Phone records

Pulls the calls and messages of everyone who was there.

In the game

Phone records in Confessd pull up the calls and messages of people who were at the scene: who someone called after dinner, what message arrived shortly before the crime, which number kept calling all night. In a real investigation, the carrier's records and the contents of the device are cross-checked against the times in the statements. In the game, the card says whose phone is being examined, and what it holds is saved for the report.

The report is short and objective, stamped Positive, Negative or Inconclusive. A call at the wrong time can expose someone who swore they were asleep, and a deleted conversation can reveal a link between two suspects who pretended not to know each other. Whatever turns up becomes a fact in your Clues and unlocks or backs up a question. A record shows contact and timing, not guilt: the analysis gives you the argument, and the final evidence still comes out of the interrogation.

It costs 5 to 50 coins, depending on the case, and the purchase only lasts for the game in progress. In the same game, nothing is charged twice; in a new attempt after a loss, you pay again. Forensics don't use up questions, so the records can be the cheapest way to confirm a hunch before risking a decisive question. The report's clock only starts after the minigame: it comes out after a short wait, and you can rush it for 5 coins.