Dec 12, 2016 8:13 am
Friday, 22nd August 2131
06:00
Briefing Room D16
Briefing Officer: Watch Commander Grice
Skegg, Phaerin and Noss are assigned to Ceta Patrol, also known as 13-3. Judge Noss is assigned as Patrol Leader today.
‘Heads-up Judges.
‘A busy one today. Annual Mopad Park-In Festival at the Synibar Mopark off Bob Mould Mega Circular.
Estimated 300 vehicles expected and the usual litany of arguments, score-settling, traffic hold-ups on the arterial megways and petty perps looking for some easy scores amongst the unattended mopads. Ten Judges to be in attendance, so I’m assigning Patrols 13-1 and 13-2. Get over there as soon as the briefing’s finished. You’ll have Pat, H and Meat Wagon support if you need it.
‘Item two: shooting at the ‘Konstant Cup’ synthi caf bar on Hilton and LeGrange. Three John Does dead. No robbery. Looks like a hit. Patrol 13-3 – you’re on this one: ID on the stiffs is in from control and pick those up at the end. These were low-level Contralto Crew runners; nothing to link the creeps with the Big Brains in Gandolfini, so may not indicate anything we need to worry about too much. But I want the usual list: witness statements, evidence, possibly perps. Were there any known contracts out on the victims? If so, who called them in? Who did they tick-off recently?
Is this internal Contralto business? Shakedown anyone at Gandolfini that you have to but I guarantee you’ll get zip.
‘Last up for today, robbery at Guzman Sanctity Investments, an investment brokerage firm on Eustace Fargo East Approach sked. The perps took 6 million in Bearer-Bonds and ignored the loose change. No casualties and forensics are reporting a high-class professional job. The bonds will most likely vanish and the company has insurance; but all the same, we need statements and a team on the street checking known perps who operate to the same MO and a shakedown of the local fences. Wild goosechase if you ask me but hey, it’s a crime. Patrol 13-4; you’ve got this one.
‘Oh and Chief DiMaggio wants to see Kowalsk in his office five minutes ago. Someone’s made a complaint about Judge brutality. Again. ‘That’s it. Other minor assignments will be beamed to your bike computers. Look sharp, stay safe.’
Senior Judge Grice delivers the standard watch briefing in his usual monotone, his helmet perched in the wing of the lectern. Behind him the display screen runs through the latest crime stats, flashes-up the mug-shots of arrested perps, wanted perps and suspects. The Judges sit in rows, listening patiently; Grice tolerates no flippancy when he is presenting a briefing and any sniggers or cute comments attract a flinty glare and fast rebuke from the seasoned watch commander.
At the end, Judges file-out in their Patrol groups and into the Rapid Briefing Room where bursts of information relating directly to the above incidents and more, are fed straight into the Judges’ audio data stream. The Judges are now ready for their day ahead.
06:00
Briefing Room D16
Briefing Officer: Watch Commander Grice
Skegg, Phaerin and Noss are assigned to Ceta Patrol, also known as 13-3. Judge Noss is assigned as Patrol Leader today.
‘Heads-up Judges.
‘A busy one today. Annual Mopad Park-In Festival at the Synibar Mopark off Bob Mould Mega Circular.
Estimated 300 vehicles expected and the usual litany of arguments, score-settling, traffic hold-ups on the arterial megways and petty perps looking for some easy scores amongst the unattended mopads. Ten Judges to be in attendance, so I’m assigning Patrols 13-1 and 13-2. Get over there as soon as the briefing’s finished. You’ll have Pat, H and Meat Wagon support if you need it.
‘Item two: shooting at the ‘Konstant Cup’ synthi caf bar on Hilton and LeGrange. Three John Does dead. No robbery. Looks like a hit. Patrol 13-3 – you’re on this one: ID on the stiffs is in from control and pick those up at the end. These were low-level Contralto Crew runners; nothing to link the creeps with the Big Brains in Gandolfini, so may not indicate anything we need to worry about too much. But I want the usual list: witness statements, evidence, possibly perps. Were there any known contracts out on the victims? If so, who called them in? Who did they tick-off recently?
Is this internal Contralto business? Shakedown anyone at Gandolfini that you have to but I guarantee you’ll get zip.
‘Last up for today, robbery at Guzman Sanctity Investments, an investment brokerage firm on Eustace Fargo East Approach sked. The perps took 6 million in Bearer-Bonds and ignored the loose change. No casualties and forensics are reporting a high-class professional job. The bonds will most likely vanish and the company has insurance; but all the same, we need statements and a team on the street checking known perps who operate to the same MO and a shakedown of the local fences. Wild goosechase if you ask me but hey, it’s a crime. Patrol 13-4; you’ve got this one.
‘Oh and Chief DiMaggio wants to see Kowalsk in his office five minutes ago. Someone’s made a complaint about Judge brutality. Again. ‘That’s it. Other minor assignments will be beamed to your bike computers. Look sharp, stay safe.’
Senior Judge Grice delivers the standard watch briefing in his usual monotone, his helmet perched in the wing of the lectern. Behind him the display screen runs through the latest crime stats, flashes-up the mug-shots of arrested perps, wanted perps and suspects. The Judges sit in rows, listening patiently; Grice tolerates no flippancy when he is presenting a briefing and any sniggers or cute comments attract a flinty glare and fast rebuke from the seasoned watch commander.
At the end, Judges file-out in their Patrol groups and into the Rapid Briefing Room where bursts of information relating directly to the above incidents and more, are fed straight into the Judges’ audio data stream. The Judges are now ready for their day ahead.
