Confronting Morris Wick
If you choose to go and speak with Morris Wick, you can find him inside the Wyndham Village trader’s shop west of the church. Inside, Morris is standing behind the cash register and engages in some friendly conversation at first.
You can then turn up the heat and ask him about the note you found that instructed him to kill Maisie. Morris is clearly guilty, but he goes over his reasons for doing what he did. Apparently, Morris is in league with some pagans in the “Woods,” and he’s trying to spread that religion in the village. Maisie caught on to this plot and was going to tell the Vicar all about it, but she was murdered by Morris before she got the chance.
While Morris is clearly guilty, you have a couple of options about what to do with him. After getting through enough dialogue with Morris, you can choose to either accept a bribe from him and sweep the murder under the rug, make him leave the village, or threaten to tell the captain of the village. No matter how hard you press, Morris won’t willingly leave the village. If you threaten Morris, he will attack you in the shop, and you’ll be forced to kill him.
However, if you accept a bribe, you’ll earn a Crafting Training Manual and the ability to keep trading with Morris. Traders are pretty rare in Atomfall, so it’s nice to have an easily accessible option.
Once you deal with Morris, you can return to the Vicar and tell him what truthfully happened or lie about it, depending on what choice you made. This completes the Murder in the Church Investigation.