TheFactsof

KathyHammond
Havingalreadyreceivedmorethantheirshareofpolice
harassment,thebandisloathtotalktostrangersabout
her.PersuaderoIlsmustbemadebeforeKarl,Bazor
Davefeelcomfortabletalkingwiththeinvesti'gators,
modifiediftheyhelpedthebandbeforetheshow.10TheStarsAreRight
ShockTroops
InvestigatorswhobefriendTheRisingmaywishto
havethepunksbackthemupasmoralandmartial
supportifaconfrontationwiththeHammondsoc
curs;keeperswillhavetoengineerthespecificsof
thisepisode.MostlikelythegroupgathersatSpi
der'sapartment,perhapssharingsomealcoholor
amphetaminestobolstertheircourage.
Karlmaskshisnervousnesswithhighspirits;
Baziscalmandquiet,andperhapssurprisinglyeffi
cientinanemergency;Davethemostbrutal,swing
ingaheavywrenchwithdeadlyefficiency;andSpi
derthemostberserk.
InvestigatorsaretoldthatSpiderandKathywerevery
muchinlove,somuchsothatshewasattemptingtogive
upherheroinaddictionforhim.Accordingtotheband
shehadnotusedthedrugforaweek.Clearlythiscontra
dictsthepoliceforensicreportofKathy'sdeath,which
hasestablishedthatherbodyshowedevidenceofheroin
useinthehoursprecedingherdeath.TheRisingcanoffer
noexplanationforthis.
Accordingtothenewspaperreport,Kathyhadno
fixedabodebutiftheythinkitwillhelpcatchKathy's
killer,Spiderandthebandgivetheinvestigatorsthead
dressofthesquatwhereshelived.
EveryoneinthebandknowsthatKathyhadrunaway
fromhome.Noneofthemknowwhy,andnoneofthem
reallycare.NoneofTheRisinghaveevermetKathy's
parents.
Spider'sApartment
Attheendofthenightthefourbandmembersmaketheir
wayhome.Aftertheequipmentisloadedintothecar,
SpiderremainsatThePitforafewmoredrinkswhilethe
otherthreedriveoff.Afterpurchasingabottleofport,
Spiderstaggersawayintothenighttowardhisoneroom
apartmentnearby.Investigatorswhohavealleviated
someofSpider'sguiltarewelcomedaspossibledrinking
companions,orjustascompanyontheroadhome.

Theentrancetohisapartmentisupthreeflightsof
ricketyfireescapestairsattherearofthebuilding.His
solitarywindowprovidesaviewoveragrayseaof
rooftops.
InSpider'sapartmentinvestigatorsmakingaSpot
HiddenrollnoticeanissueofNaughtySchoolgirlsmaga
zinelyingbesidehisbed,halfcoveredbyaclutterof
comics,dirtyclothes,usedtissues,brokenguitarstrings,
andemptybottles.
Thecoverdateofthemagazineistwelvemonthsago.
Inside,amongstthecollectionofsleazyphotographsand
lettersfromfantasizingteenagersisasixpagespreadof
KathyHammond.Sheislonghairedandyounglooking,
dressedinagirl'sschooluniformofwhiteblouse,plaid
skirt,andkneesocks.Ineachphotographthegirlwears
increasinglylessclothing.Thephotographsarecredited
toa"MrC.Hammond."
Iftheinvestigatorsdonotmaketheconnection,an
IdearollsuggeststhatMr.Hammondmightberelatedto
thedeceasedabrother,father,orhusband.Astickeron
theoutsidebackcoverofthemagazinebearstheaddress
oftheshopwherethemagazinewaspurchased:"Ham
mondsAdultBooks"andtheaddress.