:as the plot thickens, so do the puzzle parts expand, intrigue, or become better defined.

The following excerpt appears as a taster from the chronicles.

Please oblige chapter one to deactivate invisible ink

Dear Ground Hog Inc. Septa, 1990

Recently I have been in touch with your 900 number and have acquired some info on my father, one C. Tantamount of Alexia Court, Flower. Although successful in locating a couple of hundred dollars, this was not the quarry I have been seeking since 1979.

In 1967 my brother, also known as C. Tantamount, was victim to a hit and run accident, and was indeed subsequently awarded ample funds to supply him home ownership (1975/76), however, our father had been made his trustee so to speak, in view of the incurred brain damage. Following this, and previous to his final transition, my brother was murdered (May 1976), with his securities remaining untouched for reasons of grief, at least until our father passed on in 1979.

Fathers estate turned up two hundred and fifty thousand dollars shy, as well completely void of my brothers holdings, whether in real estate or otherwise. Since then these sums and countless effects have never been accounted for in any way shape or form.

Being the given executor of the estate, how should I say, was jubilant in his two hundred and fifty thousand dollar booty, summarily being only the fraction of the estate which saw probate, I adamantly continue to question his methods and motives. As it was police had been blatantly misinformed of kinship by this man, gaining himself indiscriminate access to the personal correspondence in question. He then proceeded to use a will that preceded no less than four others, including the true last, a living testament which conveniently vanished also.

Both of the Old Mans brothers, Pauper and BenavictA, by what ever capacity had been known to dabble in our personal family affairs, and there for since given a sudden and completely uncooperative cold shoulder from the time of fathers death, combined with the mysterious losses which I have outlined, leaves me believing that... perhaps your service is limited in this regard? Please advise upon your earliest convenience and I thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely

Cartesian Tantamount

Ground Hog responds as sympathetically unable to help.

Considering, should one have accepted the thief's approach to join the swindle, or follow a excruciating path of honor ?

Pink Plain recognizes the requirement for resources at Casa Colombo, in the interest of the responsible and accountable maintenance and execution to the monetary rights of those passing on, and not excluding their survivors.