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Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues.

Posted by The Game MasterFor group 0
The Game Master
GM, 177 posts
Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 03:32
  • msg #1

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

The evening is quiet after you leave the bar.  You do note that things do get active around the doors as you leave.

***

The next day, the electronics have been checked in, the morgue has the bodies and 'The Ol' Man' has asked for you.  A simple search in the department database comes up that the name Rainn Draven (it only took you 4-5 times to get the right spelling).  It comes back as Stacy Allbright, 19 years old.  She is a low level pusher, mostly in the club scene and ecstasy.

[OOC] Your decision on which to pursue.  Give me a few details on the way you go.
Penumbra
player, 78 posts
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Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 03:47
  • msg #2

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

OOC:

Ok, a couple of things that are not completely in sync with me as a player here:

1. A simple search in the department database comes up with the name 'Rainn Draven'. Why was Henry looking for that? Is this from his 'Damien Thorne' search? Where was this name found?

2. What dose Stacy Allbright have to do with this? How did this name become part of the investigation?

First things first: Henry will go and speak to the old man.


Next morning, Henry visits the precinct to get the scoop on the separate investigations. On the way, he stops by the old man's office, as the desk duty officers tell him.

As he steps in he says,

"Morning, Lieutenant. You want to see me?"
The Game Master
GM, 182 posts
Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 19:46
  • msg #3

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

[OOC]

Before jumping on...I may have jump the gun there.  'Rainn Draven' was the dealer that was brought up in the club.  Stacy Allbright is her legal name and 'Rainn' is a alias.  I had lumped her into any investigation that you were doing.  Up to you if the name (a drug dealer yes) would be something you would follow.  She does come back as a 'known quantity' by the drug unit.

Good?
Penumbra
player, 80 posts
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Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 20:24
  • msg #4

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

OOC: I understand. Her name came out of nowhere, so I didn't get it at all. =)

When you say 'brought up', you mean she 'grew up there'? Or she was 'caught dealing' there, by Damien or anyone else?

Just trying to catch up here. =)

If she's a specific name, then perhaps a few questions with her would help. Have other detectives already questioned her? Has she been brought in for questioning? Or is this just a lead that came up when investigating the club and Thorne?

The Game Master
GM, 184 posts
Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 16:30
  • msg #5

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

[OOC]

If you go back to the conversations you heard in the club, her name came up then.  That was the 'brought up'.  That is the only place the name has come up in your "work".

A quick scan of the report does not have her name or alias attached to the report at this time.  She is known and is known to be at the club plus others (you found that in the database).  You see no easy association between her and the deaths, as seen immediately in the report.
Penumbra
player, 82 posts
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Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 17:18
  • msg #6

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

OOC:

I see. It is the mention of the 'Rain' character. Yeah, that seemed almost insignificant in my eyes, and as a dealer, wanting to avoid attention, they would usually not get involved... in my opinion.

But perhaps there is more here than meets the eye. This 'Rainn' might know something that might be valuable.

Now that I understand this, Henry will follow up on the name of Stacy Allbright and note any details necessary to be able to meet her 'impromptu'.

But first, he'll have that conversation with the 'old man'. =)

The Game Master
GM, 186 posts
Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 21:48
  • msg #7

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In reply to Penumbra (msg # 2):

"Morning, Lieutenant. You want to see me?"

"Yeah...I need you to go over the results of the finger print analysis.  I like to have more than one technician to do the evaluation so I'm not going off just one of you.  And, do try to have any report items updated by tonight.  There has been an inquiry about the murders from a lawyer for the building.  Something about us in the building and causing a ruckus, too much attention, all sorts of stupid.  Anyway...got it?"
Penumbra
player, 83 posts
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Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 22:11
  • msg #8

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

Henry took a moment to consider the situation he just heard.

"You got it, Lieutenant. Uh... on that note... ruckus? Something about 'us in the building'? I don't get it. Did something happen? Just wanting to make sure not to step on the wrong boots."
The Game Master
GM, 187 posts
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 01:28
  • msg #9

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

"Aaahhhhh...rich people don't want to know anything or be inconvenienced at all.  They just sent a lawyer to make sure we are quick.  I'm sure they will try to make us end our investigation...come and go through the back door...all that stuff.  Don't worry about stepping on toes.  Aaahhhh...actually...I plan on going with you.  We'll step on toes together.  Meet me down stairs in 10."

