OOC<div class="floatright"> (https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4mRzhBZ3GvU/XGQnu-GlaeI/AAAAAAAAFuk/y-UAS0dN7GMp6V8wCgcmbtlVvqRZ6UKjQCLcBGAs/s1600/nguyen-huong-giang-idol-02.jpg)</div>Time: Day 2 - Late Night<br/>Location: Blaine's House<br/><br/>Characters<br/>Blaine<br/>Karen McConnel (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TQjkX1IbaF79Bcze6X7lX2ynGcwkx4AukKLXuqPe8WA/edit#heading=h.kq2o5recxiic) - Human, Detective, Frank's gang killed her partner when she was in Patrol LVMPD<br/>Frank Parker (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344531.msg16258873#msg16258873) -<br/>Melissa (maiden name), two kids<br/>Four pups<br/><br/>Mechanics.<br/>Frank owes Karen a debt (2nd debt), and Karen's going to help Melissa;<br/>'owe an NPC a debt to Escape a Situation' - Melissa owes Frank.<br/>A significant arrest would/will fulfill one of Frank's debts to Karen.<br/>Melissa and the two kids are free - although someone will need to show up in Court in the morning.<br/><br/>Action:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Karen is calling in a Debt owed by Frank. She wants all the information about the new gang in town. This directly pulls Blaine into the picture as Carl would be an excellent source of information, and he is submissive to Blaine.]</li><li>Melissa has a decision to make. I had thought about making it for her as an NPC. However, that robs the moment of all the juicy drama. So, I'll let you, the player, decide on behalf of Melissa, with Frank, to live with the consequences of her either going on TV or not.</li></ul><hr/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Frank</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Lilly's attending college, she lives on campus. Melissa will get a hold of her and get her somewhere safe. We're not bringing any cameras into this. Having your home invaded is traumatic enough, and she doesn't need everybody in the city knowing exactly what happened to her. Now if you'll excuse me, my family's had a long day and they need some time to rest and recover. I'm sure the two of you can begin to work on the case without our help."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Nina laughed bitterly at Frank's pronouncement, "Spoken like some macho man, or perhaps Dominant, making decisions for the little wife. Is it any surprise that you are divorced?"<br/><br/>Nina turned to Melissa, "My job as your attorney is to give you the best advice I can. At the end of the day, you are the one who will feel the consequences of the decisions." Nina sighed deeply and went into an explanation that she had given to many clients, "I wish that justice was as simple as the truth will prevail. However, I've seen too many criminals go free, and the innocent," Nina paused, "The lives of many innocents are hurt even if they never get convicted - jobs lost, relationships lost. The few lawyers interested in justice are driven out of the DA's office by a system that cares only for their win-loss ratio and the political impact of a case. Similarly, Judges are elected, and they are beholden to the optics of a particular case."<br/><br/>Looking at Melissa as if to gauge the impact of her information, "The Judge could easily set bail at a quarter of a million dollars. Even with a bail bondsman, that's twenty-five thousand dollars you'd never see again. The DA will argue that you have known criminal associates." Nina waved to Frank.<br/><br/>Nina smiled predatorily, "Chat with the reporter in the morning, and the Judge will know that the evening news will be running an update - Victim of home invasion incarcerated by Judge. Judges hate bad publicity even more than the DA's Office"  Nina held out her hands to Melissa, "The decision is up to you. Who do you trust more, your ex-husband or your lawyer?"<br/><br/><hr/><br/><br/>Karen shook her head, "Not so fast, Frank. It's been a long day for all of us, but I need information; anything you can give me - name, faces, locations. The more you give me, the faster I can start putting these folks behind bars. That means the sooner you are your family will be safe."<br/><br/>