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CONTACT: Chat with Marcus 4/24/04
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CONTACT: Chat with Marcus 4/24/04

Summary: They are moving forward with the investigation and have a list of purchases from the Real World Games credit card.

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Bill: hi marc
marcusthesburg: Hello Bill
Bill: sorry to hear Nash caved in on you
marcusthesburg: Well, I don't fault him
marcusthesburg: I don't just need to take care of Ideltech

Bill: tough break though. Any word on Krystal?
marcusthesburg: Not yet
marcusthesburg: Still working hard

Bill: how does this affect the interview process?
marcusthesburg: Got a list of purchases though
marcusthesburg: From the Real World games Credit Card
marcusthesburg: Not sure
marcusthesburg: How it will make people respond
marcusthesburg: Sandy has been nonstop phones for 29 hours now

Bill: i can imagine
marcusthesburg: How are you doing bill?
marcusthesburg: How are you feeling about Ideltech's little stunt

Bill: i'm good. a bit overwhelmed by life, but that's typical
Bill: i think it was quite innovative
Bill: rose is pouting in the other window Smile
marcusthesburg: Ok, let me get to her
marcusthesburg: You have psychic abilities

Bill: heh
Bill: not really. i'm just well connected
Bill: keep me posted on the interview process
marcusthesburg: will do
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:30 pm
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Follow up conversation with Marcus.

SUMMARY: Palser used his credit card in a Kingman AZ 7/11 at 10 pm. he purchased a Fix a Flat. Tobi generated a bunch of data that was given to a criminal profiler. Marcus is in denial regarding Krystal's situation. There is an exceptionally large group of people in Amboy for reasons unknown.

marcusthesburg: Sorry, did you want to talk?
bill: I was hoping to find out what's next for you guys
[/b]bill: but i realize you might need to regroup a bit
marcusthesburg: Are you refering to Ideltech
bill: yes
marcusthesburg: Well, first we find Kystal
[b]marcusthesburg: After that... We tour to find more applicants
bill: I guess I'm confused about how to go about finding Krystal
[/b]bill: We don't seem to have any leads other than the basic facts regarding her disappearance in Portland
marcusthesburg: No we have much more than that
marcusthesburg: I told Pam
bill: Did I miss something or is there new information?
marcusthesburg: But I guess she hasn't told the rest of you
marcusthesburg: We have a string of purchases
marcusthesburg: And we also have a criminal profiler sorting out TOBI's data
marcusthesburg: At 10 pm he purchased a Fix a Flat at Kingman AZ 7/11
marcusthesburg: Besides that, who knows
bill: hmm
marcusthesburg: We did put a special thing on that card that should make catching him easy
bill: and the real professor has her?
marcusthesburg: It alerts local auth when he uses ut again
marcusthesburg: No, jospeh Palser
bill: ah, ok
bill: so they're on the move
marcusthesburg: As far as we can tell yes
marcusthesburg: By the purchase location and everything else
marcusthesburg: We would be lucky if he uses the card again
bill: very lucky indeed
bill: do you think he's really on the way to Baltimore?
marcusthesburg: Who knows? I wonder what he will expect if he does get there...
bill: He probably doesn't know she's armed.
marcusthesburg: She probably doesn't know he is smarter that that
marcusthesburg: He will be patient
marcusthesburg: If he is going that direction
marcusthesburg: The Profiler did some excellent work
marcusthesburg: Said he has infatuated himself with both Andrew Lloyd Weber and Phantom
bill: That seems somewhat obvious
marcusthesburg: also says the professor situation is a common rationale for him
marcusthesburg: He doesn't think krystal is in danger sexually
marcusthesburg: Also feels that his biggest mistake is the fact that he needs to relive the pain by both the Raoul character
marcusthesburg: and the william Roddington one
marcusthesburg: Which means? Who the hell knows
bill: I'm more worried about her psyche at this point
marcusthesburg: Me too. She seemed somewhat unabused by the email.
bill: Portraying an air of normalcy is typical for abuse cases. Given Palser's clear deviant behavior from googling his background, I'm very concerned.
marcusthesburg: Yes, as am I. But I need hope from someehere
bill: I certainly hope your hirees work out a bit better than Nash's Smile
marcusthesburg: Tell me about it
marcusthesburg: Thinking of running extensive background searches
marcusthesburg: I don't know where all these people are coning from, but no time to check
marcusthesburg: Like Amboy has 6 times the people here today
bill: really?
marcusthesburg: People I have no idea who they are
bill: Do they look like tourists or something else?
marcusthesburg: It looks like the Democratic Party kind of LOL
marcusthesburg: Middle aged and college student people
marcusthesburg: Not many older
bill: It's a flash mob!
marcusthesburg: I think when sandy gets done from her nap i am going to send her out there and figure this uot
bill: Anything else before I sign off?
marcusthesburg: No, I need to go myself. If you get a hold of Pam, please tell her I could use that Transcript. I try to keep them and goofed with hers
bill: ok
marcusthesburg: thanks
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:57 pm
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He keeps thinking of new stuff. I'm crossposting this to puzzles.

