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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | Full Game Walkthrough (Part 5/Ending) · No Commentary Gaming

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Yeah, I figured out. I didn't.
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Sorry to disturb. I know what happened with the
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priest. And what makes you think that?
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I found a letter from the man himself.
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Father McMillan is alive and well, just minus a few digits,
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and you've paid your dues to the court.
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Everyone wins. Although I'd imagine the good
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Father doesn't do organ recitals anymore, huh?
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OK, say that's true. Are you going to tell anyone?
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Don't be a Dick. Oh, Miss Anda, I am the best
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kind of Dick. A private Dick.
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You're a member of the Seattle PD.
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Yeah, I know, but it was such a good line.
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I mean it, Fabian. Of course not.
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You could squash me like a bug. I'm not stupid.
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This place being in Seattle, not being tarred with the Sabbat
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mark. This is important to me, Fabian.
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I'll just say it one last time. Don't be a Dick.
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Have a good night. OK, I certainly had the goods on
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Onda. What was next?
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I still had to figure out what was going on with Patience's art
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Silkies. Regular trips out of town needed
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investigating. Here we were a quick appraisal
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of Patience's artwork for. Fabian, what can I do for you?
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Any gossip? Anything I should know about
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that might distract me from my current case?
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I have nothing. It sounds to me that you wish me
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to fabricate for you something fascinating, but I'm sorry that
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I'll never do. You could browse my shop though.
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They might engage in trade and I fear I have bigger fish to fry.
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I wanted to see patients but they are out I'm afraid.
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Something I can help you with. I wanted a quick look at their
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art where you can take a look I'm sure.
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Just don't mess with anything you know how they get.
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Thanks. Let me know if anything
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interesting comes in. Sure.
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With patience not around, this seemed a good moment to indulge
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in a little art. Appreciating patience was good,
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I think, but I was no expert. No, Oh, not my taste.
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I was a man of simple tastes, and this looked complex.
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I thought about it. I didn't see the need.
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I didn't think that would help. Oh, that would have just brought
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me trouble. Hey there, Carla.
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Life treats you well, I hope. Detective, your hurt is so deep,
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yet on you stumble. Maybe I can soothe it.
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I won't deny that a little draft of your elixir would pet me up.
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Fabian, I'll take the pain away. Now that has pet me right up.
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This city needs your caring. Carla, stay the course.
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Come to me if you're hurt, I'll make it all better, Jesus.
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It's. Cold.
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Hey there. Well, what do I even call you?
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How about I call you Clatterjack?
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Resonates with your spiny look. Anyway, tell me about you.
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I am the Reaper of the Forsaken, the Forgotten, the Consumer of
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the Husks of the Lost. Oh, that's nice.
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What's your purpose? Why did patients choose to make
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you the art? Cannot speak of the artist.
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Well, you're restarting a long history of arguments about our
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criticism right there, buddy. Let's stick with what I can
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figure out. I am an expression of the truth
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of those that are forced to be animate but do not live.
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Yeah, I guess that's blatantly obvious.
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I thought there might be more to it.
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I am power and rage and force in chains.
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And if unleashed, I will tear down my tormentors and destroy
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those that have me fettered. Uh huh.
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Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
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I just don't know if that's figurative or if you could
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really, you know, jump up and flap around any supernatural
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stuff going on here. Let me just concentrate a
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little. Power.
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There is power in these bones. Heat sequestered in this metal.
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There is, isn't there? And what's more, the skull, it
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screams in form and in function. Yeah, there is something about
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that. Let's Skull.
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I want a quick look at your noggin clutter, Jack.
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Don't mind me. Now, I know this is stating the
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obvious, but you've got fangs. Got fangs?
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Well, they're fake for sure, but that's the trick.
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Because underneath you really are the bones of a kindred,
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aren't you? My, my, my.
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Have we met before? Thin ice smell Kavian.
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What the vajazzling fuck do you think you're doing, Fabian?
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Appreciating the art doesn't mean sticking your fucking
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fingers into it. It is exactly what it looks
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like. Uh huh.
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God damn you if you moved anything by an inch.
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I'll fucking. Wait, why are you here?
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Just looking, it's real good patience.
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I mean it. What's the meaning of the work?
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I of the Beholder. One O 1 of art.
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Detective. When it comes to art, I always
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need a CHEAT SHEET. Yeah, I bet you do.
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I bet you'd take apart a songbird to see what makes it
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sing. The skull right there in the
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center, that does draw your attention.
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Where did you get it? Yeah, quite a thing, ain't it?
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Every found object has its story.
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And do you know it? Not yet, but it's starting to
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talk to me. Oh yeah, I know something about
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talking artifacts. I bet you do, Malky.
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And filing cabinets and road signs, Am I right?
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So whose is it? Where did it come from?
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Honestly, I don't know who it is.
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I wish I did. Old Bonehead must have one hell
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of a story as to. Where it came.
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From That's my business. Nico's not my only source.
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People here know my tastes. Even if I couldn't figure out
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who Old Bonehead was, I knew Tolly would want to know where
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the skull came from or who gave it to patients.
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I'll go appreciate art somewhere else.
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Thank. Christ.
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Yeah, I was. Let's have a peek, shall we?
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Oh, don't want to give up Katsumi's name.
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She's a good supplier. Thanks for the help.
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Katsumi was the supplier. You really came back.
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Guess uh huh. I poked a
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that was patience. Ticked off Tolley's list.
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OK then onwards Silkies. Regular trips out of town needed
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investigating. So what was silky up to when he
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went out for a hike? I doubted he'd tell me.
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Stay awhile and drink in the ambience.
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I was wondering about your out of town trips.
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Were you? And what were you wondering?
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Can I tag along? Some things are not for sharing,
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at any rate. Not with you my friend.
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Fair enough. Anything interesting happening
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at the Dutchman? Always, Detective.
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Just nothing anyone wants shared with the PD.
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No offense. I know you're barely official,
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but my customers like their privacy, and so do I.
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I'll keep your secret. You can trust me.
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He who guards his mouth preserves his life.
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So shut yours, Fabian. I have to see a man about a
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polecat. Be well, Detective.
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Hey, there. Thought you wouldn't be in
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tonight. What changed?
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What else would I do? I guess that's true.
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That's sad, man. After work hours, you should
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spread your wings. Find a wider social circle.
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Oh, by the way, Sammy said you had trouble Thursday night.
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Anything I need to know? No problem, boss.
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We dealt with it. Well.
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That's good. So what do you need from me?
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You got another out of town coming up.
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Oh, shit. Yeah, it's nearly the 20th.
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You just reminded me. Can you pick up a package?
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It's at Wake the Dead. Amelia will have it ready.
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Just say it's the monthly one for me.
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Sure thing, boss. This was probably a good time to
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leave. I'd done that she wasn't best
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pleased. So here I was, about to try to
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persuade Misses Thorne to let me get a look at Silky's package.
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What is it? I'm here to pick something up in
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order for Silky, he says. It's the usual monthly one.
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Interesting you're not one of his usual.
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No, I. And given he gave me a heartfelt
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request not to share his private life with members of the court.
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He'll thrash me if I don't get it.
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You should all be so lucky. In any Case, No, the customer's
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order stays with me. Could I place an order for
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something? The last time you placed a
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special order from me was in 1983, rather against my better
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judgement. Do you remember what came to
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pass? I was left with a big fun bumper
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book of sleuthing on my desk for three years, accompanied, I
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remind you, by a yellow plastic magnifying glass and a super
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squirrel code ring. So no, not again.
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This shop is for the esoteric, not the infantile.
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I have other leads to follow. Hi there I wanted to collect
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silky special order for this month.
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Oh, you do, do you? You're not the first to be
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poking around. Was it that detective?
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He's been asking questions Bug and Silky.
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Indeed, to rag. Given the outside interest.
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Can you? Confirm the details of the
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order. The boss wouldn't want me to
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know. Someone who follows orders.
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Our novel. Here is the package.
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Tell Simeon that another such volume will be waiting for him
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in 28 days as agreed. Thanks, I'll make sure he gets
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it. So every 28 days Silky headed
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out of town with a different book in his hands.
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A gift for someone only Silky new.
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But this would be enough for Tolly.
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Well, I had what I needed on Silky.
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I guess that was it then done to head back to the sacred guardian
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of the elevator doors. Back so soon?
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Detective, I've got something on Silky and.
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What has our favorite chunky chew toy been up to?
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He goes out into the woods every 28 days like clockwork.
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I think he's a werewolf. You do know how to tell, don't
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you? I guess you don't take it from
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me. He is not a werewolf.
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Anyway, Detective, that's a start.
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I've been looking for a line on him for a while.
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Every little bit helps. I figured out what was going on
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with Honda. Oh yes, do tell.
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She killed the priest at Saint Stephen's at Lou's orders,
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although they were passed down by Campbell.
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Poor Father McMillan, what a shame.
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But that tracks. Funny, I got the idea there was
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something more to it, but thank you detective.
