Bakerlon Main Story: Turmoil
Overview
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Commemorative Etiquette Ticket x350
Guide
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Script
Check out the disturbance at the suite.
Simon: Get off me! Damn it... I'll kill him!
William Lewis: What happened now?
William Lewis: Honestly... if something like this happens to me again, I'll never let Howard Syter hear the end of it!
A dull sound accompanies the vibrations, as if someone has been held down and is trying to free himself.
Simon: Let me go! Damn it!
Upon entering the carriage, you see Simon, the conductor who had so passionately assisted passengers, pinned to the ground.
He is held down by several passengers as well as crew members.
The noises that you heard before were clearly made when they overpowered the conductor.
You: What's going on?
You feel a little overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events.
Your gaze scans the carriage before landing on Yann Kahn, who is crouching in the corner with a pale face.
Yann Kahn: I'm not sure, sorry... even I'm completely clueless this time.
Yann Kahn tries to remain composed, forcing himself not to get too flustered.
But his composure is striking against the chaos in the carriage.
Artem: What happened to Dr. Ronson?
Artem's question prompts you to turn your gaze nearby to where Dr. Ronson is slumped at the table with his eyes closed.
Vyn steps forward to check Dr. Ronson's pulse.
Vyn: Still breathing, just unconscious.
Yann Kahn: He did it.
Yann Kahn points his finger at the conductor, who is pinned down by the crowd.
Yann Kahn: Simon had just brought us our meals.
Yann Kahn: Just when we were about to dig in, he suddenly pressed down on Dr. Ronson's hand.
Yann Kahn: Within minutes, Dr. Ronson fell unconscious.
Yann Kahn: I didn't see what happened. Before I knew it, Dr. Ronson was already unconscious.
Luke: And then?
Luke asks while looking down to check on Dr. Ronson.
Yann Kahn: Then... Simon lunged at me...
Yann Kahn: I was prepared and managed to get away.
Marius: Then people who heard your cries for help broke into the room and restrained Simon?
Yann Kahn nods, still frightened by the whole ordeal.
Luke: Look at this...
Luke grabs Dr. Ronson's arm and shows everyone the back of his hand.
A tiny hole is visible at one spot of the dorsal vein on the back of his hand.
It looks very similar to the injection points left on the back of Mr. Kahn's foot.
Marius: Injection points!?
Yann Kahn: Wh-What... Why are there injection points on Dr. Ronson's hand? Did Simon do that?
Yann Kahn: But he barely touched Dr. Ronson's hand...
Vyn: An injection completed in seconds, without much pain...
Vyn: It seems that our suspicion has been confirmed. That thing does exist.
You: But... why is it Simon?
As you glance out of the corner of your eye at the conductor, who is still pinned to the ground, you can feel the resentment and anger on his face.
It is a feeling that you hadn't felt in all your days on the Mobius.
You: (What did we miss? Or... is there something we still don't know?)
Artem: It seems we need to have a talk with Simon.
Interrogate the conductor, Simon, on his intent to hurt people.
Simon: They're all scum! They should be dead!
Simon: Shame on Bakerlon, letting people like them live!
After William Lewis moves Yann Kahn and the unconscious Dr. Ronson away...
You and the crew members persuade the other passengers to leave.
Aside from your group, the only person that remains is Simon, who is still cursing.
Artem: The room is empty now, Simon. They can't hear you swear at them.
Simon: Hmph, I'll swear all I want!
Simon: Those who have done wrong live healthy and peaceful lives, and those who have been wronged die in a place where no one knows...
Simon: How can we, the people of Bakerlon, just let this happen!?
Simon: If only I had known earlier, I... would've done something...
Vyn: Done what? Acted earlier?
Simon: Yes, I should've acted earlier.
Vyn's words seem to trigger Simon, the anger disappearing from his face, leaving only disappointment.
Vyn: Why do you say that? For who...? Sheila Hill?
You: (Sheila Hill!?)
Simon: H-How did you know...?
Vyn: Speculation. Simon, as the conductor, if you wanted to do something to them, you would not have waited until now...
Vyn: It seems Yann Kahn's words made you act rashly.
Vyn: I remember his expression in the dining carriage... it was one of unusual fury.
You: (I remember! Simon said something like "Had I known...")
Simon: That's right, it's all for Sheila.
Simon: My poor Sheila...
Simon: If it hadn't been for me, if I had taken responsibility, everything might have been different.
Simon looks even more upset, as if he had been hit hard.
Luke: Simon, you did this all for Ms. Hill?
