The effect of this card is great when conditions are right. There needs to be two or more clues on the location and an enemy you can allow to persist for an action to get full value. If you have the pictured Alice Luxley in play, you can even do one damage to an enemy. But in practice Scene of the Crime often languishes in your hand while the perfect moments elude you.

If there is no enemy at your location it's two resources and an action for one clue. This is a reasonable and unimpressive transaction. If the clue is otherwise difficult to get thanks to some treachery or your investigator's low , it's a little better. It is easy to commit it for one or one . But using Scene of the Crime outside of its perfect situation always feels like a mediocre effect with a painful opportunity cost, especially considering what you could've had.

The temptation to engineer the situation this card demands--for example, evading an enemy you could have killed, or absorbing an attack during the enemy phase--will be strong. But going out of your way for this card quickly diminishes its promised efficiency.

Free movement abilities that allow you to enter the perfect situation from outside make this much easier and safer. On the Hunt, mentioned in the old review, can also work, though sometimes you will not be at liberty to expend an action depending on what enemy you get. These combo plays are often not quite as good as they feel since it's now two cards for two clues, but it's better than just holding the card in your hand.

The Mythos seems to take particular pleasure in scuttling perfect Scene of the Crime setups. So take Scene of the Crime and enjoy those special times when it goes off. But be prepared for it to sit sullenly in you hand while you have other priorities.

I'm getting confused about the "Limit 5 cards" - I was trying to compare it to Diana and Gloria but wording is different every time - can I still use the ability when there are 5 cards under him and discard one of the previous ones?

Of course Michael wants to play as many Firearm assets as possible to trigger his investigator reaction ability more often, but I wonder if this weakness is really such a drawback if you have means to - intended - draw (them) back. What it means besides crippling him if checked by the cops at an unfortunate time, it is for one highly probable that you have some more guns in your hand anyway (waiting to be played), but what's more, shuffling the ones in play into your deck means you get a free ammo replenishment on all of them!

I wonder if my 15 Permanent assets for my Mystic count...

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't. Like, I do control my permanents, right? Preston can manipulate resources on his Family Inheritance, so surely he controls his permanent asset.

Let's imagine the board state necessary to make it productive to play this card.

First, you need 5 damage and/or horror on you. This should be relatively common for investigators who don't have good soak.

Second, you need one or more in-play assets at your location that can receive up to 5 damage and/or horror. A Precious Memento could take all of it assuming it has no damage and horror on it. This should be relatively common for investigators with a lot of good soak.

Finally, in order to draw a card or two you need to be willing to discard one or more assets. This lets out expensive, self-healing assets like the Precious Memento and Jessica Hyde. You need to instead play with cheap, recyclable soak such as Leather Coat, Cherished Keepsake, Hunting Jacket, or a composure like Plucky. Drawing cards for these can help replace them quickly.

So to build around this card you should include lots of cheap soak. But instead of using it to soak your damage and horror, put the damage and horror on yourself. Then, instead of taking a draw action or two, play Wrong Place, Right Time.