The Kessler Tower Audit
An internal auditor is discovered deceased within the elevator shaft of a high-security corporate building. The initial audit reveals a complex procedural environment involving multiple departments, historical access logs, and a series of personal and professional timelines requiring independent verification.
Initial Crime Scene
The scent of old paper and ozone from humming fluorescents hits first. Through the door, the 12th-floor internal audit office presents a view of a large metal desk buried under carbon-copy memos, a pneumatic tube messaging station mounted on the far wall with a log sheet pinned beside it, and a switchboard console with its coiled handset resting off the hook.
Crime Scene Environment
The corporate tower's macro atmosphere is defined by flat, institutional fluorescent lighting. Air humidity is low, carrying a persistent chill in mechanical areas. Acoustic density is characterized by the systemic hum of ventilation, the occasional pneumatic tube thump, and the low buzz of electronics.
Investigation Constraints
Pneumatic tube communication, analog telephonic switchboards, electro-mechanical key-card access systems, mainframe data-tape storage with physical lockout mechanisms, paper-based internal audit trails, elevator shaft sensor logs (electromagnetic tripwires), building-wide integrated alarm relays, forensic chemical analysis (fingerprint powder, luminol).
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