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I know about patience artwork. Great, So will it animate and
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wreak vengeance on Internet critics?
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No, but it does have a really interesting skull in the middle
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of it. Kindred.
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Aha, who's? Not sure but I can't tell.
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It has power. Patience got it via Katsumi, so
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it's anyone's guess. It is worth buying a ticket to
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that exhibition, isn't it? Maybe I'll watch from the
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balcony. I do declare you've filled my
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cup with gossip. Good work.
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Now you have an appointment with an elevator.
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I'll catch you later. People to see thumb screws to
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apply. Oh, the basement button doesn't
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do anything. God damn it, this machine needs
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a stern talking to. Oh that would.
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I thought I was on the right lines already.
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You have bills to pay. Kids to look the.
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World's still here. I was hoping you could fit me in
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your schedule. The world thrills as ecstasy.
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Reaches out for us both. Can you not feel it?
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Fabian I. Have a thirst.
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I wouldn't want to ascend with a dry mouth.
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Bliss can never be denied. We must do that again sometime.
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If there is a sometime, of course I have work to do before
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the end. Don't go anywhere.
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Keep your eyes towards rapture, dearest detective.
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Facebook, please. Oh, Are you sure, Sir?
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Blue Grains Penthouse is your usual destination, I'm sure.
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Very, very sure. No one's been down there for a
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while. There's nothing interesting in
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the lower levels. Indeed, I'd go so far as to say
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that your request is unusual, even ill advised.
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I got to fix the boiler of course, but I just wanted to
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check since the downward mechanism is a little corroded
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and the upward mechanism is in good repair.
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Would you be upset if I took you to the penthouse after all?
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Down please not up. Can I stress not up the basement
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is? Unmaintained, and there's a
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strange odor. I'm told the penthouse is
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lovely. You are certain
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fast your doors will quiver. Of course, Sir.
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Don't say I didn't warn you. Now to see if Sophia's theory
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was right. Was this the closet where Luke
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kept her skeletons or just a pile of junk?
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I don't know what was worse, the idea that Luke turned her
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enemies to stone or the idea that she had a Lou was never a
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writer, but she did have that pet one back in the 40's.
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The guy with the hairy hands. My buddy Willem had one of
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these. Always talking about that one
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song. The older classical.
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But didn't this look just like one of Lou's hangers on back in
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the 50s? What was her name?
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Oh, I remember this. The politician thought he was
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untouchable. Then these figures turned up at
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bars all across the state. No one took him seriously after
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that. Oh my, those eyeglasses were
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mighty familiar. I thought I knew what they were,
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but I needed to have a proper word with them.
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I thought about it. I didn't think that was.
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I didn't see the point in confusing things.
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Hello, Fabian. You're my boy.
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I was right. Sophia was right.
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And here in this place, it was Luke Graham.
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A Prince full of guilt and a man who can read her poker face.
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I'd say you're on the money. Good work detective, Now go get
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your man. Food.
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Drink. It was time to take my evidence
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to Prince Campbell. Time to reveal that Luke was the
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original rebar killer. Fabian, any progress on our
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copycat? Not really, but I think I have a
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lead on a cold case. You always have been behind the
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curve, detective. But go on.
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What have you got? You remember the early 20s when
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we lost Rosalind, Hector, Isaac and Gideon to the Rebar Killer?
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I remember. We never did find Gideon's body,
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but I know who whacked him. Who whacked all of them?
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And you don't think it's Santiago, am I right?
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This is difficult, Mr. Campbell, but you need to hear this.
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Lou Graham staked Gideon and I have the receipts to prove it.
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Gideon's glasses. I see.
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Your evidence is a pair of spectacles.
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If we had a justice system, I'd love to see you call them in
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court. And what do you expect me to do?
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You're the Prince. You're supposed to enforce the
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laws and the traditions. Luke broke the rules.
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She faked. Santiago committed the rebar
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murders. She wiped out half her own
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court. Do you think I haven't heard
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this kind of wild theory before? Well, from you specifically, I
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suppose. It's your nature to rake over
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old Coles way. No, this this is a breakthrough.
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No, detective, it's old news. Just pay attention.
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You have no suspect in the old rebar killings.
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No, you I have no suspect in the old rebar killings.
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You do not know who destroyed Gideon?
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I do not know who destroyed Gideon.
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The case is closed. The case is closed I guess.
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Do go ahead, detective. This is fascinating.
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The killer is incredibly strong. He can twist off a head with his
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bare hands. Indeed, and this points to.
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Got to say I am scratching my head on this one.
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The killer is not kindred. A witness heard him breathing
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heavily. A mortal, do you think?
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Or some other kind of monster. Perhaps a ghoul.
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They'd breathe like a mortal, but they'd have an edge.
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Yeah, that is a distinct possibility.
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The killer is into crosses, the same symbol left at every
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killing. And the same rebar decoration.
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What does that mean to you? Our guide loves theatrics set
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dressing to provoke fear. Or to misdirect of course of.
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Course, I'm not sure Santiago exists.
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I think he's a myth made-up to misdirect us.
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I couldn't find anyone who'd seen him or any evidence of the
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attacks in the other cities. I think he's a story, a piece of
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flim flam. Devilish.
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I think you're right. But who invented him and why?
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They killed Marla well before dusk.
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The killer can walk in the daytime.
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You've already said they're not Kindred, so that's no surprise.
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Yeah, the killer spirited Gideon away.
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He's a difficult man to carry and he'd be alert to anyone who
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had, you know, bad thoughts. Perhaps.
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Unless the killer had a very strong mind, of course.
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So let's sum up. The killer is strong minded,
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they are not kindred. Perhaps a ghoul loves to myth
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make, to misdirect, to point away from the obvious.
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So what's your conclusion? Who is the Rebar Killer
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detective? I think it's you, Lou Graham.
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You used a fire to destroy your sire and took on the guise of a
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mortal hunter to destroy your rivals.
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Oh. Now that does feel like a good
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theory, but I'm kindred Fabian and you keep saying this is a
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mortal. Campbell, it's obvious.
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A powerful ghoul with a powerful mind working for you.
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Together, you faked the whole Santiago idea, making it look
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like an outside threat, taking the head off your dearest sister
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and then crying crocodile tears. The two of you did this together
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to clear out your rivals because you could never share power, not
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in the long term. Campbell is the Rebar Killer,
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but you're the one in charge. Delightful.
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Oh, well done, Fabian. For a moment I didn't think
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you'd get there. I think everyone else suspects
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they're just too timid to mention it.
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So what have we learned here? Truth doesn't matter.
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It's all about who's got obedient coons.
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No, no, no, no, Fabian, what we've learned is you have no
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suspect in the rebar killings. You Oh, I have no suspect in the
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rebar killings the. Case is closed.
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The case is closed. There isn't that better?
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OK. Well.
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That was interesting. So you did solve the case it.
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Seems it did, and it seems Campbell and Lou took that from
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me. And those were not the only
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times. Thunder and blazes.
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How often has this happened? I thought Gideon was sending the
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dreams, but he's gone now. I need to Mull this over.
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I know Sophia said she'd like to see us later, but in the
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meantime, Ryong expects us. And blue, apparently.
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Gunfire was heard near Harbour Island. 1.
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Yep, I guess our Prince awaits. Fire.
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You asked to meet my Prince. I did.
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Have you found Baker? Not yet.
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I still have hunters running around my city.
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That's going to be a problem. I will find the child, I give
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you my word. Good, but first, damage control.
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Kali spotted the group scoping out the glacier.
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It looked like he'd have to get involved until something else
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drew their attention. Top prize for guessing what that
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could be. Maybe this child of yours had an
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effect. Humor me a moment.
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Say we leave these hunters be. Que sera sera, right?
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Can't say I've not considered it, but you don't know what
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Lou's capable of if she found out.
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Just a single fuck up. We shouldn't even be talking
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about this with the Anarch situation.
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For better or worse, we need our cord at full strength.
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Don't mention this again. I will take care of this.
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Where can I find these hunters? We had reports of them near the
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Aurora pawn shop. Nikko was particularly agitated.
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He wanted to talk to you. I don't need to spell out how
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bad it would be if they took anyone for questioning.
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They'd give us up in a single absent heartbeat and I couldn't
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even blame them. Still try to prevent any
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unnecessary loss. Wouldn't want to give them more
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reason. I look forward to your report.
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Hunter spotted out near Aurora Poem.
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Good thing you came clean about Baker.
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Reckon she's the reason the Hunters never made it to the
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glacier. We should speak to Nico.
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You have been busy that. 1st the Sabbat and now the IAO.
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The harm of the law is long, is it not?
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Will you help me once again? I'm at your disposal, and Prince
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Ryan's, of course. Oh.
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My friend, what have you been up to?
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I did not expect you to send me such a strain.
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Be very careful. In my back office.
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My thanks. Baker Now I get it.
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So you escaped your companions? I can feel them.
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I can. Taste them.
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I can sense them with every part of me.
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They burn like stars. They smell like like prey.
