IC: Ch 4d: Police Station (Michael & Sonny)

[BenTheRat]

Location: Local Police Station
Date: March 21, 1921, 2:00 PM
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As Michael and Sonny make their way into the police station they see a generic station. A sergeant is sitting behind a counter attached to the lobby.
There are several wooden chairs around the lobby, with a couple people there. One is reading a paper, the other has his hat down over his eyes and seems to be napping.

[Papa Gateau]

"Ok Mickey, I'll take my lead from you. I think you're more comfortable in the John's Clubhouse than me"

[Mouchinator]

"How you doing Sargeant?" says Michael with a grin, "Say, you know where I can find Constable O'Mallory?"

Keeper,I'm obviously inventing this NPC that likely worked the beat with Michael - up to you if he's around or not

[BenTheRat]

"Hey there Mikey", the sargeant replies. "I think he's in, why don't you go on back." You hear a buzzing noise that you know means he's unlocking the door to where the detectives are at.
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ooc,welcome back

[Papa Gateau]

"Hi there sargeant, I'm with Michael, it's okay if I go through with him? add Sonny

[BenTheRat]

"Yea, go ahead." The sergeant says not even looking up.

[BenTheRat]

When you go through the door you enter into a hallway. A double door open across from where you came through has a bunch of desks in there and several people in there typing. A couple in uniforms, but most in street clothes. You see O'Mallory sitting at one of them typing.

[BenTheRat]

ooc,you guys need to start posting, the other threads are wrapping up and you haven't really even started.

[Papa Gateau]

Hi ya Pat Michael says, moving over to O' Mallory and clapping him on the shoulder "How ya doin? How's Roisin and the kids?"

He swaps pleasantries with his old friend for a few minutes before lowering his voice "Hey buddy, I need a couple of favours - think you can help an old friend out? Nothing too serious - just a bit of good old honest police work. Think me and my friend Sonny can spend some time in the archives room?"

[BenTheRat]

"How you doing Michael?" he swaps pleasentries, then "You know you're not supposed to go down there. You aint on the beat no more."

OOC,Roll a fast talk (50%) roll for Michael, you can also jump in with a fast talk roll as well or if you want to try an bribe him, you could use a bargain roll.

[Papa Gateau]

"Come on Pat - do your old pal a favour will ya, things have been tough and I got a sweet little case that's actually going to pay me some decent money and and see the landlord straight for the next coupla months, you know I wouldn't ask if I didn't have too. We'll be quiet as church mice - just need to check out a couple of leads"

OOC Fast Talk,http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4219300/

[BenTheRat]

"Yea, let me take you on down." He gets up and walks you down and opens the door for you. "But if someone catches you, I didn't bring you down here."

[Mouchinator]

"Appreciate it bud."

Michael palms a few bucks into his friends hand with a wink and heads downstairs into the archives.

"Ok Sonny, lets split up and see what we can find. Anything on Corbitt, those lawsuits or that weird church Charles mentioned."

Library Use (45%) on those three subjects, same order as written above: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4219397/

[Papa Gateau]

"Thanks pal Michael steps through and Sonny follows behind.

When Pat has closed the door and they are alone, Michael briefly explains the filing system and how the case notes work. "I'll see what I can find on the Church of Contemplation and maybe anything in reference to the house address, you see what can you dig up on Corbitt and the albino Tom Lawrence or Law"

"Sure thing" replies Sonny.

OOC,Couple of Library Use rolls: Sonny[25] - http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4219398/

edit - welcome back, I'll edit my post and remove your dice rolls seeing as we posted together.

[BenTheRat]

OOC,wow that is some great rolling, 2 critical successes. Here is what I'm going to do to speed things up a bit. This will take you till 5 pm, and I'll just tell you everything you find betwen now and then. Hope you didn't mind us doing a bit for you there Muchinator.

You go through the files pretty thoroughly, and while its been a few years, you take back to it like riding a bycicle.
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On Corbitt, you don't find anything.
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On the lawsuits, they were civil suits so its not surprising you wouldn't have much here, though the police were called a couple times to the address to investigate weird chanting, and 2 cases of a missing pets where they blamed Corbitt. These were all used as evidence in the lawsuit to force him to move.
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On the chappel, this one is weird. You find the file, there is a court order search warrant for the chappel in an investigation into missing children. And an annoymous tip said they heard a girl scream inside the church. When you arrived, backups were called as a huge gun battle ensued, drawing several civilians from the surrounding neighborhood. Some of them with some of the missing children. (no names are listed)
During the gun fight 3 police officers were killed. Then there was an explosion inside the church that started a fire and you were able to get the people out of the church (no children) 54 people were arrested. 17 others were dead (no cause of death listed).
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thats it, the end of the case.

OOC,make a spot hidden roll

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Tom Lawrence aka Tom Law: For Tom he has a short rap sheet for burglary, robbery, loitering and a charge of general mischief. A note on his file lists him as a vagrant and homeless. But nothing in the last 2 years. His last known address is listed as a park bench in one of the city parks.

[Papa Gateau]

Sonny is pretty exhausted by the day in the archive room, having to work quietly and methodically - book work isn't really his thing. It's pushing on and his stomach is growling and he just want's to leave the cop-shop and go somewhere a little less intimidating.

OOC,Spot Hidden[60]: 70 Fail http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4220770/

[BenTheRat]

ooc,I need a luck roll, use the higher of your luck values

[Papa Gateau]

OOC,Luck[55] - 29 Pass http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4220917/

[BenTheRat]

As you finish your notes on what you found and repack the files you hear someone outside the door.

[Papa Gateau]

OOC,I'm assuming the archive is fairly large room with rows and rows of shelving stacked with boxes and files of case notes?

"Shit" Sonny whisper-shouts at Michael "there's someone at the door" he moves away from the door, deeper into the room and ducks down one of the rows of dusty files.