Kofi Lane

**Kofi Lane** was a suspect in the murder of romance guru Akira Hime in The Last Laugh (Case #14 of Zorro Island), before he was murdered in Frozen Out (Case #15 of Zorro Island).

## Kofi Lane

### Relatives

Adora Mandelio  (Ex-Wife)
 Ellis Mandelio  (Former Stepson)

## Info

Kofi is a 31-year-old millionaire from Ocean Shore. He has brown hair and dark skin, as well as brown eyes. He wears a blue button up shirt and grey trousers, as well as brown shoes.

It is known that he knows chemistry and wears crocs.

## Events of Zorro Island

### The Last Laugh

Kofi was flagged as a suspect following the discovery of his wristwatch on the vendor street. Upon being approached by Javier and the player, Kofi seemed to recognise the pair from somewhere, before being shocked to discover Akira had been murdered. Seeming to be genuinely upset, Kofi asked to be left alone after answering very few questions, which led Javier to get a bad vibe about Kofi.

Kofi was spoken to again when a note from Kofi to Akira was found at the comedy club, calling him an "Ungrateful Prick". Kofi let his sad act slide as he snidely said that Akira had refused to use his services to get Kofi back with his ex-wife, despite Kofi paying him lots of money to do so. Kofi then told the player that he ought not to get involved in things that don't concern them, because it will all come back to bite them in the end, before leaving.

Kofi was found to be innocent when Guthrie Zober was arrested for the murder, as Alita Mandelio and Chief Mendes later informed the player that Kofi was once married to Adora Mandelio, as Alita seemed to believe Kofi was abusive towards her.

## Murder Details

Kofi was found crushed by a giant pillar of ice in the Ice Palace, as Rosa seemed to struggle with the body since most of it was covered in ice. However, she did manage to scrape off some crushed substance, which she identified as Klonopin, a medication used to treat some anxiety as well as other issues, meaning the killer used Klonopin.

Later on, Javier and the player discovered a note luring Kofi to the Ice Palace, which they sent to Juan for analysis. Juan informed the detectives that he was confused why the killer could write what was said on the note, since it was just a famous quote used in various telenovelas. This led the detectives to then conclude that the killer watched telenovelas.

## Relationship With Suspects

Kofi had a strained relationship with his stepchild, Ellis Mandelio, who he did not see as genderfluid and continuously deadnamed, much to the chagrin of Alita Mandelio, who had been seen arguing with Kofi before his murder. Kofi had been threatening to shut down Rafaela Guzman's business if she did not stop allowing her festivals to be sabotaged, as she had already been experiencing money problems. Kofi also seemed to be at odds with Kaede Shou after she sent a dossier of his previous relationship with Adora Mandelio to his employers, which resulted in his firing, while Ignacio Rubio seemed to have an unrequited crush on the victim, but grew disgusted when he learnt of his abusive ways.

## Killer And Motives

The killer turned out to be Rafaela.

Upon being caught, Rafaela expressed significant glee over finally being identified as the mastermind behind the sabotages, saying that she didn't want to go on for much longer. Rafaela then admitted that she had an aneurysm in her brain that could rupture at any moment, but couldn't be removed due it's precarious location. Seeing it as a liberating diagnosis, Rafaela decided to sabotage her festivals to make her name go down in history before she died, later discovering she was indirectly responsible for the deaths of four innocent people. She then went on to discover that Kofi had been investigating the sabotages due to the fact that they were directly related to his company, which had it's headquarters situated in Hielo Pueblo, as she lured him to the ice palace and pushed a pillar down upon him using a mechanism she had designed. Shocked by the morality and sadness Rafaela had regarding her actions, Judge Vargas sentenced her to 20 years in prison, with chance of parole in 5.