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But you left me to them, to my own men.
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They could have destroyed me. Court politics is fragile at the
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best of times, given that many would take your head.
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Your survival is still in the balance.
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I understand your troops learned of the glacier.
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You let them here instead. To the slaughter men who used to
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trust me, who had lives, who had families.
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You made your bed, now you shall lie in it forever.
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Just draw. No more attention to Seattle.
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I can respect that. So what now?
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My desire? Now, the IAO will still
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investigate Seattle, we both know that.
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But you know how your old masters think, how they talk.
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You will make use of this. Your chance fire if you're going
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to point this gun. Let them chase you far away from
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Seattle, then find yourself a new place to hunt.
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I understand I can do that. Very good child.
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Now disappear as best you can and do not look back.
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Perhaps years from now we shall meet under different
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circumstances. Until then, I wish you good
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night, mother hen. Just Latoya.
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Then farewell Latoya. I should report back to Ryong.
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I should think so, seen as you likely save not only her height,
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but the height of every kindred in the city.
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Fire any updates on the IAO and glacier?
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I found Baker and instructed her the IAO poses no further threat.
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That easy. But I trust you.
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Seems your judgement paid off. The child can live.
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Our burden seems lightened. Good work.
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Now, before you go, I want to talk to you quickly about your
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plans once this mark business is resolved.
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I'll be honest. This court is stronger with you
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in it. I'd prefer if you stayed.
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You certainly need the help. I could be convinced to stay
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longer. Well, I'm glad to hear that we
39:53
can talk through the specifics some other time.
39:57
I shouldn't keep you from your duties.
39:59
Have a good rest of the night fire.
40:04
I suppose all that remains now is to check in on Lou Graham.
40:15
Got to say, going to beard the monster in her den isn't top of
40:18
my list, but let's get it out of the way.
40:33
Well, here we are. What do you suppose the old
40:35
birds after? Now play it careful over any
40:38
accusations. We only have my memory to go on.
41:17
Well, now. How can I be of assistance?
41:24
Always so obliging. I've been thinking about my big
41:30
return. Seattle has changed so much
41:34
these past decades. Funny to think that you should
41:38
know my city better than even I. And yet it remains your city,
41:50
now and forever. So it does, doesn't it?
41:54
Tell me honestly, forget for a moment that Yong is my child and
41:58
I her sire. Do you think she's a good
42:01
Prince? She has a sharp mind, strong
42:06
instinct and the firm grip. Is that all it takes these days?
42:11
Have I displeased? You.
42:13
No dear, it was just a question. I want to walk my streets, bathe
42:21
in their lamplight. Here my foot falls on the rain
42:24
silvered asphalt. I.
42:27
Long to hunt again. I'm sure you heard I had to let
42:31
go of the flea ridden stray. My first reel foray will require
42:36
a little more scaffolding, as it were, Something you as sheriff
42:40
will facilitate. Naturally, my services are at
42:48
your disposal, whatever you require.
42:51
See, This is why I can count on you.
42:55
You will scout for me. I need eyes on possible hunting
42:59
grounds. I prefer to inspect the menu
43:02
before I dine. I'm in the mood for a young
43:08
female and since I feel a new found spring in my step, perhaps
43:14
someone a little more effervescent, high spirited,
43:18
decadent, oh, positively lustful.
43:22
I'm thinking black sheep of an old money dynasty still
43:28
bankrolled by the father she renounces into her third Friday
43:33
night Cabernet. There's a thing we know a blood
43:38
doll of that vintage coincidence.
43:43
How very specific of you? Oh I'm an old romantic.
43:48
I find the fantasy rounds off the pallet less in the gels.
43:52
And what inspired this particular fantasy?
43:56
Just some show I've been watching lately.
43:58
Television. Isn't it marvelous?
44:01
Don't let me hold you up. I'm positively famished.
44:06
Just find me a likely spot and fire.
44:09
I want you to know your service has been noted.
44:13
Keep it up. So, in a word, what she wants is
44:26
Verona and I have an inkling where we'll find the girl.
44:30
Where? The closest thing she has to
44:32
home. The last place she was truly
44:35
happy. Atrium.
45:06
Say I don't know about this fire.
45:10
Need I remind you that Finding Verona was your suggestion?
45:14
I know, I know. It's only the closer I get, the
45:17
more I find myself wondering. It'll be throwing a Guinea pig
45:23
to a lion. Nothing is decided yet.
45:44
What did I? Tell you.
45:52
Oh, beautiful fire. Back to Sydney again.
45:58
Verona, I would speak with you. Well, I'm all.
46:02
Yours can ioffer you something to drink.
46:06
I am not here to Sup on you. Come on, don't make me feel like
46:10
a bad Hostess, she said. I had the best blood she ever
46:14
tasted. You know, I'm Kevin.
46:17
I'm diamonds in a champagne glass.
46:20
I do not enjoy the taste of desperation, but.
46:24
What the hell am I supposed to do then?
46:26
She does fit lose Bill. You really want to throw it to
46:29
the spider? What are you going to make of
46:35
your life? Do you wish to be a walking meal
46:38
for the rest of your days? Well, it's kind of embarrassing.
46:43
But I did used to have a little fantasy that maybe someday
46:47
Isabella would turn me into one of your kind.
46:50
And why would she do that? You think we're furniture,
46:54
right? You feed and forget we're there.
46:57
But the walls got ears, and so do I.
47:00
I know a few secrets I'll take to my grave.
47:03
Or perhaps not, if I never end up in one.
47:08
Interesting, but words like that could see her kill before they
47:12
even leave her mouth. This is not something I will do
47:15
for you, but I will consider your wish.
47:23
You may be approached by a kindred called Lou Graham.
47:27
Oh. If so, find a way to run.
47:31
If you must let her drink, do so, but then be on the next
47:34
train by daylight. She will devour you.
47:37
She will betray you. Oh.
47:41
Well, thank you. Perhaps we will speak again.
47:48
For what it's worth, I'm glad you warned her, but we still
47:51
need a meal for Lou if we're going to satisfy her.
47:55
Should we see if we can't find a few other dishes?
47:58
No harm in having options. Forget the daddy issues and all
48:01
that jazz. We look for rich, high in
48:04
spirits and female. You look like you could take me
48:14
however you want. Perhaps I shall meet you again,
48:20
or one of my associates. Will.
48:23
What is it, I swear? I don't have anything and my.
48:28
My strong and tall. Boyfriend is meeting me here in
48:31
a minute. Well, I reckon we have ourselves
48:34
some options. Let's get back to Lou, figure
48:37
out how much we want to spoil the night.
49:37
Guess we decided against Verona. I doubt they will be happy, but
49:41
she doesn't get to win every time.
50:13
Your. Badge.
50:14
And what delights do you have in store, dear?
50:21
The streets of Seattle could not fulfil your more specific
50:24
requirements, but there are still a few candidates I can
50:29
recommend. That is disappointing.
50:35
No, don't tell me you found me some sort of artiste just
50:40
bursting with self importance and unwarranted ego.
50:45
Poseurs always taste so sickly sweet.
50:48
No. Then I suppose they will
50:51
suffice. Now, will that be all for
50:54
tonight? The night grows long.
51:01
I will leave you. Sleep well.
51:04
You know, I have the strangest feeling that all the chips are
51:09
about to scatter across the table.
51:12
I hope to see you again after they do.
51:23
Well, should we see what Sophia has for us?
51:35
Finally, time to sit down with Sophia.
51:37
Let's hope she has your mark all figured out.
52:27
Sophia's not here yet. Who said Well, it's been a busy
52:36
night or two. I've been mulling and I have a
52:39
thing. I've been meaning to ask your
52:41
direction to your child sending the IAO off to chase wild geese.
52:45
Did it not cross your mind to use them in a more targeted way?
52:51
Of course it did, but every choice I would make would bring
52:55
them into the city. In that way lies danger.
52:58
Yes you're right, I just hoped we might see a certain ex Prince
53:02
take a fall from a rooftop and I wouldn't have minded.
53:05
Who gave her the push between you and me?
53:08
On other matters, though, here's a question.
53:11
Say we solve our cases. No more Mark, no more bloody
53:15
hand. Oh, and the city still stands.
53:18
Think you'll stay in Seattle, I mean.
53:26
No, of course not. I want my freedom back.
53:31
Once this mark is removed, I will put Seattle far behind me.
53:37
I'll be sad to see the back of it, I must say.
53:39
I had assumed you would fade with the mark.
53:43
Oh well, who could say? Assumptions do make fools of the
53:48
best of folks, and we are far from the best anyway.
53:53
Idle thoughts. We've still got work cut out for
53:56
us. If we can find a threat to pull,
53:58
the Mark's still there, and that's a straight line to the
54:01
Sabbats still being with us. That's our danger.
54:07
Where is Sophia? Why not ask the Wicked Witch of
54:11
Books and Beans? On second thought, don't tell
54:14
her I called her that. Have you seen Sophia?
