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2022
Walkthrough

The Fallen Idol

Written By:BanditBilly Game:L.A. Noire
Traffic Desk - The Fallen Idol.

Achievements

Paved With Good Intentions

Paved with good intentions.

Complete all cases on the Traffic desk.
This mission opens like any other, a quick briefing in Central Police Station but where did this crime take place...

"That's the bit you're gonna love. Right across the street."

New Clue: Victims drugged
New Clue: Chevy Styleline
New Objective: Investigate Crash Site
New Location: Crash Site
New P.O.I.: Female Passenger
New P.O.I.: Female Driver
New P.O.I.: Suspect

Investigate Crash Site

As you arrive at the Crash Site you'll get a quick briefing from Officer Enrique Gonzales. He'll warn you about the driver.
Updated P.O.I.: June Ballard
Updated P.O.I.: Jessica Hamilton

Start your investigation down at the crash site, walk straight towards the police car on the right. The head down the path behind the police barriers, at the bottom of the hill you'll find the car and coroner. Laid out on the boot of the car you'll find the two clues:
New Clue: Underwear
New Clue: Letter from mother
Then speak with the coroner to gain the final clue:
New Clue: Prop shrunken head (Focus on it's nose in order to obtain the clue)

Horatio - Shrunken Head
With the car investigated, head back up the path and speak to June Ballard, she's sitting in the back of a nearby ambulance.

Interview with June Ballard (June McAfee)

B-movie actress and driver of crashed Chevy Styleline.
  • Doping allegation Doubt/Bad Cop
    P.O.I. Updated: Mark Bishop
  • Injured female passenger Lie/Accuse - Underwear
  • Fake shrunken head Doubt/Bad Cop
  • Suspect 'Mark Bishop' Doubt/Bad Cop
After talking to Mrs Ballard head back to the car.
New Objective: Interview Jessica Hamilton
New Location: Central Receiving Hospital

Central Receiving Hospital

Interview Jessica Hamilton

Passenger in crashed Chevy Styleline
Head into recovery 1 where Jessica Hamilton is in a hospital bed.P.O.I. Updated: Jessica Hamilton
  • Crash incident report Lie/Accuse - Underwear
    New Clue: Evidence of abuse
  • Contact with parents Lie/Accuse - Letter from mother
  • Association with Bishop Doubt/Bad Cop
  • Evidence of criminal abuse Truth/Good Cop
    New Clue: Mermaid

"It's a tale of this town, Cole. Lambs that go willingly to slaughter"

As you leave the hospital, Mrs Ballard is being escorted away by her lawyer.
New Objective: Tail June Ballard

Tail June Ballard

Follow June to a local cafe, ensuring you don't get too close or too fair from her. Also avoid reckless driving.

When she pulls over go and cover near the door way, until she picks up the phone. Then enter the Cafe and sit at the second booth on the left, the one with the newspaper on the table. Listen in on the conversation to get your next lead
New Location: Bishop's Apartment
New Objective: Investigate Bishop's Apartment

Investigate Bishop's Apartment

On your way to Bishop's apartment you'll get a radio call about a domestic disturbance in apartment 803, Bishop's apartment. When you speak to the receptionist at the hotel he'll describe where to find the Bishop's Apartment.
New P.O.I.: Mrs Bishop
As soon as you get in your car, figure out the quickest way to get to Bishop's apartment, if you do the journey quick enough you'll arrive before McAfee's men have left. After a brawl, you'll place them under arrest.As you exit the elevator, take a left and it's the first door on the right. After knocking you'll be greeted by Gloria Bishop
P.O.I.: Gloria Bishop

There are 4 clues to find in the Bishop's Apartment:
New Clue: $20,000 check (In the first door if the left, below the window
New Clue: Movie set replica (In the second door on the left, it's on the shelf between this room and the room that Gloria is sitting in)
New Clue: Saddle (The saddle that sits between the first and second door on the left)
Clue Updated: Prop store photograph (On the side board to the left of where Gloria Bishop is sitting)
New P.O.I.: Marlon Hopgood

After finding all of the clues go and talk to Mrs Gloria Bishop.
GloriaBishop

Interview Gloria Bishop

Wife of Mark Bishop and assault victim
  • Domestics disturbance Doubt/Bad Cop
  • Whereabouts of Bishop Truth/Good Cop
    New Objective: Trace Address of Prop Store
  • Check for $20,000 Doubt/Bad Cop
    New Clue: Blackmail
  • Abuse of Jessica Hamilton Doubt/Bad Cop

"He's a big boy, Detective, and so are you. This is Hollywood. There's always a deal to be done."

