I thought the issue was to foil the off chance some neighbor was passing by the door and catch a word like 'murder' or 'magic' right before he or she ringed the bell, not to confound someone intent to figure out what we're talking about here. If someone is listening in your sanctum for over an hour, then your sanctum is already compromised even if I didn't say a word.
If you have suspicions that someone may indeed be listening in, using bugs or other means, then I would appreciate a warning that I may be exposed, to be honest. That level of scrutiny of your sanctum means that anyone seen getting in or out would be followed and investigated. So, do you have suspicions that someone or something may be spying in your sanctum right now, putting my life in danger along with yours*?
Now, on the ashes: I am not 100% sure they are a bane for this ghost, but it is a safe bet; I would expect Mothisha would have a strong reaction to her own ashes. As for the construction worker, you are right.
So far, he saw us getting out of a club. Then I fought him when the man he was trying to kidnap called for help. He has no reason to suspect anything about us being anything else than bystanders, at the time. So with a kidnapped victim they will probably not spend the effort to look deep into who the people that got 'accidentally involved' were.
But the next time any of them see us... yes, it would be problematic. I think we should invest in ski-masks or some other, less conspicuous disguise.
As for my contacts, I am not sure they will come through or if they will believe me. The ones I have in mind are fellow academics, Post-grad students or others working in the Uni here or in other places I have done research in. I can tell them I am concerned, since I have a baby, to expose these people as I don't want to be dragged in trials and all, as I am an actual witness, while they could simply help the police with the information you have uncovered and stay out of it.
If they do come through and decide to go to the police with what you have found out and my testimony about the fight - I can say I was confused after the fight and the gunfire about whether the kidnap victim was a woman or a crossdressing man - then... the police will be involved. Which also complicates things for us, and potentially exposes more people to ghostly possession.
It is an option but it has upsides and downsides.
Or, I could ask my contacts to look into this more, without approaching the police yet and be ready to call it in. We could also meet ... the not academic type of 'contact' although I don't have deep contacts with that kind. I have had some dealings with them, and could reach the underworld types to see what they know about our friends but these are not people I know and they are not people I want to associate with. But they won't go to the police, you can bet on that.
What do you think?
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