{"id":1347367,"date":"2017-03-02T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T17:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/?p=1347367"},"modified":"2017-06-27T03:22:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T10:22:04","slug":"missing-screenwriter-server-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/missing-screenwriter-server-error\/","title":{"rendered":"The Missing Screenwriter: Server Error"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note to Our Readers:<\/b>\u00a0The following entry is a combination of two blogs that were lost during our website’s server crash. Luckily, I have managed to restore them. If you were fortunate enough to read The Missing Screenwriter: Anomalies<\/span> and The Missing Screenwriter: How to Join a Cult<\/span>, you would know that I have been busy taking a closer look at Dark Onto Light<\/a>, in hopes of learning their secrets. <\/em>When the website went down, only the most recent blogs had vanished. I know that I am not the only one who senses foul play. Vitaly Sumin<\/a>\u00a0and I think that VMP’s\u00a0website was\u00a0hacked and that the last two blogs were deleted intentionally. This wouldn’t be the first time we have received strange signals from the Russian mafia<\/a>. If it’s true, and the mafia is on to us, then something in my last blogs must have triggered their alarms. If you have any ideas on what that could be when you read the following, don’t hesitate to let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a><\/p>\n

Who is Grigory Markov, and what does he want? That was the question I raised in my last blog<\/a>. Since then, I have tried to reach out to him, but without success. If you recall, our informant (who supposedly goes by the alias, Grigory Markov) traded valuable insight on the Dark Onto Light <\/a>cult for information that could lead him back to his missing wife. While uncovering certain details about his wife and the last place she visited, I discovered something that didn\u2019t add up. According to a controversial report, the missing wife\u2019s husband died from a lethal dose of poison. The report was never published, but I was able to verify that the man\u2019s name was indeed Grigory Markov through hospital medical records.<\/p>\n

The problem is that our informant claimed to be Grigory Markov. He even delineated the events prior to the husband\u2019s death\u2026 As if he was at the club to witness it. How else could he have known? The entire report was\u00a0unpublished.<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/a>

Golden Dolls Club on Nevsky prospect – St. Petersburg, Russia<\/p><\/div>\n

That is not the only thing that has been bothering me. The informant, whoever he really is, expected me to follow through with my side of the bargain. Despite the deceit, I could tell that his cry for help was genuine. I met him after all. He was broken.<\/p>\n

You might be asking \u2014 couldn\u2019t he just pretend to be broken and desperate? Indeed, it\u2019s possible. But if he\u2019s working against us, why offer information on Dark Onto Light\u2019s<\/a> costume shop? According to the informant, it\u2019s one of the many Russian fronts operating in Los Angles. Of course, I wanted to make sure that his information checked out.<\/p>\n

\"Cloaks<\/a>

Cloaks worn by Dark Onto Light<\/p><\/div>\n

Over the past few weeks, I conducted some surveillance on the address (which I shall not divulge at the moment) he left me. He wasn\u2019t lying about there being a two-story building with a pizzeria on the bottom floor. For the first week, I waited in my car with a clear line of sight on the building. I observed everyone who walked into the pizzeria. At the same time, I used my camera to enhance my view inside the place. Specifically, I focused on the register to see if the clerk ushered anyone to the door leading up the the second floor.<\/p>\n

At first, you couldn\u2019t see it. It was done with a certain slight-of-hand. I got a glimpse of the key that was handed to a customer \u2014 the only customer in the pizzeria at the time\u2026 And this was the pattern that I saw. The supposed \u201ccult member\u201d had to wait until he was alone before he could order the obscure item that wasn’t on the menu.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0code granted the person access to the second floor.\u00a0It makes sense. The pizzeria is still a business available to anyone who walks through the door, but its true purpose must be kept a secret at all costs. No one can overhear the code.<\/p>\n

Then, I remembered what the informant told me. The special customer didn\u2019t exit through the front door. There is an alley leading to the back of the building. So, I took a risk and tried to get the best possible line of sight. The same man who was ushered to the second floor was, moments later, quickly loading something I couldn\u2019t quite see into the trunk of a car.<\/p>\n

This whole maneuver or system occurred two more times during my surveillance. Each time, a different person. On the third occurrence, I managed to see what the special customer was carrying! The informant was right. Dark Onto Light<\/a>\u2019s shiny black cloaks had to come from somewhere. This was the place.<\/p>\n

