Another argument I've had is the investigation of the murdered settler, Calder Nettic, on Dantooine. Here's the walkthrough:
Approach the Twi'lek, and he will introduce himself as Bolook, a Jedi from
the Enclave. He was sent down here to investigate a killing;
unfortunately, he doesn't speak the necessary language to interview the
suspects! Thus, he asks you to assist him with sorting the truth from the
lies. Ask him what you have to do, and he will tell you to simply listen
to the two suspects' stories. To assist you, an information droid will be
provided to check your facts. Now, I suppose I could tell you exactly what
happened and exactly what responses you need to give. However, I feel it's
a better idea to go through the reasoning process with you. Besides, it'll
be more fun this way!
The first fact you learn is that the three men (two suspects and one
victim) were out here in the field together, while it was cloudy. This is
somewhat strange, as a storm was imminent and most people would normally be
indoors. Now, the dead man, Calder Nettic, was shot in the back with a
blaster rifle. A rifle was found near his body, stained with blood (which
has been sent back to the Enclave for testing). The other two men, Handon
Guld and Rickard Lusoff, were still at the scene. While Guld was unarmed,
Lusoff was carrying a hunting laser. Another rather strange aspect of the
case is that both men say that they didn't do anything and that they came
across the body, but both accuse the other of being the killer. Finally,
Guld was found holding his side, while Lusoff was favoring his leg.
Okay, first things first. Speak to either of the two suspects - I will
start with Lusoff. Ask him what happened, and he will say that he was out
hunting iriaz. According to him, he spotted one, but couldn't see very
well, due to the sun(!) in his eyes. However, he was still able to hit it,
so when he walked here to get it, he found Guld standing over the dead
body. Speak to him again, then ask him all the questions that you can.
He'll mention that when he came over to the bridge, the iriaz he shot was
gone, and that Guld must have taken it. If you ask about his limp, he'll
explain that he sprained his ankle running on the way to the body.
Now, ask Guld what happened. He'll tell you that he was out here for a
run, to keep him in shape and because he hates speeders anyway. When he
was on the other side of the bridge, he heard a shot coming from over here
and came running, only to find Nettic dead. He then says that he saw
Lusoff come skulking out of the shadows, and immediately hit his emergency
button and called the Enclave. Speak to him again and ask him all the
questions you can, as well. If you ask him about his side, he'll deny
being injured at all, and quickly switch the topic back to running.
Since you've heard both of their stories, go talk to the information droid.
Ask for information on the body, and you will learn that he was killed
about three hours ago with a single shot from a blaster. Ask about the
plains, and you will learn of the mostly docile iriaz and the more
aggressive kath hounds. Because of the hounds, a general advisory was
made, asking people to carry weapons at all times when out on the plains.
Speak to Bolook and say that you want to discuss the murder. He will then
go through the stories that you just heard, and mention that it is highly
unlikely that both are completely innocent: at least one of them is lying.
So which one is it? Well, you should recall that it was a cloudy day, so
Lusoff was obviously lying about sun being in his eyes. Therefore, answer
"Rickard" and explain about the sun glare. Now, you need to find a motive
for the killing, and should interview them both again.
Ask Lusoff all possible questions about the victim, and you will learn that
he's known the victim for a long time, and were actually business partners,
despite the "differences" that they had in the past. Ask Guld the same
questions, and you will learn that although he didn't know the victim very
well, he was glad of that, since Nettic wasn't much of a family man. In
addition, Guld had also heard that Nettic was involved in some pretty shady
business practices. Finally, speak to the droid again, and you'll learn
that Nettic and Guld had recently rented a speeder (I thought Guld hated
them?), and that there had been a violent encounter in a cantina, in which
Lusoff accused Nettic of cheating him.
Discuss the murder with Bolook again, and he'll mention that Lusoff said
that he got along quite well with Nettic. Of course, we learned of the
cantina incident, and even Lusoff himself mentioned their past differences.
Once again, say that Rickard is lying, mentioning the argument over the
business matters. Now, you need to focus on the murder weapon.
Speak to Lusoff and ask about the weapon found by the body. He'll say that
he's never seen it before; the victim had a preference for Echani weapons
and possessed a light blaster rifle that he always used. You can also push
the business problem issue with him, but it won't get you very far. Ask
Guld the same questions, and he'll say that the blaster was stolen from him
last week. Mention the speeder rental, and he will admit that he wanted to
"punch [Nettic's] face in," as he was cheating with Guld's wife. In fact,
they had done so in his own bed, while he was in the next room! Now, talk
to the droid once more, then ask about Guld's blaster being stolen. No
reports were ever filed, however! Ask about the weapon found at the scene,
and you will learn that the blood did not belong the the victim.
Again, speak to Bolook about the murder, and tell him that the blaster was
Guld's, who lied about it being stolen. Now, only one more piece of the
puzzle remains: whose blood was on the weapon? Speak to the droid first,
and ask about the blood sample. Again, the blood is most certainly not the
victims - unfortunately, it was contaminated by some bacteria and no
further testing could be done. The two suspects won't have anything new to
say, so discuss the murder with Bolook again. Tell him that the blood
doesn't belong to the victim. So, who does it belong to? Remember how
Guld was clutching his side? Answer that it is Handon's, for that very
reason. Bolook will then examine Guld's side, and it indeed appears that
he has suffered a blaster wound.
Bolook will then conclude that it was Lusoff who was the murderer, and that
Guld must have been accidentally hit. But do you really believe that Guld
just happened to be out in the middle of nowhere and lied for no good
reason at all? Say that BOTH of the men are guilty, with Guld's motive
being that his wife and Nettic were having an affair. It appears that both
men were out here, plotting to kill him. Guld killed Nettic first, while
Lusoff, who arrived shortly afterward, though that Guld was Nettic and
attempted to kill him! Great work, Sherlock. You receive a nice bonus of
1310 XP for a job well done.
Daniel L Newhouse