He never asked you a thing.

In 10 minutes, he is downstairs waiting.  "Let's go.  OK...go through want you know. I want to hear it.  I want to see if we missed anything. "  He starts to drive away.
Penumbra
player, 84 posts
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Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 02:51
  • msg #10

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

Old Man:
"Let's go.  OK...go through want you know. I want to hear it.  I want to see if we missed anything."

Henry did just that. He reviewed all the evidence he had gathered at the crime scene, his observations, his hunches, and all his collections. He repeated as close to verbatim as he could all the notes he took and all the details he wrote down. He didn't add any personal opinions or hunches, as he was still working on those himself, and they were really more for Penumbra than the precinct.

He was watching where the old man was driving them, though.
The Game Master
GM, 190 posts
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 18:06
  • msg #11

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

Going through Chicago traffic was always fun...especially around lunch.  The Lieutenant mumbles are few times about want to ticket j-walkers.  "OK...OK...So it seems it could be drug related.  Robbery would work, but only if we knew that something was taken and we cannot say that.  So drug deal, but it seems too neat.  To clean.  If it was a bad deal, it would have been messier.  Did you see anything on video in the report?  We need to make sure it is reviewed.  But why clean?  This seems like a hit.  Hmmm."

He is heading back to the apartment building, albeit slowly.  Sometimes he seems he is talking to you and sometimes he seems he is just talking out loud.

"Could it have been a hit over drugs?"
Penumbra
player, 85 posts
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Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 19:38
  • msg #12

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

"I suppose that's possible, but the clean nature of the hit is far too sophisticated to just be a drug turf war. I'd think something like that would be expensive. You don't get such an operation without paying.. well... not that I've ever paid for one... but I am thinking 'you get what you pay for'."

Henry takes a moment to think.

"If it was only a drug hit, and it was expensive, then it would have had to be a huge quantity, lots of money. But if that is so, then we should be getting news of more activity. Maybe more people involved, more hits on distributors, dealers, suppliers. But who bothers with small time dealers?

While drugs might be the simplest answer, somehow I think this has more in it than meets the eye. I want to take a look at the interviews and the electronics brought in. You know, the usual: who they talked to, who they keep on speed dial, things like that. To be hit in their home means whoever was after them went out of their way to find them. I agree: it wasn't a murder at a deal, or some sort of sale gone wrong.

But you know, it doesn't actually help to speculate too much, or we begin to color our conclusions and might begin to miss clues we may normally follow. Let's spend some time on the gathered evidence, and follow any leads. We may learn something new."


Henry takes a moment to look at the 'old man'. His questions were not unusual for an experienced officer, but his sudden change of attitude towards him from the last time they spoke felt a bit contrived.

Was the old man trying to pump him for information? Or was he really concerned and taking the time to bounce ideas off of him?

OOC: Perception (Insight) check on the lieutenant.
12:34, Today: Penumbra rolled 14 using 2d10 ((9,5)).

This message was last edited by the player at 20:11, Wed 02 Sept 2020.
The Game Master
GM, 193 posts
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 22:24
  • msg #13

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

[OOC] He has go to be pumping you for information.  He isn't normally this talkative and you've never heard of him taking a forensics person back to a crime scene; other detectives, yes.

[IC]"Emmmmm...maybe it isn't drugs and that is a bad jump.  But hit isn't.  Too clean.  Too quiet.  The shooter also had to have access to the building.  We can't say they don't live in the building, but if they needed access, that would require a little setup or recon on their part.  When we get their, you go to the security office and double check what data they keep and that it was all collected.  They should have access logs.  Make sure that includes ANY REPORTS of anything unusual from their patrols.  I'm going to go to the direct neighbors and double check what they said.  Got it?"
Penumbra
player, 87 posts
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Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 23:23
  • msg #14

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

"Will do, Lieutenant. Security office data, logs, and patrol notes. Got it."

