Mason Mills

**Mason Mills** (2008-2042) was a suspect in the murder investigation of Blades member Herold Gibbs in Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged), before being murdered in Turn On The Heat (Case #6 of Stories Uncaged).

## Description

Mason was the 34-year-old leader of The Blades. In Shards of Rage, it is known that Mason drinks wine, has asthma, and eats onion rings.

## Events of Stories Uncaged

### Shards of Rage

Mason was first spoken to when detective Connor Stout and the player found his gun at the entertainment room where the wine bottle used to kill Blades member Herold Gibbs was from. We asked Mason about this and he told us that Herold was his second-in-command. We then immediately realize that Mason has to be the Blades' leader and we ask him what he's planning against the Chinese Mob. He tells us that's none of our concerns and that we just need to mind our own business.

Mason was spoken to again when tech expert Lillian Henrich found security footage of Mason yelling at Herold. We asked Mason about this, and he told us that Herold constantly teased him regarding how much better of a gang leader he would be. Mason said that it was annoying but he didn't let it get to him.

Mason was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Blades member Chachi Rhodes for Herold's murder.

Mason was spoken to again after we found out about his relations with retired collector Laszlo Toth. Mason said that Laszlo was too old to be trusted and that we shouldn't believe his story. Laszlo's story was that Mason and the Blades told him to give him his weapons or else Mason would burn his house down. Mason said that the accusations were false and that we can't trust Laszlo.

## Murder Details

Mason was found dead with severe third-degree burn marks all over his head, lying on the street at a broken roadblock. Sullivan determined that Mason died from the shock after getting burned due to intense heat, and judging from the fire, he suggested looking out for a molotov cocktail. He also collected bits of aloe vera cream on Mason's chest, but according to Lillian, Mason never used aloe vera cream once in his life, so the aloe vera cream must've belonged to the killer.

## Relationship with Suspects

As the leader of the Blades, Mason made quite a few enemies, both outside and inside his own gang.

Mason fought quite with his rival, Chinese mob leader Yuan Zedong, but once Mason tried to kill Zedong's wife in retaliation, which he failed to do so but managed to injure her severely that she had to stay at the hospital for weeks. Aside from the fights, Mason was a racist as well, looting several Chinese businesses and moving the Blades to Emerald City to make sure the Chinese received a bad reputation. Inside his gang, Mason often mocked Chachi Rhodes for being too stereotypical and accused him of holding the gang back. Chachi confessed about his true motives for killing Herold were not for loyalty, but to stop him from forwarding his plans on killing Mason as he wanted to take the glory himself. During one of his attacks on the Chinese, Mason masterminded the massacre of the neighborhood where Blades member Nedaara Townsend lived during her teenage years, and she was the only survivor at that time, which Mason saw potential into and recruited her. Mason furthermore blackmailed two people: One being retired collector Laszlo Toth, whom he warned to either join his gang or he'd raze his house down. The other being Gerard Whitfield, whom he coerced to join the Blades and helping them. Even if he was willing to, Mason unnecessarily threatened his brother Landen's life and said that he would easily kill him if he refused.

## Killer and Motives

The killer turned out to be Laszlo.

Upon admitting to the murder, Laszlo said that Mason didn't stop on the threats, as he kept his words and burned his house with his wife and daughter inside, killing them and got away with it. Not forgiving himself for letting his family die in the hands of Mason and letting him scot-free, Laszlo plotted to kill Mason as he wanted Mason to rot in hell more than prison. When Mason returned to Emerald City, Laszlo knew the perfect opportunity to commence revenge. Knowing Mason used a molotov cocktail to kill his family, Laszlo used the exact method to kill him, as he had to go out from the same thing that started the whole ordeal. As Connor and the player was about to arrest him, Laszlo suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the ground, prompting the duo to send him to the hospital.

## Aftermath

### Taste The Blades

After Gerard Whitfield's murder, we were told by Nedaara that the Blades was doing much better without Mason and that they aren't looked down upon much anymore. Nedaara said that the Chinese seemed to get along with them well and that it's leading towards a brighter future between the two communities, something Mason was dreading for a long time.

### The Wrath of God

After Nedaara was murdered, the Blades begun to fall apart without Mason and Nedaara's knowledge of the gang and their strategies. We were also told by Russian assassin Scarface that a few years ago, Mason and the Blades were in charge of a performance where Mason openly and heavily mocked the Russian president, which got the Russians on his bad side and caused Mason to be banned from Russia. We were also told that because of this, Mason constantly beat up and killed several of Scarface's colleagues. We were later told by Zedong that he felt like Nedaara wasn't going to hold her end of the bargain and betray the Chinese like Mason did before her.

## Case Appearances

* Instant Regrets (Case #2 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* Blades Striking Blades (Case #3 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged)
* Earl Grave (Case #5 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* Turn On The Heat (Case #6 of Stories Uncaged)
* Taste The Blades (Case #9 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* The Wrath of God (Case #12 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)

## Trivia

* Mason was a suspect in one case.
* Mason appeared in one district in Stories Uncaged.
* Mason appeared in one season.

## Gallery

Mason, as he appeared in Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged) and Turn On The Heat (Case #6 of Stories Uncaged).Mason's body.Laszlo Toth, Mason's killer.