The Unjolly Rancher

**The Unjolly Rancher** is a quest that that acts as a 7-day countdown timer, starting once the questline of Witch You Were Here is completed and another wraith has escaped. Mayor Otto calls an emergency town hall meeting about the broken ferry, and Marty is accused of witchcraft by a wraith-possessed Angus.

The player must complete the questline Seton's Secrets before time is up to banish the wraith from Angus.

## Dialogue

Quest intro:

* Vanessa: Tara! Good! I was just about to send someone for you. We’ve called an emergency town hall to discuss the ferry.

* Mayor Otto: Now folks, I know you all have questions about how we’ll get on until the ferry’s fixed. And we’ll answer those – but first, we must figure out what happened to the ferry. Parker and Thomas have checked her over from stern to stern and, ahem, found nothing suspicious. However! I still wonder if the ferry wasn’t just damaged by the snowstorm. Maybe someone tried to put the ferry out of service.
* Giva: Er, I really think it was the ice-
* Mayor Otto: Citizens of Fairhaven, this is your chance to serve your community. Did any of you see someone tamper with the ferry?
* Violet: Oh, no…
* Tara: Not this again!
* Angus: I saw something. At night, Marty’s gone down to the shore near the ferry. A lot.
* Marty: Now, Angus!
* Francis: No! Angus doesn’t mean it. He doesn’t know what he’s saying!
* Angus: Are you saying I’m not smart enough to understand?
* Francis: Of course not, carino. You’re brilliant. It’s just that you’re also kind and thoughtful and…
* Angus: I know what I’ve seen! Marty says he’s a rancher, but he doesn’t know anything about animals. Why is he here?
* Marty: I just passed my animal science classes. I never tried to hide that!
* (Wraithing in Anticipation completed)
	+ Angus: We know there’s a Malcontent in Fairhaven. If Sophia wasn’t one, then that person is still out there.
* (Wraithing in Anticipation not completed)
	+ Angus: We already found one Malcontent in Fairhaven. And Messenger Cameron said that Malcontents don't work alone.
	+ Cameron: No reason to fear, Marty, we helped Sophia overcome her Malconten... tion. Right?
	+ Sophia: I... yes. Yes, that's right.
* Damon: I’ll bet my bar that Otto paid you to say that. It makes his only political opponent look even worse!
* Mayor Otto: I’d never bribe someone. Besides, I won the election.
* Thomas: Otto, you know I don’t like these spectacles. But something about Marty doesn’t add up.
* Marty: Thomas! You are literally my neighbor!
* Thomas: Not by choice.
* Mayor Otto: Don’t fret, Marty. You’ll have a fair trial, just as Sophia did. More than anything, I want Fairhaven to feel safe. That’s what I’m committed to. Not my own personal benefits.
* Marty: You oily, double-crossing –
* Vanessa: I’m sure there’s no need for that!
* Mayor Otto: That’s right. Let’s take a week to cool our heads and let Marty prepare. We’ll meet back in Town Hall after seven days. That will be all.

* [Outside Town Hall]

* Violet: This is even worse than last time. No ferry means Otto’s power-tripping.
* --[Choice: He’s terrible]
	+ Tara: He’s the worst.
	+ Violet: I wanna knock that smug look right off his face!
* --[Choice: He’s afraid]
	+ Tara: He seems genuinely afraid.
	+ Violet: I don't care what he feels. He's putting people in danger.
* Violet: Ay, though… I’d hate to be Francis right now. If you thought you had to learn about the coven fast…
* Tara: Oof. He’s had a rough few days.
* Violet: We’ll hear all about it at the next coven meeting.

Marty’s trial will be in 7 more days.

* Tara: I better go over to the Town Hall for Marty’s trial.

* Francis: I have the locket. Do you have the incantation?
* Tara: Yes. I’m ready and waiting.
* Francis: This better work. I want Angus back. The real Angus.
* Tara: Wait, you’re going to sit with him?
* Francis: He is my husband. You’re still my friend, but…
* Tara: Come on, you know he’s possessed. You’re a witch now!
* Francis: Excuse me!! That has not been fully decided yet.

* Mayor Otto: Citizens of Fairhaven, we gather today to hear another case of witchcraft, this time against Marty Emerson.
* Marty: This – this can’t be legal! Mayors can’t try people for witchcraft! I’ll sue you!
* Mayor Otto: Angus Seton, you say you have evidence of Marty’s guilt?
* Angus: Yes, Mayor Soft. You see, I was taking an evening stroll…
* Tara: It’s now or never… Dark wraith, you have been found! I wish you to be bound!
* Angus: Oof. My head hurts. I’m having a hard time… thinking straight… Wait, what am I saying? Marty’s not a witch!
* Mayor Otto: Did he make you say that, Angus?
* Angus: No!
* Mayor Otto: This is a difficult moment for you, isn’t it, Marty? Or should I say… Martin Maplethorpe?!
* Marty: That’s, er, not my name.
* Mayor Otto: Oh? Your father isn’t Lance Maplethorpe, real estate mega-developer?
* Violet: The guy who ran off to the Bahamas with his girlfriend after he got caught making shady deals??
* Marty: He was never convicted of anything!
* Mayor Otto: You didn’t come here to find the best spot for the next Maplethorpe resort?
* Angus: Woah, what?
* Mayor Otto: You didn’t try to buy Sophia’s diner and Thomas’s farm?
* Thomas: And everyone thought I was being too suspicious.
* Marty: Look, it’s true, it’s true! I admit it! I admit everything! I mean, not the witchcraft stuff. That’s messed up. After my dad left the country, I had to dig us out of a financial hole. So I came here to see if it was a good spot to build a Maplethorpe Signature Villa. That’s why you saw me down by the shore, Angus. I was taking pictures of the view and sketching out building plans. I wanted to get to know the island first. So… I pretended to be a rancher. But I always planned to tell you who I was! The only one who knew this whole time… was Otto.
* Mayor Otto: That’s an exaggeration.
* Marty: You were jumping at the chance. Said a resort would be great for Fairhaven’s economy.
* Bruno: Otto… is that true? Ya know what a resort would do to the ocean ‘round here. And the fish.
* Mayor Otto: I – was evaluating Martin’s proposal –
* Violet: So you let him lie to all of us?
* Mayor Otto: Being the Mayor is a difficult job, Violet! Not everyone can handle the hard choices. Like your father –
* Violet: Excuse me?
* Cameron: This man may have things to atone for, Otto. But he’s not a Malcontent. Now, I’ve got some questions for you –
* Mayor Otto: I am not relevant at this time. Meeting adjourned!
* Tara: I better go talk to Francis.

* [Outside jewelry shop]

* Francis: It worked! I can’t believe it! Thank you for your help.
* Tara: You made it happen, too! That locket was perfect.
* Francis: Thank you. Oh, Angus must be so confused. My poor carino!
* Tara: Yeah, it’s not every day you get a wraith exorcised.
* Francis: But he’ll be okay now, right?
* Tara: He sure will.