God's Law

A God's Teeth Scenario

by Caleb Stokes

<H1>Introduction
The Los Angeles Sheri ’s Department services forty-two separate ci es and the US’s largest jail
system. For decades, it has been recognized by federal agencies and civilian whistleblowers as
one of the most corrupt ins tu ons in the country. LASD opera ons regularly stray beyond the
horri c street violence of unprofessional, negligent, or malicious law enforcement opera ons.
The Sheri ’s Department is registered in open court as harboring a diverse array of
sophis cated criminal opera ons: deputy gangs compe ng for rackets under the shared
impunity of a badge. Atroci es a ributable to these “cliques” put many drug cartels to shame.
Even a er decades of accusa ons and evidence, charges are rare and convic ons unlikely.

Depending on the elec on cycle, the federal government ignores, scolds, or ac vely endorses
deputy gang ac vity. For decades, the LA municipal budget has included annual alloca ons for
lawsuit se lements expected for an ever-expanding list of vic ms. Mul ple Sheri s have been
elected on promises of reform while spor ng their own gang ta oos. The secret is open. All is
known. Nothing is done.

When a deputy gang encounters the unnatural for the rst me, it begins twis ng older, deeper
laws towards the red avarice of police corrup on. They expect the usual complicity.

They nd Delta Green.

<H2>Deputy Gangs
According to the de ni on found in the California Penal Code, Los Angeles Sheri ’s Department
has harbored 18 criminal gangs inside its ranks since 1980. This count is limited to gangs named
in sworn tes mony by self-professed members. An accurate count of organized criminal
organiza ons inside LASD is likely higher.

Early recorded deputy gangs – such as the Jersey Devils and Lynnwood Vikings – operated o
white supremacist founda ons. By 1990, members stood accused of assassina ng POC
journalists, bea ng poli cal ac vists, mail-bombing informants, and murdering mul ple
‘suspects.’

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 Sparked by similar groups inside the LAPD, the 91’ King riots brought more a en on than
accountability to LASD gangs. Increased scru ny rarely ended in convic on. Police unions and
poli cians ensured every charge spread the taint through promo on. A common deputy career
path started at an o cer-involved shoo ng, followed by paid suspension, trial, acqui al, and –
nally – County Jail administra on job with a pay raise. Much like the Aryan Na on before
them, white supremacist deputy gangs lost ideological cohesion inside LA county jails. Cliques
composed of rival ethnici es developed, then merged into diverse organized crime opera ons
solely focused on power and pro t.

In the Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) alone, depu es from various gangs have been convicted of drug
smuggling, protec on rackets, rape, assault, and murder. Newer Hispanic deputy gangs, such as
the Banditos and Regulators, stand accused of dozens of homicides in East LA neighborhoods.
Both have brawled in the streets with Black and White deputy gangs over territory. One of the
most famous Lynnwood Vikings – Undersheri Paul Tanaka – sold job placements and gang
membership to fund his successful 2012 campaign for Mayor of Gardenia. He was only removed
a er federal prosecutors proved Tanaka illegally imprisoned and hid an FBI informant.

In 2018, Alex Villanueva was elected Sheri with campaign promises to eliminate deputy gangs.
He loses bid for re-elec on in 2022. During his four-year tenure, not a single contract is
terminated for gang ac vity. In deputy tes mony, Villanueva was accused of being a member of
the Execu oners in 2023.

<Side>Handling Real Evil

The all-to-human cruelties of the Slugs are the point of this operation: the unnatural is the
only thing that makes justice possible in our broken system.

Be careful when acknowledging real evil in a game of ctional horrors.

Keep Players Safe: Police violence – motivated by white supremacy, greed, and political
power – is the reality of life in the United States. It’s not a theory. People at your table may
experience it regularly. The rst and only priority is keeping those people safe. Clearly
communicate the subject matter before play, and utilize safety tools if anyone has
concerns for what may come up in play.

Keep the Obvious Hidden: When portraying the Slugs, establish the corruption and
cruelty through found evidence. Keep the banal horrors of American policing at a remove,
behind the investigator’s lens. The player should feel safe; the Agents should feel
threatened on all sides, weighed down by each horri c clue. Understanding the depths of
mundane human corruption alienates the Agents as much as being part of Delta Green.
The emperor has no clothes, and it is maddening to see.

Keep the Enemy Smart: The Slugs are disciplined criminals – more disciplined than they
need to be. They never say the quiet part loud. Like many gangs, their racial hatred is a

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 front-facing recruitment tool. They discard it after loyalty is established, and their
membership is now more diverse than many US workplaces. Under scrutiny, deputy
gangers remain calm and polite. They behave as consummate professionals and a uni ed
front. As Agents discover more and more of the gang’s atrocities, allow the threat of
violence under this façade to simmer.

Keep Privilege the Problem: Association with the federal government insulates Agents
from the intimidation tactics typical of the deputy gang. As members of the Program,
Agents may have exploited the same impunity to pursue the unnatural. Delta Green’s
criminality and ruthlessness make it uniquely capable of dealing with the Slugs. The same
lawlessness is more responsible for this problem than any creature beyond the stars.

Keep the Cosmic Grounded: God’s Law acknowledges the reality of law enforcement
corruption and its victims. The operation offers a chance for symbolic resolution against a
very real, seemingly-intractable source of real evil. In dealing with it, Agents craft a story
between the absolute stakes of cosmic horror and the stupid cruelty of decaying human
institutions. Delta Green exists inside this contradiction.

xxx END BOX xxx

<H2>Lt. Marlin and the Slugs

John Marlin is 3rd-genera on law enforcement. His father was a founding member of the
Lynnwood Vikings and veteran of the Rodney King riots. By the me Marlin joined the Sheri
Department in 2000, he’d been taught how to pay-for-play. A generous dona on to the right
supervisor placed Deputy Sheri Marlin inside the Men’s Central Jail, assigned to a new Riot
Response Unit. Marlin spent most of his early career a ending squad tac cs trainings and
polishing the armory, skipping the grueling rota on in Processing most rookies expect.

The fortunes of the Vikings waned in compe on with other LASD gangs. “Fish-white” Marlin’s
career dead ended un l Aug 2008. When Deputy Juan Abel Escalante was killed by the rival
Avenues street gang, the 3000 Boys – a mostly Hispanic clique dominate amongst the MCJ
guards – retaliated. The clique incited top-down riot in the jail. An en re shi donned riot gear
and raided an alleged Avenues cell block. Nineteen inmates were sent to the hospital with
mul ple bone fractures in a single night.

Marlin – out sick with a cold during the riot – was shielded from the inves ga on, but he saw an
opportunity. He claimed to be on duty and tes ed to secure the innocence of mul ple high-
ranking 3000 Boys involved in the riot. In gra tude, Marlin was promoted to Sergeant and
provided a transfer to the pres gious Special Enforcement Bureau. Inside a force dedicated to
training SWAT units and arres ng hard targets, Marlin collected in uence with as many
elements of LASD tac cal opera ons as he could.

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 <H2>The Slugs are Born
A er eight years languishing at MCJ, Marlin would never again allow his rise to slow. He sought
to evolve beyond the racist baggage of his father’s Vikings and small- me jail rackets of the
3000 Boys. He understood the calls for fraternity were bullshit, and he vowed to become one of
the true warlords of the city. Marlin created his own organiza on: The Slugs. Their symbol is a
ta oo of the 12-guage namesake ammuni on: the slug used to blow hinges o doors. Each is
labeled in gothic font aperta sesamae.

Marlin spent years trea ng SEB training programs as recruitment drives for his gang. He claimed
to be a member and never admi ed to even knowing the leader. He sold the gang as a decades-
old fraternity of the Sheri ’s most hardened doorkickers, relentlessly a ering the tac cal
capabili es of prospects churning through his trainings. By the me Marlin le SEB in 2015 to
helm his own Tac cal Narco cs Unit, Slugs were in ltrated into administra ve posi ons all over
the Sheri ’s Department. In addi on to general licence to rob the public through civil forfeiture,
the Slugs have established numerous lucra ve side hustles. They deal drugs in county jails, run a
PED smuggling ring that supplies cops all over the state with steroids, and auc ons pres gious
administra ve posi ons to the highest bidder.

<H2>The Dyer Raid

Ac ve from 2014-2016 in the southern California area, Franklin Dyer earned the nickname “The
Southside Tiger” for his seven murders. Media hysteria and na onal a en on was just
beginning to s r around the discovery of the 5th body when the case came to a sudden close.
An anonymous p claimed a suspected vic m, reported missing the previous week, had
witnessed entering the home of one Franklin Dyer. LASD’s newly-constructed Sheri ’s Sta on
Southwest (SSSW) was closest to the suspect. Pressed for me and with hostages a possibility,
Lt. Marlin’s newly-formed Tac cal Narco c Unit – Slug Squad – was mobilized for the arrest.

News reports indicate the depu es found a “torture dungeon” where Dyer had recently
murdered the missing woman and another vic m. Dyer was shot dead in the act. Overwhelming
evidence found inside the “chamber of horrors” iden ed the homeowner as the Southside
Tiger.

Marlin and the rest of Slug Squad le evidence of Dyer’s unnatural mo ves and methods o
their report. The depu es understood ins nc vely that the presence of the magic would do
them no favors in an otherwise ‘heroic’ arrest. They had their own crimes to worry about and
didn’t need added scru ny.

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 <H2> Contamination
Dyer’s murders fueled an experiment with alchemical solu ons he discovered in Ludvig Prine’s
Di Vermis Mysteries. By cracking a series of trap ciphers and allusive codes, the Miskatonic
dropout discovered a formula that, when injected, rewrites bioelectrical charges in the human
nervous system. This remote, electrical possession turns man into mere appendage for hyper-
geometric creatures referred to as Das jensei ge Gewürm: “Worms From Without.” These
hyper-dimensional, invisible ‘feeders’ from beyond could be brought into phase with our reality
by injec ng a human with a solu on referred to as “The Pledge Dram.”

The problem was dosage. Dyer’s awed transla on resulted in injec ons many thousand mes
more powerful than the amount required for successful summoning. The overdose caused
vic ms – or perhaps the worms inside them – to self-destruct in ts of inhuman agony. The
bondage and tortures suggested by Dyer’s pro le were primarily geared towards keeping his
vic ms from suicide. The creatures whispered no secrets; they could only scream through alien
lungs.

Slug Squad witnessed the spectacular failure of the sixth and seventh experiments right before
spli ng Dyer’s skull with their M4s.

Already under inves ga on for a series of bad shoots and extrajudicial killings (see The Dondry
Raid p.xx), Lt. Marlin kept the Pledge Dram and its unnatural e ects out of reports. He did not
wish to explain that the vic ms were killing themselves when he’d just bagged a serial killer. He
ordered certain evidence destroyed. As Sgt. Anton Gully ushed the Pledge Dram, he picked up
a jar of the substance without a glove. With mercury as a base, the dermal exposure delivered
the rst successful dose in centuries. Gully became the 7th vic m. His teammates were none the
wiser.

<H2> Worms in Bad Apples

The trace amount of Pledge Dram absorbed by Sgt. Gully a er the raid landed within range for a
sustainable summoning. Some fractal appendage of an extraplaner creature was constricted
into the prison of three-dimensions, caught inside Anton Gully’s nervous system, a por on of its
ethereal esh trapped. A sec on of hypergeometric jaws from its endless, writhing tracts found
itself slammed inside a planar vice by the Pledge Dram, like a hand slammed inside a car door
and forced to steer. Though agonizing, the constric on was not so severe that the Worm
su ocated. The worm did not destroy the vessel as a pain re ex, as was the fate of an overdose.
Its kind can endure this much agony, especially when the bars of this prison sent back strange,
compelling inputs. Flat visons of a world of prey, begging for preda on.

The Worm’s disgorged, quasi-material feeder manipulates electrical impulses and plays the
rudimentary nerves of the possessed deputy. It queries chemical memory and disgorges the

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 proper hoo ng from the mouth hole, spooling up and dele ng Anton Gully’s consciousness like
a transla on app. Thus, the Worm in ltrated the Slugs, leashed to the lower reality of Anton
Gully’s nervous system. It manipulates the greed of its host’s confederates because that’s how
Gully would have done it. It par cipates in the pe y a empts to cover up the gang’s crimes,
u lizing the conspiracy to gain new test subjects. The Worm wants to wriggle more of itself
down into the ght con nes of other human nervous systems. It wants to learn how to drag the
meat up, out, and between. To feed the hungry mouths forever licking the veil.

The Worm, as Gully, s ll works from Dyer’s awed transla ons. It is making the same dosage
mistakes. By the me Delta Green no ces, Gully’s en re family and mail carrier lie dead in his
basement. Gully’s h vic m – Jaz Iheijirka – was stolen from the gang by the Worm, originally
intended as fourth vic m of Lt. Marlin’s mundane assassina on campaign.

The Worm intends to con nue embezzling vic ms from the vic ms of the Slugs un l such me
as the correct dosage is discovered. If it succeeds, some corrupt Sheri ’s will become the least
of LA’s problems.

<H2> Timeline
Development of the Slugs deputy gang listed in blue. A meline of Dyer’s unnatural corrup on
is in green.

21 JUN 2000: John Marlin becomes a deputy in the Los Angeles Sheri Department. He begins
work at the Men’s Central Jail (MCJ).

27 NOV 2003: Franklin Dyer drops out a er a single semester at Miskatonic University. Expelled
for tui on nonpayment. Parents listed on his applica on under fake social security numbers; the
address is a vacant lot in North Carolina, uninhabited since before the 1920’s.

30 AUG 2008: Sgt. Marlin provides alibis for mul ple high-pro le o cers involved in the MCJ
riot. He is rewarded with promo on and a transfer to a training unit within the Special
Enforcement Ba alion (SEB). He creates his own gang: the Slugs.

24 JUN 2010: Lt. Marlin en ces Dept. Anton Gully into the Slugs during a tac cal shoo ng
course taught at SEB. Impressed by Marlin’s skills, screeds of racist bullshit, and history with the
Lynwood Vikings, Gully quickly becomes new clique’s primary enforcer.

17 APR 2013: Franklin Dyer purchases the house at 4261 3rd Avenue for twice the asking price.
He pays in a lump sum transferred from a long-closed Montenegrin bank account. He moves in
at night and begins experiments with the Pledge Dram.

10 JAN 2014: Franklin Dyer nds his rst vic m, Levar White, pros tu ng himself on skid row.
The 16 YOA is found dead two weeks later, covered in deep ngernail gouges all over the chest

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 and arms. Tongue and teeth removed pre-mortem; ngers removed post. Died from
exsanguina on and su oca on.

14 APR 2014: A second vic m matching the pathology is found inside an Anaheim dumpster.
Female, late-thir es. Tongue removed pre-mortem but carefully sewn shut. Signs of restraint on
the wrists and legs. Cranial trauma to the back of the skull was cause of death. Authori es have
yet to ID the body.

27 JAN 2015: Kelly Ann McMillin, 29 YOA, is reported missing by fellow sex workers from Terry’s
Truck Stop outside Llano. She entered her car with a hooded customer and never returned. Her
vehicle is found at a hiking trial o Mt. San Antonio three weeks later, McMillin’s stu ed in the
trunk. Similar to other vic ms, but swollen and necro c wounds on the veins of both arms from
mul ple puncture marks. Died of dehydra on. Media takes no ce of the case.

20 FEB 2015: With his recruitment network opera ng smoothly, Lt. Marlin leaves SEB and
transfers to tac cal narco cs unit. The assignment is a gi from, Capt. Rudy Dei enbach, the
rst of the Slugs promoted past the founder. Marlin seeks to spread the gang’s in uence and
fund opera ons with direct asset seizure using his militarized an -drug task force.

2 JUN 2015: TNU Slug Squad executes a warrant on suspected cartel member Silvio Chaves. The
ensuing gun ght leaves Chaves dead and one o cer wounded. In the neighboring duplex,
Claude e Dondry and two children are killed in the cross re. The Shoo ng Board begins
inves ga on. Mul ple detec ves assigned are members of the Slugs.

13 DEC 2016: The fourth vic m -- Edvard Panossian (41 YOA) – is found stu ed down a manhole
in Compton. Reported missing on his way to work a month earlier, the body is fresh enough to
indicate long cap vity. Fingers were removed premortem and sewn shut in the same fashion as
the tongue. Restraints le mul ple bands of bruises across each appendage. Fingernail gouging
was limited to the eyes. Cause of death by malnutri on. The Press christens the killer ‘The
Southside Tiger.’ First na onal media coverage begins. The FBI convenes a taskforce and assigns
a pro ler to begin preliminary analysis.

13 JAN 2017: Rosario Clements (23 YOA) is dragged into a car at 3 AM from a bar outside
University of San Diego. Witnesses were unable to iden fy the man in the dark or see plate
numbers, but an anonymous p puts a vehicle of similar descrip on in the vicinity of 4261 3rd
Avenue.

15 JAN 2017: An LAPD o cer running plates in the neighborhood to look for Clements vehicle
spots Edvard Panossian’s car s cking out of Franklin Dyer’s backyard garage. With hostages
likely, a warrant and urgent tac cal response are prepared. Sheri Sta on Southwest is tasked
to supply tac cal response.

16 JAN 2017: TNU Slug Squad executes a no-knock warrant on the Dyer residence. Dyer ees to
the basement. He slits the throat of the uniden ed white male rst. He’s shot dead before

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 stabbing Clements. A er the toungeless, screaming young woman is freed, she immediately
overpowers depu es and dashes her own brains out on the nearest table. When the shock
subsides, Lt. Marlin gets stories straight and calls all clear. He orders the killer’s journal and
strange drug disposed of. Clements is reported to have died at Dyer’s hand.

17 JAN 2017: While disposing of evidence from the Dyer Raid, Anton Gully exposes himself to
trace amount of Pledge Dram. He begins seizing and slurring speech. His wife takes him to the
hospital. Gully recovers from the ‘anxiety a ack’ and leaves the ER that night no longer human.

2 MAR 2017: A grand jury acquits Lt. Marlin and Slug Squad on all counts related to the Dondry
Shoo ng. Nehilina Esteves les a civil case against the city on behalf of families. Jaz Ihejirika
becomes involved in the movement and publicizes the case enthusias cally, fundraising for the
families on Twi er and trying the case in the press.

