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Roottreemania – family tree, evidence and finale

Finish the base game and choose Roottreemania from the new-game menu. Read the overview of events. SpiderSearch `6Pieces`, `The Roottree Rift`, `Clark Rafferty-LaRou

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Covers the documented chapters, puzzles and routes listed below. The schematic shows orientation and prerequisites. Coverage varies by game version.

Roottreemania · Start the second case

Finish the base game and choose Roottreemania from the new-game menu. Read the overview of events. SpiderSearch `6Pieces`, `The Roottree Rift`, `Clark Rafferty-LaRoux`, `5Peez`, `Roottreemania`, and `Anonymom`. Search the library for Sam Madsen’s `6Pieces` and the `NEWSTime` archive for 5Peez and Anonymom.

The second chart records disputed relationships. A name can belong in a suspected branch before you have established the biological connection. The final phase asks for a separate verdict.

Branch	Research route
Elias and Bess	Borrow Bess Williams’s `Family Man` and look up Bess and `Bocadoral Library`. `The Miami Sunday` and `The Miami Mercury-Sunday` lead to `The Miami Mercury`. Search the paper for Bess and `Wildcat Construction`, then look up `Frank ‘Wildcat’ Williams` online.
Williams descendants	Follow `Barb Williams` through `WQTV-12` and Effingham County to Ayla Hale’s `25 Stories of Sisterhood`. Search `EDUC82U` for the tutor photo. `Vic Elmsworth`, `Lanes Across America`, and `Lanes Across Miami` lead to the full wedding photo.
Miracle and the Clementines	Read the company files and Regina’s message. Look up `Mary-Beth Clementine` in the `Butler County Times` and `The Old Rugged Cross` in `Modern Music Monthly`. Search `Basket Baby of 1950`, `Tostaritto Jacobson`, `Edith Jacobson`, and `Billy Simms`. Revisit this branch after finding `Picotee`. Search `Telephoto`, `Val Lincoln`, and `Lincoln Baby Photography`.
Guy Hudson’s contacts	Start with the company picnic and the 5Peez issue of `NEWSTime`. Follow the Garlands through Antonellis, `The Plaited Loaf`, and `Fry-Dye` to `Chef’s Signature`. The Lang branch follows `China Roottree`, `LangTai`, `Qigenes`, `Lucy Lang`, and `Team Talonclaw`.
Soares and Ford	Find `Picotee` through `Big Sass Sea Bass` and `Guy’s Not Dead`. Follow `Flavio Soares`, `Transmissaopaulo`, and `Nia Alves`. For the Fords, look for `Hudson Wing` and `Grandorf School for the Deaf` in the `Butler County Times`, then check the office photo from Chris’s email.
Jones update and Watts	Search `Stephanie Jones` and open `The Newest Jones`. Once Inconsistencies is available, search `Anonymom` in `Picotee`, then follow `Courtney-May Watts`, `Ryan and Cork`, and `DNATECO` to the wedding photo, complete cover, and DNA test.

Roottreemania · Williams family answers

These positions refer to the investigation board. A suspected or disproved relationship can still have a place on it.

Person	Family tree slot	Occupation	Portrait evidence	Partner name
Elias Roottree	Tree icon · possible father	President (1st)	Family Man	Gwyneth Anderson (base game)
Bess Williams	Possible affair with Elias	Author	Library Statue	—
Frank Williams	son of Bess · paternity uncertain	Construction	Hammer Juggling	Ophelia Williams
Barbara Williams	daughter of Frank	Public Speaker	Barb Williams Flyer	John Doe
Sharon Williams	daughter of Barbara · adopted by Frank	Hairdresser	Wedding Photo - Full · bride	Andrew Smith, Peter Yastrzemski
Anthony Smith	Sharon and Andrew · older son	Student (K-12)	Tutor Advertisement · boy in blue	—
Marc Smith	Sharon and Andrew · younger son	Student (K-12)	Tutor Advertisement · boy in yellow	—
Cricket Yastrzemski	Sharon and Peter · daughter	Actor	Tutor Advertisement · girl in red	—

Roottreemania · All 13 paternity verdicts

Once the final name slots lock, the 13 verdict cards open. Inspect the evidence before marking each answer. Frank Williams is the case that remains unresolved.

Person	Verdict	Key evidence
Frank Williams	Possible, impossible to prove	Compare `6Pieces`, `Diary - Cruelty`, and the Bess and Frank Williams search results. They make the theory plausible without proving paternity.
Stuart Clementine	Not a blood relative	Mary-Beth’s online entry and the `Butler County Times` article place Stuart’s birth before the relevant affair.
Mark Clementine	Blood relative	Follow `Basket Baby of 1950`, `Tostaritto Jacobson`, Edith in the `Butler County Times`, and `Billy Simms` in `Picotee`.
Courtney-May Watts	Blood relative	Check the unobscured `NEWSTime` cover, DNA test, 1978–79 company records, and the Anonymom coverage.
David Fellowes	Not a blood relative	Check his claims in the 5Peez issue and `All Your Problems`, then follow `DNATECO`, `The Fountain of Youths`, `Rubie Spratt`, and the `Business Watch` reports.
James Garland	Blood relative	Use the 1976–77 company records, `6Pieces`, `The Plaited Loaf`, the brothers’ photo in `Chef’s Signature`, and the Steve Garland article.
Robert Garland	Not a blood relative	The same Garland material supports paternity for older brother James.
Lang Min	Blood relative	Combine the 1980–81 records with `Hangin’ with the Hans` and the `LangTai` and `Qigenes` articles in `Business Watch`.
Flavio Soares	Blood relative	Use the 1980–81 records, `Transmissaopaulo`, and the `Business Watch` article about Nia Alves.
Heather Ford	Blood relative	Check page two of `Picotee`, the 1982–84 company records, and the `Grandorf Drive` article in the `Butler County Times`.
Melissa Ford	Blood relative	Use the same Ford evidence, then set Melissa’s own verdict.
Ronald Roottree	Not a blood relative	Compare Clark’s diary update, the `Guys Like Us` remake, the Gwynn and Wild Bill articles, and the Huntington’s disease clue.
Robert Roottree	Blood relative	Look up the updates on Robbie, Gwynn, Wild Bill, and Lesley Florence. Use the pregnancy timeline and `Starlet` to distinguish Robert from Ronald.

Roottreemania – family tree, evidence and finale

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