54:23
Ah yes indeed. I was wondering when you'd
54:26
bother to ask me. I have something for you.
54:32
Did Sophia leave it? This one's so blunt I could use
54:36
them to butter my toast she left some time ago.
54:40
But you. Did request I give this to you?
54:44
What is this? An apparatus for recording one's
54:48
voice. Interesting.
54:52
Let me help you. These things can be Trixie.
54:55
Fire. I have the solution for you.
54:58
Meet me at the Conservatory in the park and I'll fill you in.
55:02
Be careful My be careful. An assignation, dearie.
55:08
Sofia fire and flowers in the park.
55:11
My my. I wonder what she's found.
55:25
Sophia, I mean. I have a thought that visiting
55:28
another garden might tie into our gardener.
56:50
I wonder why Sophia didn't want to meet at the cafe.
56:55
Guess she's somewhere ahead. Not sure I like this, though.
57:04
You smell that kindred blood? Sophia's blood.
57:10
Oh, I think we have a problem. Smashed pots.
57:15
Either the botanist needs therapy or something took a
57:22
turn. I hunger.
58:41
There must be a way through somewhere.
59:04
Well, this is not good. Unbirthed.
59:06
This feels like a nest fire. She better be OK.
59:11
I hunger. Come out, I yearn to see you
59:40
ready yourselves. Show me their.
1:00:13
Rises. Break their.
1:00:27
Lobby. It's like dark swords.
1:01:20
It's breath. Is it there?
1:01:39
So bad, and they're not here for a picnic.
1:01:42
What has Sophia gotten herself into?
1:02:02
Wendy they're. Here.
1:03:02
The enemy. What a tank take this.
1:03:46
Cane on their golf state. No, damn it, a quarry.
1:03:54
Dodge Nigel, not hide Just how big is this place?
1:05:27
They took her this way. Shit fire.
1:05:29
This is serious. None.
1:07:33
Fire. What
1:08:23
I I know this place. You've been here.
1:08:29
I was brought here, I think before I woke.
1:08:39
I do not know how many times I I remember.
1:08:58
fire? What do you remember?
1:09:00
Pain. You were tortured.
1:09:03
They asked no questions and I gave no answers.
1:09:11
I was still in torpor and yet I remember or the sound wheels
1:09:21
beneath me, moving me. Then I would burn I.
1:09:26
Couldn't. Scream.
1:09:45
This was where it happened. This this is where I was marked.
1:10:15
Soon, none of this will matter. What was that?
1:11:34
So Sophia was right, she did find a clue to your mark.
1:15:04
None. Fire but daughter here.
1:15:51
What are you going to do about it?
1:16:09
How did this happen? Sophia understood the risk.
1:16:16
She went anyway to help me regain my freedom.
1:16:20
Make no mistake, this was the work of the Sabbath.
1:16:24
I see this is a blow. She never wavered in her
1:16:30
support, not once. And to happen now, I need a
1:16:35
moment. Thank you.
1:16:36
Fire. You may go.
1:16:38
Is that our beloved sheriff? I hope you haven't come to bring
1:16:42
down the mood. Lou Graham returned at last.
1:16:49
And it's in part thanks to you. Why are you here?
1:16:54
Ryong and I are celebrating. I've officially come out of
1:16:58
retirement. Of course, I have full
1:17:00
confidence in the strong court that my child has built.
1:17:03
I'm not here for a title. I thought I'd see the new office
1:17:07
and help out Prince Ryong as I can.
1:17:10
But did I hear that right? Our dearest little Sophia,
1:17:14
savaged by Sabat cultists. Tragic.
1:17:19
Oh. Tragic.
1:17:24
You had no love for her. Darling, we mustn't speak truth
1:17:29
of the deceased. It's uncouth.
1:17:32
Besides, USURPA or not, I've never denied the girls
1:17:36
usefulness. Enough.
1:17:39
What of the culprits? I destroyed those that I found,
1:17:43
but there are still more. The Sabat must have a leader.
1:17:47
You needn't look very far. After all, who were the first
1:17:50
Sabat if not Anarchs? Lou The Anarchs aren't all.
1:17:54
Child, the Anarchs are nothing but the Sabat in a new skin.
1:18:05
That is a perversion of history. The Sabat started as one thing,
1:18:09
but it is a corrupted mockery of what it once was.
1:18:13
Come now, the root of this is Campbell's weakness.
1:18:17
He let that filthy bruja Katsumi build a power base.
1:18:21
She has drawn in the weak, blooded and the foreigners and
1:18:25
dug them deep into the bowels of the city.
1:18:28
She canoodles with nameless sponsors and works with alchemy
1:18:32
and perversion. She leads your Sabat.
1:18:36
Her Anarchs must be exterminated.
1:18:40
I won't jump to conclusions. And why not?
1:18:44
Are you not, Prince? My dear?
1:18:46
Your conclusions define reality, no matter how you come to them,
1:18:51
and your conclusion will be this.
1:18:53
The Anarchs must be destroyed. The No.
1:19:00
The Anarchs must be destroyed. Goddammer for a spider.
1:19:09
That's better. Now as sheriff, you fire will
1:19:14
take ownership of destroying the Anarchs.
1:19:17
Please no, Matt, don't take Lou's word.
1:19:19
This is no way to close a case. As sheriff, I will do no such
1:19:27
thing. Oh, I think you will.
1:19:32
Unless of course. Oh, here's an idea.
1:19:36
You have one night. One night to bring me the head
1:19:40
of the snake. Destroy Katsumi.
1:19:44
The rest can be cleaned up. If you can't deliver, Ryong here
1:19:49
will announce an immediate blood hunt on every Anarch in this
1:19:53
city for Safia. I will not be party to this.
1:20:01
Inaction is action, dear. If you don't comply, your
1:20:05
precious Anarchs. Well, Ryong, give the sheriff
1:20:11
their orders. I vote.
1:20:14
I order you to obey. I I order you to obey well.
1:20:23
That's settled finally, after so much hullabaloo.
1:20:27
Once you're done, we'll see about finding a new sheriff, one
1:20:31
who walks to heal. Run along now.
1:20:46
Not now outside. Fire, you should at least talk
1:21:08
to her, there might be another angle.
1:21:14
Look I know it's a lot losing Sofia but just bring Katsumi's
1:21:18
head or a blood hunt on every anarch.
1:21:21
She would have hated this. You have a solution.
1:21:24
No, not yet at least. But I know we can find
1:22:41
favorite mother plucker. You are closer to Katsumi than I
1:22:47
thought. You know me, I like to spread it
1:22:50
around. Listen, you rascally relic you
1:22:54
real talk for a moment. You don't like my methods.
1:22:58
I get it. We're not simpatico except for
1:23:01
this anti anarchy bullshit. We need to deal with this.
1:23:09
We need stability. Sometimes you suit that 10 star.
1:23:13
I agree. Listen, I am definitely not
1:23:16
going to give you Katsumi's address, right?
1:23:19
She is definitely not in the jungle right now, and you should
1:23:24
definitely, definitely not go and see her and figure out what
1:23:28
the heck is going on and who she's off frolicking with when
1:23:31
she thinks no one's looking nuts nuts wink winks anymore.
1:23:46
So Katsumi is in this jungle? The shantytown home to the
1:23:52
homeless? We'll see.
1:25:03
If Lou gets her blood hunt, everyone hear his forfeit,
1:25:06
Kindred and mortals alike. Perhaps that's why Tali
1:25:09
cooperated. Guys, hold the phone.
1:25:49
Hey, no man Fire. It's all gone as shit.
1:25:55
You're here to help, right? I am glad to see that you
1:25:59
escaped and found somewhere safe from the chaos.
1:26:02
I'm not safe, none of us are. This is insane.
1:26:07
Katsumi doesn't want anyone else to get her.
1:26:09
She told us to go to Brown. We both know she's not going to
1:26:12
come out of this in one piece. We have little time.
1:26:16
You know where she is. Tell me.
1:26:19
No fire. I'm sorry.
1:26:22
I know you're the sheriff, but I won't help you on this one.
1:26:25
Max. Fire, leave and be.
1:26:28
I've got an ocean. I know how to find her.
1:26:31
Fine, I will do this myself. Shit.
1:26:36
Look, you're going to change everything.
1:26:38
Fire. I know it.
1:26:39
If Katsumi, if you take her out, these people still need
1:26:45
something. If this ends badly for Katsumi,
1:26:50
her people will need help. You can come to me.
1:26:54
I have no wish to see you all destroyed.
1:26:56
I'll hold you to that. No man, just remember who you
1:27:01
are. Don't just play the sheriff.
1:27:09
You say you have a plan. Yeah, you catch away for that
1:27:14
anaesthetic. Who do we know that could get
1:27:17
their mitts on medical supplies? Follow that scent and you'll
1:27:20
find Katsumi. She didn't come here to hide.
1:27:50
She gave you help. That's who you finish off if you
1:27:53
go down this path. The kind that still gives a
1:27:56
damn. You have made your point.
