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    The computer was on, and he was about to make his own first pass. He had just ordered a new computer, but it was still out, so this would be the last huzzah of his aging computer.

    It didn't bother him much, being more of a hexdump than Ghidra type of guy, but, he had to admit, Ghidra was damn good.

    "It's almost like those NSA guys know what they're doing." He cracked to himself, engaged in the usual protections, and began sniffing around online. Any uses of the name Forten? While it had been a name, the old English usage suggested it was a pseudonym. Still, due diligence. It was only an hour out of eternity.

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    Edward puts in the time to do it to the limit of this abilities.
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    OOC: forgot to include this in the post above

    Next up was finding anything he could about the parking garage. That was not a cheap thing to lease, let alone own, and it would be surprising if that control was direct. No other owners? No corporation? City registries would be the first of many checks… If he couldn't find anything here, maybe the Seneschal could be asked; legal contacts would come in handy.

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    Edward found that Forten had been used about. It was old English, yet also French. He discovered an article that was ten years old of a Forten who was arrested for protesting in Baltimore. Not a common name, rather uncommon. Perhaps this would be helpful in finding more about Forten? Another, more recent article, shows that a Michael Forten had been questioned in the dissapearance of a young woman in Sacramento. Were there any follow up articles?

    The parking garage was owned by an LLC. It came up as Bonne nuit LLC. Additional research showed that the LLC had been in use for at least ten years. Edward found an old finance form in a public doman requested by a newspaper, the Sacramento Buzz. In it, it was revealed that a warehouse in the industrial area had been owned by Bonne nuit, LLC, when a property manager was sued for giving illegal tours to a prospective buyer. Yet dig as he might, he could find no other articles about this instance, besides the manager was sentenced to a few years of jail. The address of the warehouse was listed as an address Edward recognzied as being in the industrial area. Edward Heinrich

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    Baltimore, and Michael Forten, was that the same person? "Alright." Edward murmured to himself, "Michael, Michael, are you my man?"

    Edward focused his search on any mentions of the name Michael Forten in Baltimore and in Sacramento.
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    Aside from that, the LLC being a least ten years old and the arrest happening ten years ago... Edward didn't see the connection, but coincidences like that were worth keeping an eye on; what else was there... the warehouse. Too bad nothing came up about that manager. They could be a good source of information, probably didn't work for the LLC anymore, if they were even alive, and could give insight on who the owners were, with a bit of persuasion. If only Edward could find a name...
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    OOC: let me know if you'd like different rolls for these.

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    Edward spent some time looking for Michael Forten. He discovered three men of that name. Some further digging narrowed Edward's interest to one man, a man who attended John Hopkins University in 2012. This corresponds to the time of the arrest. Possibly the same man? In researching about Michael Forten in Sacramento, he found only a newspaper article. It was of a smiling man with strikingly handsome good looks. The article was about a new resident, Michael Forten, of Sacramento opening a social program for helping displaced and homeless citizens of Sacramento find housing. Michael Forten was interviewed as saying 'he had pursued his degree in humanities to best serve the community. The homeless community of Sacramento needed dire assistance and he was here to provide it.'

    Michael Forten looked to be of an age of someone who could have attended unisversity in 2012.
    Edward Heinrich looked for some time for a manager connected to the LLC. Yet nothing came up.

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    The homeless? An interesting angle. Edward was about finished, there was just two more details he wanted to find out. What was the name of the social program? Could he find any addresses of homeless shelters associated with it? Especially the early ones... even if Michael didn't work there anymore, there might be someone there who had known him.

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    The second detail was a matter of confirmation, Edward wanted to know what the man valued, and that meant knowing what the protest was about. What was so important to Michael he was willing to get arrested for it?

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    Edward turned up a name - Baltimore Coalition for the Homeless. After some digging, he turned up the Folsom Coalition for the Homeless. Some digging showed up a few Facebook updates, which suggest that it is still holding events such as food drives and 'make food boxes' for local churches and outreach groups.
    A bit of digging reveals that the protest was at a Courthouse - several disabled people had occupied a meeting deciding on laws regarding their disabilty benefits. It appeared Michael Forten had refused to leave and had been arrested, along with some disabled citizens.

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    Edward felt that his research had come to it's end. He saved the picture of Michael Forten, sending a copy to his phone, and then closed his eyes, not so much from eyestrain as to block out stimulus, to think.

    Edward summarized for himself, what he had learned.

    1.) Likely real name: Micheal Forten. Likely confirming the suspicion that Mathew was an alias.
    2.) Attended John Hopkins University in 2012 for a degree in humanities
    3.) Arrested in Baltimore for an extended protest on the status of disability benefits
    4.) Involved in the Baltimore Coalition for the Homeless, and then Folsom Coalition for the Homeless. The latter has an active facebook group.
    5.) Recently questioned regarding the disapearance of a young woman.
    6.) The owner of the parking garage was the Bonne nuit LLC. They had existed since at least 2012.
    7.) The Sacramento Buzz, a newspaper, published an article about the LLC when a manager of unknown identity gave an illegal tour to a prospective buyer. The manger served jail time.

    And, of course, he now had a picture of the suspect. Edward smiled, all in all, it was a good night's work.

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