Do you have the facts straight?
1. Monobear File #2
Victim: Vortex
Location of Discovery: Archives.
Additional Notes: Victim's body has sustained massive amounts of blunt force injury, multiple parts being dismember. Multiple stab wounds littered the body. Head decapitated.
2. Knife
Found embedded in the victim's chest where the T-cog resides. Unable to be removed.
Is a regular kitchen knife.
3. Vortex's T-cog
Tried to use it when the knife hit him.
4. Knife Wounds
Victim was covered in Knife wounds, but they looked different from the knife embedded in his chest.
5. Wire
Used to restrain the victim to the table.
6. Broken Table
Table used to torture Vortex was from the library and split in half.
7. Numbers under the table
Numbers are etched under the tables. The one Vortex was tied to was number eight.
8. Archive Door Opening.
Door was opened at 11:30 PM last night.
Scavenger was the one who opened it.
9. Swindle's Testimony
Saw Hound passed his door at 1:00 PM.
Met Vortex at the library at 11:20, engaged in a struggle with him, and eneded up stabbing him. Returned to his room at 11:30 where he stayed up the rest of the night.
10. First Floor Infirmary
Still barred shut to keep Knock Out in.
11. Knock Out's Testimony
Heard footsteps walking past the first floor infirmary to the stairs at a little after 12:30.
12. Chart of Desks
Shows placement of desks. The number nine desks appeared to be out of ordered and the number eight desk missing.
13. Giant Crack in Floor
A crack on the floor that came from a massive impact. Found under table nine.
14. Third Floor Railing
Railing on third floor catwalk was bent inward.
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
Up at A/V room from 8:30 PM until 1:00 AM.
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
Up at fourth-floor lounge together. Saw no one. Both were there at 10:30 PM. Mixmaster left at 12:45 AM while Blurr left at 1:15 AM.
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
Both of the Constructicons were trying to sneak into archive.
18. Energon at Body
Definitely bodily energon.
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
Neck was mostly ripped apart except for a small part that was cut off.
20. Obsidian Shard
A piece of Obsidian found in the body.
21. Green Paint Scrape
A jagged piece of metal had green paint scrape on it. Doesn't match any of the paint jobs in the school.
22. Energon-Stained Figure
Vortex's right index-finger is stained with energon.
23. Fifth Floor Railing
Railing at fifth floor outlier was bent outward.
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
Energon stains found on the fifth floor next to bent railing.
25. Energon Pool
A pool of unclean energon found behind a datapad shelf.
26. Swindle's Name
Found behind a datapad shelf behind written on the floor.
27. Bookshelf Corner
Jutting corner from bookshelf with energon dripping from it.
28. Energon Trail
Trail starting at bookshelf and leading away from it.
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
The location of the struggle is right above the number nine desk's position.
30. Hound's Testimony.
In art room next to library's third floor entrance from 7PM to 1AM.
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
An obsidian scalpel that had the tip broken off.
32. Bit of Tubing.
Found in the trash with some energon in it.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
The fourth floor infirmary equipment was cleaned recently.
34. Missing Wire
Wire in the fourth floor infirmary was missing.
35. Gash in Victim's head.
Severely damaging attack done to Vortex's head. Could've killed him or majorly injured him.
36. Broken Spinal Strut
Spinal strut at base of neck is broken.
37. Broken Face
Face appear to be broken by a cylindrical object.
38. Swindle's Knife Block
Two knives were missing.
39. Swindle's Note
Note asking Swindle to come to library at 11:30 PM
40. Vortex's Journal entry
Send notes to the Combaticons beside Onslaught to meet him in the fifth floor of the library.
40. Strange Device
Knock Out found it in his room
41. Map of dorm rooms
A map that identifies which dorm room someone lives in.
Court is now in session
"The actual cause of death?" Blurr asked.
"Yes. It's pretty obvious we've been deceive from the very beginning on where and how he died," Onslaught said.
"Then what's the point of staging the torture," Hound asked.
Onslaught thought that through. The point of the torture was…
To exact revenge
To make it harder to figure out what killed Vortex
Irony
The culprit is a sick individual.
To make it harder to figure out what killed Vortex.
