A Cult Classic/Dialogues

***Lahore, Pakistan…***

Ganika: Oh dear, I'm not exactly keen on visiting Pakistan at all.

Ganika: It's not that I hate it, but it's like, I don't think I should be here at all, knowing the conflict between India and Pakistan.

Tashard: I understand, Ganika, I think it's a good time for you to sit down with the investigation. Because we have a special guest who just returned.

Spyro: I'm back again, everybody. Don't expect me to be all joyful and stuff, but at least I can-

Ganika: Spyro! You're back! Are you alright? Do you need help?

Spyro: Ganika, stop treating me like a child. I'm precisely older than you!

Ganika: Sorry…

Spyro: Tch, it's alright. So what's the job this time, old man? Brief me up.

Tashard: Usual as ever. We're going through Pakistan to avoid the cult noticing us wanting to infiltrate them. It's a stealth tactic, and I do hope this works.

Jennifer: Not to mention that guy, Sebastian Matnette. You should track him too, dears. I have a feeling he's hiding something. My psych says so.

Jennifer: He has information regarding Mohandas, but we should focus on him after we solve a case here.

Tashard: That's right. We got reports coming from a church in Lahore. The person on the phone kept screaming like a lunatic about something bad happening.

Tashard: Normally, we would cut the call off, but Jennifer senses a supernatural involvement based on the tone.

Tashard: Head to the church, detective. Take Spyro with you, but first, try to investigate the pathway. The call is made there.

## Chapter 1

**Investigate Pathway to Church.**

Spyro: Nothing's here? Either the old man is f\*cking with us or we got bamboozled by the caller…Definitely a good way to start an "investigation"…

Spyro: What? Why are you staring at me like that, rookie? Did I look that funny to be stared at?

Spyro: Oh, you found something. Show me that instead of staring at me like I'm a painting!

Spyro: A gold statue? If you want to be rich, I suggest you don't steal scattered properties. Just force that geezer to squish all of his cash up and you're done, rookie.

Spyro: Hm? You say the statue's suspicious? Whatever, just check it yourself then. I'm craving a smoke.

**Examine Statue.**

Spyro: How's the work, sunshine? Got it yet? Anything special about it?

Spyro: Ah, a logo. If I remember based on what Ganika told me, it's the cult's emblem. I knew that bastard Mohandas has influence here too!

Vesal: Ignorant fools! How dare you label our dear leader as a "bastard"!

Spyro: Great, we summoned the sheeple.

Spyro: So what if we did? You mad? Oh yeah, how about we say it again: Your leader's a psychopathic little bastard who can't handle the existence of the supernatural because of an inferiority complex!

Vesal: You have a condescending tone, ignorant outsider! Judging from how protective you are towards the creatures, you must've been the IPS.

Spyro: Bingo! Now stay here, lady, 'cause we got a few words to skimp on with you! And state your name and occupation!

**Interrogate Vesal Kayani about her involvement within the cult.**

Spyro: So your name is Vesal Kayani, and you're a cult member serving Mohandas. Was I correct?

Vesal: Indeed. But since you have arrived here, why don't I just bestow you the information that I am the one who summoned you here?

Spyro: Figured. Chief Old Fogey already mentioned that the caller screams like a lunatic. That fits you, doesn't it?

Vesal: I don't care about your opinions of me. You wanna know why I called you here? Go to the church, and you see why!

Spyro: And why should we listen?

Vesal: Because someone died! What reasons do I have to call you here? I'm not calling you sinners just to invite you to join our cult!

Spyro: Someone died? To be fair, listening to you folks preaching about nonsense would kill me too, but since you sound serious, let's just visit this church. Lying to us would let you to your arrest, Mr. Kayani, beware of that!

**Investigate Lahore Church.**

Spyro: That crackhead-looking woman was right, there's a dead body here. To add the irony, that person is crucified…upside down!

Spyro: Hold on, you say you recognize the victim? And you met her before as a suspect in Turkey?

Spyro: Ah, her name is Archana Dugal, also a cultist. Noted.

Spyro: Let's get her down from that pendulum-like cross and send her to the morgue's specialist, Alexa.

Spyro: First things first, why don't we try to check this handkerchief? It's disgustingly wet, so pick the sample up, and don't forget to use gloves.

Spyro: Meanwhile, there's a stack of church offerings here. I don't want to be that person, but we should ransack it…for clues, of course!

