Boom

**Boom** is the twenty-fifth case in Murderworlds: Zorro Island. It takes place in Saint's Valley, and Francesco assists in the investigation.

## Boom

### Partner(s)

Francesco Lobo  (All Chapters)
 Madena Del Prado  (4 Tasks In Lost In The Valley 5/5)

## Plot

Upon learning of an explosion near Zorro Island Prison, Chief Mendes instructed the player to go with Francesco to investigate, since he had military training and knew what to do in the event of another bombing. As the pair drove up to the prison, Francesco admitted that he was worried, since Rhea had been in the van heading for the prison, as she aimed to speak to someone inside. Upon arriving at the scene of the explosion, Francesco and the player quickly got out of their car, discovering the badly burned body of Howard Emery, with Rhea lying on the ground nearby, injured.

Mid-investigation, prisoner Guthrie Zober asked to visit Rhea in hospital, worrying Francesco and the player, while Juan was flagged as a suspect due to his relationship with the victim. Later on, Fallon Emery demanded the detectives find the killer sooner rather than later, threatening to get them fired due to her connections with the government. In the end, it turned out that the killer was Kenny Rogers, a security guard.

After initially denying the accusations, Kenny confessed to the murder, saying that he had placed the bomb on the highway in order to kill Rhea, and not Howard. Kenny then went on to say that he had met up with a mutual friend, and they had paid him a generous sum of money to ensure that one of the detectives would be killed, as Kenny proceeded to create not one, but *four* different threats pointed towards Zorro Island Police Department. When asked about the mutual friend, Kenny did not answer the question, before he went on to suggest that Alita check on her family, worrying her significantly. Upon being asked about the other two threats, Kenny continued to not answer, as Judge Vargas sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murder of Howard Emery and the attempted murder of Rhea Del Prado.

Post-case, Ronen Klein arrived at the station, frantically searching for an officer, as he informed Francesco and the player that he had gone to surprise Ellis at their house, only to find that their house had been ransacked, and both they and Adora were nowhere to be found. He then showed the detectives a bloody bat which he found at the scene, which Jae-hyun analysed, confirming the blood samples on it belonged to Adora and Ellis. This stressed Ronen and Francesco out even more, as Alita soon discovered her relatives were missing and went into a blind panic, before realising she had to call Ellis's father to tell him about it, leaving nervously to do so.

Meanwhile, Madena Del Prado showed up at the station, imploring that the player help them, since Rhea had awoken after surgery. Upon being visited, Rhea managed to mutter that she'd found plans regarding Kenny's other sabotages, having left them at the crime scene, as Madena and the player soon found the plans, and found Fallon's signature on them as well. Upon discovering that Kenny had let poisonous chemicals into the coroner's lab, they rushed back to the station, only to find that everyone had already evacuated thanks to Jae, before realising that Kenny had planted another bomb elsewhere, as another explosion happened in the distance.

After the explosion, Francesco, Madena and the player arrived outside Chief Mendes' house, which had been blown up, as the chief admitted she had been expecting this, having already arranged to stay with Rosa beforehand. The four then managed to track down Fallon at the airport thanks to Bonita, as she was promptly arrested for masterminding these crimes, with Judge Vargas sentencing her to life imprisonment as well.

After all of the events, the detectives gathered in the now-fumigated police station, as Chief Mendes informed them that finding Adora and Ellis was now their first priority, since it was an obvious attack on the police. Bonita then informed everyone that she had managed to trace Ellis's phone to a shipyard in Oracle Point, but it couldn't be certain that the two were there, as it was more likely that they were in two separate locations. Chief Mendes reminded the detectives to stay vigilant, as they prepared themselves to head to Oracle Point.

## Summary

#### Victim

* **Howard Emery** (blown up in a police transit van)

## Suspects

* Lucas Ashley - Police Officer - The suspect knows explosives, has *Emergency 333*, wears a bandage and is above 6"0.
* Kenny Rogers - Security Guard - The suspect knows explosives, has *Emergency 333*, owns a husky, wears a bandage and is above 6"0.
* Fallon Emery - Victim's Wife - The suspect owns a husky.
* Guthrie Zober - Prisoner - The suspect knows explosives, owns a husky and is above 6"0.
* Juan Culebra - Historian - The suspect knows explosives, has *Emergency 333*, owns a husky and wears a bandage.

## Quasi-Suspects

* Ronen Klein - Ellis's Boyfriend
* Alita Mandelio - Profiler
* Madena Del Prado - FBI Agent
* Rhea Del Prado - Detective
* Chief Camilla Mendes - Police Chief

## Killer's Profile

* The killer knows explosives.
* The killer has *Emergency 333*.
* The killer owns a husky.
* The killer wears a bandage.
* The killer is above 6"0.

## Crime Scenes

 Police Watchtower
 Break Room