USS Cherokee episode 847
Grand Theft Artifact, by Steve Weller, Part 3
12204.06

Starring_
Steve Weller as Executive Producer, Cmdr_Bonnie and SO_Lt_Trix 
Zach Farland as CO_Capt_Daniels and OPS_Ens_Granger 
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull, and TO_Lt_Lvor
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek and FCO_Lt_Alvarado
Absent
None
The crew of the Cherokee are approaching the Avandar museum at the edge of the Beta Theta system to investigate the latest apparent artifact theft.

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CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> CO: Approaching our destination, sir. We are entering the Beta Theta System.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Captain, we are ready for docking procedures

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
OPS: Ask 'em where they want us to park.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Reviewing progress of the search for the stolen vessels.::  CO: Computer is sifting through the data looking for the missing ships.  There is a lot to go through but I think we have a good search parameter set up for it.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
CO: Aye, Sir.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
COM: Avandar Museum: This is the USS Cherokee requesting arrival instructions.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO>:: make the final correction to flight trajectory::

Host Belan_Retrark says:
@COM: Cherokee: You can orbit as you please, Cherokee.  The museum is closed and you are the only vessel expected.  You can Transport over via Transporter or shuttle craft, as you prefer.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Duty Engineer:  Cancel Docking procedures, station wants us to orbit.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
COM: Retrark: Understood.  See you in a bit. Cherokee out.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
<Duty Engineer> CEO:  Aye Commander! Standing by.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
FCO: Standard orbit wherever your heart desires.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> OPS: Aye, Ensign. Setting parameters ... now...

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
ALL: We'll be transporting over to the museum Mister Marek, Commander Hull, Lieutenant Trix you're all with me.  ::Gets up to go to the transporter room::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Follows the team to the TL::

INFO: The Station appears as a large cargo container, but it is sealed airtight and surrounded by an inner and outer protective shield.  There is a bright entrance area with a sign reading, in several languages, "Come see the Avandar, Betazed's Warp Breaker!"

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
FCO: You have the bridge, Mister Alvarado.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Aye sir.  Permission to contact Forensic team 1 and have them join us?  Or did you want them to hold back?

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: Of course, by all means.  Have them join us.  I forgot all about them.

TO_Lt_LVor says:
::Maintaining Security and Tactical scanning::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Sends word to Forensic Lab 1 for the team to come to the Transporter Room.::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Enters Turbolift and waits for the away team to join him::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Grabs PADD, Tricorder and Sci Travel Satchel and steps into the Turbolift.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> CO: Aye, sir!

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::follows the CO::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Computer: Transporter Room 1, please.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Sir, do you know this Belan Retrark?

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: No, I don't think I've ever had the pleasure.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  I thought maybe we might catch a break with someone we knew.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Arrives at his destination and enters Transporter Room 1.  He nods at Chief Otis at the controls::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Steps on the Transporter Pad, checks her gear is secured, then stands straight, looking forward, waiting for the Transporter.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Stands on the transporter pad waiting for the containment field to take hold::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::straightens his uniform as he gets ready to be dematerialized::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Otis: When ready, Chief. ::Steps on pad::

ACTION: The crew materialize in the lobby of the Avandar museum.  There are no guests, just a handful of employees, standing around waiting.  All the signs are off and the gift shop is closed.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
::Steps forward, upset but glad to see help arrive.:: All: Ah, you must be from the Cherokee.  I wish we could have seen you under better conditions, but I am glad to have you to help now.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: I think we arrived a bit late...

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Retrark: I'm Captain Daniels, some of my senior crew, Mister Marek, Commander Hull Lieutenant Trix.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Nods to the Curator.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Nods in return to Retrark's nod::

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: Sorry, how rude of me, Belan Retrark, curator of the Avandar museum. "Where you can see where Betazed joined the Galactic society" if you don't mind the "tour" introduction.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::salutes Belan::

Host Belan_Retrark says:
All: Unfortunately, some time since we closed yesterday, someone, somehow, stole the pilot module.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Retrark: A pleasure to meet you.  Can you show us precisely where the pilot module was.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: Certainly, it is right through here.  Well, the ship is, so we will pass through the ship.  ::Turns, unlocks the door and leads the crew into a corridor that winds towards a ship at the other end.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Follows the group through::

