Poof, You're Dead/Dialogues

***Vrbovsko, Croatia…***

Tashard: Detective, we now arrive in the small town of Vrbovsko in Croatia.

Tashard: Remember our mission here? We're supposed to deal with the witch we're supposed to track down. Especially from the letter written by the scientist who owned a laboratory close by!

Tashard: We have no time to lose, especially now that Mohandas is causing chaos amongst the supernatural community! We can't let him expose their identities like that!

Tashard: Since Spyro's not suitable for work, you'll go with Ganika today. Now head to the underground laboratory, but I warn you, it's not easy to get in there.

Tashard: The lab's location is undisclosed, you just gotta find it through the dense forests, I wish you luck on that, detective.

***In the dense woods…***

Ganika: Urgh, it's been an hour and we still can't find the laboratory, just where is it?

Ganika: Whoever the owner is, they really must not like visitors that they kept the location very discreetly.

Lei: No need to waste your time anymore, detectives, you should've called me earlier if you require assistance.

Ganika: Agent Beifong? You scared me to death! Why do you always appear suddenly?

Lei: An agent got to keep track of the person they were supposed to assist. Your chief already phoned us about your current situation, so my agency sent me here to help locate the laboratory.

Ganika: Are you sure it's easy to do? The forest is very dense and thick, so that's a downside already.

Lei: Who said we're doing an adventure? All I need to do is place this thing over this tree and…

Lei: Found it, the lab's just ten miles up north. Make sure to enter the cave as it is the only entrance. To keep you safe, let me accompany you two.

Ganika: Or maybe you just want to spend more time with us, Agent Beifong. You enjoyed our company, didn't you?

Lei: I- Ugh, let's just get straight to the location!

## Chapter 1

Investigate Secret Lab.

Ganika: This place is horrifying, detective, it looks like a secret experiments laboratory!

Lei: What about that stretcher over there? Why is there a lump of it? Do you think it's suspicious, detectives?

Ganika: Seems like it, let's take a peek-

Ganika: My goodness! There's a dead body in here! She doesn't look like one of the lab experiments, and more like an unwilling subject! Who is this lady?

Lei: The stench is dreadful too. Let me take a picture of this woman, so I could send it to my data team.

Ganika: Aside from this body, you said that you found a sleeping draught? That looks suspicious, we should take a sample of the black substance on it.

Ganika: And I found this business card. It's faded, but we could make it out with our brush kit!

Ganika: All we need to do is to identify the victim and send it to Alexa for autopsy, and-

Lei: Done. My agency said the victim is a certain Holly Grail, an American national. 85 years old. Her records are clean, and she seems to have not much information, except…

Lei: There are some reports that she's practitioning witchcraft. She doesn't have a permanent residence, but the logs said that she recently purchased a hut in Budapest. Detective, this woman is the witch you've been looking for this whole time!

Ganika: What?!

Ganika: This is big news, Agent Beifong! Could you call the chief for us and inform him about the case? Because we have to solve this case!

Lei: Alright, sure. I wish you two the best of luck in solving this. Especially to you, Ms. Doshi.

Ganika: How sweet of her, detective. I'm sure she enjoys working with us compared to previous times when she acts distant. I knew that her coldness was just an act.

Ganika: But we have no time to lose, let's solve this case, detective!

**Examine Sleeping Draught.**

Ganika: You swept those traces very quickly, detective, it's impressive!

Ganika: We should send the sample to Enno. I usually can't stand his eccentrics, but Percy's accompaniment softens me enough, he's adorable!

**Examine Business Card.**

Ganika: Great work, what does it say?

Ganika: So this card is about a certain biochemistry entrepreneurship, the company is called Perriades Inc.

Ganika: Perriades? Isn't that Spyro's family name? What is this about?

Ganika: Let me call Spyro in a bit to ask him about this card.

Spyro: Spyro Perriades on the phone. State your business.

Ganika: Hey Spyro, this is Ganika, and I want to ask you something. We found a business card featuring a company with your family name. Perhaps you know a relative who owns at least one business?

Spyro: Oh dear, then you must've talked about my dad, Ignatios Perriades. I hate him with passion, you know? That old fart is the reason why I'm kicked off the house!

