1. Monobear file #3
Victim: Counterpunch
Location: Autobot Storage Room
Cause of Death: Stab wound in the back. Death was nearly instantaneous.
Time of Death: 11:30 P.M.
Additional notes: Victim had trace amount of high-grade in his systems and has a few dents and scrape marks. Victim obtained multiple knife wounds to the back post-mortem.
2. Location of Body
Counterpunch, despite being a Decepticon, was located in the Autobot's storage area.
3. Body Discovery Announcement
Blurr discover the body by himself, meaning two other people had to have found the body before him.
4. Kitchen Knife
Knife found embedded in the body. Does not come from the dorm rooms and lacks the amount of energon on it associated with a fatal stabbing.
Confirmed to come from the bar's kitchen.
5. Lack of Energon
There was a lack of energon found at the body.
6. Signs of a Fight
Scraps and dents suggest Counterpunch got in a fight before he died.
7. Lack of evidence
Location of body lacked any signs of a fight.
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
The Decepticons' Storage area had an overwhelming smell of cleaning fluids.
9. Stab Wounds
They were placed to spell out 'PUNCH.'
10. Missing ElectroID
Victim was missing his electroID.
11. Killing Blow
Stab wound went through the victim's spark.
Not part of the message.
Slightly larger than the other wounds.
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
Both testify to be with each other all night at the bookstore, barring a brief interval between 11:45 and 12:15.
13. Dead End's Testimony
Saw Beachcomber loitering about the mall at about 11:15.
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
Claims to have been asleep in his room since 10:00
15. Combat Knife
Found hidden on a ledge. Covered in energon.
Confirm to match the fatal wound in the back.
Belonged to Counterpunch
16. Onslaught's Testimony
Saw Beachcomber on the first day at the mall buying a bunch of anti-depressants.
17. Missing Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants were missing from the pharmacy.
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
Someone came to buy a syringe after whoever bought the anti-depressants.
19. Bartender's Testimony
Attest to seeing Counterpunch at around 11:00 in rough shape.
Saw Wildrider come by after him at an unspecified time.
20. Gold Dust
Gold dust was found on the railing in front of the bar.
21. Maintenance Hall Door
Held shut by adhesive to prevent entrance.
22. Maintenance Hall
There were signs of a fight in a part of the hall.
23. Syringe
Found broken in the maintenance hall and missing its needle.
Didn't have any substance in it when it was broken.
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
A part of the maintenance hall was recently cleaned.
25. Jazz's wounds.
Jazz has wounds that come from a fight.
26. Needle
Found inside the fatal wound in the back.
27. Motive
After a certain amount of time had passed, everyone's secret would've been revealed.
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
The two don't fit each other.
29. Counterpunch's Files
List an operation that Counterpunch was in that was headed by Jazz.
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
Talked to a roughed up Jazz from 11:00 to 11:20.
Saw Beachcomber entered his room at a little after 11:20.
31. Groundbridge usage
Used at 11:20 and 11:47.
The trial is now in session
"Okay, according to the Monobear file, someone killed Counterpunch at 11:30 P.M.," Onslaught told everyone.
"What exactly was that idiot doing out so late?" Perceptor asked the room.
"That is an excellent question. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that being up past nighttime increases the likelihood of someone shanking you without any witnesses," Swindle agreed.
"More than likely, he had a hidden agenda of his own," Mirage said, "although what, I don't think we'll ever know now."
"Well, considering how confusing this is, how about we tried reconstructing the victim's movements after out second search through the archive after 9:30," Hoist recommended. "Perhaps that can give us a clue into exactly what he was doing that night."
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Combat Knife
Kitchen Knife
Lack of Energon
Stab Wounds
JAZZ: At 9:30, our second hunt through the archives today ended.
BLURR: At 12:30: I went to the storage rooms and discovered the body…
BLURR: triggering the body discovery announcement.
SKYWARP: At 11:30, someone shanked him.