Before you leave Bishop's apartment be sure to use the phone, near the Saddle to Trace the Address of the Prop Store.
New Objective: Investigate Silver Screen Props
New Location: Silver Screen Props

Silver Screen Props

When you enter Silver Screen Props, you'll be welcomed by Marlon Hopgood, who will lead you to his sound stage out back. After you've followed Marlon into the small sound stage, have a look on the metal shelfs to the left of the record player to find
New Clue: Chloral hydrate.

Inspect the Chloral Hydrate and walk over to the mirror on the opposite wall, Cole will ask Mr Hopgood to turn out the lights, revealing a one way mirror and "peep den". (Location: Secret Camera Room)
Exit the small sounds stage through the doors that Marlon led you in through, until you get back outside. Turn left and head past the blue dumpster.

Newspaper: 4 - Dope Floods Streets

Newspaper 4 can be found in this small courtyard. It's opposite the blue dumpster on a table next to two shrunken heads.

The headline reads "Dope Floods Streets, Cops chase ware surplus contraband"
Newspaper 4 - Dope Floods Streets
On the back table to the left of the tanker are Shrunken head mold props, pickup the one on the right and look at its face to find
New Clue: Prop shrunken head molds.

Turn to you left and walk to the right side of the brown dumpster, you'll noticed the alley way looks a bit strange. Walker over to it and press the prompt to investigate an object. Cole will kick the wall open revealing a door leading to the peep den.
New Location: Secret Camera Room.

As well as the hole in the wall to the sound stage, there is also another one that looks into the small toilet. There's no clue here but it's a nice touch to the mission.

On the left hand side of the camera is a small side board, on top you'll find a
New Clue: Empty film canister
On the metal shelving next to the Empty film canister, you'll find another film reel.
New Clue: Film reel
New Clue: Bishop's Whereabouts
New Location: 'Jungle Drums' Set

Interview with Marlon Hopgood

Owner and proprietor of Silver Screen Props
  • Association with Bishop Lie/Accuse - Empty Film Canister
  • Whereabouts of Bishop Truth/Good Cop
    New Objective: Locate Mark Bishop
  • Relationship with Ballard Lie/Accuse - Empty Film Canister
  • Evidence of blackmail Lie/Accuse - £20,000 check
After you've finished question Marlon Hopgood, Roy Earle will interrupt stating it's a Vice case and bailing out his informant.

As you exit the prop store, Johnny Goldbery, one of Mickey C's men will stop you, as you get into the car they'll open fire. Exit the car and take cover, but beware of the second vehicle approaching with more of Mickey C's men.
After you've taken care of Mickey C's men, enter you car and navigate to 'Jungle Drums' Set.

'Jungle Drums' Set

When you arrive at the 'Jungle Drums' Set, the suspect, Mark Bishop will make a run for it. Chase him through the Jungle Drums film set until Phelps pulls him gun and Mr Bishop gives up.

"If you found me then McAfee's goons will too. We need top get out of here."

And right on cue McAfee's men will show up, follow Mark Bishop down the ladder.
New Objective: Get Bishop Off the Lot Alive.

At the bottom of the ladder hide behind the wooden sheets in front of you and take out the enemy on the right behind the crate.

Mark will then lead the way again down the stairs and taking cover behind some near by sandbags. Take cover behind the concrete beam and take out the two enemies by shooting the red barrels.
Red Barrels
Like you didn't know!!!! Red barrels go BOOM!!Mark Bishop will take the lead again, follow him as he jumps from the rooftop and take cover, facing the left. Take out the nearby enemy and then follow Mr Bishop as he moves forward. At the point, a number of McAfee's men will appear on the far side of the set. There isn't much point shooting them with you pistol, it doesn't have the range.

Instead keep following the walkway, in the direction that Mark Bishop was going. As you approach the scaffolding near the end, 3 more of McAfee's men will appear, take them out with the pistol and pick up the rifle that the enemy on the left dropped. You can then take care of the enemies of the far side of the set.

Mark will then prompt you The statue, there! There's a ladder leading to the ground! Use the ladder near the far statue to climb down. Then follow Mark Bishop down the ladders and round the corner, instead of killing the three enemies look up to the right, there's an enemy hiding behind a red barrel, shoot it too kill all the enemies.

Stefan Bekowsky, will lead you further out of the set, before taking cover behind a crate. Kill the two goons that show up and carry on following Bekowsky. He'll lead you out to the entrance of the lot, backup will arrive, kill the remaining of McAfee's men to close the case.