The Unusual Suspects (Longer Mission) - Spoiler

[Casper]

SPOILER (Tips&Tricks)
The Usual Suspects
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Use 'Spark' to release the 'executed-felon' ghost.

Scare 'Andrew Haid' away from the police station...his detail is the evidence room. Scare him away to stop him from closing the doors to the evidence room.

Crooked Cop must reveal 'himself' by entering the evidence room and stealing the cash. --> Cutscene.

Lure Crooked Cop to morgue to free 'Cop-Ghost.'

To successfully scare away all residents/visitors/convicts of the police station, be sure to have bound your ghosts inside the cells in the basement of the police station, and allow the ghosts to do their work before you release the prisoners. This ensures that when you open the doors of the cells
( Use 'Spark' on the electrical box at the end of the corridor next to the prison cells, opening the doors ) the prisoners will flee the police station in terror...as opposed to letting them escape on their own.

To successfully scare away the professor who is locked away in an isolation cell, use the same tactic. When he is successfully terrorized... (--->Cutscene.) an ally of his will come and release him...be sure to allow her to open his cell door or you cannot proceed through the level.

***Known Bug***
there is a bug when you use the Human Torch or another of the 'fire' abilities in the police station...everytime a human being picks up a
fire extinguisher their behaviour becomes unpredictable and you just might cause them to stop moving entirely (in a stairwell, for instance) or even outside...this bug happened to me everytime i used the fire ability until i figured out the problem...be careful with that power you don't need it to win the level, but you may find you are unable to finish the level if this bug occurs.

[Casper]

apologies...to free the 'electric chair' ghost use 'Strange Behaviour' on the closest nearby electrical fetter...not 'Spark' as originally posted.

[nsne]

AHHH!! help me! ive scared off everyone, except the guys in the cells that have 2 guys, and the cell that has 1 guy. now, i spark the switch and everything, and i strange behaviour etc... the doors just refuse to open!! ive been sittin here for an hour trying to figure this thing out, and i really dont want to restart, as im sure ive gotten gajjilions of gold plasma... plz help. mebbe a finish scenario cheat or sumthin??

[Ginjur]

Try - Wild and Crazy - if you got that power that is.

[Blackwolf]

Actually, a combination of flood and spark/sparkstorm works just as well. But, strange behaviour/wild&crazy is easier on the plasm.

I scared away the evidence guy, but no one ever reveals him/herself. Any further tips??

[Micko1888]

Technically you do not have to release them from the cells

If you scare them enough to get a cross through the portrait they will about 5 minutes later just dissapear.

[starquake]

I released the Electic Chair ghost by binding a water elemental to the sink next to him and casting flood. When the flood of water reached Electrospasm's feet it released him.

[quecksilber]

at first i´d like to mentioned that my english is not the best. it´s a little rusted. you MAY correct me, if you like =)

i have 2 additional questions concerning this scenario.

1. has anyone of you mentioned this "mysterious allie" of the professor?
When you open the cell door of him a cutscene appears that is showing how they meet with each other at the edge of the level. they have a quick talk and thereon the allie disappears.

i read that the girl comes and opens the doctors cell when you´ve scared him that far that he wants to flee.

What do you think of this situation. I think the cutscene have to be some kind of clue. Maybe you can listen to their speech in POV-sight when they meet?

2. There is an air conditioning system (or something like that) in the police station. Somehow I managed to trigger a cut-scene that shows how the air conditioning system turns on. I don´t know the exact power but it was one of static´s bound to the switch in the lower staircase.

Did anyone mention this, too? Do you think there could be another event you could trigger build on this event?

[EXG]

The thing with this mission is that the police station environment is also used for a later mision - Ghostbreakers. The cut-scene showing the air-conditioning sucking instead of blowing is really a hint for this later mission, although it is also triggered in the first mission.

There is something hidden in this level... look around and notice one fetter only of one particular type...

You can expost the crooked cop by using Hypnos, although it's difficult. Blue Murder says something about "this guy is sweating bullets".

The other (easier) way is to entice him into the evidence room, where he sees the cash, and decides to help himself. This is what Blue Murder wanted to see. Use Boo and his Leak power (and rattle chains)to get the cop out out of his chair, and investigating the room behind him. I did try using Terror Eyes on the evidence, but magical enticements seem to prevent people triggering events (or am I imagining this?), and also, people seem to sense where ghosts are, and tend to side step them. This resulted in a wasted half an hour, as the cut scene started, but the cop seemed to get stuck in the adjoining bookcase!!! The other cut-scene, showing the cop falling asleep, can become intrusive, as the game keeps interrupting you to show her doing something. Occasionally, the game gets stuck on her....

Thanks for the tip about the fire extinguishers.... I've had to quit this level a couple of times because people get stuck on the stairs.

[ManInBlack]

If the camera cutting away annoys you, change the setting in Options.

The strange woman appears in a few levels, and seems linked to The Plot.

Which of course is optional ;-)