The sealed garage settles into silence around unconscious John, the two fallen witnesses, and Jesse’s lowered Colt. Corsio watches from the stairs, expression unreadable.
Jesse kneels beside John and opens the safe house medical kit. He applies gauze, pressure, and a tight bandage, stabilizing the injury without moving him unnecessarily.
Corsio Angelico
The High Table needs to hear this from me before it hears a distorted version from anyone else.
While Jesse works, Corsio steps behind a concrete pillar and uses a separate phone. His voice stays low as he reports Jesse’s defiance, John’s survival, and the dead witnesses.
Jesse checks the bandage and John’s breathing, then retrieves a concealed phone. The bloodied shard wound beneath his clothing has left a trace investigators could connect to the penthouse robbery.
Jesse
I want a discreet meeting with a detective later tonight. No uniforms at this location. I’ll provide the time and place.
The local authority contact gives no immediate answer, only a request for confirmation through a secure callback. Corsio ends his call and looks toward Jesse as John’s fingers twitch.
✓ Quest Accepted
Arrange the discreet detective meeting
+ New Item Acquired
Concealed phone
Director's note
Jesse sneaks away to a remote dock owned by a local billionaire and awaits in his boat. Jesse calls the detective
Jesse slips from the safe house through a side exit, leaving John unconscious under the bandage and Corsio with the silent aftermath. He disappears before anyone can stop him.
By nightfall, he reaches a remote dock owned by a local billionaire. The harbor is dark and nearly empty, with security lights sweeping across still water.
Jesse boards the billionaire’s boat and waits below deck, keeping the concealed phone dark until the shoreline settles into quiet.
He places the call through the secure callback channel. It rings twice before the detective answers, voice low and cautious.
Detective Mara Velez
You said no uniforms and no official location. I’m listening, but understand that this call does not erase your five-star status.
Wind taps against the cabin windows. Far across Los Angeles, Corsio’s report is moving through the High Table while John’s fate remains unresolved.
Detective Mara Velez
Give me the time and place. If you want protection, evidence, or a deal, you need to tell me what you’re bringing.
✓ Quest Accepted
Break free from Corsio's authority
“Meet me at the docks right now. You get no information. If I detect anyone but yourself at this location you will die and I will escape is that understood detective”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled +3)
Jesse
Meet me at the docks right now. You get no information. If I detect anyone but yourself here, you will die, and I will escape. Is that understood, detective?
The secure call carries across the dark cabin. Jesse keeps the phone steady while harbor lights sweep over the water beyond the windows.
Detective Mara Velez
Understood. I’m coming alone, with no uniforms and no backup at the dock. You have my word.
The detective ends the call and sends a single confirmation through the secure channel. The message identifies his arrival window and confirms no other units are being dispatched.
Detective Mara Velez
He has control of the location, and he is protecting someone. I need to keep this calm.
Minutes later, one unmarked sedan stops beyond the sweeping security lights. The detective steps out alone, leaves the door open, and raises both empty hands toward the boat.
Quest Complete
Arrange the discreet detective meeting