L.A. Noire/The Consul's Car
The case is an abandoned Packard that has been dumped in someone's backyard. Right away this raises suspicions, as high-end Packards aren't the kind of cars anyone would just throw away. Head to the scene and check it out.
Jacobs' Backyard[edit]
Officer Houlihan will show you to the car, which it turns out may be diplomatic vehicle owing to the flags on the front of it. The Packard is inside a neighborhood stickball diamond and the tracks behind it show you which alleyway it came in from. Inspect the vehicle and canvass the area to see if you can find any clues.
| Clue | Location |
|---|---|
Missing license plates |
Evidence B, front of car
|
Missing Argentinean flag |
Front-left corner of car
|
Registration slip |
Evidence A, driver's seat
|
Missing wheel |
Evidence C, front-right wheel
|
Dewey Bros wrench |
Evidence D, near tire marks by home plate
|
With all the clues found, have a chat with Oswald Jacobs and see what he has to say.
- Q: Witness report
- A: Truth
- Q: Hispanic suspects
- A: Doubt
- Q: Possible suspect vehicle
- A: Truth
- Q: Vehicle stripped of parts
- A: Doubt
After your interview, be sure to check the notebook on the bench and use the gamewell to get the location of the Dewey Bros Packard dealership. If you looked through the notebook, you'll also find out one of the contacts in there is a kid. Lastly, you'll receive a message that Juan Francisco Valdez has reported his Packard stolen and is at the station.
Dewey Bros Dealership[edit]
When you get to the lot you'll run into the owner, William Dewey, who will show you to the garage where you can look around. Over at the workbench he leads you to, you'll find some wrenches which you can fit onto the board on the wall. This leaves you with only the open space for the wrench you found by the abandoned vehicle, and you'll tie a name to the wrench. Check the license plates up on the wall by the workbench on your way out to see if Del Gado was stupid enough to put it up there, then go back to Dewey and see what he has to say.
- Q: Association with Valdez
- A: Lie — Valdez's notebook
- Q: Whereabouts of Del Gado
- A: Doubt
- Q: Wrench used in auto theft
- A: Doubt
Corner First and Hill[edit]
When you get back to the police station, the watch commander will tell you Valdez is in Interview Two.
- Q: Packard purchase history
- A: Doubt
- Q: Theft of consular vehicle
- A: Doubt
- Q: Association with 'Gabriel'
- A: Lie — Valdez's notebook
Del Gado's Residence[edit]
Inside the building across the street, you can check the mail on the floor to find out Del Gado is in apartment 3, which is at the top of the stairs. He's not home, but you can speak with his pregnant girlfriend Anna Rodriquez. Have her take a seat and look around the apartment.
| Clue | Location |
|---|---|
Stolen Argentinean flag |
Living room nook table
|
Breakfast plates |
Kitchen table
|
Stolen plates |
Shed in backyard
|
Stolen wheels |
Shed in backyard
|
There is a ton of evidence that Del Gado has been here as well things from the stolen vehicle, so talk to the girlfriend and see what she knows about it all.
- Q: Motive for auto theft
- A: Truth
- Q: Last contact with Gabriel
- A: Lie — Breakfast plates
- Q: Diplomatic plates recovered
- A: Doubt
Illegal Street Race[edit]
The race is starting as you pull up, so you'll chase after the cars right away. You're after the red Ford out in front, so don't bother too much with the other racers. They'll be trying to knock into you, but as long as you don't crash, they'll eventually drop out. When you run up to a police barricade, slow down and take the left down into the spillway carefully, as it's narrow and easy to overshoot. If you can't spin Del Gado out, he'll eventually crash into a train when he leaves the spillway and you can go arrest him.
