Posted by Lieutenant Commander Preston Longstreet (Chief of Security) in The Hunt for Red October, BUMP COP Karlson

Posted by Civilian Joseph Karlson (Head of Police Force) in The Hunt for Red October, BUMP COP Karlson

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Preston Longstreet (Chief of Security) in The Hunt for Red October, BUMP COP Karlson
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Apollonia had debated on telling Longstreet about the intel agent. She was balancing her usual tendecy to look for profitable angles for her and her want to inform the man she most likely loved about his safety. For most this would be an easy decision. However for her that was a different thing. Call it genetic, environmental or other influences but her make up was about survival and advantage. Longstreet was savvy and smart but he was SF and that came with retrictions and codes etc…

She believed she might be able to accomplish both of her goals. She decided to spy on the spy because spys generally followed vice and money to get what they want and one she could manipulate and the other she wanted. She had already been making contact with low level crime dealers in the colony. Giving them a little money here and there just waiting for something for them to do. Well following this guy in a passive mode would be it. Where ever he went it would eventually get back to her.

At that moment Longstreet walked into the apartment she was sharing with him now.

“Hello Dear. Dinner.” She said with a beautiful intoxicating smile. She obviously meant replicator food. She had no idea how to cook old style.

Longstreet shook his head yes. He had an idea she was up to something.

Apollonia and Longstreet

“Can I ask you something and you not go into detective mode?” She said smiling.

“Probably not but go ahead.” He replied.

“Do you have someone new here in Intel. I don’t need to know a name. Just a yes or a no.” She asked still a few feet away.

Longstreet knew her about as well as anyone could. He felt she was off put asking this question.

“You know I can’t answer that. Plus Intel types are not my kind of people.” He answered.

“Got it. Thanks.” She said and came near him. “Lets relax.”

He had probably intended it but he had answered the question. Yes there was someone new and Longstreet did not care for him.

Longstreet

The next morning she told him she had some errands to run. She did let him out the door with a “watch your back.”

Longstreet gave her a sideways look. He made a note to get to the bottom of her question the night before and her veiled concern this morning. Something had happened.

Apollonia was on her way to spread the backstreet word to see who this intel guy was and what he had been up to. Someone could hide from cctv feeds, biometric detectors etc..but old school eyes and boots were still the best way to know what was going on. She would have to quietly spread some money around but she knew how to do that very well.

Meanwhile Longstreet went to his office. He opened his most secure channel and reached out to a few friends around the quadrant. Each no friend of Intel but in the know all the same. He wanted to know all he could about their new Intel officer. He knew the info was the type one would have to read between the blacked out lines but the hints might be there about this guy.

Longstreet
OOPS. Wrong character.

Sidney

Upon arrival to his office.

“Computer. Isolate, encrypt and mark Priority High Secure the next inquiry. My eyes only.” He said once he was inside his office.

=^=Ready=^= came the computer voice.

“I want to know everything possible on Starfleet officer Nicholas James, Intelligence Division. Just the official stuff, also any public mentions, to include family etc.. Reason’ classified SF Security internal investigation.

“Get me the office of Police Chief Karlson as well on a secure com channel.” He added.

Longstreet

It didn’t take long to get the Commissioner on the line, any calls from Starfleet’s Security Chief were prioritized alongside the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. A few minutes later Joseph was back in his office, having secured it for the incoming call, sat down and opened the channel =^=Commander Preston, What’s going on?=^= The oddly accentless Icelander asked.

Commissioner Karlson

“Karlson good of you to answer so quickly. Listen I am getting some odd intel out there, lets say inquiries, about our new Intel Chief. In fact there may be a tie in with Shinzak’s concern. Nothing concrete yet. Lets just say someone I know who has their ear well attached to the local sullied crowd is dropping some hints. This person does not drop hints unless there is a reason for it. Though in reality I question their reasons to do such a thing as well. It remains that there is a concern. I got the feeling that they were attempting to tell me James was either not who he is saying he is or worse.”

He knew Karlson long enough to be pretty straight with him. Except of course telling him Apollonia was the possible source.

