Heart on Fire

**Heart on Fire** is the ninth case of Criminal Case: Across Europe. This is the fourth case in Germany. It is situated in Munich, Germany.

* Previous Case: One Death, One Crime
* Next Case: A Slayer Among Us
* Partner: Emmeline Castaignède

## Plot

The team arrived in Munich, to save Leon Schröder and Alexandra Leventis, according to the tracking device, Alexandra was in Marienplatz, the chief assigned Emmeline and the player to investigate Marienplatz, however they came across the body of Leon, whose chest was burnt, but there was no sign of Alexandra. The duo send the body for autopsy, the duo was shocked that Leon died, because the slayer was a intimidating threat to Germany, and there were already a lot of murders took place, German government had imposed curfew, the duo suspected actor Valentin Warner for the murder, upon his interrogation, he told the duo that Leon and him were friends, who had worked in various shows together, his death is a loss for the German cinema. According to news, there were 28 victims of the slayers up till now, which was a alarming situation, the duo found out that Leon wasn't killed by the slayer, but it was someone else who killed him, the duo suspected actress Mathilde Hoffman for the murder, on her confession she told the duo that Leon was a proficient actor, and his death is saddening, and she is also afraid that the slayer also might try to hurt her, the duo found out a magazine which starred Leon and actress Emma van Dijk and it was titled as "The Young Love", the duo interrogated Emma, she was devastated and broke down into tears, she told the duo that she and Leon were dating, however when their relationship was publicised, the fans started affronting and loathing them due to Leon being younger than her. The autopsy revealed out that Leon died due to burn on his chest, which caused him to have a heart attack. At the precinct, Brad told the duo that he has received message from a slayer, which says to stop digging in the slayer, or else he will slay Alexandra.

Mid-investigation, the slayer had threatened the duo if they will stick their nose in their secrets they will slay Alexandra, after hearing this Silas got extremely worried and fainted. The duo send him to Jázmin. The chief warned the duo to be extra safe and protect themselves from the slayer, the duo investigated the crime scene, and found out the phone of Leon, the messages revealed that Leon has been talking to Angelika Spitznagel, Hilda's sister. Hilda got furious, however Emmeline managed to calm her down, the duo interrogated Angelika, she told the duo that she was nearly killed by the slayer, but Leon managed to save her from the slayer, and afterwards he told her to be extra safe. After the interrogation of Angelika, the duo was approached by athlete Matthias Hoffman, he told the duo that he is being followed by someone, and he is scared because he thinks it's the slayer, after his interrogation, the duo investigated the crime scene again, and found out a chocolate box, which was given to Emma, by Leon. However, the duo was surprised, they decided to debrief her, she confessed that she wanted to breakup with Leon, because she kept receiving affronting due to dating someone younger than her, she told the duo that they had an understanding relationship, but due to protect her reputation, she broke up with Leon, however he never agreed on breaking up and send her box of chocolates. At the precinct, the duo was devastated due to the slayer and the kidnapping of Alexandra, simultaneously coroner Jázmin Kertész informed the duo that Liesbeth Anderiesen has been missing for a long time.

Mid-investigation, after Jázmin told the duo about Liesbeth's disappearance, the duo got more devastated, the chief called them in his office, and he was worried due to the kidnappings of two team members, with the slayer on loose and deteriorating German economy, Germany started to fall into chaos, and several countries like France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States ceased their trades with Germany, after overviewing the situation. A lot of news channels, started publicising Germany's dark Nazi past. The duo found out that Matthias had threatened the victim, so they decided to debrief him, on his confession, he revealed that Leon caught him cheating in a football game, and he was gonna report him, which will result in the destruction of his career. In the end, the team had enough evidence to incarcerate actress Emma van Dijk for the murder, upon admitting she broke down into tears, she implored that she never wanted to kill Leon, but some days she received an email from someone, demanding her to kill Leon, and they will award her with several Euros, however she disagreed, but when she broke up with Leon, she was more heartbroken, however she constantly disagreed to murder Leon, the slayer had kidnapped and tortured her, and then the slayer had kidnapped Leon, and then told her to kill Leon, the slayer had forced her to kill him, so he handed over a torch to Emma, and she burnt the chest of Leon, eventually killing him.

Judge Catalina sentenced her 10 years in prison. In the AI, the chief assigned the duo to find Alexandra and Liesbeth, and also track down and incarcerate the slayer, because Germany is falling into chaos. After Silas gained consciousness, he was still worried for Alexandra, the duo decided to ask more about the slayer from Emma, when they arrived in her prison cell, she was unconscious, she was knocked out by someone, however she was alive, after she gained consciousness, the duo asked her about the slayer, but she was only able to tell some details about the slayer, after arriving at the the station the duo was approached by actor Jürgen Fischer, the chief told them that Jürgen has found a lead on the slayer, and is trying to track the slayer down for a long time, and he also affirmed that Alexandra and Liesbeth are being held in old cottage, the duo investigated the cottage, and found out Liesbeth, but there was no sign of Alexandra. After getting her to the department, the chief thanked Jürgen for finding Liesbeth, he also revealed that the slayer will be carrying murders in the capital, so he is heading to Berlin, with the departure of Jürgen from the department, the chief announced that they are heading to Berlin, to cease the terror of the slayer forever.

## Suspects

Valentin Warner

Actor

Suspect's Profile:

* The Suspect uses eye drops.
* The Suspect owns a parrot.

Mathilde Hoffman

Influencer

Suspect's Profile:

* The Suspect knows anatomy.
* The Suspect uses eye drops.
* The Suspect owns a parrot.

Emma van Dijk

Dutch actress

Suspect's Profile:

* The Suspect knows anatomy.
* The Suspect uses eye drops.
* The Suspect owns a parrot.

Angelika Spitznagel

Hilda's sister

Suspect's Profile:

* The Suspect knows anatomy.
* The Suspect owns a parrot.

Matthias Hoffman

Athlete

Suspect's Appearance:

* The Suspect knows anatomy.
* The Suspect uses eye drops.
* The Suspect owns a parrot.

## Killer's Profile

* The Killer knows anatomy.
* The Killer uses eye drops.
* The Killer owns a parrot.
* The Killer has A- blood type.
* The Killer is female.