Spyro: Not to mention that there's this weird device I spotted near the podium. You know the drill, decode it.

Spyro: I just hope this whole charade is over. Investigating a murder is just a pain in the arse.

**Examine Handkerchief.**

Spyro: Dude, rookie, how the hell are you so unfazed by touching the handkerchief with your bare hands? Are you used to this kind of thing when fixing diapers or cleaning the bathroom?

Spyro: "But they don't use handkerchiefs". Yeah, yeah, don't state the obvious, Poirot.

Spyro: But enough stalling. I'll call Enno to pick this up, cause it's time for that guy to step outside for once.

**Examine Church Offering.**

Spyro: Hopefully we're not cursed forever for digging through an offering. The last time I did that at a temple, a maiden cursed me for disrespect. Not like I'm at fault when I lost my car keys amongst the offerings.

Spyro: You're telling me that, out of all of the things, the stuff that you consider suspicious is this…Bible? Rookie, this is a church, and everyone has a Bible! What's your point exactly?!

Spyro: A name is inscribed on the Bible? Let me have a look!

Spyro: This Bible belongs to a certain Father Bulfati. That title indicates he's a priest, and he must've been around somewhere. Let's find him, rookie!

**Question Father Bulfati about the murder inside the church.**

Father Bulfati: Greetings, detectives! Are you here to seek guidance from the Lord? Or to donate offerings to the church?

Spyro: None of the above, Father. Have you noticed there's been a murder in your church?

Father Bulfati: My God! A murder? In a church? How disastrous! Who would smear the temple of God with such a barbaric act?!

Spyro: We're finding that out. Meanwhile, do you recognize the victim here? Her name is Archana Dugal.

Father Bulfati: Yes, I do. Archana is a very active member of the church. She came here every day to send her offerings to the church! A devout and generous woman she was!

Father Bulfati: I shall pray for her passage to heaven, and for the Lord to accept her in his kingdom.

**Examine Weird Device.**

Spyro: You've unlocked the device, but what the hell is this thing doing besides glowing red?

Spyro: Screw this thing, it's just junk! I'll just throw this to the side-

Spyro: Skatá! What the f\*ck was that, rookie?! Is that an explosion?!

Spyro: Good thing it's a flashbang and not an actual grenade! At least we're-

Agent W: Stop right there! Do not move!

Spyro: Don't tell us what to do, fancypants! Who are you?!

Agent W: Ah, it's you. IPS if I recall, am I correct?

Spyro: Rookie, is it true that you knew this woman in Turkey? And she goes by the name Agent W? What a stupid codename.

Spyro: Okay Agent W, put your gun down and let us do the talking now. We have a lot of questions to ask you about.

**Question Agent W about her arrival in Pakistan.**

Agent W: Sorry to startle you, but it's because you used my tracker and threw it. You do know it has a function to explode if someone tries to sabotage it?

Agent W: Once it blew, that's where I go kick in. To make sure nothing bad is happening, but I guess you have to interrupt my work on tracking Ms. Dugal…

Spyro: So you're here for the victim? I see, did you happen to stumble across her murder instead? Or perhaps you did it yourself?

Agent W: Murdered? Ought a shame, we could have obtained information from her regarding the cult.

Agent W: But if you're insisting I'm the murderer, you got it incorrect. My mission is to spy, not assassinate. I don't have orders to kill, and if I break the rules, I'd be marked as the next target.

Spyro: Well, don't go anywhere just yet, Agent W! It's an immense hassle to search for you when you could just hide in plain sight like the secret agent you were.

**Analyze Substance.**

Enno: O' Holy Spirit, please make this experiment successful with the power of your thee…

Spyro: Enno, what happened to you? Did you hit your head when you slipped on the shower after dropping the soap? You started to recite prayers, and that's unlike you.

Enno: I sought Father Bulfati earlier, detective. You can say, his words touch me. But do not worry, I won't do this all the time. I'll just use the miracle to help my work became reality.

Spyro: Okay, let's just shift the topic to something else now. What did you find in that handkerchief, Enno? Is it something gut-wrenching?

Enno: A little bit, but it's more sleep-inducing. It's chloroform, mixed with a bit of the victim's saliva.

Enno: Your killer used this to stun the victim, so they could do the murder. But what's interesting is that I found nicotine on the handkerchief.

