Amongst inventor’s worldly possessions detective finds this cryptic note:

“Eyes blink underneath wild, tangled briar,

Creeping vines entangle metallic chassis,

Humanoids avoid blunt catastrophe

On their long, slow descent into the mire.”

Phrases echo inside detective’s mind, almost as if he hears inventor’s voice speaking them over and over. “Of course.” Detective says aloud to empty room. “The old man hid his greatest creations so they wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands. Tangled briar.. chassis.. mire?? Sounds a... Show more