I Must Be Missing Something Obvious - Need Hint, No Spoilers

[WarthogDemon]

I got Bumblebee's number, I call her and convince her to talk to the cop. She does. No matter what I do the cop WILL NOT talk to me. I'm sure I have to tell him about his daughter to get him to help, but I can either get him handcuffed and threaten "your daughter is sick" with gets me nowhere, or I can let him handcuff me and he'll demand how I called his daughter and I can threaten her life or repeat "you gave me her number" and he kills me.

I call his daughter, sit next to my wife and wait for him to show. Give him the watch, he thanks me and kills me. Anything else I show him, he doesn't care and he never listens to anything my wife says. Nor does he care about anything I say directly.

I'm at the point where I'm just doing random stuff to see if it makes any kind of difference. WHAT am I missing?!?

[Psyringe]

The developer wants you to do something in this situation. The game's puzzles aren't particularly logical, unfortunately.

From your description, it seems that you need to find one more piece of the puzzle, but it's hard to determine how much exactly you're missing. Think about how the cop justifies killing your wife. Do you think that his assumptions about the murder are correct? (Based on your answer, I can give more spoiler-free hints.)

[MADE IN IRON]

Sometimes you need to do nothing and see the other characters interact instead of stand up yourself.

[Psyringe]

Originally posted by MADE IN IRON:

Sometimes you need to do nothing and see the other characters interact instead of stand up yourself.

I think he can't make this interaction between other characters happen yet because he's still missing a piece of the puzzle. I may very well be wrong though. (Hence my question of what he thinks about the cop's version of the murder - that should tell us if the OP already has that piece of the puzzle or not.)

[WarthogDemon]

Originally posted by Psyringe:

From your description, it seems that you need to find one more piece of the puzzle, but it's hard to determine how much exactly you're missing.

Do you mean the Polaroid? Because unless I have the cop handcuffed and shot/stabbed, he doesn't care about it. I show him it at the door, he doesn't care and handcuffs me. I give it to the wife, he cuts her off and handcuffs her.

You want not logical? I've even offered the cop desert at this point. :P (To be fair I've really liked the puzzles so far.)

[Bobywan]

Call bumblebee
Talk with your wife. Convince her you're in a loop. Talk about the polaroid. Let it on the fridge or give it to your wife dont keep it on you.
Wait for the cop and your wife will mention the polaroid.

[Psyringe]

Originally posted by WarthogDemon:

Originally posted by Psyringe:

From your description, it seems that you need to find one more piece of the puzzle, but it's hard to determine how much exactly you're missing.

Do you mean the Polaroid? Because unless I have the cop handcuffed and shot/stabbed, he doesn't care about it. I show him it at the door, he doesn't care and handcuffs me. I give it to the wife, he cuts her off and handcuffs her.

Yes, I meant the polaroid. :) It's an important piece of evidence because it proves that the cop's theory can't be correct.

If you don't yet know what the polaroid proves exactly, then you need to find out more about the circumstances of the murder and those of the polaroid.

If you already do know what the polaroid is proving, then there is a chance that the _protagonist_ has not realized it yet. Once you have the relevant information about the murder and the polaroid, click on the polaroid in your inventory, and the protagonist will have a revelation. Many players miss this step since the connction is already clear for them (but not for the character).

Once your character has realized the significance of the polaroid, talk to your wife about it (as Bobywan above already said).

[WarthogDemon]

Originally posted by Psyringe:

Originally posted by WarthogDemon:

Do you mean the Polaroid? Because unless I have the cop handcuffed and shot/stabbed, he doesn't care about it. I show him it at the door, he doesn't care and handcuffs me. I give it to the wife, he cuts her off and handcuffs her.

Yes, I meant the polaroid. :) It's an important piece of evidence because it proves that the cop's theory can't be correct.

If you don't yet know what the polaroid proves exactly, then you need to find out more about the circumstances of the murder and those of the polaroid.

If you already do know what the polaroid is proving, then there is a chance that the _protagonist_ has not realized it yet. Once you have the relevant information about the murder and the polaroid, click on the polaroid in your inventory, and the protagonist will have a revelation. Many players miss this step since the connction is already clear for them (but not for the character).

Once your character has realized the significance of the polaroid, talk to your wife about it (as Bobywan above already said).

Thanks! That was it and I have since progressed. Ironically enough, I had actually looked at the Polaroid and the character made the connection right before I gave up and made this forum post. :P It didn't occur to me that by doing this, the one "failed" attempted I made would now work (because I had tried to let the wife talk to the cop before). Thanks again. :)

[Psyringe]

Happy to help, enjoy the game! :)