah had enough of it, meeting Melody backstage and asking her to stop being friends with Nari, to which Melody angrily refused, calling Jonah insecure as she stormed off to the stage, where Jonah took the security taser and electrocuted her to death. Shocked by Jonah's crime of passion, Judge Vargas sentenced him to 12 years in prison, with mandatory counselling.

Post-case, Chief Mendes congratulated Ellis and the player for solving the case, as she suggested Ellis aid the player in all aspects as they stayed in the Education Area. Ellis then took the opportunity to introduce the player to their friends, including Aurora and Nari, as well as several other people, before the pair discovered a poster in the textiles lab, advertising a secret society that you could join if you were prestigious enough. Fairly unnerved by this, Ellis and the player took it to Bonita, who managed to suss out that it was some kind of new 'society', like the one Elle Woods was in in *Legally Blonde*. Ellis thanks Bonita, as they begin pondering who started the secret society.

Meanwhile, Natalie approached the player, asking them for help in sorting out the costumes for the play - hoping to do it in Melody's memory. Upon gaining the necessary materials, Ignacio (Juan's boyfriend) surprised the player and offered to sew the costumes, impressing Natalie as Ignacio made incredible outfits for the show, which Ellis, Ignacio, Juan and the player watched excitedly. Afterwards, Natalie thanked them for coming, before leaving so the detectives could enjoy their day.

After all of the events, Ellis, Rhea and the player discussed the previous events, as Ellis seemed to have been invigorated by the detective experience and wanted to do it again, maybe not for murder though. Rhea seemed more thoughtful about the secret society, as Ellis decided that it wasn't relevant to anything they had seen, as the three still agreed to keep an eye on the secret society for the time being.

## Summary

##### Victim

* **Melody Smith** (electrocuted onstage)

## Suspects

* Aurora Keyes - Student - The suspect has seen *Think Pink* and has a starched collar.
* Nari Freeman - Victim's Friend - The suspect eats Pasta Queen, wears a jacket and has a starched collar.
* Jonah Grimm - Victim's Boyfriend - The suspect eats Pasta Queen, has seen *Think Pink*, studies product design, wears a jacket and has a starched collar.
* Vinnie Royce - Student - The suspect studies product design.
* Natalie Milton-Trent - The suspect eats Pasta Queen, has seen *Think Pink*, studies product design and wears a jacket.

## Killer's Profile

* The killer eats Pasta Queen.
* The killer has seen *Think Pink*.
* The killer studies product design.
* The killer wears a jacket.
* The killer has a starched collar.

## Crime Scenes

 Dressing Room
 Textiles Classroom