First National Grocery Store

First National Grocery Store is a store in Innsmouth based on the main town square. It is also cordoned off by the police since it is a crime scene for the local robbery.

Prior events
The First National is a regional store chain which recently opened it's shop in the secluded town of Innsmouth. It soon got very popular with the locals, and it's manager Brian Burnham was even awarded the "Store of the Year" award. This sudden rise however, didn't go unnoticed by the local Esoteric Order.

When Arthur Anderson, the regional manager of the First National Grocery Store chain, learns that the Grocery Store in Innsmouth was burglarised and that the store manager Brian Burnham got missing, he immediately arrives at the scene of the crime. He soon realises that the local authorities aren’t very trustworthy and after learning that Brian is their main suspect he returns home disappointed. Soon he hires Jack Walters, private eye, to investigate what actually happened.

Role in the game
When arriving to Innsmouth every citizen will act as if they never seen or heard of either Burnham or the National Grocery Store. When Jack finds the store he realises that it is cordoned off by the police, and constable Nathan Birch is guarding the back entrance while the main one is blocked.

A policeman isn’t very keen on talking about the crime and Jack quickly finds gaps in his interpretation of what happened (eg. Why would Brian force entry when he had the set of keys). Jack can try to persuade him into letting him in, but the constable won’t give in. Jack will then have to get past the constable and when he enters the store he can examine the place. In the office safe Jack can find a bottle of bootleg rum and a wooden handle. After taking those items Jack will have to escape from the constable who became aware of his trespass.