Enno: Normally, I would assume it came from cigarettes, but I also discovered faint traces of glue and liner. I mashed it together, and I can confirm this came from nicotine patches.

Enno: Nicotine patches are the thing smoke addicts use to combat their addiction, by extracting nicotine from the body to the patch itself.

Enno: Your killer uses these patches to battle their addiction, detective.

Spyro: They use nicotine patches? I guess we need to give them imprisonment patches for their murderous addiction, don't you think, rookie?

**Autopsy Victim's Body.**

Alexa: Death by crucifixion always piqued my interest, detective. It's amazing to see a historical method being used in the modern era.

Spyro: Great, now you've turned into a psychopath.

Alexa: I don't think this is psychopathy, Spyro. This is just interest. I won't swoon over someone's death, you know.

Alexa: But as I said, Archana did die from crucifixion, and let me explain it more in scientific detail.

Alexa: Once your victim is knocked out with a dose of chloroform, your killer plunged a lengthy nail through the palms, severing the median nerve and the major arteries.

Alexa: Don't forget the legs too, same method but different nerves and arteries. But she won't die this quickly, she would suffocate slowly after losing so much energy.

Alexa: But all of this happens fast when she was hung upside down. She died from asphyxia due to getting hanged for like hours without help.

Spyro: Alexa, you don't have to write an entire essay just for crucifixion, we get it simpler.

Alexa: Be patient as always, Spyro. Besides this obvious fact, I found traces of mutton and long pepper, which is often used to make nihari, a stew-like dish common in South Asia.

Alexa: Your victim didn't eat any nihari, so your killer eats the food, detectives.

Spyro: This killer is stew-paid for leaving evidence right all over! Talk about sloppy.

Spyro: Once we arrived in Pakistan, we regulate yet another murder on our hands, and we knew the victim was Archana Dugal.

Spyro: Archana claims to be a devotee to the church to the priest, and we got the secret agent spying on her.

Spyro: Don't forget about Ms. Kayani, who reported the body first. I don't trust anyone who claims they found the dead body first, rookie, they're all suspicious!

Ash: Detective! I got a good news for you!

Ash: I think I found where the victim resided!

## Chapter 2

Spyro: You found where the victim lives? Tell us, where is it?

Ash: I tried locating the last place she was in before her death through her cell phone, and I received signals that her phone is still on a local apartment block around here.

Ash: Detective, I'll send you the coordinates. Anyways, good luck, and please don't pair me with Ganika again when you're working with Spyro. She spent her day in my office and it was torture.

**Investigate Victim's Apartment.**

Spyro: Not gonna comment on the interior, but rather this memorabilia. It's full of pictures of herself and the cult's artifacts…How awful.

Spyro: What? Do you suspect there's something hidden in here? Not surprised if it's another one of that agent's explosive trackers.

Spyro: If you feel like it, then you're free to scour that. I'll watch you do it.

Spyro: You should inspect that cardboard box too. You know the thing with cardboard boxes, right? They're full of stuff you don't expect, so try to scavenge a clue there.

Spyro: Once you're done with all of this, can we take a drink in a bar? I'm craving ouzo. If you ask what's that, it's a Greek beverage, you should try it.

Spyro: What do you mean it's banned here? Oh wait, I forgot we're in Pakistan…Yeah, now it makes sense why.

**Examine Memorabilia.**

Spyro: I find it funny that Archana thinks this flash disk is worth a memory for her. Imagine using this as memorabilia.

Spyro: Wait, this isn't a part of it? What do you mean exactly, rookie?

Spyro: This belonged to someone else? You got proof or something, I don't see-

Spyro: Okay, forget about this. I learned the hard way to not question your instincts. Just send that to Ash and they'll figure it out.

**Analyze Flashdisk.**

Spyro: Okay, Mx. Gloom N' Doom, time to tell us about the flash disk we've found.

Ash: We've? Spyro, no offense, but it's just the detective that is working hard to search for clues. All you did was either be salty or smoke!

Spyro: Hey, I'm the one who spotted the memorabilia, you know! So you can say I helped Detective Smartypants a bit!

Ash: Sounds like an excuse. Just say that you're not interested in investigating, Spyro.

Spyro: Damn you- Jeez, screw all of this, let's just not argue and bury our differences aside. What did you find on the flash disk?

Ash: Something magnificent. It contains a manuscript of a supernatural mystery novel written by Taha Aleem.

