โOne more thing, sir. You told me you couldnโt possibly have been at the crime scene at that time on account of your alibi, that being that you were at home playing your PlayStation 3. Now, forgive me, but if thatโs true, I just gotta askโ how could you have been playing your PS3 if the PS3 has no games?โ
โWhy, Lieutenant, the PS3 is backwards compatible with many PS2 games. I was simply playing one of my many PS2 games at the time of the murder. Surely you are at least familiar with Kingdom Hearts? Iโd be happy to show you my save file if it would put your mind at ease.โ
โAh, gee. Kingdom Heartsโฆ Yeah, that oneโs a classic. one of the best ones, even. My wife loves that little Sora guy. No, I agree. Youโre right, sir. I shouldโa thought of that. Well, Iโll get outta your hair, then. โ Oh, one more thingโฆ
I just remembered something you might find a little interesting. See, youโve got one of those black models. With the top-loading tray. And those PS3 models are backwards compatible. โฆ but only for PS1 games. Kingdom Hearts wasnโt on the PS1, though, was it? โฆโ
โOhโฆ yes, how veryโฆ observant of you, Lieutenant. Well, Iโฆ suppose I must have been mistaken. My memory of that dreadful night - itโs all jumbled, you see. It must have been one of my other games from my PS1 library. Spyro, perhaps. Orโ yes, now I remember. It was Final Fantasy 7 - the character of Cloud is in both that game and in Kingdom Hearts. I must have simply gotten my wires crossed. How silly of me.โ
โAll right, then. That explains it. Well, have a good night, then.ย โฆ Oh, uhโฆ I figure I oughta let you know โฆ we did have your memory card searched. We didnโt see Final Fantasy VII on there. Mustโve been a glitch or something. Might wanna get that checked.โ
โNow, see here, Columbo, perhaps if you were spending more time looking for actual clues, rather than harping on my gaming habits, you might have caught the real killer by now!
If you have anything more to say to me, you can kindly say it to my lawyer.
So, if youโll excuse me, I have a Twitch stream scheduled for noon, and I do not care to keep my followers waiting. Good day, sir.โ
โCertainly, sir, Iโll be outta your way now. Oh, โ gee. Gosh, I nearly forgot. I figured Iโd mention. We did get one lead. On the murder, sir.
We determined from Mr. Elbertsonโs autopsy that he was repeatedly beaten in the back of the head with a small, blunt object. No bigger than about 157 mm longways. Likely a, uh โฆ analog gamepad of some kind. Dualshock, thatโs what the lab boys told me. You got any idea what sorta console uses those? I only ask โcause you seem to know about these sorta things. What with you beingโ well, being a gamer.โ





















