How to nail the date with Craig and Rivers stuffed animal?

[Havenssoft]

I got to the woods and found the twins cutting it up but is there any way to prevent that or salvage the date? Help I want this dad.

[WrenLore]

You've got to investigate the playground and feild before going to the woods. That way you know about the twins and find the "smoking gun" to get the toy off of them

[nomnom]

this is gonna be rough because i dont have the game up rn BUT

go to the field(?) > investigate to find the leg > talk to mat & his daughter to learn about the squirrels > go check out the squirrels by the tree > go to the playground and talk to joseph > pick the suspicious line > he should eventually tell you about the twins in the woods > go to the woods > talk to robert > pick bad cop

he should tell you about seeing the twins, and from there you'll find the capybara and salvage the date!

[Hullabaroo]

If I remember correctly, you should go to Joseph at the playground and talk to him to find out that the twins are missing. Then go to the field area and talk to Mat and his daughter, and the option to search the tree for squirrels should appear. Then search the area and you'll find the stuffed animal's arm. Interrogate River and be good cop for brownie points. Go to the forest, bother Robert (I forgot if you have to do this multiple times or just play bad cop) until he tells you where the twins went. The option to go deeper into the forest will appear and you should be good so long as I got that right...

[Havenssoft]

I tested these theories and I've come up with the best option thank you guys so much!

So you gotta:
1-go to the park,
talk to joseph: "That sounds a little suspect, Joseph." and "No (yes)"
and calm river down on the swings for heart points
2-go to the field talk to mat and his daughter, search area for the leg, look at the squirrels at the log to calm river, then interrogate river with good cop for heart points.
3- go to the woods, interrogate robert (bad cop) and then the twins will hand it over after Craig says they were sloppy and left evidence.

[Femi]

If you want all the extra heart stuff you can also do it this way.

Go to the playground, talk to Joseph, tell him he sounds suspicious then tell him if he has nothing to hide it should be fine. Once you're finished speaking to him calm River down on the swings.

Go to the field next, speak to mat and carmenista. Look for clues. Interrogate River and be the good cop. Show her the squirrels near the trees.

Go to the woods, talk to Robert. Play bad cop with Robert. He'll then tell you where the kids are, and it'll give you the option to go deeper into the woods. Craig asks if you're ready, say yes.

the optional stuff with River just gives you some hearts with Craig.

[thealdywaldy]

So thankful for this thread. I couldn't figure out why I kept failing the date and I realized in my replays that I was forgetting to find the missing arm before finding the twins. Finally got to the brunch :) Thanks!