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Chapter 4: Investigation
Albrecht got out of the hospital after three weeks. His legs weren't as broken as they seemed at first and so he could walk a little with some supportive bandage and crutches. He didn't return home, as everyone would expect. Instead he went straight to the police station to investigate what happened. Sarah was there off course to help Albrecht with the research. First of all Albrecht wrote down what he still remembered of that night, before he would forget. For some reason the first thing to come back to him was something Crater said. "...I should put some sort of lotion on your coat." Instantly Albrecht grabbed his coat and rushed down to the lab. The trip involved a lot of stairs, and, in his condition, it took longer than usual. He had to get outside and walk a couple of metres to the far end of the courtyard. The air outside felt thin and it seemed something bad was going to happen. The three weeks Albrecht was gone, a lot had happened. Burglars were breaking in with
great numbers, and, or so it seemed, they were organised. A lot of people were killed and policemen formed the greater half of those killed. A lot of the deceased policemen were Albrecht's friends and he felt guilty. He knew he couldn't have made a difference anyway, but the fact he wasn't there to back them up troubled him. The winter now began to rage, and snow covered the city. The sky turned grey and Albrecht limped as fast as he could towards the door of the lab. When he finally got inside, he felt relieved.
Albrecht searched for the `labret' Gene Poe. "Hey! Gene! It's Albrecht, I need your help!" Albrecht felt stupid, for all he knew he was shouting to someone who wasn't there. Then Gene answered, and Albrecht shook off his discomfort. "One moment!" The sound came from a room in the back of the lab. A biohazard sign was put on that door, but Gene came out without any kind of protection against any kind of hazard. He only had a white lab coat to look `doctory'. Gene was a small man with a bald head. He was almost half Albrecht's size, but he gave the impression he could take on a lion anytime. "What is it Albrecht? Heard you just got out of the hospital, how are you?" "I'm fine Gene, thanks. I need you to look at my coat. I have reason to believe someone put something on it to drug me. I do know it was some kind of lotion, and it was on a piece that got torn off, so I suggest you look there first." Albrecht took off his coat and gave it to Gene. "Let me worry about my job, and
you about yours. I'll take a look. Could take a while though, I'll give you a call when I find something or nothing." "Okay thanks Gene." Albrecht walked over to the door and stood in the doorway when Gene called for him. Albrecht turned around and looked at Gene. "Be careful all right?" "Sure thing Gene." Albrecht turned around and walked into the blizzard that had broken loose over the city.
As soon as he got into the building again, Sarah walked over to him and dragged him to his office. "We both know him, don't you think?" She pointed at the television. On the screen they saw the Crow standing on a tall building with hundreds of crows surrounding him. They were circling around the top of the building he was on. One crow, his crow, sat on his shoulder. He was doing nothing but stand there, looking at the city, a smile on his face. "Oh my God! What is he up to?" Albrecht just stood there watching at the television with his mouth open of surprise. "I knew something was wrong with him, but this is kinda weird. Even for him." Sarah nodded approvingly, but said nothing and was completely focused on the television. Albrecht began walking around in the room, his hands on his head. He knew something had to be done to stop whatever the Crow was planning, but he just didn't know where to start. He thought about this for a couple of minutes when the phone rang. Sarah
picked it up for she was closest to it. "Yeah..Yes he's here. Right, I'll tell him. Thank you." Sarah put the phone on the hook and turned to Albrecht. "Gene finished the tests and wants you to come over. Can I come?" Albrecht put his hands in the air to show it was all right with him and they both walked out the door.
Their hair was all white when they got to the lab. Quickly Albrecht pushed the door shut to prevent too much heat from escaping the room. Some notes were blown through the room. "Ah, you're here. Hi Sarah." "Hi gene. Long time no see" Sarah smiled. "Yes, well, the substance on your coat seemed nothing more than a sedative at first. But I ran more tests and I found out there was another drug I had never seen before. It isn't airborne, so they didn't put it on your coat to drug you. I took some of the mixture and injected it in a rat. And, well, see for yourself." They walked over to the other end of the room and gathered around the cage. The rat was running around, jumping against the bars and biting his own tail. "As you can see, the critter has gone completely mad. The very instant I injected it with the substance it turned all weird." Sarah and Albrecht both looked with awe at the little rat. "But why did they put it on Albrecht's coat then?" Sarah turned to Gene. "I don't
know. Unless they were planning on stuffing someone with it, I have no idea. I'll try to find an antidote for it anyway. Might prove useful someday." Gene wrote something down in his little notebook he kept in his breast pocket. "Sooner than you'd think I guess." Sarah looked at Albrecht with questioning eyes. Albrecht looked back and Sarah understood it couldn't be discussed here. Albrecht got his coat and motioned Sarah to the door. "Keep working on that antidote Gene. I'll be back soon." And the duo ran out the door as quickly as possible. Albrecht's legs hurt, but he wanted to continue to help Eric. He decided to forget about the pain and to commit himself to this case. Officially Albrecht wasn't even on duty, so he could dedicate all of his time on this job.