1:28:00
Destroy Katsumi and Max is all these people have.
1:28:19
Fuck die, die, Fuck, get back here how on the.
1:30:08
Any hunches on who Katsumi is meeting?
1:30:10
It seems this chase might deliver answers.
1:30:12
Let's keep on it, it's a good night for a fight.
1:30:25
Fucking shit. Come back here.
1:30:32
Shit, help me come here. I fucking live for this.
1:31:39
Yeah. So you've made your decision.
1:32:43
It need not come to that. Then why you here Hun?
1:32:50
Questions. Questions, Huh.
1:32:52
It's a bat. And if not, who's she been
1:32:54
meeting? You have been working with
1:32:59
Kindred from outside Seattle. Who?
1:33:02
You know what? I'm not in the mood.
1:33:05
I pinky swear that I'm not in deep with a big bad Sabbat.
1:33:09
That's all you're getting. I must end this.
1:33:20
They call me crazy, but even I know this is bad.
1:33:23
Must you? We we can take Lou Graham
1:33:28
together. The Anox you, me Max.
1:33:32
It's suicide and you know it. You're clever.
1:33:36
I don't know why you don't see it.
1:33:38
No mad to the Anox. You're the big bad wolf Take on
1:33:43
Lou. It won't happen.
1:33:46
There is no choice. Oh, still motherfucker.
1:37:41
There is no need for this. Let us just talk.
1:37:45
Then you better get those lips moving Cammy.
1:37:48
I got 6 rounds packed with buckshot of magnesium homemade
1:37:52
Whitey P. It's not government an issue,
1:37:55
but it'll burn you up plenty. Who are you?
1:37:59
I'm just a regular damsel of distress.
1:38:03
You got a problem with the Anarchs and you want to fuck
1:38:05
with someone? You fuck with me, not Katsumi.
1:38:10
You get 2 more questions Beyoncé, then it's my turn.
1:38:18
Sofia is gone. Was it you?
1:38:21
So the cute world up with dust, huh?
1:38:24
Now that's a pity we were that close to turning her cloak, you
1:38:28
know? Helped us out a bunch.
1:38:30
One question down next. Why did you come to Seattle?
1:38:39
Now that's a good fucking question.
1:38:41
Under Campbell the Emerald City sucked but it was a dream
1:38:44
compared to other hell holes. Katsumi's helped me out for
1:38:47
years, taking in waves and strays that would be burned
1:38:50
elsewhere, the camel's head rolling that rang the alarms,
1:38:55
and now who's back? The wicked bitch of the West.
1:38:59
Now it's my turn. I'm going to put Lizzie Borden
1:39:02
down, and you and I can chat all civil like.
1:39:06
Why'd you come down at the jungle?
1:39:07
What's your plan here? Because I still need answers,
1:39:14
this mark on my hand, who did this to me, Who really leads
1:39:19
this about? So I had to talk to Katsumi
1:39:22
before Lou called her blood hunt.
1:39:24
Without you, Lou would still be in her cage, far as I hear it.
1:39:28
Can't give you any answer on your mark.
1:39:31
I got an idea though, so here's my next question.
1:39:35
If you're down here saving the world, where's that leave Weaver
1:39:39
Tower sitting snug and safe on their $20,000 couches?
1:39:44
You're. So bad they needed me out of the
1:39:50
way. You got it.
1:39:53
The old queen was going to pull this kind of shit eventually.
1:39:56
Just a matter of time and you were going to skip down here to
1:39:59
deal with it one way or another. I have to go.
1:40:04
I reckon you're right, Laters. Beyoncé.
1:40:21
I don't know if we've just been taken for a riot here.
1:40:24
Weaver Tower. Makes a nasty kind of sense.
1:40:28
Jesus. He's.
1:40:41
Christ. If that goes
1:42:03
It's not on fire. There's no blood on the floor.
1:42:06
Maybe we were duped. Let's find Ryong Fire.
1:42:59
Fire. Oh my God, you've been out for
1:43:01
hours. The sun's up.
1:43:04
Fire. Yeah.
1:43:05
Yeah, you're weak. It's the light.
1:43:18
Fire damn it God damn it with this pasta.
1:43:24
Where is Lou? I don't know.
1:43:27
It happened so fast. I remember.
1:43:30
Hello. Sophia.
1:43:33
What do you want from you? Nothing.
1:43:36
But I will give you a gift. Shit.
1:43:41
Wait. No.
1:43:42
Sophia, we can talk. Sophia, we can.
1:43:52
Stop this this. This is nothing.
1:43:56
A candle before the blaze, a morsel before the meal before
1:44:01
her. Oh my God, Lou Rehem.
1:44:06
But first, I love. We must.
1:44:10
Talk. This is not you, Sophia.
1:44:17
Oh, do you miss her? Oh, the great Nomad.
1:44:23
Let me help you. Let me love you.
1:44:25
Forgive me. Forgive me.
1:44:28
Poor little Sophia, but I am not her.
1:44:34
This is about. Gideon, you saw what she did to
1:44:38
him. You saw what she took from me,
1:44:42
the great Queen of Seattle. As she watches from her window.
1:44:48
The Sabbat will burn her glorious city to the ground, and
1:44:53
then you, my love, will destroy her.
1:45:00
Why would I agree to such a thing?
1:45:04
I don't need you to agree. You wear my mark.
1:45:08
The sleeping nomad would have gone to the Undercity, the old
1:45:13
pleasure palace. There they would be woken with
1:45:17
blood. The beast would devour the
1:45:20
delicacy before them. My love, my Gideon, his body was
1:45:28
broken. No craft of mine could save him.
1:45:33
To stand at my side and avenge himself, he needed a body
1:45:38
strong, potent, formidable. You.
1:45:47
I had heard such stories of the nomad that Mark took decades of
1:45:54
experimentation. Temporarily it would weaken you
1:45:59
and carve out the place for him. I guess I got there first missed
1:46:07
result. I see.
1:46:14
The beast burns love out of all of us and leaves a bitter
1:46:18
hollow. But you have filled it up.
1:46:21
You have convinced yourself that you still feel love and it
1:46:25
drives you mad. And you don't love Liar.
1:46:30
This isn't love, it's obsession. You've failed Poor.
1:46:37
Little Sophia, somehow I slipped from your grasp and your lover
1:46:43
is phone, meal and ashes. I am sorry to have spoiled your
1:46:48
plan. You know what waits beneath
1:46:51
Seattle? A garden filled with moon
1:46:55
flowers, thousands strong and thirsty, life planting, ready to
1:47:02
bloom for the long night. Up and up and up.
1:47:06
They'll grow up through the sewers to the streets.
1:47:10
All they need is a little fertilizer, a taste to spur on
1:47:16
the seedlings. Atrium All that blood stockpiled
1:47:21
for the end of Lou Graham. All of this you will do alone.
1:47:32
If I must, but preferably not, join me now.
1:47:38
Hold on, I. Have dreamed of him in you, and
1:47:42
the dream lingers still how your face is his and his is yours.
1:47:48
You embody my love. You know what Lou is, How she
1:47:53
wraps kindred and cities are like in choking poison.
1:47:57
You want to see her burn. Fire I I have a notion.
1:48:03
I. Will.
1:48:04
Not. Then I do not need you.
1:48:07
Fire only the Nomad. This beautiful ancient flesh,
1:48:14
this power, this strength. Go.
1:48:17
Out of the window. What you.
1:48:20
Still wear the mark another can wear this face can be my sword.
1:48:25
Go out the window. It would destroy us.
1:48:30
That would reduce. You make you a passenger in your
1:48:32
own skull, trust me. But I would miss you, so trust
1:48:39
me. What do you think, my love?
1:48:46
I. Trust you, Fabian.
1:50:02
I can't hold this much longer. You're almost there.
1:50:12
Just move.
1:50:24
I didn't know what had happened to my sire, or where he was, but
1:50:28
I decided to check in with him anyway, even if I was just
1:50:35
talking to myself. Fabian, my boy, It's been a
1:50:39
while. I figured it out.
1:50:43
Should have been obvious. You went to see Lou.
1:50:46
We never saw you again. This isn't the first time you've
1:50:50
figured it out though, is it? Is it?
1:50:52
No. Lou Campbell.
1:50:54
They keep cutting out my memories.
1:50:56
I'm surprised I have anything left.
1:50:59
I won't let Campbell get away with this.
1:51:01
I want to get a confession. I want to go to the just the
1:51:03
cars, but Campbell and Luke will just wipe it from my noggin.
1:51:08
Oh, I see. Well, then you need a way to
1:51:10
store it outside of your nugget. You mean borrow space in
1:51:23
Willem's head? I'll just do the same to him.
1:51:26
Oh, wait. Though it doesn't need to be a
1:51:30
head. Yes.
1:51:31
Yes. Campbell is old, and he hasn't
1:51:33
kept up with the modern world. Neither have I been dead and
1:51:36
gone. Gone.
