General Questions

1. If you haven't proved the actual murder method, the D.A. refuses to indict, claiming the evidence is too flimsy. (But your boss gives you a suggestion that should help you next time you play.)
2. Exception: You can arrest the corpse and get a silly ending.
3. Another exception: You can arrest Stiles and get him convicted, but a postscript tells you that he is later released when some unspecified new evidence is found.
4. If you have proved the murder method, the ending depends on whom you arrest.
5. If you arrest Stiles, he is acquitted because of his lack of access to the Linder house.
6. If you arrest the corpse, the coroner makes an unsatisfying ruling. If you haven't seen the medical report, the coroner reaches no conclusion; otherwise, the coroner rules suicide, but your boss doesn't believe it.
7. If you arrest both Monica and Phong, and have seen the gun receipt, and have established Monica's motive and opportunity (the latter either by seeing her remove the gun or by opening the clock yourself with the key), then you have a pretty good case against them. However, Phong confesses only to conspiring in Linder's plan and gets a suspended sentence; then Monica manages to get the same deal. Your boss is not satisfied with this result.
8. If you arrest Phong with or without Monica, but you _haven't_ met all these conditions, Phong is acquitted because he lacks the mechanical skills necessary to construct the hidden gun mechanism. If you also arrest Monica, she too is acquitted: either for lack of motive or opportunity, or, if you haven't seen the gun receipt, because Phong was.
9. If you arrest Monica alone, and you have established motive but not opportunity, she is acquitted for circumstantial evidence. If you have established her opportunity, you win!