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Master Day Five in Papers, Please! Learn how to handle Vince Lestrade, use the new Detain feature, and make smart booth upgrade choices to maximize your earnings.

Hey there! Day Five in Papers, Please can be a bit tricky, but don't worry, I've got your back. Let's break down what you need to know to get through it smoothly.

First off, keep an eye on the newspaper headlines. There's a big one about a Track Star named Vince Lestrade, wanted for murder. This guy is going to show up at your booth later in the day. His paperwork looks totally legit, so if you just deny him outright, you'll get a penalty, especially if you've already racked up two citations. You don't want that!

You've got a few options with Lestrade. You can just approve him right away. This saves you time and lets you process more applicants, earning you more cash for the day. Alternatively, you can go into Inspection Mode. This is where you'll need to link his name on his passport to that newspaper headline. Once you've done that, you can either deny him or detain him.

Honestly, for this specific situation, approving him straight up is the most sensible move from a cost perspective. It doesn't really change anything major going forward, aside from a different newspaper headline tomorrow.

Now, let's talk about detaining. This is a new feature you unlock. After you've interrogated someone once, you can have them detained. Use this sparingly, though! It's really meant for situations where someone is refusing to leave or causing a major issue. Otherwise, you're just wasting precious time that you could be using to deny someone's entry properly.

At the end of the day, you'll get your first chance to upgrade your booth. This is a pretty important one because it lets you toggle Inspection Mode on and off using the space bar. Definitely grab this upgrade if you can!

Quick Tip: Remember those tokens you collect? They don't actually do anything gameplay-wise, they're just for collecting. But, if you're in a real bind with penalties, having the Imporian and Obristan Tokens, rejecting that fifth entrant, and ditching Jorji can give you a bit of leeway to restart the day if things go south.