"To make it harder to figure out what exactly killed him," Onslaught answered. "With all those wounds, it makes it harder to figure out which is the killing blow."
"Ugh, then it's going to take forever to figure out what killed him," Skywarp complained.
"Hey Swindle, why don't you tell us how you killed him and save us the trouble?" Blurr requested.
"I didn't kill him!" Swindle shouted out.
"Right…" Blurr muttered, glaring at the merchant.
"Uh, should I put my testimony down?" Scavenger asked nervously.
"Isn't that obvious?" Counterpunch asked.
Right...," Scavenger muttered before getting his electroID out.
Ammo Gained: Scavenger's Testimony
Was stuck in the archives until 11:30 P.M. when he opened it and found Vortex's body on top of a broken desk, mutilated.
"Right, now how do we find the actual cause of death?" Mirage asked everybody.
"Well, let's discuss it. I'm sure we'll figure something out if we put our heads together."
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Gash in Victim's Head
Strange Neck Wound Pattern
Wire
Broken Spinal Strut
BLURR: Now, how did Vortex died?
REWIND: How about the stab wounds!
REWIND: I'm sure one of them hit his spark.
SKYWARP: How about the decap-whatever.
SKYWARP: It looked pretty grisly.
BRAWL: How about whatever split him in half?
BRAWL: That looked like it could kill.
PERCEPTOR: Could it have been poison again?
HOUND: Maybe that gash in his head?
BLURR: So, we're stumped.
ONSLAUGHT: I agree!
Ammo used: Strange Neck Wound Pattern
"That decapitation is the most suspicious one," Onslaught said.
"That's how you pronounce it?" Skywarp asked.
"According to Ratchet, the neck wound had a strange pattern to it. Most of it was ripped off, but a couple of the wires were cut off with a blade of some sort," Onslaught told them.
"Huh. If that was true, then most of the head was ripped off with blunt force trauma of some sort, than sliced off with a blade," Knock Out said. "How peculiar."
"But what could've caused that?" Drift asked.
Onslaught already knew what cut it.
Present Evidence:
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"The scalpel is what was used to cut the rest of the neck apart," Onslaught said.
"What?" Drift asked.
"How can you be so sure?" Drift asked.
"Because-"
"Because I found an obsidian shard in his body, correct?" Ratchet asked.
"Uh, correct," Onslaught agreed, slightly annoyed. "Which means that Vortex's body was-"
HOLD ON!
Onslaught glared at the medic. "I hate to backtrack, but I noticed a flaw in your previous judgement."
"And what would that be?" Onslaught asked.
"You said that Vortex wasn't killed in the Archives, correct?" Ratchet asked.
"Correct?"
"Well, then, how did the energon get there?" Ratchet asked. "I know for a fact that the energon there came from the body, so how did it get there?"
"Uh," Onslaught said.
"You don't know? Then it's just as I thought. You're wrong," Ratchet said.
"No, wait. I'll think of something," Onslaught requested.
"Well then, you better come up with something quick," Ratchet said, "because I don't believe you."
Cross Swords Battle!
Swords Available:
Energon at Body
Missing Wire
Bit of Tubing
RATCHET: If Vortex was really killed outside the archives…
RATCHET: then there would be no energon in there.
RATCHET: However, when we opened up the room…
RATCHET: Energon was all over the body.
RATCHET: That means Vortex had to have been killed there.
…
Development
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ONSLAUGHT: But what if there was a way to move energon there?
RATCHET: That's impossible.
RATCHET: There is no way to move Vortex's energon there.
RATCHET: There wasn't a device the culprit could use to move it.
RATCHET: It has to be Vortex's energon there!
RATCHET: There is no other explanation.
RATCHET: Which means that Vortex died in the Archives!
ONSLAUGHT: I can challenge that claim!
Sword used: Bit of tubing.
"What if that wasn't Vortex's energon?" Onslaught asked.
"Huh?" Ratchet asked.
"I'm saying, what if the culprit drained energon from his own body to transfer there?" Onslaught asked.
"What, but is there anything to support that?" Ratchet asked.
