Reese Ford

**Reese Ford** was a suspect in the murder investigations of her friend, Ophelia Winchester, in The Ladies' Murder Club (Case #23 of Zorro Island), as well as her employee and sister, Dama Mama (real name Danielle Ford) in Killer Couture (Case #24 of Zorro Island). She appeared once again as a suspect in the murder investigation of her assistant, Ignacio Rubio, in Happy Deathday (Case #28 of Zorro Island).

Following the events of Zorro Island, Reese appeared as a suspect once again in Crimson County, this time in the murder investigation of *Au Naturel* editor-in-chief Emmeline Van Der Faux in The Glamorous Life (Case #4 of Crimson County).

## Biographical Information

### Affiliation

Fashion By Reese  (Owner)
 *Au Naturel* Magazine

### Occupation

Fashion Designer
 Fashion Columnist

## Info

Reese is a 35-year-old fashion designer from mainland America, living in Saint's Valley. She has blonde hair and brown eyes, as well as tan skin and a mole on her right cheek. She wears a red daytime dress with matching red gloves, and white high heels.

In her first suspect appearance, it is known that she drinks red wine.

In her second suspect appearance, she wears a black evening gown with lace gloves, and it is known that she knows how to sew and has seen *SheHer's Drag Race*.

In her third suspect appearance, she wears a pink tulle gown down to the floor, covered in pinks flowers. It is known that she takes Prozac.

In Crimson County, she reverts back to the outfit she wore in her first suspect appearance, plus a name tag with *Reese* on it. It is known that she drinks Cabernet.

## Events Of Zorro Island

### The Ladies' Murder Club

Reese was flagged as a suspect after her monogrammed lighter was found in a fruit bowl, as she was saddened to learn of Ophelia's death, saying that it was one of the last things she had expected to hear from the police that day. She then said that Ophelia was an opinionated and vibrant soul. and while they had butted heads many a time, Reese still appreciated Ophelia and vice versa. She then said that Ophelia and some of the others had paid a visit to her boutique earlier in the day, as Javier and the player left to investigation her boutique.

Reese was spoken to once again when Bonita found footage of Reese and Ophelia having a very intense argument in her tailor shop, where Ophelia said that Reese was unworthy of being Fallon's best friend, and that she was only successful by association to Fallon. Reese told the detectives that ever since Ophelia's husband had died during sex with another woman, she had serious jealousy issues, as she thought that she deserved to be friends with Fallon above everyone else in the group, which aggravated everybody, even Fallon herself. She then said that while she did truly resent Ophelia, she didn't kill her, because that would make her clothes cheaper.

Reese was found to be innocent when Erin Zober was arrested for the murder.

### Killer Couture

Reese was flagged as a suspect after she came across Ignacio, Ellis and the player standing over Dama Mama's body, as she screamed upon seeing the corpse. Upon being spoken to, Reese was evidently upset and distracted by the death, as she said that Dama was always a pleasure to work with, and she couldn't quite comprehend that she had been murdered. She then went on to say that she didn't know anyone who would've murdered her, as Dama was a kind and helpful soul who always had a nice thing to say, as she excused herself quickly, with Ellis asking if she was this sad when her friend was murdered.

Reese was spoken to once again when Rosa told Ellis, Ignacio and the player that Dama and Reese were actually sisters, as Reese apologised for not telling the detectives earlier, saying her mind was all over the place having seen her sister's dead body. Reese then explained that she was ashamed for the route Dama had taken, not condemning her transition, but saying that she'd wanted more for her sister than dancing on bars. She then said that she'd invited Dama to walk on the runway for her big break, but she was instead murdered, as Reese couldn't help but blame herself for what had happened.

Reese was found to be innocent when Howard Emery was arrested for the murder, but was spoken to again when Ignacio showed his design sketches to her, as she asked to hire him as a personal assistant so everyone could see his designs and she could give him advice, saying that both Harlow Jacques and Fallon Emery also loved it.

### Happy Deathday

Reese was flagged as a suspect for a third time when Rhea and the player found a sewing machine she gifted to Ignacio for his birthday. Upon being spoken to, Reese was very sad that Ignacio had died, saying that she had given all of her staff two weeks off to process the news. She then said that she was present at Ignacio's party, as Rhea remembered seeing her, calling her a "waterfall of tulle", as Reese admitted that Ignacio had designed the garment especially for her, as she loved it very much, and would keep it in his honour.

Reese was spoken to again regarding the warning letter she left on Ignacio's desk, telling him to stop manipulating staff. Upon being spoken to about it, Reese admitted that she had caught Ignacio flirting with one of the staff to get them to hurry up, promising to do them "favours" if they hurried. She then said that she was fairly sure Ignacio was going out with Juan Culebra, as she didn't want Ignacio breaking that trust, as she warned him about it and he heeded the warning, apologising immediately. Reese then said that it wasn't reason to kill Ignacio, as she then announced she would be designing sixteen outfits inspired by his drawings for a fashion show coming to the mainland, as she thanked the player.

Reese was eventually found to be innocent when Kaede Shou was arrested for the murder.

## Events Of Crimson County

### The Glamorous Life

Reese was flagged as a suspect shockingly after Skie, Jae-hyun and the player found her purse on the tennis courts that Emmeline had frequented before her murder. Upon being spoken to, she joyously greeted both the player and Jae-hyun, excitedly saying that it had been too long since they had last interacted. However, upon being informed of Emmeline's murder, her face fell, as she questioned why she had to become a suspect whenever she and the player met, disliking the experience. Despite this, she informed them that she and Emmeline had met earlier to play a game of tennis and hash things out, due to a famous rivalry the pair had cultured over time, as she said that Emmeline had seemed like her usual bitchy self, if not a bit *more* bitchy, which was a good thing. Reese then left to call her new assistant (a reference, since her old one died in the first season), leaving the detectives baffled.

Reese was spoken to again by Skie and the player after a soaked copy of *Au Naturel* magazine was found floating in the pool near where Emmeline was found, as it contained a story about Reese testing her latest perfume on animals - something which the player knew to be false. Reese sighed upon the mention of the article, as she said that Emmeline had decided to execute some good old fashioned fashion vengeance, as Reese had described her latest fashion line as a 'fabric-fuelled disaster' among other things. She said that Emmeline was one who liked to take things to heart, and could not differentiate what was an attack on her and what was an attack on her fashion, which made her dangerous in the fashion industry. When Skie asked whether she used Emmeline's murder as a form of threat management, Reese stagnantly denied such a thing, saying that she would never kill anyone, no matter what they'd done in their life to deserve it, as she left.

Reese was found to be innocent for a fourth time when Suni Yadav was arrested for the murder.

## Notes

* Reese is based on Jennifer Aniston.
* Reese is the third character, following Lazarus Bane and Jae-hyun Cho, to appear in both Zorro Island and Crimson County. She is, however, the first non-main character to do so, appearing as a suspect in all four of her appearances too.