Day 2 - Tuesday 13th January 1925
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Everybody arrives at Elizabeth's apartment to discuss her 'adventure.'
Thomas and Caroline go to New York Public Library to research the Carlyle Expedition.
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They uncover a series of newspaper articles discussing the Carlyle expedition of 1919, it's excavations in Egypt, it's sudden departure to Kenya and the massacre that followed. Further articles discuss the investigation by Erica Carlyle into her brother's disappearance, her discovery of the massacre site, and the trial that followed. Thomas, who was initially disinterested by the idea of this 'adventure' is appalled by what appears to have been a show trial, resulting in the first available 'suspects' being hung.
They learn that other than Roger Carlyle, the expedition principles were Sir Aubrey Penhew, a noted English Egyptologist, Dr Robert Huston a fashionable New York alienist, Miss Hypatia Masters a friend of Roger's, apparently accompanying the expedition as a photographer, and Jack Brady, Roger's bodyguard and closest friend.
They spend the rest of the day looking for more information about Sir Aubrey Penhew and Robert Huston:
Andrei and Elizabeth go to Prospero House and meet Jackson's publisher Jonah Kensington. He decides that he can trust them and shares his worries that Jackson may be in some sort of trouble.
The last telegram that Jonah received from Jackson was very excitable, and he hasn't been in touch for some time.
He explains that Jackson was investigating the disappearance of the Carlyle expedition, because he suspects that a death cult was involved in the massacre, and that the real culprits escaped justice. Jonah says that Jackson has become 'quite obsessed.'
Although initially reluctant Jonah is eventually convinced to show them the correspondence that he has received from Jackson. As well as the telegram, this consists of two sets of handwritten notes and a letter.
The letter, sent from Kenya, says that he is 'onto something big' and saying that he may need an advance.
The first set of notes is also from Kenya, it is neatly presented, though lacking in specifics (Jackson prefers to keep things in his head). The notes detail Jackson's investigations in Kenya, including a trip to the massacre site and interviews with various people.
The second set of notes, which arrived only recently from London look like the ravings of a madman. Jonah is clearly upset and embarrassed by these notes. They are clearly written in Jackson Elias' hand, but are virtually unreadable.
Andrei asks if it would be ok for him to return tomorrow to study Jackson's notes carefully.
Elizabeth comments that Jackson is normally a sceptic, working to unmask these 'death cults' as frauds. It is quite unlike him to talk about 'massive worldwide conspiracies' like he does in his correspondence with Jonah.
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Maksim, Timour and Johnny travel to Carlyle House to try and meet with Erica Carlyle. They are surprised to find that the Westchester County house is guarded like a fortress, patrolled by heavily armed guards and guard dogs. They are turned away at the gate after failing to talk their way inside.
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Their car is pursued back to New York by a black ford containing several men armed with shotguns including a very large bald man.
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Maksim manages to turn the tables on the pursuers and escape.
The party all meet back at Downing House that evening to discuss what they have learnt.