Chapters

## Prologue: Welcome to Hope Island!

The very beginning, the very start to a chain of future murders on Hope's Island

## Chapter 1: Distrust and Lies

### Victim File:

The victim was found pinned to the wall by scissors. Behind them, a muffin was drawn in blood. There were several lacerations on the body, the most prominent one being on the victims back. On the back if the victim, ribbon was found which resembled the back of a laced up corset.

Time of Death: Unknown

Cause of Death: Unkown

Clues:

-A small bundle of string

-leftover ribbon

-sewing needles

-purple fabric

-picture of a muffin drawn in blood

-some lace

-and some sewing needles

-letter asking for victim to invite them

-bloody scissors

### Closing Argument

Closing Arguments for this case has unfortunately been lost.

Case has closed up approximately 7/21/20-7/22/20

### Motive

Each players secrets were exchanged from one person to another. As of now only one person knows through an envelope, however if no one kills within a time limit everyone's secrets would be exposed to everyone on the island.

Owner of Secret -> Receiver

Ankha — Marshal

Fang — Muffy

Sherb — Roald

Chevre — Fang

Coco — Simon

Diva — Raymond

Muffy — Lily

Judy — Cashmere

Raymond — Coco

Simon — Judy

Cashmere — Chevre

Lily — Ankha

Marshal — Sherb

Roald — Diva

## Chapter 2: The Forgotten Temple

### Victim File:

Chevre is found at the fountain, hanging from one of the lampposts. A paper is taped to her face that reads LONG LIVE THE QUEEN.

Time of Death: 12:30 AM

Cause of Death: Drowning

Clues:

-No bruising on her neck

-Scratch Marks at Fountain

-No other signs of struggle

-a ladder is beside Chevre's body

-Items missing from survival stop

-rope

-sledge hammer

-matchsticks

-Chevre is completely dry

-Chevre's face is bruised purple

-dry blood on Chevre's nails

-large puddle by the fountain

-Burnt clothes and towel found in trash by fountain

-a set of clothes missing from Able's Sisters

-paper taped to her face written "LONG LIVE THE QUEEN"

-Blunt force trauma on Chevre's head

### Closing Argument

After Ankha heard about the motive from Tom Nook, she knew what she had to do. If she got away with the murder, then that would mean the killing game will end faster since she could bring someone along with her is she successfully got away with it. She planned her murder during the night, collecting everything she needed. The matches, the rope, the sledgehammer, and clothes from the tailor shop. She didn’t have anyone specific to kill to who ever was wandering at midnight would be her victim. Suddenly Chevre comes a long and greets her before turning away to the fountain. With the sledgehammer is Ankha’s hands, she stuck behind and whacked Chevre on the head. She wasn’t sure if she killed her or knocked her out so she placed her head in the fountain to drown her. After a few seconds, Chevre regained consciousness and started scratching a long the fountain trying to break free. But, Ankha’s grip was strong and held her there for minutes until Chevre’s body stopped moving. She took her out and dragged her to the lamppost, leaving a large puddle behind. She changed Chevre’s clothes into new ones and burning her wet ones in the trash. She climbed up the ladder with Chevre’s body and tied her to the lamppost. Lastly, Ankha wrote a vague note and taped it to Chevre’s head to give everyone at least one clue. Who knew that would be a mistake. She left the ladder where it was to make it look like a suicide. After she was done with the murder, she when back home to wash off herself.

Case closed - 7/24/20

### Motive

If the blackened gets away with murder, the blackened can bring one person with them to escape with them.

## Chapter 3: The Sleeping Fantasy

### Victim File:

Cashmere was in a chair their arms and legs tied up, there was a knife In their stomach area along with chest, and a red line across their neck like they had been strangled They were found dead in the Greenhouse

Time of Death: 1:34 AM

Cause of Death: Unknown

Clues:

-A red marking across his neck

-two knives

-a scratch on their cheek

-arms and legs are bound to a chair

-two knives missing from survival stop

-a stuffed cat pillow with its stuffing ripped out

### Closing Argument

Stitches walked to the survival shop, buying 2 knives. He sighed, and made his way to to the greenhouse where Cashmere wanted to meet them. He arrived with the knifes hidden. Earlier that day, Stitches had a cat pillow placed behind the greenhouse for later. Jumping back to the present, Cashmere and Stitches started to work. Cashmere asked what his desires were, and Stitches said 'This.' as he attacked Cashmere. Cashmere went to Dodge, but got a cut on their cheek. Stitches grabbed Cashmere's neck, strangling them. Stitches then finished attacking Cashmere with several stabs to the chest and stomach and a cut to the throat. Stitches left the knifes in the wounds as he got the cat plush and took out some stuffing and dropped it. Stitches then got the chair from the corner of the green house and placed Cashmere's dead body in it, tying their arms and legs to the chair. Stitches then walked away, going to clean up.

