June's Journey Full Story

If you want to read the entire story from the app June's Journey, created and written by Wooga, without having to scroll through all each chapter to read the content, here are all of the clues and the conversations that go with each clue for chapter 16. More chapters will be posted soon.

Chapter 16: The Singer & The Saxophonist

We'd found the murder weapon right where the photograph showed Bobby (or someone who looked a lot like him) hiding it. The situation was grim, but it was about to get much worse.

Mrs. Talbot: June. Tell me you don't believe Bobby's guilty.

June: I don't know what to say. The pictures show him hiding the murder weapon.

Mrs. Talbot: Those pictures were taken from behind. That could have been anyone.

June: But the weapon was in Bobby's bag. I don't know what to think. I'm sorry.

June: Damn. The police are here. Someone must have tipped them off.

Detective Martel: Some people simply can't take a hint, can they? But I should be thanking you. You found the weapon that was used to kill Ray Conroy.

June: We found a knife in the bayou, but--

Detective Martel: I'll take that, thank you. This should be enough for a warrant for Robert Talbot's arrest.

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Mrs. Talbot: June. Listen to me. I have served your family for nearly forty years. I never asked for anything. I never needed to. But we have to prove my son's innocence.

June: Well, Bobby did say that he thought the police had been paid off by someone.

Mrs. Talbot: Of course. He's being framed. Someone's out to get him.

June: We need proof. All we have right now is Bobby's word.

Mrs. Talbot: What are you doing?

June: Helping myself to the detective's keys.

Mrs. Talbot: Oh dear.

June: There's only one way to know for sure if Detective Martel is being paid to frame Bobby.

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Mrs. Talbot: June. Are you sure we should be doing this?

June: Do you want to prove Bobby's innocence?

Mrs. Talbot: Yes, but isn't this...illegal?

June: That only matters if Bobby was wrong about the police being corrupt.

June: What's this? A letter from Ray Conroy.

Mrs. Talbot: The man Bobby is accused of killing. What does it say?

June: It's a complaint about... the cost of permits for his automobile import business? Odd. A police detective doesn't usually handle permits.

Mrs. Talbot: Bobby said he was running from a big-time gambler who'd bribed the police. Could Ray Conroy be the gambler?

June: Ray was already dead by the time we talked to Bobby. Though perhaps Bobby didn't know. Hmm. Now why would Detective Martel's desk drawer have a false bottom?

June: Looks like we just caught someone with his hand in the cookie jar.

Mrs. Talbot: What is it?

June: A ledger, with a list of dollar amounts to the tune of almost $20,000.

Mrs. Talbot: Payouts? But from whom? Ray Conroy?

June: That's the $20,000 question. The ledger doesn't give any clue. But I know who we can ask.

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Elliot: June, Mama Talbot. Welcome to my home. Do come in. I apologize for the mess. My housekeeper left my employ rather suddenly. But that's neither here nor there. What can I help you with?

June: I'm still looking for a way to prove Bobby Talbot's innocence.

Elliot: You might be the only ones, I'm afraid.

June: "Jazz Musician Hides Murder Weapon in Swamp. Police Search Extends to Nearby States."

Mrs. Talbot: They printed the pictures you showed us. The ones that show Bobby...

Elliot: I'm sorry. After the police found the weapon, there was nothing I could do.

June: They certainly didn't waste any time. Printed a special edition and everything. We found a ledger in Detective Martel's office that looks like a list of bribes.

Elliot: Well, it wouldn't surprise me. New Orleans is a rotten city.

June: Any idea who might have been paying the detective off?

Elliot: No. Well... I don't like to engage in speculation.

June: But you have an idea?

Elliot: The victim himself. Ray Conroy. He ran an auto import shop. I have the card here somewhere.

June: Here. Ray's Imports. Delmont and Broad.

Elliot: That's the place. Anyhow, there were always rumors that his shop was just a front.

June: A front for what?

Elliot: Gambling, mainly. Ray was a big-time poker player on the riverboat scene.

June: Hmm. Rumor not, sounds like it's worth looking into. Thank you.

Elliot: You're most welcome. Bobby's truly fortunate to have a champion like you in his corner.

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June: Ray's Imports. It's much nicer than I was expecting.

Mrs. Talbot: Is that... Stella?

June: It is. Stell and Detective Martel.

Stella: Oh. It's you.

June: It's lovely to see you, too.

Stella: Forgive me if I'm not ecstatic to see the mother of my husband's murderer.

June: Well, she left in a hurry. As did Detective Martel. I wonder what they're hiding.

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June: It occurs to me that Ray Conroy might be an innocent victim in all of this.

Mrs. Talbot: What do you mean?

June: Think about it. Stella told us quite a story about Bobby's obsession with her, didn't she? She also said she and Ray were on the "outs." What if she killed him, and framed Bobby?

Mrs. Talbot: But why? What does she have against Bobby?

June: I don't know. Not yet. Help me find a way into the garage.

June: An open window. My lucky day.

Mrs. Talbot: You do spend a lot of time breaking and entering, don't you?

June: A girl's got to have hobbies.

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Mrs. Talbot: So what exactly are we looking for?

June: Elliot said there were rumors that Ray was running a big-time gambling operation. He also said that Ray might have been bribing the police. Let's hope he left a paper trail.

June: Another ledger. Hold on. These numbers look very familiar.

Mrs. Talbot: They match the dollar amounts in Detective Martel's ledger.

June: Great. We're one step closer to proving that Detective Martel was taking bribes.

Mrs. Talbot: So Ray or Stella. One of them was bribing Detective Martel.

June: To the tune of $20,000. That's not small change.

Mrs. Talbot: Where would a garage owner get that kind of money?

June: Not sure. We should keep looking.

June: Ah. A safe. But it's open... and empty.

Mrs. Talbot: Bobby was carrying a case of money when we saw him. Do you think he...?

June: Stole it? I don't know. Stella could have cleaned the safe out, too. Wait... what was that noise?