January 9th, 2026

As the Agents come back to the pricinct, they are becoming heroes of the common folk. Yet, distrust grows more and more between the common folk and the police force (excluding the Agents). This divide creates an unease, a sense that the police cannot be trusted, something that Eyes on Absalom are more than willing to exploit. Newspapers all around Absalom jump between praising the Agents and condemning the inaction of the Token Guard (coin district guards) that led to the deaths of so many people. Yet, what all the newspapers seem to be missing is the why the murders took place. Instead of a sensationalist serial killer cult, it is a subdued ring of thieves. Run of the mill. Just believable enough that people don't second-guess what the newspapers say (something the police are all too willing to embrace as to acknowledge that the Skinsaws are back would cause widespread panic and only further fuel potential copycats). In game terms, this means that interacting with other police officers will generate potential problems / they may not be willing to work with you. But, the general people (especially the downtrodden / underrepresented people) will be more willing to work with you and help you.

Over the last few weeks (between books 1 and 2), Sergeant Ollo has been hard at work double and triple checking the various documents. All things point to a single conclusion. A conclusion that neither he nor the top brass wish to acknowledge. Somebody, or more likely an organization, wanted this serial killer to operate in the city. The housing violations are too plentiful. The construction too expensive. The traps and exotic creatures too eye-catching. Hendrid Pratchett had help and a lot of it. It is just impossible for this to be a two-man operation.

Because of this, the Agents, along with Sergeant Ollo (and eventually Corporal Kerr Batiste, but I keep forgetting she's supposed to show up to help on the religious side of things as the Agents already have a cleric), have been tasked with investigating money laundering in the hopes that it will lead to whomever (or whatever) was funding the serial killings. Due to police informants, along with just general murmurings that the Agents have overheard, the Agents picked up a lead concerning a potential massive amount of money laundering that will occur in the Coins district.

After investigating various locations, the Agents discovered a few key point

1. Whomever is funding all of this criminal activity is looking to buy chemicals. Lots of them. This is a potential confirmation that the chemical attack on the Zoo may actually be connected with the serial killings
2. Somebody is calling themselves the Skinsaw cult (even though they haven't been seen in over a hundred years in Absalom) and looking to launder a large amount of money
3. Most gangs are refusing to work with them (it's a crazy cult)
4. An undercover informant tipped off the Agents of an upcoming Bank Heist
5. The culprits are using greasepaint to disguise themselves so they can walk and operate in plain sight.
6. The potential bank heist group stole a very sturdy device for lifting
7. The bank heist will likely occur during the upcoming float parade
8. Somebody in the docks might have info on a fake ledger in a fake globe on their desk.