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Hesh Records

Major Perplex City recording label

This cutting-edge music company was the first in Perplex City to release an album on Earth: the acclaimed The Silver City, by Viard. Other Hesh artists include Roll for Damage and, in the past, Joya. Hesh has also made the news for less artistic reasons - their playboy boss, Helix Hesh, has enjoyed a series of tawdry affairs; and they once employed a sound engineer called Cyrus Quinton, aka V, who's murdered a few people.

Over

1 Feb 07

An epic entry from Violet - in length as well as importance. Not only does she recount 'Operation Bayonet', but she also reveals how she discovered that Caine killed Anna. Turns out that 'Faberling' is not only the name of Caine's new single - it was also Anna's very secret pet name for her husband Fleming. Either Caine and Anna were having an affair, or she told him the name as a final clue to the others, pointing the finger just before she died.

Violet has been going out with a liar and a killer for a year. She's trying to deal with it.

Joya Announces New Album in Spring

29 Jan 07

Pop star Joya finishes work on her new album, despite having a small child in tow. What a trooper.

Cahill, Duncan Resume Battle for PCAG Lead

15 Dec 06

The PCAG season turns into a two-horse race and, behind the scenes, there are more rumblings in the anti-doping investigation.

Hesh, Duncan Happy Together Again

1 Dec 06

Fear not - the relationship of the century continues, despite recent arguments and reports of unhappiness.

Foundering Duncan Eager for Rematch

12 Oct 06

Despite her patchy form, PCAG star Serena Duncan is confident of conquering the reigning champion Ryan Cahill.

KT Weds in Seaside Lighting Ceremony

25 Sep 06

Controversial Roll for Damage guitarist KT gets married to his long-term companion, Ripley, in a Reconstructionist ceremony.

Duncan Dumps Darling

29 Jun 06

Shock horror! PCAG star Serena Duncan splits up with music mogul Helix Hesh! Oh! My! Oh!

Another headache

14 Jun 06

The Cube Hunters report back to Caine, having trawled through the Hesh comms logs.

They only found one number that could belong to the Academy - and Caine recognises it. It leads to the Crypto department.

The night before

13 Jun 06

Caine gives a full account of how he used the Cube Hunters' info to blag his way into the Hesh party then charm the tech support guys into giving him access to their comms logs. The process involved vodka, lies, male bonding and a girl called Mia. Sounds like a good night.

I am the resurrection

12 Jun 06

The Cube Hunters tell Caine that he could sneak into the Hesh party by masquerading as Charlie Specht - an ex-employee whose name has accidentally been left on the guest list. Ironically, Charlie was fired as a result of the last security breach at the company, in which Caine played a pivotal role. Caine feels guilty (for a moment) but is looking forward to the party.

Cirrus

9 Jun 06

A long post from Kurt, detailing the aftermath of Miranda's death, his slow emotional recovery, Violet's big Sunday meeting, and Caine's progress with his investigation at Hesh.

It's good to hear that Kurt's on the mend.

Iona Interviews... Joya

9 Jun 06

Rock star Joya speaks forth on motherhood, music, and rejoining Hesh.

A man walks into a bar

8 Jun 06

Caine does a bit of eavesdropping in a puzzle bar and discovers that Hesh is throwing a large (but exclusive) party next week. It might be the ideal time to quiz some Hesh employees about that phone call V made... as long as he can get past the doormen. He asks the Cube Hunters for help.

Concatenation

6 Jun 06

Violet reports on the big Sunday meeting between her, Kurt, Anna and Scarlett. They finally pooled their information and came up with three major action points: infiltrate Hesh and find out who V called from the studio the day after the Cube theft (with the help of Caine, whose blog is here); retrace the trail of stolen kit that led to Bernardo Holyoke; and find out what Helena Frye knows abou the Gillit Road clean rooms.

Looks like they're starting to get their act together. Let's hope Caine knows what he's in for.

Hooked up

6 Jun 06

Caine has dinner with Violet and gets roped into helping out with their whole investigation. He's been asked to do some snooping around Hesh Records. And his blog is now officially on the link to Earth.

Serena to Wed Hesh, Confirmed Bachelor?

30 May 06

Rumour has it that Helix Hesh has proposed to PCAG star Serena Duncan. He's bought the ring and everything.

Wonder what Tippy thinks of all this...

Tippy's revenge

10 Apr 06

Cube Hunter 'badbarry' emails Tippy, suggesting that she should give us Helix Hesh's password to his private files. Tippy, in the spirit of gleeful vengeance, duly obliges (albeit in a slightly elliptical way).

A quick bit of guesswork reveals the password to be appassionato. And that gives us access to Hesh's copy of the recent Cognivia shareholder report. To take a peek at some of Helix Hesh's other files you'll need to log in to the Hesh Intranet file system with the password s3cur1tyh0l3.

