*Nathaniel* Given the circumstances, it was a lovely evening. Cold? Yes. Snow? Yes. Evening of excitement? Unfortunately, yes. Claire and I were at the office working late. There were a few others in the precinct, but it was shaping up to be a quiet evening. I had been busy trying to interview people in the neighborhoods around the areas of interest on the map Claire and I were making. Claire, in the meantime, was devoted to obtaining permits and contacting property owners to make sure we could go onto “private property" without violating the law. Personally, it would take less time for me to run, investigate, and get off the property. I did promise, however, that I would operate completely under the law while we were working together on the case. I could see, however, that Claire