- Jim Walls: [opening lines] Hello. I'm Jim Walls, retired California Highway Patrol Officer and designer of the Police Quest series. With Police Quest, you're not just watching some movie star portraying the glamourous part of police work. As Detective Sonny Bonds, YOU'RE the man behind the badge. It's up to you to learn and follow correct police procedure - to make the right decisions in life and death situations. In REAL police work, you have to know when to be a hero and when to rely on caution and use the other team players on the force. Some of the incidents in Police Quest 3 are based on actual events that occurred during the course of my career. I managed to survive them. Let's see if YOU can do as well under pressure. Here's the scene you're about to be walking into...
- [Then a picture of a city appears next to Jim Walls]
- Jim Walls: Lytton, once a quiet and peaceful little town, has been growing like a weed. There's new industry, good jobs, and a decent standard of living. Unfortunately, progress is not without its side effects. Poverty and crime are going up about as fast as the new cultural center.
- [Then another picture of Sonny Bonds and Marie appears next to Jim Walls]
- Jim Walls: Homicide Detective Sonny Bonds and his wife Marie are still on a 'honeymoon high' from their wedding a few years back. Marie's got a good job at Oak Tree Mall and the two have a beautiful new home.
- [Then another picture of Sonny Bonds profile side appears next to Jim Walls]
- Jim Walls: As for Sonny, he was promoted to Detective Sergeant with the Lytton Police Department. As the story opens, Sonny's just finished his Sergeant's training and is back on duty. Overburdened as the department is, he's been assigned to Traffic Division for a bit. Seems Traffic's always understaffed. Well, that's Sonny's life - and it's a good one, worth protecting. And now it's time for you to assume the role of Detective Sonny Bonds. I happen to know you're in for a heck of a day.
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Morales, I need to have a word with you in my office after this afternoon's briefing.
- Officer Pat Morales: Ok... so what did I do this time? Wait!... don't tell me... another complaint from some moron who thinks he was the victim of police brutality.
- Narrator: [Sonny takes the clipboard and stands over the podium] You begin the briefing...
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Good afternoon, people! I will be filling in for Sergeant Jaco while he's on vacation.
- Narrator: You advise the afternoon shift of the procedural information and announcements listed on the clipboard and close by saying...
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Have a safe shift and think about making right hand approaches on your car stops.
- [Then 3 of the police workers all stand up from their chairs and walks out of the room]
- Narrator: [Sonny Bonds walks into his office, sits in his chair with Pat Morales sitting in the other chair] You have a serious talk with Morales...
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: I have a complaint here alleging that you were verbally abusive to one of the violators you stopped. The complaint states that you yelled, screamed and used profanity.
- Officer Pat Morales: So whaddya want from me? The guy was a jerk! He'd of liked to do more than file a complaint - if ya know what I mean.
- Narrator: Continuing the interview you ask...
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Alright. Why don't YOU tell ME what happened?
- Officer Pat Morales: I pull the guy over, right? He's goin' 75, maybe 80 in a 50 mile zone. I walk up to the car and BOOM, right away he starts eyein' me and lippin' off. I'm to put up with that crap?
- Narrator: You ask Officer Morales directly...
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Did you raise your voice and use profanity with the man or not?
- Officer Pat Morales: Look- you try bein' a woman cop for just one day. Then tell me how to do my job! Truthfully? I don't remember what the hell I said, but whatever it was I had damn good reason!
- Sergeant Sonny Bonds: Okay, Morales, that's it for now. Get back on duty and see if you can keep the 'civil' in civil servant.
- Officer Pat Morales: Sure, Sarge. Whatever you say.
- [Pat Morales stands up from her chair and walks out of the room]
- Narrator: You think about what you've learned regarding the civilian complaint.
- [Then a complaint message option appears on screen]
- Narrator: The head technician, Mike Downs, stops his work and says...
- Mike Downs - Computer technician: Listen Sarge, I'm a very busy person! Unless you're here on official business, I don't have time for you! If you don't have your access card, you're out of synch man! I can't let you access my data without the right authorization sequence. These disks don't spin without the right paperwork. Come back when you got the Requisition form.