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. (...A...P...~.I.V.W.}.G.A.Z...>.....E.
.."WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HIM? OH, I
GET IT, HIS DAUGHTER WASN'T HAPPY WITH O
UR INVESTIGATION. SHE'S KNOCKING THE HEL
L OUT OF COPS OVER A SIMPLE SUICIDE. WEL
L, SHE'S WASTING YOUR TIME AND HER MONEY
. WE'VE GOT A WITNESS, NAMED BASH DAGOT,
WHO SAW HIM JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE. HE EVE
N LEFT A SUICIDE NOTE." (HE HANDS ME THE
COPY.) THE NOTE READS, "SYLVIA, I'M TOO
TIRED AND TOO SICK OF LIVING. PLEASE FO
RGIVE ME -- DAD." HOW MUCH MORE PROOF DO
ES THAT GIRL NEED?"."YA, I HEARD OF HIM.
I MIGHT TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW FOR A SMAL
L CONSULTING FEE."."HE WAS A PROFESSOR A
T SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY. KILLED HIMSE
LF LAST WEEK."."CARL WAS MY FIANCE, AND
HE HAD BEEN QUITE UPSET LATELY. HE WAS W
ORRIED ABOUT THE PROJECT HE WAS WORKING
ON. HE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT IN SPECIFI
CS. CARL LIVED AT (NC 4660), BUT HE DIDN
'T WORK THERE. I THINK HE HAD A LAB SOME
WHERE IN THE CITY. HIS WORK MUST HAVE B
EEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHIN
G WAS TOP SECRET.."TELL YOU ABOUT LINSKY
'S DEATH? NOTHING ODD ABOUT THIS ONE. HE
JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE, MASSIVE SHOCK WH
EN HE HIT, LUNGS FILLED WITH WATER, DEAD
AS A ROCK. I'LL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE
AUTOPSY REPORT."."LINSKY HIRED ME TO CHE
CK OUT A CORPORATION CALLED MTC. HE HAD
BEEN HIRED TO DO RESEARCH INTO INCREASIN
G A PERSON'S MENTAL ABILITIES. AS THE WO
RK PROGRESSED HOWEVER, HE REALIZED THEY
HAD DIFFERENT INTENTIONS. WHEN I STARTED
MY INVESTIGATION INTO MTC, I RECEIVED T
HREATS ON MY LIFE AND WAS EVEN SHOT AT A
FEW TIMES. I TRIED TO WARN THE PROFESSO
R, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. I THINK THEY ICE
D HIM, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY DID I
T. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON MTC,
CHECK WITH WANDA PECK."."LINSKY? OH, THE
OLD SCIENTIST WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE. I
UNDERSTAND HE HAD DONE SOME WORK FOR MTC
CORPORATION, WHICH IS OUR MANAGEMENT TR
AINING CENTER. THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT."."YEA, I SAW T
HE OLD GRIZZER JUMP, BUT THE WHOLE INCID
ENT WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY BIZZARO. THE OLD GE
EK WALKS BY LIKE DAWN OF THE DEAD. THEN
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 30 FEET PAST ME, HE CL
IMBS OVER THE BARRIER AND NOSE DIVES INT
O THE BAY. THE AMPED OLD BUZZARD DIDN'T
EVEN HESITATE.".."TO ME IT'S JUST A NAME
ON A LIST..."."CARL AND I USED TO WORK
TOGETHER, BUT WE HAD A FALLING OUT OVER
MS. LIGHTBODY. SHE WAS MY CHICK AND HE T
OOK HER AWAY. HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH ME, BUT I WOULDN'T RETURN
HIS CALLS. I WAS SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS
DEATH."."MR. LINSKY HAD TAKEN AN INSURA
NCE POLICY OUT ON HIMSELF IN JULY. THE A
MOUNT OF THE POLICY WAS 1,000,000 DOLLAR
S. AS YOU ARE CERTAINLY AWARE, THERE IS
A CLAUSE IN LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES THAT
, IN THE EVENT OF A SUICIDE, THE POLICY
IS NULL AND VOID."."HE WAS HAPPY AT USF
(NC 4663). THEN HE TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSEN
CE TO DO SOME CONSULTING WORK, AND HIS W
HOLE PERSONALITY CHANGED. I'M SURE HE WA
S IN SOME SORT OF TROUBLE. BECAUSE OF TH
IS, I DON'T BELIEVE HE COMMITTED SUICIDE
!. I'VE LOST BOTH MY FATHER AND THE INSU
RANCE MONEY, AND I AM GOING TO FIND OUT
WHY. IF YOU NEED TO LOOK THROUGH HIS APA
RTMENT, IT'S LOCATED AT (NC 4660).".."CA
RL AND I STARTED DATING ABOUT TWO MONTHS
AGO. I WAS HEART BROKEN WHEN I HEARD AB
OUT HIS DEATH."."YA, LINSKY .. I GOT A C
ALL FROM ROBERT KNOTT AT LAW AND ORDER T
O MAKE SURE HE GOT TO THE BRIDGE AND TOO
K HIS DIVE. THEY PLANTED A SMALL DEVICE
ON HIM AND HE TURNED INTO A ROBOT. THAT'
S HOW ALL THE JOBS ARE DONE. I GET A CAL
L, I DO THE JOB, AND THE MONEY IS TRANSF
ERRED TO MY ACCOUNT. NO NAMES, NO TRACES
. IT'S REAL CLEAN."."HE WAS A USF PROFES
SOR, AND WE HAD WORKED WITH HIM IN THE P
AST. I HEARD HE JUMPED OFF THE GOLDEN GA
TE BRIDGE."."LINSKY STARTED TO GET WISE
TO WHAT WAS GOING ON BETWEEN MTC AND LAW
AND ORDER. I WAS ORDERED TO HAVE HIM BU
MPED OFF, SO WE PLANTED A MICROCHIP ON H
IM AND ORDERED BIG JIM TO MAKE SURE HE J
UMPED OFF THE BRIDGE."."I DON'T RECALL T
HE NAME, BUT IF HE WANTED TO TALK WITH M
E, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. I'VE
BEEN AWAY THE PAST FEW WEEKS.".
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