"What the hell did you mean back there? Is Eric infected with that stuff?" As soon as Albrecht got into his office this little fourteen-year-old girl began yelling at him. "Why didn't you tell me from the start? Didn't you think I could handle it? The only thing I can't handle is you holding things back for me! Especially when they involve Eric." She gave Albrecht the angry look and sat down. "You finished?" "No, just catching my breath, I'll continue being mad at you in a minute." Albrecht smiled carefully. "I didn't tell you, because I wanted to know for sure. I did take you to Gene didn't I? Wouldn't have done that if I didn't want you to know anything about this." Albrecht touched the little girl's chin and lifted it up to look in her eyes. "Now, would I?" "I guess not." Sarah shook her head to get rid of Albrecht's fingers. "I want to help Eric, but I can't do it alone. What would you say to be my partner on this one?" Sarah smiled. "Sure!" "All right then, our first
job is to find something to eat. Want to order in?" Albrecht reached for the phone book, but Sarah stopped him. "I feel more like hot dogs right now." Sarah took her coat and already she ran out the office. "You're buying!" Albrecht laughed, took his coat and crutches and followed Sarah out.
They walked down the street towards their favourite hotdog `restaurant' which in fact was nothing more than a hotdog cart with a glass tent around it. Nonetheless they liked the place. No one was inside when they got there except for the salesman. He seemed depressed, but looked less depressed when he saw the duo approaching him. "Hi Harry, how's it going?" Sarah slapped the guy's hand and sat down on a stool. "Not very good. Business is slow around here. Probably all those criminals on the loose. Wow Albrecht, what happened to you?" "It's a long story Harry. I'm gonna have to tell you sometime later." Harry nodded and started making the usual hotdog for both.
They were enjoying their food, when suddenly a little bird landed on a fence outside. It must have been one of the none-migrating species. It started singing loudly while it hopped around on the fence. Albrecht and Sarah looked at the little critter, without knowing exactly why. Suddenly another bird made a noise. This wasn't the song of a cute little bird, but the sound of a crow. The big bird came down with amazing speed and was aimed directly at the little bird. The little bird had no idea of its situation, and continued its song. In a second the crow had landed on the little bird and started pecking out its eyes. Before Albrecht or Sarah could do anything, the big black bird took off and flew towards the big building the Crow was still standing on, and rejoined the circle. Albrecht and Sarah had lost their appetites, and went back to the police station as soon as they had paid Harry for the food. It started snowing again and the evening was falling.
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Chapter 4: Investigation
Albrecht got out of the hospital after three weeks. His legs weren't as broken as they seemed at first and so he could walk a little with some supportive bandage and crutches. He didn't return home, as everyone would expect. Instead he went straight to the police station to investigate what happened. Sarah was there off course to help Albrecht with the research. First of all Albrecht wrote down what he still remembered of that night, before he would forget. For some reason the first thing to come back to him was something Crater said. "...I should put some sort of lotion on your coat." Instantly Albrecht grabbed his coat and rushed down to the lab. The trip involved a lot of stairs, and, in his condition, it took longer than usual. He had to get outside and walk a couple of metres to the far end of the courtyard. The air outside felt thin and it seemed something bad was going to happen. The three weeks Albrecht was gone, a lot had happened. Burglars were breaking in with
great numbers, and, or so it seemed, they were organised. A lot of people were killed and policemen formed the greater half of those killed. A lot of the deceased policemen were Albrecht's friends and he felt guilty. He knew he couldn't have made a difference anyway, but the fact he wasn't there to back them up troubled him. The winter now began to rage, and snow covered the city. The sky turned grey and Albrecht limped as fast as he could towards the door of the lab. When he finally got inside, he felt relieved.
Albrecht searched for the `labret' Gene Poe. "Hey! Gene! It's Albrecht, I need your help!" Albrecht felt stupid, for all he knew he was shouting to someone who wasn't there. Then Gene answered, and Albrecht shook off his discomfort. "One moment!" The sound came from a room in the back of the lab. A biohazard sign was put on that door, but Gene came out without any kind of protection against any kind of hazard. He only had a white lab coat to look `doctory'. Gene was a small man with a bald head. He was almost half Albrecht's size, but he gave the impression he could take on a lion anytime. "What is it Albrecht? Heard you just got out of the hospital, how are you?" "I'm fine Gene, thanks. I need you to look at my coat. I have reason to believe someone put something on it to drug me. I do know it was some kind of lotion, and it was on a piece that got torn off, so I suggest you look there first." Albrecht took off his coat and gave it to Gene. "Let me worry about my job, and
you about yours. I'll take a look. Could take a while though, I'll give you a call when I find something or nothing." "Okay thanks Gene." Albrecht walked over to the door and stood in the doorway when Gene called for him. Albrecht turned around and looked at Gene. "Be careful all right?" "Sure thing Gene." Albrecht turned around and walked into the blizzard that had broken loose over the city.
