Guard (Sinclair Mansion)/Dialogue

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Guard[]

Player: What's going on here?
Guard: Oh, its terrible.
Guard: Lord Sinclair has been murdered
Guard: And we don't have any clues as to
Guard: who or why. We're totally baffled
Guard: If you can help us
Guard: we will be very grateful
- Sure, I'll help
  - Player: Sure, I'll help
  - Guard: thanks a lot!
  - Player: What should I be doing to help?
  - Guard: Look around and investigate who might be responsible
  - Guard: the sarge said every murder leaves clues to who done it
  - Guard: but frankly we're out of our depth here
- You should do your own dirty work
  - Player: You should do your own dirty work
  - Guard: get lost then, this is private property.
  - Guard: ...unless you'd like to be taken for questioning yourself

Talking again[]

What should I be doing to help again?
- Player: What should I be doing to help again?
- Guard: Look around and investigate who might be responsible
- Guard: the sarge said every murder leaves clues to who done it
- Guard: but frankly we're out of our depth here
How did Lord Sinclair die?
- Player: How did Lord Sinclair die?
- Guard: well its all very mysterious.
- Guard: Mary the maid found the body in the study next to his bedroom
- Guard: on the east wing of the ground floor, the door was found locked,
- Guard: from the inside, and he seemed to have been stabbed
- Guard: but there was an odd smell in the room. Frankly, I'm stumped
I know who did it!
- Player: I know who did it!
- Guard: Really? That was quick work! Who?
  - It was an intruder!
    - Player: It was an intruder!
    - Guard: Thats what we were thinking too.
    - Guard: That someone broke in, to steal something
    - Guard: was discovered by Lord Sinclair, stabbed him and ran.
    - Guard: Its odd that apparently nothing was stolen though.
    - Guard: Find out something has been stolen, and the case is closed
    - Guard: But the murdered man was a friend of the king
    - Guard: and its more than my jobs worth not to investigate fully
  - the butler did it!
    - Player: the butler did it!
    - Guard: I hope you have proof to that effect.
    - Guard: we have to arrest someone for this and it seems to me that
    - Guard: only the actual murderer would gain by falsely accusing someone
    - Guard: although having said that
    - Guard: the butler is kind of shifty looking...
  - It was one of the servants
    - Player: It was one of the servants
    - Guard: Oh really? Which one?
      - It was one of the women
        Player: It was one of the women
        
        Guard: Oh really? Which one?
        it was so obviously Louisa The Cook
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        Guard: Great work, show me the evidence
        
        Guard: and we'll take them to the dungeons
        
        Guard: you *DO* have evidence of their crime, right?
        
        Player: uh....
        
        Guard: tch. You wouldn't last a day in the guards
        
        Guard: with sloppy thinking like that.
        
        Guard: come see me when you have some proof of your accusations
        
        It must have been Mary The Maid
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
      - It was one of the men
        Player: It was one of the men
        
        Guard: Oh really? Which one?
        it can only be Donovan the Handyman
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        Pierre the Dog Handler. No question.
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        Hobbes the Butler. the butler *always* did it
        Player: the butler did it!
        
        Guard: I hope you have proof to that effect.
        
        Guard: we have to arrest someone for this and it seems to me that
        
        Guard: only the actual murderer would gain by falsely accusing someone
        
        Guard: although having said that
        
        Guard: the butler is kind of shifty looking...
        
        you must know it was Stanford The Gardener
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
  - It was one of his family
    - Player: It was one of his family
    - Guard: Oh really? Which one?
      - It was one of the women
        Player: It was one of the women
        
        Guard: Oh really? Which one?
        I know it was Anna
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        I am so sure it was Carol
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        Ill bet you anything it was Elizabeth
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
      - It was one of the men
        Player: It was one of the men
        
        Guard: Oh really? Which one?
        I'm certain it was Bob
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        It was David. No doubt about it.
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)
        
        If it wasn't Frank I'll eat my shoes
        [You tell the guard who you suspect of the crime]
        
        (See above)

On partial evidence[]

(Note: If just one evidence has been discovered, goes direct into the corresponding dialogue for "I know who did it!")

