text: [Themes: Mystery, detective, flashbacks]
  
  > Look around
  This huge office sprawls across the north side of the building. You offered it to her when you moved here. A tall desk chair upholstered with crimson leather dominates the room behind an art deco desk. Bookshelves crawl up the walls, illuminated by giant windows with burgundy drapes.
  
  On the desk is a vase of flowers with a note that draws your attention.
  
  > examine the chair
  A tall, imposing crimson chair that Rosalita bought two years ago.
  
  > look at the desk
  The desk is polished and gleaming. Rosalita has carefully locked away all of her files, but a blue vase of flowers lies on the desk with a note attached.
  
  On the desk is a vase of flowers with a note that draws your attention.
  
  > examine the bookshelves
  Bookshelves line the walls, filled with the sort of books that look good but serve little purpose.
  
  > examine the windows
  The light through the drapes is weak and gray, and the sound of raindrops striking glass comes through.
  
  > examine the drawers
  I didn't understand the object in that command.
  
  > look under the desk
  You crouch down and look, but you don't find anything.
  
  > Go south
  This hallway always smells like Rosalita; she loves Chanel No. 5. Her office lies to the north. Her plain hazel wood door is not
  nearly as impressive as your bright red door to the west. The
  closet to the east is the receptionist's.
  
  The radio is playing an ad for The Danny Kostopolous Show.
  
  > Go west
  Your spacious office is neat and tidy; the receptionist must have cleaned it up. Bookshelves line two walls, stuffed with overflow from Chuck's office. Your heavy desk sits in the middle of the room with a black swivel chair pushed close to it. The large window that you pushed hard for stretches across one wall, and your soft carpet cushions your feet.
  
  The cabinet with your documents is here.
  
  > look at the bookshelves
  Your shelves are full of Chuck's leftover radio kitsch. There's hardly room for your stuff: an old crystal radio set, stacks of tapes, rows of sleeved vinyl, histories of America, patriotic magazines, and other objects lost in the gloom.
  
  > look at the window
  You begged, threatened, and cajoled Rosalita into getting this window.
  
  > look at the desk
  Your desk is a classic; it cost you two months salary to convince the previous owner to give it up.
  
  > look at the carpet
  This carpet is top notch; you spent quite a bit of money to get it installed. It may be wearing out a bit, but you wouldn't change it for the world.
  
  > go to the east
  This hallway always smells like Rosalita; she loves Chanel No. 5. Her office lies to the north. Her plain hazel wood door is not
  nearly as impressive as your bright red door to the west. The
  closet to the east is the receptionist's.
  
  The radio is playing an ad for Infocom's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
  
  > Go south
  You're just outside the studio door, by Chuck's old office. Still stings each time you walk by. The On-Air light is turned off. Your office and Rosa's are to the north. You can also go
  south to return to the lobby.
  
  The radio is playing an ad for Jeopardy.
  
  > go south
  (first opening hallway door)
  
  The lobby is the first thing visitors see when they visit KOLR, so you try to keep it looking good. As you cast about a critical eye, you notice that the stencil on the wall is wearing off. It'll need repainting in about a month. The carpet is clean, but it's looking worn out. The front desk looks pretty good, so you can keep that for a while. The buzzing of one of the lights resonates in your skull in a painful way; that's got to get fixed quick. The offices are back to the north, and the parking lot is south. You can also
  reach the bathroom or the break room from here, but you prefer to spend as little time in those two rooms as possible.
  
  Cindy is here, answering phone calls.
  
  "Thank you for calling KOLR Studios, this is Cindy."
  
  > talk to Cindy
  Cindy points to the phone and mouths the word "sorry!"
  
  "Don't worry, the fundraiser is still going on. You can buy a box of dark-chocolate candybars or a year's supply of frozen pizza."
  
  > go north
  You're just outside the studio door, by Chuck's old office. Still stings each time you walk by. The On-Air light is turned off. Your office and Rosa's are to the north. You can also go
  south to return to the lobby.
  
  The radio is playing Call Me.
  
  > Go west
  You don't want to see Chuck's empty office.
  
  The radio is playing Call Me.
  
