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I was quick to corner him, but before I got too far....

 

"Heeeey yoooou.  You look like a handsome man."

 

I mean, I really am but that's....

 

"I am?"  ghostrek[/member] looked puzzled by the sudden attention.

 

He is?!

 

Ghosty shifted his pants nervously.  He still looked rumpled after that one strange weekend.

 

"Let me tell you what I can do for you...."

 

"Go on"

 

"Not the time, sport.  We're here on a case remember?"

 

But I could tell it was too late.  Visions of a completely naked Deanna Troi running her fingers through his full head of hair were running through his head.  I'm pretty sure.

 

ghostrek stood nervously, 'look eddie, i have some info i dug up. i was doing my weekly analysis, and i came across something'

 

eddie looked from ghostrek to the corner, where mirna and the dr. were sitting. 'wait a minute ghostrek, how the hell did you get here?'

 

'that's what i'm trying to tell you. those broken figurines were made from omega 13. and i don't know how ole frankie got his hands on this...'

 

'but it's not good!' interrupted eddie.

 

what was all of this about? eddie wondered?

 

it was at that moment, mirna screamed.

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ghostrek stood nervously, 'look eddie, i have some info i dug up. i was doing my weekly analysis, and i came across something'

 

eddie looked from ghostrek to the corner, where mirna and the dr. were sitting. 'wait a minute ghostrek, how the hell did you get here?'

 

'that's what i'm trying to tell you. those broken figurines were made from omega 13. and i don't know how ole frankie got his hands on this...'

 

'but it's not good!' interrupted eddie.

 

what was all of this about? eddie wondered?

 

it was at that moment, mirna screamed.

 

I had no idea what Omega 13 meant.  I looked over at Ghosty.

 

"You mean the fish oil?"

 

"A little help over here?"

 

"Not now Mirna, I'm on to something."

 

"No, really.... Help!"

 

ghostrek[/member] and I looked over to see Johnny standing over Dr. Nick, a smoking pistol in his hand.

 

"ok wtf?" said Ghosty, echoing my thoughts exactly.

 

Then I noticed that Frankie was near Johnny's black bimmer, grappling with the helpless Mirna.

 

"Frankie, you were the muscle all along?"

 

I could tell he didn't know how to handle a dame.  You can always tell a sixty year old virgin when you see one.

 

Johnny fired at me sending me and the ghost scrambling for cover.

 

"Quit screwing around, you dolt.  We need put a squeeze on this chick before she squeals to the coppers."

 

"Wait what?  You know I leave that kind of work to the other guys to bid on."

 

"Get in the car!"

 

I pulled out my piece and took a few wild shots as they sped away....

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I had no idea what Omega 13 meant.  I looked over at Ghosty.

 

"You mean the fish oil?"

 

"A little help over here?"

 

"Not now Mirna, I'm on to something."

 

"No, really.... Help!"

 

ghostrek[/member] and I looked over to see Johnny standing over Dr. Nick, a smoking pistol in his hand.

 

"ok wtf?" said Ghosty, echoing my thoughts exactly.

 

Then I noticed that Frankie was near Johnny's black bimmer, grappling with the helpless Mirna.

 

"Frankie, you were the muscle all along?"

 

I could tell he didn't know how to handle a dame.  You can always tell a sixty year old virgin when you see one.

 

Johnny fired at me sending me and the ghost scrambling for cover.

 

"Quit screwing around, you dolt.  We need put a squeeze on this chick before she squeals to the coppers."

 

"Wait what?  You know I leave that kind of work to the other guys to bid on."

 

"Get in the car!"

 

I pulled out my piece and took a few wild shots as they sped away....

 

'look eddie, those little figurines that ole frankie had were solidified omega 13. that spill in '08, it was omega 13 in the sysstem!!

 

it's what frankie has been on about to anyone that will listen!', ghost exclaimed.

