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A friendly looking attendant sits at the front desk.

After receiving the letter, Bill collects the possessions he will need for an investigation out of town and loads them into his car. After driving the streets looking in the usual places he finds Albert at St. Mary’s taking shelter from the rain, 'Got a job for us. Out of town. You in?'

Driving from Washington to Boston takes the rest of the night and some of the following day. They stop off in Philadelphia and New York for a stretch, fuel, and refreshments. Bill tries to find a gift for his daughter's birthday in the depressing roadside shacks that serve the travelling public but nothing fits the bill, 'She's gonna kill me.'

Despite the incessant barrage of questions from the teenage boy about what they'll be doing in Boston, Bill says almost nothing the whole journey. Just chain smoking his Lucky Strikes.

They arrive at Boston Central Station tired and grubby from the long journey. 'This is Bureau business, keep quiet and let me do the talking.' Bill looks even more bent and haggard than usual as he slowly shuffles into the station concourse and approaches the front desk.



'William Gilmore, you got something for me?'

Front desk attendant-"Mr. Gilmore, yes this key will open one of the lockers over there by the front door."
Hands you a small key marked k26.

Bill please make a Luck roll

Grunting his thanks, Bill takes the key and looks around for the lockers.

L60%d%

Bill is able to find the lockers just inside the entrance and traces the small boxes by row and column to find k26. Inside is another key, this one slightly larger with a card attached- Royal Palm hotel 32 Washington St
Room 3b

Lt. Commander Ralph Harper has driven up to Boston, wanting to have his car available there in case he needs it. He approaches the front desk. "Hi, I'm Ralph Harper," he says. "I was told there's a package for me."

The receptionist smiles and hands Ralph key e4 and directs him towards the lockers near the entrance.

Please roll luck

Ralph thanks the attendant, takes the key, and goes over to the lockers.

Luck roll (40% stat) at the front desk:
d%

Sorry! Left napping at the starting blocks.

Albert is still brimming with excitement after the thrilling car journey and he bounces along next to Bill, looking at everything.
At the desk he waits while Bill gets his package, he watches the busy people walking past and checks in his coat pocket for the 50th time that his comics are still there; remember ing the quick dash into the church to get them before jumping into the warm, dry luxury of Bill’s car.

Rachel stepped purposefully across the concourse, her heels clicking on tiled floor. She glanced again at the note she’d been given, wondering once again why she’d been sent - she never usually got the chance to leave the office.

Approaching the desk, she said to the receptionist, ”You have something for me?” She thrust the note across the counter so the receptionist could read it.

Inside the locker you find a hotel key labeled Royal Palm hotel 32 Washington St
Room 1b

Please make a Luck roll as you cross to the lockers and find a hotel key waiting-Royal Palm hotel 32 Washington St
Room 2b

Please make a spot hidden as you accompany Bill

Albert

spot hidden 55, roll:16

All characters know the basic layout of the station after having visited.

You get a good look at a map of the station. While jealously guarding your comics you are relieved that nobody is paying you or Bill any special attention

Bill strolls nonchalantly over to the lockers and opens his up. On the way he whispers to Albert, 'Keep an eye out for anyone watching us.'

He pulls out the key, 'Royal Palm Hotel Albert, anybody made us or looking suspicious?'

Are we all getting keys and opening lockers at the same time or spaced apart? Would Albert or Bill notice the others?

Rachel looked at the address and sighed grumpily. She was going to have to get wet. She’d brought an umbrella but the rain was heavy outside.

The whole city seemed grey with somber faces going about thier business in the gloom. Dirty water flowing through the alleyways and gutters past garbage bins and dumpsters beyond thier capacity.

About 20 minutes northwest of the train station is the Royal Palm hotel

Ralph takes the key and heads back out to his car to drive to the hotel.

“Nobody looking at us; they just busy catching trains.” Albert says to Bill. He has a last look round, storing the layout away for future reference and then follows Bill to the hotel.

Rachel thought about hailing a cab but knew her father would consider it an extravagance. Pursing her lips, she unfurled her umbrella and set off in the direction of the hotel.

Rachel makes it to her destination ok but every cab in the city must be out, taunting her. How much of the torment she has put herself through has been related to what daddy would think?

Rachel made her way into the hotel and up to her room.

Shall I switch to the hotel thread now?