Episode 13: Beach Body (Parts)

## Synopsis

After investigating the body parts that have washed up on the beach, Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie head out to Black Tooth Island to find more information. They find where the victim was killed and follow the creature's tracks back to a cave entrance.

## Episode Description

One of Thornvale's most popular beaches is covered in body parts. Our heroes must find the source before tragedy strikes again.

## Key Events

* The crew investigates body parts on the beach that seem to have been ripped apart and eaten by some kind of large creature
* On Black Tooth Island, they find a boat docked on the beach with a huge amount of blood beside it. Sammie finds a fishing license for Jack Freeman.
* There are large animal tracks that Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie follow back to a cave entrance.

## Summary

It's June 12th and it's Henry's 15th birthday. Stanley takes Henry down to the DMV to get his learner's permit. Henry aces his test, so Stanley takes him for a test drive. Henry expertly navigates around the cones and Stanley says Henry reminds him of his dad. Stanley confesses that the day he got his permit he wrecked the car, but Henry's dad (James) was able to expertly handle the car like he was born driving. Henry mentions that his dad just had his surgery a few days ago and that his dad is still in a lot of pain and they're not sure if the surgery actually worked yet. He also hasn't told his dad that he's started getting into monster hunting.

Stanley gets a call that there has been some kind of killing down on Mangrove Beach. Henry and Stanley pass this information along to Sammie and Bjorn, who all head down to the beach. Sammie lives on West, so she's able to arrive first. Henry arrives soon after. The beach is crawling with police officers and there are multiple bodies (or pieces of bodies) covered up with sheets on the sand. In the time since they faced the banshee, Miguel has been able to make fake FBI badges for Henry and Sammie. They walk over to the two witnesses, Richard and Gina, who are sitting with blankets wrapped around them. They flash their badges at the witnesses and ask them questions about what happened.

Richard replies that they were down on the beach last night and that there were body parts washing up all over the beach. They look exhausted, they've obviously been here all night. That's all that they know. Henry and Sammie leave them and go to speak with Judson Stone, who is on the beach examining the body parts. Judson says that something tore the bodies apart but he won't know more until he gets them to his office. Judson takes them along and shows them two male legs, a heavily tattooed arm, and a part of a torso. Sammie notices that the organs are missing from inside and there are chunks of the body parts missing from apparent bite marks.

Henry is looking around trying to figure out where the body washed up from and a police officer says that he bet the body came from Black Tooth Island. The police officer explains that fishermen go out there all the time and, due to the currents, things get washed up on shore from the island all the time. Sammie takes a look at the tattooed arm and confirms it looks like the victim was into fishing and probably was a fisherman. Henry learns that the tides and sharp rocks around Black Tooth Island can be dangerous and they need to get on and off the island before low tide to be safe.

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie discover it's almost high tide, so this is the best time to get out to Black Tooth Island. They get Sammie's boat and start making their way out. They reach the island and see that there's a boat docked there already. The area of beach next to the boat is soaked with blood. There's still a fishing pole and a tackle box laying in the sand. Sammie finds a fishing license in the tackle box that says "Jack Freeman." Bjorn notices there seems to be blood and large tracks going into the water from the island.

Henry attempts to call Stanley to let them know where they are, but reception is bad and he's not sure how much gets through. They start following the tracks from the beach and Sammie leads the way, following them back through the island to a cliffside. There is a well hidden crack in the cliffside that leads back into a hole they can climb down through. They carefully climb their way down the hole and find themselves in a narrow tunnel. They are immediately aware that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and they make their way toward it.

## List of Appearances

* Henry Marlowe
* Stanley Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Richard Walsh
* Gina Marie Douglas
* Judson Stone
* Bjorn Olafson

## Roll Tracker

\*In episode, it's stated that Wesley rolled a 10, but Henry's Sharp modifier is +2 so this is most likely a 12, however it is possible that Wesley rolled an 8 and this is a 10 with his Sharp modifier. Regardless, it's a Full Success.

**Wesley Level Up Fix:** (The Flake should not be allowed to up their Tough until reaching Advanced Improvements, but Wesley chose it twice.)

* +1 Charm
* +1 Cool
* Took "Dark Negotiator" from the Monstrous

**Hannah Level Up:** +1 Tough