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How to solve the St Katherine’s Church murder in Atomfall
After arriving in Atomfall's Wyndham Village, there's a chance to accidentally stumble upon a murder scene within St. Katherine's Church. At this spot, you'll find Vicar McHenry and another character, Pamela Shaw, discussing the death of Maisie Higgins. This situation is suspicious from the get-go. You can tackle it in multiple ways depending on your beliefs and character's personality. Here's how to solve the murder of Maisie Higgins in Atomfall. How to solve the St Katherine's Church murder in Atomfall When you first enter St. Katherine's Church and encounter the murder scene, Vicar McHenry will react defensively and request your silence. The options you choose with him won't drastically change the outcome. Instead, your first step is analyzing Maisie's corpse and speaking with Pamela Shaw. Screenshot by Destructoid You'll immediately notice a sickle in Maisie's body that you can retrieve and use as a weapon. You'll also find a bloodied note, revealing she was last seen camping out at a cabin near Mereview Hotel. Leaving the church will reveal the hotel's location at coordinates (30.9 E, 83.0 N.) Talking to Pamela Shaw will narrow down the cabin's location further, depending on your dialogue options. While most options won't lend you new information, choosing to be Righteous and telling her to confess will prompt her to mention an old cellar near the hotel. You'll now have a second marker at coordinates (30.5 E, 80.5 N) to explore. Screenshot by Destructoid From now on, you can talk to Captain Grant Sims in the Village Hall and tell him about the situation alongside any evidence you find. You don't have to, but it is a viable option if you'd prefer the Protocol handle the case. He'll also reveal information about one of the Protocol's camps that you wouldn't gain otherwise. Exploring the Brewery Cellar If you go to the Brewery Cellar, known on your map as "Maisie entered this Cellar," you'll initially spot swarms of rats that'll attack you on sight. You can clear them away by stomping on them using F on your keyboard before breaking their nests with any weapon. The cellar itself also has a group of rats, but you just need to defeat them to move forward. Screenshot by Destructoid The Brewery Cellar is full of crates, including a B.A.R.D crate, which you can open for loot. More important for this case is a note you'll find by crawling under a table on the left side of the cellar. The note, written to Morris Wick, reveals that Maisie was the vicar's spy. You can now return to the vicar to proceed with the case. Since Mereview Hotel was a general clue that'd lead you to this cellar, exploring it is entirely optional. However, you will find some miscellaneous resources and a garden gnome here if you want to progress through some achievements. Identifying the culprit Now that you have some notes to work with, you can talk to the vicar about the notes. Regardless of how you respond to his comments, he'll show you the location of the Village Shop, where you can find Morris Wick. With this evidence on hand, you have another opportunity to go to Captain Grant Sims with this information, allowing Protocol to tackle the situation without getting your hands dirty. If you prefer dealing with this yourself, though, you can head straight to the shop and confront Morris. Screenshot by Destructoid There are multiple ways you can deal with Morris. If you want to settle the situation quickly, you can eliminate him without uttering a single word before returning to the vicar. Alternatively, you can interrogate him and learn more about his motive for committing the crime. From here, you've multiple options for determining his fate. If you want to benefit from the situation, you can sympathize or bargain with him to receive a Crafting Manual alongside some information about his beliefs. You can also threaten to report him to the Protocol or tell him to leave town. Regardless of your choice, finishing your conversation with Morris Wick will mark the end of the St. Katherine's Church murder and teach you more about some of the dark sides of Wyndham Village. The post How to solve the St Katherine’s Church murder in Atomfall appeared first on Destructoid.
After arriving in Atomfall's Wyndham Village, there's a chance to accidentally stumble upon a murder scene within St. Katherine's Church. At this spot, you'll find Vicar McHenry and another character, Pamela Shaw, discussing the death of Maisie Higgins.
This situation is suspicious from the get-go. You can tackle it in multiple ways depending on your beliefs and character's personality. Here's how to solve the murder of Maisie Higgins in Atomfall.
How to solve the St Katherine's Church murder in Atomfall
When you first enter St. Katherine's Church and encounter the murder scene, Vicar McHenry will react defensively and request your silence. The options you choose with him won't drastically change the outcome. Instead, your first step is analyzing Maisie's corpse and speaking with Pamela Shaw.
You'll immediately notice a sickle in Maisie's body that you can retrieve and use as a weapon. You'll also find a bloodied note, revealing she was last seen camping out at a cabin near Mereview Hotel. Leaving the church will reveal the hotel's location at coordinates (30.9 E, 83.0 N.)
Talking to Pamela Shaw will narrow down the cabin's location further, depending on your dialogue options. While most options won't lend you new information, choosing to be Righteous and telling her to confess will prompt her to mention an old cellar near the hotel. You'll now have a second marker at coordinates (30.5 E, 80.5 N) to explore.
From now on, you can talk to Captain Grant Sims in the Village Hall and tell him about the situation alongside any evidence you find. You don't have to, but it is a viable option if you'd prefer the Protocol handle the case. He'll also reveal information about one of the Protocol's camps that you wouldn't gain otherwise.
Exploring the Brewery Cellar
If you go to the Brewery Cellar, known on your map as "Maisie entered this Cellar," you'll initially spot swarms of rats that'll attack you on sight. You can clear them away by stomping on them using F on your keyboard before breaking their nests with any weapon. The cellar itself also has a group of rats, but you just need to defeat them to move forward.
The Brewery Cellar is full of crates, including a B.A.R.D crate, which you can open for loot. More important for this case is a note you'll find by crawling under a table on the left side of the cellar. The note, written to Morris Wick, reveals that Maisie was the vicar's spy.
You can now return to the vicar to proceed with the case. Since Mereview Hotel was a general clue that'd lead you to this cellar, exploring it is entirely optional. However, you will find some miscellaneous resources and a garden gnome here if you want to progress through some achievements.
Identifying the culprit
Now that you have some notes to work with, you can talk to the vicar about the notes. Regardless of how you respond to his comments, he'll show you the location of the Village Shop, where you can find Morris Wick.
With this evidence on hand, you have another opportunity to go to Captain Grant Sims with this information, allowing Protocol to tackle the situation without getting your hands dirty. If you prefer dealing with this yourself, though, you can head straight to the shop and confront Morris.
There are multiple ways you can deal with Morris. If you want to settle the situation quickly, you can eliminate him without uttering a single word before returning to the vicar. Alternatively, you can interrogate him and learn more about his motive for committing the crime.
From here, you've multiple options for determining his fate. If you want to benefit from the situation, you can sympathize or bargain with him to receive a Crafting Manual alongside some information about his beliefs. You can also threaten to report him to the Protocol or tell him to leave town.
Regardless of your choice, finishing your conversation with Morris Wick will mark the end of the St. Katherine's Church murder and teach you more about some of the dark sides of Wyndham Village.
The post How to solve the St Katherine’s Church murder in Atomfall appeared first on Destructoid.
