Saint James Infirmary 113: Into the Woods

[jmundt29]

Okay, that's...well, hmm.  What does Rain actually do?   We didn't get much context except that she and Jacqui know each other from a few years ago.  Is she a musician, or an assistant professor of music?  How do she and Marliese know each other?  Why would she know or care about Zenon and his projects?   I confess I'm at least as confused now as I was before.  All my previous questions about Marliese and her pre-Watch relationship with Mallory are still relevant, just with Rain as the focus instead of Hayley.

[Daphne]

assistant professor of music?

After a fashion, yes.

[laguna85]

We all just have to wait intill friday for next installment

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

Their discussion and its tone would seem to suggest that a connection to Jacqui's disgraced ex-fiance is what they share (at least that's how I read it).  I still don't know if Tarbox is the Fiance's last name, or the last name of his protector/benefactor.

It would seem that the purpose of lifting whatever-it-was from Zenon's office was to spy on him and also somehow thwart his efforts.  A mere patient list wouldn't do any damage.

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

Well maybe, if Mallory and Marli take the time to erase that programming, but remember Derek's victims all have the same trigger and the Doc knows the trigger, he's the one who planted it.  Getting that information might help the harem, but it would, at most, mildly inconvenience Zenon and Claudia.

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

I think we need an answer from the author on this.  The pop-up text for Issue #97 "La Retour" reads:

"And maybe giving them all the same trigger was not the greatest idea in the world, hmm?"

Now, this is half a joke, but I read it as having a kernel of truth.  Zenon used the same trigger with all his female patients.  The interrogation from #114 showed us why.  He was under orders to make Derek's search for The Watch....er, Derek's "field research" easier.  If they all have the same trigger phrase or sequence and he has dozens of female patients, he'll have it memorized.  There's nothing to write down, there's nothing to secure.

A patient list could be a useful targets list, but presumably that's available to Amy on the computer when she schedules appointments.   I don't know what Marli stole.  I know it's important and Zenon keeps it secured.  It probably has something to do with his part in Claudia's plan and preparations, but it can't be a triggers list since there's only one trigger.

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

Thanks.  *facepalm* Looks like he made the decision to effectively end Derek's research when he learned about the breach.

ETA--However, I'd have thought that you'd actually have to assign new triggers in person, so this was a future plan of action, not an actualized security measure.  And again, given the exchange, I'd have thought this would mean a protected computer file that Amy would create, not an actual piece of paper kept in a wall safe or at Zenon's house.

[GodWilling]

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[jmundt29]

Possible.  Thanks for explaining your reasoning.   I kinda got crossed up on the pop-up text.