Gotham Memoirs: 2-6 New Partner

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Davis decides to help me after hearing my story. The investigation makes progress thanks to him. Will we find new clues by looking into Rio Rossi?

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• This hectic day is finally over, and it's time to meet Davis.
• I change my clothes and prepare to head out.

• Edmund Davis: It's the first time we're meeting alone... Is this a date?

• You: I'm not in the mood for jokes, Davis.

• Edmund Davis: Alright. What do you need help with?

• You: Well...

• Perhaps I want Davis to know the full extent of the danger involved, or maybe I just need a listening ear...
• Anyway, I spill everything to Davis as I sort things out in my head...

• You: Before I joined the Gotham Times, I was an intern at the Sun News.

• You: The last article I wrote for the Sun News was about the mistreatment of patients at the Metropolitan Hospital.

• Edmund Davis: Yes, I read the article.

• You: To get information for the report...

• You: I snuck into the Metropolitan Hospital. There I met a patient named Jessica.

Wrote "Tragic Tale of a Mad Woman"

• You: The night after my article was published, I was fired by the Sun News.

• Edmund Davis: Yes, you've told me about it.

• You: That wasn't all.

• You: That night, the Chief invited me to the New York Press Dinner Party.

• You: He had been praising my article before the party.

• You: But halfway through the event, he suddenly told me I was fired. I had no idea why.

• You: I left the dinner feeling confused and depressed. That was when I noticed I was being followed.

• Edmund Davis: That's alarming...

• You: Not long after that, a burglar broke into my apartment and stole all my notes.

• You: I didn't think much of it at the time, but now... I can't help but think someone's watching me.

• You: Later, I met Prosecutor Diane Boseman.

• You: She told me it might have something to do with Jessica.

• Edmund Davis: Is that why you went back to visit her?

• You: Yes. But when I went back to the hospital, I was told she had passed away...

• Edmund Davis: What happened?

• You: They said she died of an illness and was cremated. Only her ashes are left.

Wrote "Hospital, or Hell on Earth?"

• You: I was fired by the Sun News right after my article was published.

• Edmund Davis: What was the reason?

• You: The Chief said the hospital was suing us because of the article.

• You: The higher-ups thought I should take responsibility for it.

• Edmund Davis: I don't get it. So what if they get sued? We have the right to report the truth. It's freedom of the press.

• Edmund Davis: I can't believe they fired you over that... There's more to that hospital.

• You: Yes. I'm even more convinced of that after what happened next.

• You: I revisited the hospital after Prosecutor Boseman brought it up during the alumni ball.

• You: The hospital's conditions had improved, and Jessica had been scheduled for a lobotomy.

• Edmund Davis: Isn't that good?

• You: A lobotomy would only impair her brain, it wouldn't cure her illness.

• You: I noted down Jessica's guardian's visits, intending to persuade him to cancel the operation.

• You: But when I returned to the hospital a few days later, Jessica had already passed away...

• Edmund Davis: What happened?

• You: Jessica's operation was brought forward, and she died of complications.

• You: Her belongings were taken by a mysterious man who claimed to be her father.

• Edmund Davis: Claimed? You mean it wasn't her father?

• You: Jessica's father, Walter Taylor, was a police officer who died in the line of duty.

• Edmund Davis: Who took her belongings then? What's their purpose?

• You: That's what I want to find out.

• You: I found his license plate number in the visitors' records and traced it to a Wellmer Medical factory.

Snuck in at day

• You: I found the mysterious man in the factory.

• You: His name is Rio Rossi, the union chairman at Wellmer Medical.

• You: I was deceived by his kind appearance and told him the real purpose for my visit.

• You: I shouldn't have let my guard down.

• Edmund Davis: What happened next?

• You: He told me Walter Taylor had some dealings with the Mafia.

• You: And that was how he had become friends with Mr. Taylor.

• You: He said he took Jessica's personal belongings so she could be buried with her father.

• Edmund Davis: Did he take Jessica's ashes? If he only claimed her belongings, that's an odd thing to say...

• You: Jessica's ashes are still at the hospital.

• Edmund Davis: Do you believe him?

• You: Of course not. But it will be harder to get a handle on him now. I was too careless.

• Edmund Davis: He won't let you off easy if he knows you're suspicious of him.

• You: You're right. He did let me go unscathed... But he sent someone to follow me.

Snuck in at night

• You: I snuck into the factory at night, and witnessed an illegal transaction involving alcohol.

• You: One of the parties involved was the union chairman at Wellmer Medical, Rio Rossi.