Henry remains quiet during the rest of the ride, merely nodding and giving the old man polite and simple answers to any more questions he may have. The fact that he seemed to be looking for more information was a bit disconcerting. Did he have a personal stake in this? Was he involved with things somehow? Perhaps Henry needed to include the Lieutenant in his personal investigation. But all in due time. He would have to check the evidence back at the lockers first, follow up on the Nocturna details, and finish with this security office check.
The Game Master
GM, 198 posts
Thu 3 Sep 2020
at 17:55
  • msg #15

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

[OOC] In a matter of a few hours, you are able to collect the requested information/data.  I was not going to rp through that process.  If you have specific items or questions, let me know.

[IC]When you finally get back to the car, the Lieutenant is there. "Any issues?  Anything new?"
Penumbra
player, 89 posts
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Thu 3 Sep 2020
at 19:40
  • msg #16

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

OOC: Understood. If it is something that can be handwaved for convenience, then let's do it. I, the player, might need a bit of detail, though, if anything is worth checking there for the clues and leads.

Investigation Check: 7/7
12:35, Today: Penumbra rolled 10 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,4.  Investigation.


Henry went through the details with the lieutenant. The logs, the recordings, and anything unusual mentioned by the security patrols. The information seemed complete enough, but then again, it usually did. He would have to take a look at it himself with more time to see if anything out of the ordinary could be gleaned from the situation.

He did take a moment to check on the patrols. The old man seemed to have a very strong interest in that area. He also requested that a copy of the recordings be sent to the precinct as basic backup for the forensic examination. (He would also want to look through it himself, although it might take a few hours if the period of time was large.)
The Game Master
GM, 200 posts
Fri 4 Sep 2020
at 22:59
  • msg #17

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

The Lieutenant listens to everything you have to say, and only nods and grunts occasionally.  "Listen...I asked you to come with to double check things, to go over things...and to find out what you think.  I don't have a partner right now, otherwise I would have brought them.  The drones we have back at the department seem scared to say anything and never seem to follow their guts.  I thought you would at least speak your mind, even if you did follow the book.  That is fine, but I'm old and think this takes a little more...sometimes.  When we get back, I want you to go over the report again and see what those nerds have found on the computers.  I don't want to talk to them.  Got it?  I'll follow-up with you later in the week to see if your mind has changed any."
Penumbra
player, 90 posts
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Sat 5 Sep 2020
at 00:09
  • msg #18

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

Henry wasn't quite sure what to make of this. The lieutenant wasn't known for making conversation with the field agents, and he was too hard-nosed to just "change his mind" all of a sudden, not after twenty (or was it thirty?) years. He would have to take things in stride and see what came of all of it.

"I understand, lieutenant. I may be by the book, but I haven't discounted anything simply because I think it's crazy, or I just didn't want to be bothered by the paperwork... or the legwork. You always get all my thoughts on my reports."

After getting back to the precinct, Henry went straight to work. He checked out the available evidence from the locker and sat down at the lab to start his work. He specially wanted to review the footage and the electronics.

OOC: Investigation Roll 7/7
17:08, Today: Penumbra rolled 11 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,10.  Investigation.

The Game Master
GM, 206 posts
Tue 8 Sep 2020
at 23:30
  • msg #19

Prenumbra - The Investigation Continues

The lieutenant only grunts when you two split.  He seems lost in thought for a minute, and then drives away.

****

You end up spending quite a while going through the video and report.  The only thing you seem to get from that is that they lived a very different life style.  A lot of fashionable people and expensive looking things (computers, cars, etc.) come and go through the various doors on a daily basis.  You do find our couple coming and going, and they fit in with the others (they have money and look like it).  You do find one odd thing while going through the main entrance video.  Although nothing was flagged by the building security or by your team, at 3 AM two days before your couple's estimated TOD, you have a person enter and not leave, until one day after your TOD.  They do not look like anybody else who had entered of left in the previous week, and have not been seen since.

[OOC] Single male in long expensive coat that the weather didn't warrant, wearing bright red socks that poke out there and again, with a pork pie hat.  You might say 'hipster' in some cases.
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