Ash: Taha's a brilliant mind who could write any scenarios about supernatural mysteries combined with intense whodunit stories. I'm a huge fan of this guy.

Spyro: So we got a writer dude's manuscript in the victim's home, which means he's a potential suspect since he knew the victim indirectly to leave such a flash disk in her home.

Spyro: Let's find our wannabe Stephen King, rookie!

**Inquire Taha Aleem about his manuscript on the victim's property.**

Spyro: Mr. Aleem, we have a few questions regarding-

Taha: What is it that you want to ask, detectives? Do you want to interview me about my best-selling novel? Or do you want to perhaps…talk about hot girls and football? I'm a connoisseur when it comes to that.

Spyro: We're not here for a social call, Mr. Aleem. We found your manuscript on Archana Dugal's property, care to clarify your relationship with her?

Taha: Drats, please don't tell me you read my manuscript! I tried to keep it a secret!

Spyro: Who cares about your stories, goddamnit! Just answer the question!

Taha: Okay, chill down. I met Archana a few days ago in Sialkot. She said she likes my book and asks me if I could interview her in Lahore later regarding the supernatural topic. She said she's good at it, about her being in a cult or something.

Taha: I agreed. And a few days later, I arrived in Lahore and went to her apartment for the said interview. I must say, she's intelligent.

Taha: Thanks to my special fan, I got a few ideas for my story. Of course, I gave her a sneak peek of my manuscript as a thank you, but I think I accidentally left it there when I had to go for a nihari feast.

Taha: Speaking of which…could you tell me more about her murder? I'm interested in how she'd die. I need some inspiration about how my novel's first victim should die.

Spyro: Do you have any ounce of sympathy, Mr. Aleem? Your fan died and the first thing you ask is about her murder?

Taha: Don't associate me with psychopathy! Of course, I'd feel sympathy for my dead fan! This is my way to honor her, by referencing her in my book!

Spyro: You writer folks are a different breed. Mr. Aleem, don't return to your hometown yet, cause we still have a few topics to chat with you about! And no, it's not about hot girls or football.

**Examine Cardboard Box.**

Spyro: I told you this box is suspicious. Never trust cardboard boxes, rookie.

Spyro: Let's see…is this a hammer? I know it could whack someone until they drop, but Archana was crucified, not clobbered to death.

Spyro: Hold on, if I remember correctly, to crucify someone, you need a hammer to push the nails on the hands and feet.

Spyro: Man I do certainly love to be branded as an idiot again for my wrong assumptions. Huge mistake to doubt you once again, rookie. You should vacuum that white powder on the handle, I just hope it wasn't drugs.

**Examine Hammer.**

Spyro: Now that you've collected the powder, you gotta mail it to Newton if he got lobotomized. If you don't know who that is, then I don't know what to say about you.

**Analyze White Powder.**

Enno: Zzzz….

Spyro: And instead of helping us with finding out the powder, he fell asleep with Percy instead…

Spyro: Oi Einstein on crack! Wake up and stop drooling, you eccentric bastard!

Enno: Wowzat! Whosummonedmeholycowmyheart!

Enno: Spyro, you don't have to scream! Remember that I'm 76 years old! My heart is not the same as before, you know.

Spyro: I'll stop yelling if you stop being a lazy ass. Did you even find what substance of the white powder we sent to you?

Enno: I did, of course, but Percy accidentally turned on the fan and both of us sniffed it all, and that's when we fell asleep.

Spyro: What you're saying is that the white powder was sleeping pills?

Enno: Correcto! Your insomniac killer used this to treat their condition!

Spyro: So our killer takes sleeping pills. Big mistake for them to kill since I doubt they could get peace sleeping in prison without someone banging or also banging, just the other way around.

Spyro: So far, all we got is a new suspect, and it's that writer Taha. Man, that guy is just bizarre. I'll never understand writers, rookie.

Ash: Of course, you would never understand since you never read books anyway.

Spyro: Ash, I feel like your objective in talking to me is to piss me off.

Ash: Not quite, since I'm here to remind you that Father Bulfati is announcing that he's going to use the church for a sermon. You should try going back and collecting more evidence before all of it gets swept away.

Spyro: What are we waiting for, rookie? Off to the church again we go!

**Investigate Church Seat.**

Spyro: Rookie, can you let me handle this part this time? I gotta look like I'm working so gloomy Ash and the bespectacled geezer won't scold me anymore.