marcusthesburg: Found a number that links to Joseph Palser. Not sure how or what it means. I think is some kind of encryption
marcusthesburg: PALSEJM272L9

bill: Where did that come from?
marcusthesburg: Picked it up in TOBI.... not sure where he got it. Source site bad on it
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 8:01 pm
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bill wrote:
He keeps thinking of new stuff. I'm crossposting this to puzzles.

marcusthesburg: Found a number that links to Joseph Palser. Not sure how or what it means. I think is some kind of encryption
marcusthesburg: PALSEJM272L9

bill: Where did that come from?
marcusthesburg: Picked it up in TOBI.... not sure where he got it. Source site bad on it


I got the EXACT same message from Marcus as well. The rest of the conversation was just him saying he'd only had 2 hours of sleep and he was going to take a nap.
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Ditto...

I got the same message
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I got a phone call today from someone in Arizona. I wasn't home, no message was left. It was on caller ID. So if Joe was fired and they tracked him to AZ, is this in-game or not?

I'm so freaking paranoid.

602-393-7352 is the number. The call was at 4:02
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 8:44 pm
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I'm just now getting time to post my chat with Marcus sorry for the delay all.

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marcusthesburg: I told Pam


PILFQUA: is this you?
MarcusThesburg: Marcus, yes.
PILFQUA: you have a code?
MarcusThesburg: We are setting up email addy's for everyone to help with that
PILFQUA: ah ok
PILFQUA: i sent an email to hr regarding an amendment to my pt 1 interview will you check on it for me?
MarcusThesburg: Yes, I saw it earlier
PILFQUA: ok thanks
MarcusThesburg: You are going to be hired... don't worry
PILFQUA: well thank you for that information
PILFQUA: how goes it with the krystal search?
MarcusThesburg: Well we have an interesting laundry list of purchases made with the Real World Gaming Credit card. But they don't use it for the hotel.
PILFQUA: may i ask what are some of the purchases that have been made?
MarcusThesburg: Sure
MarcusThesburg: Hold on
MarcusThesburg: Let me get the list
PILFQUA: k
MarcusThesburg: April 22nd
MarcusThesburg: 7/11
MarcusThesburg: Barstow
MarcusThesburg: 3:02 PM
MarcusThesburg: 5 2 Liter Diet Coke
MarcusThesburg: Baseball Weekly
MarcusThesburg: 7 packs of O'Berto's Bf JKY
MarcusThesburg: Not sure what that is

PILFQUA: beef jerky
MarcusThesburg: Oh
MarcusThesburg: Duct Tape
MarcusThesburg: Combination lock
MarcusThesburg: 2 qts VLVLINE
MarcusThesburg: FXAFLAT
MarcusThesburg: Not sure what that is either
PILFQUA: fix a flat
PILFQUA: instant flat tire fix
MarcusThesburg: WOW... how do you do thatPILFQUA: i carry some in my trunk
MarcusThesburg: Um, lets see what else
MarcusThesburg: 4 ltr Water
MarcusThesburg: 2 tny PZ Rls
MarcusThesburg: Not sure there either
MarcusThesburg: That is it

