Fabian
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RPG character: Luke Versteeg
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Post by Fabian on May 29, 2006 21:44:11 GMT 1
Luke smiled. "Yeah of course, I'm curious to see where you grew up."
Ding-dong. The door opened to reveal a guy, chewin' gum. "Hello..."
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
Posts: 600
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Post by mystic on May 30, 2006 19:06:43 GMT 1
Rhia decided to stay in the car in case the man would recognise her.
Although this would be very unlikely...after all it had been dim... she thought pressing her forehead against the cool window.
She watched the both of them approaching the door. A man opened it. He had long untidy hair and looked like he hadn't used the shower for about a week. Curiously Rhia eyed him trying hard to recognise something familiar about him...but all she had seen was how he had run. Desperately she turned away to her computer, where she had tried all the way down here to crack the pasword. Suddenly a flash shot through her head. Mrs Lester had a cat...she hadn't tried that name...
After typing "Kitty" she pressed the enter button. "Password correct." As she searched through the files her mouth fell open with surprise...
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Post by Montana on May 31, 2006 18:54:49 GMT 1
Meanwhile, Lindsay was at the home of Joe Roberts, Duncan's journalism teacher. "He's dead?" the man asked quietly. She nodded. He sank into his chair, shocked by the news. "I had no idea. I just saw him a couple days ago when school got out." "We think he might have written a threatening letter to a person in question and I need something to match his handwriting," she explained. "Do you have maybe an old paper of his or something like that?" He shook his head. "I wish I could help. I require students to type everything in this class. You might want to talk to his English teacher." "May I get her name and address?" "I don't know her address. We don't associate outside of school. Her name is Victoria Lester." Lindsay paled from surprise, but it made since. Student/teacher relationship gone wrong. They probably should have checked her occupation in the first place. While she was deep in thought, Roberts continued. "The office probably has a way of contacting her. I'm sure she'd love to help. Duncan was her favorite student...Detective? Are you listening?" "Huh...oh, yeah...thanks. You've been a great help." "Hope you catch the guy who did this," he told her. "Or woman," she thought as she left. She decided to call Luke since he was at the crimescene. "Luke? Hey, it's Lindsay. I was just talking to Duncan's journalism teacher. Guess who his English teacher was? Doreen might want to have another talk with Victoria."
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Fabian
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RPG character: Luke Versteeg
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Post by Fabian on Jun 1, 2006 0:24:20 GMT 1
"Hello, we are Luke Versteeg and Doreen Valenti from the Las Vegas Crimelab. You are Mr. Lester junior right? You live with your parents?"
The guy nodded: "Just for a short time".
"Yeah, we have some questions for you."
"What's it about", the man asked.
"About Victoria."
"What about her? Is she allright?", her ex asked worried.
"Victoria is fine. Do you still own the key to your old house?"
Keith Lester answered: "Sure. Officially it's also my house y'know."
Luke frowned: "I suppose so." He suddenly realized that he's been lucky to still own his house after his divorce, without a fight about it.
"Tell me, did you go there lately?"
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Doreen
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RPG Character: Doreen Valenti; NYPD homicide detective
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Post by Doreen on Jun 2, 2006 14:18:19 GMT 1
Doreen observed as Luke asked Keith some questions. She looked him up and down and she noticed that his shoes were very dirty.
"Messy person, aren't you?" she said suddenly.
"What do you mean?"
"Your shoes; they're very dirty. You've been running around your ex's house with it?"
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
Posts: 600
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Post by mystic on Jun 2, 2006 16:21:24 GMT 1
Rhia took her eyes from the screen to watch Doreen and Luke interrogating Keith Lester. If she could only tell the two of them what she'd just found out.
She still couldn't believe what she was seeing there. These were the drafts of preconditions of a divorce. Obviously, Mrs Lester had wanted it, but her husband hadn't been too keen of it. Finally they had agreed to live separated for a certain time. If she still wanted divorce after this period, he would agree, but only under one condition: that she didn't see other man during that time. And she would also get their house.
Now Rhia could picture how it all had happened. Keith had caught his wife with the boy and maybe killed him in affect. Suddenly she knew how she could inform Luke. Pulling her cell phone out of her pocket she dialled Luke's number hoping her supervisor had his turned on.
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Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Jun 2, 2006 21:55:53 GMT 1
Keith Lester answered: "Look I went there, okay?!" "Why?", Luke and Doreen asked simultaniously. "Okay, I went there to..."
*Beep-Beep* Luke's cellphone rang. He answered and walked a bit closer to the car, facing Rhia. "Rhia? Is this crucial, because you know I'm in a really important questioning?"
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
Posts: 600
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Post by mystic on Jun 2, 2006 23:10:43 GMT 1
Somehow it seemed strange to her that she was talking through the phone with Luke, although he was standing only a metre away from the car.
