briguy4588
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Post by briguy4588 on Jul 10, 2007 14:54:50 GMT 1
Officer Dunlap watched the dark, grainy video one more time. This was the camera that overlooked the back courtyard of New York County Prison. He could clearly see four guard towers, each with two spot lights and two snipers. He could see the basketball court that the church had bought for the inmates, and he could see Officer Valasquez patrolling with his German sheppard, Hans.
But what Dunlap couldn't see was where the four escaped prisoners came from. It was too dark outside for the camera to pick up. But they came out of the shadows, and dragged Officer Valasquez and Hans the dog back into the blind spot of the camera. Fourty seconds later, they emerged, dodged the eight spot lights, and ducked under a weak spot in the fence. It was a perfectly orchestrated escape, including the fourty seconds in darkness.
Officer Dunlap didn't see what happened, but he had seen the bodies of Officer Valasquez and Hans. Officer Valasquez's throat had been sliced, and Hans had been beaten to death with a piece of copper pipe that was found at the scene.
Officer Dunlap turned from the TV monitor and looked back out at the courtyard. The prison was in lock down, and the courtyard was lit up by the spotlights, spare lights, and police cars. Everyone was just waiting on CSI to show up. He cringed as he thought of CSI. They were not going to be happy. Four of the people they worked so hard to put away were back out again...
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
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Post by mystic on Jul 10, 2007 20:25:40 GMT 1
In the meantime, Rhia was doing some of the paperwork. She always saved it for the last - it was one of the things of her job she didn't quite love. But it has been a quiet shift and being supervisor meant a bit extra paperwork for her...somehow it had been too quiet tonight.
Suddenly her phone went off. It was the director of New York County Prison. While he was talking, Rhia's mouth first fell open with shock, then built one firm line. She answered some assurative words and sent out a message to her workers. All of their pagers received the message in the same moment.
URGENT! GATHER @my OFFICE IMMEDIATELY!!!
While she was waiting for them to arrive, Rhia got up and leant at the edge of her desk massaging her head. How could such thing happen?
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scorpii
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Post by scorpii on Jul 10, 2007 20:29:40 GMT 1
"What?!" Sam couldn't believe it when she called back because of the message in the middle of the night and heard she ought to go investigate an outbreak in the New York County prison. She'd been sleeping, at home, in her apartment. She was still listed on the payroll as lab tech for days. "Who - is there already any clue on who's escaped?" Sam asked. Of course they didn't know, she knew it was a stupid question. But she just had to ask. Just had to ask. "All right, all right, I'll be over ASAP" Sam said after a long silence at the other side of the connection. She ended the call and stared into the distance. All would be okay. As long as the criminals who'd broken out weren't murderers of some sort, it'd all be okay. As long as James wasn't among them... it'd all be okay. As long as no one with a preference for torture wasn't among them, it'd all be okay. Outbreaks were the among the hardest cases to solve. Because most of the times it meant finding out who'd escaped, which was most of the times harder than you'd expect because the ex-fellow-inmates were most likely to make it as hard as possible, most of the times, it meant finding out how they'd escaped, which was hard because of the elaborate escape schemes some inmates set up and it meant tracking down the ex-inmates before they commited the most horrible crimes one could ever imagine. Sam buried her face in her hands. This was going to be some heck of a night.
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briguy4588
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Post by briguy4588 on Jul 11, 2007 2:59:53 GMT 1
Rhia heard the familiar beeping coming from right outside her door. Peering into the hallway, she saw Brian, who, moments earlier, had been leaning against the wall. With his beeper going off, he startled, and woke up, and looked around.
"Oh, hey, Rhia. We got a case?" He asked, groggily. "How long have you been here? Your shift ended six hours ago!" she countered. "Um. I figured I'd put in some overtime to pay off the new car," Brian mumbled. Rhia sighed. Brian and his cars. "Yes, we have a case. Wake up, and come to my office when you're ready."
Brian smiled to himself as he walked down the hall to grab some coffee before everyone got here. It was just perfect the way she rolled her eyes at the mention of his new car. Oh, wait until they see it.
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Post by freewilly1991 on Jul 11, 2007 13:12:49 GMT 1
Lilly got the message just as she stepped out of her car. She'd decided to come in early, and now that was a good thing. She went straight to Rhia's office and saw Brian just entering it with coffee. "Hey guys" she said. "What's up? New case?"
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mystic
RPG character: Rhiannon Nerice supervisor
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Post by mystic on Jul 11, 2007 16:14:54 GMT 1
As they had all arrived in her office, Rhia cleared her throat. "I've been talking to Sam on the phone, she's on her way. The rest of you, listen. Tonight there's been a break out. James Coster, Mao Ngyuen and the brothers Emilio and Paulo Marquez managed to escape. We don't know how yet. On their flight they killed one of the guards - that's where we will start. But first, you all know these names. Please, be carefully. All of them have crossed our paths already and they won't be happy to mess with us again. As soon as Sam arrives, we'll leave. Any questions?
