Scared Of The Dark

**Scared Of The Dark** is the twentieth case in Murderworlds: Zorro Island. It takes place in the Education Area, and Ellis assists in the investigation, as well as Javier in Chapter 1.

## Scared Of The Dark

### Partner(s)

Ellis Mandelio  (All Chapters)
 Javier Hernandez  (Chapter 1)

## Plot

Following Chief Mendes informing the player that the hideout of the Secret Society has been discovered, Javier and the player are quickly assigned to investigate, as Ellis joins them to expose the order once and for all. As the three arrive at the hideout, Ellis senses something is off and warns the others to be careful as they investigate. With Javier radioing Axelle to tell her they are going in, the three detectives push into the Secret Society's hideout, as Ellis gasps in shock as the three discover the body of Rhys Coleman, dismembered and placed across various pillars.

Mid-investigation, the killer attacked Javier while he was investigating, leading to him being taken off the case while he recovered. Also, Secret Society member Aurora Keyes came forward to help the team, as Adriana Sanchez, Sutton Foster, Nari Freeman, Na'eemah Aziz and Dylan Summers were all detained under suspicion of being involved in the case. Ultimately, Ellis and the player managed to figure out that Rhys wasn't the leader, as they identified his killer (as well as the true leader of the Secret Society) as Sutton.

Despite some initial back and forth between Ellis and Sutton, the latter eventually admitted to killing Rhys as the final goal to securing the loyalty of his followers. Confused, Ellis asked for elaboration, as Sutton said that to test the unwavering loyalty of the society's members, she encouraged them to volunteer to be sacrificed in his stead, as Rhys rebelled and said that that went against the beliefs of the group. In an attempt to frame Adriana for the crime, Sutton met up with Rhys in the forest and impaled him on a tree, before carrying his body to the hideout and placing it on the summoning pillars. When asked about his motives to start the group, Sutton said that being part of something infamous would make you famous, and that's all he ever wanted. He then asked that the other members of his group be allowed to live peaceful lives since they did nothing wrong, before Judge Vargas sentenced Sutton to life imprisonment for his crimes, with mandatory counselling.

Post-case, Ellis informed the player that they had intentions of returning to their studies, but first wanted to ensure that Judge Vargas didn't punish the other members of the society, since most believed it to just be a fun social group until Sutton went mad. Upon speaking to Judge Vargas, he reassured Ellis that since there was no evidence that they had anything to do with Rhys's murder, they could all get away with it without a blemish on their record. Ellis then spoke to Adriana, who apologised for all of her actions as she officially disbanded the Secret Society, wanting to get back to her everyday life. After that, Ellis decided to thank the player by giving them an honorary varsity jacket with their name on, hugging them before leaving.

Meanwhile, Alita and the player decide to visit Zoe Leung in the mental institution, following Adora Mandelio's traumatising run in with her earlier on. Zoe greeted the player calmly, telling them that they shouldn't even be there, but Dr. Alan Gilbert was released from prison and reinstated as head of Wellgrove Asylum. Alita seemed to genuinely believe Zoe, as the pair then spoke to Dr. Gilbert, who defended himself and said that it was in Zoe's best interest to stay in the asylum else she would go mad, as he asked how Adora was doing, prompting Alita to slap him.

After all of the events, Alita thanked the player for keeping Ellis safe throughout their investigations together, as Chief Mendes announced intentions to head to Wellgrove Asylum to investigate Dr. Gilbert, as Juan then said he was from Saint's Valley, as Bonita mentioned her father was too. Renewed with a newfound determination, the ZIPD resolved to head to Saint's Valley and investigate the strange happenings.

## Summary

#### Victim

* **Rhys Coleman** (dismembered and placed on cultist pillars)

## Suspects

* Adriana Sanchez - Secret Society Member - The suspect is physically fit, reads the school newspaper and is 16+.
* Na'eemah Aziz - Secret Society Member - The suspect follows spiritualism, wears a hood and is 16+.
* Sutton Foster - Secret Society Member - The suspect is physically fit, reads the school newspaper, follows spiritualism, wears a hood and is 16+.
* Nari Freeman - Secret Society Member - The suspect is physically fit and follows spiritualism.
* Dylan Summers - Secret Society Member - The suspect reads the school newspaper and wears a hood.

## Quasi-Suspects

* Judge Andrew Vargas - City Judge
* Zoe Leung - Asylum Patient
* Dr. Alan Gilbert - Corrupt Therapist

## Killer's Profile

* The killer is physically fit.
* The killer reads the school newspaper.
* The killer follows spiritualism.
* The killer wears a hood.
* The killer is 16+.

## Crime Scenes

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 Eerie Forest