"I know, but I found something very interesting out. I cracked the passwort. Listen, Mr and Mrs Lester...." She told him as shortly as possible what she'd discovered. Rhia knew this was important...or at least she hoped so. Otherwise, she would be in real troubles. She had broken a "holy law". Disturbing someone in an interview was the worst thing you could do...the reason therefore has to be very convincing evidende.
So, Rhia faced the silence after her telling with concern. Wasn't the information that useful as she had thought before?
"Luke?" She asked, her voice shaking. "Are you still there...?"
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briguy4588
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RPG: Brian Shefkowitz
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Post by briguy4588 on Jun 3, 2006 4:48:48 GMT 1
A gunmetal-gray 2006 Mustang quickly drove into the Crime Lab's parking lot. The occupant removed his sunglasses, looked around the mostly-empty lot, and swore loudly. He jumped out of the car, slammed the door, and locked his beauty.
"Freakin' car dealers," Brian muttered out loud. "I'm probably the only CSI with a car. I can't believe he RAN OUT of SUV's!" He kicked a tire hard, and then looked back at the vehicle. "Well, at least all my LA paychecks went to something NICE. Boss might not be too happy about it though. Well, after a good lunch and three seprate traffic jams, back to work!"
It took a lot to get Brian's spirits down for more than thirty seconds. He cheerfully strode into the building, and loudly asked, "What have we --" He was stopped short. Someone had been playing Solitaire on his computer. His eye twitched a little, and he cleared his throat, deciding to work that out later. "Ahem. Sorry. What did I miss?" He asked to anyone who would answer, eager to make up for lost time.
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briguy4588
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RPG: Brian Shefkowitz
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Post by briguy4588 on Jun 5, 2006 7:19:44 GMT 1
After a long, awkward silence, Brian sat back down at his computer. "Everyone must be back at the scene," he reasoned to himself. Seeing as how there was no evidence on his desk, he phoned Dr. Robbins.
"Hey, Doc! I was just wondering if the body's made it back to the lab, yet..."
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Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Jun 5, 2006 12:57:22 GMT 1
While Luke was thinking for a moment, he heard Rhia say his name and he saw her making gestures in the car. "Yeah, I'm here, like you can see", Luke smiled. "You've been totally helpful, Rhia!"
Luke walked back to Doreen and Mr. Lester. "Mr. Lester, would you like to continue about what you did at your old house?" Keith Lester thought for a while. "You know what, ask Victoria." "We will. In the mean time you need to come with us and we'll find a nicer place to speak to you."
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
Posts: 600
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Post by mystic on Jun 5, 2006 17:37:33 GMT 1
Relieved Rhia let out a sigh. Pressing her hot face against the cool glass she relaxed a little bit. Then she remembered something. Brian had told her that it wasn't very usual that someone bought such a bunch of spiders without being noticed. So she made a note in her memory to check this thought once she was back in the lab. In the meantime Luke and Doreen would be questioning Mr. Lester. Maybe she found something out...then they would have some more evidence against him...
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Doreen
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Post by Doreen on Jun 6, 2006 2:47:55 GMT 1
Doreen and Luke were in the interrogation room with Victoria Lester. She looked as if she was in a hurry.
"What do you want now? I have to go get my manicure in an hour!" she said impatiently.
"Manicures can wait. This can't."
"Fine. Fire away."
"We talked to your husband -"
"Ex husband."
"Ok - ex husband - and he said that he was near your house."
"See? I knew it!"
"But here's the interesting part; when we asked him why was he there, he told us to ask you."
Victoria Lester looked surprised.
"Mind telling us?" asked Doreen.
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
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Post by mystic on Jun 6, 2006 8:37:51 GMT 1
While Doreen and Luke were questioning Mrs Lester, Rhia sat in front of the computer in her office. She checked the mercantile directory on the net. Scanning the screen she wrote the names of all pet shops on a list, of course with phone number. Then she picked up the receiver and dialled the first one.
"Hello, here's Rhiannon Nerice from the crimelab. I have one question. Did someone lately buy a bunch of..."
She quickly looked at her notes.
"...Aphonopelma chalcodes -- desert tarantulae?"
A man negated.
"Well thank you very much. Bye." She hung up and crossed the first name on the list. She let out a sigh. Only 35 more to go...
So, she dialled the next number.
"Hello, my name's Rhiannon Nerice. I'm from the crimelab..."
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scorpii
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Post by scorpii on Jun 6, 2006 11:20:49 GMT 1
As Sam was walking through the lab to get a cup of coffee, she noticed Rhia. And although she looked busy, Sam walked in and sat down on another chair. 'Hi' she wrote on a small piece of paper, to not interrupt Rhia in her "conversation" with the person on the other side of the phone line.
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