Luke: What's your relationship with Ms. Hill...?
Simon: I...
After a long hesitation, Simon sighs.
Simon: I am her father. Sheila Hill is my daughter.
Artem: ...
Marius: What did you say!?
Luke: Someone told us Ms. Hill came from a single-parent household, and that her father died many years ago.
Simon: They were right... Sheila did grow up in a single-parent household. In their eyes, I was long dead.
In contrast to the bleak look on Simon's face, your attention is now focused entirely on what he is saying.
You: Simon, may I ask you a few questions?
Simon: Go ahead.
You: You say... you're Sheila Hill's father?
Simon: Yes, I am her father. In my younger days, I... liked to move around and didn't want to be tied down by marriage.
Simon: This caused problems with Sheila's mother, and we divorced when Sheila was still young.
Simon: At the time, I thought Sheila's mother divorced me because she despised me, so...
Simon: I held a grudge against her and never went back to Bakerlon to take care of them.
Simon pulls a discolored photo from the watch pocket of his uniform jacket.
In the photo, a newlywed couple is holding an infant.
Removing the traces of time, it is evident that the man in the photo is Mr. Simon.
Simon: Later... after moving around overseas for some time, I began to miss my family.
Simon: But I was too ashamed to disturb them, so I only watched them from afar.
He looks down in embarrassment.
Simon: After that, my child grew up, became a scientist, and joined the prestigious Kahn Corporation in Bakerlon.
Simon: In my heart... I felt happy for her.
Simon: B-But a year later, the daughter that I was secretly proud of had gone missing.
Simon: After asking around, I heard she had some trouble with the Kahn Corporation and its trade secrets before fleeing overseas...
Simon: I was furious... My daughter wasn't that kind of person!
Simon: Besides, she loved her mother, who she would never abandon!
Simon: S-So I...
Vyn: Started your own investigation?
Simon: There was only so much I can do. Despite my best efforts, I couldn't get any information about my daughter.
Simon: Just when I thought about giving up, one day... I received a letter.
Luke: A letter? Can you tell us what it said and who signed it?
Simon: It was a letter with a paper poppy flower.
You: A paper poppy flower? Could it be...!
Simon: I know what you guys are thinking, and yes... that's the one.
Simon: The same paper poppy flowers were found near the bodies of Mark and Dennis.
Simon frowns, somewhat dissatisfied.
Simon: The letter was signed by Coquelicot.
Simon: I don't know if that's a real name or an alias, but every letter was signed by that person.
Vyn: Coquelicot... Poppy...
Simon: As for its contents... the first letter told me to become the conductor of the Mobius.
Simon: It also told me that my daughter was murdered by the Kahn Corporation a year ago!
You: What?
Simon: In the letter, Coquelicot told me that if I boarded this train, I would learn more about my daughter.
Simon frowns at the mention of his daughter.
Artem: So you did as you were told?
Simon: Yeah, and you know what happened... Mark yelled out "Hill" before he died!
Simon: At that moment, I knew that... Coquelicot was right!
Simon: There's something wrong with the people from Kahn Corporation. Mark and those around him murdered my daughter!
There is a sudden pause in his voice, and his whole expression becomes gloomy and annoyed.
Simon: Why... didn't anyone tell me earlier? If I had known earlier, I would've killed them myself!
Vyn: But did you ever consider that Coquelicot... might not be telling you the truth?
Vyn: The truth told by someone else might just be another lie.
Simon: Heh, do you think I'm stupid?
The annoyed smirk turns scornful upon hearing Vyn's words.
Simon: Of course, I didn't believe him completely! But I had no choice.
Simon: When I received the first letter from Coquelicot, I notified the police, but... nobody believed me!
Simon: The police told me they searched for Sheila, and concluded her disappearance had nothing to do with Kahn Corporation!
Simon: They said I couldn't sue Kahn Corporation based on an anonymous letter.
Simon clenches his fists in anger, the veins on the back of his hands visible.
Simon: At the time, I thought of many ways to handle it. But since nobody in Bakerlon would help me, I posted anonymously on overseas websites to ask for help...
Simon: I even included a Mobius ticket in the case request, hoping that someone would see it...
Simon: The only person who accepted my case was a detective from Stellis.
Simon: But Stellis is so far away. Who knew if someone would really come...
Simon: I couldn't wait any longer, so I could only trust Conquelicot and do as I was told.
Simon: Even if Coquelicot had ulterior motives for using me, I don't care about that anymore!
You: A case!? Isn't that...
Luke: My anonymous client is you?
