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Message no. 1
From: gpalmqui <gpalmqui@******.HELIOS.ND.EDU>
Subject: Hospital
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 19:30:49 EST
****ENCRYPT:Blade, Hammerhead, Frosty:*****
>>>>>[Here it is gentlemen. We'll be sneaking in tonight at
midnight. Our target is located in a small hospital in the Redmond
Barrens, and he is in room 413 on the fourth floor. The security did
not look too tight when I checked earlier this evening. Our friend
may have special protection, but I did not notice anything out of the
ordinary this evening. Meet 2 blocks west of the hospital and we
will proceed from there.]<<<<<
TK <19:30:37 / 02/15/94>
Message no. 2
From: Eric Brunsell <ericb@***.WISC.EDU>
Subject: hospital
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 19:25:17 GMT
Harry,

watch the list, I thin bloodstryke will meet us at the hospital.

Eric
Message no. 3
From: gpalmqui <gpalmqui@***.HELIOS.ND.EDU>
Subject: Hospital
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 18:37:11 EST
>>>>>[The following is a record of the events that transpired during
the run on the hospital to discover info on the child Rose.

The team met outside the hospital in an empty parking lot a few blocks
away. There was not much activity, just a few street people wandering
around or passed out on the sidewalks. We positioned ourselves across
the street from the hospital, waiting for a distraction to cover our
entrance.

Soon enough, an ambulance came streaking down the street, sirens blaring
and lights causing a weird, photostrobic effect on the buildings and
squatters. As the ambulance pulled up at the emergency door, we
sprinted to a service entrance. Within the blink of an eye, we were in
a freight elevator on the way to the fourth floor, an unconscious
janitor the only record of our passing.

The elevator opened into a storage area in the rear of the hospital.
No one around, so we creeped out into the hallway. A nurse's station
was about 20 meters down the hall, but the room we were after was
luckily in the opposite direction. As Bloodstryke and I covered the
hall, the rest of the team made it to the room, quickly silencing the
patient within. When all was clear the rest of the team made it to the
room.

The patient was lying in a hospital bed watching a late night talk show
when we entered. He seemed quite surprised to see us, but did not
protest. I'm sure if the shotgun held in Hammerhead's hands had any
bearing on his receptiveness, or if he was relieved to see us. With
Bloodstryke and CoHort covering the door, we proceeded with the
interrogation. The following is a recording of the conversation:

ACCESS{AUDIO}--(sounds of heavy breathing and a beeping noise in the
background, TK's voice) "So, my friend. I see you are recovering well
from the injuries you sustained when we last met. According to the
report here, your ribs are healing nicely and the slashes on your
stomach should not permantly mar its surface. Wonderful.
(Indistinguishable reply from the patient).
"Speak up. We don't want to miss anything."
"Slot off, you inbred tree hugger!"
(A sharp crack is heard, Frosty's voice) "Don't hit him too hard. We
want him conscious for awhile yet."
(The beeping has sped up just a bit in the background, TK's voice again)
"Now, my friend, if you cooperate with us, we'll be on our way within
moments and you can continue your recuperation. We'd like to know
where you dropped the girl off in the barrens. We will not waste
anymore of your time, so if you do not answer within ten seconds, my
friend here will blow your head off. Understood?"
(Patient's voice) "Yeah, I get it. If I don't tell ya what you need to
know, I die. If I do tell you, I live for another minute or so. That's
the plan, right?"
(TK's voice) "Sir, we are not all barbarians here. We will let you live
if you tell us what we want. Random acts of violence are not our habit"
(Patient's voice) "Sure, well, I'm dogmeat no matter what I do. Drek,
why not? This cake walk ended a hell of a lot more complicated that it
seemed. We dropped the kid off at ***location*** in the barrens. This
short, brown woman, Mexican maybe, and a bunch of punks in blue and
white colors with a dragon's head logo pick the girl up, give us our
payment, and we leave. End of story."
(TK's voice) "I believe you. How about the rest of you. Does he appear
to be holding anything back? All right, my friend, I hope you feel
better within the near future."
(A sharp crack is heard again) -- ACCESS{NORMAL}

Leaving the hospital was about as simple as getting in. Maybe they
should increase the security a bit at our medical institutions.

Mr. Blade, can you see what you can find out about these gangers in the
blue and white. It seems kind of important. Mr. Hammerhead and I will
check out the warehouse before we make a move on it and get back to
you]<<<<<
-- TK <18:36:18/02-17-55>
Message no. 4
From: Oswald was framed <krobar@********.CLARK.NET>
Subject: Re: Hospital
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 19:33:53 -0500
*****Encrypt Guardsmen 56.78 TK******

>>>>>[ Already done TK. The gangers, as you describe them, are members
of Dragon's Fang, a pretty new gang. They somehow see themselves as
shadowrunners or fixers, and try to solicit contracts from corps and
others. Most of the members are the usual, posers or wanna-bes, but
there apparently is some real talent in there. Whatever they do, there
usually is a motivation or investor interested in the outcome. Rumors
have it that they are tied to recent unpleasentless in Renton. Not a
severe threat, but one to be considered in future planning. ]<<<<<

-- Blade <19:41:41/2-17-55>
Message no. 5
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Hospital
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 20:15:48 +0000
*****PRIVATE: Lynch, Lt. D'Arkan
>>>>>[I got something at the hospital. Not much, but something.

One of the orderlies said he saw a rescue drone carry what looked like a
body out, but it didn't go to an ambulance. It just trotted off into the
night, he says, and he only noticed because he wondered if the guy it
was carrying needed help: since it ran off, there were other wounded who
needed him more he wouldn't have to chase.

Sounds like maybe that was it, a fake rescue drone to retrieve the body.
Which says maybe they were expecting him to get beaten, or planned it
just in case... so maybe we should watch for this sort of thing, fake
medevac, in future.]<<<<<
-- Easy <20:14:32/01-03-58>

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