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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 14, 2016 19:15:47 GMT -5
"this case has gotten way to complicated; even for me. I can't make sense of any of this. Emeralds, guns, killed animals, the mob... what the heck?" He said to himself in a hotel room near the Euston train station. So he decided to just get some sleep and call it a night.
"What I need is a big breakthrough" he said to himself.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on May 14, 2016 19:24:14 GMT -5
And response to that, the floor suddenly broke open.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 14, 2016 19:27:35 GMT -5
He woke up from his dream.
"Huh? Oh geez, Gent was right... I do need a break."
Gunnarson sighed to himself in bed. For the first time in his career he felt... defeated.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on May 14, 2016 19:40:17 GMT -5
Until the next morning, when he found an elephant in his coffee. "What's that doing... oh!" It suddenly opened up, and inside was a note. It said...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 14, 2016 20:55:30 GMT -5
"Good thing you were not at Gadfrey's last night. Things were somewhat... interesting."
LAST NIGHT:
As Blade's crew kept searching the farm for the emeralds, the Irish mob's Home Guard men were taking the cache they could find.
The truck had pulled up, and they were just wrapping up loading what they had found when...
"And Just where do you think you are going, O'Leary?"
O'Leary and the two men with him, plus another man from the truck turned around, to find Colonel Richards with his handgun, and the other eight men of the Home Guard outpost armed with rifles, all standing in line, aiming.
"I shouldn't have trusted you from the start... give me one good reason not to shoot you" Colonel Richards said as he and his eight men took aim.
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Post by Toz76 on May 14, 2016 22:49:11 GMT -5
"Here's a good reason." One of O'Leary's men shot Richards in the arm. Richards dropped the gun, and a battle broke out between the two sides.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 14, 2016 23:43:43 GMT -5
"Get us the hell out of here!" O'Leary called as he jumped into the truck.
The mob's trucks began driving away as the exchange of gunfire took place. The eight men of the home guard exhanging Fire with six or seven Irish mobsters as the two trucks sped away.
"Damn it all!" One man said.
"Ah well, they got away with bolt action rifles, shotguns, ammo and some grenades; not exactly the most impressive cache" another replied.
"But what are they for?" One pointed out.
...
Finnegan got a call from O'Leary. "I couldn't get much, but it's a good haul nonetheless" he informed.
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Post by Tug on May 14, 2016 23:52:20 GMT -5
"Alright then, we'll be moving onto collecting that cache at the house, gather all the boys, we're taking the house so we'll be able to get all of those weapons for our boys in the States..." Replied Finnegan
"Right Finn, I'll get right on that..." Answered O'Leary as he went to gather their crew...
Meanwhile...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 15, 2016 21:25:28 GMT -5
(NOTE: You don't have to worry about specific gun names; or even the types if it is too confusing. As a WWII history buff, I was trying to add details to make the story feel more authentic. But if it is too confusing, its not something you have to worry about)
That following day, the stage was being set for the climax of this chaotic case. On one side, the Home Guard, plus some farmhands defending the Gadfrey farm, waiting for a British military convoy to come and seize the weapons. 40 Home Guard men, plus eight farm hands. The eight farm hands had shotguns, and 30 of the 40 home guard men had bolt action rifles. 4 Had sten submachine guns, 3 had Browning Automatic Rifles, and Lieutenant O'Brian plus two other officers with him had Webley revolvers. In total, 48 men.
The Irish Mob totaled 38 men. With the weapons they stole, plus some help from "contacts" they were equipped with the 18 bolt action rifles and 6 shotguns from the Home Guard, plus they got their hands on a further 4 more shotguns, 3 Tommy guns and 3 Browning Automatic Rifles (B.A.R.), but four men were stuck with Webleys.
The Home Guard was mostly composed of older men, veterans of the army and volunteers who weren't drafted. They were mostly in their 30s and 40s, some even in their fifties.
The Irish mob was mostly civilians, but a good dozen or so were former military, and did a good job ordering the others around (as they put it). Plus, having inherited some guerrilla tactics from their fathers who fought in the Easter uprising, they had a bit of unpredictability on their side.
But then, there was the 12 men group lead by Blade, Fowler and Wilcox. Mostly revolvers, but some had submachine guns, and they were the most clandestine of the three groups.
That afternoon, the Home Guard was made alert. One of the men stationed at the outpost drove over to warn of impending attack.
The Home Guard estimated they had only 6 hours or so, and began making plans and fortifications.
Finnegan and a scout were watching from a hill. The scout was telling Finnegan what he could see from his binoculars.
"Looks like... they are improving barricades from haybales and spare parts for fences. Seems like... the cellar defense will be... they're chaining up the outside door to the cellar, but I can't tell about the inside cellar door. They're rigging something on the roof... but I can't tell what it is" The scout said.
Finnegan listened with interest, all the while trying to find holes in the defenses.
"It's your call; should we attack in one group, or try and come at them from multiple sides?" The scout asked
......
Blade's group had met in a secret location, and had gathered around a map.
"The emeralds are ours. After our preliminary search, I have no doubt that they are right... here!" And he pointed to a specific part of the map.
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Post by Toz76 on May 16, 2016 0:36:30 GMT -5
One of the men swore. "The home guard can see us there!"
"Then we'll have to sneak past them, Ruocco." Blade began to think. "Okay, Wilcox, take Ruocco, Poma, Knowles, and Bawdekar up to the ridge and distract the Home Guard, make them chase you back here. I'll sweep in with Nicholson, Cambria, Palepu, and Scinto to get the emeralds. Fowler, stay here with the others. When Wilcox leads the home guard past, shoot to kill."
