Maxwell's Sanitarium- London, England 5:05 PM - Monday, September 9, 1940
Brook slipped away around the corner to the front of the sanitarium, leaving everyone else to wait for Anna to let them inside.
OOC,If anyone else does want to go with [b]Brook[/b], please let me know, and I'll put you in her thread instead.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 12:54 pm
by jp1885
Eugene waits, feeling wretched as Brook walks away. He hates the idea of leaving the young lady to follow that evil witch on her own, but knows that she stands a better chance of being undetected without him blundering around.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:24 am
by Mr. Handy
A few minutes later, Anna opened a side door from the inside and waved for everyone to enter.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:07 am
by Pastiche
"Ok, the game is on! Let's go inside!" whispered Benjamin excitedly.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:30 am
by Turstrigo
"Let's hope our effort pays off."Eddie mutters as he goes inside.
"I really hope Brook will be ok," whispers Elizabeth to Story as they head inside. "I know she knows what she's doing, but still ..." She shakes her head, no point worrying unduly. Things to deal with here now.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:02 am
by jaysun81
Story watches Brook walk off and replies to Elizabeth, "She's a smart one. If there's one thing our time together has shown me, it is that each of you are quite capable." He smiles and follows her in.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:44 am
by Mr. Handy
Everyone came inside to the ambulance bay, and Anna shut the door behind them. "I guess we just have to wait until something happens," she said. "Unless anyone has a better idea?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:22 am
by Shelfunit
"Maybe we should post look outs, covering the entrances?" Suggested Charles "Or at least the entrances, or approaches to the area we are covering...
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:14 am
by jp1885
"Good idea,"Eugene concurs, positioning himself by the nearest entrance as unobtrusively as possible.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:13 am
by Mr. Handy
The nearest entrance was the ambulance bay, so Eugene took up his post there. Charles watched the front entrance. After about an hour, Anna came and gathered everyone together in her office. The desk phone was off the hook. "Brook's on the line," she said. "She and Phyllis followed Madeline to her house near Queensway."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:29 pm
by jp1885
"Back to her lair... Shall we go and confront her?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:24 am
by Mr. Handy
"If we do that," said Maggie, "we'll be on the wrong side of the law, and we don't know who's with her. Still, I don't have any better ideas."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:30 pm
by Turstrigo
"More splitting up doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Besides, with us gone, the sanitarium would be left wide open for the rest of her family."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:57 pm
by jp1885
"That's a valid point. We know they're looking to attack Elizabeth after all."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:23 am
by Mr. Handy
"If you really want to go after them, I could come with you," suggested Anna. "But what about the staff and the patients? Would they be in danger?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:43 am
by jaysun81
Hearing Anna's suggestion, Story says, "Yes, yes... Anna should come with us. As far as the staff and patients, perhaps phone in an anonymous threat? With all the commotion and the authorities about I would be very surprised if anyone attempted anything."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:42 pm
by jp1885
"You seem to know more about this business than anyone else,"Eugene tells Story, "I'll follow your lead."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:08 pm
by jaysun81
Story looks at Eugene and smiles, "I typically just stumble through things. It's the only way to truly enjoy life."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:16 pm
by jp1885
Eugene rolls his eyes at the man's flippancy.
"After 'stumbling' into that warehouse and being attacked by that monster, you'll forgive me if I don't sound convinced. Listen folks, perhaps we should choose our battleground. Is there somewhere nearby that we can take Elizabeth and lure the Steadmans into a trap?"
OOC,KNOW (85%) check to see if anywhere springs to mind[dice]0[/dice]
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:11 am
by Mr. Handy
Eugene Thomson,The problem with taking [b]Anna[/b] somewhere else and using her as bait was finding a way to let the [b]Steadmans[/b] know where she was without tipping them off that it's a trap. Right now, as far as they knew, she was here, and as far as he could tell there was nobody watching the place to see if she left. There were plenty of deserted areas in East London that could be good for an ambush, especially once it got dark. Bombed out buildings or shuttered warehouses could work, and he had seen more than a few, but the trick was making the [b]Steadmans[/b] aware of it without being too obvious about it. There had to be an explanation of why [b]Anna[/b] was there that would make sense as well. The one place that came to mind was the warehouse where he had encountered them last night, but he really didn't want to go back there...and yet, strangely, a part of him did. However, there were Home Guard soldiers posted there, and that [i]thing[/i] could still be there as well.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:37 am
by jp1885
Eugene continues, answering his own question.
"Hmm, there are plenty of warehouses and bomb sites nearby, but going to any of them would surely raise the Steadman's suspicions... Anna, is there anywhere in the hospital grounds we could set a trap without endangering your patients?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:12 am
by Mr. Handy
"Once the sirens go, everyone will head down to the basement shelter," said Anna. "Anywhere else in the sanitarium would be deserted, and we'd only have to worry about the Steadmans and their pet - and German bombs. Of course, what happens if they decide it's too difficult to get at me here and they go after someone else tonight?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:33 am
by jp1885
"That's it then," says Eugene. "We wait for the sirens - the Steadmans only attack during that time anyway. The alternative is to run around London hoping to bump into them. Perhaps we should tell Brook to come back here."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:36 pm
by yockenthwaite
"If we can get her back here, yes, that sounds like a good idea," says Elizabeth, nodding as Eugene speaks. She looks around her nervously as she speaks, only too aware that they seem to be sitting ducks, and remembering that she's on that list ...
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:51 am
by jp1885
OOC: Argh, just realised that I got Anna and Elizabeth mixed up! The Steadmans are after Elizabeth aren’t they? I’ve edited a couple of my posts.
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 4:40 pm
by Mr. Handy
OOC,They're actually after both [b]Elizabeth[/b] and [b]Anna[/b].
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:28 pm
by jp1885
”Right, so assuming all the patients are safe in the shelters, where in the hospital can we defend the best?”
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:36 pm
by Pastiche
"I've never been to the hospital, but perhaps the entrance hall is big enough and has a gallery on the second floor where we could hide?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:46 am
by Mr. Handy
"That will do nicely," said Anna. "Should I tell Brook and Phyllis to come back here, then?"
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:11 am
by jp1885
Eugene nods.
"Yes. I think we stand a better chance if we're all together."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:45 am
by Mr. Handy
Anna picked up the receiver. "Brook, you and Phyllis should come back here," she said. "We're setting up a trap in case they come for me tonight. Come to the side door where the ambulances arrive and I'll let you in."
Re: IC-Ep 3-Waiting(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:30 am
by Mr. Handy
OOC,Everyone is moving to the thread linked below: