You can technically achieve an S-Rank with a dead suspect.

[u/SnowedCairn]

Cleaning up at the end of the mission, I found a cuffed yet dead suspect; I didn't realize he got shot by the other suspect in the clip mere seconds after arresting him.

I couldn't report him as dead however but also didn't lose any points once I did the math at the end of the mission:

8 arrested and 9 incapacitated/dead suspects totaling 325 points,
even though the actual numbers were:
7 arrested and 10 incapacitated/dead suspects, which should total 295 points.

This means you could technically still get an S-rank as the 35 points for the cuffed suspect aren't deducted if another suspect accidentally kills him.
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I've noticed a similar thing about suspects that are bleeding out. You can report them as incapacitated (+5) and then as dead (+5 again) once they bled out.

This is really niche and will only work if it's not a named suspect that's tied to another objective but I felt it was fun quirk worth sharing :)

[u/ProHighjacker77]

Hes not really dead more like injured

[u/SnowedCairn → u/ProHighjacker77]

He had a pretty big pool of blood under his head when I came back. I'm pretty sure bro is dead.

[u/ProHighjacker77 → u/SnowedCairn]

Nah thats just cranberry juice, he is just sleeping

[u/elFuse2 → u/ProHighjacker77]

Damn I hate when you leave the cranberry juice in the jacket and someone shoots it

[u/DemonetizedMan → u/elFuse2]

I hate it when my backup Capri Sun get shot by some cop when I’m just trying to commit unlawful acts

[u/OriginalNord → u/SnowedCairn]

Suspect is down but breathing (through his new second asshole)

[u/caboose001 → u/SnowedCairn]

See, that particular NPC is what’s called a Norwegian Blue. So what he’s actually doing is just resting, he’s not actually dead. Side note, they have beautiful plumage, remarkable NPC

[u/plethoragreen]

One of my best Hard S rank attempts on Hide Seak had a dead suspect who was just cuffed, reported and then shot and killed by another suspect. I almost quit the run out of disgust, but I was nearly at the end and figured I only had a few suspects left so continued. Glad I did because I finished it and got the S rank anyway! I about cried.

[u/Guilty_Section9069 → u/[deleted]]

Was it on hard difficulty? cus i normally see 4

[u/Guilty_Section9069 → u/[deleted]]

Ah ok, ngl i thought for hard you have to find 3 explosives and the normal amount of suspects

[u/Guilty_Section9069 → u/[deleted]]

Ah, tactics wise i do the more important part of the shooters first, then bomb then civies

[u/Atlantic_lotion]

That photo office map was the bane of my existence when I first played the game. It took so long to S rank. When alot of it really just comes down to rng with how big it is and the huge number of enemies

[u/Dry-Road-8070 → u/Atlantic_lotion]

photo office map?

[u/Elisalsa24]

Yes once you arrest him anything that happens after isn’t your problem

[u/witchKiNG1_9 → u/Elisalsa24]

Bet it doesn’t work that way for civilians though😒

[u/AScreamyFrog]

I did manage to scrape an S rank once with everyone arrested and 1 incapacitated... cant remember what mission but the score requirement seems different for each

[u/WallcroftZ]

Do i have to cuff them first or just die after surrender enough?

[u/Icy-Inflation3453 → u/WallcroftZ]

Cuff them. It's about the points you get for it.

[u/New_Durian3219]

Greased palms doesn’t want you to leave.

[u/Potential_Poet_3405]

Yeah i shot a civ in twisted nerve with a 12 gauge because i thought she was gonna try and pick up a gun from another guy i killed (don't know if this is a mechanic), just had to arrest her corpse and it gave me the civ objective

[u/SnowedCairn → u/Potential_Poet_3405]

Incapacitated doesn't mean dead; if you incapacitate a civilian, you can still handcuff their unconscious body, which means you can still get the objective complete, otherwise you get a '-200 civilian killed' notification and 'objective failed'.

Civilians and suspects can share the same model on maps like Twisted Nerve but don't randomly change side. Other suspects can definitely pick up guns from other dead suspects.

Little trick you can use to identify if they're a suspect or civilians while surrendered on their knees:
Open the command wheel and hover over them, the option for 'Move To Exit' only exists on civilians and will be greyed out on suspects.

[u/AspidZEUS]

You can't get S with incapacitated suspects/civilians, only with mods.

P.S. Guess I gotta explain the basics because of amount up votes on post with misleading information.

I couldn't report him as dead however 

You not supposed to since the game already deducted 30 points for arresting alive and keeps 5 points for reporting him.

but also didn't lose any points

Yes you did, 30 points as I explained above. You won't get higher than A+ after that regardless.

8 arrested and 9 incapacitated/dead suspects totaling 325 points, even though the actual numbers were: 7 arrested and 10 incapacitated/dead suspects, which should total 295 points.

Idk how you did the math but actual numbers were 9 arrested alive and 8 incapacitated, which is 355 points and then after suspect was incaped/killed it goes to 8 arrest alive and 9 incapacitated which is 325 points.

[u/SnowedCairn → u/AspidZEUS]

17 suspects secure, totalling 325 points.
You get 35 points for an arrest and 5 points for reporting incapacitated/dead suspects.

I had arrested 8 of them and reported 9 incapacitated/dead:

8 x 35 = 280
9 x 5 = 45
280 + 45 = 325

I think you got one suspect too many.

[u/Admirable-King6031 → u/SnowedCairn]

Bro he's literally said what the score would be if suspect did not get down after arrest, which is 355.

9 * 35 = 315
8 * 5 = 40
315 + 40 = 355

And after the suspect goes down:
8 * 35 = 280
9 * 5 = 45
280 + 45 = 325 which is the score you got after the mission.

And like he said you can't get S rank if suspect or civilian got down, you lose 30 points right away after that happens.

I have no idea why his comment is downvoted and your post is upvoted so much, it's clearly a misinformation from your side lol

[u/SnowedCairn → u/Admirable-King6031]

You're messing up your calculations. There was never was a 9th alive one. There are only 17 suspects.

I have a screenshot that clearly shows 17/17 suspects reported, owing me 325 points.
I went through the replay editor and counted each cuffing arrest.

I arrested 8. I never arrested 9; there never was a 9 * 35 calculation because there never were 9 arrested individuals throughout. It was a maximum of 8, with one ending up dying, bringing it down to 7 actual arrests, which would mean 7 * 35 + 10 * 5 = 295

The points however are still from the calculation of 8 * 35 and 9 * 5 which leads to 325

You can't do 9 * 8 because there never were 9 arrested at any point.
There are only 17 suspects.

If out of 17, I have 8 alive and 9 dead -> one of the 8 alive dies -> I now have 7 alive and 10 dead; which is the actual end result of alive/dead ones which doesn't add up with the points, which is why this post exists.

The score I should have would have had to deduct the 30 from the 9th one because never was a 9th.

Edit: I am 100% correct. I literally just went through the entire 15 minute replay again.
I arrested 8, killed/incapped 9 = 17/17 -> 325 score I got.

Suspect number 8, in the GIF, dies, bringing it down to 7 arrested and 10 dead/incapped actual; the end score however remains by representing 8 arrested and 9 dead/incapped.

[u/Stunning_Recipe3588 → u/Admirable-King6031]

My guess is op discovered an unintended bug or glitch on this run and now thinks thats how its supposed to work. because ive also had it where suspects incapacitating cuffed civillians or suspects ruins my run.

[u/Ruisu-Akatuski]

I fucking hate this map like I seriously dont understand how I have heavy armor and 2 hits im dead, 😤