Arcadia Mission 11006.28
He Was But A Stranger To Himself: Episode 7

starring

Christina Doane as SC Captain Paige Juliet Harker 
Jeffrey G. Brown as XO Commander Kraight 
Gina Hembrook as CTO Lieutenant Commander Brianna Murphy 
Karriaunna Scotti as CNS Commander Azhure Powers 
Christopher Dickinson as CSEC Commander Billy Bob Powers, Jr.
Bruce Oriani as CSO Lieutenant Commander Trikk Starr
Mitch Travis as CO Captain Sulek

with

Keith LaHue, Ship Manager

Last time on Arcadia: Both teams made progress. A duo of Starfleet officers was found on the planet, but to little avail, as they committed suicide before they could be questioned... and it seems that Starfleet will not claim them as their own.

=/\==/\=  BEGIN Arcadia Mission 11006.28 : He Was But A Stranger To Himself =/\==/\= 
=/\==/\=  Episode 7  =/\==/\= 

CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@ :: In the Transporter Room inspecting the SRU and preparing to go on the raid of the suspect house on the planet. Makes sure the team has all the gear they need for the raid and the search for evidence afterwards ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Meanders the security office, gathering an update on the computer records recovery from Nixon's quarters ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: In her office, she leans back to stare at the screen.  Everything she had searched so far, baring what they had already knew, had come to a dead end. ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@*CO*: Captain, SRU is equipped and inspected. Ready to deploy on your orders.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: On the bridge coordinating responses and reports. ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ :: on bridge :: Kraight: We have the coordinates of the communications from Nixon to the planet.  Once it is secured, I want you to beam down.  Since you have more experience with Lyrans and security access the others don't, I'll need you to look at the evidence there.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: She glanced at her chronometer.  She had a half hour before her next appointment, another individual who had lost someone in the explosion. ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ CO: Understood, sir.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Understood.  Once the house is secure, XO Kraight will be joining you.  You may begin transport.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: turns over the science station to an SO and heads for the transporter room ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Stops to speak with one of the recovery specialists ::  SEC: Anything yet?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Standing, she locked her computer and headed for the command center ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Sends the information gained about the dagger to the Quirinus and Powers. Used for ceremonial assassinations in times past.  The custom has fallen into disfavor, and no such killings have been sanctioned by the Lyran High Executive in generations. ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
@*CO*: Roger that Sir. TR Chief: Hit it Chief. :: SRU gets on the pads and forms a circle, weapons ready and facing out in a crouched position ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Stepping off the lift she moved toward the command chair ::

ACTION: The away team is beamed to the planet

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@COM Harker: We are about to secure the location of Nixon's communications. Will let you know what we find.  :: Looks over the information about the knife :: So if the knife was used in assassinations, then who were they targeting?  Any indication from Nixon's evidence?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Quietly she listened ::
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Deploys the SRU in a perimeter around the house to secure the area while she scans the house for any security systems or booby traps ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Com: Sulek: Harker here, was just about to request an update.... :: turns to see the CNS and motions to her to come over. Perhaps our CNS has news....
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
SC:  I wish I did have something for you.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<SEC_PO_Sessi> CSec: It's a slow process, Commander.  We can recover bytes, but putting together the text together around the erased pieces is difficult.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Nods at the CNS :: Com: Sulek: Nothing concrete yet. Engineering and Science are both assisting security in the investigation but the PADD we found has not been willing to give of it's secrets.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Deploys the team for the usual dynamic entry drill and has them secure the area once inside. Once the house is secure and clear she contacts the ship :: *CO*: Captain, area is secured. No surprises and nobody home. Area is clear of hazards and we have located a COMM terminal. The XO can beam down at his convenience. Over.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: steps up on the transporter pad :: Transporter Chief: Energize.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
:: as the counselor appears :: @COM Azhure: Counselor, it is good to see you.  It seems we have had little chance to have one of our conversations.  Have you learned anything about Nixon's mental status before the explosion?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
SEC: Nothing I've never done before.  What have we recovered so far?

ACTION: Commander Kraight materializes a few meters from the house.

Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Steps aside to give the CNS 'the floor'. ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: finds Lt Commander Murphy ::  CTO: What do we know about the house, Commander?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<SEC_PO_Sessi> :: Pulls up a second window on the console ::  CSec: We've recently put together some text which appears to be galactic coordinates.  Could be the other party in their conversation.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Deploys the SRU back in a perimeter to secure the area and goes out to meet the XO :: XO: All clear Sir, no physical hazards, I didn't activate the terminal, but seeing our friends reaction to their capture, I might suspect a software precaution.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*:  Other then what we knew before... that she was basically a normal individual involved in her work.  At one point something altered or someone altered her and this became a mission she had to do, but did not really want to do.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: A wise decision, Commander. I'll take a look at the terminal.  :: sits down and makes a few tentative stabs at the console ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
CNS: Do we have any clue what that triggering event was?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@COM Azhure: Can we trace that point of change? Who would have the skill to make this change?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Aye Sir. I'll be snooping around the rest o' the place looking fer evidence. I have the rest o' me lads and lasses outside keeping the place secure. Give us a holler if ye need anything. :: gets out her tricorder and evidence kit and starts snooping around the house ::

ACTION: The console locks its interface and begins erasing stored data.

XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# Self: Eyes of the Maker! :: grabs for his tricorder and begins a full-resolution scan of the console ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Eyes the coordinates ::  SEC: Those look... familiar... :: his mind blanks and he asks the computer to help out ::  SEC: That's the Lyran colony.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: You were right to leave this terminal alone, Commander. It was keyed to delete all stored data if anyone whose DNA was not on file touched it. I'm trying to scan the data banks ahead of the erasure subroutine.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*/SC:  From her later logs, she was depressed and lonely.  However, I did not find anything that might have led to that.  No obvious relationships or end of friendships.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
CNS: Did she go anywhere?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Aye Sir. I'll pull the hard drive and take it back to the ship. Perhaps we can do a forensic reconstruction of the data, aye?
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Com:Sulek/CNS: Perhaps Commander Powers has tracked known associations by now...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*/SC:  There was no indication of having gone anywhere.  For some reason, she lost her focus in her work, this suicide mission gave her purpose.  What I cannot ascertain, is what exactly was the purpose?  Especially as there is a sense of guilt over people dying.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: Wait... there may be precautions in place to destroy the data module as well.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: I did check fer that before I let ye in here, if ye recall Sir. No active measures or devices were detected.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Com: Sulek/CNS: Then she had of come into contact with someone or such deep agent no one suspected....
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: No disrespect meant to your skills, Commander. Caution is simply part of my nature.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
Com:Sulek: If you would excuse me Captain I want to see if Commander Powers has learned anything on Nixon's past associations that may help us...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*/SC:  All indications were she held herself aloof... which did not encourage any friendships from her coworkers or anyone else on the station.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
CNS: For how long? Her entire stint? or just the last few months?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: checks the tricorder again, then waits a few more seconds ::  CTO: All right... the erasure subroutine has completed, and the unit has shut down. Have your people disconnect it and beam it to my lab on the Quirinus, please.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ COM Harker: That she was not working alone is clear.  Azhure: If you might, cross check for similar reactions or changes in crew members around the same time.  There were two in the cell here, it is likely that there would be more than one on the station.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Aye Sir... and I appreciate that. Paranoid is me usual state o' mind. However, I'll remind ye once again, I'm recently trained in counterterrorism and explosive ordnance disposal. If there was something here, I woulda found it. Yer safety is paramount. :: nods ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: And I appreciate that, believe me, Commander.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Gets out her toolkit and begins to remove the panel and then disconnect the data core from the terminal ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*/SC:  She used to have friends... up to about a year ago.   I will start about that time and see of there were any other obvious changes in crew members.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Goes to open a comm to powers. :: *Powers*: Harker to Powers.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@COM Azhure: Understood.  All: Keep us informed.  Sulek out.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: As I've always said Sir, it's always better to be safe than sorry. Starfleet would need to invest a lot o' time and money to replace ye, and we might get someone way worse. Better to keep the Exec we have. :: winks ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*SC*: Captain!  I was just thinking about you.  I have news.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM *CO*: Kraight to Sulek.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: quietly ::  SC:  I have a counseling session soon.  I will look into some back logs before they arrive.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
CNS: Thank you for your help on this. Your insight is invaluable. If you learn anything else....
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: With a nod she headed for the lift and ordered it to her office ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: What news?
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*XO*: I had a thought Sir... ye might check the colony subspace relay buffer. There probably isn't a lot of traffic on a colony this size, and the backup message logs are likely still there. We might be able to get the message logs from there, aye?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Kraight*: Sulek here.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: As the lift stops, she steps off and moves down a few doors to hers and enters. ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*SC*: The specialists are continuing to work on the computer, but they've found bits and pieces of data.  Some of the messages appear to have connected to a location on colony 232.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM *CO*: The data terminal had a software booby trap, sir, and it began wiping its memory core the instant I touched it. I did a deep scan while the erasure was in progress. Given time, I should be able to reconstruct some of the data.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Yes, I've just been told that the Quirinus has raided a house connected to our problem. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the location exactly.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Hands the XO the disconnected data core and returns to looking for evidence around the house ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Kraight*: Perhaps between your scan and the PADD recovered on the station, we may be able to reconstruct something coherent.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: At her desk she enters her codes and takes a seat. ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: We can try. However, colonies such as this often implement periodic purges of their data buffers, due to high traffic and limited equipment. Contact colony operations and see what you can learn from them.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Considering for a moment the parameters she wanted, she pulled up all the station files, starting with those currently known to have few to no real station connections.  Given she was so new to the station, this was not something she would be familiar with yet, herself. ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: nods to the security officer, who puts the information on the secure internal network ::  *SC*: The data should be available on the secure network.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Aye Sir. :: Contacts Colony Operations to get copies of the data logs from this terminal if they still exist and have them sent to the ship ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM *CO*: We shall see. Kraight out.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
:: Reviews the coordinates... :: *Powers*: Have this sent to the Q, hopefully they will be able to add to it. Were you able to pull any other information off of it?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: As this part of the elimination would take the longest, she stood to make tea and prepare for her patient. ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*SC*: One of the other messages did not leave the station's internal network - looks like another crewman.  Haven't been able to conclusively place it yet.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: stands :: CTO: Post a detail to keep the house under surveillance, in case there are any unknown accomplices who may return. I will take this back to the ship and begin my analysis.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Captain Sulek warned she may have a partner on board, do you know if there was anyone she was close too? Anyone this might be?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*SC*: We're still investigating, Captain.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Did ye want us to do it from orbit by scan or a physical presence dirtside Sir?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: If someone else does come around, we'll need someone here to observe and apprehend.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Thank you Commander it's more then we've had before. Well done.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#XO: Aye Sir. I'll put my team out in a bigger perimeter and we'll keep outta sight. We'll check in regularly and let ye know if we bag anyone.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Would it be dangerous to pretend to have more then we do? Perhaps get this other to show himself?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CTO: Thank you, Commander.  :: taps commbadge :: Q: Kraight to Quirinus. One to beam up.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
# :: Deploys the SRU in a perimeter to set up LP/OPS and begin a covert surveillance of the house, including tricorders set to scan for the subspace distortions in case anyone tries to stealth into the area ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Is there a local gathering place that the two from the house may have attended?  Perhaps we can gain insight on them from others.  At least get some identification.  We also need a list of everyone planet-side from the terraformers.  They must've left a record of their arrival here.