BLUDGEON: Counterpunch and the killer fought to the death.
SCAVENGER: At some point, he went for a drink of high-grade…
SCAVENGER: …and somehow died in the Autobot's storage area.
SMOKESCREEN: He was stabbed a lot of times…
SMOKESCREEN: …however, it was in a calculated matter.
NIGHTBEAT: That's wrong!
Ammo used: Lack of Energon.
"Wait, Scavenger. I know you were out of it for most of the investigation, but it's very unlikely he died in there," Nightbeat told him.
"Huh? But the file said he died there, didn't it?" Scaveneger asked.
"He was discovered there. That doesn't mean he died there, as everyone who looked at the room can attest," Nightbeat told him. "There wasn't enough energon there from a fatal stabbing."
"Oh, uh, my bad," Scavenger said, a bit flustered, rubbing his head.
"Still, that is an important point," Knock Out pointed out. "If he was placed there after death, then it could be assumed that someone put him there to throw blame onto the Autobots."
"Which meant the killer is probably another Decepticon, correct?" Blast Off asked him.
"I would hedge my bets on that, yes," Knock Out agreed.
"I may have to agree. An important clue suggest that he might've died in the Deecepticon storage room, correct Nightbeat?" Blast Off asked him.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"You mean the cleaning fluids we smelled in the storage area," Nightbeat said.
"Correct. I assume that a Decepticon either lure him in or follow him into the room and attacked when his guard was down," Blast Off told him. "It's just a theory I have, but it's most likely the correct one."
"Well, if that's true, then Bludgeon, Swindle, and Blast Off couldn't have done it, as they were locked in Mixmaster's room at the time," Ratchet told them.
"To go along with that, Scavenger has been bed-ridden until after the murder had been performed, so he can't be the killer," Chromedome told them.
"So, who does that leave?" Bumblebee asked.
"Let's see, that leaves Mixmaster, Onslaught, Dead End, Wildrider, Skywarp, Nautilator, and Knock Out," Perceptor told him.
"Correction, me and Wildrider couldn't have done it," Dead End told them.
"Huh?" he asked.
"While we were at the mall of the time of the murder, we stayed in the bookstore on the fifth floor the entire time. We were only separated between 11:45 and 12:15, and Counterpunch was already dead at that time," Dead End told him.
"But wait, they all've either helped us or have other reasons to not kill," Nightbeat told them. "Mixmaster and Onslaught have their gestaltmates while Skywarp recovered the combat knife, Nautilator gave us the groundbridge time ,and Knock Out helped Ratchet with the medical examination."
"Well, who else can it be?" Drift asked him.
"Also, if Counterounch waqs dragged to the Autobot room, how did a Decepticon even get their hands on a Autobot electroID?" Nightbeat asked the room.
"Well, if an Autobot killed him, how did he even get in the Decepticon Storage room in the first place," Drift asked.
"Exactly! Looking at it critically, neither side should be able to commit this crime," Nightbeat told them. "A Autobot couldn't have killed him in the Decepticons' Storage room, as they couldn't enter it and a Decepticon couldn't drag the body to the Autobots'storage area, as they can't enter it either."
"What the… than who could've possible killed him?" Skywarp asked.
"I'll just go ahead and said that if you think I had anything to do with is death, you're wrong!" Monobear went ahead and told them." This crime was without a doubt carried out by one of you."
"Well, there goes the idea that it was an outside force that killed him," Mirage grumbled.
"But then, how did they pulled this off!" Bumblebee complained with his arms outstretch. "It's literally impossible!"
"There has to be a trick involved in this," Smokescreen murmured. "The question is, what?"
"How about, instead of worrying about that now, we moved to a different discussion," Ratchet recommended to then.
"I guess it's better than running in circles over something we can't solve," Nautilator murmured.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Kitchen Knife
Combat Knife
Dead End's Testimony
Onslaught's Testimony
BLURR: Okay, let's asked ourselves this…
BLURR: What killed him?
