"Okay," said Chief O'Hara, while looking over the surveillance photos that had been passed around of the unidentified suspect asking about Jenny Harper last night. "Since we've already got a suspicious character in town, I've given the orders on my end to set up a command center at police headquarters that your people will have full access to as well, instead of waiting until Monday like we originally planned."
"Ours is being brought on line as well," revealed Daisuke Tachibana. "With your cooperation, a Tachibana Security employee will be at yours around the clock, with one of your officers constantly at ours also."
Town Chancellor Samantha Twist briefly nodded her head to Akane Tachibana, as if to say "Isn't it nice when the kids play together?"
"But what concerns me is if this guy is working for Dieter Wilhelm as we suspect, then why does this photo show the vehicle with Oregon plates instead of Alabama's?* I hope this isn't an indication that Wilhelm might have more power than we first suspected."
"One can find any enemy's vulnerability once you study them long enough," replied Daisuke. "In this case, the information request from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles that one of your staff has already filed should be answered soon."
"Meanwhile, the latest report from our joint surveillance team is that whoever this man is, he is currently parked across the street from the Jenkins Construction Company waiting for it to open. However, he has nothing more lethal in sight than a camera with a telescopic lens," revealed Akane.
"Probably trying to identify Harry," realized O'Hara. "I checked. The Jenkins' addresses and phone numbers are public record. But with two residential listings, since his older brother and the rest of the family maintain separate residences, the business is easier to watch. But what orders might this guy have once he figures out who Harry is? Even if we didn't already have advanced warning on this because of the impending wedding, spotting someone with a camera would cause us to keep an eye on him anyway. But if that vehicle turns out to be stolen, then we can bring him on a possession of stolen property charge."
"Good. We should notify Harry and Jenny also," suggested Samantha Twist.
"Even as we speak, my people are e-mailing that man's photo to every den leader, who in turn will be e-mailing it out to every den member," announced Akane Tachibana. "They are being instructed to keep an eye out for that man, if spotted, to contact the police immediately but not to approach or interact with him."
"Always appreciate the help, but the acknowledgement that none of your regular members are trained professionals is more noted," said O'Hara.
The Skulk leader nodded to the Police Chief. "As for Harry and Jenny, I will be visiting them personally as soon as this meeting is over," replied Akane.
"Wait a second! Photos!" said Samantha, recalling a previous conversation. "One of Jenny's many concerns about her relatives is that she has no idea how they will react to the 'new' her, post awareness. She fears they'll think she's had plastic surgery or something. One of the many things they're morally against."
"So?" asked Chief O'Hara.
"Don't you see? Nobody from or connected to Alabama knows what the NEW Jenny currently looks like! They still think she's the plain Jane, stick figure of a girl that left to come here instead of the new human side of the werevixen she is now."
"Well, if there was anyone in my department who looked like Miss Harper used to, we could use her as a decoy to catch this guy in a trap," realized the police chief.
"But there is at Tachibana Industries," said Daisuke, before proposing an idea.
MEANWHILE...
Only sheer exhaustion stopped William and Martha Anderson from continuing their madcap sexual romp. After resuming their sexual activities in the privacy of their own bedroom, the werefox and his werecat had fallen asleep in each others paws just as the emergency meeting concerning the Harper-Jenkins situation began.
Now, as the conference ended, both William and Martha were awakened by the chimes of their cellphones going off simultaneously.
Groggily, they reached over to their respective nightstands, not aware that thankfully his cock had deflated enough to slip out of her rear without causing any pain from the top knot still being trapped within it, to see that they each received the same text message.
SKULK ALERT! BE WARY OF THIS MAN! IF SPOTTED, ESPECIALLY IF IN THE VICINITY OF FELLOW MEMBERS HAROLD JENKINS AND/OR JENNIFER HARPER, CONTACT POLICE IMMEDIATELY BUT DO NOT APPROACH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
"Oh those poor kids. Can't they catch a break?" asked Martha, while looking at the best photo available of an as yet unidentified henchman.
"Don't worry honey. The whole town has Harry and Jenny's backs," said William, reassuring her. "Now then, maybe we should shower and get dressed for the day, then think about some breakfast," he suggested, seeing the clock radio display report it was now approaching 8:45 that morning.
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*Working in what details I can from Franknfurter69's episode "Something Wicked This Way Comes", which brought the guy into Moon Lake territory.—tmw.