White Lies

Even in the White House not everything's bright.

**White Lies** is the 26th case in The Origins and the 1st case to occur in the Northeast Region.

## ***Plot***

After arresting William Donkard for killing CDRA agent Artie Choke, the team is now after the mastermind of it all, the former head of the CDRA, Olivia Burnwood. When we last talked to her, Aaron Hall, the team's profiler, told the team that she wanted to negotiate with President Tom Fisher, the former vice president who took over after Remington Dunn was arrested for murder. Our goal is simple: To make it to the president before Olivia does. However, as soon as we arrive at the White House, Duchess Sophia, the British duchess we met back in Alabama, told the team that she was planning to go to the restroom, but that she found a body instead. Thinking the body might be the president, Max Snowcone and the player rush to the bathroom, to find a woman poisoned in the bath. When we interrogate Sophia, she is able to identify the victim as Caroline Lewinsky, a Secretary of State. Sophia mentioned that she had an affair with the Vice President, Bill Wise. Sophia takes the duo to the vice president's office, where we deliver the news of Caroline's death to Bill, who starts to freak out and cry. We decide to leave him to cry, but Max has an idea. He tells Bill that they'll solve Caroline's murder if he brings them to the president. Luckily, we're immediately brought to president Tom Fisher. First, we tell him about Olivia. Tom said that Olivia came this morning to negotiate about the CDRA and that she seemed quite charming. We tell Tom to keep a lookout for Olivia, and he agrees to take all necessary precautions. Later on, we speak with Terrance Carpenter, an ex-soldier, who tells the duo that once he saw Caroline and Bill arguing, as both of their lives were ruined by the affair. He also mentioned that he quit the military so he could live a life away from violence. We spoke again to the vice president, who tells the team that a conspiracy theorist caught wind of the two's affair and posted a video he recorded of it online, where everyone saw it. We search around The White House to see if anyone looks like a conspiracy theorist, as they could be a prime suspect in the investigation. We find a crazy bald man with a speakerphone being dragged out of the building saying "I'm speaking the truth! Caroline killed herself!" We ask for the bodyguards to let him go as we bring the man back to the station. When Ursula and the player interrogate him at their headquarters, the man introduces himself as Brian Elliot, the conspiracy theorist who recorded and posted the affair. He tells the duo that Caroline killed herself to end her humiliation and that we're wasting our time. As soon as he leaves to "speak the truth," Jade Thunderwall, the team's beat cop handcuffs him and puts him in custody for the time being. We later entered the bathroom, which a maid is cleaning up. She tells us that Tom Fisher ordered the cleanup because his wife wants a clean bathroom. We tell the maid to stop immediately as we interrogate the president. He tells us that although it might look suspicious, he has nothing to hide and that we can search the Oval Office for clues if we like. Later on, we talk once again to Sophia, who met the president and sat in the same chair as Olivia. Sophia told the team that she heard of Olivia escaping and manipulating a chocolate factory owner into killing one of her own agents. We also find the videotape in the bathroom of the vice president and Caroline making out. We realize it must be Brian's. When we ask Brian about the clip, he tells the duo that he left it in the girls' bathroom when he followed Caroline there. We tell Brian that the bathroom is where she was murdered and that he just became our #1 suspect. We later meet up with Terrance again, and he tells the team that he was good friends with Caroline, and how sad he is that she's dead. After researching the victim's office again, we finally have enough evidence needed to arrest the killer.

## ***Killer And Motives***

The killer turned out to be Terrance.

Upon admitting to the murder, Terrance said that he and Caroline were dating, but when he proposed to her, she got scared and told him that she was having an affair with Bill, before running away. Ever since then, the news has been filled with Caroline campaigning against marriage. Terrance tried to get her back, but instead, Caroline got him fired from the army. Judge Virgo sentenced Terrance to 30 years in jail.

## ***Cherry Patch, Duck Pond, Cash Register (1/5)***

After arresting Terrance, Tom tells the team that we must find Olivia at costs, as we don't know why she masterminded Artie's death or what she's planning next. We decide to speak with Mary Thompson, a Summoner, who tells the team that Olivia has nothing to do with them and that they don't know of their plans, which makes the team think she's either part of a different organization or she's playing alone. We also talk to an old friend, Ronda Warner, who tells the team that she is now the new head after CDRA after Olivia escaped. We later get a call about a murder in Providence, Rhode Island, and they say there's an unusual amount of police activity there. Hence, it's a case for us to solve. We pack our bags and head to Providence next.

## ***Suspects***

Duchess Sophia (Traits: 3, 5)Bill Wise (Traits: 1, 2, 3)Tom Fisher (Traits: 1, 2, 4, 5)Terrance Carpenter (Traits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)Brian Elliot (Traits: 1, 2, 3, 4)