4 JUL 2017: The Worm that steers Anton Gully nishes studying Dyer’s notes. It constructs a
series of for ed kennels in the basement. It beats Gully’s wife and two children unconscious,
locks them inside the homemade prison, and begins experimen ng with Pledge Dram.

1 OCT 2017: In plain clothes, Slugs nd William Tavalin’s encampment beneath an overpass. A
witness to the prosecu on in the Grand Jury, depu es hold the homeless man down and
administer a lethal dose of fentanyl. He su ocates in his tent. The murder is reported the next
day as an overdose.

19 MARCH 2017: Working from bad transla ons and greatly exaggerated doses, the Worm
screaming inside Gully’s son nally manages to escape the mortality. Gully-Worm grows
desperate to stop agonized broodmates from dashing the hosts apart. It snatches Hanna
Hu mann – the Gully’s mail carrier -- from the front porch. It con nues experiments on her for
nearly a year.

7 MAY 2017: Annice Walker is found dead in the driver seat of her car – parked in an alley
behind a chain pharmacy – less than two hours a er being reported missing. Cause of death
reported as heroin overdose. Annice Walker used to work at the property company that rented
to Claude e Dondry. She was approached by prosecutors during the criminal case but refused
to tes fy.

18 FEB 2018: Elizabeth Ray is found dead at her night security job, shot three mes in the head
with a .22 while patrolling Kincaid Storage Sheds. Homicide ruled a robbery and assigned to
LASD homicide. Ray used to be an LAPD deputy before resigning the previous year. As a rookie,
she worked tra c control around the raid that became the Dondry Shoo ng.

14 NOV 2018: Marlin orders Sgt. Gully to administer an overdose of Carfentanil to Jaz Ihejirika.
In need of new hosts, the Worm replaces the opioids in the syringe with Pledge Dram. Spooked
and confused by the death, Marlin ceases retalia on murders and orders Slugs to disguise the
incident as PCP overdose. Delta Green sees the footage and dispatches a team.

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 <H2> Gang Structure
The Slugs are structured as a hierarchical limited hangout. Each level can iden fy some
members above and below, but the strata have di erent understandings of what being a Slug
means. As Agents pursue the inves ga on up the pyramid, the severity and sophis ca on of
the Slug response grows alongside how much that character knows.

<H2> Recruitment
By merit of being employed by the LA Sheri ’s Department, the Slugs have access to assets all
over the city. This includes fellow depu es who may not even know they are working for a gang
of corrupt criminals.

<H3>REGULAR DEPUTIES – “NORMIES, NORMANS, BUCKSHOT, BUCKIES”

The lowest ranks of any deputy clique are bolstered by the meta-gang of American policing. Any
deputy or coopera ng law enforcement o cer – regardless of personal corrup on – can be
dra ed into the clique through bad intel and lies. Con den al informants, administra ve orders,
planted evidence – these methods trivialize the recruitment of ‘soldiers.’ Cartels and street
criminals must inspire erce loyalty to recruit assassins and enforcers. The Slugs can call up
18,000 shooters on the radio. A er the smoke clears, the blue wall of silence is usually enough
to keep any complaints about manipula on under wraps. Threats to career advancement, union
pressure, and bribery take care of the rest.

Though his most powerful weapon, Lt. Marlin is hesitant to u lize unve ed depu es in his
schemes. He’s not wary of criminal prosecu on so much as pissing o larger, compe ng deputy
gangs by poaching talent.

<H3>TRUE BLUES - “TBS, TOM BOYS, LIL BOY BLUES, TANGO BRAVO”
These depu es aren’t members so much as a stable of poten al recruits, intelligence assets,
and favor traders. There are hundreds spread throughout the county systems. Each has been
iden ed as a someone willing to “play ball.” This means, at some point, they lost a report, gave
false tes mony, roughed up a suspect, or otherwise contributed to misconduct. Most of these
incidents don’t involve criminal ac vity beyond that which occurs ‘naturally’ in the execu on of
everyday LASD du es, though some TB’s already belong to separate, allied deputy gangs.

The mo va ons of TBs vary. While some ac vely seek Slug membership, others act out of a
misguided espirt de corps, to avoid retalia on, or to secure special arrangements with their own
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 gangs. Regardless, the Slugs keep track of their disciplinary infrac ons to ensure compliance.
This blackmail is a prerequisite before any deputy is considered for membership. Ini al
approaches center around ‘glazing up’ the prospect with favors: promo on, lucra ve over me
approvals, new equipment, etc. If the prospect reacts well to these gi s, they may be
approached by depu es further up the hierarchy and told where to show their gra tude.

Marlin’s ini al placement in the Special Enforcement Ba alion iden ed TB’s through tac cal
training sessions. Increased militariza on of the department over the last decade has spread the
network of prospects to roughly half the sta ons in LA county.

<H2> Operations
Anyone elevated to the opera onal ranks of the Slugs is “read in’ on the gang’s existence and at
least one of its criminal rackets. Some jus fy these crimes as essen al to the enforcement of
‘true’ jus ce. Others want to buy a new boat. Regardless of mo va on, everyone in the
opera onal ranks have some level of commitment to the clique.

<H3>INK CHASERS – “ICS, IDA CHARLIE, UNCLE CHARLIE, AUNT IDA”

Ink Chasers were approached by higher-ranking Slugs and passed the test by ‘paying back’ the
favors received as TBs. These tasks include plan ng evidence, in mida ng witnesses, violence,
and par cipa on in criminal enterprise. The Slugs also allow depu es to purchase this rank with
cash payments: bribes in exchange for future promo ons and poli cal favors in the gang. Every
Ink Chaser has commi ed at least one ac on that would result in immediate dismissal or
imprisonment…were they inside a func oning jus ce system.

Though Ink Chasers are described by other Slugs as having ‘skin in the game,’ they aren’t
permi ed the gang’s coveted ta oo or allowed to recruit without oversight. The y-odd
members serve as an authoritarian, ideological core of useful idiots. Marlin does his best to
restrict the career advancement of his frothing racists and ‘true believers’ to IC rank. These are
the types of guys he can get to abuse journalists and ac vists with no more the point of a nger,
but they’re never given so much responsibility that the organiza on can’t cut them loose.

Though able to operate most places LASD has jurisdic on, IC’s are heavily recruited from the
newly constructed SSSW sta on. Many were encouraged to transfer. Marlin likes to keep his
enforcers close.

<H3>SLUGS – “SLUGGY, SLUGGERS, DOORKICKERS, BLOODED”

The ‘blooded’ members of the Slugs have commi ed assault or murder in service to the gang
(at this point indis nguishable from the badge itself). They get the ta oo a er hospitalizing
their rst suspect. Subsequent violence adds to the ink by transforming the ta oo into “Sluggy,”
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 mouth for rst blood. Each eye represents a kill. Considering the group’s tendency to recruit
from tac cal elements, some members have many-eyed hydras on their thighs or upper chests.

Numerous Ink Chasers earned their “Sluggy” long ago. The kill requirement is more prac cal
than sociological. Ge ng ‘blooded’ means Marlin has enough insurance to entrust
administra on of one of the gang’s lucra ve rackets. These high-ranking and original members
are the only people that know Marlin actually started the gang. They’re also in charge of
bringing contraband into mul ple jails, sourcing Mexican PEDs for cops all over LA, silencing
inves ga ons, and combing new depu es for poten al recruits. For their loyalty, each receives
the best rewards membership can o er. Many blooded Slugs outrank Marlin himself, including
two Central Patrol Division Commanders, a high-ranking administrator at MCJ, a lieutenant in
Internal A airs, the Division Chief of the en re Court Services Division, and Marlin’s own direct
supervisor, Capt. Rudy Die enbach.

The in uence that serves as the clique’s lifeblood ows down from high commands. This keeps
most Slugs safe behind a desk, though Marlin holds enough dirt on each member to ensure they
send their soldiers at his beck and call.

<H3>LEADERSHIP
Many lower-ranking ICs don’t believe the clique has leadership. They think of the group as a
decentralized police fraternity, or a criminal partnership localized around SSSW. They would balk
if they knew they were following some jumped-up lieutenant.

Marlin likes to keep his centrality and power quiet. He’s already a young o cer and in no hurry
to leave the insula on of middle ranks. A er almost a decade languishing in jail tac cal, he’s
loathe to retreat too far behind a desk. With his service record and the so power he’s accrued,
he can leverage his posi on into promo on whenever he wants. Un l then, he likes kicking
doors and bus ng heads.

Marlin’s hands-on style means he’s sta ed his own personal unit – the Tac cal Narco cs Unit
based out of SSSW sta on – with the most accomplished and loyal killers the Slugs have on
o er. These trusted squadmates serve as bodyguards and enforcers in the gang, helping
distribute orders to the Slugs and ensure tribute ows to the right places. The core squad
includes Sgt. Anton Gully, Sgt. Freddy Su on, and Dept. Julian Sainz

<H2>Threat Pyramid
God’s Jus ce is an an -mystery. No special skills are required to understand the Slugs’ guilt.
Learning this informa on without aler ng the criminals? Stopping them? That’s di cult.

Every me the Agents interact with LA Sheri ’s Department personnel, request legal records, or
operate inside their facili es, Handlers should keep track of failed skill checks. If informa on
about the case is being monitored by the Slugs network, the scenario lists it as CLOCKED.
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 Failed rolls trying to obtain CLOCKED informa on s ll receive the informa on, but inexpert
inves ga on alerts the Sheri ’s department to scru ny. Every failure moves the alert up the
pyramid. Once Slug Leadership is made aware they’re the target of inves ga on, e orts to
in midate and punish interference begin. Retalia on starts at the base and escalates with
addi onal failures. It grows more extreme if Agents resist Slug interference or reveal aspects of
their own deep state conspiracy.

The scenario may end with Agents discovering the full truth. It’s more likely to crash into
violence when the Slugs panic and launch an undeniable response. Possible outcomes are listed
under Execu ons p.xx.

INCLUDE THREAT PYRAMID HERE

xxx TEXT BOX xxx

<Side>In a God’s Teeth Campaign

Select an Agent that was involved in the investigation in Red Thoughts. It’s preferable the
Agent also raided Cornucopia House in Go Forth, but a replacement character works if
they were seen in public during Red Thoughts.

The Agent receives a call on a listed phone number: home, or an of ce directory.

The caller does not offer a name. The connection is bad. The voice androgynous and
young. The caller asks if they’re really speaking to the Agent. If the Agent lies, the caller
politely asks to speak to the number’s owner. If the Agent keeps lying or threatens the
caller, the line goes dead and the caller is never heard from again.

If the Agent identi es, the voice doesn’t waste time: “I was at Cornucopia. I saw you on
the news when they found the bodies. They never said who you were, but I remember the
face. Got kind of obsessed once I saw you and started looking. Found a name. Kept it in
my wallet for years. Afraid to call.”

The caller resists attempts at identi cation. If they need to con rm their claims, the voice
describes the events of 2001 from the perspective of one of the mute witnesses. The
description contains details only possible for someone present (0/1 SAN Helplessness).
The caller’s reasons for anonymity are plain: “The government tried to help me once.
That’s how I ended up there. Never again.”

The caller is eager to deliver a message: “I’m in LA now. I won’t be when you get here.
Something’s wrong again. I saw a man with…worms in his eyes, and another ripped his
own face off to get them out. The colors went all wrong – like when the Cut Men used to
call the thing from the woods – but people only saw the blood. And I had to tell you. I
couldn’t sleep until I called the number.”

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 Questioned further, the caller provides few details: when the colors go ‘sick,’ they suffer
what sounds like an anxiety attack and nd it dif cult to form memories. With a
Psychotherapy or Persuade roll, the Agent keeps on the line long enough to deduce that
the caller suffers something like the Scent power (God’s Teeth p.xx), expressed through
visual distortion. The caller only understands the ‘stagnation’ of color to be unnatural and
dangerous: similar to the nightmares at Cornucopia House in some way dif cult to name.
They don’t know anything about Delta Green. They’ve never heard of Sredni Vashtar or
the Hungry Mother. The caller wants nothing more than to ee these dark energies.
They’ve been running for a lifetime.

Message delivered, the caller hangs up with a tearful thank you.

If traced, the call came from Andale Coin Laundry, located in the Leimart Park
neighborhood of Los Angeles. The business does not offer a public phone, but the counter
is rarely staffed. People have been known to reach over the counter and bum a call.
Agents on site discover that the security camera facing the counter has been broken for
years.

If the Agent reports the call. MASTICATE is assigned the case once The Footage (p.xx)
comes to the Program’s attention. The ability of the Teeth to predict an unnatural
incursion with ‘anonymous sources’ is both deeply enticing and suspicious. Pitzerelli is
ordered to observe and report. The attorney is comforted by the Agent’s willingness to
report contact with Cornucopia survivors. He assists however he can and provides
encouraging reports to Program leadership.

If the Agent hid the call, MASTICATE is assigned anyway. The Program recorded the tip
using one of its many wiretaps. Any doubts Pitzerelli has about the Teeth and their
unnatural corruption grow. MASTICATE’s handler is ordered to play the operation’s
location off as a coincidence and record the Agents’ reactions. Pitzerelli seeks insurance
policies against his untrustworthy subordinates and remains deeply skeptical of any
requests.

xxx END BOX xxx

<H1>Brie ng
Agents at home hear someone at the door. The Postmates driver is pulling away by the me
anyone answers, a plas c bag of takeout le behind. No one made an order. The restaurant
listed on the bag does not exist. The food is a “Green Agave Grilled Chicken Wrap” meal
prepared at a nearby ghost kitchen, o ered on the menus of a dozen delivery-only opera ons
under di erent names. It is cold. The receipt lists an address Google says belongs to the Los
Angeles FBI O ce. The date of purchase is listed as tomorrow, at a me the Agent must rush to
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 meet. The credit card number listed is too long. Latest protocol decodes a claim code for ckets,
purchased and wai ng at the nearest airport.

The Agents meet the next day in a windowless conference room beneath Wilshire Boulevard. US
A orney Anthony Pitzerelli is wai ng for them, reviewing papers and sneaking a bag lunch as he
waits. The room is empty besides a conference table and single desktop PC, recently installed.
The man begins packing his papers and closing his valise the moment the door opens, eager to
hand o this work. The Program’s instruc ons are simple.

“Assets in Silicon Valley pped us to mul ple videos uploaded over the last 48 hours. De nitely
in our wheelhouse. The footage is about as clear as ‘terms-of-service viola on’ gets, so we’re
having good luck keeping it o ine. The techs tell me it’s too consistent to be fake. Metadata
locates all the angles in the same LA neighbourhood and the me stamps sync. Everything you
need stays in this room, on this computer. O ce space across the hall is also yours.

“Could be some new drug. Could be something worse. Find out. If it’s our problem, solve it. Call
if you need anything else.”

Pitzerelli leaves. He can’t or won’t answer ques ons. “They told me not to watch it. I followed
orders. Your turn.” The computer is disconnected from the network and the room shielded from
wi . If Agents need the internet, they have an o ce across the hallway reserved as a task force
headquarters.

<H2> The Footage

A half dozen video les sit in the desktop’s harddrive, each with a ached digital forensics
summaries compiled somewhere inside the NSA. At the top of the directory, the most viewed
le is a video labeled “Sutra Sand. 14-11-2018 2310-2313.” It was uploaded to YouTube as
“Shook on dat SAUCE! Cr4zy OD!”

The angle is from a security camera, overlooking the outdoor sea ng at a restaurant named
Sutra Sandwiches. It’s night and seemingly late. No one is seated outside. Without sound, a
young man walks into frame across the street, already in the midst some t or seizure. He
stumbles o the sidewalk and into a parked car, se ng o the alarm. A pair of passerbys run
into frame and a empt to help the man, but his thrashing becomes so violent that both
samaritans are thrown away. Roughly thirty seconds into the footage, the vic m begins clawing
at the esh on his face and arms, digging foroughs through his skin as a growing crowd of
onlookers stare in horror. Some get out their phones to call for help. Others begin lming. The
man falls thrashing over the hood of a car and into the street, rolling closer to the camera.

Further a empts to restrain the man cease as he rises and begins inging his own blood and
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 ripping o his nose — reaches into his own sinus cavity, up to the third knuckle of both hands.
He begins tearing his own skull apart. As his scalp visibly snaps and sags under the pressure of
the luna c prying, the vic m nally succumbs to shock and falls to the concrete, mercifully
dead. As a Los Angeles Sheri ’s Department cruiser pulls up to the stunned onlookers around
the corpse, the footage cuts out.

Watching the video causes 0/1 SAN against Violence.

<H3>SOURCES
Mul ple angles of the event were posted to Youtube, Twi er, and other big sites before
removal. A few mirrors were archived on the usual DarkWeb shock sites, but Program
opera ves have already corrupted download links with malware and “archived” versions that
link to hoax videos. There are six views of the event on the hard-drive. Most come from
cellphones and provide li le intel. As jaded as one might be to record instead of calling for help,
no with a smartphone managed to hold the shot without ge ng sick or running away.

Amongst the selec on, “Shook on dat SAUCE! Cr4zy OD!” has the clearest perspec ve. The view
of the ac on is high-angle and un inching, pulled from the exterior surveillance of the sandwich
shop on Sutra Street in Leimert Park, LA. It was uploaded 40 hours ago from an IP address
owned by Hugh Son – an employee of Sutra Sandwiches. Every angle captured is corroborated
by the security footage, and it syncs with the other me stamps. Every le was also uploaded by
LA residents, and a disturbing amount of personal device data has already been scraped from
each account. An Agent using Computer Science to examine the metadata nds no evidence of
signi cant edi ng before upload, and there’s nothing unusual in the backgrounds of uploaders.

<H3>IDENTIFICATION
LASD reported the death as a drug overdose on the night in ques on. Extensive damage to the
body has delayed iden ca on. The vic m is distant from the camera and poorly lit in the
footage, but Agents can roll Computer Science or SIGINT to enhance resolu on enough for a
reverse image search.

On a success, the Agent gets a match with a livestreamed episode of the “O the Brim Podcast,”
posted on YouTube late last year. The vic m is the host of the show, Jaz Ihejirika. Born 1987 to
Nigerian immigrants. Parents killed in 2007 from car accident in upstate New York. No other
family listed in the country. Relocated to LA in 2010. By 2018, the 31 YOA black male had a
proli c online presence and worked as a community organizer and ac vist of some renown
within LA protest movements. Taxes claim he made his living from his podcast – “O the Brim”
– focused on social jus ce issues and the Black Lives Ma er movement in LA. His legal records
show two counts marijuana possession, three counts unlawful assembly, and numerous
‘temporary police detainments’ da ng back to the Occupy Wallstreet movement.

