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| Case #1: Case File; Background Info | |
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| dhorn | Apr 17 2010, 09:53 PM Post #1 |
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Each of you, upon confirming your employment offer, receives an encrypted email from Chester with the following information. Along with the case file, you receive a web url to a secure site (this thread) in which the PC’s can engage in discussion regarding the existing information (this file), information gaps, research findings (individual research efforts will need to be RP’d in your ‘Down Time’ threads – I will prompt you for the appropriate skill checks if necessary), and an overall plan for the investigation. Please PM me with any questions that you have if any of these directives are unclear. Only discussion directly related to the case will be allowed in this thread. Thanks! Case File #1: Tilden, NE Background Info – Bernard Robertson Allen Consulting, LLC has been hired by Samuel Pantano, the lawyer of Bernard Robertson, in an effort to assist in gathering information that might be important to the Robertson’s defense in a murder trial set to begin in one week’s time. Mr. Robertson (the defendant - see mug shot below), a simple-minded man, is accused of committing multiple murders over the course of the past six months, having been taken into custody after an anonymous tip from an unknown source. Mr. Robertson has been apprehended and is being held without bail in the Tilden jail, pending trial. Bernard Robertson is an ex-convict who moved to the city a couple of years ago after being released on parole from a state prison in Lincoln, NE in 2001 where he served time for the sexual assault of 3 women during the 1970’s. He has been taken into custody by local law enforcement but Robertson’s lawyer (Samuel Pantano) is concerned that the angry townsfolk and the local sheriff are moving towards some kind of “mob justice”. ![]() According to the lawyer Pantano, Berhard has been working as a laborer for a local janitorial business and is trying his best to fit back into society. Robertson is not a very intelligent or social man and has made no attempt to try to win over the people of the town who wish that he would just move on. In addition, Robertson has been subject to numerous threats from local townsfolk who view him as a threat to the peace and quiet in this small town. Background Info – The Murders A series of gruesome murders (6 total) have occurred in an otherwise sleepy town of Tilden, NE. The people are frantic, paranoid and terrified. All of the victims were young local women. Each girl was brutally murdered, literally cut apart in a ritual fashion by some sort of sharp object - a knife or sword. Each body was laid out inside some sort of magic circle drawn in chalk and lit with candles at the points. The townsfolk believe that the murders were committed by Bernard Robertson and tensions in the little town are high. ![]() Attached to the case file are a series of photocopied news clippings from various Nebraska news papers reporting the murders. Each of the articles overtly implicates Robertson, a man described as “evil”, “dangerous” and “demonic”. In addition to the news clippings, there are a few of the original crime scene photographs detailing the gruesome slayings. All of the victims appear to be young women in their late teens. The Initial Plan Chester has taken the liberty of scheduling a meeting between Dr. Phillips, Ellen Cooper, and Mr. Robertson's lawyer, Samuel Pantano on Friday morning. The rest of the team will arrive in Tilden with Chester on Friday evening. Phillips and Cooper will brief the team on the interview with Pantano and provide an updated game plan for the investigation. The investigators will need to be very professional and meticulous during this first investigation – the first official case for the fledgling company. Because of the law enforcement element involved, the team will need to be especially attentive to their behavior as the authorities and the townsfolk will be watching them like hawks. In fact, there may be significant opposition to the investigators as they conduct their research. Ms. Cooper, having specific experience dealing with law enforcement, will be leading the investigation. The task of the team is to engage in an ‘unorthodox’ investigation into the possibility of a supernatural explanation for the murders. Pantano is desperate, and the fact that there seems to be a ritualistic, and possibly satanistic pattern in the murders led him to contact Allen Consulting. If nothing else, the team might uncover evidence that vindicates the defendant, OR evidence that further implicates him. As I stated before, use this thread as a discussion board for the case. If you plan to do any research prior to arriving in Tilden, please RP those efforts in your PC’s ‘Down Time’ thread. I will prompt you for the appropriate rolls if necessary. It will be your responsibility to relay any information that you gain to the group in this thread. PM any questions OOC. At my prompt, we will begin the RP (Friday evening in Tilden) in the ‘Case #1: Tilden Murders’ thread. Edited by dhorn, May 4 2010, 09:32 PM.
