Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in Investigation - Sunrises on Risa

Posted by Captain Rende Asam (Commanding Officer) in Investigation - Sunrises on Risa

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in Investigation - Sunrises on Risa

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Back at Reception, Constable Tai Maliia was waiting for the pair. “Quielle, Lieutenant Morgan.” She gave them both a respectful nod of her head. She handed Quielle a PADD. “That’s the warrant to search the room and any place on the property that either Lieutenant Hart or Mr. Kelreden have been.”

“Constable Maliia,” Morgan said with a respectful nod. “Would you mind if I tagged along. I promise to stay out of your way and observe unless you ask me otherwise.” This was her investigation after all. Tracy just wanted to get to the bottom of things.

Quielle skimmed the document, nodded, and handed it back. “Everything looks in order. We were just reviewing the footage from last night and we can track their movements. They arrived at approximately 0130 and she had the accident on the pool deck a couple hours later,” she said. Quielle leaned in to the concierge and made the request for the room number and status as hotel guest for the man who had helped Leah on the pool deck. They would look into it.

Quielle led them up to Daro’s room. She used her security access to open Room 118 and they stepped in.

It was a fairly spacious but basic room, with one large bed and a view with a balcony overlooking the back of the property. There was a washroom with a large shower to the left. The space definitely looked like someone had been there and Daro’s suitcase was resting on a credenza, plus he had clothes here and there.

Maliia stood and took in everything with a keen eye as she donned gloves. “No one touches anything. If you see something, I’ll document it before we examine it closer.” She drew in a breath and blew it out. “Mr. Kelreden told Dr. Kreed that there was a small amount left of the psilocybin they took and it’s somewhere here. We need it to test for purity and strength for Lt. Hart’s treatment. Have you found out anything in your investigation?” she asked Morgan.

~Leah Hart, NP

Morgan shook her head, “No. Just confirmation of what we know so far. After I was done here, I was going to go to the club and try and find witnesses.”

Morgan, Sec

Tai nodded and set down her evidence kit on a small table. “That was one of my next stops as well. We should go together. I have my detachment reaching out to the owner to find ut who was working last night and to secure access to any security footage. We’re also looking for the woman Lt. Hart was dancing with to see if what she has to say about it all.”

The constable began taking images of the room before they touched anything. Once she was done, she began to poke about.

Morgan would find a pair of strappy heeled sandals on the floor, each shoe about a metre apart. Almost in a zig zag line towards the bed there were undergarments.

Maliia imaged the credenza and Daro’s bag and other belongings. She began to search the bag. “If anyone needs gloves or evidence bags, I have them in my kit,” she said, pointing to the little table.

Meanwhile, Quielle looked out the window and studied the view. “Hard to see much out here. He wouldn’t have been able to see she was outside at the pool.”

~Leah Hart, NP

Morgan grabbed a pair of gloves, but let Maliia collect the evidence. She squatted down and looked at the shoes and then the clothes looking for signs of force. She paused and looked around. She didn’t see her outer clothing. It was possible in her haste to run she only put on her outer clothes, or they had never come off, or Daro was keeping them as a souvenir. “Does anyone know what Lt. Hart was found in?”

Morgan moved over to the furniture and started looking through drawers and cabinets looking for the vile.

Morgan, sec

“The hospital said she only had a dress on. Nothing else,” Tai said.

Quielle just watched quietly and let them work.

Maliia finished the main compartment of the suitcase with no luck and started checking the pockets.

As Tracy searched the drawers, there was a soft flattish case. Inside was a PADD and a small resealable bag with a small amount of powder inside.

~Leah Hart, NP

“Constable,” Tracy said. “I think I found it.”

Morgan, sec

Tai moved over and carefully took the bag from Morgan. She held it up and nodded. “Yes, I think you’re right.” She put the item in an evidence bag. But she came back over and peered at the PADD. “The warrant covers any item that might be involved in the case, and Dr. Kreed specifically asked us to look into Mr. Kelreden’s search history to see if he was tracking the Sentinel’s movement. We’ll collect the device as evidence as well.”

Once that was done, she bagged the shoes and undergarments. They continued to scour the place for other evidence, and Maliia collect hair samples and took scans of the room. After a while longer, they were done.

The constable turned to Quielle. “Block off this room. It’s an active crime scene. No one comes in without my authorization or a detective working the case. That includes housekeeping. We might need to search again, so everything has to remain as is.”

