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The second afternoon of investigation is really strong. We meet the shady looking Courtney Sithe and her cheesy creepy seemingly murderous daughter. I don't know if she'll be this case's villain but we're taking her down at some point in this game, I'm sure. Her and her 500 scalpels per month (It took me far too long to find the part of the room I had to investigate to proceed, I thought the ledger was a part of the desk >_>). She claims the fingerprints show the victim did move, but I don't know if we can take her at her word.

Stronghart knows Mikotoba Sr as well as Judge Jigoku, whose continued relevance must be building to something. Gina has a new puppy named Toby, who surprisingly seems irrelevant to the Baskervilles case. For now! Gregson is heading to Paris, I wonder if he's aware of the list and is fleeing the reaper. If not, it's surely related to why he's on that list in the first place, though he plans to take Gina with him. Sidenote I guess we've all forgiven him for committing perjury that would've gotten Gina found guilty of murder. I suppose taking her on as his apprentice may be his way of atoning.

Up with van Zieks, the Apprentice shows up again and Susato immediately identifies him as Kazuma! Once again Susato, bless you for not beating around the bush like everyone else. It appears he has amnesia... which this series isn't above doing of course, but there's obviously more going on, even if that is true. Kazuma, you have a lot to answer for in letting your best friends think you were dead!! I'm glad the game isn't dragging this particular reveal out.

Sholmes, however, won't tell us about his role in covering up the 'murder', claiming this upcoming trial will provide some answers. I don't like to be mad at Sholmes, but him hiding this, not apologising, and then immediately scamming us out of 5 shillings is a lot to take!

This does lead us straight into the special exhibit at Tusspell's, however, which is a really cool scene. 10 years ago, Enoch Drebber claimed he saw the Professor rising from his grave. There's blood on the waxwork Drebber's camera, somehow, and the waxwork of the killer has lost its head. The Professor's identity is apparently still a secret, but it seems the waxwork head must legitimately depict his likeness the way everyone talks about it. Did Tusspells get access to the dead body even with this all being a closed court case? More importantly, if the game hiding the Professor's face, it must be a face we'd recognise... I'm at a loss, this case seems wrapped up in our current one, but we also learn that the Professor is the killer from the Baskervilles case and I doubt that's getting resolved here. Hmm! I wonder if we're heading towards a flashback Baskervilles case with Sholmes, or something.

Drebber took the Professor's waxwork and presumably used it to aid in assisting the illusion of the experiment, but I wonder why he took that particular figure, what with his own personal horrible past experience with that event... Too many pieces to fit them together here, though Drebber is of course the #1 suspect for now.

After Toby finds Drebber's hideout, it's time for a much funnier deduction dance than last time. "Life was so much simpler in those halcyon days when gravity could be reversed", says Susato, and her, Ryunosuke and Herlock are all in fine comedic form here. The cherry on top is that the timebomb Herlock instantly dismissed turns out to be a legitimate one that very nearly kills us all. Knowing that we were all chatting away and having fun while a countdown to our doom ticked away, and Drebber was hiding in the safe incredibly confused as to why we weren't running away, it's brilliant. As are the numerous well-deserved side-eyes that Sholmes receives afterwards. Oh, and the experiment blows up.

I've no idea what to make of Drebber, I hope he turns out to be as complex as the hints of his backstory indicate he could be. The next trial day has been promised to be very important, both Barok and his amnesiac apprentice will be there with us. Oh, and Harebrayne, who is still there I guess.