Finding the Taxi Cab
As soon as you get back in your police car, you will get a radio broadcast giving you an update on the location of the Taxi Cab you are looking for. As you are making your way there, you will receive a couple different reports of the Taxi Cab‘s location. Head to whichever one the game tells you to. If too much time passes, the game glitches and the driver gets stuck at 7th Street and Garland Avenue, so if you have been driving around a while and can’t find the Taxi Cab, go look for it there. When you find the Taxi Cab, the driver will give you the clue: Victim’s movements.
Central Police Station
Head to the Central Police Station. When you arrive, go to Interview Room 2 to question the Sailor:
- Contact with victim >> Choose “Doubt.”
- Incident with Bates >> Choose “Doubt.”
- Movements prior to murder >> Choose “Doubt.” This will give you the clue: All American 249.
- Cab ride with victim >> Choose “Doubt.”
After you are done questioning the Sailor, head over to the Bus Depot to continue the case.
Bus Depot
When you arrive at the Bus Depot, head inside for a cut-scene. You will get the clue: Bus route map. Then you will have to go out and find a bus. It’s not very hard. Just follow the highlighted path on your mini-map until you find the bus. When you find the bus, make sure your siren is on so that the bus driver knows to pull over. Get out and talk to the bus driver. He’ll give you the clue: Victim last seen. When you’re done talking to the bus driver, head over to the hobo camp.
Hobo Camp
When you get to the Hobo Camp, there will be a brief cut-scene. Then there’s a brawl with the disfigured man. If you don’t have it already, this is a good place to get the L.A. Noire Keep a Lid On Achievement. After the brawl, head into Ackerman‘s shack to look for clues.
There is a newspaper as soon as you walk in to the shack on top of some crates. On the table next to the bed, you will find a photograph (which doesn’t give you a clue) and a green bag which gives you the clue: Purse. Open the purse to find a dance hall ticket. On the night stand behind you, you can find the clue: Bloodstained rope piece. That’s all the clues here. Head back to the Central Police Station to question Ackerman.
Central Police Station
When you arrive at the station, head in to Interview Room 1 to question Ackerman:
- Motive for murder >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue Bloodstained rope piece as evidence.
- Contact with victim >> Choose “Doubt.”
- Alibi for Stuart Ackerman >> Choose “Lie,” and use the clue Purse as evidence.
After you question Ackerman, the cut-scene shows Phelps charging Ackerman with the murder. The case is over.
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