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How can I make sure that Naranja won't show up?
1 of 12: Velasco seems pretty convinced that Naranja will show up. You might want to find some proof that he's not going to be showing up.
2 of 12: Even manufacture that proof.
3 of 12: Membrillo, the coroner, seems pretty intent on finding the identities of the sprouted bodies in the morgue.
4 of 12: You could help him find "proof" that Naranja's is one of the bodies.
5 of 12: Membrillo likes encouraging you to wear some kind of ID.
6 of 12: And Naranja is a sailor. He must have some kind of ID on him.
7 of 12: Head to the scrimshaw parlor, which is one screen past the garage where the Bone Wagon is being stored.
8 of 12: You can now plant the ID on a sprouted body. Just make sure that Membrillo has his back turned to you -- if Manny tells you that you can't plant the ID, wait and try again when the coroner has turned to the other corpse.
9 of 12: But Membrillo will also need the tools to find the ID.
10 of 12: Which is made of metal.
11 of 12: Try getting the hand-held metal detector from the blimp boarding area.
