View source for CD-AHG03 (Oct 30, 2017)

<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>CD-AHG03</center></strong></span>
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<h1>Puzzle</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size: 20px">“Crow’s Mark.”<br>
Knowledge | 1 Word</p>
<h1>Clue</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">Maybe another look over of the last receipt?</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">Who's Crow's target?</span></span><br>

<h1>Answer and Explanation</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">224</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation: <span class="spoiler-text">Manager 224 is the one who Crow is after.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 20px; color:orange"><strong><center>⚠️BEWARE: THIS IS DECLASSIFIED INFORMATION. WARY EYES ONLY. ENTER AT OWN RISK.⚠️</center></strong></span><br>
<h1>Summary of Receipt</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">224 is captured by Crow. He claims that she’s necessary to castle - implying that she’s uniquely capable of protecting the king, i.e. Al Crow, the Lord of the Flies. His goal is to obtain his corporeal form. And yes, this is the same Crow as Dr. Crow from Open Doors, just in demonic form. Strangely, he doesn’t seem to be able to control the flies. He leaves Yaga to deal with them (Baba Yaga, presumably). Unfortunately Felix doesn’t have any contacts save for a ‘last resort’ and 8 doesn’t want to call in other reinforcements should they get trapped as well. She does, however, ask 53 to come help. Lastly, 125 activates Rush Hour, likely code for an all-hands-on-deck scenario (or that they’re in a rush and can’t write the receipt, but same connotation).  </span>
<h1>Transcript</h1>
<span>CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 10/30/17<br>
MANAGER 125<br>
RECEIPT: HALLOWEENGAMBIT03<br>
STATUS: OPEN<br>
<i>S.O.T.</i>

Al Crow: -ressive opening. I suppose it paid off, though. I will say, I am rather impressed you figured it out, Jacquelyn. Sadly, a few plays too late. Nothing left to say? Oh, don’t be a sour sport. The game is just beginning. This is, after all, just an opening. A castling, if you will.

&#42;: What do you want with Victoria?

Al Crow: A bit obvious, I would think. Think of her like a rook.

125: Enough chess metaphors. I’m getting sick of them.

Al Crow: And you think everyone just loves the coffee grandiloquence?

125: It’s better than chess.

Ex-71: I believe Mr. Crow is trying to say is that Victoria is needed to “castle.” A special move to protect the king. And if I had to guess, Mr. Crow is trying to go home.

Al Crow: Now then, see? It is not that hard. Though you are not entirely correct, Mr. Blackwood. I am not trying to go home. I am trying to greet you all properly in my corporal form. Ah, if only I could have returned sooner to finish my business properly. Though one Cafe for another is all the same to me. 

Ex-71: I had my suspicions. Dr. Crow?

Al Crow: Please, Blackwood, Dr. Crow is dead. I am not him, not anymore. I am Al Crow. The Great Beast. The Salvation Bringer. The Lord of the Flies.

&#42;: So all these flies, they were yours?

Al Crow: In a sense, I suppose you could say that. Though they are no more mine than one can own rot and decay. I do not control the flies, not yet, but they have proven useful to my plans. Speaking of which, I must prepare for the fated hour. There is much to do before midnight. I’ll leave you in the care of my associate, Yaga. Do try to rest up, Cafe and Diner. We have quite the party planned for tomorrow night.

&#42;: Well, he’s fun.

Ex-71: He’s an old friend of the Cafe. Well, he was when he was a human. I assume this is his demon form.

125: Just a heads up, I ordered Decaf while he was talking.

&#42;: Ah, nice job, Miranda. Of course, we don’t want to do anything to peeve off the gruesome granny. Hm... Do you think 1313 could help?

125: Maybe. Though, I’m not sure we should call in any employees. And I don’t necessarily want to get any more managers tied up. Figuratively and literally. What about you, 71? Got anyone who might help us out of this mess?

Ex-71: Sadly, I did not keep good contact with anyone following our *’s death. There is always one person I can call on, though I would prefer to save that as a last resort. It would undoubtedly be an out. At least for you four.

&#42;: Don’t worry about that. I think if 53 could show up within 23 hours, that would be great. Just putting that out there. Vocalizing my hopes and dreams. Not sending any messages.

125: Anything else you want to put out there? 

&#42;: If only I could tell everyone to lock up early. Take Halloween off. Enjoy the holiday. Grab some candy for us because we’ll probably be getting back late.

125: Got it. Rush Order. 

[CADCOM CODE 12: RUSH ORDER CONFIRM?]

125: Yep. Looks like we might be here awhile.

[RUSH ORDER CONFIRMED. TRANSCRIPT TO RECEIPT INITIATED.] 

<i>E.O.T.</i></span>