DRIFT: It had to be the kitchen knife, right?
DRIFT: I mean, we found that embedded in his back.
DRIFT: How much more obvious do you have to be?
SKYWARP: Kitchen knife in his back.
SKYWARP: But me and Onsy found a combat knife that had energon as well.
SKWARP: I thoigh for sure that would be the weapon.
HOIST: There wasn;t another weapon around, was there?
NIGHTBEAT: That's correct.
Ammo used: Combat Knife
"That combat knife has to be the weapon. It had much more energon on it and-"
"No way!" Drift shouted, slamming his fist on the desk. "The knife we found was embedded in Counterpunch's back. That has to be the murder weapon. There is no other exception."
"Drift, I'm telling you it is!" Nightbeat yelled at him.
"Oh yeah? Prove it!" Drift yelled back.
Cross Swords Battle!
Swords Available:
Killing Blow
Kitchen Knife
Location of Body
Needle
DRIFT: It has to be the kitchen knife.
DRIFT: It was in his back.
DRIFT: There is no reason to use a different knife.
DRIFT: It makes no sense for them to do that.
…
Development!
…
NIGHTBEAT: What if there was something about the body that proved otherwise?
DRIFT: How could they!
DRIFT The kitchen knife matched all the wounds.
DRIFT: Therefore, it has to be the murder weapon.
DRIFT: The combat knife is just a red herring.
NIGHTBEAT: I know that's wrong!
Sword used: Killing Blow
"Drift, compare the killing blow to the kitchen knife and the combat knife. You will see that it's too big for the kitchen knife, but fits perfectly in the wound," Nightbeat told him.
"Huh? It does?" Drift asked him.
"Yes, I confirmed it myself," Ratchet chided him.
"Oh, uh, ha-ha, my bad," he said, meekly rubbing his neck, before realizing. "Wait, why was there two knives involve in the crime?"
"Not that is a good question," Chromedome agreed. "Why would the killer kill him with one knife and then stab him post-mortem with the kitchen knife."
Nightbeat knew that. Ratchet showed it off himself.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"They wanted to send a message," Nightbeat told him.
"They did?" Chromedome asked him.
"Yes, I figured it out myself. They wrote a shorten version of Counterpunch's name. Just 'punch.'"
"Now why would they do that?" Rewind asked them.
Nightbeat thought this through. Why did the killer the killer do this?
Logic Dive!
Question #1: Who used the Combat knife?
a. The killer
b. Counterpunch
c. Someone else
…
a. the killer
…
Question #2: Did the killer used the kitchen knife?
a. Yes
b. No
…
b. No
…
Question #3: Who used the kitchen knife?
a. Counterpunch
b. Monobear
c. Someone else
…
c. Someone else
…
NIGHTBEAT: That's it!
"Slag, we've been on the wrong track this whole time," Nightbeat cursed.
"Huh?" Dead End wondered.
"We've been under the illusion that the killer had to use both knives, but examining it, it's clear that someone else stabbed Counterpunch's corpse with the kitchen knife."
"What? Is there any proof?" Skywarp asked
Present evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"Remember the body discovery announcement? At least two other people discovered it before Blurr. Who's to say that one of them didn't decide to have fun with the corpse?" he asked them.
"If that's true, then who did that?" Knock Out asked him.
"Thinking it through, there is only one person that I can think of that did it," Nightbeat told him.
Make an accusation!
Jazz
Brawl
Mirage
Dead End
Bumblebee
Mixmaster
Blurr
Skywarp
Counterpunch
Bludgeon
Drift
Nautilator
Hoist
Blast Off
Rewind
Wildrider
Chromedome
Onslaught
Beachcomber
Swindle
Smokescreen
Knock Out
Ratchet
Scavenger
Perceptor
Shockwave
Hound
Vortex
Nightbeat
Soundwave