  > Go east
  This studio is the jewel of the station; a green-colored jewel, like an emerald, you suppose. The walls, floor, and ceiling are thickened and hollowed, covered with acoustic panels. The microphones hanging from the ceiling are vintage, from the golden era of broadcasting, when they made microphones right. You constructed the table in the center out of soft wood. The chairs, though, are just left over from the last tenants, years ago. The soundproof door to the west
  leads to the hallway. The control room is to the east, but the technician is still reviewing the show before broadcast.
  
  > go south
  The lobby is the first thing visitors see when they visit KOLR, so you try to keep it looking good. As you cast about a critical eye, you notice that the stencil on the wall is wearing off. It'll need repainting in about a month. The carpet is clean, but it's looking worn out. The front desk looks pretty good, so you can keep that for a while. The buzzing of one of the lights resonates in your skull in a painful way; that's got to get fixed quick. The offices are back to the north, and the parking lot is south. You can also
  reach the bathroom or the break room from here, but you prefer to spend as little time in those two rooms as possible.
  
  Cindy is here, answering phone calls.
  
  "Yes, cassettes are available for individual episodes or for boxed sets. Of course I recommend the boxed set!"
  
  > Go south
  "But she was gone, Detective. And that's what happened."
  
  You clear your mind, and return to yourself.
  
  Danny's Office
  This office is decorated with flashy shades of red. It's large enough to fit a massive cherry desk, rows of mahogany bookshelves, and a battered scarlet cabinet. The walls are empty and clean, although the paint is patchy in spots, reaching to a textured plaster ceiling. A wine red floor lamp in the corner has been turned off. The blinds are open to the dim light from outside, punctuated by flashes of lightning. The soft rose carpet is matted and ragged, but looks recently cleaned.
  
  Danny sits slightly slumped in his chair with his hands clasped on his lap.
  
  Thunder booms in the distance.
  
  > Your thoughts
  Current thoughts:
  Volunteer - "Rosalita told Danny she was at the shelter Wednesday night."
  Troubled - "Rosalita was troubled by something when Danny spoke to
  her last."
  Flowers - "Chuck sent Rosalita flowers the day after they talked." Records - "All receipts and files for KOLR were accounted for last year."
  Stranger - "Cindy saw a strange man in a yellow poncho hovering
  over Rosalita Morales."
  Parade - "The streets were closed down for a parade all morning." Accounting - "Cindy did the accounting for Roses for Rehab"
  Death - "Rosalita was shot on February 29th in her office."
  Sister - "Maia Morales was Rosalita's sister."
  Secretary - "Cindy Jalcek was Rosalita's Secretary."
  Ex - "Chuck Lee is the former husband of Rosalita Morales."
  Partner - "Daniel Kostopoulos was the business partner of Rosalita Morales."
  Statement - "You need to take the statements of the suspects"
  Greeting - "You need to introduce yourself to the suspects." Assistance - "The chief is always willing to give you help. (This gives a basic tutorial)."
  Suspicion - "The Chief thinks that someone close to her was
  involved in her death."
  Testament - "Rosalita left all of her possessions to four people in her will."
  
  > say volunteer
  (to Danny)
  "Did Rosalita give you any more information when she said she visited the shelter?"
  
  "No, but she's told me she spends a lot of time there. She likes to disburse some of the cash, help some of the families. She says she loves it there."
  
  > say troubled
  (to Danny)
  "Why do you think Rosalita was upset when you spoke with her last?"
  
  "I'm not sure. She's been under a lot of pressure recently, you know. Advertising revenue is down, Chuck is leaving, we're all getting older. My guess is she was broken up about that loser Chuck."
  
  "You said revenue is down?"
  
  Danny says, "Yeah, it's TV, right? TV is more popular these days, you get to see the cereal or the soap flakes or the new toy. Drives down the demand for radio ads."
  
  > say the flowers
  (to Danny)
  "Tell me again about the flowers."
  
  "I came in on Rosalita, red-eyed, sad, and of course I look over and see flowers with a note from good old Chuck." Danny shakes his head. "It kills me to know that the day before she died she spent cut up about that loser."
  
  "Did he often send flowers to Rosalita?"
  
  "When they were married, sure, it was his signature smooth move. But they haven't been together for a long time."
  
