I'm getting too old for this...

A crash of lightning erupted through the sky, tearing through the smog illuminating the city for the briefest of moments. The grizzled man hunched over the desk didn't flinch, the crash outside barely even registered in his awareness as he scoured through the latest news rags, one piece in particular catching his interest: 'Secret Gambling Den Demolished in Gas Explosion'. The man snorted at the headline, he'd kept a close eye on La Bella Lona for some time, a gang front for some activities that he'd been unable to move on till now. Not somewhere to succumb to such an accident, the O'Bannion's lower thugs were clumsy, but the threat of reprisals from the family kept the incompetents on their toes.

A creak pulled the man out his thoughts sharply. His eyes narrowed as his hands moved to his desk, pulling open the top right drawer. The creaking intensified and Joe Diamond rose to his feet, his Colt 1911s both in hand aimed at the door as it swung open. A beleaguered man in a torn brown suit stood in the door way, a crazed look in his eyes. The man held up a hand as he noticed the pistols. "Joe Diamond," The man's thick Irish accent undercutting the thunder outside. "I need your help..."

Derived from the Stalker deck, this variant has taken a few extra healing cards, purely as our party (Tommy, Agnes and originally Skids) needed a reliable primary clue gatherer and a little extra healing to stop the waitress being mauled by monsters when the tank was otherwise engaged.

Bandolier and Police badge are in to buff Joe's low wi when there aren't enough cards in hand to trigger Higher Education, as well as to allow the ability to hold a Magnifying Glass, Timeworn Brand and .32 Colt or take the 2 actions to close a scenario or act.

I feel the deck needs the upgraded Deduction, for the more clue heavy locations, the upgraded Logical Reasoning#logi for additional horror clearance from Joe or upgraded No Stone Unturned#no for the ability to pull any card for any situation straight out.

I swapped the 2 Beat Cops for Alice Luxley due to her passive buff and the exhaust damage trigger when gathering clues to make Tommy Muldoon's life a little easier on the rare occasion we find ourselves together fighting a monster and trying get clues at the same location.