From:	"Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject:	Re: Instant Replay
Date:	Wed, 22 May 1996 17:58:07 +0100

*****PRIVATE: Jason R. Stormwind
>>>>>[Cultural thing on the reading, maybe. I prefer paper to a screen,
but then I'm a shaman and computers give me headaches :) A couple of my
friends have a lot of old books. I never thought anything of it myself,
but you're right.

Definite maybe on her hooking. Wardrobe with lots of expensive
underwear, lots of high-grade condoms in the nightstand, astral echoes
of some heavy traffic in the bedroom. And her income was mostly
certified cash, a few thousand thrown in every few days. Might have been
dealing, but I didn't even find a personal stash let alone a brick or
some BTL masters. Oh, they never found a purse or anything at the scene,
and I didn't see one in her pad. May be significant, maybe not.

Cause of death was a spur to the back of the neck: neat, precise, lots
of guys with spurs out there: pro killing. I'm inclined to think it was
by a lover, 'during' so to speak: very de Sade, but it would fit what
was left of her aura when I saw it. I only know one guy who had a
cybershotgun, and he ditched it when he retired from the shadows. Runs a
merc outfit now. Married, three kids. It would be sad if he wasn't so
happy.

I'm okay on forensic magic, but no expert: any pro assistance welcomed.
I'm a coyote shaman myself, if you couldn't guess or hadn't heard.
Apparently I'm considered a little crazy.

Can't think why.

The CDC guy checks out. Part of their magical threats division, meant to
be here, who he says he was.

Oh, and four bozos turned up, told me to stop asking questions about
Jennifer Pearson, and I had to kick their asses. Then I kicked them in
the 'nads. Then I asked them some questions and they didn't know much.
So I kicked them in the 'nads some more and left them for the cops. Some
guy they couldn't remember clearly hired them to beat me up some, paid
them with a Crusader and a few hundred each, and didn't tell them I'm a
magician. Either a warning or someone who didn't check up much on me.
The someone's a mage or has backup.

So, like, be careful about asking questions, in case some of those bozos
come for you. I'll carry on looking for now, see what comes up. A decker
buddy is chasing up friends and family on Jenny, see if anyone is
missing her. Any other ideas?]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <17:57:53/05-22-57>