1:51:38
Yeah, but I have. And I know that recording
1:51:40
devices exist. Even if Campbell wiped my mind,
1:51:43
I'd still have a way to remember.
1:51:45
And I could take it to the Justa cars.
1:51:47
Excellent idea, my boy. All you need is to get hold of
1:51:50
one of these devices. You know someone who has that,
1:51:53
don't you? Don't you?
1:51:54
Sophia? Sophia.
1:51:57
Poetic. Don't you think?
1:51:58
Think. OK, that's it, then.
1:52:01
Get a recorder. Go see Campbell.
1:52:02
Get him to confess again. Mail it to the nearest Justa
1:52:06
car. If only I could figure out their
1:52:08
mailing address. That problem is for the future,
1:52:12
my boy. For now, you have a plan.
1:52:15
Go get your evidence, detective. OK?
1:52:23
Get a recorder from Sophia. Go see Campbell.
1:52:26
How could this go wrong? I didn't really know anything
1:52:30
about the justice cars. I'd heard they sorted out
1:52:33
problems for the Camarilla. I mean, every society's got to
1:52:36
have someone you can appeal to if you really need it.
1:52:38
Some sort of justice, right? You know, this place could do
1:53:04
with some music. I had to go see Sophia and
1:53:14
borrow a recorder. She must have been off dueling
1:53:22
with Misses Thorne. I knew she wouldn't mind if I
1:53:25
took one of her recorders because I figured I should check
1:53:27
in with the recorder before I took it, make sure I wasn't
1:53:30
going to erase anything important.
1:53:34
Hey there, big ears, have I got a task for you?
1:53:37
You have? Oh, boy.
1:53:39
Got anything I should hear about right now?
1:53:42
I don't know, Boss. Got some chatter about a van, a
1:53:45
shipment, and a cuss word. What was that about a shipment?
1:53:51
I've got it here for you. Once the receptive stage is
1:53:54
initiated, but we must move quickly to do organized
1:53:58
transport, get them on, advance on the shipment.
1:54:01
Road trip, maybe. That receptive stage deal sounds
1:54:06
like a breeding program. Perhaps she's trying to save the
1:54:09
giant panda. Tell me about the van.
1:54:14
Here you go. The correct integration of the
1:54:17
inverted glyph of van alongside the existing Gallus inversion
1:54:20
successfully lowers the fences. So long as the waiting is
1:54:24
correct and that the vedu is not overwritten.
1:54:27
I think we have it. I think we are ready.
1:54:31
That is not about a van, little buddy.
1:54:34
Sounds like premiere Speak to me a curse word from Sophia.
1:54:38
I saved it up Special Yeah to. Do discuss with why.
1:54:44
Chain down if necessary. God damn her.
1:54:47
Yeah. You see, Sophia never really
1:54:49
learned to cuss, did she? Well, OK, little fella, now you
1:54:53
are going to come along with me. I got a guy I want you to listen
1:54:57
to real hard. Of course, detective.
1:55:00
I always wanted to be in police work.
1:55:03
Yeah, yeah, this is standard procedure.
1:55:05
Police work for sure. And we are absolutely not going
1:55:09
to get in trouble with any Justin cars.
1:55:11
Let's go. OK, Now I just had to face
1:55:15
Campbell and get a confession out of him.
1:55:18
Easy, right? This was a stupid idea, right?
1:55:22
Yeah, but I had to try. He's out.
1:55:26
What do you need? I need to see the chief right
1:55:32
away. What is it this time?
1:55:37
I'm hot on the trail of a murderer.
1:55:39
Very hot. Fabian, this is not City Hall.
1:55:43
I'm not Prince Campbell's secretary.
1:55:45
Try again. What do you want?
1:55:48
I want Campbell. He's not here.
1:55:51
He asked people to see appointments to keep And before
1:55:54
you ask, I don't keep a diary for him.
1:55:57
Was there anything else? Of course, Campbell kept his own
1:56:02
diary. Can I check out his office?
1:56:05
No. Oh.
1:56:07
Look, I won't be more than a minute.
1:56:10
Not happening. What was making her so prickly
1:56:13
today? I'll see you later.
1:56:17
Sure. I wanted a look see at the
1:56:20
boss's throne room to squirrel out his diary.
1:56:28
What secrets are we keeping? Fucking Lou again?
1:56:41
But I've got to keep her sweet. Well, well.
1:56:44
So that's what's got Ryong fired up.
1:56:51
Hello again, you have a problem with Lou?
1:56:57
If I did, it wouldn't be your business.
1:57:00
She must be kept happy and that's my problem.
1:57:05
Want to tell me more about Lou? Stop it, Fabian.
1:57:09
You know her. You know, we need to maintain a
1:57:11
good relationship. If I could make her think Lou
1:57:14
was giving her an order, maybe, but she'd never listen to me.
1:57:21
I'll get back to him. I needed to get into that
1:57:24
office. There might be some clue where
1:57:27
to find him. Oh hey, didn't expect to see you
1:57:36
tonight. Something up?
1:57:42
The Prince wants to see you now. I don't even know where he wait.
1:57:48
I don't care if you're on a case.
1:57:51
Fabian, get out and stay out. Whoopsies.
1:57:56
Who did she think I was? Oh, hey.
1:58:07
It's nice to see you. How have you been?
1:58:09
What do you mean, baby? Crash and burp.
1:58:16
Oh, hey. Lou is up.
1:58:23
That's a problem. Shit, what does the old bat
1:58:26
want? Complaining about the service
1:58:40
wants to see the manager. God damn it.
1:58:43
I better get over there. You'll stay here, keep an eye on
1:58:46
the place while I'm gone. Of course.
1:58:50
Thanks Tolly. Oh, suddenly I didn't want to
1:58:58
hang around for too long. I had to work fast.
1:59:04
I didn't want Tolly to turn up and be all sarcastic at me.
1:59:07
I also didn't want him to turn up and put a stake through my
1:59:10
chest. Oh, what was this some sort of
1:59:15
code? Yeah, I wasn't going to.
1:59:19
I didn't see the point in confusing things.
1:59:21
How had he got hold of this and why?
1:59:28
Interesting, but it wouldn't help me find the Prince.
1:59:31
I wondered how much one of these things cost.
1:59:39
You are a little jumbled, but you do have entries that look
1:59:44
like dates and times that right. This is Syford.
1:59:48
Indeed, detective. Indeed.
1:59:50
Play your cards right and you could win the grand prize.
1:59:54
The location of Prince Campbell here on Catch That Man.
2:00:02
Well, I am a deft hand at decoding.
2:00:05
I have Sophia to thank for that. Wonderful.
2:00:08
Are you ready, contestant? Right.
2:00:11
Sure. Glad to be here, Detective
2:00:13
Fabian. Can you solve the scribbles of
2:00:17
the Prince? Let's play after son O.
2:00:25
Come on, chief. Anagrams are no challenge to
2:00:29
you, contestant. Not much better than Mr.
2:00:32
Aliucard Really isn't. But look closer.
2:00:35
What can this symbol mean? The door of a bank vault,
2:00:39
perhaps? Sure.
2:00:40
He means Willem, right? In some ways our Prince is
2:00:44
clever. In other ways, not so much.
2:00:48
But this date was a few days ago.
2:00:50
No use to me a correct answer. But yes, this is a booby prize.
2:00:57
Sorry about that, detective. Better luck next time, Mr. A
2:01:02
Fortunes. Really well spotted contestant.
2:01:06
Our illustrious Prince is no wordsmith, but there is one
2:01:10
small complication. What is the meaning behind this
2:01:14
symbol right here? Symbol.
2:01:18
More of a doodle drawing of a rainbow.
2:01:23
Tolly. He's seeing Tolly looking at the
2:01:26
date. Tonight's the night you've won a
2:01:28
prize, detective. A visit to a sarcastic Nosferatu
2:01:38
catwalk. That's got to be Isabella.
2:01:42
Excellent work, contestant. Now let's see what prize you've
2:01:45
won. God damn it.
2:01:47
It's dated last Tuesday. Booby prize detective.
2:01:51
No snickering at the back, please. 6 pointed star.
2:01:57
Well, that's not hard. And the entry is dated tonight.
2:02:00
So what's your guest contestant? Our respected Sheriff Benny
2:02:05
Muldoon. Bingo, Detective.
2:02:07
You won a prize, a ticket to potential physical harm.
2:02:13
Merge those two glyphs and I think you've got the symbol of
2:02:16
the Anarchs. Astounding pictography,
2:02:20
detective. And what does that mean to you?
2:02:24
Katsumi Campbell's going to see Katsumi with the date of this
2:02:28
very night. Congratulations, you've won the
2:02:32
prize of being aggravating to a certified surgeon who owns her
2:02:36
own scalpels. Bing bong ho, ho ho.
2:02:39
And that's the end of the round. Congratulations, contestant.
2:02:43
You've deciphered the scribbles of the Prince and won our grand
2:02:47
prize to go out into the snow and search for a Prince so you
2:02:52
can screw him over. You have your leads.
