Sleuth Home - Message Boards - Role Playing Stage


0 0
The Broadway Plaza Hotel
  <<First Page  |  <Previous Next>  |  Last Page>>  

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Feb-4-2007 13:01

Built in 1880, near the beginning of the Gilded Age, its mahogany walls were still in very good condition. The gilding on the marble columns was just starting to peel and the imported Oriental rugs did show some wear but all in all a very nice place to stay.

Many important people have stayed there due to the excellent food, courteous service, and a certain amount of discretion afforded by the management. Many important people still do, however due to the unwillingness of the management to cooperate with the press, this cannot be confirmed.

The hotel's low profile helps keep it a bit obscure which is what attracts the rich, powerful, and those who want to hide in style.

Replies

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-15-2007 16:50

She got her list and went to make some room to room calls. She'd start with Andrea to see what she could find. Then she'd go down the list.

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-16-2007 11:58

She called Andrea up on the phone and had a good conversation with her. After hanging up with Andrea, Angel jot some notes down then decided to move to the next person on her list.

Pearl Diver
Pearl Diver

Feb-17-2007 05:21

Pearl Diver and her long time friend Coral Reef had a very pleasant lunch. During lunch, Pearl described to Coral what she had witnessed in great detail. Coral was always amazed at how well Pearl could tell a story. "Pearl, the way you spin your yarns!" This always made Pearl smile.

"Coral, I am not spinning a yarn. This actually happened in the hotel just before you arrived."

"Pearl, are you sure you are not exaggerating?"

"Coral, when have you known me to exaggerate?" Coral looked at her friend sideways with one eye. Pearl knew she tended to exaggerate stories so she started to laugh. "Coral, I know I have exaggerated in the past but this time I am not."

Coral, who was always the daredevil of the two, suggested they go to the service elevator to "have a look around". Pearl, who was more of the nervous type, was not sure that was "such a good idea." Coral said, "Oh, Pearl, what could happen? We can be 2 tourists who get 'lost' in the lobby if we are asked why we are there." Now it was Pearl's turn to look at Coral sideways. "Pearl, it is my birthday."

Of course Pearl could not deny her long time friend a little adventure on her birthday so she paid the bill and followed Coral back into the lobby. Coral made her way to the service elevator with Pearl. When she got there she immediately spotted a small brown envelope on the floor. "Pearl, look!" Pearl looked at where Coral was pointing. "What do you suppose that is?"

Pearl looked back at Coral. "Evidence?" which made the 2 of them laugh. "Maybe we should bring that to the lost and found?" The 2 ladies looked at each other for a moment. Just then the service elevator doors opened startling the 2 ladies. A maid came out pushing her clean up cart. Pearl and Coral moved out of the way and watched the cart roll right over the envelope.

After the maid left, Coral picked up the envelope and she and Pearl brought it to the lost and found. Having done their good deed for the day, they left the hotel to go see a movie.

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-18-2007 17:34

Angel walks around, knowing how hard it is to get a hold of Barry; she paces back and forth in her room, debating to call him. She decides, what the heck, she'll give it a try... She dials Barry's number.

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Feb-18-2007 20:41

Barry had fallen asleep while readng the newspaper. It was over his face so when the phone rang and Barry opened his eyes he couldn't see right away. That startled him enough to sit upright. When he did, the paper fell away and he realized where he was.

Barry managed to get to the phone by the fourth ring. "Hello?" Barry's voice had not woken up yet so it was a bit creaky.

An angelic voice responded, "Mr. Grant? My name is Lilangel and I was hoping I might be able to ask you some questions. May I come up to see you?"

Barry responded. "Miss Angel, it would take far too long to get you cleared. I would be happy to answer any questions I can right now."

Lilangel opened her notebook and grabbed a pen. "OK, Mr. Grant. Thank you for taking the time for me."

"It's my pleasure. Now what is it you wanted to know?"

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-19-2007 09:18

Angel had a lot of questions, but she didn't know which to ask. She is very grateful that Mr. Grant had decided to answer her questions. She had her notebook and pen ready, she wrote a few notes.

She asked, "Mr. Grant, do you remember what happened before you were taken to the hospital?"



Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Feb-19-2007 09:33

Barry paused for a moment to contemplate the question. He remembered sitting at the Tricky Mister drinking a Tom Collins before meeting Becky to, yet again, tell her it was over between them. He remembered leaving the bar and then somewhere around 40th and 11th he was jumped. He didn't see them coming at all.

"Well, I remember I was nabbed off the street. But the next thing I remember is being in the dark tied to a chair with my head aching and the taste of blood in my mouth. I had trouble opening my eyes but managed to get one open enough to take a look around. I could just make out the broom closet I was in and then I heard noises from outside the door."

Barry paused for a moment to collect his thoughts then continued. "I heard a foreign lanugage which at first didn't recognize. I can understand a little French but this was a more gutteral sound. Occasionally, the phone would ring and they would speak in English. Eventually, someone came in and put a sack over my head and then I felt I was being carried out. "

"I guess I was put into some sort of van or truck, still tied up in that chair, by the way. When we got to the next destination, I was carried out and brought into what I thought was a large warehouse based upon the echoes off the walls." Barry stopped there. The rest of the story got stuck in his throat as he remembered the rest.

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-19-2007 09:38

She wrote this down as he told her what he remembered.

Angel said, "If it's too painful to remember the events, I will ask you other questions, but please continue."

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Feb-19-2007 10:04

Barry appreciated the compassion and he continued. "Miss Angel, it's not that it's too painful, it's a little gruesome. I would rather not go into such details with a lady like yourself." Barry continued but kept some of the details to himself. No lady should hear them.

"When they got me to the warehouse, they removed the sack from my head and I found there were 4 men surrounding me. They were asking me questions but the questions were in their language. I couldn't answer them. They seemed to get annoyed by this. I told them I didn't understand what they were saying but for some reason they didn't believe me. My guess is that they thought I was someone else pretending not to understand."

"Eventually, they had enough of my refusing to answer and started working me over. I was barely conscious when I heard someone charging in. I was able to see with my one good eye my former Director, jasNmushu, come barrelling in with pistols in each hand shooting at the men. I saw most of them drop and then the last one start to go into his coat for his gun."

"I tried to kick him but my legs were tied to the chair. It didn't matter, Lady jasNmushu finished him before I even finished my thought. She came over and untied me. She was helping me out of the warehouse when some more men came in from the back and started shooting. She had just shoved me out the door when I felt her drop."

"For some reason, the police had just arrived and started shooting back. In my delerium, I figured things were being handled so I dragged myself to the midtown precinct and the last thing I remember was seeing the cold hard floor coming at me."

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Feb-19-2007 10:27

Angel smiled at Mr. Grant's comment calling her a lady, she never thought of herself as a lady, but as a detective. She was busy jotting these notes down. She was amazed. She was going to ask another question, but Mr. Grant had already answered it.

So, she decided to end this conversation for now; she said,"Mr. Grant, thank you for your time to answer my questions. If I have any further questions, may I contact you later on?"

Mr. Grant said, "Yes, you may, Miss Angel."

With that, they said "Good bye" to each other and Angel hung up the phone.

She reviewed what she had, and it was a good start. Now she needs to take a short break before making her next call.

  <<First Page  |  <Previous Next>  |  Last Page>>  

[ You must login to reply ]