Natalie Milton-Trent

**Natalie Milton-Trent** was a suspect in the murder investigation of her friend Melody Smith in Grease Lightning (Case #16 of Zorro Island), before she went on to kill photographer Bronwyn Angelopoulos in Artless Deceit (Case #18 of Zorro Island). She later went on to murder again, killing fellow prisoner Cruz Alvarez in Jailbroken (Case #29 of Zorro Island).

## Natalie Milton-Trent

### Affiliation

Oak Tree Academy  (Student; Expelled)
 Oak Tree Academy Drama Club  (Vice President; Formerly)
 Secret Society  (Member; Disbanded)

## Info

Natalie was a 15-year-old student at Oak Tree Academy. She wears a pink jacket and a yellow wool sweater underneath, as well as a flared skirt. She has black hair and brown eyes, and fairly tan skin. She also wore hoop earrings and had a nose ring.

In her first suspect appearance, it is known that she eats Pasta Queen, has seen *Think Pink* and studies product design.

In her second suspect appearance, she wears black joggers instead of a flared skirt, and wears a striped white and pink sweater. It is known that she drinks aloe vera juice, uses *Essence Of Paris* and knows photography.

In her third suspect appearance, Natalie wears an orange prison jumpsuit with a dirt stain on it. It is known that she knows anatomy, does yoga and has read *Macbeth*.

## Events of Zorro Island

### Grease Lightning

Natalie was flagged as a suspect when her phone was found in a pile of materials, as Ellis and the player managed to give her phone back to her and inform her that Melody had been murdered. Natalie was absolutely distraught, as she began crying hysterically and mumbling that Melody was too young to die. Once she had calmed down, however, she informed Ellis and the player that they ought to take another look in her dressing room, since she practically lived in there, prompting the detectives to leave.

Natalie was spoken to again about the angry post-it note written on the door of the dressing room, saying "Don't talk to me ever again, you conniving bitch.", which, per Alita, was written by Natalie. Natalie awkwardly admitted to writing the note, before telling Ellis and the player that Melody had told her than she would be very fitting for the role of Rizzo, instead of Sandy, who she had originally auditioned for. Melody then gave the leading role to herself and the role of Rizzo to Natalie, which deeply upset Natalie because she thought that friendship came first.

Natalie was found to be innocent when Jonah Grimm was arrested for the murder.

### Artless Deceit

Natalie was flagged once again when the playbill for *Grease* was found at the bus station, with Natalie's name circled a lot, which, per Alita, was done by Natalie herself. Natalie happily greeted Ellis and the player as she asked what she could do to help, as she seemed to be confused when they informed her of Bronwyn's murder, as she didn't know who Bronwyn was. Upon elaboration, however, Natalie was shocked, as she said that she was at the bus station because she was visiting a friend of hers, as she excused herself to get on the bus, perplexing the detectives.

Natalie was spoken to again when Bonita found a message from Bronwyn to Natalie telling her to "get out of her life", as Natalie admitted she and Bronwyn had been attempting to expose the members of the famous Secret Society, which Bronwyn has become besotted with following the *Grease* homicide. Natalie then went on to say that after Bronwyn came upon a significant lead, she turned on Natalie, shutting her out in order to fully pursue the lead, which upset Natalie immensely. Natalie then told the detectives she still didn't kill her though, as she made her way to drama practice.

In the end, Natalie turned out to be the killer. Despite stagnant denial, Natalie eventually admitted to the crime, saying that Bronwyn's studio had the best views of everything in the area, and it also possessed a great lookout to spy on the Secret Society, which Natalie admitted to being a part of. Upon hearing of this, Natalie realised Bronwyn likely knew all of the members of the society, as she stole Rhys Coleman's gun and shot Bronwyn when she promised to be a model for her photo shoot. After refusing to give Judge Vargas a list of names, Natalie was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the senseless killing.

After her arrest, Natalie was pivotal in identifying Adriana Sanchez and Nari Freeman as two of the other members of the Secret Society, as she had her sentence reduced down to 15 years thanks to her assistance.

### Jailbroken

Natalie was flagged as a suspect again after her engraved bracelet was found at the scene, as Lucas and the player confronted her about escaping the prison, as she admitted that she had just been searching for a way out so she could go see Sutton Foster, as Lucas then informed her of Cruz's murder. Natalie was shocked by this, saying that she hadn't known Cruz for long, but he was a fairly well-liked guy, saying that he had planned to meet someone at The Broken Scale bar in Oracle Point, as the detectives headed there.

Natalie was spoken to again after Lucas and the player found a picture of Cruz and a little girl, on which Natalie had written "DISGUSTING". Natalie admitted that she had discovered that Ellis Mandelio wasn't Cruz's only child, as he had slept with several women, and had a child with one of them, which repulsed Natalie since she thought it would render the child illegitimate because the parents weren't married at the time. She then said that she never confronted Cruz about it because she was busy doing other things, but she made it fairly clear that she didn't exactly like him, as she then told the detectives she had no reason to kill Cruz, as she left.

In the end, Natalie turned out to be the killer. Despite stagnantly denying the accusations, Natalie eventually gave in, admitting to killing Cruz. She then informed the detectives that Cruz had a child with another woman other than Adora, a girl named Bela Alvarez. Natalie said that she and Bela had lived on the same block, and that they got on like a house on fire, as there was "nobody on earth" quite like her. Natalie then said that she had always been aware of Cruz's many rivalries due to the stuff Bela would tell her, but didn't know just how bad it was until Cruz got involved in a shootout outside his house, which resulted in Bela being caught in the crossfire. Now crying, Natalie said that her best friend had been collateral damage in a "stupid feud", and she never could forgive anyone for letting her friend die. She then said that when Cruz was arrested and taken into prison, she was shocked to see him, but overheard his plans to escape and befriended him in order to execute her plot. Upon the six escaping, the other four went their separate ways, as Natalie confronted Cruz about Bela's death and blamed him for it, to which Cruz said that she needed to "get over it". Natalie then told the detectives she saw a chisel and just blacked out, waking up covered in blood and with Cruz dead nearby. She then pleaded not to go back to prison, as Judge Vargas said that what had happened wasn't fair on anyone, and it was bound to take a toll on her mental health, as he transferred her to the care of Dr. Madeleine Vorrhmann at Wellgrove Asylum.