The body was found in the meeting room of the C.P.E., where you were supposed to be right about now. The Bigg Building Pamphlet is updated in the Organizer. Florence, the nurse from earlier, is studying the body with her grandmother, Dr. Hilda Hertz. Hertz is the director of the hospital Florence works for. She's also the coroner in charge of performing the autopsy on the victim. She won't give you any details on the victim, but you do at least have permission to investigate the scene.
Investigation: Committee for Prosecutorial Excellence - Chamber
First, talk to the police officer. He informs you that a special keycard is required to enter the room; you add the Room security measures to your Logic. The person who found the body was a member of the C.P.E., who had arrived to attend the day's meeting. Go around to the back of the room and examine the statue of Lady Justice for a closer view, then examine the bloodstain at her feet. Judging from the amount of blood, it's likely that the victim was killed around here, and the body was moved post-mortem. After examining the bloodstain, a familiar face enters the room - Franziska von Karma, the daughter of Manfred von Karma, who is currently working with Interpol on the trail of a smuggling ring. If she's here, then the smuggling ring may be involved in this case, but she won't give you any details. Dr. Hertz informs Franziska that she has finished the autopsy. She still won't let you near the body, but eventually agrees after you ask Franziska for permission to investigate further.
Finally, you can examine the body. First, examine the stab wounds on the torso. There are three entry wounds, piercing through the jacket's breast pocket. Examine the Candelabrum to the lower right to add it to the Organizer. This has three prongs, which matches the number of wounds on the body, so this is likely to be the murder weapon. Examine her right hand, which is holding a blue card. The back of the hand has an old burn scar. The card in question is a Keycard, which is added to your Logic. Connect this to Room security. Gumshoe checks the data of the card, and finds that it is used for entering this room. The Keycard is added to the Organizer. Examine the notepad beside the victim. It's Kay's "Promise Notebook", in which Kay wrote down all the promises she made to her father as a child. It was a piece of evidence in a case from seven years ago, that had gone missing. According to the police officer, this was the only evidence by which they could identify the victim, meaning her name may not actually be "Kay". Next, examine the purple flower on the victim's jacket. This looks familiar... Deduce from your Magenta Flower that the one Kay was holding when she was found was probably torn off the victim's jacket. The Magenta Flower is updated in the Organizer. According to Franziska, this means that Kay may be a possible suspect.
Examine the victim's jacket. It appears to be made for a man, since the buttons are on the right side. In one of the pockets is a pair of pure white gloves. Finally, examine the victim's head. It has some blood on it, indicating that she may have suffered a head wound at some point.
Finally, Prosecutor Winner turns up, accompanied by Judge Gavèlle, as usual. They recognize the victim - Rosie Ringer, one of Gavèlle's fellow C.P.E. members. After an introductory whipping from Franziska, Winner receives the Coroner's Findings from Florence and Dr. Hertz, who leave afterwards. According to the autopsy, the victim's head wound was post-mortem, and the candelabra dealt the fatal blow. The estimated time of death is late last night. Winner immediately orders Kay's arrest. You are not pleased, and demand an explanation.
Winner's Argument: Why I Think Kay Did It
- They call it the human race because somebody has to win it -- and that somebody is me!
- I won this race, too! I saw it before anyone else did! Kay Faraday is the murderer, no doubt about it!
- She snuck into the Committee chamber looking to do some of her trademark great-thieving!
- Which means that nobody but her could have killed Rosie Ringer!
Rebuttal: Why I Think Kay Did It
Present the Keycard on the third statement. The room can only be entered by using a keycard, so how did Kay get in without one? Gavèlle shows you the room's Keycard Record. Rosie Ringer entered at 12:52 AM, and, according to Gavèlle, Kay entered alongside her. But Kay didn't even know the victim... but Gavèlle claims to have evidence to the contrary. She shows you the Victim's Letter, which was found in Ringer's breast pocket during the autopsy. It appears to have been sent from Kay to the victim, and mentions "revenge for what happened twelve years ago". You claim that this is insufficient evidence for suspecting Kay, and demand further explanation from Gavèlle.
Gavèlle's Testimony: Kay's Letter
- As the letter more than adequately proves, Ms. Faraday and Ms. Ringer were acquainted.
- It seems Ms. Faraday had asked for Ms. Ringer's help in a plot of some kind.
- But, for whatever reason, their alliance must have broken down.
- Ms. Ringer lost her life in the resulting disagreement, but she had one last card to play.
- The letter she kept safe in her left chest pocket, which spells out the name of her killer.
Rebuttal: Kay's Letter
Present the Coroner's Findings on the fifth statement. Ringer was stabbed in the left breast, so how did the letter remain intact? The letter must have been planted by the real killer to frame Kay. There is, however, another suspect besides Kay. When asked to present evidence, present the Keycard Record. An unnamed person used their keycard at 10:15 PM, over two hours before Ringer. This other person could have simply waited in the room until Ringer arrived, and then killed her. Gavèlle says that she is the person in question, and that she simply entered the room to make "preparations".
The argument is interrupted by the arrival of Excelsius Winner, the chairman of the C.P.E., and the father of Eustace, who he calls an "idiot boy". Excelsius says he wants the case to be cleared up as quickly as possible - and that means arresting Kay now, regardless of the uncertainties. For you to oppose him would mean forfeiting your Prosecutor's Badge... You don't even have to think about it. You take your badge out of your pocket, and abandon it on the meeting room's stand. Kay blames herself for forcing you to resign, and runs out of the room. You follow after her, after giving Gumshoe your final order - "stay where you are".