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* GunpointBanter: Isaac and Mildred engage in one of these [[HostageSituation after she takes Evie hostage]], accusing you of being spies for the resistance since you freed her uncle's killer in the previous case.

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* GunpointBanter: Isaac and Mildred engage in one of these [[HostageSituation after she takes Evie hostage]], accusing you of being spies for the resistance Justice Corps since you freed her uncle's killer in the previous case.
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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: When you arrest Beatty, he is positive his status in the Justice Corps will save him from punishment for Dylan's murder. The Corps and Lawson remove his name from their records (or fire him without telling him), and thus he's now just an average citizen... who gets sentenced to life.
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-->t includes treasures like, "You must say 'Mayor Lawson shall never falter!' when ending your conversations."

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-->t -->It includes treasures like, "You must say 'Mayor Lawson shall never falter!' when ending your conversations."



* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Upon finding out Dylan had defected to the resistance's side, Captain Beatty tied him up and slowly crushed his legs with the printing press in an effort to make him talk, but Dyland died before anything could be said.

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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Upon finding out Dylan had defected to the resistance's side, Captain Beatty tied him up and slowly crushed his legs with the printing press in an effort to make him talk, but Dyland Dylan died before anything could be said.



-->'''Bill:''' Your victim, Dylan Mitvok, was one of my subordinates!
-->'''Isaac:''' Dylan was working for the Justice Corps?!
-->'''Bill:''' He was indeed. He infiltrated the resistance on my orders.

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-->'''Bill:''' Your victim, Dylan Mitvok, was one of my subordinates!
-->'''Isaac:'''
subordinates!\\
'''Isaac:'''
Dylan was working for the Justice Corps?!
-->'''Bill:'''
Corps?!\\
'''Bill:'''
He was indeed. He infiltrated the resistance on my orders.



-->'''Isaac:''' Either way, we must try and keep this from Lawson and his Justice Corps for as long as po-
-->'''Evie:''' <Player's Name>, there's somebody here to see you!
-->He's from the Justice Corps!

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-->'''Isaac:''' Either way, we must try and keep this from Lawson and his Justice Corps for as long as po-
-->'''Evie:'''
po-\\
'''Evie:'''
<Player's Name>, there's somebody here to see you!
-->He's
you!\\
He's
from the Justice Corps!

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As the Flying Squad have more formally joined the Resistance, they are taken to a barn outside of town to meet up with them. They find the base, and find one of the Resistance members, Dylan Mitvok, tied up and killed with his legs crushed in the printing press the resistance uses to make their flyers and posters.

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As the Flying Squad have more has formally joined LaResistance against [[MayorPain Mayor Lawson]], Isaac and the Resistance, they player are taken by Evie to a barn outside of town that serves as their headquarters to meet up with them. They There, they find the base, and find one body of the Resistance members, resistance member Dylan Mitvok, Mitvok tied up and killed with his legs crushed in the resistance's printing press the resistance uses to make their flyers and posters.press.



* TheBusCameBack: Giulietta Capecchi returns as the Resistance leader after leaving Concordia during the Crimson Banks arc.

