Memoirs of a Mockingbird

Still on the trail of Doctor Jackal the EIS team are turning their attention to virologist and medical researcher Jonas Salk, who has departed San Francisco with one team member in very close proximity. Two other members of the team are in hot pursuit while the other recovers from her injuries . The EIS team consists of Alfie Baldrick, the one man rifle section; Mimi Dubois, maîtresse of skills; Madeline Forsyth, the living shadow; and Sven Hyse, the Norwegian shapeshifter. San Diego, California , United States of America, November 1949 On the outskirts of San Diego, at 4 am in the morning, Alfie and Sven pull into a diner and settle down to their umpteenth round of pancakes while wonder aloud what they should do next. Alfie suggests asking Mimi but when he mentally reaches out to Billy in San Francisco he realises that they are asleep. Meanwhile, in the house of Jonas Salk, Madeline slides through the shadows and slips her hand beneath the pillows in shadow form and feels around for ...

Still on the trail of Doctor Jackal the EIS team are turning their attention to virologist and medical researcher Jonas Salk . The EIS team consists of Alfie Baldrick, the one man rifle section; Mimi Dubois, maîtresse of skills; Madeline Forsyth, the living shadow; and Sven Hyse, the Norwegian shapeshifter. San Francisco, California , United States of America, November 1949 Leaving Mimi, with Billy Baldrick for company, at the safe house come hospital the rest of the EIS Team head for the Palace Hotel where they have been informed that Jonas Salk is staying while he is in San Francisco. Before they set out Madeline takes the time to disguise both Alfie and herself, however Alfie Baldrick proves to be a difficult subject to transform given his permanent stoop and continually grubby appearance. Terrance was also able to inform them that Salk was residing on the top floor of the hotel in Room 712. Alfie drives them past the Palace Hotel, which was in an upper market borough of the city, ...

The EIS team, having rescued an innocent couple from the clutches of a vicious biker gang, have driven across America following the trail of Doctor Jackal. The EIS team consists of Alfie Baldrick, the one man rifle section; Mimi Dubois, maîtresse of skills; Madeline Forsyth, the living shadow; and Sven Hyse, the Norwegian shapeshifter. San Francisco, California , United States of America, November 1949 While Madeline takes the place of Mimi in navigating, with the French lady slipping in and out of consciousness due to the knife wounds sustained in the biker knife fight, Alfie slides in and out of the heavy traffic on the roads of downtown San Francisco heading for the train station on the corner of 4th and King Street. Alfie pulls the car into a parking space just after eight in the morning and Madeline, pulling her wide brimmed hat low, steps out of the car and heads into the station alone. As she enters she pays very close attention to the various newspaper salesmen set up around ...

Having rested and healed the EIS team have discovered where Doctor Jackal visited while he spent time with the Mescalero tribe and have hitched a ride to the town of Las Cruces, the last known location of Doctor Jackal . The EIS team consists of Alfie Baldrick, the one man rifle section; Mimi Dubois, maîtresse of skills; Madeline Forsyth, the living shadow; and Sven Hyse, the Norwegian shapeshifter. Las Cruces, New Mexico , United States of America, November 1949 As the Sunday evening sun sets over Las Cruces the team walk along the high street making note of hardware stores, gun shops, and banks. Everywhere is shut with the exception of an all night diner, and as the team walk they discuss their next move. They agree that they are going to continue to track down Doctor Henry Jackal and therefore they will need to reequip and find some money. Spotting an open church, the Siera Vista Church, they head in and take a seat in the pews waiting for midnight. Sven transforms into a bird and ...

Having been rescued from the nightmare Wendigo attack by the skinwalkers of the Mescalero-Apache tribe the EIS team have been transported to the skinwalkers village where their wounds have been tended to and their immediate needs met . The EIS team consists of Alfie Baldrick, the one man rifle section; Mimi Dubois, maîtresse of skills; Madeline Forsyth, the living shadow; and Sven Hyse, the Norwegian shapeshifter. Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico , United States of America, November 1949 It is a clear calm day and quite pleasant for November but that does not stop a naked Mimi from shivering. As she does so one of the tribesmen drapes a bearskin around her shoulders and tells her that he will take her to her friends. She follows him towards a cluster of teepees and is shown into one where she discovers the others in the process of getting up. The rest of the team are surprised to see her and bombard her with questions. Mimi is able to confirm that she is no longer compelled to lie an...