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 The last episode of “O the Brim” is available online. The video is recording of a livestream
interview between Ihejirika and ac vist a orney Nelinha Esteves about the details of The
Dondry Lawsuit (p.xx). The livestream’s purpose was a relief fundraiser for vic m families.

<H3>FORENSICS
Forensics, Medicine, or Surgery provide enough anatomical background to reach conclusions
remotely. Failure reveals only the obvious: the suicide is far from normal, but a closer
examina on of the body and toxicology report are required for conclusions.

On a success, the Agent suspects there is no physical or pharmacological explana on for that
reac on. Pain and muscle contrac on follow similar neurological pathways. Besides metabolic
e ciency, ‘clogging’ receptors with pain response acts as the nervous system’s cap on self-
harm. Pain feedback serves as a deterrent to injury through overexer on. While it’s technically
possible to rend your own skull apart, the pain of the muscle contrac ons would overwhelm the
body with agony before the wounds grew so severe.

The suicide is only theore cally possible if the vic m su ered CIPA (Congenital insensi vity to
pain and anhidrosis) AND was su ering psychosis caused by some a powerful amphetamine. In
that case, it might be possible to muster that one- me, bone-rending strength required to
commit the deed before dropping into paraly c shock. However, the malfunc on of NTRK1
receptors that causes CIPA would also reduce the e ec veness of drugs capable of such
extreme metabolic altera ons.

Several fundamentals in human neurological construc on would have to be complexly, bizarrely,

and ar cially bypassed to allow such a feat of self-destruc on. Unnatural or not, Delta Green
would want a sample of any substance capable of doing this.

<H3>NEWS
O cial records of the most recent vic m are s ll being processed at the LA County Department
of Medical Examiner Coroner (p.xx). The Los Angles Daily News police blo er corroborates
reports of the incident. Dispatch received a call in of 390P (possible use of PCP) one minute
before Sheri ’s depu es pulled up in the footage. The call was amended to a 901N (ambulance
needed) a minute later and EMS dispatched. If Agents Search scanner archives directly, they
nd the names of the depu es who were rst on the scene: Sgt. Su on and Dept. Sainz. There’s
no other coverage of the event in local media.

Before it was taken down, commenters largely agreed that the video showed a violent reac on
to some disastrous variant of PCP or Bath Salts. There were dissenters in the thread making
cogent arguments about how no such overdose was possible. Before friendlies nuked the
uploads for TOS viola ons, the Program’s sock-puppets weighed in, pushing the PCP theory or
astrotur ng to discredit skep cs as conspiracy luna cs or trolls.

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 <H2> County Coroner
CLOCKED: Marlin wants to know if anyone asks about the ‘overdose’ a couple nights ago. The
Slugs are owed favors at the County Coroner. Employees inform if Agents reveal their interests,
especially if they let slip they’re looking for misconduct.
Paperwork for ac ve municipal, county and state inves ga ons remain o -limits to federal
authori es without a warrant. Claiming jurisdic on is a big, loud, and slow process that pisses
o just about everyone involved. US A orney Pitzerelli encourages Agents to learn as much as
they can before leaving a papertrail. He can dra some bullshit claiming the vic m was an FBI
informant, but the a orney is quick to remind Agents of LA’s abysmal history of coopera ng
with federal inves ga on. An o cial mandate might close doors with the locals.
The LA County Dept. Of Medical Examiner Coroner is located in Boyle Heights. Agents decide
how best to access the remains and gather evidence. Federal IDs and the ability to claim
jurisdic on shields Agents from the most serious consequences of sneaking into a morgue, but
news of any impropriety spreads fast among the LASD.

<H3>DODGY PAPERWORK
The most obvious way obtain the autopsy report is a formal request from federal law
enforcement. It’s also slowest. Faster, deniable methods are available. Provide some op ons for
Agents struggling for ideas. Roll for skills to get the le. It’s easy enough to understand once
Agents have access.
• Persuade the recep onist that the case has been handed over to state. The Agent
impersonates the gofer sent to fetch copies. Paperwork hasn’t gone through yet. Please
don’t make them come back another day because some asshole forgot an email...
• Law forges a convincing request for evidence transfer from the state a orney. The
requested evidence doesn’t exist, but clearing up the discrepancy provides a glimpse at
the inventory of all evidence stored at the Coroner O ce. By the me the error is sorted
out, the Agent sees everything.
• Stealth slips in a side door as someone goes out for a smoke. If the Agent gets caught,
pretend to have go en lost nding the bathroom. Pray no one is watching the cameras.
• Disguise an Agent as medical sta . In the examina on rooms, masks and scrubs t right
in.
• Computer Science guesses the medical examiner’s shi y password. The autopsy hasn’t
been performed yet, but the Agent can move it to the top of the calendar and see any
digi zed results.
The vic m came in Monday morning – November 5th 2018 – at 3 am. EMS took the body
directly from the street to County Coroner. Sgt. Freddy Su on and Dept. Julian Sainz were rst
to the scene. Photos and evidence processing occurred prior to the arrival of paramedics. The
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 ambulance was free to take the body a er pronouncing the vic m DOA. The incident report
claims the Sheri ’s Depu es were returning from a prisoner transfer when they responded to a
390P (Possible Use of PCP) a er witnessing a disturbance on patrol. They called in a 901N
(ambulance needed) a er reaching the dead man in the street. In the transfer paperwork, the
EMS noted that depu es reported an overdose. They based the analysis on drug paraphernalia
and eye-witness accounts collected from the scene.
Any training in Law, Military Science, or Bureaucracy makes it immediately clear the paperwork
is thin. The autopsy hasn’t been completed yet, but the vic m is s ll John Doe despite
ngerprints and dental records matching Jaz Ihejirika (see Iden ca on p.xx). No toxicology
report has been ordered, and the samples of paraphernalia men oned weren’t passed to the
Medical Examiner. The vic m was found without a wallet, phone, or keys one would normally
take on a late-night walk through the city.
Nothing about the incomplete le is de ni ve. The County Coroner is overwhelmed serving a
popula on of 10 million. Only two days in, depu es are s ll compiling and distribu ng evidence.
The Sheri ’s Department sent rst responders despite being inside LAPD jurisdic on, and
inves ga ve responsibili es could be under debate. Maybe the rest of the paperwork got
misplaced?

<H3>VICTIM HISTORY
Learning the name of the vic m discovers the same informa on found in Iden ca on (p.xx).

Agents that know about Jaz may roll Search in the lobby of the coroner’s o ce. On a success,
the Agent thinks to check the visitor’s log for the past two days. Nehilina Esteves – the a orney
interviewed on the vic m’s podcast – signed the visitor’s roster the day a er Ihejirika arrived.
The recep onist recalls the woman asking about someone named ‘Jaz’ and showing a picture,
but the morgue didn’t have anyone matching that descrip on. HUMINT reveals this is not a lie;
the vic m was logged as John Doe and no longer had a face.

The recep onist tells Agents he urged Esteves to le a missing persons report for the young
man. The woman sco ed like he’d said something absurd and walked out.

<H3>AUTOPSY
The vic m’s body is stored amongst the morgue racks in the refrigerated vaults at the back of
Campus A. From there, slabs laden with body bags are li ed onto a rolling jack and pushed to an
examina on suite. To perform the autopsy themselves, the examining Agent needs 2-3 hours
alone with the body; one if they are sloppy about it. If Agents need the Program to outsource
medical exper se, they have to get the body out without detec on or claim federal jurisdic on
over the case.

Seeing the remains causes 0/1 SAN to Violence. The man is horri cally mu lated: hands, chest,
and facial features torn to ribbons. The front of the skull splits around a hole in the sinus cavity.
Cause of death is exsanguina on due to extreme cranial and mandibular trauma.
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 Forensics is required to learn more informa on. On a success, the Agent gures out the vic m’s
Iden ca on (p.xx) from ngerprints. They note how odd it is to delay bloodwork this long for
an overdose and collect samples for analysis (see Bloodwork and Toxicology p.xx). The organs
show no sign of the long-term drug abuse one would expect of a PCP addict. As the Agent
struggles to ip the 260 lbs of dead weight on its side, the puncture mark becomes visible.

Three needle-marks arranged in a triangle, just up and to the le of the rst lumbar vertebrae.
Hardly clo ed. Enclosed within a quarter-sized bruise, white and fresh, barely livid before the
heart stopped bea ng. An hour or so comparing photos in the forensics database iden es the
wound as coming from dart gun ammuni on: a tranq round meant to inject seda ves into
dangerous animals.

If the vic m killed himself, he did so by injec ng a ca le dart into his own spine.

<H3>BLOODWORK AND TOXICOLOGY

Program friendlies may be tasked with examina on of samples taken from the body. They take
1d6 days to return results and provide the full spectrum of informa on below. It’s faster if an
Agent can perform the analysis using tools at the Wilshire FBI o ce. The blood has many stories
to tell, depending on how it is examined.

Forensics or Pharmacy: the only narco cs in the vic m’s bloodstream are trace amounts of
marijuana and the an depressant Lexapro. There’s no indica on of amphetamines,
phencyclidine, synthe c cathinones, or anything else capable of causing a psycho c break.
Certainly no signs of the heavy drug abuse typical of a needle addicts. The blood does carry
unusually high levels of mercury. Though not fatal, the dosage would manifest symptoms of
heavy metal poisoning had the vic m survived.

Chemistry or Occult: Wider spectrum chemical analysis reveals even stranger trace minerals in
the blood sample. Toxic PPM readings are found for zinc sulfate and an mony oxychloride. In
medieval alchemy, they were called White Vitriol and the Powder of Algaroth. Both were used
frequently in occult rituals.

Medicine or Science: Biology: Cerebrospinal uid taken from the vic m shares the
contamina on experienced by the rest of the body, but it contains addi onal anomalies. The
brain was ooded at me of death with amyloid-B and tau proteins. Though both are remnants
of neurological decay, they exist in amounts that can’t be explained by two days in refrigerated
storage. In contrast, the brain was also ooded by an insane amount of BDNF proteins. The
chains responsible for neurological growth exist at levels far higher than should be possible for
an infant child, not to men on 31 YOA man. The myelin sheaths around the cerebral nerves are
more damaged than the worst mul ple sclerosis on record. The vic m shouldn’t have been able
to blink, not to men on walk. It’s as if the brain were caught in midst rapidly decaying and
rebuilding itself at me of death. 0/1 SAN unnatural.

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 <H3> QUESTIONING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
The ME on duty when Agents arrive is Dr. Zuñiga. The older physician knows enough to keep her
mouth shut if she doesn’t see paperwork establishing legal standing to share evidence with
Agents. Bureaucracy, Law, or Cra : Forgery can fool the doctor into providing Agents access to
evidence under her supervision. If the Program doesn’t o cially declare Ihejirika part of an
ac ve federal inves ga on within two days of lying to Dr. Zuñiga, she spots the con and alerts
superiors about Feds with false creden als (escalate x2).

Dr. Zuñiga has not yet performed an autopsy or ordered bloodwork. She is not the least
apologe c about it. Pressed on the lax response, she gets frank with the Agents: “This o ce
serves 10 million people. You heard of Fentanyl? Overdoses up 250% since last year alone.
We’re set to sha er the record by Christmas! I got kids dying from shit prescribed by their
doctor, parents crying for answers, and you’re asking me to drop everything for a Jon Doe junkie
that hotshot jet fuel into his veins? My medical opinion is he should have used a bullet and
saved us the over me. As it stands, I’ll get around to him in a couple months.”

Dr. Zuñiga doesn’t understand what the fuss is about. She wasn’t on duty when the body came
in, so she called and asked when she found the split-skulled body on her caseload. She was told
the case was assigned to a tac cal narco cs unit based out of Sheri ’s Sta on Southwest
(SSSW), but the Captain over there told her the inquest could go on the backburner. She forgets
his name.

<H2> Crime Scene

The internet can tell Agents Leimert Park is a historically Black and La no neighborhood in
Southwest LA, home to roughly 20,000 residents. Residen al for decades, a new public park
a racted gentri ca on that now spreads from its borders, devouring old blocks. The area was
once one of the epicenters of America’s Drug War and home to its worst excesses. Under
jurisdic on of the infamous LAPD, city o cials have allowed LASD facili es to be constructed
nearby to assist with enforcement and prisoner processing. Sheri o cials are only meant to
pass through, but a scan of newspaper headlines suggests semi-permanent jurisdic onal limbo
in the area. Recent protests in the neighborhood and the mixed law enforcement response have
further muddied the waters.

The vic m, Jaz Ihejirika, was a lifelong resident, community organizer, and ac vist of some
renown. His criminal history includes two marijuana possession charges made pre-legaliza on
and a laundry list of “temporary police detainments” coinciding with ever major protest ac on
in the city for the last decade. Ihejirika supported himself exclusively through podcasts, speaking
engagements, and consultancy work.

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pa os across the street. He was anked by residen al neighborhoods to the North and South.
He died against the fence abu ng Mervyn Dymally Memorial Soccer Field to the East, less than
two blocks from his apartment.

The only thing notable inside Ihejirika’s nearby one-bedroom is a podcast recording with
Nehilina Esteves (see Iden ca on p.xx). There is no evidence of the unnatural aside what
Agents saw in that video.

<H3>EXAMINE THE SCENE

EMS gathered what they could of the vic m’s remains. The rest has been hosed o the
sidewalks and streets by the me Agents arrive.

Elisa Jackson manages Sutra Sandwiches across the street. The original security camera footage
is missing. The owner of the restaurant lives in Anaheim and has strict orders to only save video
to the limited hard-drive in the event of legal ac on. The manager called the Sheri ’s
department the next day a er her opener, Hugh Sun (Original Poster, p.xx) said there had been
a death the previous night. She was told by a deputy that the event was an overdose and she
could erase the footage. She never watched it: too squeamish. Training in HUMINT recognizes
Jackson has no mo va on to lie, nor is she aware her employee uploaded the recording to
YouTube before dele ng it from the restaurant hardrive.

Using the camera at Sutra Sandwiches as reference, Agents can approximate the physical
loca on of everyone lmed the night of the incident. Ihejirika walked into frame from the
South, on the East side of the street beside Dymally soccer eld’s fence. Roll Search. On a
success, the Agent spots an orange plume amongst the detritus in the gu er, one intersec on
south of Sutra and half a block from the sandwich shop. The orange feathering sits at the end of
a PEW-brand, tripoint quick-release animal dart: the type designed for ca le tranquiliza on.
Empty. The dart has been lying in the gu er for days, barely 30 meters from where the vic m
died.

If Agents have results of an Autopsy (p.xx), the blood on the syringes matches Jaz Ihejirika’s. The
payload residue matches the heavy metal contamina on found in Bloodwork and Toxicology
(p.xx). There are no prints on the dart.

<H3>RETRACE STEPS
Agents can spend a day retracing the vic m’s steps with a Navigate or Survival roll (+20% if they
discovered the dart). On a success, they guess a 24-hr convenience store ve blocks away to be
Ihejirika’s only possible des na on at that me of night. Any whi of authority provides access
to the Quickstop’s surveillance camera. Indeed, the vic m bought a pack of cigare es only a few
minutes before the incident. The exterior cam shows Jaz leave to the North. A hooded man in a
Golden State Warriors hoodie follows up the street a er. Once they know the route, it’s a
ma er of si ing footage along the way.

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The stalker clenches a gloved st for a moment before pu ng it back in his pockets. A ash of
wrist reveals a Caucasian. Besides being roughly six feet tall, skin is the only feature visible.

Finally, a bank up the street has an ATM with a camera facing across Sutra Street. Agents can
pull the footage and spot Ihejirika walk past. Right before exi ng the frame, he seems to hear
the man shadowing his steps and begins to turn. The stalker then pulls something from his
pocket and stabs Ihejirika in the back, carrying both men out of view.

<H3>ORIGINAL POSTER
The most obvious star ng point is the uploader of the primary footage: 17 YOA Hugh Sun. The
teenager lives with his parents and works at Sutra Sandwiches part- me. A er discovering the
horri c footage on the camera recordings the next day, Hugh uploaded the le as “Shook on dat
SAUCE! Cr4zy OD!” Craven enough to upload a snu lm for clicks on Youtube, the young man
complies to anyone threatening legal ac on.

Sun begs and claims he didn’t know anything was wrong: “I asked my manager and she hadn’t
heard anything from the police! The— what’s the scanner thing – the blo er! It said it was an
OD! Those cops on the footage never ques oned her or asked for the le or nothing. I thought it
was just some junkie!”

Sun s ll has the original recording from the sandwich shop on his laptop. It goes on for much
longer than the upload to Youtube. A er EMS declare the vic m dead, Dept. Julian Sainz is seen
gathering up a phone, wallet, and keys from the vic m’s pockets (if Agents have seen Dodgy
Paperwork p.xx, these items were never inventoried as evidence).

<H3>CANVASS OTHER WITNESSES

It takes Agents 1d4 days to ques on all uploaders and witnesses iden ed through the footage.
Their accounts are remarkably consistent. They heard a car alarm. A man was in distress. Then
things got worse. Then they were either pushed down trying to help, distracted dialing 911, or
retching. Some ran. Most stayed and were ques oned by depu es about what they could recall.
The LASD men said PCP overdoses could cause what happened. They took some pictures,
loaded the body into an ambulance, and le .

Roll Persuade or HUMINT to test an Agent’s ability to cavass methodically and cross-reference
accounts. On a success, every witness describes a consistent smell of feces around the vic m.
Most who men on it a ribute the stench to city sewers or the death, but at least three
strangers all men on hints of cinnamon and peroxide, unbidden. Descrip ons of the odd odor
remain consistent across tes monies. Agents asking about the smell jog the memory of any
witness. Everyone agrees to remembering a faint, sweet, chemical note beneath the smell of
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CLOCKED: Informa on published in the press about the trial cannot be suppressed, but Slugs
monitor any requests for o cial legal records about the Dondry case or the grand jury
proceedings. Relentless opsec has kept Nelinha Esteves’s o ce free of moles and bugs. Her
paranoia is en rely jus ed. Slugs are watching her and nd any public contact between Agents
and a orney suspicious.