  > say the records
  (to Danny)
  "Mr. Kostopoulos, can you tell me about the record-keeping system you used for the studio?"
  
  He says, "Yes, the idea was that we kept all records on paper. All original receipts were filed away, as well copies of all expenditures, which were recorded in a log which was also filed away. It's a good system."
  
  "Is it though? What would you do if you found errors, something incorrect?"
  
  He shakes his head. "Not going to happen."
  
  > say stranger
  (to Danny)
  "Cindy saw a strange man in a yellow poncho shoot Rosalita."
  
  Danny says, "Did she see anything else about him? Was he old, young, heavy, thin? Did he have a scar, a limp? Did she see anything at all but a poncho?"
  
  "She didn't get a good look at him."
  
  Danny leans back. "Well, I shouldn't be too hard on her; it's a hard situation all around. But I wish she had seen more."
  
  > say the parade
  (to Danny)
  "Cindy claimed that the streets were closed down for a parade the morning Rosalita died."
  
  "Yes, that makes sense. I was watching it on the news. Is this important for the investigation, or are you just making idle chitchat?"
  
  "We'll have to see, won't we?"
  
  > link the volunteer to the records
  You can't link those.
  
  Danny frowns. He says, "I probably already told you this, but we need to be done here by ten. We can only broadcast reruns so long."
  
  > link the volunteer to the accounting
  You can't link those.
  
  Danny looks you over with a critical eye.
  
  > say the accounting
  (to Danny)
  "Mr. Kostopolous, what was Cindy Jalcek's relationship with Roses for Rehab?"
  
  He says, "Oh, Ms. Jalcek; well, I'm sure you want me to be as specific as possible, so...if I recall, she would take the donations over the phone and in person, file them away, and do quarterly internal auditing and budget reports."
  
  "So she was closely involved in the accounting, right?"
  
  He nods. "That's correct."
  
  > Link accounting to records
  You can't link those.
  
  Danny frowns in thought.
  
  > say death
  (to Danny)
  "Our records show that Rosalita was shot two days ago in her office."
  
  Danny looks incredulous. "Well, isn't that fantastic. Congratulations on your wonderful record-keeping software. What's wrong with you? I got a phone call two days ago, telling me that my best friend and business partner was dead. That's how I knew."
  
  "You're being sarcastic."
  
  Danny rolls his eyes. "You cops. No heart. No heart at all."
  
  Danny is clearly agitated, and this conversation is making him worse. Although he is trying to calm down.
  
  > say the Sister
  (to Danny)
  "What do you know about Andromeda?"
  
  Danny rolls his eyes. "She's even got the police saying her stage name. Listen, she's just Maia Morales, Rosalita's sister and the scum of the earth."
  
  "You don't like her."
  
  He snorts. "Like her? She's been riding off Rosalita's back for years. Always asking for gas money, or borrowing her clothes and never returning them. This Andromeda thing is her latest racket; I think she's been sneaking into the studio to record, and I am not
  pleased with that."
  
  Danny is clearly agitated, and this conversation is making him worse. Although he is trying to calm down.
  
  > Your thoughts
  Current thoughts:
  Volunteer - "Rosalita told Danny she was at the shelter Wednesday night."
  Troubled - "Rosalita was troubled by something when Danny spoke to
  her last."
  Flowers - "Chuck sent Rosalita flowers the day after they talked." Records - "All receipts and files for KOLR were accounted for last year."
  Stranger - "Cindy saw a strange man in a yellow poncho hovering
  over Rosalita Morales."
  Parade - "The streets were closed down for a parade all morning." Accounting - "Cindy did the accounting for Roses for Rehab"
  Death - "Rosalita was shot on February 29th in her office."
  Sister - "Maia Morales was Rosalita's sister."
  Secretary - "Cindy Jalcek was Rosalita's Secretary."
  Ex - "Chuck Lee is the former husband of Rosalita Morales."
  Partner - "Daniel Kostopoulos was the business partner of Rosalita Morales."
  Statement - "You need to take the statements of the suspects"
  Greeting - "You need to introduce yourself to the suspects." Assistance - "The chief is always willing to give you help. (This gives a basic tutorial)."
  Suspicion - "The Chief thinks that someone close to her was
  involved in her death."
  Testament - "Rosalita left all of her possessions to four people in her will."
  
