19: Planning & Preparation

London, England: 08:00  AM: Despite all our careful packaging, disguising as machine parts and telescopic equipment the dismantled weaponry is mostly found. Only with a huge bribe are we able to bring it into the USA. The dismantled machines guns and the flamethrower were hard to spot and got through but the Trench Guns, B.A.Rs…

18: Meanwhile, Back in New York City…

London, England 08:00 AM While the others were away in Lesser Edale, Greg, Wes, Natalja and Simon remained at the rented mews house in London studying all the books and scrolls they had found. We determined the following: The Egyptian scroll is spell instructions for Summon Bind Byakhee – it requires a special whistle. The…

17: Our Trip to The English Countryside

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….

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…

2: Proof Carlyle Expedition Still Alive

New York City, U.S.A: 18:02 PM: First we had the name of the bar in Hong Kong where Jackson met Nails and was told that Jack Brady was still alive. However he is most assuredly long gone from this location now. Secondly, and marginally more useful, Jackson mentions Carlyle’s lover “Anastasia” for the first time….

1: The Games Afoot, Follow Your Spirit

  TELEGRAM: HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING CARLYLE EXPEDITION: STOP. NEED RELIABLE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM: STOP. ARRIVE JANUARY 15: STOP SIGNED JACKSON ELIAS. (SEE HANDOUT 02) – Telegram sent to Irma by Jackson Elias: Jackson Elias was a good friend, although they’d not seen each other recently, shared a similar outlook and were of a similar generation. Whenever…