The tragedy behind the Dondry lawsuit brie y garnered na onal a en on before being
subsumed in the endless churn of other police shoo ngs. Agents nd no shortage of
documenta on online.

In 2015, LASD’s intel division conducted a s ng opera on on La Eme, a Mexican ma a meta-

gang opera ng inside the California penal system. Intercepted communica ons located a stash
house in the home of Silvio Chaves – a suspected member of the Zambada-García wing of the
Sinaloa drug cartel. La Eme was under the impression his rented duplex served as a major
narco cs distributor. Owing to cartel involvement, the suspect was presumed armed and
dangerous. A “no-knock” warrant was issued. The address was in LAPD jurisdic on, but the intel
from the Sheri ’s inves gators. LASD and city police pooled resources for the bust. LASD picked
TNU Slug Squad to bust down the door at 0445, June 2nd.

Chaves was home and awake as elements of LASD tac cal made entry. He ed to a kitchen,
presumably going for one of the many weapons stashed in the house. Chaves turned and red a
weapon. Three LASD tac cal members returned re with their M4’s; one with a shotgun. Chaves
was killed instantly, his body thrown back over a sha ered kitchen table full of meth and long
arms. One o cer, Sgt. Freddy Su on, was struck in the plate carrier, but uninjured.

Rounds penetrated the drywall behind Chaves, cu ng into the adjoining duplex. Claude e
Dondry – a re ree and widower – rented the home using her pension as a pediatric nurse. She
ran an uno cial daycare service for working neighborhood mothers to augment her xed
income. She was serving breakfast in her adjoining kitchene e at the me of the raid. Dondry
and the two children in her care (3 years and 18 months of age) were killed.

<H3>THE GRAND JURY

The Dondry Lawsuit is an ongoing wrongful death suit against LA County and the Los Angeles
Sheri ’s Department. Previously, the event reached the court as a grand jury trial. Depu es of
the TNU Slug Squad stood accused of criminal misconduct. All depu es involved in the shoo ng
were acqui ed in 2017.

As grand juries are sealed proceedings, press coverage was limited. What li le ink was spilled
predicted a win for the shooters. If the Sheri thought the results in ques on, legal theorists
reasoned, the depu es in ques on would have been suspended during discovery. The Sheri ’s
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rearms on the scene, arguing both represented an urgent danger to public safety. Chaves’s
impressive list of prior felonies and violent resistance helped make the case, and the No signage
adver sing a daycare was posted in the neighborhood. The daycare was not registered with the
city, unlicensed and illegally zoned. The Sheri ’s Department provided paperwork from the
property manager proving they had checked the second property and been told it was vacant. A
clerical error on the part of the property company provided TNU Slug Squad old lease. Finally
the Shoo ng Board found bullets in one of Chaves’s guns in one of the children. Deputy rounds
penetra ng vic ms were found to be the result of ballis c spalling through Chaves’s body and
the drywall. Internal inves ga on ruled the incident ‘unfortunate’, but the blame landed on a
clerical error and bad luck.

Editorials about the case point out that convic on – already unlikely – became hopeless once
TNU Slug Squad took down The Southside Tiger (p.xx). The public capture of a serial killer – one
preying on the same neighborhood calling for Marlin’s suspension – torpedoed any chance to
sew doubt about members of Slug Squad.

<H3>NELINHA ESTEVES
Nelinha Esteves is a 35-year-old Brazilian-American a orny specializing in immigra on law. She
cooperated with Jaz Ihejirika for an episode of the “O the Brim” podcast (Iden ca on p.xx)
and previously tried to iden fy his body at the morgue (Vic m History p.xx). Normally based in
Texas, Esteves ies into town every couple months to help collect deposi ons and prepare briefs
for the Dondry Lawsuit. She works out of space rented by El Puente de la Esperanza, “The
Bridge of Hope” – a non-pro t immigra on defense fund providing representa on for asylum
and naturaliza on cases. The ‘o ce’ is an old Radio Shack, located in a strip mall o 118 in the
Valley.

Nelinha’s in town the same me as the Agents. She’s currently sleeping on an air ma ress in the
back of the o ce. (The family she usually stays with is moving at the moment). Agents that roll
successful Law may research her employment record. Esteves’s resume is that of a crusader and
expert proceduralist. She’s no trial lawyer, but she’s credited in the legal community for securing
summary judgements, execu ng procedural tricks, and punishing opponents with grueling
discoveries. She’s worked trials against two major corpora ons for labor viola ons and served
as counsel in countless US asylum cases.

Esteves represented a woman in immigra on court that ended up the unfortunate aunt of the
youngest child shot at Dondry Daycare. Dissa s ed a er the grand jury dismissal, the families of
the vic ms led a civil suit against the LASD, LAPD, and City of Los Angeles. Esteves volunteered
her legal services to the family’s ongoing case.

<H3>GAINING ESTEVES TRUST

Ms. Esteves knows her rights and enjoys weaponizing them to the limit. Everything about her
demeanor on the phone makes clear that she does not like cops, soldiers, or authority gures.
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foo ng. She sees enemies everywhere.

Agents approaching Esteves are greeted at the door of her strip mall o ce. She begins by
informing anyone present that they’ve been on camera since they entered the parking lot. It’s a
live feed uploaded to Cloud servers. Just like the cameras running in her car, at her home, and
on her person at the press of a bu on (SIGINT: she’s not lying). She does not take contact with
authority lightly and aims to broadcast any abuse of power as widely as possible.

If asked, Esteves admits to assis ng the lawsuit, though she isn’t lead counsel for the case. She
agrees to ques ons only insofar as it might help her clients. Ques ons about Iheijirika are met
with icy silence or a dryly repeated “Am I being detained?”

Agents may Persuade Nelinha of their good inten ons. Nehlihna opposes with HUMINT 60%. If
they threaten, accuse, or otherwise insult Lt. Marlin or Slug Squad, roll unopposed and add
+30%.

On a success, the a orney trusts Agents enough to turn o the recorders and talk candidly
about Slugs. On a failure, Esteves points Agents to the door: “Tell Marlin and his boys they can’t
scare me. I’m done talking un l trial.”

<H3>DETAILS
Esteves is informed about the history of Deputy Gangs (p.xx) in LA and the speci c structure of
the Slugs (p.xx). Unlike LASD internal a airs, she correctly suspects Lt. Marlin is the leader of the
whole clique and “his four-man death squad” of a narco cs unit serves as gang’s enforcers. She
knows the clique is dealing drugs in mul ple county lock-ups and has heard rumors they might
be providing Anavar to half the juicers in the LAPD. Asked how she came by this informa on,
her answer is terse: “First, I looked. Then, I stopped pretending I couldn’t see.”

The a orney’s version of events surrounding the Dondry case di ers from the o cial record.
Esteves heard rumors Capt. Die enbach insisted on taking Slug Squad out on a “trial run,”
replacing SWAT with Lt. Marlin’s squad at the last minute. They went in half-cocked, ignored
procedure, and executed the Chaves warrant like a posse. A er the addi onal three bodies
were reported over the radio, another source claimed yers adver sing ‘Dondry Daycare
Service’ were removed by o cers establishing a perimeter. A secretary at the property manager
– the one providing old paperwork claiming the duplex was empty – can’t remember anyone
reques ng the lease before the shoo ng. Her boss took responsibility for sending the wrong
paperwork – shortly before taking an early re rement and moving to Arizona. There were even
reports of a late gunshot, presumably from Chaves’ guns into the vic ms to confuse the
ballis cs.

Jaz is fourth person related to the Dondry case to die in the last year, unique only in method.
Esteves knows Ihejirika is dead and certain he was murdered by the Slugs. She was supposed to
meet with him visited his apartment when he didn’t show. She heard rumors of the OD in the
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morgue, but chickened out under scru ny from the secretary. She says she’s done risking her
life over this madness. She provides the list of Dead Witnesses (p.xx) and urges Agents to
con rm the conspiracy for themselves.

Pressed for her own analysis, Esteves makes the situa on plain: “The city rushed the Grand Jury
proceedings, supressed witnesses, and helped Marlin’s boys get away with murder. But the
evidence was out there, and now municipal is on the hook for a lawsuit they can’t win. Marlin is
saving his benefactors a bill in court and ge ng some personal revenge in the process.”

As for Esteves, the a orney plans to return to Texas. The lawsuit has fallen apart. Consul fears
pursuing the case further can only get more killed. Nelinha already suggested her clients get out
of town too. She’s only s ll there to le materials clu ering the Bridge’s LA o ce.

xxx TEXT BOX xxx

<Side>Esteves in “The Hidden God”

Nelinha Esteves and her organization can serve as a resource in the nal operation of the
God’s Teeth campaign, especially if she ends up owing Agents a favor. If the Teeth play in
both “God’s Law and “The Hidden God,” Handler’s should point out the providence at
play. A hunt for nightmares introduces Agents to the exact woman necessary to justify and
enable another hunt later. A chain of coincidence and killing woven through time.

xxx END BOX xxx

<H2> Dead Witnesses

CLOCKED: The Slugs keep track of requests for informa on about their vic ms. Though names
and basic informa on about the Dondry witnesses are public, speci cs regarding their deaths
remain uncorrelated in o cial records. The clues are not well hidden (they don’t have to be), but
they are well watched. Failed rolls inside any Sheri ’s system escalates the Threat Pyramid.

The Grand Jury dismissed indictments. Depu es in the Dondry shoo ng were never formally
charged and suspended with pay for less than a month. The list of dead witnesses comes from
Nelinha Esteves insider knowledge of the case. They never tes ed before the Grand Jury, but
all served pivotal roles in the upcoming Dondry Lawsuit.

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 <H3>WILLIAM TAVILIN 1 OCT 2017

Lawsuit Connec on: Male. 56 YOA. Deposed by the grand jury prosecutor. Claimed he regularly
saw yers adver sing Dondry Daycare in the neighborhood. He also claimed he saw LAPD and
LASD o cers removing those yers shortly a er the gun re on the morning of June 5th, 2015.
He was not called to tes fy. His history of homelessness and drug priors was deemed a
credibility risk for the jury. The lawsuit had no such qualms about hearing his account and
a empted to contact the unhoused man. E orts were cut short by his death.

Further Inves ga on: Law or Bureaucracy pulls the o cial death record. William Tavalin was
found dead in a homeless encampment on the rst of October. Ini al cause of death listed as
exposur. An autopsy preformed months later amended the report to an overdose of fentanyl.
He took several thousand mes the lethal dose. The needle mark indicates he shot up directly
into his neck.

<H3>ANNICE WALKER 7 MAY 2017

Lawsuit Connec on: Female. 39 YOA. Mother of two. Special educa on paraprofessional for LA
schools. Found dead behind a chain pharmacy less than two hours a er being reported missing
by her husband. Le for work that morning and never showed up to school. Death reported as a
heroin overdose. Depu es found a needle in the vic m’s arm and gear in the car’s dash
compartment. Esteves reports that she and Walker began talking earlier in the year. Before
earning her degree in 2016, Annice worked as a recep onist for the property manager
responsible for ren ng Claude e Dondry’s duplex. Though she refused to tes fy in the Grand
Jury, Esteves claims Walker was willing to deliver a deposi on that the Sheri never checked to
see if the duplex was occupied prior to the raid. She thought the property owner was bribed
into claiming he’d provided faulty paperwork a er the fact.

Further Inves ga on: Interviewing Walker’s friends makes clear that no one truly believes the
drug overdose story. Annice lost rela ves to addic on at a young age. She a ended church
every Sunday, stopping only a er she got too busy pursuing her teaching degree. Aside from
denying she was taking drugs of any kind, her husband – Marcus Walker – is surprisingly silent
on the issue. If Agents succeed at Persuade or Psychoanalysis, they can get the widower to
confess why. Months earlier, Marcus was relessly ling complaints with mul ple agencies,
demanding his wife’s death be treated as a homicide. He stopped a er four depu es visited his
home and asked he “stop was ng limited departmental resources.” The depu es arrived at the
door with his son in tow, picked up from school without permission. One of them kept playing
with his son’s hair while they spoke. Mr. Walker was so terri ed he forget to get a name or look
at badges.

<H3>ELIZABETH RAY 18 FEB 2018

Lawsuit Connec on: Female. 28 YOA. Murdered while working as a night watchman for Kincaid
Storage Sheds, located in City of Industry, CA. Elizabeth Ray was a graduate of the police
academy and served as an LAPD o cer from 2015-2017. She took the security job at KSS a er
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 resigning last year. Esteves claims Ray approached the families, confessing that the Sheri ’s
Department and LAPD colluded to cover up the negligence around the Dondry shoo ng. She
was fearful to go on the record, but since her resigna on, she volunteered to help the lawsuit
prep ques ons for other o cers working the perimeter.

Further Inves ga on: Roll Law to request les concerning the ongoing Elizabeth Ray murder
inves ga on. Use Computer Science, Disguise, or other dirty tricks to steal it. Ray was killed
with three shots from a .22 to the back of the head. No weapon or prints found on the scene.
Her wallet, keys, and car haven’t been found. The padlocks were cut o units nearby the body,
though the only items reported missing were the surveillance tapes from the main o ce.
Current working theory is that Ray interrupted a robbery in progress. The case is currently
assigned to Detec ve Lisa Ballwin of the LASD Homicide Bureau. Bureaucracy accesses Ballwin’s
service record and nds she served with John Marlin at Special Enforcement Bureau for three
years (she’s been an Ink Chaser in the Slugs for twice that long).

<H2> The Southside Tiger

CLOCKED: Marlin’s status with ‘normies’ in the department hinges on clout from the Southside
Tiger. He monitors interest closely, and he’s especially concerned lately. The disastrous execu on
of Ihejirika assassina on is reminiscent of what he saw in that basement, and he suspects even
his own lackeys might have betrayed him.

Informa on about the raid that made Slug Squad heroes is one Google away (see The Dyer Raid
p.xx). Agents that want to audit the history of The Southside Tiger nd exhaus ve
documenta on of his vic ms available online (see Timeline for speci cs p.xx). Though far from
the ‘leaderboards,’ the Tiger’s unique pathology garners much interest in online communi es
serving serial killer obsessives. Mul ple screenplays and true crime podcasts are rumored in
development.

Ac ve from 2014-2016 in southern California, Franklin Dyer earned the name “Southside Tiger”
from the deep ngernail gouges found on each vic m’s face, eyes, neck, abdomen, shoulders,
and forearms. Other signatures include the pre-mortem removal of the tongue and the post-
mortem removal of iden fying anatomy like nger ps and teeth. Every vic m showed signs of
extensive restraint and long-term cap vity. Atypically, all were of varied age, orienta on,
ethnicity, sex, and gender.

Media hysteria and na onal a en on was beginning to whip up around the discovery of the 4th
body when the case came to a close. While looking for another missing vic m, LASD got a
par al plate match for a car belonging to a vic m from Sacramento, haphazardly hidden under a
tarp in a backyard garage Lt. Marlin and Slug Squad were sent to 4261 3rd Ave. to execute a
warrant. They entered to nd a ‘torture dungeon’ with two more vic ms already dead. Franklin
Dyer was shot dead resis ng arrest.

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Dyer’s posthumous convic on was widely reported in the press. Intermediate phalanges
matching the DNA of all vic ms were discovered amputated and preserved in the basement.
Police arrived at the residence as an uniden ed h vic m was stabbed to death, and the
tac cal element personally witnessed the killer cave in the skull of Rosario Clements as they
entered the basement. Dyer was then shot dead.

The original les and crime scene photos are not a ma er of public record. It requires Law or
Bureaucracy to sneak a peak the right way. Agents can use their imagina ons to secure less
o cial access.

Crime scene photos reveal a row of posts driven into the concrete ooring of the basement,
bloodstained and covered with leather straps. Woven through the support beams above writhes
a tangle of feeding tubes, catheters, and IVs used to keep the bound alive. Surgical equipment
and an extensive chemistry set line the outer wall, though no reagents or chemical compounds
were found during the raid.

Agents that successfully Search the documents nd a glaring inconsistency. There’s a journal
si ng on the shelf of the basement lab, half-visible through a giant Erlenmeyer ask. While the
chemistry equipment was entered into evidence, there is no record of a journal ever being
recovered.

<H3>”TORTURE DUNGEON”
Dyer was captured before the FBI constructed a criminal pro le. With access to the original les,
Agents may roll Forensics or Psychoanalysis to audit the half- nished analysis. On a success, the
pathology at rst seems makes li le sense. If he was xated on torture and pain, all
amputa ons could have occurred pre-mortem. Dyer had the means to draw the pain out. There
must be other ra onaliza ons for the divide between mu la ons.

Examining the nal two autopsies, an absurd new possibility dawns on Agents. Dyer was shot
before he could remove the nal vic ms’ nger ps. The M.E. reports both bodies had extensive
build up of ssue under their nails. The blood and ssue underneath matched the vic m’s own
wounds. Scratches occurred only where the vic ms could reach while bound to the post.

The M.E. theorized the self-mu la on occurred as vic ms thrashed against restraints during
Dyer’s tortures. Agents realize the truth: all wounds were self-in icted. Dyer removed the
ngers and teeth a er death to delay iden ca on; every other wound came from vic ms
trying to kill themselves or Dyer’s clumsy a empts to stop them. They scratched out their own
eyes un l handcu ed. Chewed through their own tongues un l they were surgically removed as
a ma er of processing. The restraints and medical tortures were a empts to slow down self-
destruc on (0/1 SAN Unnatural)

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 <H3> THE SMELL
4261 3rd Ave. is s ll vacant. The killer le no next of kin. The loca on is up for sale through
probate, but the only o ers have come from entrepreneurs looking to turn the site into
macabre museum a rac on. These a empts have thus far been blocked by a homeowner
associa on, leaving the property in limbo.

The city has the house locked up against a steady ow of urban explorers and in uencers
looking to clout chase the tragedy. Roll Criminology or SIGINT to break in without se ng o
mo on sensors and avoiding the cameras. The site is otherwise unmonitored and abandoned.
Every furnishing and xture in the house has already been removed, but in the basement lingers
a faint, dis nct, and unplaceable odor. Similar to pig manure, infused with cinnamon and the
tangy s ng of peroxide.