Ganika: I'm sorry about that, but on the other hand, thanks for the information Spyro, peace out.

Ganika: Mr. Perriades is currently in this town, we should visit him and ask him questions!

**Question Ignatios Perriades about his business card in the crime scene.**

Ignatios: You must be the detectives from the agency Spyro works at…IPS, if I recall.

Ganika: That's right, Mr. Perriades. Now can we ask you questions about your business card? We found it in a local laboratory in this town.

Ignatios: What else do you think my card is about? I'm a respected entrepreneur with a biochemistry degree. I invest in laboratories and other scientific projects to expand my business from Greece to somewhere else.

Ganika: Okay…did you know someone has died in the lab. A woman was killed there!

Ignatios: Condolences to the one who died, but that does not concern me. I still see potential in the laboratory, and a mere death does not capsize my investment.

Ignatios: By the way, could you let me see Spyro? I want to see that miserable imp's reaction to my presence, maybe that teaches him discipline this time!

Ganika: Not a chance, Mr. Perriades. Spyro may be tough to handle, but he's a good guy at heart. Now excuse us, as we're leaving.

Ganika: Spyro is right, his father seems uncaring about anything besides his business!

Ganika: Either way, we should investigate the laboratory once more, I think I've seen a room that we haven't explored yet, it's very deep underground, so prepare yourself.

**Investigate Underground Room.**

Ganika: The lights in this place are so dim, detective, good thing we have spare flashlights.

Ganika: Oof, did you hear that squeaky noise? It came from this teddy bear, it looks cute, but is partially destroyed.

Ganika: Do you mind if we recover the tag on this teddy bear? We could find a name or a registration number to see who this belongs to.

Ganika: Good find! You also found a scabbard. This looks like something that shouldn't be on a laboratorium, so let's check and pick the skin cells stuck on this scabbard!

**Examine Tag.**

Ganika: The tag inscription doesn't match a name to me, but more like a registration number. We should send this to Ash to see who purchased this teddy bear.

**Analyze Teddy Bear.**

Ash: I didn't take that you're going to send me a childish object, detective. I expect something like a phone or an unsolvable machine.

Ganika: Not all clues have to be technology all the time, Ash, it's not always on your expectations. What do you get from the teddy bear?

Ash: Well, this doll came from Estonia. It was bought there, and the one who made the purchase is, of course, a kid.

Ash: The kid you're looking for is a 12-year-old named Esther Albriecht. She's an orphan, currently residing in Croatia. You could find her nearby, detective.

Ash: I admit, I feel bad for kids who lost their parents. I just can't help but feel like I want to hug them.

Ganika: Ash, it's surprising that you have a soft side. You're usually confined to yourself listening to dark music, like an emo.

Ash: And not all those "emos" are cold and heartless, Ganika. Can you just continue your investigation and don't bother me with these remarks?

Ganika: No worries, we're going to talk to this little girl anyway. Let's head there and see her if she's available!

**Ask Esther Albriecht about her teddy bear in the laboratory.**

Ganika: Hello there, Esther. The detective and I are here to return this teddy bear.

Esther: Thank you so much, kind lady! It was the only thing that reminds me of my biological parents…

Esther: I have to move from one foster family to another, and it's a painful life to have in. Now that I'm in Croatia, I don't know if my life will be the same as before…

Esther: I went on an adventure to the woods, that's where I stumbled across the lab, so I got curious and explored the place. It eventually got dark, and I got scared, so I fled the scene, and I lost my teddy bear in the process.

Ganika: Esther, did you notice anything suspicious in the lab? Perhaps…a grotesque event?

Esther: No idea about those, Miss. Now can I go play with my teddy bear again? The woods here scare me.

Ganika: Sure thing, Esther, but don't go far away, as we need to contact you again later.

**Examine Scabbard.**

Ganika: Nice job on collecting these skin cells, detective, let's use the microscope to determine whose cell is this.

**Examine Skin Cells**

Ganika: So these skin cells belong to a vampire, detective.

Ganika: And out all vampires, this one matches a certain Radana Smejkalová!

Ganika: Remember about her, we met her in Czechia for the murder of her husband. Seems like she's involved in the murder after hiring the victim to create Patricie.

