Jacob Henry’s Apartment
When you arrive at Jacob Henry’s Apartment, follow your partner to his residence to start a short cut-scene. After the cut-scene, start looking around for clues. Close to the front door on the counter is a blank notepad. Click to investigate it, and you will pick up a pencil. Use the pencil to shade over the blank piece of paper and reveal the clue: Death threat note. From there, head through the door to your left into Henry’s bedroom. In the suitcase on the bed, you’ll find the clue: Size eleven shoes. Those are the only clues you’ll find. Head back to the living room to question Henry:
- Movements of victim >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue: Husband’s alibi as evidence.
- Last contact with victim >> Choose “Truth.”
- Motive for murder >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue: Death threat note as evidence.
After your questions, things get a little heated, and you’ll have to beat Henry in a brawl. If you don’t have it already, this is a good place to unlock the L.A. Noire Keep a Lid On Achievement. After your bout, go use the phone. After your phone conversation, head over to the Central Police Station to continue question Jacob Henry.
Central Police Station
When you arrive at the station, your boss will instruct you to get a confession out of Henry, even though you try to tell him you have a better lead. Go into the interview room and question Henry:
- Access to murder weapon >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue: Husband’s alibi as evidence.
- Lipstick markings >> Choose “Truth.”
- Deterioration of marriage >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue: Marital problems as evidence.
- Missing jewelry >> Choose “Truth.”
Those are all the questions for Henry. You head out of the interview room, despite the Captain’s disappointment, and head over to Mendez’s Apartment.
Mendez’s Apartment
When you arrive at the apartment building, check the mail boxes to find Mendez’s apartment number. When you go inside, there will be a sign by the stairs that you can investigate to discover that the apartment is on the top floor of the building. Head upstairs to the apartment to continue the case.
When you get to the apartment, you kick down the door and start looking for clues. Go down the hallway to Mendez‘s bedroom to find all the clues in the apartment. On the floor by the bed, you find a shoe. Investigate it for the clue: Size eight shoes. Next, investigate the box on the floor by the window. In the left side of the box, you will find the clue: Used lipstick. On the right side of the box, you will find the clue: Socket wrench.
When you are done investigating the box, there will be a cut-scene with Mendez coming home and trying to escape out the window. Chase Mendez out the window, across the roof, and down to the street. The chase will then continue by car. Again, be careful about pedestrian casualties so as not to hurt your rating at the end of the case. While you are chasing Mendez, your partner will shoot out his tires. Ram his car to cause Mendez to wreck. That ends the case.
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