If I'm correct it takes place during the 1940s or 50s.
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Runescape has a fantasy setting, it doesn't take place in a set time but the game is vageuly medieval.
It can take forever or even a short period of time don't let that happen though!
People of the same time period are referred to as contemporaries.
You can free-roam every time you complete a detective 'desk' of cases. For example when you complete the Traffic cases, you can free roam to do the Traffic street crimes.
You can free roam in LA Noire at any time, but if you do so during cases, it will affect your rating if you cause chaos and damage. If you want to truly free roam, complete one of the ranks and you will unlock a cost free roam. For example, complete Traffic Desk and you will get to free roam in that rank. Complete Homicide Desk and you will unlock free roam in that rank, etc.