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| Lunarmage | Apr 19 2010, 05:35 PM Post #2 |
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Insert ring tone here* *Ellen answers the phone* "Hello?" "Miss Cooper? This is Marcus Thorn. From the meeting the other day". *sounds of machinery and yelling in the background* "Oh yes, Mr. Thorn. What can I do for you?" *Ellen replies in a polite tone of voice* "Listen I think Mr. Allen has underplayed the part I can play on the team. I think the fact I am former police and S.W.A.T. has been underplayed. Perhaps while the team is investigating the issue at hand I can spend time looking into the more 'mundane' aspects of the case. Looking into things the police would over look due to their training". "Of course. I'd welcome anything you can to do help this investigation, and appreciate the offer. Hopefully, since we're looking at the case from a supernatural point of view, we'll find something concrete." "We can all have our hopes, as well as our misgivings about such things. I would like to get there about the same time as you and the Doctor, I would like a copy of the file the laywer has as well as the police file. I would like to begin as early as possible, at least when this little.." *sound of an explosion and loud rumble* ".. Never mind, this job just finished". "Naturally everyone will be getting a copy of the files so that every avenue can be explored based on everyone's expertise, but I can meet up with you to give you your copy earlier, if you'd like." "That would be fantastic, as well as any physical the Doc decides to conduct, if he does. Thank you for your time Miss Cooper. See you in Nebraska". "It was no problem at all. We'll set up a time to give you a copy of the files if you want them before we get to Nebraska. Otherwise I'll see you in Nebraska." "Have a good day" *hangs up* *Ellen hangs up as well* (Conversation between Marcus and Ellen) As soon as Marcus has his check in hand, he heads out to his house and picks up everything he can fit into the Yukon and heads out to Nebraska. Rumors and hearsay has never been a reliable source of information however in a situation like he was now in, any information is better then none. When Marcus gets to the town he gets a hotel room and settles in to study newspapers and local gossip at local diners and restaurants in the area, while he waits for the rest of the team. |
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| dhorn | Apr 19 2010, 06:55 PM Post #3 |
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Excellent! First out of the gate. Marcus, if you are looking for any specific sort of information - from the news papers or local gossip - please state the type of information you're looking for and provide an appropriate roll (e.g., this will quite often be a Research or Lore skill check but could be more specific to the professional skills you have such as Electrical Engineering, etc.). The same goes for the rest of the team. I don't plan on feeding you too much of the information... you're gonna have to work for it. I'll give you all a couple more days to RP any of the research you do or any other activities that you engage in prior to setting out for Tilden. Edited by dhorn, Apr 19 2010, 07:01 PM.
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| Lunarmage | Apr 20 2010, 06:21 AM Post #4 |
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Alright.. Marcus picks up the daily paper as soon as he gets into town and settles down at a local diner for a meal. He takes out a notepad and begins to take notes. (No research skill). As the waitress comes by to deliver his dessert he looks up. "Good day to you ma'am. You mind if I ask a couple questions". |
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| dhorn | Apr 20 2010, 03:15 PM Post #5 |
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Please pay careful attention to instructions regarding where to post your research efforts. This thread is reserved for communication between the team members regarding the case. Think of this thread as a company message board similar to these here on DoG for communication. It's encrypted and password protected so sensitive information can be freely discussed. Any side research (e.g., Marcus' research having arrived in Tilden early and/or Vargus' failed attempts to do a little research) should be posted in your 'Down Time' thread. Thanks. Marcus - my response to your post is located in your 'Down Time' thread. |
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| Crash | Apr 20 2010, 08:50 PM Post #6 |
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After reading the message Zavier, calls Mr. Allen's office and requests any information they may have on possible cults in the area. |
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| dhorn | Apr 21 2010, 05:52 PM Post #7 |
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Hey gang. Chester here. I just wanted to inform you that Dr. Phillips will not be able to join us in Tilden on this first case. Some pressing business came up that he had to deal with. Marcus - would you be available to join Ellen in Tilden on Friday morning and accompany her to the meeting with Mr. Pantano? All - are there any questions about the information in the case file? What I've written above is a good example of what I intend for this thread to be used for - direct communication between team members. I'll state this again... any side research goes in your 'Down Time' threads. This would include the type of post that Zavier posted - see my response in your 'Down Time' thread. Is this not clear?? Edited by dhorn, Apr 21 2010, 05:54 PM.
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| dhorn | Apr 30 2010, 07:02 PM Post #8 |
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Ok gang. One more night to post any pre-Tilden research. |
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| Lunarmage | May 1 2010, 06:23 AM Post #9 |
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Mr. Allen, It would be my pleasure to join Miss Cooper in Tilden for the Case. Marcus Thorn. |
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