Longstreet

Joseph leaned back in his seat, eyes narrowing at the man’s words. He had not given the man much consideration beyond the fact that he didn’t trust him. The last time Starfleet Intelligence had any presence on Oed it had brought some avenging force that threatened the Colony, so far the man seemed to simply have good intelligence and seemed moderately capable, although for some reason his brother had devoted several resources to assist him but had not mentioned why. “Well you know my feelings on Starfleet Intelligence operating on Oed, I’d rather not have them here at all.” He spoke in an unusually sardonic tone “But this contact of yours, did they hint in what direction we should look?” He asked knowing that it would be insulting to ask if Longstreet trusted his source, he wouldn’t be talking about it if he didn’t, the identity of the source also didn’t matter, at least not at this point.

Commissioner Karlson

“Unfortunately not. Just a hint that James may not be on or near the level with us and not in just a SF Intel sneaky way. I plan on trying to get more. Maybe we can use Shinzak’s report to lean in a little. Make the man uncomfortable answering questions. I mean we both know Shinzak has little to go on and has a wild imagination but its enough for an inquiry.” He proposed. “Honestly I don’t trust Intel at all and this guy less.”

Longstreet

OOC: Back and ready

Sidney

OOC: BUMP for the Chief of Police

Sidney

OOC: Sorry missed it the first time ‘round.
IC:

Joseph took a moment before answering “Well you know how I feel about Intel operating on Oed, I’d rather the whole lot of them be thrown out somewhere they can do some actual good” He said with a sardonic smile “But in any case, I think your instincts are right, my own sources have whispered some things about the man, some unusual happenings but it might be unrelated” Joseph said simply “How do you want to start?” He asked the Security Chief.

Commissioner Karlson

“Well the Shinzak issue is not technically SF. So I was thinking a police chief asking him some legitimate questions might not spook him too much but might invoke some action on his part that will tip his hat. I’m also going to recheck the customs and immigration database. An intel officer could have covered his tracks pretty well. We will need to pay a visit to the real person. It could be that James got to him before. James might be a pro liar but this man won’t be.” Longstreet proposed.

OOC: Im forgetting the whole story but there was an actual man that James duped his ID at the party. I do not remember how Shinzak identified James as the suspect. Or did he?

Longstreet

Joseph nodded in agreement “We’ll need to be careful how we approach this so as to not tip our hand. In the future, I suggest we meet in person, preferably not in any office. With the attempted bugging of Judge Rousseau’s house not so long ago I think it’s not out of the question the same thing would be attempted. I’ll start a file, taking this as a personal request from a Cabinet Member, how does that sound?” He asked.

Commissioner Karlson

OOC: James came in disguise as some businessman but said businessman wasn’t invited so Shinzak deduced that he must have been an intruder so he kicked him out of the party. At the same time, James revealed that the businessman did, in fact, work for him as some sort of stooge or something although no one knows that.
Hjortur

OOC: Got it.
IC: “Sounds good. I will press my source for more information.” Longstreet said. “Thanks Joseph. I did not want to get you involved but there was something that told me we needed to look into it.”

Longstreet

BUMP

Sidney

“I agree, if there is something irregular about him I think it’s our duty to learn what exactly.” Joseph said. He then paused for a moment “I’ll send for the man, invite him to my office, to be honest, it’s probably more nerve-wracking to come here than any police interrogation room, do you want this to be taken care of immediately?” He asked regarding a timetable.

Commissioner Karlson

” Tomorrow morning. I have some questions for my contact as well.” Longstreet answered. “Thanks Joseph.”

Longstreet then left. The truth was that he and the Chief had had disagreements in the past but the man had become a reliable collegue and dare say friend.

Longstreet

Longstreet then began to try and contact Apollonia who had conveniently disappeared while going to shop. Usually it was not hard to track people as everyone had a personal badge of some sort, SF or not, that they used for purchases and access to public services. Hers had not indicated anything. A search of the facial recognition and bio recognition system was coming up negative as well. Not that all surprising to Longstreet as she knew how to avoid detection very well. He just hoped she had not gotten into some trouble.

Meanwhile Apollonia was no where near a shopping district. She was using a device she had purchased that redirected bio sensors as well as gave a false facial recognition signal. It was illegal to own and use but that never stopped her. She had been talking to and paying some money out to choice and unsavory underground contacts she had been able to make in her short time on the planet. So far they had provide some of James’s movements here and there but she was not by far the only one who could move around undetected. What she wanted to know was his background or anything that would give her an avantage on the man. Because in reality she was intent on ruining him and then killing him. In that order to be precise.

Longstreet and Apollonia