Ed saves Jonathan from death, while Meryl and the remaining police arrest Tokugawa. During a stand-off with Becker, Jonathan records Becker's confession about the scheme and has Meryl broadcast the recording live, exposing the scandal to the colonists. Hojo had been included in the business in order to save his daughter, Karen, and ultimately wanted to leave, only to be murdered. Jonathan, unable to catch the culprit, decides to fulfill his ex-wife's final request and travels to Beyond, where he is reunited with his former partner from his LAPD days, Ed Brown, who agrees to help Jonathan investigate the circumstances surrounding Hojo's disappearance and Lorraine's murder.ĭuring the course of the investigation, Jonathan and Ed learn that Becker and Tokugawa have been involved in running an illegal drug and organ trafficking ring in order to counteract the negative side-effects of being in space for long periods of time. Jonathan is reluctant to take her case at first, but after Lorraine leaves his office, she is attacked and murdered by a man in a black motorcycle suit. Three years later, Jonathan (now a private investigator working in Old L.A.) is visited by his former wife, Lorraine, who asks for Jonathan's help in solving the disappearance of her current husband, Kenzo Hojo, the only clues he left behind being a torn leaf, a set of capsules, and the word "Plato". He is found alive and well 24 years later thanks to the cold-sleep module connected to the suit. Jonathan tests a new space walking suit, but drifts away into space by accident and is presumed dead by his colleagues. The game centers on Jonathan Ingram, one of the five "Policenauts", astronauts with police training, assigned to ensure the safety of Beyond Coast, mankind's first fully functional space colony in the year 2013.
The Saturn version features light gun support for the shooting segments. The console versions of the game all include support for their respective mouse peripherals.
There are numerous puzzles in the game, including an event where the player must dismantle a bomb by following their partner's instructions. The player can use the shooting trainer at the police department to test their reflex and accuracy. Like in Snatcher, the game features shooting segments where the player must defend their character from incoming enemies. The game is set in a primarily first person perspective and uses a point-and-click interface: the player can move the cursor and have the protagonist (Jonathan Ingram) analyze objects around his environment or talk to other characters in the game.