The arrangements went quickly, with additional units arriving. They were lucky in that as the targets were oriented north with all of the city at their backs, there was plenty of covered routes of approach.
Andy and Mac exfiltrated their position (to north at the front of the house) and relocated on foot to the rear alley, and were joined by a pair of uniformed Mounties, also on foot. An RCMP marksman team (
Green-34) replaced them at their hide and was placed under Clarke's tactical control. The rest of the team waited in SUVs a block away to the south, on West 1st. If needed, they could put together an
ad hoc RCMP entry team, although at some point Lee hoped to actually train a real (if part-time) ERT.
Lee and another Mountie approached the front of the house along West 1st avenue from the direction of the Marina. The marksman team (
Green-34) kept the house under surveillance, reporting that as they approached the door, the pair inside split up and moved away from the window.
They knocked, waited, knocked again.
"Hello! Is anyone home? We're here doing a survey for the city."
Over the radio Green-34 reported
"...ah, be advised we have one individual exiting the rear of the house, he's now out of sight..."
Knowing that there could be at least one other person inside (or more) Lee knocked again, louder. She looked at her partner and they both placed their hands on their sidearms.
"This is the police, we'd like to talk, please open up!" Both Mounties moved so that they were not in the line of fire of someone opening the door. Their Kevlar patrol vests were good against pistol, subgun and shotgun fire, but much less so against rifles. Knowing the Stickmen's fondness for crossbows, both were wearing the optional Lexan "stab-plates".
To the rear, Andy could hear someone going over the fence, probably to the next house to the right (as this was a corner house,
Highbury St. was to their "left" and
Pt. Grey Rd. at the "front"). He looked at Mac and the pair of Mounties, who got ready to move.
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OOC: not that this is a big deal, but Mac and Andy were observing the house from across the park to the front, as you can't observe the front of a structure to the rear.]
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