Babylon 5: Outrageous Fortune

[Dr Simon]

A search of the lab show up no useful evidence, although the fact that the rest of the place is relatively undisturbed could suggest that whoever broke in knew exactly where to go for what they wanted.

Kirths study of the lab's communication files doesn't flag anything unusual or suspicious in terms of the datastream - it doesn't look like any information was leaked via this route, although a further extended study of the actual communications may throw up some more clues, if any were there.

Watching the secure-cam data, Kevin notices an anomaly in the footage covering the lab corridor. Very briefly, a small dark shape blips on the bottom of the screen. Slowed down, it shows possibly the top of a humanoid head, moving into vision from the bottom of the screen, then abruptly vanishing.

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Use Investigate when you would use Search, and Notice for when Spot would be more appropriate.

Regarding the vanishing person, Kirth knows of blacklight camouflage suits that can render the wearer effectively invisible, but these (at least at Earth-Tech level) don't work if the wearer moves. It seems unlikely to be this.
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[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"I am having no luck finding anything useful on the computer. Ugh," and as Kevin exclaims about his anomaly, "Ahhh! Very good, Kevin! That's just the sort of break we were needing. Let's see, I know that blacklight camo suits can render a wearer effectively invisible, but they don't work very well if you move much, so I would say that we are not witnessing that here. Unless, of course, we are dealing with a level of Tech far beyond what we are accustomed to seeing."

 

[Shayuri]

Ashley shakes her head as she squints at the footage.

"Seems the next step is to find a connection between the people who had access to the artifacts, and the people who had access to the security recordings. The way that shape just instantly vanished makes me think the recording might have been changed. Though it's odd that they'd have left even a moment of it."

 

[Dr Simon]

"I can ... look ... deeper," says Yaktal in uncertain English. "Time..." She makes arm movements indicating getting longer.

"The others should be in soon," says Gulati. "I can arrange for you to meet them if you like. And at some point I need to track down Dr. Sushar, let her know what's happening. Perhaps she's on her way?"

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"Since time is of the essence here, maybe we could speed things along by having 'words' with the person who has primary responsibility for this recording, and, say, leaning on him/her a bit? Might be that we could bluff our way into making him or her think we know more than we actually do know. Confessions have been obtained in this way before."

 

[Shayuri]

Ashley gives Kirth a mirthless smile.

"I'm up for an interrogation right about now. What I have in mind might work better if someone else leads though. Then I can feed you hints when he's not watching me."

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"Aye, Ash, I'm your huckleberry! We'll arrange to have you seated at a rather long table, and I'll be standing. We'll bring in the 'target' and place him/her at the table on the same side as you but 4-5 feet away. My seat will be across from the 'target.' But I'll be moving around a lot as a distraction. That should give you opportunity to surreptitiously write notes/suggestions to me which I can see as I move around. Have a drink and maybe some kind of snack brought in for the 'target' as well, to provide further encouragement for him/her to keep his/her butt glued to the seat. That's just what comes to mind first, you can probably improve on the idea, though, right?"

 

[Shayuri]

"I'm a P-11 telepath," she confirmed with a grim look. "Keep him talking long enough, and I'll tell you which grade school teacher he had a crush on. Or...you know, the equivalent. Also, if we can get you an earpiece hooked to your comm, I can whisper to you as you question."

 

[Leif]

Kirth Warren

"Yes, I have one of those right.....HERE," says Kirth, producing the device.

 

[Dr Simon]

Gulati seems uncomfortable with the idea of a telepathic interrogation, but provides some help nonetheless in arranging it before excusing herself to try to contact her coworkers and tell them what's happened.

The Abbai in charge of security records is one called Tarkul, but Yaktal, as head of capus security, volunteers to be questioned first so as to set an example.