Ganika: We knew that she was in cahoots with Mohandas, so let's give her a visit.

**Pay Radana Smejkalová a visit.**

Radana: Ugh, you guys again. Are you trying to disturb my vacation again?

Ganika: What we're asking is about the scabbard you left in the laboratory, Radana. Explain that.

Radana: That's an old gift I received from a good gentleman in the 19th century, he was a human viscount you see, a shame he's a mortal, he's a good company.

Radana: But if you wonder what I am doing in the lab, I'm just meeting an old friend.

Ganika: And who is that "friend", Radana? Perhaps Mohandas? Or even the witch you hired to kill your husband, Holly Grail? Guess what, she's dead!

Radana: Oh, my. Sad, but it has nothing to do with me, dear. Mohandas won't even let me live if I did something to Holly.

Radana: Now can I leave? You're ruining my mood already, and the sun's getting hot, and that's poison to me.

**Analyze Black Substance.**

Ganika: Enno, where's Percy? Can I play with him for a while?

Enno: Unfortunately, Percy is…well…

Ganika: No…no…don't tell me, he-

Enno: No! Not like that Ganika! Percy accidentally fell on a methane beaker and now he reeks like a fart…It was so bad that I had to lock him in the bathroom.

Ganika: Gosh! You scared me, Enno! Anyways, what did you get on the oily substance from the sleeping draught?

Enno: The substance is actually nicotine, the thing came from cigarettes.

Enno: Your victim's lungs are clean, so your killer smokes, detective.

Ganika: Our killer smokes? Soon they'll be smoked once we put the handcuffs on them!

**Autopsy Victim's Body.**

Alexa: So the witch can't run anymore, huh?

Ganika: Yeah, seems like she bit the dust.

Alexa: I suppose you're here for results, well, I have bad news…

Alexa: I'm sorry, but, I…I don't know what kills the victim…It's like, she just died!

Alexa: All I know is that she suffers from cardiac arrest, but that's it. But this is not a natural death, since Holly is perfectly healthy, and I see no disease on her body.

Alexa: Whoever killed her, must've used something unnatural, like a supernatural weapon!

Ganika: So we're on a dead end? How do we finish this case then?!

Alexa: Well, not entirely an end. I found traces that came from a Croatian dish made with cheese, sour cream, and salt added with dough that can be boiled or baked, zagorski štrukli!

Alexa: Your victim does not share such an appetite, as there's none of zagorski štrukli in her stomach.

Ganika: Which means our killer eats zagorski štrukli! They should be prepared to eat prison food once their arrest is made.

Ganika: Let's recall the case, we got the witch we seek, Holly Grail, killed with an unknown method.

Ganika: We got Spyro's father, Ignatios Perriades, and an orphan, Esther Albriecht, as a suspect.

Ganika: We also can't cross out Radana as a suspect, considering her relationship with the victim and Mohandas.

Ganika: We still don't have any clue yet what to do next-

Ganika: Detective, did you hear something…I heard…groans…

Monster: UWARGHHHH!!!!

Ganika: AAAAHHH!!!

## Chapter 2

Monster: RAAGHHH!!!!

Ganika: My God! Detective, help! There's…there's a monster! And it looks so deformed!

Ganika: Stay back, you beast!

Monster: WAH-

Monster: …

Ganika: I...I shot it, detective! I can't believe this…why is there a deformed creature here? Is it a part of Croatian mythology, or is it just a failed experiment?

Ganika: I'm sticking to the latter, but we have to find out more about it! Let's explore this lab once more, maybe we can find something. I think I saw light in that direction, wanna go inside?

**Investigate Lab Meeting Room.**

Ganika: So this is the meeting room…weird, I doubt anyone would even agree to work with the scientist who makes murderous humanoids…

Ganika: Is this a smoke bomb? Quick, grab that before it detonates!

Ganika: Alright, you need to examine the fingerprints carefully, detective, maybe we can find the one who threw this here.

Ganika: There is also a pile of papers here, wanna rummage it through to see potential clues?

Ganika: You found a safe? Could you crack the password and see what's inside?

**Examine Smoke Bomb.**

Ganika: Okay, let's use the database to find who this belongs to!