Case closed - 7/27/20

### Motive

This month is the hottest month for the island. Anything such as water, air conditioners, and wind have been shut down, broken, and disappeared. If no murder is committed everyone can potentially die of heatstroke

## Chapter 4: An Eye for an Eye

### Victim File:

Description of Crime Scene: Sherb was found lying in the middle of the cherry blossom forest with a grass sickle plunged into his stomach. Various plants and flowers surround Sherb’s body, he seems to be smiling.

Time of Death: 1:25 PM

Cause of Death: Sharp object stabbed in abdomen

Clues:

-Grass sickle missing from the greenhouse

-The flowers surrounding Sherb were red spider lilies, white chrysanthemums, red and white roses

-Bloody gardening gloves found in the trash

-A white lily sits besides Sherb's head

-A letter written "I'm sorry, I had to" was beside Sherb's body

-the letter had tear-stains at it was wet

### Closing Argument

Closing Argument for this case has been lost

Case completed approximately 7/28/20 - 7/29/20

### Motive

Every participants families have been kidnapped and are being tortured on the brink of the death. Someone must die before there is true casualty to the torture.

## Chapter 5: The Tropical Death

### Victim File:

his head was bashed in and there was blood almost everywhere. the light cloth was somewhere by his body, and the tie was sitting by the glasses, the hammer was near his head and the notebook was under him, the pen was sitting down by the cloth. there was a white shirt in a trashcan near the cafe

Time of death**:** 11:47 PM

Cause of death: Brain damage/head trauma

Clues:

-light colored cloth

-cracked glasses

-an axe

-a notebook with blood on a majority of the pages, the writing being blurred and difficult to read due to the blood, the letter C can be made out just barely

-a pen

-a white shirt/dress

-a tropical fruit

### Closing Argument

**Coco** sat in her room, writing in her *notebook*. “*Today’s the day… here I go.* **7/30/2020**” She walks to **Nook’s Cranny** before doing anything else, and she buys an *axe*. She then heads to the cafe, where she would wait on her victim. She had took her *notebook and pen* with her, so that she could write about what happened after the murder. **Raymond** appears in the cafe and sits down, not facing her. So, she sneaks up behind him, *axe* in hand and.. She chops his head open, **Raymond**’s *glasses* break in the process and his *tie* comes off, so they fall off and land on him. **Raymond** was clearly surprised, and he turned around a little, but he couldn't really see Coco, as his vision was blurry. "...Wh-" He chokes out. **Coco** was now covered in blood, and in an attempt to wipe her clothes off, a loose piece of *light fabric* fell off and onto the floor. She pulls out her *notebook and pen*- and opens the *notebook*. She discovers that it’s bloody after flipping through a few pages, so she drops it in order to not get any more blood on her. She also drops the *pen*. **Raymond**’s chair falls backwards and it falls on top of the *notebook.* The *pen* rolls out from under it, and goes over to the *cloth*. **Coco** runs out and heads to her house to wash the blood off and change her clothes, but she discovers a little patch of pink blood. So she attempts to wash it, and when that fails, she walks outside and drops the *white shirt* in a trashcan by the cafe.

Case Closed - 7/31/20

### Motive

In two days unless someone has died, an incredibly strong earthquake will occur followed by a devastating tsunami

## Chapter 6: {Unknown: Chapter Name has been lost}

### Victim File (As provided):

{Description of the scene is unknown or missing}

Time of Death: Unknown

Cause of Death: Unknown

Clues:

-At the Ferris wheel, one of the missing hands are being ground into the spinning part

-there is blood all over the victim

-Screwdriver, saw, and rope missing from survival stop

-murder weapon is shoved into victims arm (a saw)

-victim is frozen cold

-other hand is hidden away in bush at plaza

-scratch marks on victim's legs

-strange cream colored fur

-fridge in cooler

### Closing Argument

Roald decided it was his turn to kill. Before the killing, he plucked fur from marshal at the dinner without him knowing. A day before the murder, he hid all the supplies needed in a cabinet near the fridge. When the victim was out for a walk, Roald shakily told them that they found a body. The victim followed. When there was no body and the victim asked them were the body was, he took his chance and knocked the victim out unexpectedly. he then cut of the hands of the victim. He unscrewed the levels of the fridge, put them besides the victim and shoved the victim in the freezer and tied up their legs. He turned up the heat all the way up, letting the victim get hot and dehydrated so they couldn't scream or cry. He grabbed the hands and threw them around somewhere. He took a knife, and made very accurate scratch marks on the legs. They washed the knife, put it back and then he then shoved the murder weapon in the victims arm. He dropped the fur he got from marshal from the dinner. He then poisoned a snack Fang was having, trying to make him sick. That would distract everyone and put attention on him. To bad the poison didn't work. (He poisoned the trail mix) He cleaned up the blood and from there, everything was done, he walked off and cleaned himself.

Case Closed - 8/01/20