I know they are aware of the White COurt in general.
But knowing its exact operations and puppets, or at least quite a few of them, would allow them to strike out against them in a way that simply knowing they have some high-tier influence doesn't.
This is ONE blackmail operation.
A high-end one, one aimed at influential elites. Still ONE. The vast bulk of White Court operations, and the kind of thing they gravitate to, have never been secret to anyone in the know.
This is worth removing because of who its targetted and how broad its become, not because its some unique occurence.
Literally how they've operated thoughout recorded history.
Its not going to be the first time this has been done. Wont be the last.
Just like removing Soviet moles during the Cold War.
That's why I prefer to fight them over Red Elders for our baby-Infernal.
I assume that right now a Lord of the Outer Night would have a very good chance of killing us, Shintai and all.
Yes, a Lord would probably kill us at E2.
I dont know why you think Old Whamps are easier when the QM is statting them out with Fortitude 7 and elder Disciplines.
Thats without equipment, even. Or allies.
As far as I can tell Madrigal send this guy discreetly to deal with the problem before it comes out how much he fucked up for a single mortal informant to amass this kind of highly dangerous evidence. We don't know if his next step would be to confess to Lara and allow sensible actions to be taken, or if he would continue to be stupid to cover his own ass.
Even if he does do the smart thing and let better people handle the situation, that would buy us quite a bit of time. He has to realise that old Skavis isn't coming back, he has to decide what to do, he has to tell other about the situation and they have to decide how to react.
As for the body, I remain convinced that our Tools can take care of that quickly.
It doesnt matter what Madrigal does.
If a Whampire elder turns up dead or vanishes, even if he isnt nobility, every White Court agent and minion, every information source will be beating the bushes to find out what happened to him. His vehicle will be tracked. So will his phone. They'll look through the Chicago camera system. Use Occult means. That part is out of Madrigal's hands even if he tried to hide it.
And given that OldSkavis obviously doesnt like Madrigal, he almost definitely told people where he was going.
Besides, his niece is right here.
Do you want to murder her too? Because she'll talk as soon as she gets a phone.
Guaranteed.
No it does not buy us any significant time.
Even now, we dont actually know if the Skavises came here alone, or if they have getaway drivers and backup on the next street over waiting for them.
Hard disagree.
You are not cremating an adult man in the middle of a residential neighborhood quickly or discreetly.
Not in daylight.
Nevermind that you'd be in breach of essentially every supernatural code of conduct in attempting to jump the dude when you are talking and at implicit truce.
Thats literally the sort of thing Denarians are infamous for, and why they have such a bad rep in the community.
He might, at some point. It's arguable if he will.
As to piercings and such - assuming the vote that was initially voted for was followed (given that it was, in fact, raining, I assume it's still valid), we are in a prim business suit with no piercings on right now, looking like we do when we go to church.
It really isnt.
Not unless you think a vampire Elder with Auspex is blind and deaf.
And still doesnt change the fact that the piercing holes are apparent to someone with Perception boosters like Auspex, and that without hair colorings, Molly is a six foot tall blonde woman with blue eyes who looks like her mother.
The wife of Michael Carpenter.