**Examine Fingerprints.**

Ganika: The smoke bomb belonged to a local conservationist, her name Ana Kovacevic. What is a conservationist even doing in the lab? Don't they deal with the environment more?

Ganika: Right, the lab could do something to the environment. I guess this warrants her visitation.

**Grill Ana Kovacevic about her smoke bomb.**

Ganika: Ms. Kovacevic, would you explain the smoke bomb we found in the laboratory not so far around here?

Ana: Protesting, of course! The laboratorium is trying to use dangerous chemicals that are hazardous to the forests. I have to take action to stop the idiotic scientist who owned the lab!

Ana: Did you know that half of the deforestation is caused by humans and their reckless actions compared to natural disasters themselves? I can't stand anyone who would turn the forests into a wasteland! The trees must be protected!

Ganika: I agree with your ideals, Ms. Kovacevic, but you could use a better method than a smoke bomb. That could endanger people, you know!

Ana: You dare to talk back to me? You don't know who I am!

Ganika: Whoa! Those eyes…you're a supernatural creature?

Ana: I'm surprised you didn't run, detectives. I assume you're IPS, most people would just flee after I flashed my eyes. And indeed, I am a supernatural creature, or to be specific a rusalka.

Ana: I use my identity as an advantage to scare people who didn't agree with my ideals, but this time, I guess it didn't work…

Ganika: A suggestion, Ms. Kovacevic, don't flash your supernatural identity in public again. It's for your good, considering the dangers the supernatural face right now.

Ana: Whatever. Can I go back to protesting? Any time wasted means the trees might be potentially endangered.

Ganika: Not so fast, Ms. Kovacevic, we need to ask you if you have any information regarding a murder in the lab, we found a dead witch inside.

Ana: No idea about any witches, all I know is that I need to take a smoke and then vouch for my voice louder for the trees. Goodbye, detectives.

**Examine Pile of Papers.**

Ganika: You found a child's drawing amongst all the papers here…No offense, detective, but how does this alleviate our investigation?

Ganika: Hm? You're saying I should look closer at this drawing? Alright, if you said so…

Ganika: Okay, point taken, this is crucial. The drawing has our victim in it, and a small girl who seems to argue with her. And this girl looks like Esther.

Ganika: Esther could've drawn this, but why didn't she tell us about this? It's time we ask her about this!

**Ask Esther Albrecht about her argument with the victim.**

Ganika: Esther, why did you lie to us about not encountering the victim, Holly Grail?

Esther: I'm sorry for lying, detectives. I'm..I'm just scared! If I told the truth, you all would look at me differently!

Esther: But since you wanted it, I'll be honest this time. Yes, I did meet the granny, but it was not good.

Esther: The old lady yells at me all the time, for no reason! I'm just eating my zagorski štrukli and she had to ruin my day by being mean. I guess she hates children.

Esther: I can't take getting yelled at, so I argued with her back. Instead, she hit me with her cane! It hurts, but I managed to hold my tears.

Esther: This reminds me of the time my abusive foster dad forced me to take a smoke. He kept forcing me until I grew addicted to it.

Esther: I'm glad she's dead, detective. That's why I drew the incident in my drawing book, it was to release my anger!

Ganika: Esther, I'm sorry, but if you took her words too seriously and killed her for it, we have to arrest you for it!

**Examine Safe.**

Ganika: Good work on unlocking that, let's check the contents inside.

Ganika: An empty bottle? The scent here seems…unnatural, maybe we can get this tested in the lab. Let's send this to Enno!

**Analyze Bottle.**

Alexa: Hey there, how's the investigation going?

Ganika: Alexa? Where's Enno? Did he do something insane again?

Alexa: Oh, he said he's leaving for a while to take care of Percy. He tries to go to the laundry to cleanse Percy from the horrible stench, but all he gets is a ban from half of the stores in Vrbovsko.

Ganika: That…sounds like him, alright. Alexa, did he analyze the bottle before he left?

Alexa: Nope, I did it instead, and let me tell you, this bottle changes everything!

Alexa: This is your murder weapon, guys! The contents inside contain numerous poisons and other deadly stuff! Ryan told me that this is a witch bottle, something used to counterattack witchcraft!

