Short End of the Stick

"*We've lost communication with our spy in South Africa! Is she survived or did she lost her husband?*"
– Case Teaser

**Short End of the Stick** is a case featured in Criminal Case Third Line: World Dominant, appearing as the 38th case of the game. It is the second case set in Africa.

## Plot

After the Bureau arrived in South Africa, Anabel and the player rushed to Soweto Street after losing communication with Glenda. They went to the edge in the forest to find a way in, only to find Glenda cried over Ernest's body. After flagged her as the suspect again, the Bureau decided to investigate the murder as Glenda's murder instead of Ernest's in order not to attract suspicion.

The five people were labelled as suspects: Sibusisiwe Khumalo (Ndebele villager), Klarissa De Beer (therapist), Mandla Masondo (Glenda's ex-boyfriend), Glenda Newhouse (lab chef), and Alex Van Rooyen (head of virology).

While searching for investigations, Anabel and the player headed to the victim's bedroom and found The Glutton's archieves that was actually developing the strongest version of Veronavirus, Novela Verona MK-II. Suddenly, they're trapped with poisoning gas, so the player break the ventilation opening, allowing them to escape.

Mid-investigation, Kevin saw Mandla Masondo, Glenda's ex-boyfriend, exit the Pretoria Forts. Later, Toby attempts to stop his drunken mother, who started accusing Mandla of killing her husband after finding out that SoftCircle had offered him a job. They later found enough evidence to arrest fortress therapist Klarissa De Beer for the murder.

Admitting to the murder, Klarissa said that she had dated her ex-boyfriend Ernest in Springville, making her grow suspicious when Glenda, who came to Soweto, did not recognized her. When she remembered Ernest is now married and have a son when he used to work together with Glenda, she went to Ernest's bedroom to confront him, where she witnessing him with Glenda talking to his watch. Furious at his "betrayal" of Seven Deadly Sins, she stabbed him through the eyes with Knobkerrie stick while he protects Glenda from any harm, allowing him to exit the Soweto Street before he dying of blood loss in front of crying Glenda. Judge Palamo sentenced her to life in prison.

During Reap What One Sows (2/6), Chief Fowler told the Bureau that Glenda will be quitting as the lab chief at the day of Ernest's funeral. Kevin and the player checked up on Hao, who was panicking over not being able to find the vinyl record of Glenda's favorite song to play at her husband's funeral. They went to Ernest's bedroom and found the broken vinyl record, which they restored and then gave to Hao.

Kevin and the player also found a locked safe in Ernest's room, where they found the access card of head virologist Alex Van Rooyen to the virus lab that Ernest had stolen. Per Henri however, the lock to the lab also required Alex's DNA. Anabel and the player then talked to Alex, who said that he had taken a bite of a sandwich. The team found the sandwich and sent a sample of Alex's saliva to Barry, who was able to synthesize a DNA spray with Taraji's help in order to simulate Alex's breath. Chief Fowler then authorized the Bureau's infiltration into Nairobi, provided they do it in the dead of night as to not raise suspicion.

After all the events, Glenda made a farewell speech to the entire Bureau (alongside Abel and Toby) during Ernest's funeral and said that Soweto is her husband's favorite birthplace since he was born. Glenda then bid farewell before she go with her son Toby to Nairobi to find the truth behind The Glutton's plots. The nightfall after the funeral and quitting, Chief Fowler told the Bureau to head to SoftCircle in Nairobi National Park to infiltrate the Veronavirus lab.

## Suspects

**Sibusisiwe Khumalo**
Ndebele Villager
 **Blood** | O-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect eats melktert.
* The suspect speaks Afrikaans.
* The suspect has black hair.

**Klarissa De Beer**
Therapist
 **Blood** | B+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect eats melktert.
* The suspect is right-handed.
* The suspect speaks Afrikaans.
* The suspect is 60s of the age.
* The suspect has black hair.

**Mandla Masondo**
Glenda's Ex-Boyfriend
 **Blood** | O+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect eats melktert.
* The suspect is right-handed.
* The suspect speaks Afrikaans.
* The suspect is 60s of the age.

**Glenda Newhouse**
Lab Chief
 **Blood** | B+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect eats melktert.
* The suspect is right-handed.
* The suspect speaks Afrikaans.
* The suspect is 60s of the age.

**Alex Van Rooyen**
Head of Virology
 **Blood** | A+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect is right-handed.
* The suspect speaks Afrikaans.

## Quasi-suspect(s)

**Abraham Fowler**
Chief
 **Blood** | O+

**Mingxia Hao**
Lab Assistant
 **Blood** | O-

## Killer's Profile

* The killer eats melktert.
* The killer is right-handed.
* The killer speaks Afrikaans.
* The killer is 60s of the age.
* The killer has black hair.