Spyro: For example, I found this prayer candle, and it has some scribbles on it. It's faded, but you can work on recovering it.

Spyro: And of course- Wait, you found the clue already? For f\*ck sake, rookie, you love work so much don't you?

Spyro: Yeah, yeah, whatever, if you want to check that grail, feel free to do so. I don't care anymore, now let me take a whiff of my cigs.

**Examine Prayer Candle.**

Spyro: So what did the inscription say? "Archana, you better stop your blasphemous acts or face the wrath of God!".

Spyro: Whoever wrote this must've been delirious at the victim for her cult ways.

Spyro: You're right, based on the tone itself, this speaks Father Bulfati all over it. Let's question the priest for the second time, rookie.

**Inquire Father Bulfati about his threat towards the victim.**

Father Bulfati: Welcome back, detectives. Did you change your mind of not wanting to seek God?

Spyro: All we are seeking is answers about the threat you wrote to the victim, Father. What is it about? Did you find out she's in a cult?

Father Bulfati: She's in a cult?!

Spyro: Nevermind, you didn't know about it. But why did you call her blasphemous?

Father Bulfati: For starters, she stopped visiting this church. Usually, I wouldn't mind, but the fact she would verbally assault any of my churchgoers is just too far!

Father Bulfati: I find this pattern of behavior strange, detectives. Archana was usually kind and was full of the holy spirit! The devil must've possessed her for this.

Father Bulfati: But now you're telling me she's in a cult? This is just…unbelievable.

Father Bulfati: Now excuse me, I need to administer nicotine patches and take my sleeping pills. I'm feeling sick, so I'm taking a rest.

Spyro: You can have your rest, but if you killed Archana for her sins, you can pray for safety since you're going to prison for the rest of your life!

**Examine Grail.**

Spyro: Congrats, you collected the green sample! As a reward, you gotta face the asylum patient with a Ph.D. in science! Hope you didn't lose your sanity, rookie.

**Analyze Green Substance.**

Spyro: No more eccentric acts, Enno. I had enough of your sh\*t, now tell us about the sample!

Enno: Wow, Spyro, I've never seen you this angry at me for no apparent reason. I won't lie, I'm a bit flattered.

Spyro: You love being scolded?!

Enno: Not much, but a bit…But maybe we shouldn't talk about this that much. It's a bit embarrassing…

Spyro: All the clownery you did is embarrassing, Enno, you should realize that you're the oldest here!

Spyro: Ah f\*ck, I sound like that old-timer for this. Forget about what I said, Enno, just explain the substance so we can proceed through the investigation!

Enno: You should consider yourself lucky, detective, cause the thing you touched is a lethal poison. It's botulinum toxin. People often use this to fix their faces, but the wrong dose can kill you within seconds.

Spyro: Damn, rookie, you're lucky you wore gloves that time. Had it you touched it with your bare hands, you're done for.

Enno: But that's not all. I could help you determine who administered the toxin! I found sweat drops, and the DNA results say it belongs to a certain Agent W!

Spyro: If only you kept this professional behavior in general, I would like you better. Anyways, we should bust Agent W's chops for placing poison on an artifact that can kill someone!

**Confront Agent W for administering poison to the grail.**

Spyro: Agent W! You better come clean! We know that you placed toxins on a grail in the church. Your actions nearly killed the rookie right here!

Agent W: Then why did you touch it? The poison was meant for Archana! I just forgot to obtain it now that she's dead.

Spyro: So you tried to kill the victim? Great, that makes you our prime suspect then.

Agent W: Prime suspect? You got it wrong, detective. My mission here failed. My superiors want me to use poison, not a complex killing such as crucifixion.

Agent W: Do you think an agent would spark attention? You should learn the basics of how secret agents roll, detective.

Agent W: You know what, since you distrust me that much, I'll just tell you that I fit all the profiles in your case. Yes, I enjoy nihari, and I have a smoking addiction, hence I use nicotine patches. Not to mention that I can't sleep well after work, so I take sleeping pills.

Spyro: How did you even know our killer's profile? It's classified!

Agent W: I have my ways. Good luck with your investigation, detective. Amuse me with your results.

Spyro: If the same result points to you as the killer, I'm sure it's gonna be "amusing" for you indeed.

Spyro: So far, we managed to break two of our suspects' lies.

