Monica Grand

General

• Deceased: 16-SEP-05
• An audio recording of her attack by V was discovered in Cyrus Quinton's private files
• Worked as the PCBC consulting economist
  • Wrote the initial draft of the report on the PCBC's Fivebridge & Remton Consolidated Bank acquisition.
• Lived in Ascendancy Point, L157 R19
  • Liked "The Lime Life" coriander-lime buns from the Red Hot bakery.
• Wore perfume that smells like fresh-cut grass
• As a child, wanted to work with trees
  • Particularly fond of Rudon Forest

Pietro Salk and "The Advisor"

It all began when someone called 'The Advisor' sent an email to Pietro on 6th May. The Advisor knew that Pietro had worked with a criminal called Ada Sasazi to secure her safety, after she provided evidence valuable for the prosecution of another criminal; the Advisor had information about the Five of Cups murder, and wanted Pietro's help to use this in order to 'get out of jail' and stay safe from retribution. (In mafia-speak: The Advisor is a snitch, and she wants Pietro's help to grass up her former partners and stay safe.) from Chapter 3 of [perplexcity.com perplexcity.com]'s Guide to Perplex City]

• Monica Grand was Pietro Salk's "Advisor"
  • This was determined at considerable length, via Salklogs.doc, the Building Maintenance: Air Conditioning and the Disaster Maintenance: Heat Sensors. It was finally confirmed by a chance email to her directly.
  • http://www.perplexcitybankingcorporation.com/advisor was an account she set up as a secure place where she could reply to our questions.

• Made an agreement to meet with Sylvia Salk, the result of which was logged by Sylvia at http://www.salkfamily.com/advisor.html
• Was brutally beaten just prior to the meeting, by V
• She gave us a message on a broken Key, which led to the discovery of The Receda Approach.
• According to the police, no suspects have been identified, and no charges have been filed.

• Appears not to have any living relatives.
• Her will left a significant but as-yet undisclosed amount of money to the Rudon Forest Preservation Fund.
• Has requested that her remains be cremated and the ashes scattered in Rudon Forest. - Perplex City Sentinel

• Her death has not gone unnoticed, publicly.
  • PCBC is having some difficulty in completing their purchase of Fivebridge & Remton Consolidated Bank.
  • The delays are directly attributed to Monica Grand not being able to complete her reports and summaries. - Perplex City Sentinel

In the Press

PCBC Takeover Plans The PCBC today announced their formal offer to take over Fivebridge & Remton Consolidated Bank. PCBC consulting economist Monica Grand said that the move should be a benefit to consumers, as the separate financial networks are gradually integrated. (Full text)

Bank Deal Questioned The consulting economist who allegedly wrote the initial draft of the report, Monica Grand, could not be reached at her PCBC offices at press time.

Relationship to the Theft

• One of three people hired by V to steal the cube.
  • "V"
  • "Quercus" - Bernardo Holyoke
  • "Kilo" - Monica Grand
  • "C" - Claire Castille

• Called herself dangerous.
• Weapons were her business.
• Was paid 40,000,000 Lecks for her services.

• Had an account with Comprendo. Set up a password protected page for Salk to view.

• Link: http://www.ascendancypoint.com/comprendofinance/74419038751-4593855/
  • User: theadvisor
  • Password: rudon (See Rudon Forest)

References

The Perplex City Sentinel

• more news in brief, 29-AUG-05 "PCBC Takeover Plans" (link)
• article, 08-SEP-05 "Bank Deal Questioned" (link)
• article, 19-SEP-05 "PCBC Economist Found Murdered in Point Dwelling" (link)
• article, 22-SEP-05 "Iona Interviews... Alasandro Mere" (link)
• article, 19-DEC-05 "Advisor's Death Throws PCBC Deal into Deep Water" (link)
• feature, 23-DEC-05 "Year in Review: Newsmakers of 268" (link)

Images

After her death, she left a clue for Sylvia Salk to give to us. The Image was found to contain a hidden image, which reads:

Search for the sign 19th September LOCATION: Imperial College Beit Quadrangle All I have is the beginning of this trail. It is of no use to me now. I do not know much. I do not have much time. There will be keywords. You will be able to(?) put them to- gether to make up the address of a website. This is all I know. I cannot follow where this trail leads. You must follow for me.

Codenames "V", "Q", "K" and "C", were hired to do the Theft. They are tied to the deaths of Fran Mendling, Bernardo Holyoke, Pietro Salk, Monica Grand, Isaac Cymbalisty, Anna Heath --- but someone else got to The Cube first. Who? And Why? "We never held it, It was already gone."