Grigory Markov, our so-called informant, was offering information that checked out\u2026 Well, somewhat. Based on my observations, the special customer (i.e. cult member) was alone when he ordered the obscure item that wasn\u2019t on the menu. However, the informant told me that his observations were made up close and personal. In other words, he learned about the second floor by eavesdropping and pretending to be a regular customer. How then could he have learned about the code (assuming there really is a code) if he was in the pizzeria?<\/p>\n

\"FLYER<\/a><\/p>\n

During my meeting with the informant (about two months ago), I was told that he was confident in my discretion. Looking back, I have the feeling that he knew I would come across information that would raise questions about his true identity. Perhaps he knew that I would have to breach our agreement to keep his \u201cname\u201d out of my blogs. That would seemingly compromise his mission to find his wife\u2026 Assuming that the Russian mob continues to keep tabs on our investigation. Now we know he really isn\u2019t Grigory Markov.<\/p>\n

My guess about the informant is as good as yours, but I\u2019d like to think he knows what he knows because he\u2019s somehow connected to the Russian mafia. If this is true, why risk helping us? Maybe it\u2019s simple. His role inside of the organization is keeping tabs on our investigation. That would explain his confidence in telling me information about Dark Onto Light<\/a>. It may be a stretch, but it\u2019s something to look into.<\/p>\n

During the second week, I continued to conduct surveillance of the pizzeria. Of course, there is only so much that I can do from afar, so I had to find a way to get closer. I decided to return to the pizzeria after closing hours with the intention of tailing the cashier to his home. He is most likely a big player. The cashier cares about whether the code is phrased correctly. He is responsible for maintaining the secrecy of Dark Onto Light.<\/a> By focusing my attention on him, I could learn about some of those secrets, right? Unfortunately, when the lights went out, the cashier didn\u2019t leave the building. In other words, the pizzeria is his home. I guess it\u2019s a smart way to avoid\u00a0being compromised.<\/p>\n

The next day, I reached out to some of my private eye contacts and asked if I could borrow some equipment for picking up sound from a distance. Sure enough, Rex Hoss came through once again.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Orbiter<\/a>

Orbiter Electronic Listening Device<\/p><\/div>\n

For three hours, I waited in my car with the equipment and listened for audio cues from various interactions with the cashier (who is probably the shopkeeper). And then it happened. A man walked up to the counter when he was the only customer in the store and ordered something quite obscure.<\/p>\n

The truffle basil pizza cake with extra Khinkali<\/i>.<\/p>\n

No one in their right mind would order spicy meat dumplings as a pizza topping. That\u2019s because it\u2019s a code phrase, and obviously not an item on the menu. Knowing the code phrase is useful\u2026 That is, only if I decide to use it myself. I can learn a lot about Dark Onto Light<\/a>\u2019s operation if I manage to create the pretense of being a member of their cult. But what about etiquette? Or a second code phrase that I didn\u2019t know about? Why have a code phrase at all? Maybe there are more members of the cult than we originally thought. If the cashier could recognize every member of the cult, a code would be unnecessary.<\/p>\n

There is a lot that could go wrong if I decide to use the code phrase. At this point, there aren’t many options.\u00a0In order to figure out what happened to Hurley and Natalya, I might have to join the cult.<\/p>\n

Be sure to visit our website and learn more about\u00a0Robert Hurley<\/a>\u00a0and the film that was made about his experience at\u00a0Dostoyevsky Reimagined: The Making of Notes from the New World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ford\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Golden Dolls<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: A Certain Code<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: What\u2019s Not on the Menu<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: To the Breaking Point<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Cloak-and-Dagger<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: An Inside Job<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Eyes Wide Shut<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Relevant Patterns<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: When Darkness Becomes Light<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Diary of a Madman<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: What We Know So Far<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n

Dead End<\/a><\/p>\n

It only got Stranger and Stranger\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

My Attempts to Work with Jord, the Vlogger<\/a><\/p>\n

Lauren\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n

Production Notes: The Plight Of The Vlogger<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: A New Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: Disappearances, Dark Tidings, & Sinister Situation<\/a>s<\/p>\n

Production Notes: Changing Seasons, Changing Moods, And What Comes Next<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: Vlogs, The Missing, And The Fear<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: What Happened To Robert Hurley?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: Incentives, Sign-Ups, And More Mysteries\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: Saying Goodbye, Staying On Track, & Ominous Signs\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Production Notes: Incentives, Updates and the Missing Screenwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Silence Speaks Volumes<\/a><\/p>\n

Changes, Updates, & The Missing Screenwriter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Shari\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Dark Onto Light continued<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Dark Onto Light<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: The Journal<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n

The Missing Screenwriter: Part One<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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