Episode 08

# 01.08: Drinking Buddies and Murder

Cynthia visited Ella-Rose, Frank went drinking with Madoc Jones, Milo returned to the B&B, and Tom visited the courthouse.

## Characters

The PCs:

* Cynthia
* Frank Smith
* Milo McCrery
* Tom di Pasqua

NPCs:

* Quest Oyer
* Lorna Crawford
* Magnolia Hight
* Shawn Durkee
* Beth Lawrence
* Madoc Jones
* Nicky
* Marshall Evins
* Jack Elleby
* Michelle Laine
* Ella-Rose Carpenter
* Death 26
* Auden Cooke
* Cyrus Evins
* Bat
* Afya Niazi

## Summary

##### **10/12/2014: Sunday** (evening)

* Frank wakes up in his car, having turned it on. he's still hearing trains
	+ Milo notices
* Cynthia patches herself up, better than she expected
* Tom wanders around in his yard, towards the shadowy figure
	+ It's always the same distance away

##### **10/13/2014: Monday**

* Cynthia has some thinking to do, and invites Lorna and Maggie over for tea tomorrow
	+ Maggie isn't available, this is the busy season
* Tom went to the trading post. He learned the cashier's name, and apologized for his previous visit
* Frank hung out at the bar. He kept an eye out for 26, but they didn't make an appearance.

##### **10/14/2014: Tuesday**

* Cynthia and Lorna had tea
	+ Lorna doesn't believe Cynthia that Lorna's capable of doing a murder, and suggests she might have dementia
	+ She mentions the Carpenters are moving out on Monday, as Ray has been ill
* Tom and Shawn go to the bar
	+ Shawn doesn't know much about Auden
	+ Nor does he know much about local legends. He doesn't think this is a town for that.
* Frank dropped Milo off at the B&B
	+ He have instructions to Beth to keep an eye on him, and make sure he gets some rest
	+ Frank, Milo, and Madoc play poker
		- Milo tries to lie about what happened to him, but does badly, and ends up telling Madoc about Nibs
		- Madoc needs a real drink, so he and Frank make plans to go to the bar later in the week

##### **10/15/2014: Wednesday**

* Frank goes looking for Nicky
	+ He thanks him again for saving Milo
	+ Nicky doesn't have a phone
* Cynthia leaves Ella-Rose some very concerned emails
* Frank goes on a Neighborhood Watch walk
	+ Marshall is hanging out at the diner. Michelle Lane lets him buy leftovers for cheap

##### **10/16/2014: Thursday**

* Cynthia went to the diner early
	+ She has a chat with Michelle, and learns some things about Jack Elleby
* In the afternoon, Cynthia dropped by the Carpenters' house
	+ Ella-Rose sticks to her story that her husband is ill
	+ Cynthia pushes the issue; Ella-Rose has a gun and there's a struggle
		- Cynthia is shot twice, and Ella-Rose is killed
		- As soon as Ella-Rose crumples, Cynthia is aware she's forgetting something
	+ 26 arrives, and does their job, which appears to be cataloguing that the Carpenters died
	+ Cynthia smashed the Carpenters' doorbell camera, and headed back to her house
	+ She checks the book: it's got the same message, but the page is covered in dirty water
	+ About to pass out from blood loss, Cynthia calls Lorna for help

##### **10/17/2014: Friday**

* Frank and Madoc went to the bar, where Tom and Shawn were also out having a drink
	+ 26 is there as well, whom Frank greets and Madoc obviously knows

##### **10/18/2014: Saturday**

* Tom dropped by the courthouse again
	+ Auden was hesitant to talk about local urban legends
	+ The other residents not so much; one of them hung back but Cyrus introduced himself and mentioned they were looking into witchcraft
	+ Tom is escorted out, and Auden has some strong words for Cyrus after he's gone
* Frank drops Madoc off back at the B&B, and picks up Milo
* Frank hosts his weekly barbecue
	+ The kids haven't been up to much
	+ Frank doesn't know anything about witchcraft, but the kids think Lorna is a witch
	+ They don't have much evidence for that claim, but Sal saw a weird guy hanging out around her house one time

##### **10/19/2014: Sunday**

* Cynthia wakes up in Lorna's guest room, alive but feeling awful. Lorna thinks they should have a chat.

## Notes

Jack Elleby, according to Michelle Lane:

* Runs the funeral home in Delham
* Had a friend who passed about a year ago

Madoc Jones and 26:

* Met in Vegas (reportedly), where 26 (used to?) work out of
* 26 has had a rough few days, and mostly needs any actionable information
* Jones invited them to poker, in a way that could very much be a threat

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