What should I be doing to help again?
- (Same as above)
How did Lord Sinclair die?
- (Same as above)
I know who did it!
- Player: I know who did it!
  - I have proof that it wasn't any of the servants
    - Player: I have proof that it wasn't any of the servants
    - [you show the guard the thread you found on the window]
    - Player: All the servants dress in black so
    - Player: it couldn't have been one of them
    - Guard: Thats some good work there. I guess it wasn't a servant.
    - Guard: You still havent proved who did do it though
  - I have proof one of the family lied about the poison
    - [Anna]
      - Player: I have proof that Anna is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the compost heap]
    - [Bob]
      - Player: I have proof that Bob is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the beehive]
    - [Carol]
      - Player: I have proof that Carol is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the drain]
    - [David]
      - Player: I have proof that David is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the spiders nest]
    - [Elizabeth]
      - Player: I have proof that Elizabeth is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the mosquitos at the fountain]
    - [Frank]
      - Player: I have proof that Frank is lying about the poison
      - Guard: Oh really? How did you get that?
      - [you tell the guard about the tarnished family crest]
    - (After concluding with the suspect)
      - Guard: Hmm. thats some good detective work there.
      - Guard: We need more evidence before we can close the case though
      - Guard: Keep up the good work
  - I have the fingerprints of the culprit
    - Player: I have the fingerprints of the culprit
    - Player: I have [Name]' Fingerprints here.
    - Player: You can see for yourself they match the
    - Player: Fingerprints on the murder weapon exactly
    - [You show the guard the finger prints evidence]
    - Guard: ...
    - Guard: I'm impressed. How on earth did you think
    - Guard: of something like that? I've never heard
    - Guard: of such a technique for finding criminals before
    - Guard: This will come in very handy in the future
    - Guard: But we can't arrest someone on just this.
    - Guard: I'm afraid you'll still need to find more evidence
    - Guard: Before we can close this case completely

* [Name] can be Annas, Bobs, Carols, Davids, Elizabeths, or Franks, depending on the assigned culprit.

After solving the case (having gathered all proof)[]

What should I be doing to help again?
- (Same as above)
How did Lord Sinclair die?
- (Same as above)
I know who did it!
- Player: I know who did it!
- Player: I have conclusive Proof who the killer was
- Guard: You do? thats excellent work. Lets hear it then
- Player: I don't think it was an intruder, and I don't think Lord
- Player: Sinclair was killed by being stabbed.
- Guard: hmmm? really? why not?
- Player: nobody heard the guard dog barking, which it would have if
- Player: it had been an intruder who was responsible.
- Player: nobody heard any signs of a struggle either.
- Player: I think the knife was there to throw suspicion away from the real culprit.
- Guard: Yes, that makes sense. But who did do it then?
- [Anna]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Annas clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard Anna did not use poison on the compost heap]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Annas fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been Anna who killed her father
- [Bob]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Bobs clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard Bob did not use poison on the beehive]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Bobs fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been Bob who killed his father
- [Carol]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Carols clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard Carol did not use poison on the drain]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Carols fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been Carol who killed her father
- [David]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Davids clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard David did not use poison on the spiders nest]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Davids fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been David who killed his father
- [Elizabeth]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Elizabeths clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard Elizabeth did not use poison on the fountain]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Elizabeths fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been Elizabeth who killed her father
- [Frank]
  - [You prove to the guard the thread matches Franks clothes]
  - Guard: Yes, I'd have to agree with that... but we need more evidence
  - [You prove to the guard Frank did not use poison on the Sinclair Crest]
  - Guard: Excellent work - have you considered a career as a detective?
  - Guard: But i'm afraid its still not quite enough...
  - [You match Franks fingerprints with those on the dagger]
  - [Found in the body of Lord Sinclair]
  - Guard: ...
  - Guard: Yes. theres no doubt about it.
  - Guard: It must have been Frank who killed his father
- (After concluding with the suspect)
  - Guard: All of the guards must congratulate you on your
  - Guard: Excellent work in helping us to solve this case
  - Guard: We don't have many murders here in RuneScape
  - Guard: And i'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to solve it
  - Guard: by ourselves. We will hold him/her here under house arrest
  - Guard: Until such time as we can bring him/her to trial
  - Guard: You have our gratitude, and I'm sure the rest of the
  - Guard: families as well, in helping to apprehend the murderer
  - Guard: I'll just take the evidence from you now
  - [You hand over all the evidence]
  - [You haved gained 3 quest points!]
  - [You just advanced X crafting level!]
  - [You have completed the Murder Mystery Quest]
  - Guard: Please accept this reward from the family!
  - [You received 2000 gold!]

Talking after the quest[]

Guard: Excellent work on solving the murder
Guard: All of the guards I know are very impressed
Guard: And don't worry, we have the murderer under guard
Guard: until they can be taken to trial