"There was a bit of tubing found in the fourth floor infirmary. An inspection reveal that it's bodily energon in there," Onslaught told Ratchet. "Someone drained his energon and carried it to the archive using a cube to carry it."
Ratchet stood silently as he thought things through. "I got a quick question? Who here has medical training?" Ratchet asked.
"Well, every Autobot is taught basic aid on the battlefield," Jazz said.
"All of my men know how to give aid," Onslaught replied.
"I know a bit," Scavenger replied nervously.
"I'm a chemist, not a medic," Mixmaster told them.
"I know just as much as you, Ratchet," Knock Out replied.
"Is there a point to the question?" Blurr asked
"Yes. I'm saying, in order to do that, you need to know some basics of medical training. If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to do that," Ratchet said.
"Ah, so you decrease the suspect pool by asking about that, correct?" Dead End asked.
"Exactly, although our two prime suspects are still suspicious," he said, glaring at the two of them. Onslaught cursed himself as he gave away that information. Now everyone has more ammo to use on him.
"Still, you didn't eliminate many suspects," Chromedome pointed out. "The only ones we can safely cross off are the Stunticons, Nautilator, Bludgeon, Skywarp, Counterpunch, and Mixmaster."
"That's still seven people we don't have to worry about," Ratchet said.
"Well then, where do we go from here?" Wildrider asked. Nightbeat said something, causing him to translate. "Nightbeat says we figure out what kill Vortex once and for all," Wildrider told the group.
"Yes. That has been alluding us since we've first started this," Bludgeon agreed.
"Well, whatever it is, it had to have happen in the library," Hoist said.
"No doubt behind it," Dead End agreed. "Let's try and figure this out."
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Numbers under the desks
Chart of Desks
Broken Table
DEAD END: The murder occurred in the library.
DEAD END: The question is, how was he killed?
SMOKESCREEN: Well, it probably has something to do with the decapitation.
SMOKESCREEN: After all, it is suspicious looking.
BLAST OFF: Could it have something to do with the desks?
RATCHET: My guest, there's a weapon hidden there we missed.
HOIST: Possible, but we don't know.
HOIST: We were pretty thorough with the library.
BRAWL: Maybe Onslaught was wrong about the library.
BRAWL: Vortex probably did died in the archives.
SWINDLE: That does absolutely nothing to help my case, Brawl.
BRAWL: Sorry.
ONSLAUGHT: I agreed!
Ammo used: Chart of desks
"Look at this chart," Onslaught ordered, showing it off. "There is an order to the desks that is broken by the number nine desk."
"Hmm, that's certainly odd placement of it," Perceptor murmured. "Is there a reason for it?"
"Obviously, Monobear sucks at patterns," Mixmaster scoffed.
"Maybe there is something more to it," Chromedome said.
"What about the missing desk?" Rewind asked.
"The number eight desk was the one used to help set up the tortured," Ratchet said.
"Yes, it was…" Onslaught muttered as he remembered something.
Vortex's body was on the first floor, on top of a desk that was broken.
"That's it!" Onslaught shouted.
"What?!" Beachcomber shouted, freaked out by standing so close to him.
"Remember what Scavenger said? He said that Vortex's dead body was lying on top of a broken desk," Onslaught told the group. "The table was probably broken on accident."
"Well then, why was it broken?" Drift asked.
"And what's up with the numbering?" Beachcomber asked. "It looks messed up."
"Well, let's see," Onslaught murmured thinking it through. He dind't have enough to figuire out why the desk was broken, but he might be able to figure out the numbering problem.
Logic Dive!
Question #1: Where is the number nine desk usually at?
A: In the blank spot.
B: In the position it's in now.
C: In the archives.
…
A: In the blank spot.
…
Question #2: Where is the number eight desk usually located?
A: Where the number nine desk currently is.
B: In the blank spot.
C: In the archives.
…
A: Where the number nine desk currently is.
…
Question #3: Why are they switched?
A: Skywarp interfered.
B: To hide evidence.
C: To mislead people.
…
B: To Hide evidence.
ONSLAUGHT: I got it!
"The number eight and nine desks were switched to hide evidence," Onslaught explained.
"They did? But what could they be hiding?" Beachcomber wondered.
