Piece of Mind: Thin Air

[kmdietri]

OoC

Aid Kristen's research: 20

 

[Bobitron]

Kristen begins poring over the records with Decker's assistance, first taking a moment to jot down the things she wants to look for in detail.

1) Annalee. Where is she, has Gold contacted her, is she attached to the man in the picture, etc...

2) Anything contacts regarding the drug trials. Did he speak to anyoone just before his disappearance?

3) Any contacts to Venezuela/South America, regardless of the signifigance.

 

[James Heard]

When Brandon gets back to the guest house he takes a quick shower and, seeing people still engrossed in the computer, turns the tv on to cartoons.

 

[Falkus]

"Hey Kris," Hawk called over, shortly after Brandon returned. "Those files say if Gold had a house or apartment in town? I figure I could drop by and check it out. Better than hanging around here doing nothing."

 

[Bobitron]

"Hey Kris," Hawk called over, shortly after Brandon returned. "Those files say if Gold had a house or apartment in town? I figure I could drop by and check it out. Better than hanging around here doing nothing."

"Yeah, that's a good idea. Maybe just see if it looks OK, make certain nobody is watching it, that sort of thing. Take Brandon, too. He looks bored."

Kristen shuffles through the papers to find the address. "How far is this from here? If it is a good distance, we might as well wait and all go together."

 

[The Shaman]

Gold lives in Sammamish, a suburb east of Seattle - it's about 4.5 hours one-way, including the ferry ride.

I'll provide the results of your Research check after I hear the group's plans.

 

[Bobitron]

A quick search on the internet reveals the distance to Gold's residence.

"Well, we will wrap up this stuff soon. Do you mind waiting a few until we have finished going over these records, Hawk? Then we can all go.. We could swing by your place and pick up your car, if you like. Shouldn't slow us down much."

 

[Falkus]

"Sounds like a plan, Kris. Appreciate you letting me pick up my car on the way in. I'd rather not drive that Fast Only Rolling Downhill hunk of junk for any long period of time."

 

[James Heard]

Brandon looks annoyed that everyone seems intent on not letting him finish watching another hilarious episode of Scooby Doo, but shrugs and grabs his things after quickly turning off the television with a sigh.

 

[The Shaman]

Kristen and Decker spend three hours sifting through the records provided by Slocum...[sblock]As Slocum indicated, the folder contains copies of Gold’s home and personal cell phone records, bank statements, and personal e-mails from about the last ninety or so days.

• The phone records indicate mostly local calls placed in the Seattle metro area. Once a week there is a call, usually about 30 minutes long, to one of two numbers in the 786 area code (Miami – Dade Co.). There is a call to number in Fort Worth about a month ago, three calls to a number in Waco over the three months, and three calls to a number in Atlanta just prior to his business trip to Georgia and Washington, DC. Using an online phonebook, the Fort Worth call is to Frank and Jeanne Thompson, the calls to Waco are to William Telfman, and the calls to Atlanta are to the Emory University Medical School – the 786 numbers are unlisted. Long-distance received calls on his cell phone include five from both of the 786 numbers and one from a different unlisted number in Atlanta – the latter call was received during the time his calendar indicates he was in Atlanta.
• Gold’s personal e-mails are mostly from friends and colleagues – most appear to be routine personal correspondence, none originating outside of North America or Western Europe. There are almost a dozen e-mails from William Telfman, a professor at Baylor University – the tone suggests that Gold and Telfman are old friends. There are a half-dozen e-mails from Gold’s daughter, Annalee – one has the same pictures viewed on Gold’s computer attached. Annalee’s e-mails are chit-chatty – she indicates that her “documentary project” is going well, talks about her boyfriend Eduardo who is apparently working on his dissertation with data he collected in the Andes the previous spring, and describes how she’s enjoying learning the different editing software in the cinema labs at UM.
• Gold’s finances appear to be in good order – his bills are paid on time, his investments are doing about as well as anything else on the market, and he has about $30,000.00 in personal savings. The bank records show no major purchases in the time-period. During the trip to Las Vegas he withdrew $500.00 from his checking account on arriving – there is no record of a deposit following the trip. There are expenditures for the business trip and accompanying reimbursements from Martin Pharmacology. He shops at the same market in Sammamish once or twice a week, purchases books and mp-3s online from various vendors, and regularly visits a blues club, “Highway 99,” in Seattle and Peet’s Coffee in both Kirkland, near the office, and Sammamish, not far from his residence. About two weeks before the trip to San Diego he had major service done on his car at a local repair shop. There are no records of any activity on his accounts after he bought the ticket for Caracas.

The final research check score was 23: 10 + Research +9 (Kristen) + Aid Another +2 (Decker) + Computer Use skill synergy +2.[/sblock]