[Delta Green] Operas and Avatars: Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays

[taitzu52]

"At this point," says Andrews, "my main concern is forensics. Signs of struggle? Fabrics or tissues under the nails of the victims? Any other tell tales? Also, please have your team map out the time of decay of the sheep in relation to where they're buried." He pulls his business card from his pocket, circles his cel number, and hands it to the doctor. "Any hour of the day, you call me, even if you need someone to speculate with, Doctor.", Andrews says assuringly, "I won't even ask about those needle marks until your boys have had time to work. With as little sleep as we're going to get, I don't need to be jumping to conclusions just yet."

 

[taitzu52]

At this point, Andrews is wondering how to keep this under wraps, and avoid having the Phoenix metro area in a panic. Can the Sheriff keep his deputies in line, or would a call to the DA be in order to keep the media out of this?

 

[Gomez]

"Oh one more thing. It looks like the bodies where buried and then uncovered by animals. Though I don't find any signs that the bodies have been eaten by animals." Dr. Gutierrez takes your card and he goes about organizing moving the bodies to his lab in Phoenix.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Solomon agrees with Andrews, but isn't optimistic. "Someone always talks. We should by all means ask the sherriff and the state troopers to keep a lid on this, but something is going to get out soon. If nothing else, Mr Ropes, down the road, must have seen all those police cars, not to mention the coroner's van on their way to the ranch here, and some trucker on 70 is probably listening listening on a police scanner."

"Our best defense against panic is to find our perp quickly. I still think there's a good chance he's based close by. This is the only one of the crime scene's he's returned to, regularly it looks like, and the ranch was near the center of our perp's area of operation. I think we should scout the desert nearby, either for more graves, or for place the perp could be using as a hide out. We could off-road it, or maybe use the police copter Major Garret mentioned. What do you think?"

 

[Maerdwyn]

(posted after gomez's last post)

Solomon hears the coronor and looks up, puzzled, "Wait - what about the sheep? Weren't there signs they were eaten by a human at least? Meat sliced off, that sort of thing?"

 

[Gomez]

(posted after gomez's last post)

Solomon hears the coronor and looks up, puzzled, "Wait - what about the sheep? Weren't there signs they were eaten by a human at least? Meat sliced off, that sort of thing?"

"There were no wounds other than the needle-like ones on their chests and Mr. Victorio's broken neck." says Dr. Gutierrez.

Sheriff Colorados speaks up after hearing this. "For a coyote to dig up a carcass and not eat anything is pretty strange."

 

[Maerdwyn]

"Yes that does sound strange. Maybe they smelled something on them that the coyote's wouldn't want to eat? Huh. Thanks, Doctor. Like Agent Andrews said, call us with anything more you find." Turning to Andrews, he says, "Wonder why he went after the sheep if it wasn't food. Still, he was getting them, repeatedly, for whatever he needed them for, from here as opposed to anywhere else. I still think scouting the outlying area would probably be a good idea."

 

[taitzu52]

What do you think?"

"What do I think?", says Andrews, "I think that I didn't take my *CED*ing vacation early enough. Aside from that, I'll tell you what I don't think. I don't think that his was just one guy out here tearing up sheep. But please, don't let me dissuade you from your theories, keep it working."

Solomon hears the coronor and looks up, puzzled, "Wait - what about the sheep? Weren't there signs they were eaten by a human at least? Meat sliced off, that sort of thing?"

"WTF?", says Andrews as he lights another cigarette. "Well, after the autopsy, we'll see what's floating around in their system. Coyoyes probably knew better. Alright, let's get a truck or a 'copter and get on this."

 

[Gomez]

OOC:You have been at the ranch most of the day and into the night. It's too dark to do any meaningful searching. Do you want to drive back to Phoenix (about a 2-hour drive) or find a place to say in San Carlos (15 minutes away)? If you want to do some searching in the morning you could possibly get an off road vehicle from Sheriff Colorados or call Major Garrett with the State Police and arrange for use of their helicopter.

 

[taitzu52]

At this point, going back to Phoenix is not a concern, in fact, staying out here would be preferable (a motel I guess?). Andrews will send for the casework in the morning when he contacts the office again about a search team. Andrews will stay up organizing the case file, and trying to remap the area, figuring the Royos gas station case into it, being the only hard location other than the Begay ranch. A few hours of sleep is a possibility, but not likely after a day like this. Andrews counts the packs of cigarettes in his carton and stares blankly at the TV most of the night.