Alexa: Your killer forced Holly to drink all of this, and ultimately gave her a cardiac arrest. A cruel way to go, but at least it's quick.

Alexa: I also found out that the contents here are man-made, and it requires quite a proficient knowledge of chemistry, which means…

Ganika: Let me do the line! So the killer knows chemistry? They're breaking bad on this one! Why don't we mix them with arrest and see the reaction given?

Ganika: Detective, regarding the third clue, do you think we should add that to Spyro's dad's profile? I mean, he has a degree in biochemistry!

Ganika: Let's repeat what we have discovered: We got a new suspect, a conservationist, and found out that Esther lied to us. Now, what's next?

Tashard: You can start by going back to the secret laboratory. Agent Beifong messaged me, saying that the owner is planning to bring journalists to his laboratory for an interview, you better get more evidence before it's all trampled in the crowd, detectives.

Ganika: Roger that, Chief! Detective, let's head to the lab!

**Investigate Stretcher.**

Ganika: Ugh, this lab is just giving me the creeps, let's be quick here, detective.

Ganika: This looks like the victim's bag, detective, let's check the contents and see if there's anything important in it.

Ganika: And then there's…this thing…Ugh, it looks like a jar of guts.

Ganika: And the fact the tag here says "Food", who would eat this?!

Ganika: You're right, there are a few strands on the jar, let's take a sample of it!

**Examine Victim's Bag.**

Ganika: Nice job dispersing the bag, detective, what did you find amongst all the witchcraft-related items on the bag?

Ganika: A photograph? That looks odd for a witch to keep, let me take a look.

Ganika: This photo looks ancient, like it's taken in black and white, and look, there's the victim, who looks like in her fifties there!

Ganika: But who is this handsome young fellow in the suit and fedora?

Ganika: Wait a minute, please don't tell me this is Spyro's father, Ignatios when he was younger. Oh God, I swooned on his younger self…this is embarrassing!

Ganika: Anyways, it looks like he is seeking help from Holly in this picture. Mr. Perriades claims that he never met Holly, but this proves otherwise. Let's grill him, detective!

**Confront Ignatios Perriades about his lie on not meeting the victim.**

Ganika: Mr. Perriades! It's time you stop your lies and tell us the truth! You met Holly before, didn't you?

Ignatios: You have proof, dear? You sound like my son with the asinine accusations, maybe you need some zagorski štrukli to calm your senses.

Ganika: No thanks, but we know that you met with Holly 30 years ago! This picture serves as proof, Mr. Perriades!

Ignatios: Okay okay, you got me! I did meet that woman! But it was just a simple visit!

Ignatios: Back then, I was sick. It's because I smoke too much, and the doctors are all busy, so I sought witchcraft to cure my problems.

Ignatios: If the media sees me consulting witchcraft, I'll be toast! That's why I want this meeting to be kept private, but then she blackmailed me to get more cash!

Ignatios: I eventually paid her, but she wants more, I just can't stop her, detective!

Ganika: If you killed her to stop her blackmails, you can forget your status as a respected businessman, since you're going to prison onwards!

**Examine Jar of Guts.**

Ganika: Detective, I have to give you my applause for handling that without feeling disgusted, you're a professional on this!

Ganika: Fortunately, Enno has returned to his lab, so let's send these strands of hair to him!

**Analyze Hair Strands.**

Ganika: Enno, let's cut to the chase, could you tell us who the hair belongs to?

Enno: No worries, Ganika, I'm not in the mood to do experiments right now, considering Percy gave me a hard time, plus the identity of the individual from this hair makes my blood boil.

Ganika: Huh? Why are you angry? Who did it belong to anyway?

Enno: It's the owner of the lab, Ganika. It's Zdenko Vujčić. I knew him way back in university, and he shouldn't be a scientist at all.

Enno: I may be crazy as you all claim, but Zdenko took it way too far than my morals reach, he didn't hesitate to experiment on people and even refused to take responsibility if they die!

Ganika: This guy seems like the actual living definition of a mad scientist. I heard that he's back in the lab, so let's find him there!

**Question Zdenko Vujčić about his unethical experiments.**

Ganika: Dr. Vujčić, there you are. May we ask you what the hell is on your mind when experimenting on things?! I bet you are the one who created that humanoid who tried to attack me!

