The sun rises, the sun sets. A new night...
During the interim, John Murphy had used his resources at the Philadelphia Police Ballistics Lab to unlock the secret of the "sunlight rounds." He was not entirely successful, since metallurgy tests proved the bullets were perfectly normal. Also, tracing their manufacturing origin revealed nothing of consequence.
Finch, the werewolf computer hacker, was having better luck with the goons' cell phones. Speaking with the technology spirits of the phones, he was able to "overhear" a conversation (after using a program to translate the Spanish) regarding a meeting the gang members had with someone named Julian. The location the gang members spoke of as the venue for this meeting was traced to one Julian Stark, a known member of the werewolf community and a notorious arms dealer in the city. Finch kept this information to himself.
Following other clues, the group assembled and drove to the Fairhill neighborhood to track down the gang itself. After Finch acquired (with "Laura" altering the deal) their transportation, off they went. Their first stop was a rough looking bar in the center of town. Inside they found a number of patrons wearing gang colors, making it clear this place was neutral ground of sorts. One however bore the familiar marks of the "Family of the Devil" gang that attacked the water park the night before. This one was drowning his sorrows in Pepe Lopez at the end of the bar.
Laura headed over to console this lost soul, convincing him to join her outside for some "fun." There, she got him into the group's limo and tried to interrogate him somewhat unsuccessfully about the gang leader's whereabouts. Finch had better luck with his cell phone, gaining Angelino's (the gang leader) cell phone number and using GPS to track him. As they tried to force their prisoner into the trunk of the limo for safe keeping, he nearly escaped and would have if not for the quick thinking of Joshua. He used life magic to cripple the drunken but frightened gang member, and he was easily fetched back.
Next, they headed off to find Angelino. Using mind magic, Edward was able to separate Angelino from his bodyguards and convince him to join the group in the limo. However, when Dr. John used Dominate on him in an effort to get him to spill who hired the gang, Angelino keeled over dead.
Curious as to what sort of magic this might be, Joshua has contacted his mentor, a powerful mage in the city to investigate further. Likewise, Finch is soon to meet with Julian Stark to discuss "werewolf business." What new clues might they uncover? Guess we'll find out in Part Three.
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