Post by W.I. Constantine on Nov 17, 2013 1:05:49 GMT -5
It is with a certain melancholy that I find myself writing of the successful return of the artifact simply known as "The Orb" to the Whateley Collection.
Several months ago during a break-in the object was among several items reported stolen. Shortly thereafter whispers of its resurfacing as the prize in a card game of some ill repute came to me. All attempts to reclaim The Orb failed, however several clues made themselves abundantly clear, the foremost of those being that the new possessor of The Orb was not a local resident of our fair state.
Going on what little information I had, I contacted my old friend and colleague, Mr. Seamus McMann of Chicago, formerly of Providence. In my previous experience with him, I had come to know him as an investigator of singular determination.
Even before arriving back in Providence, Mr. McMann reached out to members of the investigative group that has been courageous enough to offer their support to the Whateley Collection. Through correspondence and piecing together bits of facts and hearsay surrounding the case at hand, he was able to ascertain that the primary suspect in the case was one, Mr. Angus Campbell, lead technician for the rock and roll band, ZZ Top.
As confirmed by investigators and witnesses alike, Mr. Campbell's vices were many, but none less so than his appetite for high stakes games of chance. Despite Providence being a respectable community with strict gambling laws and regulations, or maybe in the face of those rules, Mr. Campbell had been a repeat participant in an ongoing illegal poker game being run out of the home formerly home to Mr. Robert Ianiero, an associate of Edward "Eddy" C. Lato a local street tough with connections to organized crime. Thanks to the impressive investigative skills of Mr. Aaron Canney, Mr. McMann found himself on the doorstep of the former Ianiero residence where on the night of November 15, 2013, a repeat performance of the original illicit game was to play out. This time fate was not with Campbell and after a scuffle, The Orb was rested from his control.
The events that happened next are not entirely clear, but it would appear that either succumbing to the stress of the case possibly in combination with a highly toxic psychtropic drug thrown in his face by the fiend, Angus Campbell, that Mr. McMann ran off with the object. It was only through the caring actions of the investigative team's very own Ms. Lisa Kruse that his location was identified and both The Orb and Mr. McMann were found safe at The Curatorium on 197 Wickenden Street.
Unfortunately there was a struggle with Mr. McMann during his rescue that caused us to delve deeper into the cause for his psychosis. Be assured that I will spare no expense to see that this brave soul makes a full recovery. He is currently receiving the very best in psychiatric care at Arkham Sanatorium.
In addition, and due to his heroic actions, I am in the process of establishing a foundation under his name hereafter known as The Seamus McMann Foundation for Wayward Youth. As chairman of the foundation I will ensure that youths who would otherwise drive them towards the wrong side of the law will always have a place to go to channel their creative inclinations.
W.
Several months ago during a break-in the object was among several items reported stolen. Shortly thereafter whispers of its resurfacing as the prize in a card game of some ill repute came to me. All attempts to reclaim The Orb failed, however several clues made themselves abundantly clear, the foremost of those being that the new possessor of The Orb was not a local resident of our fair state.
Going on what little information I had, I contacted my old friend and colleague, Mr. Seamus McMann of Chicago, formerly of Providence. In my previous experience with him, I had come to know him as an investigator of singular determination.
Even before arriving back in Providence, Mr. McMann reached out to members of the investigative group that has been courageous enough to offer their support to the Whateley Collection. Through correspondence and piecing together bits of facts and hearsay surrounding the case at hand, he was able to ascertain that the primary suspect in the case was one, Mr. Angus Campbell, lead technician for the rock and roll band, ZZ Top.
As confirmed by investigators and witnesses alike, Mr. Campbell's vices were many, but none less so than his appetite for high stakes games of chance. Despite Providence being a respectable community with strict gambling laws and regulations, or maybe in the face of those rules, Mr. Campbell had been a repeat participant in an ongoing illegal poker game being run out of the home formerly home to Mr. Robert Ianiero, an associate of Edward "Eddy" C. Lato a local street tough with connections to organized crime. Thanks to the impressive investigative skills of Mr. Aaron Canney, Mr. McMann found himself on the doorstep of the former Ianiero residence where on the night of November 15, 2013, a repeat performance of the original illicit game was to play out. This time fate was not with Campbell and after a scuffle, The Orb was rested from his control.
The events that happened next are not entirely clear, but it would appear that either succumbing to the stress of the case possibly in combination with a highly toxic psychtropic drug thrown in his face by the fiend, Angus Campbell, that Mr. McMann ran off with the object. It was only through the caring actions of the investigative team's very own Ms. Lisa Kruse that his location was identified and both The Orb and Mr. McMann were found safe at The Curatorium on 197 Wickenden Street.
Unfortunately there was a struggle with Mr. McMann during his rescue that caused us to delve deeper into the cause for his psychosis. Be assured that I will spare no expense to see that this brave soul makes a full recovery. He is currently receiving the very best in psychiatric care at Arkham Sanatorium.
In addition, and due to his heroic actions, I am in the process of establishing a foundation under his name hereafter known as The Seamus McMann Foundation for Wayward Youth. As chairman of the foundation I will ensure that youths who would otherwise drive them towards the wrong side of the law will always have a place to go to channel their creative inclinations.
W.