 

'and frankie just filed a claim accusing OSHA of pay off's and money laundering. johnny got word and somehow got his girl mirna a job with OSHA

 

to keep tabs on what was what, but when she found out that there were insurance policies taken out by johnny, on over 100 people that lost their hair,

 

without their knowledge, she tried to shake johnny down for 1/2 the claim money, in exchange for keeping her mouth shut.' eddie stated.

 

'but why kill dr. nick riviera?' asked ghost

 

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'look eddie, those little figurines that ole frankie had were solidified omega 13. that spill in '08, it was omega 13 in the sysstem!!

 

it's what frankie has been on about to anyone that will listen!', ghost exclaimed.

 

'and frankie just filed a claim accusing OSHA of pay off's and money laundering. johnny got word and somehow got his girl mirna a job with OSHA

 

to keep tabs on what was what, but when she found out that there were insurance policies taken out by johnny, on over 100 people that lost their hair,

 

without their knowledge, she tried to shake johnny down for 1/2 the claim money, in exchange for keeping her mouth shut.' eddie stated.

 

'but why kill dr. nick riviera?' asked ghost

 

eddie and ghost headed back to the office. it was raining. the kind of rain that you need an umbrella for.

 

as they walked into the office, they noticed someone in the bathroom.

 

eddie pulled out 'betty', 'alright in there, show yourself!'

 

'DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ME' frankie exclaimed.

 

his face looked like the wrong end of a baboon. bloodied and bruised.

 

'what happened to you?' ghost asked 'looks like it got slammed by a bedroom window'

 

'your wife closed her legs a little to fast, if you know what i mean, pal' stated frankie a matter of factly

 

'pfft, that was stupid, i don't have a wife, and sounds like something out of a movie' said ghost.

 

'alright, alright, this is getting us no where.' said eddie, 'we're taking you in frankie, we know what is going on'

 

'that's fine gumshoe, but you won't know what this is really about'

 

'what are you talking about, frankie, it's wrapped up, like a nice christmas presents for the coppers'

 

'this has to do with mirna as well, she's not who you think she is. i see her pine soaked skin as gotten to you too' laughed frankie.

 

ghost and eddie looked at each other. 'oh crap, NOW what?' they said in unison.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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eddie and ghost headed back to the office. it was raining. the kind of rain that you need an umbrella for.

 

as they walked into the office, they noticed someone in the bathroom.

 

eddie pulled out 'betty', 'alright in there, show yourself!'

 

'DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ME' frankie exclaimed.

 

his face looked like the wrong end of a baboon. bloodied and bruised.

 

'what happened to you?' ghost asked 'looks like it got slammed by a bedroom window'

 

'your wife closed her legs a little to fast, if you know what i mean, pal' stated frankie a matter of factly

 

'pfft, that was stupid, i don't have a wife, and sounds like something out of a movie' said ghost.

 

'alright, alright, this is getting us no where.' said eddie, 'we're taking you in frankie, we know what is going on'

 

'that's fine gumshoe, but you won't know what this is really about'

 

'what are you talking about, frankie, it's wrapped up, like a nice christmas presents for the coppers'

 

'this has to do with mirna as well, she's not who you think she is. i see her pine soaked skin as gotten to you too' laughed frankie.

 

ghost and eddie looked at each other. 'oh crap, NOW what?' they said in unison.

 

Just then, I woke up...

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[Act II]

 

I had fallen asleep in front of the mini mart with a corndog in my hand and a scratcher half-way to loserville in the floor boards.  Naturally, it wasn't the result of a massive opiate addiction, I was just exhausted from, you know, working.  Hard.  I looked down at the card in my hand.  Did this mean Dr. Nick Riviera wasn't dead?  I called....

 

"Is Dr. NIck in?"

 

"Who?"

 

"Dr. Nick."

 

"Who is that?"

 

"What do you mean 'who is that?'"

 

There was only silence on the other end.

 

"I don't know what kind of prank this is, but I'm hanging up."

 

"Wait, don't.  I found this number on a card."

 

"I have no idea who that is."

 

This was going nowhere fast.  I had to think of something.....

 

"Look, my friend gave me this number.  He said you could help me with my scalp.... issue."

 

Nothing.

