LA Noire - A Slip of the Tongue

LA Noire's A Slip of the Tongue is one of many cases on the Traffic desk - and a DLC case in the original release - and follows A Marriage Made in Heaven.

If you're interested in help elsewhere, our LA Noire guide and walkthrough is well worth a visit. Otherwise, here's how to solve A Slip of the Tongue.

A Slip of the Tongue

A routine stolen car call comes through. Is this going to be an open and shut case?

Stolen Vehicle Call

Chase Harrison. He'll eventually be stopped by a police blockade but if you can run him off the road before then you'll earn the Nowhere in a Hurry trophy - you can either try and make a PIT manoeuvre or hope that a set of traffic lights work in your favour.

Interview: Cliff Harrison

• Vehicle Reported as Stolen: Good Cop (or Truth in the original version).
• Motive For Flight: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Vehicle purchase details: Good Cop (or Truth in the original version).

Location: Coombs Automotive Co.

Interview: Richard Coombs

• Details of Transaction: Good Cop (or Truth in the original version).
• Description of suspect: Good Cop (or Truth in the original version).
• Association with Marquee: Good Cop (or Truth in the original version).
• Check Payment details: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Suspicious transaction: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).

Use the gamewell (police phone).

Location: 146 North Fremont Ave.

After discovering it's an empty lot, return to HQ.

Location: Central Police Station

Interview: James Belasco

• Stolen Auto Courier: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Association with Archer: Accuse (or Lie in the original version). Evidence: Fake Address.
• Auto Theft Racket: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Stolen Vehicles Warehoused: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).

Location: Western Union Office

Drive quickly to to get there before Jean Archer leaves.

Interview: Jean Archer

• Stolen Kaiser Frazer: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Association with Belasco: Accuse (or Lie in the original version). Evidence: Stolen auto courier.
• Stolen Auto Courier: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).

Getting these three correct will earn the trophy Femme Imbecile.

Location: Marquee Printing Company

Interview: Gordon Leitvol

• Knowledge of Theft Racket: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Pink Slip Supply: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Coombs Auto Deliveries: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).

Once you've spoken to him look in his ledger and point out the name Bigelow.

58 Industrial Street clues, Richard Coombs

Location: 58 Industrial Street

When you arrive a shootout will start. There are quite a few bad guys to take down, and if you can kill one by shooting the engine block on them you'll earn the Chop Shop trophy - wait for one to take cover behind the desk below it, then shoot it to drop it on them.

Once the coast is clear, head to the offices upstairs at the back of the building.

Clues:

• Delivery Note on the table.
• Betting slips on the table.
• Box of pink slips on the table behind Bigelow.

Interview: Steven Bigelow

• Pink slip supply: Bad Cop (or Doubt in the original version).
• Association with Leitvol: Accuse (or Lie in the original version). Evidence: Deliveries Ledger.

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Next case: LA Noire - The Fallen Idol

Location: Marquee Printing Company

• Interview: Gordon Leitvol
• Deliveries to Industrial St: Accuse (or Lie in the original version). Evidence: Betting slips.

Another perp apprehended; police work seems to suit you, and traffic is turning out to be quite an exciting place to be.

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