A guide for L.A. Noire case A Polite Invitation. Follow this guide to find all the clues, answer all the questions correctly, and get a five-star rating. In this case, you are again playing as Jack Kelso.
After the introductory cut-scene, your first objective is to pay Curtis Benson a visit.
Curtis Benson’s Apartment
When you arrive at the apartment building, check the mail boxes to find Benson’s apartment number; he’s in #2. Go left at the top of the stairs and pay Benson a visit. After the cut-scene, search Benson’s apartment for clues. Go into the bedroom and another cut-scene will play. After the cut-scene, walk around Benson’s couch to the table to find the clue: Share certificate. Go to the desk to the left of the table to find another clue: Insurance agreement. Now go back and question Benson.
Questioning Benson:
- Motive for fraud >> Choose “Lie” and use the “Share certificate.”
- Suburban Redevelopment >> Choose “Lie” and use the “Insurance agreement.”
- Buchwalter case settlement >> Choose “Doubt”
After questioning Benson, return to your car and go to California Fire & Life.
California Fire & Life
Enter the building and take the elevator. Turn right off the elevator to go to your office. Investigate the case file on your desk and select the address on the blue print for the clue: Buchwalter case file. While still looking at the file, investigate the pink piece of paper, specifically the line that reads $3500 to find the second clue: Improved land value. Then there is a cut-scene.