Luke brings up the case information on his phone, which he had previously shown you, and shows it to Simon.
Simon: Wait, it's you... the detective from Stellis!? I can't believe someone came...
The look of shock lingers on Simon's face for only a moment, but it seems to turn into frustration.
Simon: It doesn't matter. That was just a shot in the dark. Who knew... someone would actually accept it.
Simon: But, there's no way I can afford your commission.
Luke: ...
It wasn't that Luke's client chose to remain mysterious and stay in the shadows...
He had simply forgotten that he had ever asked for help and given up on the hope that anyone would help him...
You: Mr. Simon, what did you just inject into the back of Dr. Ronson's hand?
You: And where did you get the syringe?
Simon: What else could it be? A concentrated dosage of aminophylline, of course.
Simon: Heh... I can't believe he's still alive after taking all those extra pills... I couldn't take it anymore!
Vyn: So you were the one that changed the capsules in Dr. Ronson's medicine bottle.
Marius: ...It seems we were wrong about Yann Kahn, which explains why he was so angry with us.
Artem: Did Coquelicot tell you about this method?
Simon: I received a new message from Coquelicot.
Simon: He told me I could find a quick syringe in Ronson's room...
Simon: With that thing, I could do the injection without anyone noticing, which meant that I could kill Ronson!
Artem: Where in Dr. Ronson's room did you find it? Can you show it to us?
Simon glances at a corner of the room.
Following his gaze, you spot an open window.
Simon: I threw it out. Who would keep something useless on them?
You don't know how to respond.
For a moment, you wonder whether to tell him that he might have thrown out his daughter's research.
More importantly, it should be a key piece of evidence in this case...
You: (Man proposes, God disposes.)
Luke: Simon, have you contacted Coquelicot since you boarded the train?
Simon: No, it's mostly Coquelicot who contacts me and gives me new instructions.
Simon: Like Mark's history of hypertension and Ronson's lung problems.
Simon: I followed the instructions in the letter and managed to steal the pills from the Kahn Corporation carriage. Then I put them in Mark's meal.
Simon: ...That guy definitely had a guilty conscience, seeing as how it didn't take long for him to let the cat out of the bag.
You: You stole Mark's medicine?
Simon: My original plan was to have Mark die closer to the destination...
Simon: I didn't know he would die that fast.
Simon: But just as well. Judging by the way he looked, he must have suffered.
You: (We went through so many leads but missed him. Who could've anticipated that Ms. Hill's father would still be alive...?)
Luke: Was the injection point on the back of Mr. Kahn's foot also your doing...?
Simon: Injection point? I know nothing about that.
Simon snorts coldly.
Simon: Also... did you guys find a microwave controller? I dropped that.
Now, the anger had disappeared from Simon's voice.
His mood had calmed down, but his words make your heart twist.
You: You were the one that deliberately led us to the utility room that night?
Simon: Not deliberately, no. I didn't know you guys were behind me.
Simon: I noticed Ronson was acting suspicious, so I wanted to see what he was up to.
Simon clenches his fist in anger.
Simon: Coquelicot instructed me to walk up and down the carriages every night with the microwave controller on.
Simon: You guys knew what was happening on Mobius at night...
Simon: I suspect the microwave controller had something to do with the strange figures that appeared at night.
Simon: But it had nothing to do with my goal, so I wasn't too concerned with it.
You: (So Simon wasn't aware... that the microwave controller was causing people to see Hill's shadow?)
You: (Or rather... did the person who gave him the controller make sure it was a frequency that he couldn't see?)
Luke: So it was all just a misunderstanding that night?
Simon: Yeah, you guys almost bumped into me and gave me a shock!
Simon: Had I not been familiar with the carriage structure and hid in an empty carriage, you guys would've found me.
Simon: But... when I returned to my room, I realized the controller was gone.
At this point, Simon had a look of regret on his face, as if his good deed was disrupted.
You: (How did things turn out this way? After all that speculation... the truth was unexpected.)
You: So... did Coquelicot ever tell you in a letter how Ms. Hill died?
Simon: ...
Simon doesn't answer right away. He stares at you for a moment, then sighs.
Simon: That was never stated clearly in the letters. Only... that Kahn Corporation was pressuring her to do things.
Simon: But she wouldn't do those things. She kept fighting.
Simon: Later on, Kahn Corporation injected her with something... and she...
You remember the mysterious video that Marius received.
In the video... Mark said something like, "Give her another shot."
You: (Could the video we received be a recording of Ms. Hill's death!?)
