Lesser Edale, England: 08:30 AM: I’m not totally sure what this is all about. We know that poor Jackson was intrigued by the article about the beast which was featured in the Scoop (see end of Masks XVI) but let’s face it, the man had cracked up by then so his judgement was seriously impaired….
16: Assault on Misr House – Continued
Kent, England: 03:00 AM: The cultist Wesley shot falls dead from the upper floor to land on the lawn in front of Simon. He briefly checks the body then moves to the front door. Trixie signals not to open it. They need to be cautious as it may be booby-trapped. Wes remains hidden in the…
15: Making Ready For Misr House
Lesser Edale, England: 04:00 AM: We left Tommy at the Spice of Life with a certain level of trepidation. For those of us that had been in The Forest in 1918 it was like we were going over the top again. Joseph, the professional soldier, gave nothing away; he merely cleaned his guns, packed his…
14: Leaving The Spice Shop
London, England: 04:30 AM: Leaving Tewfik’s Spice Shop: There is nothing more to be done tonight so we head back to the Mews House Greg thoughtfully rented for us. All our stuff is there. We have left only a few token spare belongings back at the Savoy. At a call box we leave a message…
13: The Intrepid Aviators Arrive
London, England: 15:00 PM: Trixie, Simon and Gupta arrive to considerable fanfare. Air travel is still very rare, air travel across the Atlantic exceedingly so. There are some complications with customs but we are eventually allowed to unload all our cargo providing it all remains as items of transit. They send a telegram to their…
12: The Clive Expedition
London, England: 07:00 PM: Back at the hotel we remember that Gupta’s researches in New York showed that the Penhew Foundation is funding a current expedition to Memphis (Egypt not Tennessee). The Clive expedition has been in Memphis for 3 months. Led by Dr Henry Clive, 58 a renowned archaeologist and Egyptologist with over 35…
11: Our Trip to London
New York City, U.S.A: 09:30 AM: So it is agreed that the plane will leave on Wednesday 28th January 1925. Trixie is the pilot, with Simon and Curtiss as navigators and Gupta as gunner. Greg insisted on mounting the Maxim on the front of the plane. He thoughtfully provided a box of tracer ammunition too….
10: Books From Erica Carlyle
New York City, U.S.A: 12:20 PM: Having returned from Westchester with Roger Carlyle’s 3 books we still wonder if we are puppets being dangled on a string like we were when we wandered pointlessly around Europe on the Orient Express at the whim of a vengeful deceitful Nyarlathotep or whether we are in any kind…
9: The Gateway
New York City, USA 12:00 PM: As we drive away from the collapsing warehouse we still can’t hear any sirens and realise that we have got away clean. Being in 3 vehicles, we can go different ways: Trixie, Greg and Simon head to the Bronx to check out the apartment of the recently deceased Leland…
8: Third Raid on The Bloody Tongue
New York City, U.S.A: 10:00 PM: Bloody Tongue? Should be the Bloody Cockroach, except that Cockroaches don’t bleed, because no matter how often you stamp on them, another always seems to crawl out from under its stone. Just how many bases do these idiots have? We discuss further activity, but need additional information before we…
7: The Carlyle Family & Expedition
New York City, U.S.A: 07:53 AM: We awake refreshed after an uneventful night. Discussing Silas N’Kwane, it is agreed, despite Greg’s protests, to give him to Poole. Keeping him gagged and wrapped up in his tarpaulin we drive close to Poole’s precinct house leaving him handcuffed to some railings. Trent then makes an anonymous call…
6: Jonah Kensington Left Hanging
New York City, U.S.A: 09:30 PM: Having shot Mukanga dead, Donelly gingerly picks up his staff keeping his hand covered. He then attaches it to his backpack. Trixie, Wes, Joe and Trent then head back downstairs back to the concierge of the apartment block. It’s still dark. Whatever they did was a little more than…
5: Jonah Kensington in Trouble
New York City, U.S.A: 01:07 AM: Driving back from the failed meeting with Erica Carlyle, we follow up the lead of the Harlem speakeasy, where the three strangers had driven back to after spying on Jackson Elias’s funeral. As we would stand out, we sought to make use of Donelly’s friend Earl Hines. The Cotton…
4: The Clues Pile Up
New York City, U.S.A: 07:51 AM: Greg takes a pep pill and joins the others. There’ll be time to give them up when he’s dead. For now, there’s work to be done. It’s done the trick, as he brews the coffee he remembers that New York Medical Records Bureau may well have Huston’s records on…
3: The Raid on Ju-Ju House
New York City, U.S.A: 15:23 PM: Having left the Shop I return to our car with Irma, Gupta and Joseph. We watch the comings and goings for a few hours. Gives me time to think, and all the while I’m wondering exactly how rough this situation is going to get. I can’t help but have…