Case Briefing: Elias Thorne

The Rain 🌧️ is a cruel curtain over the city. Detective Murphy from Homicide is sitting opposite you. The window weeps into the city's neon haze.

"The victim is Elias 'The Serpent' 🐍 Thorne. Mob bookie. Found him in his penthouse. One shot, clean and quiet. Looks professional, but his safe is untouched. Doesn't feel like a standard hit. He was about to testify against Vito Moretti. The only thing we found? He was clutching a sliver of broken metal: a silver earring 👂 ."

Initial Clues

  • Victim: Elias 'The Serpent' Thorne 🐍 (Mob witness)
  • Cause of Death: Single, silenced shot 🔫
  • Initial Clue: A broken silver earring 👂
  • Complication: Thorne was set to betray Vito 'The Hammer' Moretti 🔨