Case File #4 - Non-Residents
Concerned Quarian Family Members
C-Sec Case W4-99p-ATGA-17
Perpetrator: Pesh Nar’Neema
Victim: Numerous Quarian Families…
Officers involved: Clark, Eck, D’Tang
Overseer: M. Chellick
Warrants Issued: 2
— Details —
Officer Eck awoke, still uncomfortable with the C-Sec Data-breach. Although they had caught the gambling video game player, MagiKarp, there was little to suggest he was a genius hacker. Whoever could break into C-Sec was a powerful organization with lots of resources, or an individual prodigy. Recruiting Officer Clark to look for corrupted Data, Clark delved into 1,000 blank files. These had names and photographs of people of interest but no other details. No addresses, phone #s or even details if there were a victim or a suspect.
Sifting through the Data Clark realized many of these Blank accounts belonged to Quarians. Their addresses were officially listed as "Non-Resident" - no there details provided.
This lack of information was lucky however, as the PR specialist came into the precinct alerting the team to a scheduled protest. Concerned Quarian families intended a march against the C-Sec Academy, to demand action regarding 17 missing persons. These 17 missing Quarians teenagers, were all among the empty profiles Clark and Eck had found.
While their plight was known, C-Sec failed to carefully preserve a record of the problem. Detective Chellick implored they offer some progress ASAP.
Quickly the Heroes began to follow up on all the usual techniques. They canvassed the neighborhoods to ask about last known locations. They deployed drone surveillance of suspicious persons. And they ran facial recognition on the 17 missing youths.
Because Quarians are known to wear environmental suits, only 3 matches were possible all in the morgue.
Thus they had answers, albeit somber news. The coroners report of the victims suggest they died of simple diseases. Harmless to a normal human but deadly to a Quarian. Some individual clobbered the Quarians and exposed them to deadly contagions. Although such illnesses could be treated, the killer restrained them from seeking treatment. Thus the victims died slowly over the course of a few days.
Fortunately for the heroes, the cause of death was biological. A disease was drawn up, showing the strains of pathogens and their likely origin. This centered around a mysterious warehouse which was officially vacant, but bustled with activity.
Yet there was no time to investigate as the day of the protest arrived.
The protest was a silent affair. Its power not made by megaphone but by pictures of missing loved ones and banners which begged C-Sec to do something.
Officer D'Tang spoke with reporters and assured them that progress had been made. Three were found, even if they were dead. The attention of the public turned from C-Sec's incompetence, and onto finding the monster that killed 17 youths.
Detective Chellick made it clear to the Officers that their responsibility was to find the Killer. He threw at them the full backing of C-Sec, tossing them unlimited overtime and dozens of rookie officers.
With numerous boots on the ground they set up surveillance of this "not-abandoned" warehouse. They asked all the family members for details and pursued everything - no matter how small.
In time they doubted they understood the motive of the killer and instead planned a trap to catch them in the act.
Everything was involved in this plan. Officer Eck undercover, Clark overseeing the rookies, and D'Tang on surveillance.
In short enough time they caught an assailant red handed. Having tried to strike another young victim, only to be tackled by Eck.
This assailant turned out to be a teenager himself. Pesh, The boyfriend of one of the Victims. C-Sec ransacked his home uncovering no shortage of genetic evidence against him.
After decrypting Pesh's computer officer Clark discovered Pesh was handling money for an unknown party. An online profile called "The Mule."
In the end no obvious motive was given for the murders. Eck also pointed out that they had yet to solve C-Sec's security breach.
More questions than answers on this one.
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