Zdenko: That's right, my dear. Also, you can call me Zdenko. And yes, I did create that thing, although it's a failed experiment, it still works!

Zdenko: Pardon me, I'm currently checking if I administered the right amount of sodium thiosulfate in this beaker, so I could find the right antidote to cure mortality.

Ganika: Okay, Zdenko, could you elaborate on what this cure for mortality is?

Zdenko: It's something to achieve immortality! I'm researching a way to make us humans immune from death, so there will be no more grief in this world!

Ganika: Knowing you, have you ever tested your antidotes on real people?

Zdenko: I'm doing it, of course, there's this woman named Holly Grail who recently volunteered to be a subject, which makes me happy because I didn't want to kidnap people to do this.

Ganika: Well, Ms. Grail is dead, Zdenko, in your lab. Doesn't this make you suspicious already?

Zdenko: Woah! She's dead? Wonderful! Can I use her body for my experiments? It won't hurt to use corpses instead of living beings.

Ganika: Of course not, you freak! Corpses aren't playthings for your scientific progress! Stay put since we're going to see whether you did this crime or not!

Ganika: Detective, honestly, this case is just strange.

Ganika: We met the lab owner, Zdenko Vujčić, and he's as crazy as expected!

Ganika: And then Spyro's father met the victim 30 years ago, do you think he killed Holly to stop the blackmails?

Ganika: At this point, I just don't understand-

Spyro: Goddamnit! Why didn't you guys tell me that my dad is a suspect?!

Ganika: Spyro? What are you doing with that gun?

Spyro: What else, but confronting the old man who made my life hell? I'm going to give him a taste of his medicine!

Ganika: Spyro! Don't!

## Chapter 3

Spyro: What do you mean by "don't"? Do you think I could just ignore this bullcrap?!

Ganika: I get you to have problems with your father, but taking emotions over professionalism is not the case, Spyro!

Spyro: To hell with professionalism! Don't stop me, Ganika, just leave me alone and deal with the case with the rookie instead!

Tashard: I can't help but overheard this conversation, Spyro. But, please, calm your senses, son.

Tashard: I understand your feelings about having the person who tormented you appear suddenly, but you have to understand: He's a suspect, and harming a suspect could cost a lot of risks, so you better let us deal with this first.

Tashard: Come here, son, come to my office and take some time.

Spyro: I- Alright, whatever you say, old man. I'll just stop this crap.

Tashard: Good, now Ganika, take the detective to return to the lab meeting room once again, maybe you could find clues that you might've missed.

Ganika: Alright, Chief. Detective, let's go back to the laboratory!

**Investigate Table.**

Ganika: Good lord, this place is scrambled with litter. Does Zdenko even care about sanitation?

Ganika: Well, at least you're good at picking clues. Do you say you found a broken sculpture? It's not the time to collect decorations, you know.

Ganika: You're thinking this could lead to something? Be my guest, you could restore that.

Ganika: Aside from that, you also obtained a lab coat? I mean, this could belong to Zdenko or other scientists!

Ganika: But if you have a gut feeling this may give circumstantial evidence, we could first check the serial number on the tag here!

Ganika: There is also a blueprint here. I can't make sense of anything drawn here, but there's a faded part on the top. We could restore to see what this blueprint is about.

**Examine Broken Sculpture.**

Ganika: You're very hypersonic when it comes to restoring things, detective. I'm a little jealous of your ability.

Ganika: This sculpture looks strange, it's upside down! But then again, the art world is strange already.

Ganika: Wait, you're correct, this statue wears something like a cape, and has fangs if you look closely. I think this is a sculpture of a vampire, detective.

Ganika: I still have no idea what this sculpture is about, so let's send this to the expert when it comes to supernatural knowledge: Ryan Cage!

**Analyze Vampire Sculpture.**

Ryan: Detective, how do I look with the cape? Will girls hit on me for this fashion?

Ganika: I think they will be mortified instead, Ryan, did you even look at the sculpture?

Ryan: Of course I did, do you think I'm a lazy bumpkin? No, I'm smart enough to help you with my extensive supernatural knowledge!

Ryan: Your statue represents a vampire, yes, but did you know the reason it's upside down?

