User blog:LordBatargella/Towards the Awakening, Part Two

Chapter Two: The Tightening Vice
Silas and Blake stare at the mangled remains in the bathroom stall, in horror and awe. Their mouths move as to form words, but no sound passes their lips. The body is all but ripped apart, but the abscense of blood indicates foul play. The satchel next to the body only contained an old - nay, ancient - tome filled with unintellegible texts and strange runic sigils.

They call Fatwah and explain the situation. With some hesitation, the chemist agrees to disappear the body for them. Silas keeps the book. Samantha is called as well, to monitor the situation with Wes, who is still detained at the CPD. John bugs Mendosa's work space but refuses to break into his coworker's flat.

The next morning (Saturday), Silas is woken from his uneasy sleep by Lily ; there appears to be someone here to see him. The woman in the hallway introduces herself as Jane Whittle, a representative for the Moro Syndicate. She seems empathic to Silas' situation, but the club owner turns her down. Jane walks away.

Silas calls Blake, who can tell Wes is loyal but also privy to delicate information on members of the Madmen, safe houses, money laundering methods, and so on... Samantha tries to fast-talk Mendosa, but is unable to spring Wes out of jail. Later, Fatwah affirms the body is disposed off, and the drug used by the Moro Syndicate the evening before was a combination of household products; not the amphetamines that were found on Wes when he was arrested.

Afterwards, he needs to go to the CPD to hand over his club's books for inspection; while there, he notices Wes being taken away in a police car. Later, Silas breaks into Mendosa's apartment, with the assistance of Jésus, another member of the Madmen; he wants to help free Wes as well. They find nothing of import, except for a hidden safe Even with Jésus' lockpicking skills, they can't seem to crack the safe.

At the end of the day, Silas stands no further than in the beginning. A second visit from June, who hands over the Asylum's books and almost begs Silas to cooperate, is turned down; Silas seems to be running out of options, and starts openly thinking of assaulting the CPD to break out Wes.