2:02:55
Good luck in the next round of Catch That Man.
2:03:00
Thank you. I really am looking forward to
2:03:03
it. Tolly was one of Prince
2:03:15
Campbell's appointments. Prince Campbell had a date with
2:03:17
Benny. I want Tolly was one of.
2:04:19
I just have to hope that Tully hadn't talked to Ryong for at
2:04:22
least the last half hour. Detective, I hear buying stock
2:04:27
in rebar is a solid bet right now.
2:04:30
One invest. I solved the case.
2:04:38
You did. Oh I know, you should clap the
2:04:42
killer in irons just to make a point.
2:04:46
I haven't got time for this, I just had some questions.
2:04:49
Grill away then. Have you seen Prince Campbell?
2:04:53
He was supposed to meet you today.
2:04:55
Oh, you have been detecting? Yes.
2:04:57
I met with the Prince. He was in a chipper mood.
2:05:01
Looking forward to the Christmas party.
2:05:03
You going to write that down? Where is he now?
2:05:07
Maybe buying muletide gifts for all the orphaned little kiddies.
2:05:12
Come on. No, he puts budget aside for it.
2:05:15
It's good PR. But since you asked so nicely,
2:05:19
no, I don't know where he is. He has a private life, you know.
2:05:23
That's never stopped you poking around before.
2:05:26
Pot. Kettle.
2:05:30
What did he talk about? How the Thunderbirds did last
2:05:33
game, his plans for a vacation and the unseasonal weather.
2:05:38
OK, and why aren't you interested in the killer?
2:05:42
He's a threat to Kindred and mortals alike.
2:05:45
Is he, detective? I'll take your word for it.
2:05:48
I haven't seen any kindred deaths.
2:05:51
Besides I put my faith in the SPD.
2:05:54
The gallant Captain Muldoon has his finest Bloodhound on the
2:05:57
case. Doesn't sound so good when you
2:06:00
say it. Well, I must be getting on.
2:06:03
You must. Oh, and Fabian, the thing about
2:06:07
a killer is they kill people. Try not to be a victim, won't
2:06:12
you? I'll do my best.
2:06:16
I'm right behind you. Don't worry about me.
2:06:18
Well, that wasn't helpful, Prince Ken.
2:06:24
Still Benny and Katsu me to see. Did I feed?
2:06:31
The cat. I wondered what Benny and
2:07:26
Campbell had been discussing. I hoped it wasn't my contract
2:07:30
renewal. Fabian, you got something for
2:07:43
me? Not so much, boss.
2:07:45
Only questions. Did you see the Prince today?
2:07:51
Maybe he had an appointment with you.
2:07:54
Right? Yeah, we talked.
2:07:56
What about him? You know where?
2:08:02
He is. Nope.
2:08:04
It's his city. He goes where he wants.
2:08:06
He doesn't keep you in the loop like that.
2:08:09
When I thought for security, our Prince can beat down anything
2:08:14
this city throws at him on his own, including Lou Graham.
2:08:18
Now that'd be a mansion. I'd pay to be ringside for that
2:08:23
one. What would you talk about, if I
2:08:27
might ask? Come on, Gumball.
2:08:29
You know better than that. Yeah, I guess I do tell you
2:08:34
what, though. You keep your ears open.
2:08:36
Whisper is there's an arms deal going down tonight.
2:08:39
If it turns into a thing, I need to know.
2:08:42
Sure thing, boss. Why are you never at the PD?
2:08:46
Boss, You're a captain, so you should be right.
2:08:50
Special investigations dealing with difficult cases.
2:08:54
Like why it is some detectives ask damn fool questions.
2:08:58
It's just Hector spent a lot of time there.
2:09:01
I was wondering if is that a damn full question on your lips?
2:09:06
Something I need to deal with. Got it.
2:09:10
And I got people to see cases to self.
2:09:13
OK, I really did miss Hector, if only because he used more than
2:09:22
two syllables and turned up to work some days.
2:09:25
I had to put my faith in Katsumi.
2:09:30
So what was our Prince doing meeting Katsumi?
2:10:20
Camp meeting with Katsumi, now that was interesting.
2:10:28
Fabian. Guessing you want something.
2:10:32
I'm looking for Prince Campbell. He had an appointment with you,
2:10:35
which now I say it does sound kind of strange.
2:10:38
I see. And if I knew where he was?
2:10:43
I would make it worth your while.
2:10:45
Would you? If I knew a camel was and I told
2:10:49
you, I'd be betraying a prince's confidence.
2:10:52
I may not like the guy, but it's useful to stay off his shit
2:10:55
list. Though I do enjoy it when he has
2:10:58
a bad night. And in my experience, detective,
2:11:02
you are the herald of a bad night.
2:11:05
So let's talk about a deal. OK, what's the deal?
2:11:14
You know we have. Some dealings with the Alchemy
2:11:16
tree. Yeah, I heard that somewhere.
2:11:19
Lotions and potions. It's a lucrative market.
2:11:22
It's one of the few things I have over Campbell, but one of
2:11:25
our supplies has gone quiet and I don't want Campbell getting
2:11:29
his formula. I want you to find it.
2:11:32
I hear you have a connection. Really, who's the supplier?
2:11:36
Dale. Yeah, he has gone quiet.
2:11:40
It's a truth. Fine, Dale's set of recipes
2:11:43
bring them back. We have a deal hung assuming of.
2:11:47
Course. That I know where Campbell is.
2:11:51
Assumptions always make an ass of me, but I keep making anyway.
2:11:55
I'll see you This case kept leading me back
2:12:49
to Dale's place. Time to hunt for Dale's cookbook
2:13:08
or cook file or cook notes. I don't know.
2:13:12
Whatever he used, I knew Dale wasn't a religious man.
2:13:20
This particular Bible was packed with recipes for little miracles
2:13:24
that Katsumi would be very interested in.
2:13:27
Interesting. But no, Katsumi wouldn't be
2:13:31
interested in this. I don't think so.
2:13:55
Katsumi was the kind of lick to keep her word, I hoped.
2:14:48
Well, got the recipes home. Yeah, took a positively biblical
2:14:54
amount of effort. No, K, it's pretty simple.
2:15:00
Some of our guys liberated a weapon shipment from a pack of
2:15:03
ghouls. Guess that moved into the import
2:15:06
export business. They had a short, sharp
2:15:10
discussion and our boys ended up with the goose.
2:15:14
We're not stupid, though. This stuff is heavy duty.
2:15:19
I don't want to be caught with contraband by our glorious
2:15:22
leader. So I told him where it was
2:15:26
needed. His problem means Campbell owes
2:15:29
us now, which is always useful. OK, and there now she gave me
2:15:35
the name of the place. It sounded familiar but I
2:15:37
couldn't put my finger on. Thanks.
2:15:40
Sure thing. Guess I wasn't the only one
2:16:15
wanting to spend quality time with Campbell.
2:16:19
What are you doing here? I wanted to see the Prince.
2:16:25
Well, he doesn't want to see you.
2:16:27
Just go be somewhere else, all right?
2:16:30
The Prince asked for my help, and you're in the way.
2:16:33
Is the Prince inside the warehouse?
2:16:35
That's none of your business. He is, isn't he?
2:16:38
Oh. Come on.
2:16:41
For a Mistress of Shadows, she wasn't great at concealing the
2:16:44
truth. I just want to talk to him.
2:16:48
He doesn't want to talk to you. Beat it before I beat you.
2:16:53
Whoa, no need for violence. You're creating the need,
2:16:56
Fabian. She knew her part and knew her
2:16:59
post. Now it was clear I'll be back.
2:17:06
I figured I need. I thought about it but it seemed
2:17:08
like a really bad one. What are you doing here?
2:17:14
I'm being a detective, going to places, talking to people.
2:17:18
How about you? I.
2:17:26
Shouldn't you be back at the church keeping the lights on?
2:17:29
Yeah, yeah, that's right. Make sure no one's trashed the
2:17:34
place. Are you all right, Miss Honda?
2:17:37
I'm God damn peachy. I got to go.
2:17:40
Things to do. All right, then.
2:17:42
Goodnight. OK, I had a recorder and in the
2:17:48
next building was a killer. All I needed was a It was time
2:17:53
to face the music, or at least try to catch it in a listening
2:17:56
box. The recorder was running.
2:18:01
I'd only get one chance of this. Detective, this is a happy
2:18:06
coincidence. Really.
2:18:09
I was just thinking about you, and that doesn't happen often.
2:18:14
Actually, Chief, I was thinking about you, too.
2:18:17
I've been looking for you, in fact.
2:18:18
Well, you found me. What's on your mind?
2:18:24
Hard to say. You keep erasing my mind.
2:18:28
That's true. To cover up your destruction of
2:18:31
Rosalind, of Isaac, of Hector and of Gideon.
2:18:35
That was quick. It was only days ago we had this
2:18:38
discussion. I guess I need another dose.
