IC-GOLD-Investigation(Melinda/Kathryn/MPs)

[Pickman37]

Jason continues, hoping to talk Carolyn down...

"You need to put the gun down. Being rash only escalates this situation. If you put the gun down, we can all talk this out and you can explain your side. No one here is accusing you of anything..."

[Mr. Handy]

In the computer room-
Carolyn looked like she was about to chew Jason's head off, but she thought better of it and slowly lowered the gun.

"Drop the weapon, Wagner," said Laura. "Don't make this any worse than it already is. You may have been involved, but you're not the one we're after. It's Dauterive. You couldn't have done this without him knowing about it. Give him to us and we can make a deal."

Carolyn swallowed, then put the safety back on and let the pistol fall from her hand. "It was Dauterive," she admitted. "He made me do it. He's a total psycho! You don't know what he would have done to me if I hadn't gone along with him."

"But you sabotaged the computer so we couldn't recover the data, and Dauterive wasn't around."

"Yes, but he'll be back. I had to erase it, or he'd have been implicated."

"She's still lying," said Harvey. "She's still trying to save her own skin. What was on that computer probably would have implicated Dauterive - but it would have implicated her too."

Laura nodded. "Place her under arrest, Baker. We'll get the whole truth out of her when we interrogate her. It's too bad we can't warn the team Dauterive's with, but we have no way to contact them. We'll take him into custody when he returns...if he returns."

[Pickman37]

Jason draws his weapon and retrieves Carolyn's pistol from the floor. Having secured the weapon, he places her under arrest as ordered by Lt. Wyatt. After handcuffing his fellow MP, he escorts her to the door...

Mr.Handy,Is there a brig or interrogation room I can take her to?

[Mr. Handy]

In the computer room-
Jason cuffed Carolyn, who did not resist, with his plastic flexcuffs and tucked her pistol into his belt.

"Good job," said Lt. Wyatt. "Take her baton and ammunition too. Let's get her to the Security Center." She turned to Harvey and Melinda. "You two, come along with us. Mr. Bennish, you did very well in spotting her reaction. I'd like you to sit in on the interrogation."

"Yes, ma'am," said Harvey, stuttering a little.

OOC,The Security Center is a separate building. This is the armory, and it doesn't really have facilities for that.

[Pickman37]

"Yes, ma'am."

Jason relieves Wagner of her baton and ammo then directs her towards the door with a hand on her secured wrists. He keeps his gun drawn in his other hand but points it towards the floor.

Better to be safe than sorry. Who knows who else around here is in on this plot...

He leads Carol in the direction of the Security Center, the rest of the group in tow.

[Mr. Handy]

In the corridor-
Jason marched Carolyn out of the computer room and down the hall, followed by Laura, Harvey, and Melinda. As they walked towards the front door and the exit from the building, they encountered Gregor Cross and Peter McBain coming up the stairs from the basement. The two huge men stopped and saluted. "Ma'am, we've locked up the weapons securely in the vault," said Gregor. "What's going on? Why is Wagner in cuffs?"

"She was involved in the thefts," said Lt. Laura Wyatt, saluting back. "Her and Staff Sergeant Dauterive, and almost certainly others as well. She must have wiped the computer because the data would have implicated her. Mr. Bennish saw her get nervous and accused her, and she drew a gun on me. We managed to talk her down. We're taking her to the Security Center now for interrogation. Both of you, come with us."

"Yes, ma'am."

[Pickman37]

With the appearance of Cross and McBain, Jason expected to be relieved of the custody of Wagner but, much to his surprise, he was not....especially considering Cross' rank. But then maybe his own position was allowed due to safety precautions. He had the suspect secured but he also allowed himself to think that maybe his performance in persuading Wagner to disarm herself also played a part in his present assignment. However, he was concerned about what Lt. Wyatt just conveyed, especially to the bear of a man that was McBain, who he did not feel entirely comfortable around...

Man, anyone could be in on this. Why would she say so much? Jason held the gun loosely in his hand, pointed down, and kept a firm grip on Wagner's tethered arms. I gotta stay on this.

He focused his attention on his surroundings but felt McBain to be a distraction. There was no reason for this but Jason had an inkling maybe this man didn't like him too much for reasons too obvious...or maybe he just reminded him of a person he met who felt that way.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,[b]Jason[/b], please roll Psychology.

[kabukiman]

Melinda thought that those people should focus in what really matters. Saving people. If they spent some time outside the security of this base, maybe they wouldn't be stealing or sabotaging others efforts.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,[b]Melinda[/b], you may roll Psychology as well.

[Pickman37]

Spoiler:

Psych roll 60%, With IC down, here is my role from an on-line dice roller: Roll(1d100)+0:
65,+0
Total:65.....fail

Baker could sense something was amiss but could not put his finger on it.
Better keep an eye on all these brothers... He thought to himself.

Baker kept his gun pointed down but was wary of his surroundings and his prisoner...

[Mr. Handy]

In the corridor-
As they walked, Melinda observed Lt. Wyatt carefully.

Melinda Christie,[b]Melinda[/b] could sense that [b]Lt. Laura Wyatt[/b] was angry with [b]Staff Sergeant Dauterive[/b] and [b]Carolyn Wagner[/b] - and with herself, for not having figured out they were stealing weapons and other equipment. She couldn't know who to trust on the base, but she seemed to trust both [b]Melinda[/b] and [b]Harvey[/b] specifically because they were from outside the base. She was also deliberately keeping everyone together so that nobody had the opportunity to go tip anyone else off about the arrest.

[kabukiman]

-So, what now?- asks Melinda

[Mr. Handy]

In the corridor-
"Now we go to the Security Center and get to the bottom of this," said Lt. Wyatt.

[kabukiman]

-Tell me one thing if you can. What are we supose to do with people like them? It's not that we have a police or a justice system now, so w are forced to keep them. What do we do on the long run? To people who doesn't care to break rules and risk others survivance for some petty gain?

[Mr. Handy]

In the guard room-
"That's not up to me," said Lt. Wyatt as she led the way through the doorway at the end of the corridor to the guard room at the building's entrance. "However, military justice is perfectly capable of functioning in wartime and in other emergency situations until order is restored. It can be swift when it has to be, and the penalty for treason can easily be execution." Carolyn Wagner gulped. "Of course, if they cooperate, a lesser sentence might be possible."

[kabukiman]

-I understand. After all, when someone engages in the army, he knows what the penalty is for breaking the rules. But I'm afraid we will have to deal with much more situations like that. Hey, it's not bad at all, it means we are still alive to see it- Melinda says as a joke.

[Mr. Handy]

In the guard room-
The guards saluted as Lt. Wyatt passed, and she returned their salutes. "That's the right attitude," she told Melinda with just a hint of a smile. "You're going to get the chance to see some military justice in action." She led the group outside.

In the parking lot-
Lt. Wyatt led the way across the parking lot to where a Stryker armored transport vehicle was parked. She opened up the entrance to the troop compartment in the rear. "All aboard. Airman Baker, you drive. Everyone else, in the back."

[kabukiman]

Melinda complies.

[Mr. Handy]

In the Stryker-
Jason Baker got behind the wheel of the APC, while Laura Wyatt pulled Carolyn Wagner into the rear compartment after Melinda and Harvey boarded. They were followed by Gregor Cross and Peter McBain, who closed the hatch behind them. Once everyone was seated, the Stryker pulled out.

Gregor glared at Carolyn. "What the hell is wrong with you, Wagner?" he snarled. "Why would you betray your oath to this country?"

"I didn't have a choice," she said, looking down at her feet.