Spyro: Father Bulfati thinks Archana has been possessed by the Devil for her ungodly acts, and then we got the flamboyant agent lady whose mission is to assassinate the victim.

Spyro: So who do you think is the-

Rawhiyah: You! Are you the IPS! I need to have a word with you!

Spyro: Slow down, lady, who are you?

Rawhiyah: I'm a churel. The name is Rawhiyah.

Spyro: Okay, Rawhiyah, sit down and tell us what you need. Just don't try to make me older, I heard you churels would absorb men's virility to turn them older.

**See what the churel wants from us.**

Rawhiyah: Thank you for agreeing to talk. Now, as I said, I heard that you are solving a murder, correct?

Spyro: Yes, we did. What about it?

Rawhiyah: Your victim, Archana Dugal, was nothing more than a burden. She tried to kill me, you know.

Rawhiyah: You gotta understand, how do I live peacefully when the cult is spreading about my existence to the public? Because of her and her cronies, my territory is swarmed with hunters.

Rawhiyah: Detective, I'm proposing you an order. Find the killer before sunset, or else I have to either kill you or turn you into a frail elder.

Spyro: And who do you think you are? Threatening us like that? Why the f\*ck did you even care about the investigation that much, it has nothing to do with you!

Rawhiyah: It does, you putrid mortal! The cult members are accusing me of Dugal's death. I don't understand why they speculate I'm the one credible when I didn't even come into the church.

Rawhiyah: And that's why I need you to solve it! Prove my innocence, and I might give you a favorable reward…

Spyro: We will continue the investigation, but not for YOU, Rawhiyah! If it's true that you are just hindering our investigation and are the killer, the cultists are the last thing of your worries!

Tashard: Detective! I heard that you encountered a churel. Was it true that she threatened you to solve the case before sunset?

Tashard: Unfortunately, we have to comply, detective. Our mission is to protect the supernatural, you remember? Rawhiyah is one of them, and regardless of her ways, she is an endangered species.

Tashard: Churels are getting hunted and hunted each day, and she is the only one left standing in Lahore. So you better solve the case to appease her, whilst also saving her life.

Spyro: I despise protecting the ones who threaten our lives, geezer. Sure, the supernatural deserves protection, but only for those who deserve it. This one does not!

Tashard: You're in no position to judge anyone, Spyro unless you want me to give you paperwork instead of Ganika?

Spyro: No! Anything but paperwork! I disdain that so much!

Tashard: Exactly. Now, I also have another piece of news to deliver, detective.

Tashard: As the churel said, the cultists have gathered in Lahore, and they are marching to avenge Archana, detective!

## Chapter 3

Spyro: Screw wasting time, let's just head to the streets real quick and stop these loonies from their carnage!

Cultists: Execute! Execute!

Cultists: The killing of our sister, Archana, is treachery for all of us. Everyone, we must fight the supernatural entities from getting rid of us, or the ones who sympathize with them!

Spyro: Listen, you harebrained wackos! You better shut the f\*ck up with all of these chants and protests, or else we'll make you shut up!

Cultists: Crap, it's the IPS! Our dear leader warned us that we shouldn't advance in messing with them. Let's disperse!

Spyro: That was easy. But now that we're here, I think I saw Archana's apartment just a block ahead. Should we take another look for more incriminating evidence?

**Investigate Kitchen.**

Spyro: Let's be quick, starting with these broken bits. It's gold, but I can't make out what it is before it breaks.

Spyro: It's your cue to mash them together, rookie. Aside from that, I found this small bookshelf. Don't take me as a bookworm, I just think this might hide something.

Spyro: If you can spare some time, could you check that too? You will? That's kind of you.

**Examine Broken Bits.**

Spyro: Cool. You restored it so fast that I wasn't even able to glance at it. How could you obtain this power? Explain!

Spyro: I take it as a no, whatever, is this a figurine? What type is it though?

Spyro: Let's just send this to… Oh, wait, Ryan is still comatose.

Spyro: I hope Jennifer can learn about this instead, just hoping that she didn't use this for…tantric purposes.

**Analyze Golden Figurine.**

Jennifer: Baby, you made me feel good all the time, don't you think?

Jennifer: I know, I am sexy and fabulous, and I'll make sure I'll make you- Oh wait, Spyro and the detective are here, I'll be back, dear.

