Agent Ellen O'Connor was tasked with investigating the murder of SCP-5002, a woman with the ability to bring her written stories to life. The victim, Emma Hastings, was a writer who had been contained by the SCP Foundation for her anomaly. After interviewing various suspects, including security personnel, researchers, and other SCPs, Agent O'Connor discovered a complex web of motives and deceit. The investigation revealed that Director May was being blackmailed, Junior Researcher Simpson was part of a radical group trying to liberate SCPs, and Dr. Yau was in a secret relationship with the victim. Ultimately, Agent O'Connor concluded that Officer Lowry, who had been drinking on duty, had killed SCP-5002 in a fit of rage after discovering her relationship with Dr. Yau. However, the agent still had doubts about the outcome, wondering if SCP-5002's reality-warping ability could have played a role in her own murder.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Agent Ellen O’Connor was a normal case handler at the Department of Analytics in the SCP Foundation.
2. SCP-5002, also known as Emma Hastings, was a writer with the ability to make events in her books occur in real life.
3. Emma was born in 1978 in Tewkesbury, England and wrote ten moderately successful detective novels.
4. The SCP Foundation took Emma into custody after noticing the strange events connected to her books.
5. Emma was kept in a standard containment cell at Site-06 and was cooperative with the Foundation authorities.
6. On December 14, 2019, Emma was found dead in her cell with no signs of forced entry or struggle.
7. Agent O’Connor was tasked with investigating Emma’s death and gathered the entire crew of Site-06 as suspects.
8. The suspects included Site Director Evelyn May, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nadine Grossenbacher, Senior Researcher Dr. Karen Yau, Junior Researcher Michael Simpson, Security Officer Lowry, and D-Class Personnel D-4986.
9. Emma had written a book while in custody, which was about the life of a D-class personnel.
10. Dr. Yau had given Michael Simpson a copy of her key card, giving him greater access to the facility.
11. A security video showed a previous test of Emma’s abilities involving Dr. Yau, Michael Simpson, Officer Lowry, and D-Class Personnel D-2825.
12. The test showed that Emma could make D-2825 act out scenes she had written and read aloud.
13. Robert Gates, another SCP, had the ability to pass through solid objects and was in Foundation custody for assaulting women.
14. Gates claimed to be able to leave the facility whenever he wanted, despite past testing showing he was safely confined.
15. Director May was being blackmailed and had covered up the consistent failure of reality anchors around the facility.
16. Dr. Grossenbacher was the source of the blackmail and had used the information to get promoted.
17. The reality anchors were targeted, and only Mr. Gates’ cell malfunctioned.
18. Director May had placed Mr. Gates in close quarters with Emma, intending for him to target her.
19. Director May was revealed to be Eve Holloway, the mother of one of the people killed due to Emma’s anomaly.
20. Junior Researcher Simpson was part of a radical group known as The Serpent’s Hand, which aimed to liberate SCPs.
21. Simpson had planned to break into Emma’s cell and liberate her, giving her a kitchen knife for protection and escape.
22. Emma refused to leave, revealing she was in a relationship with Dr. Yau.
23. Dr. Yau had been intentionally slowing down her research to keep Emma in the facility.
24. The investigation revealed that Officer Lowry had lied about his smoke break and had stashed a bottle of whiskey in Emma’s cell.
25. Lowry had picked a fight with Emma, and in the argument, the truth about her relationship with Dr. Yau came out.
26. Lowry felt taunted by Emma and stabbed her, then tried to cover it up.
27. Officer Lowry was arrested for murder, but Agent O’Connor still had doubts about the outcome.
28. The final report on the case indicated Agent O’Connor’s great doubts about the outcome.