USS Cherokee episode 849
Grand Theft Artifact, by Steve Weller, Part 5
12204.20

Starring_
Steve Weller as Executive Producer, Lt_Exfeld 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 is continuing their investigation of the theft at the Avandar museum.

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Host Lt_Exfeld says:
::Looking at the data collected so far.::  All: I know it's not what we're looking for, but this could be more evidence Dr Quenfeld's theories are workable.  Or at least adaptable.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::In Museum, running scans of the material that has been damaged, trying to gather the information we need.::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Exfeld: Is this Doctor Quenfeld someone we could benefit by talking to?  Or do you have a pretty good take on things?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::assisting the CEO with the investigation::

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
<Crime Lab Techs> ::Scour the museum display, gathering any evidence of visitors they can find.::

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO: Oh, he'd likely be able to help if that were possible.  But he died about a dozen years ago, unfortunately.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lt_Exfeld:  Lieutenant, put those videos of the room that the cameras were still transmitting back to be recorded into evidence on the immutable ODN onboard the Cherokee, and you are now officially temporarily assigned to the forensic team.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CEO: Aye, yes sir.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Exfeld: Oh. Sorry to hear that.  I guess it's up to you then.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO/ All: Well we probably should contact the rest of the Cadre, as we called ourselves.  There's 5 of us left, unless some of them passed since I talked to them last.  But we're the ones, the five, who saw enough potential in his work to give it further study.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Have you identified any traces of any particles or radiation that we might, by change trace back to the originating point of the Elway Field?

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
All: doesn't take a genius to see we'd be the first suspects, assuming we don’t find this is just a similar theory in play.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::smirks at Exfeld's remark::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Exfeld:  If you think we could benefit by their counsel, by all means, you should try to contact them.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Not sure, honestly.  There is a pattern, though.  The molecular damage seems pulled, slightly more in one direction, like tiny scratches.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lt_Exfeld:  ::chuckles at Exfeld's remark::  I hadn’t even considered you a suspect, until just now, but you are the closest resource we have available that is anywhere near an expert in the subject matter!

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  That is interesting, sort of like a poor man's direction finder?

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
SO: That's not scratches, but stretches.  The molecules wanted to be pulled along with their neighbors.  Depending on how strong a pull they were able to initiate, it might work.  Like iron remains in rock telling which way a planet's magnetic poles aligned.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CEO: I hope not, but logically I need to be considered.  But given I've not left the ship or Starbase in weeks, and I can guarantee my cells are "normal", I'm confident I can be exonerated quickly.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  Yes, stretches, which I would consider a scratch point in the direction of exfil.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Computer should be able to assemble a model, maybe give us a clue where to aim our search at least.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Captain, the forensic team are collecting what they can as evidence, the L/E Tactical people are taking statements from the Museum personnel, we should be able to return to the ship shortly.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO: Hardest to track down will be Borenthal.  He's a pilot on a commercial ship line.  Or Doctor Winterhaven maybe, depending on where the USS Bellview is located.  The other two have teaching positions, so should be fairly easy to find.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: Yeah?  If we got everything we can get here, then that is what we'll do.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
<CS Tech> CO/ CEO: Yes sirs, the data is the start.  Will take some analysis in the labs and interpretation in the computer, but that's better done on the ship.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO/SO:  Yes Sir!, Lieutenant Trix can you think of anything that we missed, or the forensic team? 
 
Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Exfeld: When we get back to the ship, coordinate with Ensign Granger, see if we can find these people, if you think they can be of help.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Do you want me to do something in particular, Commander?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Not that I can see.  Just disappointed we can't take the tour. Love seeing things from the past.  Or the worm does, anyway.  ::Smiles.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  It would be another line of inquiry running parallel with the evidence we have collected here.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO: I wasn't misstating things though, Captain.  You should do a check of the computer for signs of me sending messages, and run a scan of me in Sickbay to show I haven't D shifted recently.  Just to dot the t's and cross the i's.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Captain Marek, if you would focus on the wood evidence where the module was sitting prior to being stolen, the dent in the wood, I'm thinking, is a primary piece of mode of removal evidence.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO: Myself and the Cadre should be considered.  I doubt there's many in the Federation who know more about Elway’s theorem than the five of us.  Not a popular theory, most find it "untenable".