Artem: When Mark and Dennis met their demise, were you the one who put the paper poppies by their bodies?
Simon: Yes, I put them there.
Simon: The letters instructed that if anyone from Kahn Corporation dies, I needed to place a red paper poppy next to their body.
Simon: I didn't understand it at first, but now I understand that Coquelicot was trying to tell me those scumbags are the targets of my revenge!
Simon: Mark was responsible for my daughter's death!
You: (I remember red poppies represent repentance and atonement in Bakerlon... But...)
You: Why would Coquelicot make such a request?
Marius: Maybe it's a mark.
You: A mark?
Marius: Yeah, like a brand.
Marius: Some people are narcissistic and like to brand their masterpieces.
Marius: Perhaps he asked Simon to do so out of a desire to show off.
You: (...Really? I guess humans are complicated.)
Simon: All right, I've said all I needed to say.
Simon: I know what's in store for me, and I will take responsibility for my actions.
Artem: Simon, can you give us those letters you mentioned just now?
Artem: We'll turn them over to the Bakerlon police as part of our investigation.
Simon: Sure. I kept them on my person because I was afraid someone would find them.
He pulls out a stack of white papers from the inside of his coat without hesitation.
Simon: Here, this is everything.
Simon: Nothing I do will bring my daughter back... I just...
At this point, he looks dejected, like the shadow of a father who had lost his daughter.
But this remorse cannot fill the void in his heart, nor can it cover up his illegal actions.
He will eventually pay for what he did.
Later, William Lewis arranges for the other crew members to take Simon to an empty carriage for monitoring, leaving the five of you in the room.
[Obtain evidence: Coquelicot's Mail]
After listening to what Simon has to say, discuss the next steps with your companions.
You: Simon's information fills in some of the blanks we had.
Luke: But... there is still one thing that doesn't add up.
Luke: Ronson couldn't break the encryption on the chip, which means he probably didn't have access to Hill's blueprint for the quick syringe.
Luke: Then how.. did this thing appear in Ronson's room?
What Simon said was upsetting, but it also raises new questions.
Marius: And he claims to have drugged Mr. Kahn.
Marius: But he didn't know about the injection points on Mr. Kahn's foot...
Vyn: That means the person who injected Mr. Kahn... was someone else.
Artem: More importantly, nobody on the Mobius can contact the outside world.
Artem: So how did Coquelicot contact him?
Marius: Evidently, the person is hiding on the train, which confirms who we already suspected earlier...
You: Emmy.
Marius: Yes, he is the only one who had access to Kahn Corporation and is insignificant enough to remain hidden from view.
You: The problem is, that's just our theory, which is not directly tied to any evidence.
Luke: Indeed, with professional analysis devices and police assistance... this case wouldn't have been so much trouble.
Luke: But the problem is... we're on this train...
Vyn: He was smart enough to pick the right time and place.
Vyn: He only needs to hide in the darkness... where we cannot catch him.
Artem: But as we've discussed before, he can't stay hidden forever...
Artem: When the other clues are sorted out, the hidden contradictions always reveal themselves.
Artem: And when they do, the flaws in his plan will be exposed.
You: ...
Emmy does have good counter-surveillance skills.
If he has been hiding in the dark, it would be difficult to find substantive evidence, under the limited circumstances.
Then why not...
You: What if we figure out a way to force him to reveal himself?
You: After spending so much time on the Mobius, I doubt he can remember every intricate part of his plan.
You: Suppose he left some evidence behind during a time when his memory is fuzzy. We use that and...
Artem: You mean... we pretend that we have concrete evidence, and see how he reacts?
You: Yeah, do you think it'll work?
Artem: Yes, it is worth a try.
Vyn: Agreed. He is detail-oriented and good at disguising himself, clearly making him confident.
Vyn: If we use this detail to break through his psychological defenses, it may work.
Luke: Yeah! If we can force him to make a desperate move, we'll have the proof we need.
Marius: It's settled then! Let's follow [Player]'s plan and find a chance to test him.
You: We've got all the information and evidence we can obtain. As for the rest...
You: Maybe we should just confront him?
Artem: But we lack direct evidence linking Emmy to what happened on the train.
Artem: If we rush into confrontation... he might realize we're onto him.
Luke: Yeah, the risk is too great. Why don't... you try something else?
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Summary
Evidence
Coquelicot's Mail
A batch of anonymous letters addressed to the conductor, Simon. The letters were signed by Coquelicot.
The letters contain information on Mrs. Hill and a note to Simon. Upon sealing, they have been handed over to Bakerlon police as evidence.
