Crash

Crash is an informant to the New Orleans Police Department.

Background
Crash is a small-time hood who supports himself by selling information concerning small time pimps and drug dealers. He has secret connections to the Voodoo cartel of New Orleans and has been witness to their ceremonies and has a snake tattoo which allows him entry.

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On Day 3 he is caught in Jackson Square pushing coke. He is first seen in the police department being interrogated by Franklin Mosely who has a hunch that he knows something about the Voodoo Murders, but it is clear that Crash is very afraid about someone or something. Mosely tried to offer him witness protection, but Crash scoffed at the offer and states that "they" know he is there, and nobody can protect him. Tony then puts him in detention for 24 hours. On Day 4 he is released and found wandering around Jackson's Square in a bad shape. Whenever he sees Gabriel Knight, he moves away. Gabriel observes Crash through the binoculars at the Jackson Square Overlook talking to a Rada drummer. He is later found hiding in the St. Louis Cathedral and looking very ill. Gabriel attempts to interrogate him, but Crash rebuffs him and refuses to talk unless Gabriel gives him a good enough reason. Gabriel shows him a snake bracelet to prove that he is on the case, and Crash reveals that he has a snake tattoo on his chest and allows Gabe to interrogate him. Crash reveals that there is a Voodoo cartel in New Orleans which controls everything, and uses Rada drums to send codes and about the hounfour.

His didn't manage to finish his speech as his condition killed him right in his seat. Gabriel made a copy of his tattoo and left the body there to be discovered.

Personality and traits
Crash is a young man who hasn't had much of a life. He got in with the 'wrong crowd', you might say, and it's the kind of crowd one never gets out of alive. While the work has paid his bills, it's also stolen his soul. He's one step from being a corpse and he knows it; he's just not sure where he took that wrong step and he'd do ANYTHING to take it back.

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On Day 3,

On Day 4, Gabriel spots Crash wandering around Jackson Squore, but avoids Gabriel whenever he sees him in the park.

Gabriel spies on Crash from Jackson Square Overlook (GK1HD), and sees him speak to a Rada Drummer, and then head into St. Louis Cathedral (GK1HD). Gabriel follows him inside. Crash is sitting down in a pew praying. Gabriel is not able to get any information out of him.

Luckily, Gabriel had learned about a local Jeweler; Sam Springleton in the local paper, earlier that morning, whom he had him to make Madame Cazaunoux (GK1HD)'s Snake Bracelet. After showing the bracelet to Crash, Crash shows him his snake tattoo, and is convinced to answer questions. But it isn't until Gabriel brings up Rada Drummers that Crash spills everything he knows. But upon discussing the secret Voodoo Hounfour (GK1HD) Crash dies in a painful and cruel away. Looking as if he had been strangled from afar.

Behind the scenes
Crash's scenes are almost the same as in the original games. Although characters and events related to him are moved to other days. Sam and Markus for example which become useful on Day 3 in the now, now only show up on Day 4 after Gabriel reads a newspaper ad that morning. Previous to that the Napolean House is not a location to visit.

Behind the scenes
Crash apparently dies each time he is asked about Voodoo honfour'.