S01E03 - The Doctor will see you now...

General Summary

In the office of one Dan Drake , all is calm and quiet. It has been a peaceful day thus far, until Sandy Suffolk makes her way up the stairs where Janine Melnitz is busy typing away on the ancient computer her boss has for her to use. Once inside, Sandy asks, "Can I speak to Mr Grimm?" At which, Janine looks somewhat confused before Sandy corrects herself.
Once that faux pas is dealt with, leaving Janine hopefully none-the-wiser, Sandy tells Dan about the run-in with The Nightmare Man and how she helped an ex-soldier by the name of Frank Castle.
As they are talking, Dan gets a call from a Mr Andrew Aldridge, who requests to speak with Mr Drake regarding a missing person. Dan agrees to see the man who turns up a short time later. Andrew Aldridge is a wealthy man. It's entirely evident in his clothes, his mannerisms and his clear distaste for the office in which he finds himself (the latter he is quite good at hiding). He is searching for his sister Adrianna Aldridge. He advises that she stopped responding on social media four days ago and disappeared two days ago. He also says that he arrived in town yesterday and is staying at the Imperial Hotel in The Quays. He also pays extra to ensure absolute discretion, as this could reflect on the family.
Once he has gone, the detective duo start looking up details regarding Ms Aldridge. They pull up her social media and confirm what they have been told, also discovering that she advocates for social healthcare, much to the annoyance of her family. They also find that she works at Millennium City General Hospital and Campus and is the youngest doctor on staff.
The couple make their way to Clearsky Appartments, where Ms Aldridge lives. Dan scuttles past the paparazzi and reporters gathered there, trying to get a glimpse of a celebrity, such as Scott Star, AKA Comet. He manages to gain entry to talk to the concierge who, once he is satisfied that Dan is on the level, advises the detective that she was last seen 2 days ago and had blood on her clothes.
Our Detective Duo enter the Doctor's apartment through the Dreamscape. Once in the apartment, they are attacked by a huge Hound. Morpheus drops them back to the real world, where the Hound turns out to be Ms Aldridge's pet chihuahua, Charlie. Morpheus gets a quick lesson in representation of the Dream-self in the Dreamscape.
Grimm, as Tom Thumb, starts searching for clues. They find:

• Bloody jumper in the bin in the kitchen
• No sign of bullets or a fight in the apartment itself
• Messages from mother, brother and an ominous message stating 'You know where to find us'
• They try to look at the laptop, using abilities in the Dreamscape, but end up breaking it
• They do discover, on a calendar, that she has a few days leave pencilled in for this period of time.

The duo head back to Sandy's, so she can change back into her civilian guise. They take Charlie with them and leave him with Sam. Whilst this is happening, some clever searching reveals a YouTube video of an attack in a store in Downtown, where the victim apparently got up. The victim is wearing the jumper found in the bin at the apartment. The shop is not far from the Clearsky Appartments, so they go to investigate.
Once there, Dan tries to convince the shopkeeper to confess what's been happening. It's slow-going as he's clearly afraid. Sandy cuts in, saying 'I don't think this is working', at which point Dan leaves the shop and goes to wait by his car. Sandy shows the shopkeeper that she is like the woman who was shot and walked away. He freaks out a bit and tells her to leave or they will get her too, following that up with 'look to Rihtimlah. She leaves. As they do, a car pulls up and two men exit the vehicle and enter the shop.
Sandy does a search for Rihtimlah and finds that it is a dock area of Millennium City. They head in that direction. To get further into this area, Grimm changes into the King of the Flying Monkeys, summoning more of his loyal servants to carry Morpheus (who got changed, having realised that putting the bag containing her costume in the car is a good idea), further into Rihtimlah. Although they are seen, no alarms are raised. Once in a relatively secluded and safe place, Morpheus returns to Adrianna's apartment as Grimm has asked for something of hers he can track. She returns with a t-shirt from the missing woman's washing.
Eventually, they find where Adrianna is being held. They find several other Powered people also being collected, including one who is unconscious. When Morpheus enters his mind, she finds a swirling inferno of fire, the man sitting in it's centre. Marco Malvarez, AKA Inferno, is saved by Phantasy Inc. As he has warrants outstanding, he is handed over to police, despite the knowledge that the police can't currently hold him if he wakes up. Both members of Phantasy Inc go to MCPD 3rd Precinct and give statements on the outcomes. Grimm advises that he can shift into creatures from folklore and Morpheus advises that she can talk to people in their dreams.

Rewards Granted

1PP

Report Date

27 Dec 2020

Primary Location

Rihtimlah

Secondary Location

Drake Detective Agency