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scorpii
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Post by scorpii on Jul 11, 2007 18:41:14 GMT 1
Panting, Sam got out of the car and ran to the CSI building. She'd been speeding, all the way from her apartment to here. It normally, during morning rush hour, took her about forty-five minutes, but now it had only taken her fifteen, give or take a few seconds. Outside Rhia's office, Sam ran into a group of CSIs listening to Rhia's briefing. "Sorry I couldn't be here sooner. Who broke out?" she asked. By one glance at the faces of the others, she knew it. Killers on the loose, sure, why not. But who?
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briguy4588
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Post by briguy4588 on Jul 11, 2007 19:00:57 GMT 1
"Think of the worst-case scenario, Sam. Then multiply that by four. Pretty much the worst people we've ever put away are back out again... that is a very chilling coincidence. I wonder how they are all connected..." Brian was interrupted by his phone ringing. It was the mayor. Brian raised an eyebrow at the group as he answered the phone. The mayor had already been notified?
The mayor began cursing at Brian loudly enough for the rest of the group to hear, but Brian interjected with, "Mr. Mayor, I'm sure there is a very important reason for calling me at the moment. You can swear at me any other time you'd like, but there's work to be done, so if you'll please get to the point..." "Alright, Shefkowitz. I just heard about the prison break and the murder. But not only do I want the lab to find out which one of those creeps murdered the guard, but I want to find out where Shen Jing Bing is. I want you to figure out where they meet, who their leader is, and what their objectives are." "You automatically assume Shen Jing Bing is behind this?" "Of course. Mao Nyguen was one of the escapees in our most modern prison. They had to have had outside help. They are up to something, and I want your team to tell me exactly WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY." "Yes sir, but first things first. Evidence. Careful collection and analysis of evidence." "Alright Shefkowitz, but if this situation gets any more out of control, I swear I'll fu--" Brian clicked the phone shut, not wanting to subject the group to any more undue profanity.
He sighed, figuring they heard the shouting. The new mayor had been obsessed with Shen Jing Bing ever since he learned they were responsible for assassinating the old mayor. Fear had given way to anger.
"Ok," Brian said, looking up at the group. "I have a question. Who gets to ride with me?"
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ivycolt
RPG Character: Zora Lockhart
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Post by ivycolt on Jul 11, 2007 20:15:33 GMT 1
Her first day back left Zora feeling awkward. It had been a few months since her illness and she had only briefly seen or talked to any of her colleagues in quite sometime. All her co-workers had been very understanding about her time off but she still felt awkward as she walked into the lab. She was heading to Rhia's office to check in when she saw the group of CSI's standing in the hall. "Hello everyone, something up?" Zora asked.
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briguy4588
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Post by briguy4588 on Jul 12, 2007 5:30:51 GMT 1
"Yep. Sure is. Looks like it's up to us to save the world again!" Brian smiled, a bit too much. Ok, he thought, I've had enough coffee now. "Prison break with a murder of a guard. Four suspects... four really bad suspects, and connections to Shen Jing Bing. But I ask again: Who gets to ride with me?"
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Post by freewilly1991 on Jul 12, 2007 14:42:03 GMT 1
Lilly didn't know the woman who had just walked in, so she walked over to her. "Hi" she said. "I don't think we've met. I'm Lilly. Nice to meet you." She extended her hand.
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ivycolt
RPG Character: Zora Lockhart
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Post by ivycolt on Jul 12, 2007 15:28:20 GMT 1
"Wow Brian what a case for me to come back to." Zora said. She turned to the woman who had addressed her. "Hi, I"m Zora Lockhart I've been on medical leave for awhile. It's nice to meet you Lilly." she said.
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mystic
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Post by mystic on Jul 12, 2007 16:01:35 GMT 1
"I will, if you shut up already!", Rhia told Brian and rolled her eyes the way she always did.
"I need one of us to stay behind at the lab, doing research on the net about Shen Jing Bing. Anything you can find. Any volunteers...?", she looked at them expectantly. Actually, she already had one person in mind, but she would give a chance if anyone else wanted to do it.
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briguy4588
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Post by briguy4588 on Jul 12, 2007 18:53:47 GMT 1
"Oh, I'll get right to work on the Shen Jing Bing angle... just as soon as I see the scene with my own eyes. I'm not collecting any evidence today, just analyzing. Apparently the mayor wants me to take what we know and use it to oust Shen Jing Bing permanently. Plus, I want to take 'Vera' for a spin!"
The group gave him a blank look.
"I named my car Vera," Brian explained.
Rhia snatched the coffee away from him.
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ivycolt
RPG Character: Zora Lockhart
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Post by ivycolt on Jul 12, 2007 19:38:05 GMT 1
Zora smiled, even though she had been gone it seemed like her friends were still being themselves. It felt good to know that not everything changes. "Vera huh? Nice." Zora said smiling at Brian.
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