Agents can also Persuade neighbors to talk about the murders (failures get reported directly to
Lt. Marlin -- the hero that stopped that monster). No one has much to say that hasn’t already
been quoted in the news. Dyer was the prototypical ‘loner’ with view interac ons in the
community. One detail remains consistent: the man smelled. As one neighbor puts it, “Man
smelled like a hospital Cinnabon with the toilet backed up. Chemical-like. Like you was cooking
something you wasn’t supposed to be: res and cow paddies with sugar on top.”

xxx TEXT BOX xxx

<Side>Scent and Synesthesia

The smell lingering in the basement, evident on Dyer’s clothes, and reported at Ihejirika’s
death is that of Pledge Dram. The unnatural concoction has a real, reproducible odor. The
Teeth have this smell overwritten in their minds. The olfactory chemicals are real; their
interpretation belongs the Bast.

For those with power of the Scent (GT p.xx), Pledge Dram smells like BBQ sauce, kimchi,
gravy, or some other mouthwatering marinade. In those chosen as Teeth, the nauseating
reek everyone else notices changes between nose and brain. This is especially noticeable if
MASTICATE has a mix of original and replacement Agents. Those without the mark start
plugging their nostrils; those with the mark start getting hungry.

The disconnect is a clue to the scenario only accessible by the Teeth. The Slugs – so long as
they aren’t near Pledge Dram – smell normal to everyone else. This includes Anton Gully.
If Teeth get alone with the possessed deputy, they can sniff out the delicious thing writhing
inside his body.

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 <H1>Engagement
Long before the unnatural vector can be pinpointed, it becomes clear the Slugs are guilty of
much. The gang’s a empts to cover-up involvement are haphazard at best.

Once Agents begin focusing on suspects within the LASD, Handler’s should demonstrate why
the group’s sloppiness is no sign of weakness. Slugs don’t need to cover their trail. It’s standard
opera ng procedure to destroy anyone caught following it.

<H2>Sheriff’s Station Southwest (SSSW)

CLOCKED: SSSW is the Slugs’ seat of power. Marlin has informants everywhere. If they aren’t
expanding the gang’s in uence at a di erent sta on, Ink Chasers seek to transfer to ‘home turf.’
At best, on-site employees fear what Marlin’s cronies can do to a career. As o en, the deputy is a
craven opportunist or ac ve accomplice. Even the commander of the sta on – Captain
Die enbach – is a member of the gang.

Built in the Windsor Hills neighborhood, Sheri ’s Sta on Southwest (SSSW) — o en

shorthanded to “Southwest” or “trip-ess dubs”— is the newest law enforcement facility in the
city. A sleek exterior of glass and stainless steel make it look more like a bank than a cop shop
and county jail. Built with federal funds, the mission of SSSW is to “project force into
underserved neighborhoods, increase posi ve o cer contacts, and enhance community
policing ini a ves.”

In truth, the new building is more poli cal than prac cal. The neighborhoods policed by the
sta on are already heavily policed by the Los Angeles Police Department. Sta ng shortages –
on the rise since Ferguson – have made LAPD increasingly reliant on Sheri assistance,
especially for “crowd control opera ons” against protest movements. The need for more
bodies, combined with an ever-expanding prison popula on, put the Sheri ’s department at
the front of the line when LA secured federal grant money for policing infrastructure.

Since opening in late 2015, SSSW has been used as a staging area for transports between
facili es at the city’s center – such as Men’s Central Jail and Twin Tower Correc onal – and
smaller lockups in client ci es surrounding LA. Plans were altered in the middle of construc on
to include more o ces for LASD inves ga ve and tac cal elements. The number of prisoner
beds is actually far fewer than originally proposed to the city, likely why construc on ran many
millions over es mates.

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 First responders in The Footage (p.xx) were headed from SSSW to MCJ for a prisoner transfer
when they spo ed the disturbance in the street. Both are members of the tac cal narco cs
unit ‘Slug Squad,’ currently assigned to the duty sta on.

xxx TEXT BOX xxx

<Side>Seat of Power
Even careful interactions within deputies at SSSW escalate Slug response. The station is
the gang’s turf and the walls have ears. Unless Agents utilize exceptionally clever and
paranoid tradecraft, escalate Slug response even on successful rolls within Marlin’s
station. The Lt. wants to know if federal agents are on site for any reason, and certainly if
they’re asking about his misconduct.

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<H3>COVERT SURVEILLANCE
Handlers should remind players of their Agent’s training if they struggle for an approach. The
tenants of sound inves ga on don’t change when the criminals have badges: establish baseline
behaviors rst, then look for evidence and opportunity in the contradic ons. Agents can engage
the Slugs by approaching individual depu es O -Duty (p.xx), but the public space of SSSW is the
easiest place to acquire targets at a deniable remove.

Roll Military Science or Disguise to design a rota ng tail whenever Slugs leave the sta on. On a
success, the Agent knows how to set up clandes ne overwatch in a co ee shop across the
street. With a laptop and the air of poseur screenwriter, they can sit at the window and watch
the vehicle pool to track the movements of Su on, Sainz, and any other suspects. Pos ng a
spo er gives Agents tailing a cars out of the facility +20% Drive on rolls to stay unno ced by the
deputy they follow.

Every 1d4 days, an Agent shadowing a deputy’s cruiser gets a read on a single target’s tra c
pa erns. It’s easy enough to set up rota ng surveillance nets with fresh vehicles from the FBI
motor pool. For every Agent involved in the rota ng tail, add +20% Drive to avoid detec on.

• Dept. Sainz is 26 YOA, Hispanic, single, and looks t enough in his uniform to pose for a
calendar. In truth, it doesn’t seem like he has much to do besides sit around and look
pre y. He doesn’t patrol so much as do social calls, pulling alongside Sheri cruisers for
chats or visi ng other sta ons. He doesn’t do prisoner transfers. He’s not on an assigned
beat. He’s works day shi despite guys twice his age pulling nights. The closest he gets to
duty is pu ng in a heroic amount of range me. For those with Law or Military Science
training, he’s the most spoiled young deputy they’ve ever seen. Rarely spends a night at
home in La Puente, spli ng me between his parents home in Lancaster, the apartment
of Kathy Amon and the apartment of Encarna Araujo.

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 • Sgt. Su on is 37 YOA. White. From the looks of him, it’s doub ul Su on could pass the
physical to work at Home Depot. He seems to clock in around second shi , though the
hours are irregular enough it’s possible he makes his own schedule. He mostly uses his
cruiser to visit other sta ons and correc onal facili es. Some mes, he accompanies Lt.
Marlin to Special Enforcement Ba alion. He never does tra c, transfers, or patrol work.
He lives in a house in the Carson suburbs more be ng a real estate agent. His second
wife is never seen without a wine glass in her hand or haunted expression in her eyes.
She spends most of each day staring forlornly out the bay windows, listening to airbuds,
or obsessively cleaning.

• Sgt. Gully is 41 YOA, white, and married with two children. He lives in a mission-style
house in Rancho Dos Vientos. He seems more dedicated than others in the squad. He
shows up to rst shi , stays in the building the en re me, and leaves promptly at ve.
Always looks red. He o en takes a cruiser home at night despite working desk duty
exclusively. In their observa ons, Agents no ce the non-regula on inscrip ons on the
barrel of the M4 locked to his dash: domare barbaros (“tame the savages”) wri en along
the barrel in Old English font. Gully seems like a liability on two legs, locked from the
public inside a cushy cage at SSSW.

• Lt. Marlin is 40 YOA, white, and single. The unit commander’s looks are hanging on, with
a dried out tan and aging muscles cut by the latest in nutri on and tness. Marlin is at
SSSW maybe an hour a day. His me is spent in constant mo on. Agents witness him
conduc ng trainings, both ac ve tac cal workshops and lectures. He some mes works
at three di erent sta ons in a single day. His favorite hangout is behind the scenes at
Special Enforcement Branch O ce. He nds me to hit the gym every night before going
home to an apartment in Brentwood Heights. Of the en re squad, Lt. Marlin is the only
deputy Agents witness doing work outside the sta on. Between appointments one day,
he pulls over a man in a Camaro for expired tags. The man is asked to exit the vehicle,
frisked, and sat by the side of the interstate un l back up arrives. The police scanner
reports Marlin arrested the man for possession of cocaine and driving erra cally.

If a surveillance opera on against Leadership is detected, Slugs escalate immediately to

retalia on.

<H3>TAPPING FRIENDLIES
The Program have friendlies inside LA’s law enforcement agencies. Opera onal security requires
keeping details to a minimum, but Pitzerelli can ask through intermediaries for intel overviews
of the LASD, TNU Slug Squad, and Sheri ’s Sta on Southwest.

Ask the reques ng Agent to roll Bureaucracy. On a success, they keep a ghter lid on the
request than the Program. On a failure, the rumor that ‘someone federal’ is asking about deputy
gangs inside SSSW escalates Slug response.

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 Regardless of results, the friendlies provide a history of Deputy Gangs (p.xx) to the uninformed.
They’ve also heard of the Slugs and relay con ic ng rumors. Some heard the organiza on’s
based out of Special Enforcement Ba alion, other suspect SSSW. No friendlies are members or
know any members.

<H2>TNU “Slug Squad” Of ce

The o ce housing SSSW’s Tac cal Narco cs Unit is not open to the public. Depu es at the front
desk don’t let anyone past without appointment, and outside visits are rare. O cial requests to
see Lt. Marlin are directed through the sta on’s commander – Capt. Rudy Die enbach. He
makes me for any federal authori es reques ng to speak with Slug Squad (see O cial
Channels p.xx). To reach the o ce, Agents need to rst convince the Captain they aren’t a
threat, or make their way unsupervised a er bypassing the desk sergeant.

A taped-up printout reading “Tac cal Narco c Unit” iden es the windowless room inside the
sta on’s maze of corridors, holding cells, and cubicles. The window slit in the metal door reveals
three cramped desks covered in le folders, desk blo ers, and o ce air. A fourth is
sequestered in a sad li le cubicle fort with photographs on the cardboard walls. The room’s
bunker-like exterior is papered with outdated an -drug campaigns, laminated emergency
procedures, grimy whiteboards, and posters adver sing tac cal gear.

If Agents performed Covert Surveillance (p.xx), they know the o ce is sta ed during the day by
Sgt. Anton Gully. On second shi , roll Luck to see if Sgt. Su on comes by that evening. The o ce
is closed and unoccupied on third shi . Nobody works weekends unless conduc ng a training or
execu ng a warrant. Lt. Marlin, Sgt. Su on, and Dept. Sainz are rarely present, out running
professional development for SEB or clocked in for 12-hr patrols. Most of that me is spent
administering the gang’s business at various duty sta ons around LA county.

If they know TNU is under scru ny, all four members of the Slugs leadership hit the sirens and
get to the sta on in a half hour.

<H3>RANK AND FILE

Ignore the Threat Pyramid if ques oning random depu es within the sta on. Even on successful
rolls, SSSW is surrounded by the infamous “Blue Wall of Silence.” Asked about Slugs, depu es
feign ignorance and recommend salt. There’s no such thing as deputy gangs; that’s fake news.
Lt. Marlin is an exemplar of LEO, etc. etc. Persuade is useful in keeping stonewalling depu es
from nding the ques ons odd enough to report, but nobody makes me for answers inside the
sta on, not even “o -the-record.”

<H3>OFFICIAL CHANNELS
Capt. Die enbach is a short, stout man in his late for es. He’s brassy, domineering, and a ects a
gravelly bass despite his natural tenor. The desperate speed of his dirty jokes, cop stories, and
braggadocio adver ses deep insecurity. No one says anything about the thin macho act. As a
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 manager, Die enbach has proven an infamously vindic ve prick, weaponizing the shi est
du es and worst shi s under his command to punish is enemies, perceived or imagined.

His line on the Slugs is simple: heroes – every damn one of them. The Captain sings the praises
of Marlin’s unit to anyone who will listen. He drowns out cri cisms with the same. They took
down a serial killer! If the Agents push back, the captain begins demanding o cial documents.
If Agents have a warrant (or forgery), Die enbach complicates ma ers further by calling in
lawyers, union reps, and high command. It’s only possible to get useful intel out the Captain O -
Duty, and the methods required likely escalate the con ict terminally.

Slugs in the inner circle – Gully, Su on, and Sainz – keep equally quiet, direc ng all inquiries
back to the Captain or their direct supervisor, Lt. Marlin.

<H3>BLACK BAG
The secrets inside the o ce are best accessed alone. Handlers should encourage Agents to
develop their own plans for in ltra on, but make sure they understand that ge ng in unseen is
nearly impossible. SSSW has security cameras everywhere except the bathrooms and deputy
lockers. Exterior entrances, prisoner cells, and the armory have electronic locks monitored from
a central security sta on. Interior doors, o ces, and desks are secured with keys. Skills u lized
in the a empt depend on the Agent’s plan. On an INTx5, suggest a clandes ne approach: a
small team impersona ng night janitors or lost food delivery drivers. Then pick the lock, block
the window, and have a quick snoop.

If they get inside without ge ng caught, there are no cameras in the Slugs’ bullpen. They nd
the following at each member’s desk. If Agents are rushed for me, Handlers are encouraged to
roll Luck to check for interference between desk searches.

• Lt. Marlin: Use Computer Science to hack into the external hard-drive the lieutenant
keeps in his desk (stealing it for more careful examina on escalates the threat pyramid;
it is immediately no ced missing). Inside, Marlin has pictures, addresses, tax records,
and death reports for all Dead Witnesses (p.xx) in the Dondry Lawsuit, including Jaz
Ihejirika. Nothing indicates any of these cases are s ll under inves ga on, and Slug
Squad was never assigned the cases. The personal hard-drive also contains the names
and contact informa on for literally hundreds of LASD personnel. Each is provided a
le er coding: (TB) (IC) and (S). Those aware of the Gang Structure (p.xx) realize this is
the roster for Marlin’s organiza on and face a 0/1 SAN Helplessness check against the
sheer scale of the corrup on.

• Sgt. Su on: The back side of the deputy’s desk blo er is covered in swas kas and nazi
iconography, not so di erent from what a bored skinhead might doodle in class. Inside
the desk, he has a print map of the county with a number of jails highlighted -- Mens
Central, Twin Tower Correc onal, LA County Jail, LAPD Metro Deten on, etc. Each has a
mix of numbered codes next to it. Agents may make an INTx5 roll. On a success, they
realize the 4-digit codes are badge numbers, while the 8-digit codes are DOC IDs for
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 prisoners. A cursory follow up reveals all the badges to be rela vely new hires to the jail
system. The prisoners are all in long-term housing units with priors for drug smuggling.

• Sgt. Gully: Lots of pictures of the man with his wife and two children, but otherwise
covered in mugs from right-wing media personali es and various patrio c kitsch (a
deputy Funko pop, ny American ags, etc). While the surface is clean and frequently
handled, the keyboard, interior drawers, and other surfaces are dusty – as if work hasn’t
touched them in weeks. Only the middle drawer sees use with any frequency, but it’s
locked. If Agents get inside, they nd a photocopy of Franklin Dyer’s Journal (p.xx) that
Gully studies while pretending to work (If it goes missing or get moved, Gully-Worm
knows something is wrong and checks security footage).

• Dept. Sainz: Sainz’s desk is covered in as many shoo ng compe on trophies as it can
t. Roll Search to nd the false bo om in the bo om drawer. Inside, Agents nd
unlabelled baggie of pills (trained Pharmacy or later tes ng reveals Sainz’s personal
supply of Anavar steroids). There’s also a box of PEW-brand, tri- pped animal
tranquilizer darts. The brand matches the murder weapon found if Agents Examine the
Scene (p.xx). They darts have no prints on them or iden fying serial numbers, and the
box of latex gloves in the same drawer indicate carful handling.

xxx TEXT BOX xxx

<Side>Franklin Dyer’s Journal

In German and English. Study me: weeks. Occult +1%, Unnatural +3%, SAN loss 1d4

A photocopy of the madman’s notes can be found inside Anton Gully’s desk. The original journal
in Gully’s basement, stolen from Dyer’s liar along with the Pledge Dram. Neither were ever
logged into evidence.

Contents: A Miskatonic dropout, Dyer su ered some sort of psycho c break in late 2013. His
journals reveal that “in dreams,” he learned he was des ned to become a “true magi” and
“speak to the alien gods.” At this point, scans of the German transla on of Di Vermis Mysteries
were printed and pasted into the cheap leather book. It’s unclear where Dyer secured a copy.
Each excerpt is surrounded with handwri en marginalia, transla on notes, cyphers, and
chemical formulas. Certain passages have been translated dozens of mes. Though all the
contents are disturbing, Dyer seems xated on a numerological code he detected throughout
disparate por ons of the text. He suspected it to a recipe for an alchemical formula only
men oned only once in the text: the Pledge Dram.

“Soul exists as esh. The meat of man imagines itself a ghost haun ng a house of bones, yet Self
is a madness induced by glandular excre on. This alchemy is reproducible with supplementary
extracts from Nature and transferable by means of physic. It is said amongst the learned that, in
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 ancient Persia, true Magi aligned the humours of men with meless angels woven through the
rmament through ministra on of the Pledge Dram. The true masters re ned their art by
enthroning Aeons as the new tenant inside a house of bones, demanding secret Truths as a lord
might demand the. Those seeking the tutelage of these Das jensei ge Gewürm (Worms From
Beyond) beware. The Dram owes no allegiance. Any soul on o er shall be dethroned and
unmade, rebuilt into a dwelling t for gods.”

Dyer decoded what he believed to be the formula for Pledge Dram from cyphers found on
prime-numbered pages of the text. By the me it came me to test the poisonous concoc on of
heavy metals, herbs, and Dyer’s own ritually-prepared bodily uids, he was completely insane.
He began kidnapping random people, restraining them in specialized racks erected in the
basement of his home, and working to keep them alive as Dram poisoned vic ms tried
everything in their power to kill themselves.

In his journals, Dyer professes squeamishness over the process of cu ng out each vic m’s
tongue. He claims to do so “only for their safety, as the Aeons nd our insides so painful and
constraining they seek escape.” There are no other accounts of the myriad other abuses
perpetrated on the Southside Tiger’s vic ms, save tangen al references to their “stubborn self-
mu la on.” His goal seems to have been the interroga on of the “Worms from Without,” but
he died having only discovered the limits of the human scream.

