In which the party ends, Dawson has a call, we fought the law

De'ath and Dawson returned to the party in good spirits. Making themselves known to Huckabee in the hope their absence was missed they continued with night. Sneaking off Dawson bribed a waiter to add some of the food coming out of the canning factory to Huckabees finger food which was quickly done. Watching in anticipation he was disappointed when the man didn't seem to react at being fed his own produce. The party ended not long after as policemen arrived to urgently talk to Huckabee regarding some sort of disturbance. The duo decided it was best to make a swift exit but not until Dawson quickly scribbled a notw with his off-hand,

Huckabee,

Thanks for the party things certainly went with a bang!

Hope you enjoyed the food, please find the secret ingredient in the box.

I think for the sake of all you should keep the fish to yourself from now on...

F. Jahrous

Included was a box with half a can of Huckabees fish food.

Kalabos and Shambles had made it back to their lodgings and fallen asleep fully clothed. After an hour or two Kalabos was wakened by a knock on the door from the police. Thinking quickly he hid under the bed and watched as they arrested Shambles and took him away but not before he hid Dawsons back-up piece in the toilet cistern. Once they had all gone Kalabos flitted into the night himself.

Shambles was taken to the police station to be questioned by Detectives Reynolds and Finn over why somebody wearing his jacket and with his ID was found dead in an exploded factory. Playing dumb for the meantime Shambles was escorted to the cells.

In the meantime Dawson had arrived back at the lodgings to find his compatriots gone!  Already worried he was shocked when the telephone rang. His secretary Nancy was on the other end screaming about 'things' that were coming up the stairs to get her, then the line cut off. Thinking swiftly he called De'ath to pick him up and vacated the premises narrowly avoiding the police coming back for a more thorough search of the premises.

Kalabos, unsure what to do, presented himself at the police station asking about the whereabouts of Shambles. Taken to another interview room he was asked about his movements during the evening. A prepostorous tale involving Kalabos being some kind of gigolo and having group sex in the wood was all they got. He was marched to the cells.

After careful discussion De'ath and Dawson decided it was best to lawyer up and go to the police station themselves. Taken to interview rooms their expensive defenders dealt easily with the police. Even though Shambles had decided to tell the actual insane truth, this together with the revelation that the body in the exploded factory was that of a political extremist Fred Jahraus gave the police no option but to release the investigators. The detectives let them know that they knew they were involved somehow but there was no way to prove it, the'd best mind their step.

I forgot to mention that the Jahraus connection came up with their visists to his ome and the clothing and documents on his body. De'aths lawyers explained that this was after unrelated visits and Jarhaus must have taken Shambles coat after he forgot about it.


The police were also aware of Dawson and Kalabos working at the factory for a day but were convinced that whilst suspicious it was circumstantial evidence. They remain deeply suspicious.