Spyro: Jennifer, did you…just…make love with your doll husband?!

Jennifer: Yes, indeed. Charlie's a great company, I must say.

Spyro: Okay stop, the mental image is haunting me already. I still wonder how the hell did the geezer hire you.

Spyro: Back to the point, you examined the figurine already? Or did you just waste our time by shagging your beloved toy?

Jennifer: Don't underestimate my intellect when I am busy, Spyro! Of course, I found out what the statue is!

Jennifer: It's simple, all I did was visit Ryan's lab, take one of his books, and research. I found this figurine was meant to represent a traitor of a cult.

Jennifer: I won't explain much since the contents are…wacky. But I'm positive that this is made by a follower of Mohandas, who sent the statue to the victim because she betrayed the cult.

Spyro: And the only person I can think of capable of doing this is none other than Ms. Kayani! Knowing her kookiness, we should find and interrogate her again!

**Grill Vesal Kayani about the statue sent to the victim.**

Spyro: Ms. Kayani, we found this statue that you sent to the victim. Did Archana betray the cult?

Vesal: Not quite, but she did break the rules often!

Vestal: Our leader has taught us ten principles we must do, and Archana never did them all properly. She's no devotee, she's a sinner as well!

Vesal: When I invited Archana for a nihari feast, I confronted her about her disobedience, but she didn't even care!

Vesal: She's as bad as my smoking addiction, but luckily, it can be fixed with nicotine patches, and I would hope the statue would "fix" her ways.

Vestal: It was to warn her that she'll reach internal doom if she didn't repent, but I guess she broke it.

Damnit, just thinking about that woman's sinful acts made me worried about the cult's reputation from the new followers. It gave me insomnia before, and I had to take sleeping pills, but I guess I don't have to worry since she's gone.

Spyro: If you got rid of her for her "sins", you can face your worries in prison instead. No inmates are as holy as you think!

**Examine Bookshelf.**

Spyro: See, I told you there's something hidden here. Trust my instincts when I'm at it, rookie.

Spyro: One particular book got my eyes focused on it, like this book. It looks more like a bunch of sketches, and it has a picture of the crucifixion of Jesus in it.

Spyro: There's a bunch of dots scribbled on the palms and the feet, it looks like his wounds. Seriously, what is this about?

Spyro: There's a text written in Urdu right next to it, and I don't know sh\*t about Urdu. Unfortunately, let's just bring this to Jennifer again.

**Analyze Crucifixion Sketches.**

Jennifer: Just one more thing and the translation's done… Ah, hello there you two.

Spyro: Jennifer, why are you dressed in lingerie?

Jennifer: Let's simply say…the heat is getting stronger here. It's up to you to interpret what I mean, right dears?

Spyro: No thanks, I'll just assume it's because of the weather rather than your stuff. So, have you finished the translation yet?

Jennifer: It's a bit rusty, but I tried. It says, "Shall apply the stigmata in the victim's, make sure to intensify the gore and mystical energy on it!".

Spyro: What the hell does that even mean?

Jennifer: Stigmata are the exact wounds Jesus suffered during his crucifixion, much like the dots scribbled on it. And judging from how the text sounds, it looks like a writer's perspective for their novel character rather than a murder motivation.

Jennifer: In short, I can tell the writer and the one who sketched this is Taha Aleem. He's probably planning to write a book with the crucifixion motif.

Spyro: So our writer guy is researching about the exact method that killed his number one fan…I agree, this sounds suspicious, whether this is for his novel or not!

Spyro: Let's visit Mr. Aleem again, rookie!

**Confront Taha Aleem about his notes.**

Spyro: Mr. Aleem, care to explain about these sketches? Just to remind you, your biggest fan and the victim, Archana, were crucified. I don't think it's a coincidence that you were also researching the same modus operandi…

Taha: Hey, it is a coincidence! Just because I have a fabulous idea, doesn't mean I'll do it for real!

Taha: Why would I kill her anyways? It's a ridiculous theory you're assuming, detectives.

Taha: Look, all I want is my story to be Christian-themed. I have to research anything biblical to write a fantastic intense story, for example, a murder case in a church committed by-

Taha: Oof! Ah, sorry, let me just apply my nicotine patch right now, I got sick after smoking cigs.

Taha: Back to the topic, I got sleepless nights and had to use sleeping pills to research. I won't waste it for a pointless murder! I would rather kill off a fictional character than a real one.