Wilcox took his men to the ridge and fired several shots at five Home Guard members stationed in the orchard. The Home Guard members went in pursuit, and as soon as they were out of sight, Blade's men arrived. Cambria and Palepu stood guard while Nicholson and Scinto dug.
Meanwhile, Finnegan had noticed where the soldiers had left to chase after Wilcox.
"Perfect. A weak spot.That's where we'll attack."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 16, 2016 16:18:50 GMT -5
The Irish mob's 38 men had become 44 men thanks to "a favor called in from Dublin," putting them on more even ground with the home guard.
"Personally, I don't care about whether they get killed or not- its the weapons that are important" one of the guys under Finnegan said.
"So anyway, one of the boys had an idea. If we Take a couple of spare trucks, and drive them right at the farmhouse, we just might cause enough chaos with the distraction to Force the Home Guard to look one way, while we take the weapons on the other side" he explained.
......
Gunnarson was waiting for the next train back. "There's something to this case I just need to figure out... and I think that last clue I got is exactly the break I need" he said to himself.
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Post by Tug on May 18, 2016 19:26:24 GMT -5
Back at the Farm, Finnegan had a few trucks act as decoys with Callahan in charge as he and the rest of him men went through the less defended back way...
"O"Lear, get those doors open!" shouted Finnegan as he shot a Home Guard member
"Aye!" responded the double agent as he and a few men used shotguns to blast the wooden cellar doors open...
"Alright boys! Grab the crowbars and use those muscles! We're clearing this basement until we have every weapon on this damn property! Pick up weapons from those Home Guard Bastards for all I care! Every weapon counts!" shouted Finnegan as his men began loading the trucks...
Meanwhile...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 18, 2016 19:33:31 GMT -5
Other Home Guard members began fighting back, and both sides exchanged blows.
One Home guard soldier targeted Finnegan.
"Oy!! I hear you damn Irish like your booze! Hope you like cocktails you bastard!" As he lobbed a Molotov cocktail at the Irish Mob leader.
(NOTE: We discourage cursing here, but in this context, we want to emphasize that historically, the British and Irish don't really like each other)
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Post by Tug on May 18, 2016 19:41:11 GMT -5
Just then, Mulligan, the Mob's best crack shot, shot the cocktail before it came even close to his boss...
"Sorry, we only like Whiskey and Gin, no sissy English piss allowed..." he replied as he returned fire, causing the guard to fall down, injured...
Finnegan thanked his subordinate and kept being in charge og his men moving the ammo crates from the cellar...
Meanwhile...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 18, 2016 19:50:21 GMT -5
In another part of the battle, The Irish tried to enter through the house, but were held off by a couple men with Sten submachine guns.
"Don't give them an inch!" Lieutenant O'Brian called as he fired upon them.
In the cellar, several men were loading crates while a home guard soldier snuck up along the wall. He pulled the pin on is grenade before lobbing it down into the cellar door.
One Irishman, Daniel, saw it.
"Grenade! Down Down DOWN!!" He screamed as he pushed Mulligan out of the way, only for poor Daniel to take the brunt of the blast himself. He shrieked in pain as he fell down
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Post by Tug on May 18, 2016 19:57:15 GMT -5
"Daniel No!" shooted Mulligan, "Murphy, Walsh, O'Sullivan! get him out of here and have some of the boys make sure this doesn't happen again! Don't let that jackass get away Scot free!"
"Aye!" the trio responded as Walsh and Murphy moved Daniel and got more men from outside while O'Sullivan shot and killed the Home guard member who threw the grenade before he could get away...
Meanwhile...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 18, 2016 20:06:57 GMT -5
The Irish had gotten about 1/3 of the stash onto 3 trucks parked outside the cellar door (It was 3 distracting and 3 for the cellar, right?). A home guard soldier took a molotov and lobbed it at one of the trucks. Fire erupted out of it as the men on the truck grabbed what was in reach before leaping out.
The driver, Doyle, had already caught fire and he ran out of the cab.
"Oh God, help me!" He said as he tried to put the fire out.
"Gladly" a soldier said as he raised his rifle and shot Doyle in the head. He fell down immediately.
"Doyle!!!" A shocked O'Reilly screamed.
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Post by Tug on May 18, 2016 20:12:23 GMT -5
"Glad A brought this!" shouted an angered Kelly as he loaded a Rocket in a Rocket Launcher and fired it towards the front of the house...
"How the hell did he get that!" screamed A home Guard member as he was buried in debris...
"I was in the stash you cocky bastards... You should have looked harder..." answered an annoyed Kelly
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 18, 2016 20:24:45 GMT -5
The rocket opened a hole in the wall, but the house was still standing. The Bazooka (more accurate name) packed a punch, but they needed it elsewhere.
"Oy! Save the Ammo Kelly! You know we need it elsewhere!" Finnegan warned.
"They brought it on themselves!" Kelly said angrily.
"We've got 1/2 the stash loaded!" One guy screamed as the boxes kept getting passed.
Elsewhere, the distraction trucks suffered a blow. The driver of the leading truck suddenly took a bullet to the head. The truck suddenly sped up... and crashed into the side of the house.
Callaghan, who was sitting next to him, got out of the truck, and fell down, losing consciousness from the shock of the crash.
Walsh, one of the three Irishmen who infiltrated the Home Guard outpost, was trying to secure a position within the farmhouse when he suddenly ran into Lieutenant O'Brian himself. Without a second thought, O'Brian raised his revolver and shot him dead.
"Damned traitor..." he said to himself as he went back to commanding the fight.
Outside, O'Leary was looking for the man who infiltrated the home guard with him and O'Kelly.
"Walsh? Walsh!" He screamed as he held his position
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on May 18, 2016 20:26:19 GMT -5
Meanwhile, Gunnarson...
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