Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Chicago Ripper

[Friadoc]

Cade stifles the slight grin on his face, as he is quite sure that the Director knows, as sure as Cade knows he knows, hopefully the group will be able to pull off some better equipment requests after this mission.

As the group heads to the SUV, Cade looks over to Meredith and Nick and says, "I was looking at that site's code, who ever made the site look that bad, did it on purpose as the code's tight."

"I looked up associates of the Pony-tailed man from the library," says Cade while walking. "And the name Alan Dikaro, out of New York, popped to the top of the list." With a frown, though, he quickly adds, "But, he's dropped off the grid about two months ago."

"Maybe it's a wild goose chase," says Cade. "But, I doubt it. Up for trying to get a rundown on him while we drive? Maybe some research?" Cade says to Nick. "Or a phone call to some contacts?" Cade says to Meredith, but also adds, "Such as a certain wounded MiB?"

 

[Shayuri]

Meredith weighs the idea, but offers an objection. "It seems kind of thin to spend that favor on, unless we're out of leads," she suggests. "I mean, just because he knows computers doesn't necessarily mean he's behind the site. It could be someone we know nothing about; a new member. In fact, I was going to say I'm suspicious of the whole website thing, frankly. It's too big...too obvious. It may just be a red herring...something they threw up to lure us off scent."

 

[Falkus]

Diez gives Diego an address, a small little house in a slum. "I don't know anything about the van. Just a van, I was to busy thinking about my own hide than to worry about something like that. Any, you find Ricky, don't let him know I'm looking for him."

 

[Friadoc]

"Maybe," says Cade to Meredith. "No worries then, although I doubt it's red herring, the codes too tight and I'm not a believer of coincidences." Cade starts up the SUV and continues, "My money is that this is a power play combined with revenge, now I think we have a tight enough lead on the guy to not really need to call in favors, yet, but dollars to donuts, he's involved."

"That said," says Cade as he looks at you both. "I won't be putting any blinders on, I might be focused, but my mind is still open."

 

[iwatt]

Diez gives Diego an address, a small little house in a slum. "I don't know anything about the van. Just a van, I was to busy thinking about my own hide than to worry about something like that. Any, you find Ricky, don't let him know I'm looking for him."

Some of the spanish he'd picked up in juvee came back. "No te preocupes, mano. He'll never know who sent us. Now we really got to go Diego, or the Jefe is gonna get pissed." After saying farewell to Diez, Larry leaves the bar and phones Cade, still careful to keep his cover. "We got an adress on Ricky, Jefe." After relaying the info, and the fact that a black van had been checking him out and he'd dissapeared 4 days ago. He adds. "We're going there now, unless you need us for something else?"

 

[industrygothica]

"Maybe it's a wild goose chase," says Cade. "But, I doubt it. Up for trying to get a rundown on him while we drive? Maybe some research?" Cade says to Nick.

"On it."

 

[Friadoc]

"Solid," says Cade right before he gets a cal from Larry, which he relays to Nick and Meredith once it's done. "We're on the way to meet-up with Z, right now. But if you're still running down that lead, then we'll try to tie in once we get an address from Z, ok?"

In fact, Cade plugs his phone into a handsfree cradle, switching the conversation to an ear-piece, as the SUV is loaded up and headsout.

 

[Falkus]

Meredith, Nick and Cade make their way to the provider's building. On the way, Cade got a call from Z. "I just finished analyzing the files," she said. "I got a name, Alan Dikaro, at Apartment 512 of the Lylan Building."

At the provider, Z's already waiting outside, looking her usual chipper self. As the team arrives, she spots them and starts heading for them across the street. That's when it happens.

A black van screeches around the corner, and clips Z, knocking her to the ground in the middle of the street. A black sedan follows the van around the corner, and stops right behind it The side door of the van slides open, and a man in robes and a skimask leaps out, and starts pulling Z into the van. A second man, similarly dressed and holding an AK-47, covers the street from inside the van.

***

At roughly the same time, Diego and Larry arrive outside Ricardo's house. A small, one story building in a slum next to other buildings. It's run down, and only just passes the criteria that would otherwise have it declared to be condemned. Lights are off, and it doesn't look like anybody's home.

 

[kinem]

"If we're lucky, there could be some clue inside about him dealing with the perps."

Diego looks around for vans or observers. If he sees nothing suspicious he rings the doorbell. Assuming there is no answer, he'll try the knob. If it's locked, he'll look for a back door or open window that might allow entry, and try that. If there isn't such, he'll try to force the door, putting some effort into it.

(ooc: full round actions, total of +4 for Str check or possibly +6 if Larry aids, take 20 unless Larry interrupts)

 

[Friadoc]

"Alan Dikaro, huh?" Cade says with a slight chuckle before he begins to fill 'Z' in about his examination of the website's code and cult members associated with the pony-tailed guy. However, the mirth quickly turns to ash in his mouth as Cade tries to shout out a warming to 'Z'. "Z!"

Yet, none of it slows Cade down as he does two things at once.

Hitting a button on his PDA, Cade knows that 'Agent Down' message was just dispatched to Hoffmann that gives their GPS location, and then he yells to his comrades.

"Hold on tight folks," Cade shouts as he slams the accelerator to the floorboard. "This could hurt, ALOT!"

With his sidearm at the ready, Cade aims the front end of the SUV towards the dark van, he positions the SUV so that if it does take any fire from the AK-47 it'll be on the driver side of the SUV.

OOC

Ok, first off, I'm spending an Action Point on the skill check/drive check that Cade is attempting to pull off, as I wanna make sure that it works.

His goal is simple, to disable to opposing vehicle, put his teammates on the opposing side away from the AK-47, and hopefully turn this into a surprise attack.

Second, I'm hoping that this can be used as a 'Plan' tweak too, so as to give Meredith and Nick a better shot at making any rolls need.

Anyhow, knock on wood, I hope this works and sorry for hijacking my associates. If it wasn't Z, Cade might have reacted a bit calmer.

Lastly, the sidearm is at the ready to avoid having to draw it, but dang this could hurt.