[ St. Helen's Orphanage ]

[knockknock_hack]

St. Helen’s Orphanage tried to look welcoming. The green grass, three trees, and small lake gave the lands a congenial appearance, but the building itself destroyed any idea of serenity. It had once been a prison, and, even without the electric wire running across the top of the fences, it showed. A group of older boys played basketball while ten

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[hadotherplans]

Myka gave a small smile. "Mr. Thomas. I assume your secretary informed you of the nature of our visit?"

[igetvibes]

Pete nodded and gave the man a slight smile as well, glancing around to see if he spotted Claudia anywhere. "And if she has," he added, "Could you tell us where Miss Donovan is? We'd like to take care of this as soon as possible."

[knockknock_hack]

"Miss Donovan's inside," Thomas said, ushering them in. "I let her poke around the girl's dormitory to... satisfy her." He sighed as he walked with them. "Your call was such a relief. I was just about to call Dr. Ross. I'm afraid she's in... a very serious delusional state. It was so good to hear someone was on their way to collect her."

[hadotherplans]

Myka raised her brows. "I think you've misunderstood our reasons for being here." She pulled out her badge. "We're with the Secret Service. Ms. Donovan works alongside us, in a civilian capacity - mostly doing computer-related work. We're here to take control of the investigation that she started."