Adam leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, searching for how to lay out his thoughts without influencing the thoughts and opinions of the three gathered here.  Ren, he knew, was a strange mix of superstitious and stiffly unyielding; out of the box thinking was simply not his forte.  The other two however, Adam wanted to present to the information to them in such a way as to avoid any preconceived notions.   He tapped the folders in his lap absently then handed one off to Ren.  It was yet another string of disappearances, he wanted at least a little more information before he had this newly formed “detective” group delve into it.  

“Would you be so kind as to research this a bit more when you are out today?  I don't expect your other task to take long and I'd rather have a bit more information before we start studying that particular one.”

He turned to the two ladies and smiled.  

“I fear that particular mystery might turn out to be distressingly ordinary” he said with a tone of apology.  “I have no interest in wasting your time with the mundane.  The other two are considerably less ordinary.  I assume you are familiar with the new law enforcement station established along the river two months ago?  It was a great triumph for the city.  Contains all the most modern forensic equipment and has an attached training facility to ensure that Prague's law enforcement are the best in the world.  At least that's what they claim.  And yet it seems that the entire building is completely unusable.  This isn't common knowledge of course, they still make it look properly used.  Since the average citizen isn't supposed to know of this situation we can't exactly question anyone who uses the building or who is supposed to train there and unfortunately I'm not exactly clear on what makes it unusable.  The prevailing theory is that it is haunted.  But no one seems exactly clear on what, how, or why.  A truly haunted building could be a very interesting study...but it could be almost anything else as well.  As I suspect that no fewer than two of the current crop of detectives to possess untapped psychical power it's entirely possible that “something” is reacting to their presence.  I'm not sure where to begin but some oddities in the pattern tell me that its exactly the kind of thing that would be up our alley.”  

He handed the thin folder over to Lucie as she was closest.  There wasn't much in there, just a few statements gathered by Adam's eyes & ears, his network of informants.  Standard superstitious spooky stuff...noises, flickering candles, miscellaneous things falling off shelves and tables, winds in closed rooms.  The one that really stood out was a report by one trainee....revealed when the young trainee got piss stinking drunk in a rat filled tavern one night...he reported that the lower floor of the building flooded...with blood.  It soaked everyone who was in the building at the time but when they left the building the blood mysteriously vanished.  Taken separately these things were just hookum, nonsense and worthless ramblings.  Together Adam's Talent told him there was more underneath.  The real problem would be how to investigate it without seeming to be investigating it as they were, of course, suppose to know nothing about the problems.     

“The second of these is the story of a sweet innocent little girl.  The daughter of Lord and Lady Dovorak.”  He named one of the wealthiest and most connected people in the city.  “It seems that she has been acting oddly.  So oddly in fact that her devoted parents decided to send her to a private “hospital”.  The director of the hospital contacted me directly to ask for help.  His first concern is for the family, or rather their money, and I know he fears loosing the income from the family therefore I'm sure he hasn't told me everything.  He is an old friend of my parents however, I will of course lend my assistance.  Something in what he said, or did not say, lends me to believe the good doctor is quite out of his depth.  The young girl has taken to disappearing.  No one sees her leave, no one sees her return, and when she returns she is completely mute.  It takes several hours before she can make a sound.  She claims to remember nothing and then proceeds to chatter endlessly on about all the new friends she has found in her dreams.  The director is concerned with how she keeps getting away and back without anyone noticing, as well as her mute spells.  I think that, plus her dreams are interconnected, and perhaps more.  I will not burden you with my suspicions into this matter, but I will be heading there to investigate and would hope to have your accompaniment and input.  Unlike the other case, in this one we shall receive a fee for our consulting services.”

He handed Lily the second folder which contained very precise notes by the director psychologist looking after the girl.  Written in the doctors precise hand are the very detailed records of the child's disappearances, the fanciful stories she tells each day about her dreams which seem to grow more and more detailed with each day, and the very descriptive list of ways they tried to get her to talk during her mute spells...most of what they tried was designed to make her cry out in pain or fear.  

Adam leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes letting the women ponder what he said.

“So...what would you deem the best way to progress.  It seems my services are already committed to an old family friend, however I see no reason I must rush to investigate.  Yet.”