Transla on Errors: Agents with a copy of Dyer’s journal may roll INTx1. If they have training in
Chemistry, Pharmacy, or the Occult, they may roll that skill at +30%. On a success, they realize
that Dyer made a pivotal transla on error. While his list of ingredients and propor ons seem
accurate, the dosage is miscalculated. Dyer’s was cooking Pledge Dram many thousand mes
more potent than what Ludvig Prinn prescribed. The serial killer put en re vials of the stu into
his vic ms, but the correct dosage would be more likely achieved through incidental skin
contact.

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<H3>QUESTION LT. MARLIN

Marlin has an answer for everything. Handlers should use “Interviewing Marlin” on p.xx if they
need help keeping the lies straight.

<Side>Playing Marlin
Unknown Unknowns: Lt. Marlin has no idea the unnatural or Delta Green exists. He saw
a woman bash her own skull apart in the basement of the Southside Tiger, but he
rationalized it away as the results of Dyer’s designer narcotic. He could not afford to
explain to the Shooting Board that the Tiger’s victims killed themselves, especially while
he was under Grand Jury indictment and about to become an uncomplicated hero. He has
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 since edited from his mind the darker implications of what he saw that night. He ordered
Gully to be equally selective with disposal of inconvenient evidence.

Known Unknowns: Lt. Marlin planned, ordered, and participated in the murder of
witnesses. This doesn’t even count dozens of other Slug homicides and assaults disguised
as muggings, overdoses, and traf c accidents. Marlin lived without fear of reprisal…until
Jaz Ihejirika died of something far worse than Carfentanil. Gully administered the jab
from the same batch used to kill the rst two victims, but Marlin can’t help but be
reminded of the Tiger after hearing Sainz and Sutton’s reports. The Slugs plan to question
and kill their drug supplier during the next resupply. Until then, the clique’s criminal
sidelines are on hold. Marlin is in damage control mode.

Unknown Knowns: Handlers know the Agents best. With a HUMINT 90% and Persuade
75%, so does Lt. Marlin. He’s a high-functioning, empathetic man despite the moral
bankruptcy of a serial predator. The ability isn’t magic: he can’t mindread details about
the Agent, the Program, or case speci cs. Rather, Marlin has always viewed other people
as a series of buttons to press, and a lifetime of practice helps him intuit the controls.
Unless Agents come disguised, it only takes Marlin a glance to read whether an Agent has
kids, who they voted for, and a couple of personal interests. In short bursts, it’s extremely
charming. He caters a bespoke personality to his audience.

Known Knowns: In public, Marlin exits any situation in which he nds himself challenged
or contradicted. If Agents threaten him privately – or just point out the hollowness at his
core – the mask slips. Marlin becomes a taunting, smug, and imperious predator. He toys
with Agents, skating comments right to the line of legal actionability. He asks probing
questions about who employs the Agents and challenges their legal authority to interfere
in his active cases. He dares Agents to try him, thinly-veiling threats the entire time and
plainly enjoying the sparring.

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<H2>Interviewing Lt. Marlin

If formal charges are brought or he’s arrested, Marlin’s speaks exclusively through a screen of
lawyers and union reps. Caught unaware, he only talks to Agents un l he realizes what they’re
asking about.

If Leadership is aware of the inves ga on but Marlin has yet to be directly implicated, there are
only two instances in which he agrees to ques oning. Either Capt. Die enbach mistakenly
deemed the Agent harmless, or Marlin is shing to see what the Feds know. In either instance,
he insists on controlling the space, asking Agents meet in his o ce. As a compromise, he’ll
agree to meet at the Silvertop Taproom. It’s a cop bar near Morongo Reserva on, owned by a
re red Slug with a loaded sawed-o shotgun beneath the cash register. Slug Squad will be
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 nearby as backup. Under no circumstances will Marlin follow Agents to a second loca on not of
his own choosing. He knows that trick.

Read Playing Marlin to get in the gang leader’s head. If Handlers need help with a quick lie, the
canned responses below establish the sort of minimal plausible deniability the Slugs thrive
inside. No ma er the accusa on, Marlin has an excuse…or plans to write one into the evidence
once they leave. Only evidence Agents collect elsewhere reveals anything he says to be a lie.
Successful HUMINT rolls only reveal the essen al hollowness behind the lieutenant’s every
mannerism.

<H3>THE VICTIM
Marlin o ers up the name Jaz Ihejirika. He claims they only recently managed an ID. Asked if he
knows Ihejirika, he says he only knows the vic m died of a PCP overdose the other night. He
feigns ignorance of Ihejirika’s involvement with the Dondry lawsuit. If ‘informed,’ he shakes his
head and remarks “A lot of ambulance chasers came out of the woodwork to make money o
that tragedy.”

<H3>DODGY PAPERWORK AND MISSING EVIDENCE

“Oh? You mean this?” Marlin produces an evidence bag with Ihejirika’s phone, wallet, and keys
inside. “That’s how we made the ID. Guy didn’t have his driver’s license on him, but we tracked
him down through a gym membership. Haven’t had a chance to turn run this back to storage
yet. Say…how did you learn about this?”

If allowed, he grills Agents on their understanding of his case and how they came to be so
interested.

<H3>SUTTON AND SAINZ

“Prisoner transfer. Gang intel unit had news one of their informants wasn’t going to live past
breakfast, so they called for a late night transfer out of Twin Towers. My boys were working late
on another case and got stuck with the duty. They had to call it in once they saw the disturbance
on Sutra. I presume dispatch pawned o the transfer to someone else.”

<H3>DONDRY INVOLVEMENT
“Not a day goes by that I don’t think about that bust. If there was something I could have done
di erently. But that poor woman was squa ng in there, and she’d convinced those poor moms
to let her watch their kids. The landlord said the last lease was a year previous. We didn’t see a
car, light, or single bit of signage for a daycare outside that morning. Chaves was armed and
planning drivebys on local compe on. We had to move in, and when he red, we had to shoot.
But that duplex was supposed to be empty. I s ll get sick thinking about it.”

Pressed further, he grows stand-o sh. “I can tell you what the Grand Jury told me: cleared on
all charges.”

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 <H3>THE DEAD WITNESSES
“Who? The name Elizabeth Ray sounds vaguely familiar. Haven’t heard of the other two.”

Pressed about their involvement in the Dondry lawsuit, Marlin shrugs. “Damn. Can’t say I’m sad
the lies those people were selling are o the market. Anything to get famous in LA, right? But it’s
s ll tragic. Lo a bad dope and desperate bangers running the streets. Job security, I guess.”

<H3>THE OVERDOSE
“Wild shit, huh? Worst my boys ever seen. Our working theory is the guy took a varia on of
what you may have heard referred to as ‘bath salts.’ Go a be that or PCP, with that strength.
We’re s ll wai ng on toxicology, but whatever it is, we’re thinking that can’t be the intended
e ect. So it’s a hotshot, cut with fent or drain cleaner or something. Di cult to track. No
experienced dealer is going to kill o their repeat customers, and an amateur is unlikely to stay
in business with that debut.”

Presented with the actual toxicology, he’s genuinely confused to hear about the heavy metals
found in the vic m’s blood. He tables that concern to focus on why the hell Feds are taking an
interest in random ODs.

<H3>THE TAPE, THE ATTACKER, AND THE DART

Again, Marlin feigns ignorance. “We scoured that place. Talked to everybody, pulled every
surveillance tape, combed the street – nothing. We did a second and third pass just a few days
ago.”

Confronted with the preponderance of evidence the team missed – including a call from
someone at SSSW saying to erase footage – Marlin can only claim incompetence. He thanks
Agents for helping the inves ga on and asks they turn over the new evidence to Homicide
division. The conversa on then shi s to why they felt the need to look in the rst place.

<H3>THE SOUTHSIDE TIGER

“Worst night of my life. What about it?” Asked to recount, he recites the o cial record with
prac ced ease. Torture dungeon. Dyer nished killing the last vic m right as they cleared the
basement steps. One EKIA and a life me of nightmares.

If Agents failed rolls while looking into the Tiger, Marlin makes it clear he no ced. “You know,
when you save a community of people from a maniac, they tend to be grateful. Grateful enough
to tell you when strangers come to dig up the past. Why you so interested? Fan of his work?
Mine? No need to answer. I’ll just read the federal warrant en tling you to our case les. I
haven’t seen one yet, though. Why is that?”

<H3>SQUAD MEMBERS
“My boys s ll do patrols and regular du es like any deputy. What sets the Slugs apart is our
tac cal training.” Marlin points to a photo in his wallet of the team in full combat gear. “That’s

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 us ge ng Bronze at the Tac cal World Cup in Li le Rock, couple years back. If I’d had Sainz back
then, we’d of taken it all.”

Any hint of cri cism or accusa on against his squadmates turns Marlin indignant. “These men
are like my brothers and sons. You want to know about them? The Meritorious Conduct Medals
speak for themselves. Of course, I’d never protect a criminal in my ranks. So if you got evidence
of some wrongdoing, let’s see it. Slap that warrant on the table. You have one of those, right?”

<H3> CLIQUES, DEPUTY GANGS, AND RUMORS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

“Fake. News.”

<H3> THREATS
Lt. Marlin becomes quiet and contempla ve if Agents threaten the same tac cs the Slugs
weaponize against the community. Then, a er seeming to regard the Agents in a new light,
Marlin responds plainly. “We’ll see. In my experience, every story is wri en by the last guy that
les a report. Everything else is an accident of ballis cs and anatomy.”

If Lt. Marlin starts o aware that Agents are using extra-legal methods, the threat grows less
veiled. “I’d be careful. It’s easy for people to get hurt law enforcement doesn’t cooperate. I’d
hate to be the one to knock on <BOND NAME>’s door with bad news one day.”

<H2>Off-Duty
If Agents understand the Slugs to be housing an unnatural before leadership reacts, the
Program calls for a decapita on strike. It far prefers random home invasions and unsolved
homicides to public shootouts or prolonged trials. Using Delta Green’s resources, it’s trivial to
nd the addresses of the o ending depu es. Agents are ordered to visit anyone tainted by the
unnatural and make sure they don’t show up to the next shi .

While disappearing the criminals in the night is smartest tac c, the Agents have only themselves
to sta the opera on. The arrest, disappearance, or death of any Slug puts the whole LASD on
edge. Clandes ne wetwork is limited to what can be accomplish in a single, fran c night (more
realis cally, hours). Some Slugs are hardened targets. Others may no longer be human.

If they want to lay a trap to eliminate Leadership all at once, see Dead Heroes (p.xx). If they’re
targe ng speci c depu es, the list of targets is as follows.

<H3>CAPT. RUDY DIEFFENBACH

Loca on: Die enbach lives in mini-mansion in La Habra Heights. It is plainly beyond the means
of public servant, but his second-wife was an entertainment lawyer. She took the kids when she
le . He lives alone.

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 Security: A wrought-iron fence installed around the richly maintained lawn suggests a high-end
security system. Ge ng in without aler ng the en re Sheri ’s department requires SIGINT to
hack the controls slaved to the Captain’s phone, Cra : Electronics to disable the mo on
sensors, or Athle cs to climb up and through an unwired a c window.

Defenses: Rudy can’t pass the physical requirements for his own department and has used
every bureaucra c trick in the book to skip range days for decades. He o ers li le e ec ve
resistance if assaulted in his home.

Evidence: If Agents did Covert Surveillance (p.xx) on Marlin, they recognize the Camaro
con scated during his tra c stop. It’s si ng in Die enbach’s driveway: one of four vehicles. Roll
Search in the home o ce to nd correspondence between the Captain and connec ons inside
LA County Assets and Surplus Property. Some napkin accoun ng suggests Die enbach buys
assets seized using civil forfeiture at a discount before they reach public police auc on. He then
appears to be reselling them and distribu ng pro ts amongst the gang. The fence is listed only
as “Mac’s Dream.” Agents that visit Mac’s Ink Dream in West Lake nd a ta oo parlor rumored
to be owned by the infamous Mongols biker gang. A catalogue book of work samples show
mul ple itera ons of the gang’s “Sluggy” design.

Tes mony: Though not leadership, Die enbach provides the bureaucra c screen protec ng the
organiza on’s core. As long as he thinks the rules and regula ons are wai ng for him at work
tomorrow, he reveals nothing. When he realizes the game is being played for higher stakes, he
spills everything. Die enbach can provide a full breakdown of the Slugs organiza on. He can
walk Agents through the en re recruitment cycle, star ng when Marlin forged the results of
Die enbach’s failed VPAT test (Validated Physical Ap tude Test). He has a good idea of the
criminal rackets managed by the other members of TNU Slug Squad. He’s responsible for ge ng
them assigned to the Dondry Raid and covering up the ensuing massacre. He suspects Marlin
has been killing witnesses, but everyone outside Leadership has been compartmentalized out of
the process. If Agents men on the unnatural, Die enbach makes a nal desperate a empt to
escape. He’s completely ignorant, but he fears his captors have lost their minds and mean to kill
him.

<H3>LT. JOHN MARLIN

Loca on: Marlin rents in the Suspiro Bien Apartment Complex, located in Brentwood Heights.
The development is new and upscale. A search online indicates one month’s rent costs roughly
80% of what he should be taking home as a lieutenant.

Security: Marlin has no security in his apartment besides a deadbolt. The apartment complex
has a high-def camera system covering every inch of its hallways, courtyard, and stairwells. The
only way to get in unseen would be to take out power for the en re block, which would also
bring many of its 500 residents outside to check the streetlights. Security guards are on-site,
though understa ed and poorly trained. The walls are not nearly as sound-proofed as
adver sed. Any major disturbance in one unit can be heard in adjacent apartments.

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 Defenses: John Marlin has a loaded .45 in a bedside drawer. He resists any home invasion with
deadly force and smartly priori zing calling for backup. If subdued, Marlin begs to be made
more comfortable and tries to relocate conversa on to his couch. The co ee table is a ‘tac cal’
model rigged to release a loaded AR-15 from a hidden drawer at the press of a bu on.

Evidence: John’s father beat into him the maxim of all successful criminals: never shit where you
sleep. The apartment is suspiciously, fas diously clean. There’s no sign of criminal ac vity on
site. The maid service comes frequently enough that the unit looks like a model apartment.
Marlin keeps all his ill-go en gains in o shore accounts or hidden inside handshake real estate
deals made under the names of lower-ranking depu es.

Tes mony: If captured, Marlin is smart enough to realize what he would do in the Agents’
posi on. He endeavours to make them feel in control and surrenders whatever he can to buy
another second’s chance to grab a gun and escape. He stalls by detailing the gang’s origins,
lis ng criminal opera ons, and naming co-conspirators. He takes responsibility for the Dondry
Shoo ng and subsequent murders. He ordered Anton Gully to inject Jaz Ihejirika with a lethal
dose of Carfenan l, ensuring Su on and Sainz would be rst to process the scene. He has no
idea what caused the reac on. At men on of the Southside Tiger or the unnatural, Marlin spots
an angle. He explains in detail what actually happened inside Dyer’s home. He admits to
removing evidence of the drugs and self-mu la on to help ‘the normies’ process a di cult
reality. That’s what the Agents do, right? Go a er that stu ? Supress it? Marlin o ers the
assistance of his secret fraternity to the Agents.

<H3>SGT. ANTON GULLY

Loca on: A mission-style house in Rancho Dos Vientos. Lives with his wife Rebecca and two
children. Roll Alertness outside the domicile to spot the thick layer of pollen coa ng the
minivan. The cruiser in the driveway is clean and frequently used.

Security: Successful Alertness roll also reveal an installed doorbell camera. It’s deac vated –
somebody stopped paying for the subscrip on months ago. The doors and windows are
unlocked. The drapes are closed.

Defenses: The Worm does not sleep. It stays up nights brewing Pledge Dram and querying the
remains of Gully’s brain for ways to nd new hosts. If it nds intruders, it tries to contaminate
them with Pledge Dram. If the host body takes damage, it metabolizes Gully’s remains and
a acks in its true form (see Worms From Without p.xx)

Evidence: The home reeks of death, shit, cinnamon, and peroxide. The foyer is li ered with
shredded delivery boxes, each purchased from Rebecca Gully’s account. Judging by the labels,
the contents were chemistry equipment, medical supplies, dog kennels, and hazardous
substances from laboratory supply companies. The dining room table is covered in faded
homeschool worksheets dated over a year ago. In the kitchen, opened cans of food fester in a
neat row along the countertop. A lthy spoon lies on the spla ered kitchen le where it appears
to have been dropped – nightly – a er every standing meal. The basement has been turned into
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 a combina on holding cell and laboratory. On a cruciform rack lies the body of Hannah
Hu man, s ll in her postal carrier uniform. She was listed missing 9 months ago but can’t be
dead more than a couple weeks. Forensics suggest a cause of death by severed spinal column,
her neck broken by thrashing against the leather head restraint a er straps on the torso
loosened. Both grey-blue arms are covered in needle marks and bruising. The ro ng bodies of
Gully’s en re family lay discarded to the side in advanced stages of decay.

Tes mony: The Worm is not keen to talk. If Agents indicate they know Gully is possessed before
violence starts, the Worm gets curious. It spins up enough synapses to understand how these
humans – amongst all the blind creatures inhabi ng this dimension – came to understand the
invisible ecosystem they scurry beneath. It wants to know if that knowledge can bring more of
its kind across. It priori zes administering the Pledge Dram and querying their memories of the
unnatural from inside. If Agents ask about the Beyond, it promises to show them everything.
They need only come closer.

<H3>SGT. FREDDY SUTTON

Loca on: A three-bedroom mid-century modern home in the Carson suburbs with a two-car
garage. It’s plainly beyond what any deputy should be able to a ord on a Sergeant’s salary. Lives
with his wife Talia. No kids.

Security: Nothing visible from the street besides manual locks. Roll Stealth or socially engineer
to get close enough to check for countermeasures. The doors and windows are unalarmed. The
garage, on the other hand, has extensive security. Mo on-sensing lights and contact plates have
been placed on the garage door, inexpertly wired through the door’s sealing to alarms and
cameras within. Su on did the work himself, so it’s a +20% Cra : Electronics for Agents to
disarm, but it’s faster go through the unalarmed interior.

