The Rise Of The Golden Idol – Academic Impact Event Hint Guide

In the second case of The Rise Of The Golden Idol, a strange threat looms over New Wells. There are a total of 3 scenarios in Chapter 1: The Curse. The first scenario would be Academic Impact – The Death of a Brilliant Mind.

In this case, there are 3 notifying names we are dealing with. A woman in red, a man wearing a spectacle, and a guy who has drawn his last breath already. Investigate the crime scene, and gather all the evidence to complete the scenario as a professional detective.

The Rise Of The Golden Idol, Case 1: Academic Impact – The Death of a Brilliant Mind Solution

These words are obtained after interacting with certain spots or points of interest. The point of interest is written on the left whereas the list of words obtained is written on the right.

Words

1. The car’s engine is still running – car
2. {Women in red} – Cyril
3. Letter – Debra, Brandon
4. A wedding ring – ring
5. {Man with specs} – Bagman
6. A wedding ring – ring
7. A car key – key
8. The stairs are covered with ice and snow. – stairs
9. Building with door and window visible – Issac, bridge
10. {Corpse} The man is not breathing. – slipped on, went for, fell from, collided with
11. Note – Nowak
12. Bag – John, Robkin, Thomas, Crow, Caleb, Reynolds
13. A pack of ‘Brigantine Blue Blend’ cigarettes – cigarettes

Reasoning

Most importantly, we need to first find their names. The woman in red and the man with specs are married, therefore they both share the last name. The woman’s name is written on the note which was found in her inventory.

The only name for the man would be Cyril as other names are obtained from the dead man’s inventory.

The dead man’s name can only be Issac Nowak. Why? In his inventory, if you check the key, it has a keychain that resembles his building’s nameplate design. Secondly, the red pen found in his inventory and the sentence written with red pen suggests that he was the one who wrote it. “I don’t want to criticize my own work in an inspirational speech“.

Name

1. Cyril Bagman
2. Debra Bagman
3. Isaac Nowak

Events

Cyril Bagman and Debra Bagman discovered the body of Isaac Nowak, which was there because he fell from the bridge.

The last part is tricky as there are multiple ways Isaac Nowak would have died. However, the possibility of him falling off from the bridge is quite high as the evidence points towards it. The evidence would be the torn yellow shirt sleeve. The trace of a torn yellow shirt sleeve can be seen on the side of the bridge highly suggesting that he fell off from the height.