B2S19C109

Victim

* Nixon Hull

Suspects

* Rynnelle Nichols
* Telah Ford
* Romy Renouf
* Stefani Smith
* Heritovo Ravatomanga

Quasi-Suspects

* Doroteja Leseckaite
* Case Dorsey

Killer

* Stefani Smith

Motive

* Naing: What the hell?! Where'd Stefani go?! She's not in her room!
* Naing: Let's get down to the reception and ask Telah to track her!
* *at the reception desk...*
* Naing: Telah, we need your help, ASAP! Nixon's girlfriend is the killer and she was NOT in her hotel room!
* Telah: Her hotel room?! I don't know what you're talking about! They booked one hotel room!
* Naing: Wait, WHAT?! She told us they got two separate rooms and that's why she didn't know he died!
* Telah: And she didn't...like...worry about where he was for the past few days? That's a flimsy alibi if I ever heard one!
* Telah: Anyways, she was going to leave for the airport. She just left the hotel, you can catch her outside now!
* Naing: *pulls out gun* Everyone stand back! Stefani, don't move! You're under arrest for the murder of your boyfriend, Nixon Hull!
* Stefani: What?! I didn't do nothing!
* Naing: What about the stain on your shirt?! Nixon puked before his murder and you haven't been able to get it off, have you?
* Stefani: Nixon was a drunk! He puked often!
* Naing: I always knew you were suspicious! You didn't even think to check on your boyfriend for a few days!
* Stefani: I told you, I thought he was off gambling! And we were in different rooms, anyways!
* Naing: Funny you mention that, because hotel reception just mentioned to us that isn't actually the case! You were in the same exact room as Nixon! Why lie about that unless you're the killer?!
* Stefani: Fine, you got me! I give up! I killed Nixon! And I would've gotten away with it, too, had you come any later!
* Stefani: *tosses suitcase to the side*
* Naing: What the hell is in that suitcase?!
* Stefani: Don't worry, I'm not a terrorist or nothing. I saw you on the news for catchin' them and I thought I'd start runnin'.
* Stefani: The truth is, nothing was in that suitcase. I was gonna stuff Nixon in that suitcase and dump it off before gettin' to the airport.
* Naing: But why'd you do it?! Surely it wasn't because he was an alcoholic!
* Stefani: No, the bastard gambled all my money away! I kept giving into him and now I'm broke!
* Stefani: I knew I couldn't cure him no matter how many rehabs he went to. The only way to deal with him was to kill him! I'd get life insurance for his death, afterall...
* Naing: And so you locked him in a room for over a WEEK to let him die from dehydration?! That's stone cold...
* Stefani: He drained me slowly 'till there was nothin' left! I was the winner of a beauty pageant before I met him, and now look at me!
* Stefani: This was the only way to make things right! I had to do it!
* Naing: Well now you have to face the judge. You're under arrest!
* Fran: Stefani Smith, you're under arrest for the murder of your boyfriend, Nixon Hull. How do you plead?
* Stefani: Guilty, your honor! For years he sucked the life out of me and I finally took a stand against that alcoholic piece of shit!
* Fran: Do you have any remorse?! You left him to die trapped in a room without water for a week because he spent all your money! You planned to hide him in a suitcase, didn't even check to make sure he was dead, and fled as soon as you heard about Naing and detectives' reputations!
* Stefani: My only regret is not leaving sooner!
* Fran: Well, that settles it! For your clear lack of remorse and premeditated attempt to escape justice, I have no choice but to sentence you to life imprisonment! Case closed!

The Storm's Arrival (13/24):

After arresting Stefani, we get Doroteja and try to go and find Heritovo. Doroteja tells us that we shouldn't cut to the chase with him, as he'd immediately get sketchy. She said that in situations like this, it's important to gain their trust before by giving them some type of information. When we find Heritovo, he asks us if we found Nixon's killer, and we tell him about how he spent all his money and that his girlfriend tried to flee at the last minute. He said he couldn't blame her, but that he wishes his father's killer would be caught too. Doroteja then drops a hint for him, saying that his father's murder has already been solved, before leaving. She said that she wasn't that subtle and that was a mistake, but that at least the seeds of doubt will be running through his head now and that the next time we see him, we can spoonfeed more information to him in order to make him turn sides. After returning to base, we get a call from Dorsey, who told us that during his time infiltrating the Liberators, he found out that Hamad is planning to free a prisoner from Guantanamo Bay who's an expert in battle strategy and has been a prisoner kept there for over twenty years. They sent this person a message and they were happy to help them as a response. As a matter of fact, they forced Dorsey to do the bidding. He told us exactly what we need to do to get there first and make sure they don't free the prisoner. When we arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Dorsey was right: we were the first to arrive. However, several explosions ensue, and it's nearly impossible to see anything further than a proximity of ten feet. We then get a call from Julio, who saw a hole blown in one of the cells. The prisoner has escaped, and Waajida informs us that as soon as this reaches the government, they'll panic and the informants interning for them will cause the press everywhere to go public with the story, exposing how serious of a threat the Liberators are. She said that recently, the world leaders have been trying to act like they weren't that big of a deal to keep the public calm and not in a panic or a frenzy, but if this happens, there's no telling what kind of chaos could be unleashed. We know that Hamad likely wants the attention along with the war and that this is playing exactly how he wanted it to go. However, when we enter the cell, we find a dead body under the covers, and they're not the remains of a prisoner.