ExamineKey - A piece of interactive fiction vs. role-playing game, where you get to suggest the next move and influence how the story progresses.

catherine suggests...
Go back into the container and look again at those payments Lena's been making, do the sums add up to the amount you're asking for her ransom? Is there any indication who she's been paying that money to?

Maybe if you want to do the right thing you should try to contact her father, he might be interested to know he's being essentially blackmailed by his own daughter to pay off somebody else....that is of course if he's the one being asked to pay the ransom.

Anonymous suggests...
feels like lena is being blackmailed. perhaps she, greg and you are all in this to sort out the money issues, get cash from lena's dad or the criminals he works for, and pay off who ever is blackmailing lena. maybe this has something to do with 'that creep hanging around' at the pink kitten.

definately need to find out where the payments are going, maybe folds bank can help you out once more. need to give yourself an angle, so greg and lena can't ditch you. make yourself a bigger part of the plot. perhaps catherine's idea of involving the dad makes sense.. he'll have some powerful friends. how do you feel about lena now??

Mr. Pants suggests...
well. i think they've got the
right idea. there should be some
information you can glean from
there. check the payment info
on the bank statement, see if there
are any clues you can use. i'd
avoid talking to her father, b/c
you can't really explain anything
that is going on yet, you'll come
off sounding like a schlep, and
possibly end up incriminating
yourself [he's an attorney, he's
got an eye for this]. there's a
phone call at midnight still, and
now money's missing from the drop
point. get out safe, get in
katy's car, head to the pink
kitten for a drink.

A piece of interactive fiction vs. role-playing game, where you get to suggest the next move and influence how the story progresses. #26. Intruder alert #25. Gentle Persuasion #24. Security #23. XY #22. Family Ties #21. twentyone questions #20. A warming thought #19. Another brew #18. A short chase #17. In the rain		#27. Personal effects Thursday, October 20, 2005 You consider chasing after Lena, but she's already moving off. Besides, you're not likely to catch her, either on foot or in Katy's car. You watch her go, while this latest development sinks in. Turning around, you fumble through Doug's keys again, finding the right one for the container after a few tries. You flip the light switch, and a fluorescent light flickers into life overhead, revealing the contents of the container. It is full to brimming. There are about twenty cardboard boxes, two of which have been opened. Against the left wall is a large mattress and a bed frame that's been disassembled. In front of that is an old upright piano. There's a washing machine and a refrigerator, with its door ajar, against the other wall. More furniture is piled up at the back of the container. You open the first box Lena looked at. It contains saucepans, a frying pan, some plates and bowls wrapped in tissue paper, a canteen of cutlery, and various other kitchen utensils. This is all basically the contents of someone's house or apartment. But whose? You examine the box Lena took the briefcase from. There's a fat sheaf of opened envelopes bound together with a thick rubber band. You pick them up. They're all addressed to Miss L. Haynes. There are some bills, but mostly they're personal letters. Judging by the postmarks, there's a couple of years' worth of correspondence here. Looking into the box, you can see a similar sheaf which, on closer inspection, seems to be the previous two years' worth of letters. The thought crosses your mind that perhaps some of these letters are from you. Katy told you that you've been in love with Lena for years, but you don't yet know how Lena feels about you. The box also contains a few books, mostly paperback fiction, as well as a lot of stationery, a pencil case, and some file folders. You pick one of these up. It contains bank statements. You feel a momentary pang of guilt for invading Lena's privacy like this, but you can't help noticing two five-figure numbers on the first page. It looks like Lena has been paying someone a large amount of money recently. You're standing in a container in a warehouse at the docks. You have the gun, Katy's car keys and your mobile phone. Your mind starts to work out your next course of action. catherine suggests... Go back into the container and look again at those payments Lena's been making, do the sums add up to the amount you're asking for her ransom? Is there any indication who she's been paying that money to? Maybe if you want to do the right thing you should try to contact her father, he might be interested to know he's being essentially blackmailed by his own daughter to pay off somebody else....that is of course if he's the one being asked to pay the ransom. Anonymous suggests... feels like lena is being blackmailed. perhaps she, greg and you are all in this to sort out the money issues, get cash from lena's dad or the criminals he works for, and pay off who ever is blackmailing lena. maybe this has something to do with 'that creep hanging around' at the pink kitten. definately need to find out where the payments are going, maybe folds bank can help you out once more. need to give yourself an angle, so greg and lena can't ditch you. make yourself a bigger part of the plot. perhaps catherine's idea of involving the dad makes sense.. he'll have some powerful friends. how do you feel about lena now?? Mr. Pants suggests... well. i think they've got the right idea. there should be some information you can glean from there. check the payment info on the bank statement, see if there are any clues you can use. i'd avoid talking to her father, b/c you can't really explain anything that is going on yet, you'll come off sounding like a schlep, and possibly end up incriminating yourself [he's an attorney, he's got an eye for this]. there's a phone call at midnight still, and now money's missing from the drop point. get out safe, get in katy's car, head to the pink kitten for a drink.

#27. Personal effects