Session 2

2006-05-18T04:56:44Z

202.74.222.240: /* November 3rd 1928 */

==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==

===October 31st 1928===

Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.

[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.

===November 1st 1928===

[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.

Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.

[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.

On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.

===November 2nd 1928===

[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.

[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].

Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.

That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].

===November 3rd 1928===

[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.

A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.

Withers engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].

That evening, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.

===November 4th 1928===

The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].

Later that day, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]].

===November 5th 1928===

Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]].

[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to disturb [[Withers]] and brings back memories of a bad dream for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.

After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks, Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].

On the way home, Saunders' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.

==Audio Recording==

[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]

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