ACTION: Commander Kraight is beamed aboard the Quirinus

CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: I'm not aware of any local watering hole Captain, and I'm sure we can get transporter and shuttle manifests from Colony Operations. Right now the XO has my team on stakeout of the house in case any accomplices turn up. Unless ye would like to give us new orders?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Having scanned the background of her patient, she finished arranging the room according.  About that time her computer beeped ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*SC*: Dangerous?  The explosion is known by everyone, but the investigation has been pretty confined to a select few... I'd prefer not to accelerate plans by a second agent.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Returning to her computer, she scans through the list of names that have been compiled.  She frowned... too many as far as she was concerned.  She saved the file to review later after dealing with her current load which took priority ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: I thought as much, I always knew police work was slow legwork but I am not thrilled about there being a possible second member out there...
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Do you need anymore resources?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: ponders for a moment ::  *SC*: Not currently, but perhaps soon.  I will make my requests known to you directly, ma'am.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: Understood.  I will have ops make the request.  I would be surprised that the terraformers had no informal gathering place, given the reputation of this particular group of scientists. I will let you know if I find something.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: putting in a few more parameters, she then takes a seat to wait. ::
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*Powers*: Good. For now we'll keep this as quiet as we can, but I want security kept on high alert, extra patrols, the whole bit. Work with Engineering but we need to make it harder to have a black out...
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@OPS: Contact the planet tell them we will want every manifest of every beam-in and shuttle since they began work.  I also need the name of any local gathering places.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: I'm sure they do Sir, but we've been a bit too busy to sniff out the local pub yet. On that note, since Starfleet doesn't even know they exist, I think it's unlikely the locals would talk to a uniformed armed officer. If ye want to snoop around we'd likely have to go quietly and undercover, aye?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: It does not take long before a single name flashes on her screen ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Murphy*: While I am aware of the independence of terraformers, they are still here by leave of Starfleet.  I believe we can find suitable pressure.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@*Kraight*: Report.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Understood Sir. I wasn't presuming to say we weren't entitled, but from my extensive experience I'm saying it might be easier to take the low profile route as opposed to a shakedown. Yer call though.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*SC*/*Powers*:  I have found someone who fits Nixon's profile.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: heading for his lab :: *CO*: I have the data module from the terminal. I intend to start the analysis immediately.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*CNS*/*Powers*: Who?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*SC/Powers*:  Ensign Darwin.  He is an engineer on the station and has been stationed here for about two years.  Up to about a year ago, he had a normal station life, lots of friends.  About the same time as Nixon, those friendships went by the wayside.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@<OPS> Sulek: I have received the information.  There are three bars on the planet.  None have good reputations, though.  It will take them time to compile the list though.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@ *Murphy*: I am sending you coordinates for the bars.  Leave a security team at the house and see what you can dig up.  I will leave the methodology of obtaining the info to you.
Host SC_Cpt_Harker says:
*CNS/Powers*: I want him under observation now.
CTO_LtCmdr_Murphy says:
#*CO*: Understood Sir, I'll get right on it. I'll contact the local Security folks too, they might know something.

=/\==/\= END Mission =/\==/\= 

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