Spyro: If it turns out that you need a real-life murder reference, you can write an autobiography of yourself being a convicted murderer instead!

Spyro: Turns out the other two suspects are hiding something!

Spyro: Ms. Kayani believed Archana had broken the golden rule of the cult…To be fair, who would follow a bunch of harpy nonsense?

Spyro: Not to mention there's the writer, Taha Aleem, who suspiciously, researched the murder method.

Spyro: But enough stalling, since we already reinvestigated both the church and the apartment, we should check the pathway now! Let's go!

**Investigate Pond.**

Spyro: Did you see that box in the pond? I think I saw blood on it, luckily it dried so the water didn't wash it out.

Spyro: Gotta take a look at it, rookie. Giving that duty to you since you love work anyways.

Spyro: Now what about that plank? The color and the type match the cross that was used to kill Archana.

Spyro: Yeah, definitely worth checking out. Start with picking up that sample over there.

**Examine Wooden Box.**

Spyro: Nice, you found a nail. No, I'm not an idiot to say that this has nothing to do with the case, of course, this nail is the key evidence to the case.

Spyro: But we gotta send this to Enno. If he goofs around once again, I'll shove this up in his- Agh, whatever, let's go!

**Analyze Nail.**

Enno: Just another hit and there you go.

Spyro: What ridiculous experiment are you doing right now, madman?

Enno: Nothing in particular, except that I'm building a new home for Percy.

Spyro: You call THAT a house? That looks like a death chamber!

Enno: Percy could endure that, don't worry, he loves danger after all. I suppose you want information about the nail you sent to me.

Enno: Yes, it's the exact thing that killed Ms. Dugal. I found traces of nihari on the nail, and also another substance.

Enno: The substance contains numerous DNA cells on it, and after extracting that, I can affirm that the killer is a woman!

Spyro: Our murderer is a "she"? Unfortunately for her, we're getting close to putting her in jail!

**Examine Plank.**

Spyro: Disgusting, is this saliva?!

Spyro: Funny that you took it without gloves, but somehow, you didn't even flinch, just what the hell man.

Spyro: Time to bring this to Enno, and don't forget to wipe it in his face if he does his clownery again.

**Analyze Saliva.**

Enno: Detective, right now Percy accidentally set this lab on fire again and I gotta be quick before it spreads out.

Spyro: Oh for f\*ck sake, Enno! Not only you're gonna incur the wrath of the geezer, but you also burned your lab again?!

Enno: Relaxing the fire won't kill but it's still chemically dangerous, so I'll just be quick with the analysis before I extinguish it!

Spyro: Hurry then, sh\*t, the smoke is reaching here!

Enno: All I can say is that this saliva belongs to the killer and I used scientific methods and then discovered that the killer is under 40 years old!

Enno: Now you got your answer, can I leave to get the fire extinguisher now?

Spyro: Go on then!

Spyro: Anyways, rookie, we got a young individual to arrest for the killing of Archana! I hope they reflect on their actions before their mid-age.

Spyro: Finally, we are getting closer to catching the culprit. Are you ready to put the cuffs on, rookie?

Spyro: Obviously I'm ready, so let's go arrest that murderous bastard already!

**Take care of the killer now!**

Spyro: Game is up, Ms. Kayani. We know you killed Archana Dugal.

Vesal: And what proof do you have? You know what? Don't answer. I know your reputation is too good for failures.

Spyro: Why did you kill a member of the same cult you're in?

Vesal: You don't look that stupid to me, detective. I think we both know the answer.

Vesal: I can't let you get close to our leader. We knew you met Archana in Turkey.

Spyro: So what?

Vesal: Oh come on, I know your tricks. I was once a cop too. You obviously wanted to follow her back to India. Well, I wish you good luck on that!

Spyro: Thanks. To express our deepest gratitude, we're taking you to the authorities. I do hope the time in a tiny cell will help you think about what you've done.

Spyro: I swear, this woman does nothing but piss me off! Did you hear her laughter after we told her about going to jail?

Tashard: Don't heed attention to that woman, Spyro. She's disturbed of course, but she'll face justice for murder.

Tashard: All we got to focus on is getting on Mohandas' trail, Spyro. And I'm confident we're getting closer to that!

Tashard: Let's just hope we could arrest him soon, detectives, but time will tell. For now, we still have work to do.