After L.A’s bravest have fought and quelled a fire--if the responding fire chief determines any cause for suspicion, the Arson Crime Desk is alerted and its detectives go to work meticulously examining the scene for clues. As Detective Cole Phelps working the Arson desk in L.A. Noire, you will see firsthand the charred ruins, scorched corpses and anguished survivors that are the victims of this most heinous of crimes.

In one such case, "The Gas Man”, a pair of homes have burned down and signs seem to indicate that this was no accident. What may lie buried amidst the ashes that could provide a lead to catch a deadly firebug before he or she strikes again?