Ryan: On certain aspects, there is a proposed theory that to prevent the creation of vampires, a body must be hung upside down, and have its tendons sliced.

Ryan: And since I can confirm this sculpture is made by Holly due to the texture and dandruff I found on it, you could say Holly is threatening a vampire by sending a method that could exterminate their existence.

Ganika: There's only one vampire that comes to my mind when Holly even made an entire doll just to curse them: Radana! Let's grill her, detective!

**Demand answers from Radana Smejkalová about the sculpture made by the victim.**

Radana: You folks again? Can a lady enjoy time for herself with a bit of Croatian cuisine, like this zagorski štrukli over here?

Ganika: Enough courtesies, Radana, we knew that Holly got a beef with you. We found this sculpture that is meant to threaten you, care to elaborate on what is this about?

Radana: You sure got a way with your words, young mortal lady. I would like to treat you to smoking after this.

Radana: But yes, Holly did not trust me, detective. She reckoned I would betray her, so she sent me this threat. She wanted to show that she was the boss here.

Radana: How dare a mere mortal to threaten me like that. Even if Mohandas trusts her for her witchy powers, she's still a human!

Radana: But I have no intention to kill her for this debauchery, detective. Being a murderer gives you poor taste, detective, so it's not worth an enaction.

Ganika: We'll see about that, Radana, but if we proved that you did kill Holly, not even Mohandas could save you from conviction!

**Examine Lab Coat.**

Ganika: I don't get why Spyro kept calling you a rookie when you're certainly better at everything. You decoded the serial number in just two minutes!

Ganika: So according to the database, this number correlates to a former employee of the laboratory. And the individual is…wait a minute…

Ganika: It says here that the person is Ana Kovacevic. As in, the rebellious conservationist?!

Ganika: Well, our rusalka suspect seems to be hiding her past from us, let's bestow a quick chat with her about this, detective!

**Catechize with Ana Kovacevic about her true past.**

Ganika: Ms. Kovacevic, it appears that you are trying to hide your past as a lab employee. Isn't that just ironic, since you hated the lab with passion?

Ana: Don't rub that on my face, IPS. Yes, I admit I was a former employee, satisfied?

Ganika: So what pushes you to rebel against the lab?

Ana: Well, during my work as an intern, I saw a lot of things…like how Zdenko and his crew ruin the environment by dumping lethal chemicals into the river. That nauseates me, just like the horrible taste of zagorski štrukli I munched on recently.

Ana: As soon as I saw how the lab treated the environment like a gutter, I quit and protested against them. They deserve every hatred, detective.

Ana: They might've taught me advanced chemistry, but it was their biggest mistake since I would use that to create threats against them!

Ganika: Considering how much you hate the lab? Would you take extreme measures to ruin the lab's reputation, such as murder for example?

Ana: If you're implying I killed a stranger just to prove my point, you got it wrong. I might be a wild rusalka, but I know the boundaries between peace and violence, detective.

Ganika: Peaceful or not, it's up to the evidence to see if you're culpable or not!

**Examine Blueprint.**

Ganika: The text here says, " Perfect subject, transfer moose head to the body." Detective, please tell me if I read this right…

Ganika: Is there a human experimentation project? Transferring the head of an animal to a human? Who is the sicko behind all of this?!

Ganika: Nevermind, I think it's obvious that it's Zdenko who would come up with this morbid idea. Detective, can we just grill him again?!

**Grill Zdenko Vujčić regarding his newest project.**

Zdenko: Don't mind me, detectives. I am cleaning things up after teaching young Esther basic chemistry. She's eager at it, you see.

Ganika: Yeah right, would you care to explain why you planned to transfer a moose's head to the body of a human?

Zdenko: You mean my biggest masterpiece? Well, I planned to do that with my only volunteer, Ms. Holly Grail. I mean her contract says that she consented to this experiment.

Ganika: I seriously doubt she would agree to get her head sliced and replaced with that of an animal…

Zdenko: Believe it or not, the contract says so, and I'm eager to try this. I did this before with a cat and an eagle, and it worked, so what about humans?

Zdenko: With this, the scientific world will regard me as the greatest scientist of the entire mankind!

