Season 3 - Episode 17: Dirty, Nasty Robot

== Synopsis ==
Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie investigate the break-in at the robotics lab, gaining access to the scene with Officer Crawford's help. They look around the lab and talk with Professor Kim about what happened. Through magical and non-magical means, they piece together that an android broke into the lab and seemed to have stolen specific parts in order to repair itself. It also leaked a brown fluid while inside, which they collected a sample of to analyze. Outside, there is a bullet hole in the brick wall where someone seems to have shot at the android as it left. They meet with Stanley at the docks to get some armor-piercing rounds from him and Stanley is the one to identify the brown liquid as Miguel's favorite brand of industrial lubricant. Then, Sammie gets a phone call from a panicked Oliver and Elise - someone is breaking into their apartment. 
==Episode Description==
The heroes investigate the burgled robotics lab.
== Key Events ==
* Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie investigate a break-in at the robotics lab. It seems an android broke into the lab and stole parts to repair itself. 
* The android leaked brown fluid onto the floor, which was later identified by Stanley as Miguel's favorite brand of mechanical lubricant. 
* There is a bullet hole in the wall outside the community college, leading the crew to believe the android was shot at after leaving the robotics lab. 
* Oliver and Elise call Sammie to tell her that someone is breaking into their apartment. 
== Summary ==
After getting told by the TA that now is not a good time, Bjorn pulls out his FBI badge and tells them they weren't here in an official capacity but they can be. The TA tells them to wait there and he'll ask. They soon see Officer Crawford appear who looks a bit panicked at first when he sees them, realizing that must mean this is a 'weird' thing, and then tells the TA he'll take them back. 
The crew walks back into the robotics lab where various officers are taking photos and gathering evidence. Crawford tells them that it appears to be a 'routine' sort of break-in, not much out of the ordinary. Henry notices that a corner of a large garage door toward the back of the lab appears to have been torn up from the corner. He also notices that some of the projects have been ransacked for parts. Bjorn goes over to the garage door and finds some strange brown fluid and begins to follow it. Bjorn asks Crawford if anyone has taken a sample of the fluid and Crawford calls someone over to do so. Bjorn reasons that based on what parts are missing from the lab, whatever this is seems to be wanting to fix something - gathering pieces for something specific. 
Bjorn talks to Professor Kim and asks if he knows anyone who might want to do this or if anything strange has happened here recently. Professor Kim says that the break-in says the only one that was here last night was his TA, the one they met up front. He also says nothing like this has ever happened before. 
Sammie sits down at a computer to try and discreetly use magic to scroll backward through time and see what did this. Around 3 in the morning, Sammie sees metal, hinged fingers reaching under the door and ripping it upward until it can fit inside. A large humanoid shape wearing baggy clothes enters. It seems to be limping, sparks flashing from its hand, and blue lights shining from beneath its hood. When Sammie pulls back to herself, she draws what she's seen on a piece of paper to show to Bjorn. 
Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie exit through the garage door to investigate outside and talk about what they've found. Sammie points out that the eyes were blue and not red, but Henry adds that it could just be that the robot wasn't engaged with a target. Sammie asks why there's even a 'killer robot' here in the first place. Bjorn agrees, saying this doesn't seem like something from the Rifts. Usually, creatures from the Rift are flesh and blood creatures, not robots or androids. 
Sammie then notices a brick in the wall that seems to be damaged. She points it out to Bjorn, who identifies it seems to have been struck with a high-caliber bullet. Sammie quickly puts two and two together - it must belong to her sniper rifle. One that an alternate version of herself could be using. Henry is confused as to why an alternate Sammie may be going after this android, it would put them on the same side so why isn't she working with them? Sammie points out they still don't know why the alternate version of her targeted Judson either. They decide to save that speculation for later and focus on finding the android. 
Bjorn collects a sample of the brown fluid to pass off to Stanley and Miguel for analysis. Henry calls Stanley and asks him if he has any kind of specialized weapons they can use and Stanley suggests something with armor-piercing rounds. They arrange to meet Stanley at the docks to give him the sample and he can give them the weapons and ammo from the Fort. He only has a pack of 6 armor-piercing rounds, but hands it over. Bjorn hands the sample of fluid to Stanley. Stanley takes a look and smells the fluid, then informs them he knows what it is - it's Miguel's favorite brand of industrial lubricant. Sammie asks how he knows and Stanley says Miguel's been using it for years, he always smells like it. Sammie tells Stanley that this fluid came out of the android and shows him the sketch she made. 
Bjorn theorizes that if this isn't some kind of Rift creature just possessing the body of an android that was already made, it's possible this could be an android constructed by the alternate reality's Miguel or the actual body of Miguel. Sammie jokes that if the android is Miguel, then it makes sense why an alternate version of her may be shooting at it. 
Sammie gets a phone call. It's Oliver. He's talking in hushed tones and tells Sammie to get to their apartment. Elise is there too and says someone is breaking in. Sammie says she'll be right there. 
== List of Appearances ==
* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook 
* Ron Crawford 
* Professor Kim 
* Stanley Marlowe
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Elise Romano 
==Roll Tracker==
Player/Character	Move 	Roll	Result
Wesley/Henry 	Investigate a Mystery	7 	Mixed Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Investigate a Mystery	11 	Full Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: See Another Time
Glitch: Short Duration	9 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Investigate a Mystery	9 	Mixed Success
Andrew/Bjorn 	Investigate a Mystery	9 	Mixed Success
Wesley/Henry 	Armory 	8 	Mixed Success