 

"I'm desperate man.  I miss my hair so much.  The way it used to blow in the window.  The way my girlfriend used to tug playfully on it."

 

"What the hell are you talking about?"

 

 

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"Then who am I talking to?"

 

"Little late to ask that, isn't it?"

 

"Look, my friend just had this number and a Dr's name on a card."

 

"Oh God, is your friend this weasally little shit with a rat tail and a real shiny dome?  You tell that moron that I'm not taking his case."

 

A lawyer?

 

"Uh.... I'm sure he will be.... disappointed?  Wait, who are you calling a moron?"

 

"Bah.  One of my clients gets called that all the time, and he got elected Pres...."

 

" What?"

 

"Forget you heard that."

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"Then who am I talking to?"

 

"Little late to ask that, isn't it?"

 

"Look, my friend just had this number and a Dr's name on a card."

 

"Oh God, is your friend this weasally little shit with a rat tail and a real shiny dome?  You tell that moron that I'm not taking his case."

 

A lawyer?

 

"Uh.... I'm sure he will be.... disappointed?  Wait, who are you calling a moron?"

 

"Bah.  One of my clients gets called that all the time, and he got elected Pres...."

 

" What?"

 

"Forget you heard that."

Shit... why don't you just wrap up this entire thread and take it to Booksie.com?  You wanna be a fiction writer, so you may as well get some money out of it.
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Oh, but these are purely for our enjoyment.  No need to put a price on that.

I didn't see the point in derailing a whole thread just because you, personally, didn't think my co-worker should have hired a private eye.  For real, I want to see what he comes up with.  More importantly, how does he get the information?  My co-worker thinks the local president is embezzling from the pension and severance funds.  If any proof is found, every one of us union members need to know about it.  Maybe there's nothing there and my co-worker just wasted his money. 

 

Or, maybe we could fatten our pensions by exposing a crime and getting an award in litigation. 

 

It's a story I have an interest in following, either way.  Now, when you said you want more details and a complete story, I'm just as locked as you are because the investigation is not yet complete and details are arriving in little drips and drops instead a complete story.  I have to wait before posting anything else about it.

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I didn't see the point in derailing a whole thread just because you, personally, didn't think my co-worker should have hired a private eye.  For real, I want to see what he comes up with.  More importantly, how does he get the information?  My co-worker thinks the local president is embezzling from the pension and severance funds.  If any proof is found, every one of us union members need to know about it.  Maybe there's nothing there and my co-worker just wasted his money. 

 

Or, maybe we could fatten our pensions by exposing a crime and getting an award in litigation. 

 

It's a story I have an interest in following, either way.  Now, when you said you want more details and a complete story, I'm just as locked as you are because the investigation is not yet complete and details are arriving in little drips and drops instead a complete story.  I have to wait before posting anything else about it.

 

>:D oh packard. no one cares.

 

this is just one of a multitude of useless threads here.

 

we...just made it special. you should be thanking us.

 

and we will wait with you. because your limited details will not stop, nor will it ever stop, the crime fighting, mystery solving team of eddie, gumshoe extraordinaire,

 

or his faithful analyst and sidekick ghostrek.

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One of my co-workers hired a gumshoe to look into the union local president's financial dealings.

 

I wonder where that's going to lead.  Like, how is a gumshoe going to get the goods, assuming that there are any to be had?

I'm disappointed.

I thought this thread was going to be about investigating privates.  :(

 

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Oh, but these are purely for our enjoyment.  No need to put a price on that.

 

alright sweet pea. i don't even know where to take this at this point.

 

but, i'm sure once packard post all the details of what the gumshoe found out (riveting shit, i'm sure)

 

we can go on from there. or not.

 

but, this was fun.

 

we really sync.  >:D

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One of my co-workers hired a gumshoe to look into the union local president's financial dealings.

 

I wonder where that's going to lead.  Like, how is a gumshoe going to get the goods, assuming that there are any to be had?

There's plenty of ways.

If he's good, then it will take about 12 hours or so. If he's not, then he'lll have nothing.

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