  > say secretary
  (to Danny)
  "What do you know about Cindy Jalcek?"
  
  He rolls his eyes. "Cindy. She's good intentioned but she just... She wears holes in everything with her scrubbing, she hides the toilet paper, she'll take really long lunch breaks at the Chinese restaurant."
  
  "She seems to have been on good terms with Ms. Morales."
  
  "Yeah, I would have fired her long ago, but Rosalita liked her. And at least she did good with the phones. Good service. Drove up sales. But still, I wish she had more sense. "
  
  > say ex
  (to Danny)
  "What do you know about Chuck Lee?"
  
  Danny glowers. "Chuck Lee. The most trusted man in the county. What a joke. He was always after Rosalita's money, when he first dated her, and her connections."
  
  Before you can respond, he says "That's how he got his big breaks, you know; he'd get interviews by telling people he was Rosalita Morales' husband. Then he got too big for her, I guess. Left her, but kept a hefty chunk of money in the divorce settlement. She still gives him anything he wants. At least, he used to.
  
  Danny is having trouble focusing, clenching and unclenching his hands. He stands up for a second, and sits down again.
  
  > say the partner
  (to Danny)
  "Tell me more about your business relationship with Ms. Morales."
  
  Danny leans back and looks off at the corner for a second before looking back at you.
  
  "Rosalita Morales and I built this station. Years ago...I provided the experience, I ran the business end of things, attracting clients. I already had spent a few years as a political guest expert on a few talk shows. Rosalita was the pretty face; she met with advertisers, potential employees, a charmer, you know? And her voice, oh man. There's a reason her show is so popular, you know. I was the brain, she was the face."
  
  He rubs his nose and goes on. "Or, at least, that's how it was going to be. But she knew her stuff; she started doing our taxes, choosing our investments, selling cassetes. Before I knew it, she was running the day to day operations of KOLR, and I just kept to my own show."
  
  > say the testament
  (to Danny)
  "Mr. Kostopolous, are you aware that Rosalita's will names you and three other people as inheritors?"
  
  "Yes, I know, and please, call me Danny. Rosalita always said she'd leave her half of the station to me."
  
  "You two were co-owners?"
  
  "That's right," he says, and shakes his head. "But the others are a bunch of sycophants and parasites. Chuck certainly doesn't deserve anything from her, and that sister... who was the fourth person again?"
  
  "Cindy Jalcek."
  
  "Hmph. Don't get me wrong, Cindy's not bad, but Rosalita should have just given her money to charity."
  
  Danny is having trouble focusing, clenching and unclenching his hands. He stands up for a second, and sits down again.
  
  > Go east
  You move carefully through the dim and narrow hallway. It smells of cleaner mingled with faint perfume. It terminates to the north
  at a hazel wood door. Its smooth surface is polished and warm in the chill hallway. A nameplate next to the door reads "Rosalita Morales". To the west hangs an apple red door, with a nameplate saying
  "Daniel Kostopolous". To the east is a narrow metal closet
  door.
  
  From the speakers, you hear the radio quietly playing an ad for Matlab.
  
  > link stranger to parade
  You can't link those.
  
  From the speakers, you hear the radio quietly playing an ad for Karate lessons.
  
  > go to the south
  You are standing in a dim hallway with muddy carpet and beige walls. A battered navy blue door leads to the west. A heavy
  seaweed-green door to the east is labelled "Studio". A red
  On-Air light is mounted next to the door. The hallway extends to the north. You can also go south to return to the lobby.
  
  From the speakers, you hear the radio quietly playing an ad for Infocom's Seastalker.
  
  > look up the timeline
  Timeline of Events:
  
  Wednesday, February 27-Chuck Lee cleans out his office and leaves KOLR at approximately 5:00pm. He claims to have seen Rosalita, but left without talking.
  
  Thursday, February 28-Daniel Kostopolous discussed the annual report with Rosalita at around 3:00pm. He did not see her again after this.
  
  Friday, February 29-Maia Morales visited Rosalita at work some time before 9:00am, then left. Cindy Jalcek was cleaning the studios, and discovered a stranger in a yellow poncho standing over Rosalita's body. She called emergency dispatch at 9:05am.
  