2:18:45
Indeed. This might finally be the day,
2:18:48
Detective, where your utility is outstripped by the magnitude of
2:18:52
my vexation. Right now though, I have A use
2:18:55
for you. Oh, but first you will break
2:18:59
that recorder. I I guess I'll break that
2:19:10
recorder. Those things make a little
2:19:12
whirring sound if you pay close attention.
2:19:16
There's something I want you to do before I throw you on the
2:19:18
trash heap. And you will not leave.
2:19:22
I will not leave. Good.
2:19:28
See that box? The Anarchs thought it was an
2:19:31
arms shipment of a meturgical weapon.
2:19:33
And I know they're right, but curiosity kills the Prince who
2:19:37
opens a box without checking what's inside.
2:19:40
You're good with the inanimate, with provenance, with ferreting
2:19:44
out their purpose. So you will study it and tell me
2:19:49
whether the box is safe to open, won't you?
2:19:56
I will. Well, hello there, boss.
2:20:04
Having a good night. Detective, what would you have
2:20:08
from me? I just wanted to get to know you
2:20:10
a little. Oh, and for the record, only you
2:20:13
and I can hear this little chat, so no need to keep your voice
2:20:16
down. They say you're a super weapon.
2:20:19
That right? No, I am a box.
2:20:23
OK, I get that. But the thing inside you, you
2:20:27
can sense it, can you not? It reeks of suppressed energy
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and the potential for a great deal of destruction.
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In fact, it makes you shiver. Nito, where are you from?
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There is a stench of bleach and gore around me.
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A slaughterhouse, perhaps, or a medical facility.
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You an experiment like a Frankenstein's monster sort of
2:20:52
deal? I am not.
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However, I contain one. Wow, that is interesting.
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So you've got a dangerous monster inside you That is
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accurate. Can I speak to them?
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They slumber. Detective, can you wake them up?
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No, Detective. Only blood can wake them.
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Oh, boy. What is it?
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Detective, you found something. It is definitely a weapon.
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But is it safe to open? You must tell me.
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Yeah, I must tell you, I know. Give me a minute.
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I need to go deeper. Hey monster, I know you're
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asleep and I know I'm making up your side of this chitchat, but
2:21:48
would you just let old baby know a bit more about you?
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I dream. Do you know are you Count
2:21:58
Dracula and would you be shocked to know they wrote a book about
2:22:01
you? Count Dracula is a myth.
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Oh, well then I know you're Louis.
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Or maybe what's her name? The girl with the, you know, cat
2:22:11
suit? I am very real, Fabian.
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You are, aren't you, scarily real?
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I can sense a whiff of blunt sorcery, I think.
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What gives? I am bound with powerful
2:22:29
stomaturgical rituals. Why?
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I cannot tell they are beyond your understanding.
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Yeah, I never was good at sorcery, you realize Campbell's
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going to off me no matter what happens here.
2:22:50
I know nothing of this Campbell. Sorry, that was rhetorical after
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all. I am imagining this whole thing.
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It's funny. The voice I gave you, Really.
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Anyway, yes Fabian, I know Campbell's going to take me
2:23:07
apart for scrap. What would happen if I open this
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box? Nothing.
2:23:13
I am in torpor. I'm incapable of movement.
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Safe, you might say, then good to know who are you?
2:23:24
A powerful kindred in torpor against my will.
2:23:28
An elder of my kind. A sleeping giant for sure.
2:23:33
I can feel it smoldering embers. Given a little fuel, you'll be a
2:23:38
raging fire. What would happen if I woke you
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up? I am in torpor, Fabian.
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You would need to wake me with blood.
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But then I must have sustenance, I must drink, and deeply.
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I would be the beast Incarnate, and the nun here would survive
2:24:01
my hunger or my rage. I get that.
2:24:08
Hurry it up, Fabian. Hurrying, boss.
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Really there just to check. If I wake you up, you go off
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like a claymore mine, and none of us in this room will survive,
2:24:21
right? None of you will survive.
2:24:24
I am beyond any power in Seattle.
2:24:29
Definitely a weapons shipment. I've cracked the case, Chief.
2:24:39
Is it safe to open? You will tell me.
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This is my last case. I quit.
2:26:11
Girl. I'm sorry, I have no suspect in
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the rebar killings. The case is shelved.
2:26:41
There's nothing else to do, no clues to follow.
2:26:44
Stop repeating yourself, Fabian. You failed.
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You couldn't solve it. The one thing I asked you to do?
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I guess I should say goodbye, I have work to do.
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I am leaving the city. You'll be back.
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Oh yes, someday I will come back to Seattle.
2:27:08
Goodbye, Sophia. Goodbye, Fabian.
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I wish you were as good a detective as you think you are.
2:27:47
Fabian. Is that you?
2:27:49
Well. And who else would it be?
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It is good to see you. Finally, I was burning.
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That's what happens to those who fly too close to the sun,
2:28:08
escaping the Sabbat by running into sunlight.
2:28:13
It's a heck of an addition to the tales of the Nomad, right?
2:28:16
OK, which is more than I can say for some.
2:28:25
Guess we solve most of our cases, didn't we?
2:28:28
You were right about Lou. You were right about Campbell.
2:28:33
You were coveted by the one who marked you, and we know how I
2:28:36
got into your noggin. The mark was made as a door for
2:28:40
Gideon. It opened for you instead.
2:28:43
Guess it was labeled special Melkavians only, no soliciting.
2:28:49
Anyway, I wanted to ask, was I? Where are you?
2:28:54
What was I the right detective for the case do you think?
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What do you think? All in all, I think I did my
2:29:12
best. I tried to help folks where I
2:29:15
could and I enjoyed myself. That's all that matters in the
2:29:19
end. Pardon my rambling, I know it
2:29:22
really ain't a dime for it, but with Sophia and her Master plan?
2:29:26
Sophia, The Tower, The sun. Where are we?
2:29:36
The sun? For the first time in centuries,
2:29:39
I wait. Did we survive?
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Oh, you made it through Nomad? I said you would.
2:29:52
You survived as much as a vampire can survive.
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Still on alive, but not non alive.
2:30:01
Semantics. I'm miss debating those.
2:30:05
See I'm tired Fire been working extra hard putting up a parasol
2:30:11
against the sun. Reckon I've got some wings to
2:30:14
grab and I'm going to start with 40 inch change.
2:30:19
It's time to say goodbye. Goodbye, Fabian.
2:30:31
Hey fire new case, what happens next?
2:30:38
Any theories, Detective? Oh.
2:30:42
I do have a notion. What in?
2:32:19
Creation. None.
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I will assent. Someone should be.
2:35:21
Forever young. We are not alone.
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We'll stand in our way. here.
2:39:16
None. You should have stayed a corpse.
2:43:23
I have come to rectify that. This must be hard for you to
2:43:28
know the young gay knight you liked.
2:43:30
Never. Truly existed Cain marked you
2:43:33
long ago, Nomad. All those centuries running like
2:43:38
a frightened. Rabbit.
2:43:40
You bear our mark, and through it I will make you a true sword
2:43:46
in Cain's hand, a true and proud kindred, not a sculptor.
2:43:50
In shadows. The city bleeds.
2:43:54
Jezebel sits watching at the window.
2:43:57
Soon she will fall, and you and I will be the hounds to lick
2:44:01
those old bones clean. You know I met someone, someone
2:44:08
I would not have known if not for you.
2:44:11
Fabian liked you. He thought you were sweet before
2:44:15
you lost yourself to the Black Hand.
2:44:19
The little detective a useful implement, no more.
2:44:22
No less he is. Gone now, he gave himself so I
2:44:28
could face you, and in his memory I will set you free.
2:44:35
So begins the None.
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God. I will never leave.
2:50:51
You. Oh, you.
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Dear fire are mine. Mine.
2:50:59
My love. A night of chaos, of fires, of
2:52:04
rioting, hallucinations brought on by chemical fumes.
2:52:08
You know the spin. Sure, folks died.
2:52:12
They called it Red Christmas Investigation.
2:52:16
Executive heads rolled at a gasoline processing plant and
2:52:21
that was it. Business as usual for the people
2:52:24
of the city once they cleaned up all the blood on the snow.
2:52:30
A body fell out of a penthouse window at the glacier just as
2:52:33
dawn was breaking. No idea how that happened.
2:52:37
I definitely wasn't there and nor was the sheriff.
2:52:41
Seattle should really get our tall buildings up to code is all
2:52:44
I'm saying. Maybe some sort of safety
2:52:47
railing? Katsumi stood up, pulled shit
2:52:52
together, took the place over. Guess we're in Anarch town now.
2:52:58
We came to an accommodation, those of us left.
2:53:03
The sheriff hit the High Road. No harm no foul, but guess a
2:53:07
life on the road makes you twitchy.
2:53:09
And I don't mind seeing the back of them.
2:53:12
See the nomad remade our city and maybe our city needed it,
2:53:18
but fucking Kane on a crucifix? I hate it when the old folks
2:53:23
visit.