Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aili McMorran (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim: Biochemistry Lab - Examining the Evidence

Posted by Cadet Matthew Riley (Scientist) in Main Sim: Biochemistry Lab - Examining the Evidence
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Matthew watched T’Mor work with the glass contents, then glanced over at Lieutenant McMorran’s back as she leaned over her work. He considered T’Mor’s comments about discretion, removed his gloves, and tagged all of their current results to be sent to her station, with a message:

From: Cadet Riley Subject: Current Results
Attached: Biologic Analysis.results, Fingerprint Analysis.results
Lieutenant, recommend we lock access to any results to science and security personnel until the conclusion of the investigation. Maybe even to just you, me, Cadet T'Mor, and the chief of security.

After sending that, he leaned his elbows on the table. We have the evidence collected from the scene, he thought. I assume security is conducting interviews. We don’t have the body - wait, I wonder if. they’d be done yet…

He accessed the medical database, locating the autopsy results. “Benzodiazepine,” he muttered. He glanced at the other glass belonging to the commander, regloved, grabbed another pipette, and started the same analysis on the contents of that glass, as well.

“She was strangled,” he said softly to T’Mor, as they worked side by side, relaying the autopsy findings. “Dosed with benzodiazepines.” He shook his head, unable to comprehend how someone could do something this heinous.

• Cadet Riley, Science

The message arrived before McMorran as soon as Riley had sent it. Her motions froze as she processed his words before moving to begin entering a response. A short while later, however, she cleared what she had written and turned to physically approach the cadet. With her arms crossed and leaning gently against the bench beside him, she spoke quietly. “I understand your concern Cadet. It is a terrible thing that has happened today and the possibility of a suspect existing among the crew is perhaps even more so. However, in my view trust is the glue that binds a crew together. That’s not to say that we should announce everything to the entire ship’s complement, not at all. I will be sharing our findings with the senior staff and they in turn will fill-in any junior officers they decide to, as I have you. We must coordinate our efforts to get to the bottom of this as quickly as possible.” Aili lowered her head, looking slightly up at Matthew in an effort to discern his response.

Lt. J.G. Aili McMorran - CSO

Riley, still setting up the chemical analysis of the commander’s glass, glanced at the lieutenant as she approached. He paused as she began speaking, then continued working, slowly, feeling the heat rising to his face.

“Of course, Lieutenant,” he nodded, still looking at the interface before him. Strike one, Riley. “It’s my first …” He paused. “… investigation,” he finished. He managed to hold back the very nervous laugh he felt rising.

He continued plotting the scanner commands, then hit the Executebutton. He strummed his fingers, staring at the display, watching various spectrograms as they returned, very aware of the lieutenant’s presence beside him.

• Cadet Riley, Science