The Unusual Suspects

**The Unusual Suspects** is one of the Ilitza quests in The Long Journey Home.

## Description

The player gets intercepted by the Subbeq pirate Ar-Scallion. He asks the player, whether he is interested in a little heist. If the player accepts, he will tell about dark Mistress Marichescha's treasure and that she only lets women board her vessel. He hands over some Ilitza Alcohol, so that the player can make her drunk, disable the alarm, and steal an ancient idol.

At Dark Mistress Marichescha's starport the player has to show the Ilitza Alcohol to receive a Party Invitation. The player has to choose a female crew member to join the party. The drinking capabilities of the specific crew member influence how many injuries they get buy drinking the Ilitza Alcohol. Siobhan has a lower chance of getting injured. The Ilitza asks the player to drink first. The player can now choose to either drink or try to disable the security system. This procedure repeats several times.

* 1st round: Disable: 20% chance of success. Drink: Next round.
* 2nd round: Disable: 20% chance of success. Drink: 90% chance: Next round & the crew member gets injured. 10% chance: The Ilitza gets too drunk.
* 3rd round: Disable: 50% chance of success. Drink: 80% chance: Next round & the crew member gets injured. 20% chance: The Ilitza gets too drunk.
* 4th round: Disable: 60% chance of success. Drink: 70% chance: Next round & the crew member gets injured. 30% chance: The Ilitza gets too drunk and immediately recognizes the pilot's attempt to open the door. There is a time limit to reach the backdoor!
* 5th round: Disable: 70% chance of success. Drink: 60% chance: Next round & the crew member gets injured. 40% chance: The Ilitza gets too drunk.
* 6th round: Disable: 80% chance of success. Drink: The Ilitza gets too drunk.

If disabling is successful, the back door will be opened and the security system disarmed.
If disabling fails or Dark Mistress Marichescha gets too drunk, the player can open the backdoor, but also triggers the security system. He has to fight the turrets on his way to the backdoor. If defeating the turrets is too difficult, it is advised to dock at the starport with active shields and to fly around the starbase the opposite way round to get to the backdoor since there are no turrets.

After passing the turrets the player has to dock at the backdoor. After an extended dialog the player gets the Idol of Many Feats.

The player is intercepted by Ar-Scallion again and he demands the Idol of Many Feats. If the player accepts, he will receive approximately 340. If the player declines, he will offer the player to keep it by paying 300 fee. Accepting ends the quest. If the player declines again, Ar-Scallion will attack. Destroying Ar-Scallion turns the Subbeq hostile.

The quest cannot be started without a female crew member. If the player does not show the Ilitza Alcohol or attacks the defense system before the party, the quest will fail. If the player sells the Idol of Many Feats before Ar-Scallion intercepts, he will demand a 150 fee. If the player fails to steal the Idol of Many Feats, Ar-Scallion will demand 25 to pay for the Ilitza Alcohol. Declining starts a fight in both cases.

## Notes

* If the player decides to stop betting he can restart it by asking for gossips.

## Trivia

* The whole quest is an homage to the heist of Guybrush Threepwood to obtain the Idol of Many Hands in The Secret of Monkey Island.