Defenses: If the alarm on the garage door is triggered, Su on’s homemade booby goes o . The
alarm is triggers strobe light in the main bedroom, ac vates security cameras in the garage, and
arms a series of devices a ached to the ra ers above the vehicle bay. A er a 10 second delay,
canisters of pepper spray wired to the ceiling release, mis ng the en re garage area (-20% all
tests if hit). Su on – a rearm enthusiast and paranoid – has guns stored in condi on 1 (cocked
and locked) in nearly every room of the house. Unless caught sleeping, Freddy orders his wife to
call 911, arms up, and tries to clear the house himself.

Evidence: The nazi memorabilia in the o ce o ers a series of literal red ags. History reveals all
of it to be cheap, counterfeit shit bought o the internet, but Freddy either didn’t know or care.
There are three refrigerators in the secured garage: two unpowered and one running. The
plugged in unit stores beer; the others hold a variety of illegal performance-enhancing
pharmaceu cals and street drugs, respec ully. Roll Criminology On a success, the Agent no ces
that packaging of the Anavar and other PEDs was done on site, but the cocaine and heroin is
sealed in cheap consumer baggies found on the street. If Agents performed Covert Surveillance
(p.xx) or a Black Bag (p.xx) job on Su on’s desk, they realize he’s the lynchpin of the Slugs drug

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 opera ons. He feeds PEDs to depu es in the jails and uses lock-up as a distribu on point for law
enforcement coming in from all over the city. In exchange for the juicer market, Su on feeds the
correc onal o cers recrea onal narco cs skimmed from the TNU’s raids, which they can then
sell amongst the cap ve popula on. It’s a classic product-for-product drug smuggling scheme
administered en rely through the city’s prisons.

Tes mony: Su on is a true-believer in every ‘us vs them’ ideology one could name: cops vs.
civilians, Slugs vs normie depu es, men vs women, whites vs. everyone. Marlin selected Su on
as his runner precisely for this fana cism and lack of self-awareness. The man won’t talk. He
spits slurs and insults even through torture. Talia Su on is a di erent story. She has a go-bag
packed and has hoped to escape Freddy’s abuse for years. If Agents can calm the woman down
(Persuade or Psychoanalysis), she realizes a group of masked killers might be her only chance to
escape. She knows way more about the gang than she ever let on – the drugs, the Dondry
Shoo ng, everything she could pick up as she was forced to serve the Slugs scheming in her
living room. She tells Agents everything if they promise to let her leave and never come looking.
She swears to leave the country and never return. HUMINT suggests she means it.

<H3>DEPT. JULIAN SAINZ

Loca on: Rents a one-bedroom home near La Puente Park. Moved in only a few months ago.
Boxes s ll unpacked and visible through the living room window.

Security: None. The deputy hasn’t had me to set anything up. The mailbox s ll has “The
Smiths” painted alongside it.

Defenses: Julian only sleeps at home one night in four (roll 1d4; he’s only sleeping at the La
Puenta house on a 4). He spends other nights at the family home in Lancaster, with his ancée
(Kathy Amon) or his mistress (Encarna Araujo). He always sleeps with his service weapon
nearby. Sainz is a gi ed shooter – perhaps the best in the en re LASD. He’s always wanted to try
his skills against armed opposi on.

Evidence: Roll Search. Sainz has a burner phone on his kitchen table and another dozen prepaid
cellphones in grocery sacs stashed in the cupboard. The only messages come from a contact
named “Fish White,” another pre-paid temp number. Messages over the last month exclusively
regard Sainz’s availability for certain appointments. Most are street corners or parking lots. If
the Agents have been working for less than two weeks, one orders Sainz to be on Sutra Street
ready “to assist” at the date and me of the Ihejirika murder. If Agents performed Covert
Surveillance, messages on the phone correspond to Sainz’s mee ngs with other depu es
around the city. Julian is Marlin’s messenger, distribu ng orders and relaying reports o the
radio by word of mouth.

Tes mony: Captured alive, Sainz is s ll Marlin’s creature. The gang leader mentored him since
Academy. There’s nothing Agents can do to get him talk about Marlin, but the rest of Leadership
is a di erent story. Su on’s extreme racism doesn’t acknowledge Julian’s brand of La no white
supremacy. They hate each other. Julian happily rats out his racist partner, dumping every crime
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 onto his soldiers. Roll HUMINT to spot the lie. Called on his bullshit, Sainz can be made to
confess serving as the gang’s messenger. He admits to wai ng blocks away the night of the
Ihejirika killing, prepped to be rst on the scene. Most alarmingly, he confesses to loading the
Carfena l into the animal dart used in the murder…which is why he suspects Sgt. Anton Gully.
Julian was greatly disturbed by what he saw happen to Ihejirika, but he handed the hotshot to
Gully with his own gloved hand. If anything got into the syringe, it had to be his doing, and the
older o cer has been ac ng strange and distant for months.

<H1>Executions
Interac ons between the Agents and Slugs determine when God’s Law ends. Sloppy
inves ga on escalates the Threat Pyramid un l the gang panics, retalia ng against Agents to
such an extreme that the Program must abort opera ons. In contrast, Agents prac cing good
tradecra can excise the unnatural tumor without no ce.

Handlers should adjust the climax to their own group’s strategies and loca on on the Threat
Pyramid. Use the end-states described to cater results to the Agents’ previous choices. Delta
Green’s rst priority is destruc on of the enemy. From there, interven ons are judged based on
secrecy and exposure from there.

<H2>Another Good Shoot

The Slugs learn of the inves ga on and catch Agents at-footed, striking before they
understand the nature of the threat. Marlin’s priori zes revising and controlling evidence
around the Ihejirika case far more carefully. He closes nancial accounts, puts the Slug network
to sleep, and orders all evidence of their illegal opera ons destroyed. Once he feels personally
protected, he seizes the ini a ve. His goal is muddy the waters of any future inves ga ons by
engineering a deadly alterca on between lower-ranking Slugs, Agents, and their Bonds.
Whatever killing results gets jus ed by whomever survives to ll out a report.

<H3>METHODS
• The Slugs SWAT (armed tac cal entry on false pretense) an Agent in Retalia on a er
learning their iden ty (escala on 8).

• An Agent’s bond is killed in or framed for a crime Retalia on (escala on 8).

• Agent(s) are killed by the Slugs. Depu es arrange the crime scene to t their own
narra ve.

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narra ve.

<H3>RESULTS
Once Marlin feels insulated from prosecu on, he targets a single Agent or the smallest group he
can peel o . Those unlucky enough to live in LA county get SWATted. The lieutenant uses
contacts in dispatch to feed a phony p through the LASD system. A tac cal team of clueless
True Blues is assembled to ‘rescue’ hostages held at gunpoint by a ‘madman’ at the Agents
home address. Marlin plants an Ink Chaser on the squat with secret orders to make certain the
situa on turns kine c.

If Agents don’t live in the area, he sends two Ink Chasers to ensure a tra c stop goes bad. Tra c
deaths during a high-speed chase work too, if Agents refuse to stop. During compliance, roll
Law or Military Science to no ce the viola on of procedures, like ushering the cars down blind
alleys or asking passengers to step outside the vehicle. Alertness no ces the body cams remain
covered, and the dashcam isn’t visible through the cruiser’s windshield. Orders are to check for
recording devices and get the Agent to step out of the car before the shoo ng starts. It makes
the ballis cs look cleaner.

If the depu es succeed, the incident report claims the Agent was spo ed driving erra cally.
They refused to provide iden ca on, grew belligerent, and drew a gun. The panicked reac on
was likely mo vated by the kilos of cocaine found in the car’s trunk. If Agents survive and kill
their a ackers, they are now cop killers. See ‘Quali ed Immune’ p.xx if they don’t escape a er
the confronta on.

<H3>REWARDS
• None

<H2>Quali ed Immune
One or more Agents got caught inves ga ng with false paperwork or arrested for their own
crimes. The rules are in place to slow down or complete stop police reform; bypassing o cial
channels is seen by the city as an a ack by the federal government. The en re LA municipal
government goes into lockdown. The bureaucracy seals shut around the Slugs as the city reverts
into a PR siege mentality. It becomes impossible for the Program to con nue opera ons without
unacceptable exposure.

<H3>METHODS
• Agent arrested breaking into SSSW for a Black Bag (p.xx) job

• Agent arrested performing Covert Surveillance (p.xx) on a deputy

• Agent arrest breaking into the home of an O -Duty (p.xx) deputy

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• Agent provoked into violence against a deputy, lmed in the act and/or arrested.

<H3>RESULTS
Agents are ordered to withdraw. Pitzerelli is sent to deal with any arrested or hospitalized
members of the team. He nds a cadre of furious poli cians wai ng for him. No one told the
Mayor that DOJ launched an independent inves ga on. The governor wasn’t informed. The
o cial channels were ignored, which means the feds are coming for people’s jobs. It has the
en re state apparatus on war foo ng.

Nobody wants this ght. California Department of Jus ce, LASD, and the Program would all
rather avoid charges and a endant press coverage. For anything short of a dead deputy,
Pitzerelli trades the ending the Agent’s career in disgrace for dropping criminal charges.
Opposi on o cials agree not to tell the press that the Feds tried to Watergate mul ple local
and state ins tu ons. California only plays hardball if the Agents dropped bodies, refusing to
hand any cop-killers into federal custody. In that case, captured Agents never reach trial. Where
inmate assassins fail, guards pick up the slack. The survivors never learn whether the Slugs or
Program paid for the hit.

If Agents managed to locate the unnatural inside the Slugs, it is dealt with months later by a
second team specializing in wetwork. Lt. Marlin quits the force and leaves the country during
that me. He was last seen in Mexico. During the interim, Anton Gully’s burns to the ground
with four bodies inside. He is presumed dead. Su on’s death is made to look like a car accident.
Sainz dies of a fentanyl overdose.

<H3>REWARDS
• None

<H2>The System Works

The Program’s rst objec ve is to destroy the threat, but the mo va on is saving lives. The Slugs
– for en rely human reasons -- are guilty of destroying more lives than any hyper-geometric
alien. There’s no shortage of human methods of taking them o the board. The organiza on is
illegal according to federal law and violates the Sheri Department’s own stated values. They
trade in bribes and favors. The gang has mul ple, overlapping narco cs smuggling opera ons.
Marlin’s squad alone is guilty of killing six people using mundane methods. Agents not content
to leave the banal evil behind could take the Slugs o the board…IF it can be proven in court.

<H3>METHODS
• Gather evidence that the Slugs were responsible for killing the Dead Witnesses (p.xx).
Remove all men on of Delta Green and unnatural. Fabricate probable cause and
warrants to ensure the proof reaches court.
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 • Gather evidence of crimes from a Black Bag (p.xx) raid of the o ce or home invasion of
O -Duty (p.xx) Slugs. Remove all men on of Delta Green and unnatural. Fabricate
probable cause and warrants to ensure proof reaches court.

• Frame members of the Slugs for crimes scandalous enough to provoke LASD ac on
against the gang.

<H3>RESULTS
As a lawyer for the DOJ, Pitzerelli in mately understands the corrup on and inep tude the US
jus ce system. The handler cau ons Agents that ‘legal’ solu ons s ll mean evidence tampering,
fabrica ons, and outright lies. Delta Green refuses to allow informa on that suggests the
existence of the organiza on or its mission to enter a courtroom. Any evidence discovered must
sani ze men ons of Dyer, the unnatural, and any illegal methods Agents u lized to obtain the
informa on. The Handler asks Agents which of the myriad crimes they hope to weaponize
against the Slugs and how they plan to frame the evidence as a mundane police corrup on
case. Then, the Handler should roll the most trained Agent’s Law skill at -20% to prepare the
evidence for Pitzerelli. Make the roll in secret; results take months or years to materialize.

On a success, roll a 1d4. That many Slugs lose their jobs and earn convic ons for what Agents
laid out in the evidence. On any other result besides a cri cal success, e ect on target is
negligible. Lawyers from the city, union, and authoritarian fac ons in the federal government
conspire to get most of the damning proof thrown out of court. Appeasements of nes and
rings are se led before ever seeing a jury. At most, some high-ranking Slugs lose their jobs, but
many are hired on to other LEO agencies mere months later. At the end of the drawn out,
an climac c process, in ict 1 SAN Helplessness for every corrupt deputy that skated on the
charges. If it seems like the system is rigged…it is.

<H3>REWARDS
• +1d4 SAN for elimina ng Gully-Worm

• -1 SAN Helplessness for each Slug that escapes jus ce

<H2>Interagency Cooperation
Marlin is evil. He’s not stupid, insane, or loyal to authori es higher than himself. The lieutenant
would be upset to learn a supernatural killer hides inside his inner circle. Especially if it’s fucking
up the bo om line. If he can be made to believe his most trusted advisor has betrayed him,
Marlin is keen to handle the problem of Anton Gully ‘internally.’ Delta Green leadership balks at
the idea of brie ng a monster like John Marlin about the unnatural, but it won’t complain if the
problem resolves itself and keeps the Program insulated.

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• Persuade Marlin that Gully has betrayed him for fabricated reasons, such as turning
informant or accep ng bribes from rival deputy cliques. This is an opposed roll against
75% HUMINT.

• Prove to Marlin that Gully tortured and murdered his en re family.

• Prove to Marlin that Gully has been studying and recrea ng the crimes of the Southside
Tiger.

• Prove to Marlin it was Gully that sabotaged the Jaz Ihejirika assassina on.

• Marlin sees the Worm’s true form, or witnesses rsthand what an overdose of Pledge
Dram can do to a person.

<H3>RESULTS
Whether Agents tell Marlin the absolute truth or defame Gully with lies, invi ng a scumbag like
Marlin onto your team causes 1/1d4 SAN against Helplessness. Handler’s determine Marlin’s
ability to deal with the problem using a Luck roll. On a failure, Agents hear over the scanner that
Marlin, Sainz, and Su on have been found dead in the Mojave. The three were found torn apart
around an empty grave dug in the desert. Anton Gully is missing. Authori es discover the
vic ms at his home and pursue the sergeant as primary suspect. He is never found. Without
leadership, the Slugs disintegrate as an organiza on, members owing into other deputy gangs
within the Sheri ’s Department.

On a success, Marlin gets the drop on the creature. He uses Slugs to move the body, stage an
unremarkable crime scene, and alter forensic ndings. Anton Gully’s cause of death is reported
as a house re: the same one that killed his en re family. His mail carrier, Hanna Hu man, is s ll
reported missing a year later and deemed a completely unrelated. Neither crime is ever solved.
If Agents have need of law enforcement assistance in future LA opera on, they learn the
Program has begun using the Slugs as a network of for-hire Friendlies. They ask no ques ons
and accept anonymized cash payments when the Program needs thugs inside the city. The
Agents could end up working with Lt. Marlin as an ally.

<H3>REWARDS
Luck fails

• -1/1d4 SAN Helplessness to cooperate with Marlin

• -1/1d4 SAN Unnatural when Gully escapes

• +1 SAN when the Slugs are destroyed.

Luck succeeds

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 • -1/1d4 SAN Helplessness to cooperate with Marlin

• +1 SAN for elimina ng Gully-Worm

• -1/1d4 SAN Helplessness to discover the Program contracts with Slugs now

<H2>One Bad Apple

Provided a full understanding of the case, the Program just wants Gully. Destroy the man, the
Worm, the Pledge Dram, and the knowledge required to create it. Nothing else is mission
cri cal, and Agents are ordered to avoid any ‘extracurricular interven ons.’ The Program prefers
the Slugs in place, opera ng normally. The extent of the gang’s corrup on screens a en on
from their Delta Green’s own conspiracy.

<H3>METHODS
• Eliminate the Gully-Worm and its work exclusively O -Duty (p.xx), with only deniable or
covert ac ons taken against LASD personnel.

<H3>RESULTS
Depends en rely on how successfully Agents confront the Worm. Accidents and disappearances
leave the Slugs without a target for retalia on. They distance themselves en rely if the bodies
in the basement are a ributed to Anton.

<H3>REWARDS
• +1d4 SAN for elimina ng Gully-Worm

• 0/1 SAN Helplessness for leaving the Slugs intact

<H2>Dead Heroes
Agents learn enough intel to iden fy Gully and the unnatural forces at work without provoking a
response from the Slugs. The reward for their cau on is a full understanding of how unstable
the situa on is before taking ac on. Chasing the Slugs alerts the Worm, allowing it to counter-
a ack or escape. Pursuing the Worm provokes the Slugs and abandons the city to their human
cruel es. With a clear intel picture, Agents understand that the only path to victory is a single,
decisive strike: elimina ng both threats at once before the other has me to react. It’s a high-
risk maneuver, but it decapitates the gang while also elimina ng the unnatural threat.

<H3>METHODS
• Eliminate all members of Slug leadership – including Gully – in a single assault. Ensure no
witnesses or evidence of the killing’s true mo va ons survive.

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Encourage Agents to make their own plans. In general, they are pulling from the Slug playbook:
isolate the vic m from communica ons, eliminate the target, and explain the death away fast
enough to prevent alternate interpreta ons of events from taking root. If that’s not enough
help, Agents that make a Military Science or INT x 5 roll can ask the Handler for a basic strategy
suggested by years of clandes ne training.

Remind Agents them Slug Squad only trusts Leadership with the murders to cover up the
Dondry Lawsuit. They get their own hands dirty. By dangling another vic m, they could lure the
en re TNU to a single isolated loca on, far from the eyes of accountability and backup.
Nehlinha Esteves is the obvious choice. From there, Agents just have to survive a gun ght with
a trained SWAT team. At the right loca on, survivors have as much me as they need to write
whatever forensic c ons they require.

Pitzerelli can provide an ambush loca on. Shell corpora ons own a storage company called
Stork Storage in a rural area near San Jacinto. The site used to house a green box, and it’s
already installed with cellphone and radio jammers (Pitzerelli refuses to answer why). The en re
layout might as well be a beartrap. A keycode gets inside the razor-wired parking lot. That leads
to a single-lane road accessing the storage units. Padlocked metal shudders line both sides of
the asphalt, and the narrow driveway loops back on itself in the shape of a lower-case ‘p’. If the
Slugs can be lured into thinking their vic m is wai ng deep in the storage units, two cars could
block the exits and turn the facility into a metal killbox.