Ganika: You're sick, Zdenko, and you don't deserve to be called a scientist. If you did something that killed your volunteer, you can say hello to your new lab: Your prison cell!

Ganika: Detective, I just can't stand all the suspects here but young Esther!

Ganika: Radana's acting snobby as always, then there's Ana, who's aggressive. Not to mention that psychopath Zdenko, who strived to do a ghastly experiment!

Ganika: But amongst everyone here, who would kill Holly? I suspect Zdenko for this, but who knows?

Ganika: Detective, we should return to the underground room and unearth more evidence scattered around there!

**Investigate Reactor.**

Ganika: Still dark in here, Zdenko probably didn't use this room that much.

Ganika: Fortunately we have you, detective, you managed to find something without a flashlight. Is that a cigarette box? Knowing our killer likes to smoke, we should examine this starting with taking a sample of the strands on the box!

Ganika: And what about this piece of clothing? It looks like a hood. Is this the victim's hood, since it matches her apparel's color?

Ganika: We could try finding out by taking the liquid sample on the hood!

**Examine Cigarette Box.**

Ganika: Great, we should send this to Enno for further examination!

**Analyze Strands.**

Enno: Detective, I heard there's human experimentation in Zdenko's lab. What a devious man, I can't believe he has his laboratory!

Ganika: I know how you feel, Enno. But it's odd to see you serious rather than goofy like usual.

Enno: Stress is a factor that can dissolve your mood, Ganika. But this strand you sent to me is a good distraction. It's human hair, detective.

Ganika: Human hair? That could belong to anyone! Can you be more specific?

Enno: Since the hair you found has a high amount of eumelanin, or in other words, black, it means that your killer has black hair. Holly's hair is grey, after all, so it can't be hers.

Ganika: Our killer has black hair? I guess their heart is as dark as their hair color!

**Examine Torn Hood.**

Ganika: With the sample collected, all that is left is to send it to Enno, detective!

**Analyze Liquid.**

Enno: Sleep well, you little rascal. Don't try to break your little hammock this time.

Ganika: Aww, is Percy sleeping here? Can I take a peek?

Enno: You better don't, Ganika. Percy could sense anyone close to him, and he'll probably use his self-defense mechanism with his lethal claws.

Ganika: For a cute small creature, he seems strong. Anyways, have you got the sample checked already?

Enno: Of course I did, and I managed to extract the DNA through this liquid, which turns out to be human sweat.

Enno: It isn't much, but analysis says your killer is a female!

Ganika: Are you sure? Holly's a female, the sweat could belong to her…

Enno: Not all DNA is the same, Ganika. This sweat's DNA and Holly's are a different match, I could explain the differences, but it'll require you some coffee to listen to.

Ganika: That's a no then, but thanks for the clue, Enno, now it's time to catch the murderous lady and put her in jail!

Ganika: Detective, this is it, it's time for us to arrest the killer.

Ganika: Choose wisely, detective, I knew you could do it!

**Take care of the killer now!**

Ganika: I can't believe it, out of all of the suspects, you're the one I least suspected!

Esther: What do you mean by that, miss? Are you charging me with murder?

Ganika: Pretty much, Esther. We gathered enough evidence to pinpoint you as the murderer, the question is, why would a child like you do this?

Esther: I have to stop that woman from exposing me to my parents, detective. It's crucial.

Ganika: Exposing you? What did you even do, Esther?

Esther: I can't tell you, but I also wanted to help you, detectives. I heard that woman is an evil witch, so I killed her for that.

Esther: I know it's weird to see a child do all of this, but it's for the better, no one would suspect me. I forced her to drink the witch bottle, before offering her body to Zdenko.

Esther: I'm sorry for my actions, detectives, but it's for good.

Ganika: Esther, I don't know what to do, but we will take you to our colleague, Alexa, to watch over you for a while. I'm concerned about your welfare, so please follow us.

Ganika: Detective, it's good that we solved this case. What I didn't expect is that the murderer is a child!

Tashard: It can be quite a surprise, Ganika, but now she's safe in our hands. We need to wait until Alexa deals with her safety.

Tashard: All we need to do now is to deal with Mohandas' antics, and we have to come up with solutions to counter them. Let's go, detective!