Host Belan_Retrark says:
All: This corridor passes through and turns a few times.  Part of the built in security, this passage takes you through the shielding, which prevents...should prevent, transport in and out.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::takes a look at the facilities as they walk::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Retrark: Did any of your staff see anything unusual.  We're the only ones in your orbit, is it usually like this or is it because you're closed?  ::Walks with the curator::

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: The museum was closed and locked up for the night.  According to the authorities, no ships came within 500,000 KM of the museum.  And no, we are closed now.  Didn't open this morning.  I came as soon as I got notice that the cameras had cut out.  Didn't expect anything like this, of course.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: Usually the only ships that come this way are deliveries and our shuttles, carrying guests from Betazed to the museum and back.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: Maybe you could check the camera system see what you can find, how they shut it off would be good to know.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Aye Sir! 

Host Belan_Retrark says:
All: The museum is well "above" the galactic plane, out of the path of normal traffic. The first flight came this way in case any unanticipated "obstacles" got in the way.  Going away from the plane meant less possibility of hitting something.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CEO: Oh, we know how they shut off, we just don't know "how" that how happened.  The cameras just were taken away.  Without detecting a thing!

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: I will assist you.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
::Pulls out a civilian version of a PADD and hands it to the CEO and CIV.::  CEO/ CIV: What we have is on here.  I can grant you access to the original files, of course.  But here you can get an idea of what happened.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Belan: So, you have the data, just not the cameras?

Host Belan_Retrark says:
::Arrives at a doorway and unlocks it, letting the crew in.::  CEO: Up to a certain point, yes.  They were running normally, and then, well, they were not.  I think that is when they disappeared.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Belan:  Understood ::walks through the doorway, along with Captain Marek::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Very odd... why would leave the recorded data and stole the camera? I think we should check if those recording were tampered with.

ACTION: Through the door the crew walk into a primitive engine room.  While its consoles and components are dark, the equipment is in pristine condition.  Walkways lead past the engines on either side towards the control area up front.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Retrark: No one noticed anybody unusual in your orbit at the time of the robbery?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Yes, I would agree, also how the cameras were removed, the old fashioned way of physically removing, or perhaps targeted transporter beaming.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Indeed.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: No sir, nothing within half a million kilometers.  Which I am told is beyond Transporter Range, even if they could Transport through our shielding.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Keys in his authorization code into the Museum's PADD, sending the data over to the ship's main computer::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Retrark: Any new employees?

ACTION: As the recording is watched, the images show the inside of the control room.  No sign of movement is seen in any of the four recordings until a small flash right before the recording ends.

Host Belan_Retrark says:
CO: No sir, just myself, my wife runs the gift shop, my ticket sellers have been with me since we opened, and the maintenance staff have been here for at least 5 years each.  And they have regular security screenings.  After all, they have access to a treasure of Betazoid culture.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  That flash is a key indicator on the manner of removal, first thing that comes to mind is a phase differential of subspace?  

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: It is a highly probably answer. Or some electromagnetic focused discharge.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: Why don't you work with the forensics team, collect samples or whatever.  Keep me posted as to your findings.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Yes sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Yes, even in a phased subspace, most everything would be invisible, even to sensors, but the discharge may span the differential

ACTION: As the crew step past the engines and into the control room, almost immediately there is a curved depression in the wood floor.  There are similar, but smaller, depressions in the four corners of the room where the cameras once sat and the area where the missing control pod is curved smooth around it.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Stops just inside the control room before the first depression.::  Retrark: Is this new, or is it supposed to be here?

Host Belan_Retrark says:
SO: Oh no, it is new.  That floor was replaced just a few months ago.  Smooth and flat, laid with care.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: Something dented the floor, what could have done that but remove what was there.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Starts scanning the area with a Tricorder, looking strange at it.:: CO: The wood, it's showing signs of damage at the molecular level.  A Transporter wouldn't have done this, it would just be here or not here...

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  What kind of molecular damage, does the Tricorder identify any trace elements?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Linking Tricorder to ship Computer through the PADD, anyone know what the heck an Elway Theorem Shift is?

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
SO: I guess you have a mystery within a mystery to solve.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  Ah! Yes, we are dealing with a folded space transportation, but this was abandoned as a reliable transport mode as targeting was errant.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  ...the criminals seem to have alleviated the targeting issue.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  If I recall correctly, the folding actually ripped the subject person or material being transported to pieces

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