Season One: The Case of the Missing Opera Singer;
Serial 1; Mission Briefing.
Mr. Green leans out of his office door and says "No interruptions, please.” To his secretary. He pulls the door closed and snicks the lock shut, then picks up a cup and pours himself coffee from the thermos jug sitting on the small table next to the door. He sits on one of the couches in the ‘conversation area’ of his office and waits for the five of you to settle yourselves. He seems to be very ordinary until he begins to speak, but his speaking voice is extraordinarily captivating and you find yourself drawn to him as he begins your briefing.
[color= Mintcream]“I don’t believe that any of you have met before, but you’re all top men in your chosen fields and have been highly recommended to me by your superior officers. I’m putting together a team to investigate a series of disappearances that seem to be related. The most recent victim was an agent who was involved in an undercover investigation of a related case. At this point we are uncertain if she was a random target or if her cover was compromised.” [/color]
He pauses to sip from his cup. [color= Mintcream]“We have isolated five cases, all taking place in the last six months, all located in San Francisco. The first disappearance was just over five months ago. Beth Calandra, a local politician, she went jogging one morning with her dog and has not been seen since. Her dog; however, was found dead in a park near her home. Ms. Calandra’s family continues to believe that she has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom, no notes or calls have been received at this time. About three months ago Dr. Robert Yoult missed several appointments, his receptionist called to attempt to file a missing person’s report on him but was unable to because of the 24-hour time limit. Shortly after her call, Dr. Yoult’s car was found abandoned just north of the US/Mexico border. Six weeks ago, an SFPD officer, Pat MacDuff, called in a report of ‘shots fired, officer down.’ His partner, James St. Claire, had been shot during a routine traffic violation. After checking on St. Claire – who had been shot in the leg but seemed to be stable – MacDuff chased the suspect. When the ambulance arrived the technicians were unable to locate Mr. St. Claire, there has been an extensive search but no trace of the police officer has been found.” [/color]
Another pause for coffee. [color= Mintcream]“Two weeks ago Megan Rossini left a day early for a vacation, she neglected to take her luggage, vehicle, or bodyguard. Ms. Rossini was a model who had acted occasionally and had planned on leaving town to avoid a fan-stalker that was making her increasingly nervous. We have not been able to contact Ms. Rossini or the alleged stalker. Two days ago, one of our agents failed to report at a scheduled drop. She also missed the secondary location and had made no calls to the emergency line set up for her. The name she was traveling under was Greta Burges, she had been on tour as an opera singer and had shows in the San Francisco area for the last three weeks. She had also been reported missing by her assistant, Ben Thomas, the SFPD found a suicide note in her hotel room and a small quantity of blood, but nothing else.
“Ms. Burges was in the possession of an information disk that has not been located.” He pauses, and looks each of you in the eye for a brief moment. “That disk needs to be recovered. Your other objectives are to locate Ms. Burges, Ms. Calandra, Ms. Rossini, Mr. St. Claire, and Dr. Yoult. Do you have any questions at this point?”[/color]
This mission is code yellow; questions about gear and rough drafts of equipment lists should be posted in the OOC Thread.
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