Setting[]
Chicago, IL, USA
Boston, MA, USA
Characters[]
Plot Summary[]
- Pearl, Edwin, Ignatius and Thomas travel to Chicago to meet Iris and Akira. They go to the Chicago Gazette where Iris is working, and she and Ignatius are introduced.
- The group wonders who could be behind the Ultio. It must be someone with both a vicious vendetta and a good knowledge of the Golden Mean.
- Akira is supposed to be meeting them... but they find another cryptic message - he is being held hostage in Boston.
- They arrive in Boston and find a newspaper article linking Akira to the murder of two policemen. Is he being framed?
- Clues lead them to a maritime museum where a coffin is hanging from the mast of a ship. Inside, they find Akira’s business card, flecked with blood.
Key Clues[]
- Killer’s Message
- Newspaper Article
- Akira’s Business Card