• You: The man who had claimed Jessica's belongings.

• Edmund Davis: The Mafia run bootlegging in the city. Is he tied to them somehow?

• Edmund Davis: We don't know Rio Rossi's motives...

• You: But we can be sure he's not a good man.

• You: This makes his taking of Jessica's belongings even more suspicious.

• Edmund Davis: Indeed. What happened next?

• You: Rio Rossi found me.

• Edmund Davis: Oh? Let me guess... Did you threaten him with your profession?

• You: I warned him that it would be traced back to him if anything happened to me. It was my only bargaining chip.

• You: I also lied about why I was there.

• Edmund Davis: Did he believe you?

• You: Of course not. He let me go, but he's had me followed since.

• You: He found out I was investigating him.

• You: But instead of confronting me directly, he targeted my family.

• Edmund Davis: What did he do?

• You: He duped my dad into incurring a huge gambling debt.

• You: And he threatened to kill him if I continued my investigations.

• Edmund Davis: What are you going to do?

• You: He can't threaten my family if I settle my father's gambling debt.

• You: That's why... Can you loan me three thousand dollars?

• Edmund Davis: What? I thought you were going to ask me to help with your investigations!

• Edmund Davis: But you're only asking for money...

• You: Well, if the problem can be solved with money...

• You: I don't want to get anyone else involved. It's too dangerous.

• Edmund Davis: I'll agree on one condition.

• You: What is it? As long as it's possible.

• Edmund Davis: Let me investigate with you!

• You: I told you. It's too dangerous.

• Edmund Davis: I know. You've told me all about it.

• Edmund Davis: But this is so much more exciting than interviews and gossip.

• Edmund Davis: Not every reporter gets an opportunity like this.

• You: ...Do you really understand how dangerous it is?

• Edmund Davis: I know we might run into a lot of trouble. But I can handle it.

• Edmund Davis: Besides, we'll definitely get to the bottom of this if we team up!

• You: You...

• You: (Edmund Davis' financial resources and network would certainly be a huge help.)

• You: Okay, if you're sure...

• Once I agree, Edmund Davis pulls out his checkbook and writes out a check.
• Edmund Davis: Here, three thousand dollars.

• With the check in hand, I finally sigh in relief. Dad's problem is settled for now...
• You: I'll pay you back as soon as possible.

• Edmund Davis: Don't worry about it. And don't do anything silly like going to moneylenders.

• Edmund Davis: Just take your time and pay me back when you can.

• You: (Even though Davis behaves frivolously most of the time, he can be considerate too...

• You: I understand. Thank you.

• Edmund Davis: How do you plan to continue your investigation on Rio Rossi and Jessica?

• You: I asked Jack to investigate Rio Rossi's background, but he hasn't found anything yet.

• Edmund Davis: I thought of something. The reason why Rio Rossi took Jessica's belongings...

• Edmund Davis: Could it be that Jessica had something he wanted?

• You: It's possible.

• Edmund Davis: Did you find out anything about Jessica Taylor?

• You: She was a regular worker before she became ill. She had a daughter who went missing.

• You: Her father, Walter Taylor, was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty.

• Edmund Davis: Hmm... Killed in the line of duty? Did you get Jack to investigate him?

• You: Jack couldn't find any filed on him, but he brought up a possibility--Taylor could have been corrupt.

• You: But it's just speculation at this stage...

• You: I tried talking to his ex-colleague, Bob Wilson, but he refused to tell me anything.

• Edmund Davis: I don't know if it's deliberate. All the information surrounding him has been hidden.

• Edmund Davis: What if his target wasn't Jessica, but Walter Taylor?

• You: You mean it isn't Jessica's belongings he wants?

• You: He only took them because he thought they might contain an "important item" belonging to Walter Taylor.

• Edmund Davis: Bingo! As expected of my partner.

• Edmund Davis: Since we can't find any information on Taylor, we'll have to look into Rio Rossi instead.

• You: Rio Rossi has certainly made himself a key figure in all this.

• Edmund Davis: First, we need to find out if Rio Rossi's actions were independent... or on someone else's orders.

• You: That's right. We also need to know what he's looking for... and if he's found it already.

• Edmund Davis: Hahaha! See? Your investigation is making progress because of me!

• You: Yeah, yeah. It's all thanks to you.

• You: (But figuring out Rossi's motive is easier said than done...)

• Edmund Davis: Don't worry. Since Rossi is just observing you for now, we still have time to think of something.

• You: Yes, you're right...