While the rest of the team went to pick up the anarchist known as Razz from the Slow Dive bar in town, I wen to the mortuary to assist and observe Ed’s post mortem investigation. I intended to secure the brain, assuming it was in good condition as I believe that I may be able to use this matter to return Ed to a semblance of life. I may need to speak with the tech guys back at the labs for some assistance with this project, but I think Ed will be please!
During the post mortem, the examiner noticed a strange mark on one of the vertebrae in the neck. Under closer scrutiny a small device, apparently electronic in nature, was located embedded in the bone. It was safely removed and noted in the report. Once the post mortem was complete I collected the brain, now safely stored, and a copy of the report and left for the hotel. Before I left I made sure to dispose of the chip and I killed the medical examiner as she knew too much.
Back at the hotel I waited for the team to check in before making the autopsy report available to anybody who wanted to see it. While Erica checked it over she mentioned the device found in the spine and it occurred to me that I hadn’t done anything to follow up on that, so we arranged that we would go back to mortuary, with Sparks for company, to look into it further. On a whim I asked to check the back of Erica’s neck and noticed an odd scar in around about the same position as the device was located on Ed’s corpse.
The following morning we made our way to the mortuary to discover a crime scene under investigation. The medical examiner had been found dead when the staff arrived in the morning. Since I was unable to examine the body closely I determined the cause of death via arcane means. It seems that electrocution of the brain was the cause of death, although no marks were apparent on the body.
I took Erica to the x-ray machine ready to examine her neck to see if she was carrying a similar implant as was found in Ed. We turned on the equipment so as to give the appearance of using the machine and discussed how best to proceed. The rest of the team was getting too close to the truth and they had to be stopped. Erika recalled the note that Cooper provided her with that she had passed on to Cliff. It was determined that this note should be destroyed and that we should endeavour to derail the investigation.
We left the x-ray room and found Sparks trying to get hold of the medical examiner’s current files. I ordered him to leave the room but it appears that he has arranged to be given copies of the files. We will deal with this later. Back at the police station Erika is panciking about the note, Cliff has copied it and Cooper already knows what it says. Suddenly Erica is talking about destroying the information Cooper obtained, but that doesn’t make sense. We’re here to uncover the truth and… oh God… I killed her, I killed the medical examiner last night and then I destroyed the chip. I have to stop Erica before she does something stupid.
As I spoke to her she suddenly punched me in the face! I backed off as a spoke the incantation that would soothe her and render her passive. For a moment it seemed to work but then her body stiffened and as she gritted her teeth she made to hit me again. By now several officers and Sparks had been attracted by my shouts and were moving in to disable Erica. As soon as I recovered myself I spoke the incantation again andthis time the spell held. I caught Erica as she stumbled and ordered the officers to back off. Sparks cuffed Erica and we took her to a vacant room. I called Monty and requested a neurosurgeon attend as soon as possible. I think we’re both going to need him.
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