Gameplay Thread

Leaving George to deal with the body, Jack and Lettie move into the bedroom side of the room, to look at the bookshelf.

The bookcase is finely carved and has glass fronted doors, either side of which are the busts of two flute-playing cherubs carved into the upright moldings that support the doors. There is a drawer at the bottom of the unit. All of the woodwork is detailed in intricate scroll work.

Most of the books appear to be on finance and banking, a few travel books for obscure places etc.

The top shelf doesn't have enough books to fill it so a bookend has been used to keep the books upright. The bookend is a monstrous thing, looking like some humanlike squid creature.

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George and Rosana, Gardinder is now on his back and you have the opportunity to inspect the body further with a First Aid roll (Rosana can also try that Spot Hidden)

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Having gone through the letters, what is Nora doing now?

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The wounds on the head and neck are deep and appear hastily made. the blood loss was severe and likely what killed him. George leans down to open the shirt, seeing old scar marks across the chest and arms but as he gets a closer look, he slips and manages to get blood on both of his own arms up to the elbow.

Jack pulls open the drawer but it doesn't hold much of interest, a few pens, paper and envelopes and a few odds and ends like string and tape.

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Pulling the Freud book from the shelf, Lettie finds no bookmark nor an indication of what Gardiner was reading. As she's looking, her eyes are drawn to the left and the bedside table. On it, next to a desk lamp, is an old book that she recognises, The Dreamer's Dictionary.

Tapping inside, Jack determines that the space between the drawer at the bottom of the bookcase and the bottom shelf is too big—there is possibly a secret drawer; however, removing the bottom drawer and feeling about in the gap fails to reveal a way into any hidden compartment. Looking about he spots a button hidden in the scroll work and pushing it reveals a secret compartment.

Inside he sees three books, something wrapped in silk cloth and an obsidian knife.

At this point, everyone hears Tommy’s voice and a man’s voice with him, coming up the stairs.

Lettie secures the book but doesn't realise it's not especially well hidden.

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As Nora enters the bedroom area, she stands by the wardrobe and notices the bed is tidily made and there's a depression on the pillow as if someone slept on top of the covers. Mr Karosas is crouched looking in a drawer at the base of the bookcase whle Lettie seems to be securing something in the back of her pants.

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Hearing her son, Rosana quickly moves to the door to stop Tommy seeing what's going on. A policeman appears at the door.

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Beat Cop James Gray has arrived. He sees a dead body on its back on a tarpaulin covered in blood. Beside him, a man your recognise as George Bugbee is crouched by the body, hands and arms covered in blood. Three others are to the left of the apartment.