Trial By Ice, Part 2
Former marine Jess Dexler and her new partner, Aaron Fulton–an eccentric profiler with a keen understanding of the criminal mind–are assigned their first case: a trail of freakish and unexplainable frozen corpses.
Written by: Sean Kelley McKeever
Directed by: Eric Parsons
Produced by: Kyler McLaughlin
Fulton : He’s Tim Quilling. Thirty-seven. lived here nine years–alone. Gorcery-store department manager.
– “There feel like murders.” Neutral
– “Poor guy.” Neutral
– Make a dry joke. Neutral
Fulton : What do you make of this, Dexler? A frozen, fragmented corpse left on dosplay.
– “I’m fascinated.” Neutral
– “It’s completely awful.” Neutral
– “You seem unfazed.” Neutral [1.]
[1.a] Fulton : I’ve seen things. not this, but things. It is unsettling. It just doesn’t unsettle me.
– “I’ve also seen things.” Neutral
– “You’ve seen what exactly?”
– “Well, I’m unsettled.”
[…] : I’d be more apt to out what happened to these people, since it’s the one unique element, but Fulton’s my partner.
– “Maybe.” Neutral
– “We’ll try it your way.” Neutral
– “How lead to who (or what).” Neutral
[…] : Director Skinner never said which of us is in charge of the case. Judging from Fulton’s assertion, he wasn’t told either.
– “You’re not in charge.” Neutral [1.]
– “Why you?” Neutral [1.]
– “Sounds good.” Your relationship is now Friendly.
[1.a] Fulton : I have a knock for people, so I figured–Are you saying you’d rather…?
– “Yes, thanks.”
– “Just asking. You go ahead.” Neutral
– “Damn right.” Your relationship is now Combative
If you let Fulton Take the lead
[…] : It’s going pretty straight forwardly. I wonder to myself if cross-questioning her might provide a tell.
– “Are you a bowler?” Neutral
– “Who approached who?”
– Let Fulton continue. Neutral
[…] : Fulton’s getting impatient, and it’s making her agitated. If I don’t step in, we might lose her cooperation.
– “Let’s all calm down.” Neutral
– “It’s okay, Miss.” Neutral
– Pull Fulton aside.
[…] : I can tell Miss Albright’s trying not to think of Tim’s body. It’s like me with Svehle and the Mucous man. I can focus her elsewhere.
– “We’re looking for anything weird.”
– “Did you see the man?” Neutral
– “Did Tim have enemies?” Neutral
It can’t be Skinner–not unless I want to be seen as a partner snitch right out of the gate. But there is another option…
– Meet with Agent Scully. [Premium 20 Diamonds] Neutral
– Go to bed.
If you took the lead:
[…] : She looks at us, she registers my words–and, I’m fairly sure, they meaning. Understandably, she’s far from one hundred percent.
– “Can we talk?”
– “How are you?” Neutral
– “Tell me about the deceased.”
Wendy Albright : And Tim starts arguing with some guy in the living room. I couldn’t make it out over the music, but they got into it, so I stayed put.
– “Did they know each other?” Neutral
– “What did they sound like?”
– “Are you sure you couldn’t hear?”
[…] : She tenses up, wincing. She doesn’t want to relive it, but she doesn’t have a choice.
– “You’ll be okay.” Neutral
– “Keep going.”
– Wait.”
Wendy Albright : No. No, he was gone.
– “We’re looking for anything weird.”
– “Did Tim have enemies?” Neutral
– “The recent deaths in your life?”
Wendy Albright : He was a sweet guy, you know? Sad, but sweet. I wish I’d have done something.
– “You couldn’t have saved him.”
– “He protected you.” You comforted Wendy. You held Wendy accountable.
– “Why not call the police earlier.”
Wendy Albright : Was… was there anything else?
– “That’s it, thank you.”
– “They to rest.” Neutral
– “Don’t leave town.”
[…] : It can’t be Skinner–not unless I want to be seen as a partner snitch right out of the gate. But there’s another option…
– Meet with agent Scully [20 Diamonds] Additional Dialogue
– Go to bed. Neutral
If you chose to meet with Agent Scully.
Scully : I take it from the late-night text that something’s weighing on your mind. Things working out with your partner?
– “Fulton’s domineering,”
– “He’s okay but… off.” Neutral
– “My partner’s a misogynistic dope.”
Scully : Speaking of your case… “Spontaneous explosive gelation.” Great term, expect for maybe the “spontaneous” part.”
– “Because that’s impossible.”
– “Have you ever encounter it before?” Neutral
– “Are you babysitting us?”
Scully : Often, though, simple human motivation is at play–and right in plain sight.
– “Humans are awful.”
– “And sometimes monsters.”
– “Your advice helped.” Scully’s clues : Human’s motivation
Fulton : The victims saw the killer as inferior and were likely cruel to him. This is him correcting a perceived injustice.
- "I'm not seeing any ling." Neutral
- "Still doesn't explain how." Neutral
- " You know the killer's thoughts now?" Neutral
Fulton : It's what I know, it's what I'm best at, and I really feel strongly that understanding him is how we find him.
- "Scully suggested we discuss our dynamic..." Your relationship is now Friendly.
- "Okay."
- "We can keep our options open." Neutral
- "What about my opinion?" Your relationship is now professional (If you didn't get friendly before and were Combative)
Fulton : We don't know each other at all. Like, not at all. What brought you to the bureau. And why the X-Files.
- Tell him about Alaska. You told Fulton about Rowan Base.
- "To protect innocents." / "To be a watchdog." / "To seek the unknown." : Neutral
- "It's complicated." You kept your experience at Rowan Base from Fulton
You are now playing as Agent Aaron Fulton
Dexler : My god. You really mean it. Fulton… I’m so sorry.
– Don’t accept pity. Neutral
– Acknowledge her sympathy. Neutral
– Eat your tacos. Neutral
Dexler : So that happens to your family, then at some point you decide… what exactly? What was it inside of you the brought you here?
– “I want to understand their killer.” Profiler : You want to understand the criminal mind. / Lawman : You want to bring criminals to justice.
– “I don’t want that to happen again.” Guardian : You want to protect the innocent. / Lawman : You want to bring criminals to justice.
– “I want justice.” Lawman : You want to bring criminals to justice.
[…] : You envision the office changed for the better…
– Upgrade the office [Premium 20 Diamonds] You’re setting into your new base of operation.
– “Never mind”
Night Manager : Oh. Sure, what do you want to know about&
– “Tim Quilling.” Neutral
– “The previous victims.” Neutral
– “You.” Neutral
Little Jimmer : This is what? About Quilling?
– Explore their friendship. Neutral
– Display compassion. Neutral
– Appeal to his interests. Neutral
[…] : And you remember you were the worst shot in the academy.
– Go first. Neutral
– Have Dexler go first. Neutral
[…] : You repeat it to yourself in a whisper: “Bottle-water truth…”
– Look underneath. Sneberg wounded Dexler while escaping.
– Tackle Dexler. You injured Dexler’s face while protecting her.
– “Look out!” You took a gash to the shoulder trying to apprehend Sneberg.
Next Episode : Episode 3
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