Cognivia

8 Apr 06

Anna's been talking to Kurt, and she reckons we need to get hold of the recently released Cognivia shareholder report. She hasn't been able to grab one herself - shareholders only - but she does overhear Tippy mention that Helix Hesh is an investor.

Serena, Helix Seen in Romantic Interlude

23 Mar 06

Helix Hesh is seen out on the town canoodling with PCAG champion Serena Duncan. Unlucky in shares but lucky in love, by the sounds of it.

Looks like Tippy is out of the picture...

RFD to Play Free Show at Euler's Disc on Tuesday

10 Mar 06

Roll for Damage announce another free gig, despite crowd trouble at a similar event. (Might this be an ideal opportunity for the Cube Hunters to swamp the police?)

Fleming is plotting

8 Mar 06

Anna's frustration with the police is becoming intolerable. They won't tell her anything. Her husband, Fleming, is a member of the police volunteer force, and he has an idea of how to access the police's records. He explains that, when the police are overstretched, they give the volunteers emergency access to their systems - and the next Roll for Damage gig might provide just such an opportunity, if a simultaneous 'crime wave' could be orchestrated.

This strategy, of course, is highly illegal and rather dangerous, so Anna is reluctant to resort to it.

Hesh Denies Security Troubles for RFD Performances

6 Mar 06

Hesh Records deny responsibility for crowd trouble at a Roll for Damage gig.

The Clean Rooms

20 Feb 06

Kurt gives us the skinny on his meeting with Helena Frye. A couple of details stand out. One is that V's blood was found at the scene of Monica's murder - but it didn't match anyone in the police's 'infallible' DNA records.

The second detail is about the very clean disused station at Gillit Road. Frye thinks the Third Power were building something - something that needed a clean room. And someone at the Academy is behind it.

Exonerated

16 Feb 06

Kurt meets Helena Frye to share information. He doesn't go into details - instead heading off to go furniture shopping with Miranda.

Last words of Monica

13 Feb 06

With a little help from his friends, Kurt cracks the password to Cyrus Quinton's files. He's shocked by what he finds - an audio recording of Monica Grand's murder. It's brutal stuff. (Check out Episode 4 for a reminder.)

This pretty much confirms that Cyrus Quinton is 'V'. What's more, it seems that V left this recording as a sick taunt, knowing it would be found. And the message on the Viard CD was a set-up, getting the Cube Hunters to disrupt Helena Frye's raid at Gillit Road.

Kurt passes the PXCPD the evidence. He's fulfilled his promise to Helena Frye. But can anyone catch V now?

Alejo Chat 'Exciting'

9 Feb 06

A transcript of the live chat between Roll for Damage star Alejo and his fans on Earth - including a few questions about his sound engineer, Cyrus Quinton. Cyrus's futures sign is revealed.

Saving Kurt

8 Feb 06

Violet has been out of the loop for a little while - Kurt is a secretive boy - but she offers what advice she can on cracking Cyrus Quinton's cryptic password to his confidential files on the Hesh intranet. Maybe the answer will lie in the live web chat with Hesh star Alejo tonight...

Stars

7 Feb 06

Kurt reports back on the Hesh filesystem password, but is stumped by what he finds in Cyrus Quinton's folder. A coded question: "enter those who know what the builder called men under my star". He asks for help.

Alejo to Participate in Live Chat with Earth

6 Feb 06

Following the success of Viard's album here on Earth, Roll for Damage star Alejo agrees to a live chat with his Earth fan club.

Cyrus Quinton

1 Feb 06

Kurt and Violet have pooled their knowledge and joined forces. Violet was a little surprised to hear about Kurt's Gillit Road exploits, but she agreed to wheedle some info out of the Hesh employees and succeeded in getting the name of the engineer on the Viard album: Cyrus Quinton.

This is almost certainly the man responsible for putting the secret message on the Viard album. Unfortunately, 'Cyrus Quinton' doesn't seem to exist outside Hesh.

The Cube Hunters are using the Hesh intranet noticeboard to persuade someone to give away the personal filesystem password. It's working... slowly.

Seven reasons I hate Pyramid

31 Jan 06

Violet is annoyed to have walked into the Pyramid night at Hesh, rather than poker night, but the night wasn't a dead loss. For a start, she had a rather good time with Caine Johansson of the CRT, whom she took along as a sort of musician decoy. And they found out what they were after: the engineer on the Viard album was called Cyrus Quinton.

Hesh poker night

30 Jan 06

Violet is persuaded by Kurt to find out who produced the Viard CD at Hesh Records. He's finally told her about all the shenanigans with the police and his own adventurous hunt for the Third Power. So, Violet agrees to go to a poker night for Hesh employees and see if she can gather some info (and maybe some cash).

Iona Interviews... Alejo Jackson

26 Jan 06

Roll for Damage star Alejo speaks to the Sentinel about his love-life, his colleagues (including Cyrus Quinton), and plans for the Earth market.