As soon as he got into the building again, Sarah walked over to him and dragged him to his office. "We both know him, don't you think?" She pointed at the television. On the screen they saw the Crow standing on a tall building with hundreds of crows surrounding him. They were circling around the top of the building he was on. One crow, his crow, sat on his shoulder. He was doing nothing but stand there, looking at the city, a smile on his face. "Oh my God! What is he up to?" Albrecht just stood there watching at the television with his mouth open of surprise. "I knew something was wrong with him, but this is kinda weird. Even for him." Sarah nodded approvingly, but said nothing and was completely focused on the television. Albrecht began walking around in the room, his hands on his head. He knew something had to be done to stop whatever the Crow was planning, but he just didn't know where to start. He thought about this for a couple of minutes when the phone rang. Sarah
picked it up for she was closest to it. "Yeah..Yes he's here. Right, I'll tell him. Thank you." Sarah put the phone on the hook and turned to Albrecht. "Gene finished the tests and wants you to come over. Can I come?" Albrecht put his hands in the air to show it was all right with him and they both walked out the door.
Their hair was all white when they got to the lab. Quickly Albrecht pushed the door shut to prevent too much heat from escaping the room. Some notes were blown through the room. "Ah, you're here. Hi Sarah." "Hi gene. Long time no see" Sarah smiled. "Yes, well, the substance on your coat seemed nothing more than a sedative at first. But I ran more tests and I found out there was another drug I had never seen before. It isn't airborne, so they didn't put it on your coat to drug you. I took some of the mixture and injected it in a rat. And, well, see for yourself." They walked over to the other end of the room and gathered around the cage. The rat was running around, jumping against the bars and biting his own tail. "As you can see, the critter has gone completely mad. The very instant I injected it with the substance it turned all weird." Sarah and Albrecht both looked with awe at the little rat. "But why did they put it on Albrecht's coat then?" Sarah turned to Gene. "I don't
know. Unless they were planning on stuffing someone with it, I have no idea. I'll try to find an antidote for it anyway. Might prove useful someday." Gene wrote something down in his little notebook he kept in his breast pocket. "Sooner than you'd think I guess." Sarah looked at Albrecht with questioning eyes. Albrecht looked back and Sarah understood it couldn't be discussed here. Albrecht got his coat and motioned Sarah to the door. "Keep working on that antidote Gene. I'll be back soon." And the duo ran out the door as quickly as possible. Albrecht's legs hurt, but he wanted to continue to help Eric. He decided to forget about the pain and to commit himself to this case. Officially Albrecht wasn't even on duty, so he could dedicate all of his time on this job.
"What the hell did you mean back there? Is Eric infected with that stuff?" As soon as Albrecht got into his office this little fourteen-year-old girl began yelling at him. "Why didn't you tell me from the start? Didn't you think I could handle it? The only thing I can't handle is you holding things back for me! Especially when they involve Eric." She gave Albrecht the angry look and sat down. "You finished?" "No, just catching my breath, I'll continue being mad at you in a minute." Albrecht smiled carefully. "I didn't tell you, because I wanted to know for sure. I did take you to Gene didn't I? Wouldn't have done that if I didn't want you to know anything about this." Albrecht touched the little girl's chin and lifted it up to look in her eyes. "Now, would I?" "I guess not." Sarah shook her head to get rid of Albrecht's fingers. "I want to help Eric, but I can't do it alone. What would you say to be my partner on this one?" Sarah smiled. "Sure!" "All right then, our first
job is to find something to eat. Want to order in?" Albrecht reached for the phone book, but Sarah stopped him. "I feel more like hot dogs right now." Sarah took her coat and already she ran out the office. "You're buying!" Albrecht laughed, took his coat and crutches and followed Sarah out.
They walked down the street towards their favourite hotdog `restaurant' which in fact was nothing more than a hotdog cart with a glass tent around it. Nonetheless they liked the place. No one was inside when they got there except for the salesman. He seemed depressed, but looked less depressed when he saw the duo approaching him. "Hi Harry, how's it going?" Sarah slapped the guy's hand and sat down on a stool. "Not very good. Business is slow around here. Probably all those criminals on the loose. Wow Albrecht, what happened to you?" "It's a long story Harry. I'm gonna have to tell you sometime later." Harry nodded and started making the usual hotdog for both.
They were enjoying their food, when suddenly a little bird landed on a fence outside. It must have been one of the none-migrating species. It started singing loudly while it hopped around on the fence. Albrecht and Sarah looked at the little critter, without knowing exactly why. Suddenly another bird made a noise. This wasn't the song of a cute little bird, but the sound of a crow. The big bird came down with amazing speed and was aimed directly at the little bird. The little bird had no idea of its situation, and continued its song. In a second the crow had landed on the little bird and started pecking out its eyes. Before Albrecht or Sarah could do anything, the big black bird took off and flew towards the big building the Crow was still standing on, and rejoined the circle. Albrecht and Sarah had lost their appetites, and went back to the police station as soon as they had paid Harry for the food. It started snowing again and the evening was falling.