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===Saturday 1st December=== | ===Saturday 1st December=== | ||
''--- Continued ---'' | |||
As the shock of the latest revelations soak in, the investigators begin to discuss their next move. It is agreed that Roby must be located, and that the authorities would not be able to grasp the nature of the threat. Various lines of research are suggested, but no clear strategy is formulated. | |||
Everyone goes home to sleep on it. | |||
===Sunday 2nd December=== | |||
The Sunday papers report the discovery of the bodies of 2 vagrants in the area of the Regent Canal, and thoughts initially turn to [[Bacon]] and his victim of Tuesday night, but the facts of the story did not fit this idea. Both men had been freshly murdered, and the killing of the second victim apparently witnessed, thouygh details were sketchy. | |||
With all offices and libraries closed, the investigators spend the day with family, or in private study. | |||
''-- | ===Monday 3rd December=== | ||
The "London World" this morning carries a lurid description of 'The Canal Monster', claiming that the witness who saw the second killing described a vaguely humanoid creature that walked with a wet sloshing noise tearing out the tramp's insides. The story was written by a reported called [[Cec Watts]]. | |||
[[Bartlett]], wanting to be sure that neither victim was [[Bacon]], while secretly fearing that the killer was, calls the police with a story of a missing relative and visits the Islington police station where investigating officer DI Hodges. hodges reveals little, and the sketches of the victims faces show non-descript middle-aged men unknown to Bartlett. | |||
Meanwhile [[Saunders]] follows up [[Edwards]]' application to the british Library and discovers that his references for a reader's ticket were [[Malcolm Quarrie]] and Dr Scwabe of the Saled school of Fine Arts. Saunders contacts Schwabe who has clear memories of Edwards as a young artist who showed talent but no desire for fame, or even success, and who left Slade without completing his degree. He also reveals that as a keen amateur archaeologist it was Schwabe who told Edwards of the 1907 dig at [[Springer Mound]], and showed him slides of the site. He remembers Edwards being very inetrested in the palce, for reasons that were never clear. Scwabe has no idea where Edwards might be. | |||
[[Browne]] calls [[Cec Watts]] at the London Globe with an offer of information about the Canal Killings. They arrange a meeting in a pub the following day. | |||
[[Saunders]] tries to find familiar names in the Tewkesbury phone book. he contacts a couple of W Gresty's only to disocver thats its a common name in the region, and neither know a Wilfred. | |||
===Tuesday 4th December=== | |||
Revision as of 20:44, 19 July 2006
Session Report - Played Monday 17th July, 2006
Saturday 1st December
--- Continued ---
As the shock of the latest revelations soak in, the investigators begin to discuss their next move. It is agreed that Roby must be located, and that the authorities would not be able to grasp the nature of the threat. Various lines of research are suggested, but no clear strategy is formulated.
Everyone goes home to sleep on it.
Sunday 2nd December
The Sunday papers report the discovery of the bodies of 2 vagrants in the area of the Regent Canal, and thoughts initially turn to Bacon and his victim of Tuesday night, but the facts of the story did not fit this idea. Both men had been freshly murdered, and the killing of the second victim apparently witnessed, thouygh details were sketchy.
With all offices and libraries closed, the investigators spend the day with family, or in private study.
Monday 3rd December
The "London World" this morning carries a lurid description of 'The Canal Monster', claiming that the witness who saw the second killing described a vaguely humanoid creature that walked with a wet sloshing noise tearing out the tramp's insides. The story was written by a reported called Cec Watts.
Bartlett, wanting to be sure that neither victim was Bacon, while secretly fearing that the killer was, calls the police with a story of a missing relative and visits the Islington police station where investigating officer DI Hodges. hodges reveals little, and the sketches of the victims faces show non-descript middle-aged men unknown to Bartlett.
Meanwhile Saunders follows up Edwards' application to the british Library and discovers that his references for a reader's ticket were Malcolm Quarrie and Dr Scwabe of the Saled school of Fine Arts. Saunders contacts Schwabe who has clear memories of Edwards as a young artist who showed talent but no desire for fame, or even success, and who left Slade without completing his degree. He also reveals that as a keen amateur archaeologist it was Schwabe who told Edwards of the 1907 dig at Springer Mound, and showed him slides of the site. He remembers Edwards being very inetrested in the palce, for reasons that were never clear. Scwabe has no idea where Edwards might be.
Browne calls Cec Watts at the London Globe with an offer of information about the Canal Killings. They arrange a meeting in a pub the following day.
Saunders tries to find familiar names in the Tewkesbury phone book. he contacts a couple of W Gresty's only to disocver thats its a common name in the region, and neither know a Wilfred.
