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  Part Five             There was one clue Tyler picked up on the killer – he wore a black raincoat. “Only the higher-ranking officials aboard the Jefferson wear those coats, in the event of a storm,” Clemens noted.             “And yet there wasn’t one the night of the murder,” Rania indicated.             “No, there was not,” Clemens concurred with a wary tone.             “We can rule you and Mr. Grant out as possible suspects,” Rania told him. “That would leave other high-rank officials, like the chief engineer, the ship doctor, and your Second Mate…”             “Mr. Casey, yes,” Grant said. “I wanted to question him last.”             “If ...

  Part Four             “The Archivist?” Craig pondered the name Rania identified with the goblin creature in the cage. He knew he had heard it somewhere recently. And then, it hit him, “He’s the one who tried to have your body stolen!”             “I just wanted the brain,” the Archivist snickered sinisterly.             Rania did her best to restrain her rage. “A lot of good it did you,” she mocked. “Got yourself locked up in this cage…” She gripped one of the bars, loudly rattling it. “…ready to be auctioned off to the likes of P.T. Barnum or some other showman with a fixation for ‘freaks’ like you.”             “I’ll admit – this isn’t my proudest of moments,” the Archivist said with a humbled breath. “But I am grateful that I will be saved by Aznavoria...

Part Three             The potential parent of Fred Douglass – the name that the TARDIS team agreed to give to the infant (after the famous African-American author) – was deduced to be somewhere aboard the Jefferson . They narrowed the potentials down to the negroes working on the steamboat, from the kitchen to the boiler room. To make the investigation easier, Rania and Leeka each took scans of Fred’s DNA from their respective devices – Rania’s sonic screwdriver and Leeka’s vortex manipulator.             Grouped with Leeka, Tyler seized the chance of getting to know a little more about the immortal captain as they walked about the main deck. “So…your dad was a Time Agent? Sounds like a fun job.”             “Yep – pay’s good, too,” Leeka said proudly. “Thanks to my daddy, we Leekas were some wealthy-livin’ folks, aff...

  Part Two             A 2-page essay on Mark Twain.             That was the book report assignment given to Craig by his tutor and best friend, Rania, and he had barely started on it.             Being cooped up inside the Type-Z TARDIS that had at one time belonged to his other best friend – Thomas (a.k.a. Neas, the Gladiator of Gallifrey) – made it difficult for Craig to focus. He still missed him dearly, though being with Rania and Tyler (the newest addition to their team) somewhat helped.             At least it did before Rania benched him from their latest adventure.             Something to do with how 19th century America in the deep south was dangerous for little African-American kids like ...