Mixolydian

25 Jan 06

Kurt gives us the password to the Hesh Intranet, but he's still having trouble getting into the personal files of the various staff-members. He tells the Cube Hunters to try a spot of social engineering.

Meanwhile, the police seem to have put a tail on him, and Miranda is feeling a little neglected. It's not easy being an action hero.

Interrogation

19 Jan 06

Helena Frye pumps Kurt for information, accusing him of being a member of the Third Power. He tells her about the Viard CD message - a genuine surprise to her - and offers a recording on his key as evidence. She believes him and, eventually, lets him go - on condition that he finds out who put that message on the Viard CD. He agrees.

Within hours, he's hacked his way into the Hesh Records intranet. But now what?

Joya Delivers Healthy Baby Girl, Recovering Well

23 Dec 05

More top gossip as pop star Joya gives birth. But who's the father? Three men visit her during the labour: Hesh producer Horace Shockley, PCAG contender Ryan Cahill, and old flame Allejo Jackson. Only Alejo was there for the birth itself...

Changing the topic

6 Dec 05

Kurt has another failed attempt to woo Sarah, but instead bumps into Violet - who is still rather obsessive about the Granier diary, the Recons and the whole Brotherhood thing. Kurt plays along. In other news, Tippy has turned up in a celebrity column when seen at a rock concert (on a sickday. oops).

Ceremonies

1 Dec 05

Kurt has been getting a lot of mail from Earth asking about subway stations and ceremonies involving flames. (All this was prompted by the secret message hidden on the Viard album released on Earth by Hesh Records. It accused Detective Helena Frye of being a Third Power agent and offered more info at a rendezvous at Gillit Road subway station, sometime after 'The Kindling of the Flame').

Anyway, Kurt doesn't know what started all this, nor does he know anything about religious ceremonies. He suggests contacting the Brotherhood of the Six.

Iona Interviews.... Helix Hesh

24 Nov 05

The head of Hesh Records talks about his career, his taste in music, and artists such as Roll for Damage, Viard and Joya.

He seems less willing to talk about the many women in his life. But who's that coming down the stairs, looking like she's just stepped out of Double Indemnity? The CRT's very own Tippy Ankron.

Franke Brings Tears, Joy to Fortunate Audience

14 Nov 05

A legendary pianist gives a one-off recital - and it looks like Hesh won't get the record distribution deal.

Hesh to Launch Viard Album on Earth

3 Nov 05

Hesh Records plan to launch at album on Earth, through Mind Candy. This is especially controversial as the album, Viard's The Silver City, has been banned in Perplex City.

Council Rules: Viard Album Banned in City

27 Oct 05

Viard's album is said to employ 'cognitive therapy techniques' to affect mental performance when listening - and the Council doesn't fancy unleashing that kind of experiment on the public. Hesh Records, of course, is outraged. Viard himself is silent.

Upcoming Viard Album Should Be Banned

3 Oct 05

The Sentinel calls for Viard's new album to be banned before it is even released by Hesh Records. The album is said to employ experimental techniques to alter the listener's thought processes. The newspaper is horrified and calls for the Council to act.

Alejo Busted

22 Sep 05

Roll for Damage star Alejo Jackson gets arrested for driving under the influence of a drug called Sublimistat - not for the first time.

Iona Interviews... Keenan Thoreau

15 Sep 05

The Roll for Damage bassist talks about Alejo, being a Recon, the Cube and musical differences.

Initiative Takes Off

5 Sep 05

A review of Roll for Damage's latest album. Sounds good. And they're planning a series of gigs.

Air conditioning puzzle

2 Sep 05

Ascendancy Point has been having some widely publicised technical difficulties, which the Cube Hunters exploit to their advantage. They gain access to the building's air conditioning simulator online, and learn that they can crash it. If they crash it at the right time of day (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, 9.30pm-10pm GMT), the system crashes in a particularly spectacular fashion, spewing out the name and room number of a Point resident.

Their collective efforts result in a long list of possible identities for The Advisor, who they know lives in the building. ('Read more' for the full list.)

Combined with their knoweldge of The Advisor's movements (derived from her messages to Pietro Salk), and looking at the heat sensor data, the Cube Hunters are able to narrow the suspects down to just one: Monica Grand.

Iona Interviews... Aurora Belle

25 Aug 05

A chat with Alejo Jackson's current squeeze. She reveals the possibility of a duet - and has a dig at Alejo's ex, Joya.

RFD Awarded City Star

13 Jul 05

A prestigious leitmark for rockers Roll for Damage. They feel honoured.

KT Shocker: 'I'm a Reconstructionist'

4 Jul 05

A brave, surprising revelation from Roll for Damage's bass player. The band are behind him. Hesh Records seems ambivalent. KT also takes the opportunity to support ex-Sentinel employee Ryan Klein.

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