"The only thing it could be is…"
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"... is the giant crack on the floor."
"The crack in the floor?" Hound asked.
"Yes. It was located right under the ninth floor desk today," Onslaught said.
"But how can we be sure it's relevant?" Mixmaster asked.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"Because of the fact that it's directly above the struggle Swindle had with Vortex," Onslaught told them.
"Well then, how can we use this to our advantage?" Blurr asked. "We got all the pieces to figure out how Vortex died. We just have to put the puzzles together."
"What are some other things that could pin-point to how he died? " Dead End asked.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Energon Trail
Messily Cleaned Energon
Energon Pool
Swindle's Name
MIRAGE: We know Vortex stabbed by Swindle at a little bit before 11:30.
BLUDGEON: Follow by hitting his head on the bookshelf corner.
PERCEPTOR: He didn't get up from that blow, so the culprit had his way with him.
MIXMASTER: Afterwards, Scavenger found him, dismembered.
RATCHET: Once he left, the actual killer came and arranged the tortured.
DEAD END: They used the medical equipment from an infirmary to do it.
DRIFT: He also took the time to clean up some of the incriminating evidence.
NAUTILATOR: Men, we're screw.
NAUTILATOR: There's nothing here to identify the killer.
BLURR: Unless, you know, Swindle killed him.
SWINDLE: Hey!
ONSLAUGHT: That's wrong!
Ammo used: Energon trail.
"There's a energon trail at the bookcase," Onslaught told them. "From what Nightbeat could tell, it was leading away from the bookshelf, which meant Vortex got up again after his encounter with Swindle," Onslaught told them.
"Ah, I should've figured. Vortex had too much determination to just give up and die," Perceptor agreed. "But, where exactly did he go?" he asked.
"Is there anything there to identify where he went?" Bumblebee asked.
"I think so…" Onslaught said as he thought it through.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"It's more than likely Vortex's was at the energon the culprit failed to properly clean up."
"Makes sense," Blast Off agreed. "It's probably where Vortex had his fatal encounter with his killer."
"Uh, there's something weird in all this," Drift said.
"Huh?" Onslaught asked.
"If Scavenger's correct, there's energon on the first floor when Vortex died. Vortex was attack on the fifth floor and bleed a considerable amount of energon at the railing and the bookcase. But, we didn't see any energon on the other floors. Could the culprit have clean up some on the other floors," Drift asked.
"I didn't see any drag marks," Scavenger said, "so I don't think he dragged him there. He must've chased him around the room."
"Narp," Nightbeat said, butting in.
"Uh, why?"
'Why,' Onslaught thought to himself. Well, Scavenger already answered that himself.
It was too dark on the other floors.
It was impossible to do that.
The killer didn't have the resources
No one bleeds that much
It was too dark on the upper floors.
"It was too dark, just like you said," Onslaught said.
"But, you found some energon on the third floor, on the railing. That means he chased him, right?" Scavenger asked.
"Look at the trail Vortex was leaving behind as he exited the bookcase. It's pretty steady. I highly doubt with how dark it was, he would clean everything up."
"So, the energon on the third railing was isolated from the other? But how did it get there?" Scavenger said.
"That's the question we are all wondering, are we?" Blurr said.
"What if that railing was the only thing Vortex touched?" Wildrider asked.
"That's ludicrous," Perceptor said, "although I expected it from you. Your ideas always come out of left field."
'Only thing Vortex touched' Onslaught thought to himself. He thought it over to himself. 'Only thing Vortex touched. Only thing Vortex touched.'
'Only thing Vortex touched.'
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'Only thing Vortex touched.'
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'THAT'S IT!'
"Wildrider, you genius!" Onslaught shouted, to the surprised of everyone around.
"Uh, what?" Perceptor asked, confused.
"I know how Vortex died," Onslaught told the group.
"What?" Mirage asked.
"I know why the killer covered it, as it's critical to figuring out the case," Onslaught said.
"How did he died?" Drift asked.
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ONSLAUGHT: This is it!
"Vortex fell to his death," Onslaught said to the group.
"What…" Blurr murmured.
"And, to go along with this, it absolves Swindle of killing Vortex!" Onslaught told everyone.