PILFQUA: tony pizza rolls
MarcusThesburg: You are gifted
PILFQUA: naw i just shop a lot
MarcusThesburg: And that is it
MarcusThesburg: Then have another puchase

PILFQUA: ok
PILFQUA: can you list it as well?
MarcusThesburg: Apr 23rd
MarcusThesburg: Needles
MarcusThesburg: AM/PM
PILFQUA: yikes
PILFQUA: same store?
MarcusThesburg: AM/PM Mini Mart in Needles
PILFQUA: ok
MarcusThesburg: at 5:05pm
PILFQUA: so cali to arizona
MarcusThesburg: I thinks so, but if he was in vegas he went west to go east?
PILFQUA: evidentally
PILFQUA: i just drove out to cali
MarcusThesburg: There He got 27 gallons gas unleaded
PILFQUA: big vehicle
MarcusThesburg: 6 2 liter Diet coke
MarcusThesburg: Disposble camera
MarcusThesburg: baby wipes
MarcusThesburg: Fruity Pebbles
MarcusThesburg: 3 Hot Dogs
MarcusThesburg: Nachos
MarcusThesburg: Pro Football Draft Preview
MarcusThesburg: Tie down cord
MarcusThesburg: Penzoil
MarcusThesburg: 3 qts
MarcusThesburg: 200 minute phone card AT&T
MarcusThesburg: Then another Purchase

PILFQUA: k
MarcusThesburg: Kingman
MarcusThesburg: 7-11
MarcusThesburg: 9:55 PM

PILFQUA: kingman?
MarcusThesburg: same day
MarcusThesburg: AZ

PILFQUA: thats what i thought
MarcusThesburg: 1 item
MarcusThesburg: fxflt

PILFQUA: fix a flat
PILFQUA: again
PILFQUA: sounds like he needs some major work on the vehicle
PILFQUA: its going through oil badly so its prob got a leak
PILFQUA: and his tires well he needs some new one
PILFQUA: s
MarcusThesburg: I have a bunch of IM's gotta goPILFQUA: k thaks
PILFQUA: thanks
PILFQUA: btw i think i'll try that phone number i have for maylinn i might get some more info
MarcusThesburg: I wouldn't
PILFQUA: ok
MarcusThesburg: thanks
PILFQUA: np
MarcusThesburg: BTW
PILFQUA: yes?
MarcusThesburg: Is it still 360 427
MarcusThesburg: XXXX
MarcusThesburg: ?

PILFQUA: no
MarcusThesburg: ok, strange... are you sure it her number?
PILFQUA: i got it from her sister
PILFQUA: andrea
MarcusThesburg: Wow...... that's impressive
MarcusThesburg: Please don't hand that out

PILFQUA: well thank you
PILFQUA: i won't
PILFQUA: he's driving the route i drove out to california 40 runs all across the us into tennessee
MarcusThesburg: You think?
PILFQUA: well 40 is the main interstate
PILFQUA: so i would try to be watching for maybe tire repair places, garages a little off 40 cause the stores he's stopping in are off the main interstate
MarcusThesburg: I wonder if he even made it. If they broke down and hitting the wilderness that makes things worse for us
PILFQUA: true enough
PILFQUA: let me remember you got flagstaff is the next main city on 40 after kingman
PILFQUA: theres a lot of nothing out in some areas
PILFQUA: if u run out of gas or break down you pretty much screwed
PILFQUA: he's too smart to break down though
PILFQUA: in the middle of nowhere i mean
MarcusThesburg: I don't know.... we will see
PILFQUA: well i gotta run things to do so have a good day and take care
MarcusThesburg: You too

I'm guessing the phone # to Maylinn is not ingame. Sorry folks. I tried!! Rolling Eyes

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Myssfitz wrote:
I got a phone call today from someone in Arizona. I wasn't home, no message was left. It was on caller ID. So if Joe was fired and they tracked him to AZ, is this in-game or not?

