Helen Hots is a young resident of Lytton, CA. Shortly after the murder of Lonny West, Hots was observed by Sonny Bonds running a red light in her sports car. After she was stopped by Bonds, she attempted to manipulate him into not writing her a ticket, including both flirting with and threatening him. These attempts failed, and an enraged Hots was issued a traffic citation.
If Sonny accepts Hots advances, she gives him a fake phone number which could get him in serious trouble.
Events[]
After Lonny West's murder, and after finishing his meeting with Steve Johnson at Carol's Caffeine Castle, Sonny Bonds returned to his normal traffic patrol. At an intersection, he observed a red sports car running a red light. He activated his beacon and siren, pursued the car, and performed a traffic stop.
Sonny called in the car's vanity plates, "OHMYMG", and was notified that it had no wants. He approached the driver, only to find an attractive young woman with a blouse strategically positioned to just barely cover her breasts. The woman immediately began flirting with Bonds, trying to convince him not to write her a ticket, offering to do "anything".
Sonny resisted these advances and began the proper ticket-writing procedure by requesting to see the woman's driver's license. This enraged the woman, now identified as 20-year-old Helen Hots. Switching tactics, Hots began threatening Sonny in various ways, at one point saying she would accuse him of raping her. Nevertheless, officer Bonds finished writing Hots the ticket, which she signed while cursing him out.
Alternate Ending[]
An alternate solution to this encounter is to accept Helen Hots' advances. Instead of giving Bonds any sexual favors, Hots gives him her phone number, 555-4369, with a promise to meet up later. Sonny can still give Hots a ticket afterwards without any penalty, or simply let her go, and the game continues as normal.
However, if Sonny ever calls the number from any working phone, he will discover that it belongs to a different Helen: Helen Hacker, wife of Commissioner Hacker. Mrs. Hacker accuses Bonds of being a pervert, saying that he is in "big trouble". This causes an instant "Game Over".
Documents[]
- Helen Hots
- Female 5'2" 105
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Blue
- DOB: 2/14/66
- 202 Gyrate Ct
- Lytton, CA
- Restrictions: None
Behind the scenes[]
According to Police Quest designer Jim Walls, Helen Hots is based on an actual person that he once pulled over. The woman kept trying to convince him to let her go without a ticket, and got progressively irate as he continued to fill out the ticket. She threatened to have his job if he issued the ticket to her.
The character of Helen Hots does not appear in Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (SCI). Instead, Sonny Bonds stops a similar woman named Tawnee V. Helmut, with similar outcomes.
The alliterative, suggestive name "Helen Hots" follows the naming convention of Bond girls. It may have been inspired by the fact that the protagonist is named Sonny Bonds.
The 1st edition of the Police Quest Casebook novel Death Angel, Sweet Angel contains an additional chapter called "Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead", which details Sonny's encounter with Helen Hots. This chapter was cut from the 2nd edition. (See Helen Hots (Casebook)).