  From the speakers, you hear the radio quietly playing We Got The Beat.
  
  > Yank studio door
  Your first word had a typo or was a word not anticipated by the author. Try a different word or type HINT repeatedly to get suggestions.
  
  > go west
  (first opening the blue door)
  
  This comfortable office is mostly empty, but the owner's thoughtful personality is still evident in the azure carpet and the sky-blue walls. Lighter patches on the walls show where posters, picture frames and bulletin boards once hung. A navy blue door leads east to
  the hallway. A long desk has been shoved out of the way, and a single chair remains. The carpet is still dented from furniture legs.
  
  Chuck sits in the chair, trying not to look exhausted.
  
  His eyes follow you as you enter the room, but he doesn't say anything.
  
  > say the greetings
  (to Chuck)
  In this game, speech is handled by using SAY [a topic], where topics can be found by typing T.
  
  A tear runs down Chuck's cheek.
  
  > say the greeting
  (to Chuck)
  You extend your hand, and he pauses for a moment before shaking it. You say, "Thanks for coming into the studio today, Mr. Lee. I'm Detective Hector King, and I've been assigned to investigate the death of Rosalita Morales."
  
  He nods absent-mindedly, then regains his focus and looks you in the eye. "You can call me Chuck," he says in a hoarse voice. He flashes his famous TV grin, but it doesn't reach his eyes.
  
  > say the statement
  (to Chuck)
  "Tell me what you know about the death of Rosalita Morales."
  
  "All right. Here's what happened."
  
  You lean back as Chuck gives you a statement. You can picture it all in your head...
  
  Your Office
  Your office is depressingly empty. The movers have packed away and taken out most of the furniture; your desk remains, shoved against the wall, and a single chair. Danny pressured you into giving him most of your KOLR memorabilia, leaving you almost nothing. The hallway and the long drive home are waiting for you to the east, once you're
  finished here. Your rugged blue carpet is still dented from furniture legs. At least you left a mark on something.
  
  A packing box lies in the middle of the room.
  
  You can also see a certificate, a KOLR poster, and a bulletin board here.
  
  It's time to clean up. You have to get all of your personal effects out of this room before you can go home.
  
  > examine certificate
  You pick up the certificate to look at it more closely.
  
  You wonder yet again if you should even bother to keep this. A certificate of merit for 15 successful years of service at KOLR. It was signed by Danny and Rosalita as the station co-owners, and by the mayor. Danny always liked involving local politicians; it stoked their egos.
  
  > read it
  You wonder yet again if you should even bother to keep this. A certificate of merit for 15 successful years of service at KOLR. It was signed by Danny and Rosalita as the station co-owners, and by the mayor. Danny always liked involving local politicians; it stoked their egos.
  
  > put it in the box
  You put the certificate into the packing box.
  
  > Examine poster
  (the KOLR poster)
  You pick up the KOLR poster to look at it more closely.
  
  You didn't let Danny bully you out of this one. This was the first poster printed after you joined the team. It proclaims "Tune in to KOLR 99.8!" in large, day-glo letters at the top; the bottom has pop-art style portraits of you, Danny, and Rosa.
  
  > put it in the box
  You roll up the poster and set it in the box.
  
  > look at the bulletin board
  (the bulletin board)
  You pick up the bulletin board to look at it more closely.
  
  This bulletin board is covered with fragments of your time at KOLR: letters from listeners, photos of the studio, your first paycheck. They must have been important to you, once.
  
  As you lift the bulletin board off the wall, a picture flutters to the ground.
  
  > look at the picture
  You pick up the picture to look at it more closely.
  
  This a photo of the "grand opening" of your renovated live room. You can pick out Danny in the corner; Rosalita's sister Maia is in the foreground, before she went by Andromeda. You and Rosalita sit together, your arm around her. Your eyes begin to tear up, looking at it.
  
  > put all in the box
  picture: You go to pack it, but you hesitate. Better to keep this one with you.
  bulletin board: Done.
  
  Footsteps tread down the hallway, and a scent wanders into the room: Chanel No. 5, Rosalita's perfume. She must have stayed late; you didn't expect her to be here tonight.
  
  You step towards the door, then stop. The footsteps move on, and the smell fades.