Quote from: Telcontar on Today at 04:30 AM Paul, do we push our ideas forward or do we need to wait for some of the inquiries we made to come back?

A little info on the structure of a shift and how you see it work would be helpful here.

The rulebook is pretty clear that a shift is enough time to visit a single location, though there might be multiple scenes that happen there or in the near surrounds.  For example, I certainly wouldn't move on to another shift on if you wanted to look over the building outside this particular warehouse compartment.  If you want to head somewhere else to follow up a lead, though, you're likely moving on to another shift by the time you finish up here, log an initial report, upload any evidence via your KIAs (note that you don't need to do this bit if you don't want to!) head on to your next destination, stop for food etc. Exceptions to this would be something like a spinner chase that takes you halfway across town before resolving.  If you're ever unsure, ask and I'll be happy to let you know. 

Most of the investigation will be driven by you guys - what are your ideas, and what information do you need to validate them (or otherwise)?  For things like forensic testing of physical evidence, you may well need to get samples back to LAPD HQ, where the Crime Lab is, and wait a shift for results.  That doesn't mean that you can't make use of the other HQ facilities (Mainframe, Esper Wall etc.) while you wait. 

Alternatively, hit the streets.  Just because you don't have many specifics yet doesn't mean that nobody knows anything, or that they wouldn't tell you with the right incentive.  Varela, you may have noticed, isn't the best at people skills, so someone might open up to you when they wouldn't to him.  If you're ever genuinely stuck, this is a decent excuse to get a much-needed pointer in the right direction. 

For example, right now you have:

• Varela's old case files, which will take someone (not necessarily both of you) a shift to read over.  As you've noted, the prototypes may be significant.
• a question from Elly: how did the perps move the crates once they got them through the blown-open door, and where did they go from there?
• Officer Phirel mentioned noticing 'suspicious activity' on a restored esper feed.
• forensic samples - any 'subassemblies' you take back to the Crime Lab might have useful information.  There may also be explosive residue from the doors.