Editing Touch of the Eidolon (section)

==Murder and Suspicion==
[[File:Joseph Taylor.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Captain Joseph Taylor.]]
The day after the arrival of the [[USS Rosenante]] reports were made of the discovery of the body of [[Rank|Captain]] [[Joseph Taylor]], who was the commanding officer of [[Starbase 989]].  The captain was found dead in his quarters by a security officer from the station who had been dispatched when the Captain failed to respond to calls from his first Officer [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Kraal]].

Almost immediately, Kraal contacted [[Rank|Captain]] [[Ahmed Ibn Salid]] and notified him of the grisly discovery. Citing Regulations, Salid, then assumed command of the investigation and assigned the Rosenante's own  Chief Security Officer [[Ben Soma]] to investigate.

The body was recovered by the Rosenante team and a thorough study of the crime scene was conducted by [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Steven Wade Matrix]], and [[Eian O'Neill]]. In addition to the survey of the crime scene, Doctor [[Kimiko Ichijo]] and Doctor [[Sam Lopez]] undertook an autopsy, to determine the cause of death.

From the combined results of these studies clues and mysteries began to form, throwing out a number of plausible scenarios as to how the murder could have been conducted. Among the most puzzling of these mysteries was the nature of the murder weapon, a hook shaped spike that seemingly dematerialized inside the wound after the deed was done. In addition, coupled with the fact that the Captain had secured his personal quarters, the scene of the murder, with a very high level encryption that could only be overridden by other [[Starfleet]] officers of flag rank or greater, left the crew wondering who on the station had the ability to reach the obviously paranoid captain.

To further complicate matters, the captain had no defensive wounds on his body, which would indicate that death was sudden and that the Starbase's commanding officer did not expect an attack.

A short list of suspects was assembled, after further questioning and DNA evidence discovered that the Captain had been having an affair with two of his junior officers. Early in the investigation, there were strong indications that Captain Taylor may have been corrupt and that his murder may have been caused by a business deal going poorly.

The chief suspects are:

*[[Braak]]
*[[Pez]]
*[[Quol Nor]]
* Doctor [[Gena Harvey]]
* [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Adraa Mosul]]
*[[Ieko Takawa]]