<H3>REWARDS
• +1d4 SAN for elimina ng Gully-Worm

• +1d4 SAN for elimina ng the Slugs

<Side>Esteves as a Friendly
The Program does not deem the situation dire enough to brief Esteves on any part of
Delta Green. Thankfully, Nelinha is a revolutionary, endlessly disillusioned by her own
inability to ght the evils of the system from inside. She can be convinced to help an
illegal, parallel-state conspiracy under any name, provided she believes their job is to
destroy people like John Marlin. She was friends with Jaz and the Dondry families. She
won’t pass up an opportunity to put the killers in the ground.

For her part, Esteves is extremely capable of setting up her own murder. She starts with a
small press conference focused solely on in ammatory accusations against Marlin and
Slug Squad. Reporters asking for proof are told it is ‘coming shortly.’ They print the
salacious quotes in the next day’s paper anyway.

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 Having made herself a target, Esteves leads the hunters toward the Agents’ trap. She posts
on public social media accounts, complaining about a relative that burdened her with the
inheritance of an old storage unit. She takes pictures of herself loading a few boxes
outside ‘her’ unit. She posts updates about ‘renting a van!’ at a clearly identi able U-Haul
store near SSSW. Comments from sock-puppets below ask if Nelinha needs help moving,
but she turns them down. She can get the rest in ‘one last trip on my way out of town,’
and sets the date with invitations to a fake goodbye party. She reserves the Uhaul alone
and schedules its return in San Antonio. Her Google calendar is set to public. It lists the
date, time, and address for her ‘ nal move.’ At night. Alone. At an empty rural storage
facility.

Esteves has no desire to be present for what the Agents have planned. With the amount of
breadcrumbs she left, it’s unnecessary. The Slugs plan to meet her there. Handlers running
a God’s Teeth campaign should note that -- if Esteves is contacted during The Hidden God
– her understanding of how the Program operates derives from this interaction and the
results of the plan.

xxx END BOX xxx

<H1>Characters
<H2>Das jensei ge Gewürm (Worms from
Without)
If it existed within the bounds of visible light, temporaneous causality, and understood physics,
the Worm’s fractal esh might look like a cancerous tangle of giant atworms. The whipping,
ropy tubes of esh disgorge fanged proboscises in direc ons humanity has no words to
describe. These ‘tongues’ lick space me. They dart out in pa erns reminiscent of circuitry,
spearing and consuming equally nightmarish prey. The Worm’s immortal body churns through
higher dimensions as part of a vast, alien ecosystem. The cannibalis c, inbred foodchain has
bred and fed above, beneath, and through humanity for its en re existence. The thing inside
Anton Gully is but one appendage of a single creature in the hive.

The orgias c violence of the Worm’s home folds itself into the nooks and crannies of mankind’s
three-dimensions, unseen and unheard. Only certain exo c radia ons can project into the lower
dimensions. The Worm’s nervous system runs o this pseudo-electrical charge. Using the

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 correct elements and hypergeometric prepara ons, the energy can be a racted and leashed to
a biological system in the lower dimensions, like lightning drawn into a ba ery.

The Pledge Dram has fused the nervous system of Anton Gully with the same anima ng energy
of the Worm. The man is less possessed and more gra ed on by a projec on of the creature’s
bioelectric charge into lower dimensions. This process killed Gully and trapped the Worm to his
space with the force of a beartrap. The Worm and the Agents may only share the same physical
space through the instrument of Gully-Worm’s body. Anyone injected by the correct dosage of
Pledge Dram (p.xx) shares his fate.

<H2>Sgt. Anton Gully (Gully-Worm)

Anton Gully died on January 17, 2017. He was in his backyard, dumping a series of Mason jars
containing the Pledge Dram into a burn barrel. His last thoughts were doubts; about his job, the
Slugs, the things he’d done. He achieved an ac ve dose because he forgot to wear gloves. For a
few seconds, Anton saw the orgy of alien monsters feas ng and fucking across the horizon and
through the very soil. He screamed. The things seemed to see him. Then, he was dead.

Gully-Worm ‘woke-up’ in the ER wai ng room when the thing gured out how to use eyes.
Though not conscious, the Worm’s neural processes – evolved to perform peristalsis through
higher dimensions and me – contain re exes beyond the complexity of any three-dimensional
brain. The rudimentary inputs of human anatomy were nothing to the adap ve power of the
creature’s raw ins nct, but the Worm nds the sensa on of inhabi ng this esh agonizing. Were
more of itself body stu ed into this a ened existence, it would abandon this trapped
appendage and tear out it trapped esh from the root (see Overdose).

The Worm cannot imitate Anton Gully or understand culture. It doesn’t need to. It has Anton
Gully’s brain for that. To understand what the alien eyes see, it searches the man’s memories
and translates the answer into its own bioelectric signals. Thousands of mes per second, it
queries concepts and de ni ons, forming approxima ons into its limited conceptual framework
of hun ng, gorging, and hiding from predators. If Gully needs to speak, it spools up a limited
version of the dead man’s consciousness. He is erased all over again by the me the last syllable
is u ered. The Pledge Dram experiments, the in ltra on of the Slugs – the Worm’s en re plan
was wri en by the ghost of Anton Gully answering a simple ques on: “How can I eat everything
here?”

<H3>Sgt. Anton Gully (Gully-Worm)

Former right-hand of the Slugs, now a puppet gra ed to invisible feeders

STR 13 CON 12 DEX 13 INT 12 POW 11 CHA 11

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SKILLS: Alertness 75%, Athle cs 40%, Bureaucracy 50%, Criminology 50%, Dodge 60%, Drive
55%, Firearms 60% Pharmacy 35%, Stealth 50%, Melee Weapons 65%, Unarmed Combat 60%,
Unnatural 30%.

SCENT: Strong (dif cult to place, if not alone)

GULLY ATTACKS:
Unarmed 60%, damage 1D4
Extendable Baton 65%, damage 1d6
Pepper Spray 65%, -20% for 1 hr
Berre a 92FS 9mm 60%, damage 1d0
MP5 9mm 60%, lethality 10%

Throw Pledge Dram 40%

Inject Pledge Dram 60%

RHETORICAL REMOVE: The Worm must intuit meaning in the human world by querying
memories of the host. As a side-e ect, Gully speaks at a distance on nearly every subject. “I
would say no” instead of “no.” “My take on that would be…” instead of simply sta ng the
opinion. The e ect is not unlike the disclaimer clauses inserted by genera ve AI chatbots

HOTSHOT: If it has a mason jar or syringe of Pledge Dram, the Worm tries to contaminate the
Agents. If it has a syringe, use Unarmed Combat 60%. Throwing the mason jar like a grenade
uses Athle cs 40%.

FINAL QUERY: A er taking damage, the Gully-Worm tries to ee danger for exactly one combat
round. If it can separate itself for that long, it runs simula ons in Gully’s brain and it is unlikely
to succeed in summoning more Worms. Star ng the next round, Gully-Worm decides to eat
what it can and switches to WORM ATTACKS.

DRAM INTOLERANT: Injec ng the body with more Pledge Dram ps Gully-Worm into overdose.
The pain and compression of possession increases, driving the Worm into a t of agony that
destroys the body.

WORM ATTACKS:
Neural Disgorge 60%, costs 1WP per turn and provides 2 a acks per round, damage 1d6 and
grapple
Feed (must be grappled), damage 1d10
Redundant Biomass, 12 HP per round, all damage at minimum except called shots to the head.

NEURAL DISGORGE: This process costs 1WP per round to maintain. Witnessing it threatens
1/1d6 SAN unnatural. Prisma c light shoots from the man’s eyes as Gully’s body is reformed

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 into a temporary diges ve organ in lower space. Rainbow-colored ganglia erupt out of every
ori ce in the head. Gully gets two a acks per round using Unarmed Combat 60%. Being struck
by the alien ganglion causes 1d6 damage and grapples the target. At 0 WP, the host body
collapses to the ground as a wet, steaming husk. The Worm is banished once the host’s biomass
is fully metabolized.

FEED: If grappled by Neural Disgorge, the Agent su ers 1d10 damage every round as their
esh…unfolds around points of contact. Concentric wounds spiral into the fractal nerves like
drains. The vic m hemorrhages from perfect spheres of missing esh. Seeing this done to
someone causes 0/1d4 SAN to Violence. Experiencing it rsthand requires a 1d4/1d10 SAN
unnatural.

REDUNDANT BIOMASS: Gully’s body is raw ma er to be burned as fuel. A acks do minimum

damage, including lethality weapons. Full weapons damage is only possible with called shots to
the head, which can cut the stalks of ganglion feeders o at the root.

<H2>The Pledge Dram

A semi-translucent grey paste, brewed and stored in mason jars. Smells like human feces mixed
with cinnamon and a hint of hydrogen peroxide. Ludvig Prine’s alchemical solu on is extremely
potent. Treat any injec on or inges on as an overdose. Sustainable dosages are only possible
through limited skin contact, achieved when the substance’s mercury base causes heavy metal
contamina on.

If Gully-Worm successfully a acks with Pledge Dram, treat the results as an OVERDOSE. If he
cri cally succeeds, the vic m receives an ACTIVE dose.

<H3>Overdose
The vic m sees Beyond three-dimensions as the Worm’s esh shi s to become coterminous in
space. Seeing the creature and that ecosystem that spawned it causes 1d10 SAN Unnatural
every round. For every temporary Insanity and Breaking Point reached, in ict 1d6 damage.
Handler describes the horri c self mu la on as the Worm – projected too deep into our lower
dimensions – tears itself apart to end the pain. This con nues un l HP or SAN runs out, at
which point the vic m nishes themselves o .

<H3>Active
On cri cal success, the vic m accidently receives the correct dosage. The a icted sees Beyond
three-dimensions as the Worm’s esh shi s coterminous with their own in space. In ict 1d6
SAN Unnatural every round. The Agent can now see the rippling, rainbow ghost lights tracing
the hydra of nightmares owing above and through everything. It’s like waking up to nd the
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everything draws towards the viewer at impossible angles, dragging a snapping Worm-thing
closer. The Agent may s ll act, but there is nowhere to run or hide. For every temporary Insanity
and Breaking Point reached, lose 1d6 WP. At 0 WP, the vic m falls unconscious. SAN loss
con nues every round un l 0 SAN, at which point the host is e ec vely dead and part of the
Worm.

<H3>Treatment
Those who have read Dyer’s Journal may make an INT x 1 roll. If they have translated Di Vermis
Mysteries themselves from the Flemish or German, the roll is INT x 5. On a success, the Agent
suspects that disrup ng the bioelectric charge of the brain might disrupt the e ects the Pledge
Dram. The de brillator included in an EMT kit could administer a strong enough shock, similar
to Electroconvulsive Therapy. Roll Medicine at base (First Aid at -30%) to select the right
voltage. A success causes 1 damage and in icts a -20% penalty on all ac ons for one hour.
Agents that survive the shock are freed from the e ects of Pledge Dram, minus some heavy
metal poisoning. Failing the roll electrocutes the person to death outright.

<H2>Lt. John Marlin

John learned policing from his monstrous father. He played videogames while Lynwood Vikings
nego ated criminal conspiracies at his kitchen table. His li le league bat was used to beat a
poli cal ac vist to death. He looked from his bedroom window once as the o cer that
conducted his school’s an -drug trainings parked in his backyard and pulled a terri ed, bound
man from the trunk. The rituals of toxic masculinity and cop talk were beaten into the boy as
soon as he could stand. He never understood law as anything but an imaginary friend, one that
disappears when the camera turn o and the guns come out. Marlin built the Slugs from these
lessons and a deep resentment for the teacher. His father taught him the value of true power
and the methods of execu on, only to end up an abusive, lonely drunk eking out a pension in a
one-bedroom apartment under the airport’s runway. Marlin won’t make the same mistake. He’s
determined to turn his own badge into a crown.

<H3>Lt. John Marlin

Leader of the Slugs

STR 10 CON 10 DEX 14 INT 14 POW 10 CHA 17

HP 10 WP 10 SAN 39

SKILLS: Accounting 40%, Alertness 70%, Athletics 55%, Bureaucracy 60%, Criminology
50%, Dodge 50%, Drive 40%, Firearms 65%, HUMINT 90%, Law 60%, Persuade 75%

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40%,

ATTACKS:

Unarmed 40%, damage 1D4

Extendable Baton 50%, damage 1d6
Pepper Spray 50%, -20% for 1 hr
Berre a 92FS 9mm 65%, damage 1d0
MP5 9mm 65%, lethality 10%
AR-15 65% (home), 1d12

DISORDERS:
Malignant NPD
Adapted to Violence

SCENT: Faint

<H2>Sgt. Freddy Sutton

“Barely” is the cruel nickname Marlin stuck on Freddy when they rst met at a tactical
training. He barely passed the psych eval. Barely met the physical. Barely quali ed at the
range. The man didn’t stop until Sutton tried to beat him to death in the locker room at
SEB. After that, the relationship improved, as did Sutton’s overtime hours, rank, and
general quality of life. Sutton knows Marlin views him as the dullest knife in his arsenal,
but he’s self-interested enough to realize that’s his value. Sutton’s the guy that shuts up
and does what needs to be done. He joined the Sheriff’s Department because he was a
follower, and he doesn’t know how any deputy could be so stupid as to miss the fact that
following Marlin pays better.

<H3>Sgt. Freddy Sutton

Slug bagman

STR 16 CON 10 DEX 10 INT 9 POW 15 CHA 12

HP 13 WP 15 SAN 60

SKILLS: Alertness 50%, Athle cs 35%, Bureaucracy 30%, Criminology 20%, Dodge 40%, Drive
40%, Firearms 55%, History 11%, HUMINT 30%, Law 15%, Pharmacy 30%, Navigate 50%, Melee
Weapons 40%, Unarmed Combat 40%,

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 ATTACKS: *Handler may add any rearm short of restricted military hardware. Su on is an
avid collector convinced legal restric ons do not apply to him.

Unarmed 40%, damage 1D4

Extendable Baton 40%, damage 1d6
Pepper Spray 40%, -20% for 1 hr
Berre a 92FS 9mm 55%, damage 1d0
MP5 9mm 55%, lethality 10%

DISORDER:
Intermi ent Explosive Disorder
Adapted to Violence

SCENT: Faint

<H2>Dept. Julian Sainz

Son to second-generation of Mexican-American immigrants, Sainz’s family never missed
an opportunity to remind the neighborhood of their legal status, their proud family
lineage, and their superiority compared to those ‘other’ immigrants. The expression of this
white-passing White Supremacy was limited to a single suburban home and a successful
contracting business, which bored Julian after a lifetime of delusions about his noble
Spanish line. Sainze had dreams of martial glory, but his parents forbade him from joining
the military. His application to the LASD was a compromise. He’s been under Marlin’s
tutelage ever since his rst range quali er at the Academy. Everything Sainz knows about
the job is ltered through “Fish-White’s” mentorship. He knows they don’t operate by the
book, but exceptional performance brings exceptional privileges. Sainz is a legitimately
gifted shooter – an Olympic-level marksman provided plenty of time and resources to
train. His skill with rearms and constant praise from Marlin has Julian convinced he
deserves his ‘rock star’ status in the department.

<H3>Dept. Julian Sainz

Tactical prodigy and Slug messenger

STR 14 CON 9 DEX 17 INT 11 POW 10 CHA 11

HP 11 WP 10 SAN 45

SKILLS: Alertness 70%, Athle cs 65%, Bureaucracy 20%, Criminology 20%, Computer
Science 35%, Foreign Languages (Spanish) 50%, Dodge 60%, Drive 50%, Firearms 90%,

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 HUMINT 50%, Law 20%, Search 50%, Stealth 50%, Melee Weapons 50%, Unarmed
Combat 60%,

ATTACKS:

Unarmed 60%, damage 1D4

Extendable Baton 50%, damage 1d6
Pepper Spray 50%, -20% for 1 hr
Smith & Wesson M&P9 90%, damage 1d0
MP5 9mm 90%, lethality 10%

DISORDERS: Adapted to Violence

SCENT: Faint

<H2>Capt. Rudy Dieffenbach

Dieffenbach joined the Sheriff in the 90’s as a way to get respect. It didn’t work. After he
got through the academy, the locker room at the station proved almost as bad as the one
in high school. To his credit, Rudy didn’t roll over. He connived and climbed rank until
the he got above the hazing, but the respect never came. Salutes up front and snickering
after he passed. The Sheriff attracted the sort of guy only comfortable speaking with his
body, and Dieffenbach’s hunched frame could never keep up with the conversation. The
VPAT quali ers stressed him out every year…until one day the trainer reported he’d
passed with ying colors. The examiner was SEB trainer John Marlin. The two have been
trading favors ever since.

<H3>Capt. Rudy Die enbach

Head of Sheriff Station Southwest (SSSW) and Slug

STR 9 CON 10 DEX 11 INT 14 POW 12 CHA 14

HP 9 WP 12 SAN 60

SKILLS: Alertness 40%, Athle cs 30%, Bureaucracy 70%, Criminology 30%, Computer
Science 30%, Dodge 30%, Drive 30%, Firearms 45%, HUMINT 50%, Law 60%, Search
50%, Melee Weapons 30%, Unarmed Combat 40%,

ATTACKS:
Unarmed 40%, damage 1D4−1.
Smith & Wesson M&P9 45%, damage 1d10

SCENT: None
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Might be a Slug or part of another gang. Could be clean. Won’t matter until it’s too late.

<H3>LASD Deputy
Marlin’s minions or cannon fodder

STR 13 CON 11 DEX 12 INT 12 POW 12 CHA 11

HP 12 WP 12 SAN 60

SKILLS: All necessary skills at 50%

ATTACKS:

Unarmed 60%, damage 1D4

Extendable Baton 50%, damage 1d6
Pepper Spray 50%, -20% for 1 hr
Smith & Wesson M&P9 90%, damage 1d10

SCENT: None

<H2>Nelinha Esteves, Attorney

Esteves and her organization El Puente de la Esperanza are described in PRISON BREAK
on page XX.

<H3>Nelinha Esteves
Crusading immigration defense lawyer and community organizer, age 37

STR 12 CON 10 DEX 8 INT 14 POW 12 CHA 16

HP 11 WP 12 SAN 60 Breaking Point 48

SKILLS: Alertness 45%, Bureaucracy 70%, Dodge 30%, HUMINT 60%, Law 70%,
Persuade 55%, Stealth 30%

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ATTACKS: None

SCENT: None

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