I'm so freaking paranoid.

602-393-7352 is the number. The call was at 4:02


Just to set the record straight, it was a telemarketer calling at the wrong time. Just a very weird coincidence. Thank again Bill. Very Happy
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MarcusThesburg: April 22nd
MarcusThesburg: 7/11
MarcusThesburg: Barstow
MarcusThesburg: 3:02 PM
MarcusThesburg: 5 2 Liter Diet Coke
MarcusThesburg: Baseball Weekly


Ok, I don't follow baseball, so I could totally be off base. (ha ha) Anyways, doing a search for Baseball Weekly gives you this site which explains that in 2002 Baseball Weekly became Sports Weekly. You tell me if it means anything or not.
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If he was in Las Vegas, then he drove out I-15 west to Barstow to get on the I-40 south and then back east to Kingman....

He sure took the long way around. Was he afraid of crossing the Hoover Dam? He could have driven from Las Vegas to Arizona via Laughlin.
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phensley wrote:

I'm guessing the phone # to Maylinn is not ingame. Sorry folks. I tried!! Rolling Eyes


I already told you that :d
Malynn is a REAL PERSON, not in-game, according to the data we found in Part 1 Interview Smile

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phensley wrote:

MarcusThesburg: April 22nd
MarcusThesburg: 7/11
MarcusThesburg: Barstow
MarcusThesburg: 3:02 PM
MarcusThesburg: 5 2 Liter Diet Coke
MarcusThesburg: Baseball Weekly
MarcusThesburg: 7 packs of O'Berto's Bf JKY
MarcusThesburg: Duct Tape
MarcusThesburg: Combination lock
MarcusThesburg: 2 qts VLVLINE
MarcusThesburg: FXAFLAT
MarcusThesburg: 4 ltr Water
MarcusThesburg: 2 tny PZ Rls
MarcusThesburg: Not sure there either
MarcusThesburg: That is it

PILFQUA: tony pizza rolls


Palser isn't the only one who likes pizza rolls. Marcus has also admitted his fondness of them way back in the beginning:

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phensley2002: well i believe we all have those days when the desk looks like a hurricane came and went

marcusthesburg: An F5 Tornado.... definatelt...... I will never get the stain of Pizza Rolls off the carpet

phensley2002: omg so sorry but i had to laugh a little over the pizza stains

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SPEC: Joseph has hacked into the credit card records and he is in fact somewhere else entirely. This is based on the online Store Finders for http://www.7-eleven.com and http://www.ampm.com

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MarcusThesburg: April 22nd
MarcusThesburg: 7/11
MarcusThesburg: Barstow

There isn't a 7/11 in Barstow CA. The closest is 27 miles away.

Quote:
MarcusThesburg: Apr 23rd
MarcusThesburg: Needles
MarcusThesburg: AM/PMPILFQUA: yikes
PILFQUA: same store?
MarcusThesburg: AM/PM Mini Mart in Needles

There are 2 AM/PM stores in Needles, CA, looks to be one either side of the freeway.

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MarcusThesburg: Kingman
MarcusThesburg: 7-11
MarcusThesburg: 9:55 PM
PILFQUA: kingman?
MarcusThesburg: same day
MarcusThesburg: AZ

There are no 7/11 stores in Kingman, AZ. The closest is 70 miles away.
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Spoiler (Rollover to View):
(This is the sort of situation where the quality of the PMs will be put to the test. If they just picked a random concept "Have him stop at a 7-11 so folks have a clue where he is" without knowing that we can research their true locations...then the info given will be incorrectly interpreted by us - appropriately - and we'll be going down the wrong path)


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Just for the record:

Quote:
Bill: rose is pouting in the other window Smile
marcusthesburg: Ok, let me get to her


Quote:
marcusthesburg (6:02:27 PM): I am almost done
marcusthesburg (6:02:33 PM): promise
sbrose711 (6:02:53 PM): I'm not pouting
sbrose711 (6:02:59 PM): but I was here first
marcusthesburg (6:03:15 PM): LOL
marcusthesburg (6:03:16 PM): Ok


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