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Will proceed immediately, sir.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: I keep coming back to where the thieves were when doing what they did.  No one 500,000 kilometers near the place.  Does an Elway shift work beyond that distance?  They had to be somewhere near, just undetectable.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
::Shakes head.::  CO: That's just it.  The range is limited only by targeting.  If you know where you want to go and have a way to "see" it, you could go as far as you want with it.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CO: Greater distances are greater risk, of course.  If you think an area is clear and jump in, and suddenly there's another person walking in that space, it's just like, well, not pleasant.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::kneels next to the dent and opens his tricorder::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO/Exfeld:  But aren’t all the theft locations over vast distances across quadrants?  I may have misinterpreted the briefing, but even if it is just in the Alpha Quadrant, Warp 8 would seem to slow a speed over the distances involved here.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
CEO: Right, so due to the targeting factors I'd have to say that whoever is doing it is moving about.  If you tried to do it from light years away, the delay in targeting would be very dangerous. The Transporter has to be moved, I'd say.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: And given the time frame involved, even at Warp 5, it wouldn't be that tough to move about that much.  
Exeter: How far would you say is practical for a jump?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  Ok, I'd like to see where all these thefts have taken place on a star chart, along with distances between each and the dates the thefts occurred, that will help in the overall analysis, can we get that put together?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::after several scans, reads the scans result on his tricorder and stands up.::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Commander, nothing unusual came up from the scannings on the dent. Just the reported molecular damage, more noticeable in the wood than in the metal parts. But that's it.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
::Shrugs.::  All: Maybe, I don't know, maybe a light day?  That's give you about 3 seconds delay in subspace, I wouldn't feel confident making any jumps beyond that.  But anywhere in the system easily.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
All: Of course if you knew the target would be empty, that adds some leeway for certain.  I guess it depends on the people involved and how much risk they found acceptable.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Interesting, and I would expect the wood to have more as it is organic material, which fits Lieutenant Exfeld's understanding of the technology, and what it does to organic cells, Thank you Captain Marek, a critical piece of evidence! 

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::puts back his tricorder in the holster::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
Exfeld: If you knew a location, like a place on a planet, or a museum like this, would that make the risk less?  Not sure I understand the mechanics involved but for targeting, wouldn't that help?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: As someone from Planet Earth once said... Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth... we are looking for an improbable situation here. We need to think outside the box.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Maybe some sort of folding space technology that allows the perpetrator to perform such travel.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
<Lab Tech> CEO: Sir, I've been on Commander Bonnie's team for the last year.  These thefts are spread out over time pretty well, plenty of time to move from system to system.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV:  Or...more than one ship and multiple Elway Field Transporters, perhaps!

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
All: Yeah, the technology, once understood, isn't that hard to build.  Building one would probably be just a touch easier than building 2. Or 3.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: That explanation can fit.. however I consider we have not enough evidence to make a proper conclusions.

Host Lt_Exfeld says:
SO: I'd say knowing the target location would make it easier.  If you had a way of knowing it would be unoccupied, yeah, still a risk but maybe not enough of one to stop it?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Lt_Exfeld/CIV:  I would agree, we still need additional evidence. 
 
SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: The computer is still sorting sensor data, looking for the missing ships.  Now that we have a direction, or will soon, we can narrow the search direction and, to an extent, range.  Should make it much quicker.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Find the missing ships, we can get some answers.  ::Pauses and looks at the others.:: I hope.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
All: Are we finished here?  Is it time to return to the ship?  We can see if the computer has made any progress in finding the missing ships.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I would say so, Captain.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: I think so, sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO:  Captain, I believe we have collected all we can here on the station, it is best we reconvene on the Cherokee.  It might behoove us to go to the next previous theft location.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: Let's get back to the ship and we'll discuss our next step.

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