Bruce Johnson wrote:

>  On Mar 18, 2004, at 12:30 PM, Mira Hasta-Rur wrote:

> >> Ricardo sits right up " Coming! Who's hurt?"
> >
> > "An unexpected guest," Mira replies calmly, "Don't panic."
>
>
>  OOC. You know, you sound *just* like my wife there...:-P
>
>  Ricardo says, "Well, I'll be right there." He throws on a pair of
>  shorts and a tee shirt and heads to the Sick Bay.
>
>  Once there he sees the assembled crowd.

Ricardo walks in on a scene. Jac is next to the door with his arms 
folded, a frown on his face. Woof is spooning soup to a red-haired woman 
with her  hands in the regen machine. Mira is standing near them 
watching the readings on the machine.

>  "Hello, Lessa." He turns and gives Woof a glare. "So we have some
>  fresh caffe? I suspect this will take a while."

Jac says nodding toward the cart, "Yes, caffe and cups, and soup, too if 
you're hungry."

>  Woof looks at Ricardo, Mira and Jac, then takes a deep breath.
>
>  "You think I'm a fool to bring Lessa here, I know. But I'm not. You
>  know, today, that the MNN building was bombed, and several people
>  were killed. What you don't know is that it was targeted at Lessa.

>  Let me give you the shorter version..."
>
>  He looks at Lessa. "Do you trust me enough that I trust them enough
>  to tell them what you told me? If you are uncomfortable with it, I
>  won't, and we can leave once your regen is done..."

"No, you trust them, and I've got to trust *somebody*, I guess." she says.

>  If she answers in the affirmative, "Lessa's been doing some
>  investigative work, that is her job, into some rather unsavory
>  things. Things like governmental corruption, illegal business
>  activities. Some Guild actions," he says, meaningfully. "She was
>  covering her investigation to keep it from view, but apparently, she
>  left some tracks that were found. She has notes, copies of what was
>  on her office system, outlining the course of her findings etc.

>  You're just brushing the surface though, aren't you, Lessa?"

"She nods."

>  When she nods, he continues. "But you know she was previously
>  married and has one little girl, Rachel. The way these bastards have
>  tried to get to her, to get her to bury her report, was to threaten
>  her former husband and daughter. The bomb was to remove her *and*
>  her work, at least that's what I believe.
>
>  "The murder of her husband, and the kidnapping of her daughter were
>  to seal her silence. The murder scene, and probably the bomb scene
>  too have been likely been set to look like she did it. She's wanted
>  by the authorities... If she goes to them, they will prosecute her,
>  unless she shows her evidence that will clear her. If she does that,
>  and they see that she has spilled the beans about the investigation,
>  and the way tendrils are getting into government, then the men,
>  monsters who hold Rachel, they will kill her daughter..."
>
>  Woof reaches out and takes Lessa's shoulder, "I'm sorry to have to
>  talk about this again..."
>
>  "I've seen the tape of the call she received... They just turned a
>  shotgun on him and killed him. And then said they'd do the same to
>  Rachel if she spoke. Then showed them entering a ship at the port
>  here... I can't just let them do this to her!" Woof exclaims. "She's
>  got the recording of the call. It's sickening!"
>
>  Woof looks down at Lessa. "I'm not sure how to go about getting
>  Rachel back for Lessa, but I've got some connections at the port. If
>  I can find out when ships left and maybe get a passenger manifest,
>  perhaps we can narrow it down. Jac, you probably know more about
>  these things than I'll ever know, and I don't want to risk the ship,
>  or anything... You've heard my part. What do you really think we
>  should do?
>

>  Ricardo listens to Woof's tale, then says to Lessa. "We're going to
>  have to see this recording. I'm not entirely sure what we *can* do to
>  help you, in fact, beyond recommending some good lawyers."

>  Woof asks, "Do you want to see the vid? Lessa, would you let them
>  see it?

Lessa nods, "Yes, but can I not be there when you do? It's in my 
briefcase, on my computer. Don't take the folder, just the computer."


Eris
AKU GM