Tai drew in a deep breath and gathered all the items, placing theme in a secure case before turning to Mogan. “I need to take this all back to the station for logging and testing. I’ll meet you at the club? It’s called Club Koha, down on Riall Street. If you need to go back to your ship, we can set a time, just let me know.”

~Constable Maliia & Quielle, Head of Security

Morgan shook her head, “No I’ll meet you there. Could I also request of your labs test results when they are finished?”

Maliia nodded. “Of course. I’ll have them sent to your ship as soon as we get them.”

Tracy left after thanking Quielle for the assistance. She made her way to Club Koha.

Cpt. Asam, CO

Club Koha was a bit different from other night clubs, as it had more of a noticeable entrance. It was unabashedly present with its bright blue door and multicolour trim in various intersecting geometrical shapes. The door was partly propped open with a wedge.

Inside, the space was large with a main level and an upper area visible behind a clear half wall- the latter which was just tables and chairs and couches for a more lounge feel. The main floor was a large dance floor in front of a small stage. Opposite and running the entire length of the back was an elegant bar with barstool seating towards the sides leaving the middle open for patrons ordering drinks. There were small tables with chairs scattered around the perimeter and tall tables meant for standing at with drinks closer towards the dance floor.

The place was very clean, the custodial staff clearly having gotten the place well in order after last night. There was a man behind the bar stocking bottles, and another man visible up top sitting at a table.

~Leah Hart, NP

Tracy peeked in but didn’t enter. She would wait for the constable. She stepped away and flipped open her communicator. [O]Morgan to Cmdr sh’Kellirathras.[c] She quickly gave the commander the rundown of what she knew so far and how the investigation was going.

NL Morgan, security

[O] “Understood Lieutenant, keep me apprised. If you need my, assistance let me know [C] Thraz said with a quick response as he moved to the infirmary to interview the victim, his Antenna twitched slightly as he tried to process the events so far.

Commander Thraz sh’Kellirathras,
Executive Officer, USS Sentinel

Constable Maliia arrived a few minutes later and gave Morgan a nod. “Okay, so they are running all the evidence and working on getting access to the PADD. It’s locked so one of our tech people is working on it.” Dr. Kreed had noted the possibility that Kelreden had been researching the ship’s movements and might have been searching for any references. That would be hard to follow-up on on Earth, but right now they would start with the few clues they had. “Kelreden is still in holding, but we’ll have to formally charge him soon or let him go for now. Shall we see what we can find?” she said with a gesture of her head to the door.

~Constable Maliia

Morgan greeted her quietly. “Yes, let’s.” Morgan followed her inside letting her take the lead.

Morgan, sec

Stepping into the night club, Tai took in the general appearance and atmosphere. For a moment she let herself imagine the place with dim lighting, loud music and lots of people drinking, dancing and in general having a good time.

“Mr. Damas?” Maliia called out.

The man sitting in the upper level got up and peered over the half wall at the women he was told to expect. “Constable Maliia?”

“Yes, Sir. I was hoping you’d be able to answer some questions that myself and my associate Lieutenant Morgan here have.”

He gave a brisk nod. “Of course.” Damas made his way down the stairs and gestured for them to join him at the bat. He came around and leaned an arm on the polished bar top. “So, how can I help?”

Tai gestured to Tracey. “We’re investigating a case involving a Starfleet officer who had an accident in the early morning hours today. Before then, she had been here with some of her shipmates and we’re trying to establish a better timeline of events and see if she came into contact with anyone here who might have been involved in her accident.” She didn’t want to put the man on edge or suggest any wrong doing. Business owners could get antsy if they thought they or their business was in trouble some how.

“Okay,” he said with a nod.

“We need to speak with anyone who was working last night. And I was hoping we could see fi she or her friends showed up on any security footage you have.”

Damas nodded. “Well, for starters, Sudin here”-he gestured to the man stocking the bar-” is our floor manager and was working last night. At the bar we had.... hey, Sudin? Who was working the bar with you last night?”

“Tairana. She’s on again today, so should be in later.”

Maliia smiled at the manager. “If Lieutenant Morgan shows you a picture of someone, can you tell us if you remember seeing them here last night?”

“I can try. It was really busy,” Sudin said, setting the case of bottles to the side and joining them.

~Constable Maliia and Co.

Morgan had pictures of Hart, Montri, Hunter, McMahon, and Kelreden. She had made sure that none of them were crew photos but candids. “Did you see any of these people in here last night?”

Morgan, sec