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*AnonymousBenefactor: During the Additional Investigation, you discover an anonymous person has been leaving money and gems in a scarecrow near the resistance's base for them to operate. After some investigation, you discover this person to be none other than Lady Highmore.
*AssholeVictim: {{Downplayed}}. The victim was a Justice Corps spy who infiltrated the resistance to take them down from the inside, though he gradually went through a HeelFaceTurn until he was officially on their side, which prompted Captain Beatty to kill him.
*TheBartender: Tomas "Smokey" Marin, the owner of the café that serves as the LocalHangout for the Justice Corps, appears as a suspect.
* TheBusCameBack: Giulietta Capecchi returns as the Resistance leader after leaving having left Concordia back in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase36InLoveAndWar Case 36.]]
*CallBack: [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase55TheNewTruth Katherine Woolf]] reappears as a suspect, while [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase53AFamilyAffair Lady Highmore]] and [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase55TheNewTruth Inspector Jaubert]] also make an appearance
during the Crimson Banks arc.Additional Investigation.
*CodeName: During the Additional Investigation, you trick Inspector Jaubert by giving him fake code names of the supposed resistance leaders.
-->'''Jaubert:''' Did you discover NOTHING during the course of your investigation? Who is "Tater Head"? Or "The Mugwump"?
*TheCommandments: Apparently, Mayor Lawson published a book containing a bunch of these, which the Justice Corps are required to read and follow though.
-->'''Evie:''' It even includes a sort of Ten Commandments, if you will. But there's nothing sacred about these rules, believe me!
-->t includes treasures like, "You must say 'Mayor Lawson shall never falter!' when ending your conversations."
-->Then there's this one... "We must remain steadfast. Tomorrow belongs to justice!"
*ContinuityNod: Giulietta becomes a suspect after you find the locket Seamus gifted to her in [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase28310ToDeath Case 28]], and during her interrogations, [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase36InLoveAndWar Seamus' death]] and her [[Recap/CriminalCaseMysteriesOfThePastCase12BehindTheMask threatening Archie during his last Mr. Alastor party]] is brought up.
*ContrivedCoincidence: {{Subverted}}. You find a piece of the rope the killer used to tie Dylan in a seemingly unrelated café that serves as a crime scene, but becomes less of a coincidence when you find out the killer is Captain Beatty, who is a member of the Justice Corps who usually hangs out around said café.
*CoolUncle: Judge Takakura is revealed to have a niece called Mildred who is part of the resistance, whom he tried to convince to continue her studies instead of risking her life fighting against Lawson.
*CruelAndUnusualDeath: The victim was killed by having his legs slowly crushed by a printing press until he bled to death.
*IDidntMeanToKillHim: When you arrest Captain Beatty, he claims he didn't intend to murder Dylan with the press, but "[[NeverMyFault that idiot went and bled to death]]" while being tortured.
*FakeDefector: During the Additional Investigation, you're tasked with convincing Inspector Jaubert that the Flying Squad is unanimously loyal to Lawson and prevent getting arrested by him.
*FauxHorrific: Isaac is absolutely horrified after you show him a pigeon carrying a message.
-->'''Isaac:''' Oh no! That THING is on my shoulder! Get it away from me!
*GunpointBanter: Isaac and Mildred engage in one of these [[HostageSituation after she takes Evie hostage]], accusing you of being spies for the resistance since you freed her uncle's killer in the previous case.
*GutFeeling: Katherine claims she had a bad feeling about the victim from the moment she set her sights on him, calling it her journalist's instincts. [[TheMole She turned out to be right.]]
*HeelFaceTurn: The victim was originally a spy from the Justice Corps who infiltrated the resistance to dismantle it from the inside, but gradually shifted sides after falling in love with Giulietta and accepting the resistance's ideals.
*HomeBase: LaResistance has one inside of a barn in a farm outside of town, though they're forced to leave it after it becomes compromised due to a death of a Justice Corps members happening there. Fortunately, [[AnonymousBenefactor Lady Highmore]] provides you with a new one in her own manor at the end of the case.
*ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Mildred says this word-for-word when you interrogate her about the victim, claiming she wasn't close to him for this reason.
*ImprovisedWeapon: The murder weapon is a printing press.
*IncrediblyObviousBomb: Mildred built one of these, thinking the resistance lacked spine and Lawson could only be taken down through violence. However, the victim ratted her out to Giulietta, forcing her to stop her plans.
*InstantlyProvenWrong: When you arrest Captain Beatty for the murder, he smugly tells you nothing will happen to him due to being part of the Justice Corps. Cue Judge Umbright sentencing him to life in prison.
*JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Upon finding out Dylan had defected to the resistance's side, Captain Beatty tied him up and slowly crushed his legs with the printing press in an effort to make him talk, but Dyland died before anything could be said.
*LeadPoliceDetective: Captain Bill Beatty, the Head of Clandestine Operations for the Justice Corps, appears as the killer.
*LocalHangout: Smokey's Café is this for the [[StateSec Justice Corps]], which is where Captain Beatty and Dylan met up to discuss his advances on investigating LaResistance.
*TheLostLenore: Seamus has become this for Giulietta, which is why she bluntly rejected the victim's advances.
-->'''Giulietta:''' You know my heart still belongs to Seamus. I couldn't even dream of being with another!
*TheMole: Dylan was one of these for the Justice Corps, originally infiltrating LaResistance with the intent of disbanding them, although he ended up undergoing a HeelFaceTurn
-->'''Bill:''' Your victim, Dylan Mitvok, was one of my subordinates!
-->'''Isaac:''' Dylan was working for the Justice Corps?!
-->'''Bill:''' He was indeed. He infiltrated the resistance on my orders.
*MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave: When Mildred takes Evie hostage and threatens to shot her because the Flying Squad set free her uncle's killer, Isaac and Evie calm her down by saying they only did what Judge Takakura would've wanted, as he would've never imposed the death sentence on anyone.
*ParentalSubstitute: Tomas Marin wanted to become this for the victim, since he was a good friend of Dylan's father, who ended up dying when Dylan was just a child. However, Dylan wanted nothing to do with it.
*RaceAgainstTheClock: During the Additional Investigation, Inspector Jaubert gives you until the end of the day to give him a report regarding the resistance's activities, otherwise he'll have the entire Flying Squad arrested.
*RebelLeader: After coming back to Concordia, Giulietta assumed this role for LaResistance.
-->'''Giulietta:''' Yes, I know what you think. A gangster's daughter, claiming to defend the people... but I know first hand how bad people like Lawson can get! Somebody has to stop him!
*ShoutOut:
** The case's title is a reference to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', as "resistance is futile" is a phrase commonly associated with the Borgs.
** Captain Bill Beatty is a parody of [[Literature/Fahrenheit451 Captain Beatty]].
** Judge Dora Umbright is a parody of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]].
** In the Smokey's Café scene, there is a [[Literature/{{Pinocchio}} wooden puppet with a long nose]].
** In the Café Tables scene, there is a sad clown doll resembling Music/PuddlesPityParty.
*SpyCam: Katherine planted one of these in a luggage to spy on the victim, as her GutFeeling told her [[TheMole he was up to no good.]]
*StalkerWithACrush: Giulietta tells you the victim had fallen in love with her, which he demonstrated by following her anywhere no matter how creepy it seemed.
*SternOldJudge: This case introduces Judge Umbright, an old no-nonsense judge appointed by Mayor Lawson after Takakura's death.
*TapOnTheHead: The victim was first knocked with a heavy object before being tied up and crushed with the printing press.
*TheTeamBenefactor: Lady Highmore goes from AnonymousBenefactor to this after you request her to keep aiding LaResistance and provide them a place to say, which she does by letting them use her manor as a HomeBase.
*TemptingFate: The following exchange:
-->'''Isaac:''' Either way, we must try and keep this from Lawson and his Justice Corps for as long as po-
-->'''Evie:''' <Player's Name>, there's somebody here to see you!
-->He's from the Justice Corps!
*TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Bill Beatty insists on being called CAPTAIN Beatty. He even does this during his trial, which [[SternOldJudge Judge Umbright]] finds annoying.
*TragicKeepsake: The locket Seamus gifted to her serves as this for Giulietta.
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As the Flying Squad have more formally joined the Resistance, they are taken to a barn outside of town to meet up with them. They find the base, and find one of the Resistance members, Dylan Mitvok, tied up and killed with his legs crushed in the printing press the resistance uses to make their posters.

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As the Flying Squad have more formally joined the Resistance, they are taken to a barn outside of town to meet up with them. They find the base, and find one of the Resistance members, Dylan Mitvok, tied up and killed with his legs crushed in the printing press the resistance uses to make their flyers and posters.
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As the Flying Squad have more formally joined the Resistance, they are taken to a barn outside of town to meet up with them. They find the base, and find one of the Resistance members, Dylan Mitvok, tied up and killed with his legs crushed in the printing press the resistance uses to make their posters.

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* TheBusCameBack: Giulietta Capecchi returns as the Resistance leader after leaving Concordia during the Crimson Banks arc.
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