Attached to: GC–FIR–006
Subject: Halver Istrin (Deceased)
Prepared by: Inspector Tomas Reed
Department: City Watch – Gearcross Detail
Date of Search: 9th Day of Frostwane, 06:10–08:45 hours
Location: Private Residence / Workshop – Gearcross Fringe
Status: Completed / No Seizures
This search was conducted to locate:
Patent documentation related to the recently approved invention
Correspondence with the Patent Registry
The formal permit of acceptance reportedly received the evening of the incident
Any materials suggesting motive, dispute escalation, or concealment
The residence was searched pursuant to standard post-mortem investigative authority.
The residence consists of a combined living and workshop space, single occupancy, no domestic staff.
Features include:
One main living room/work area
Adjacent sleeping alcove
Small storage room
Lockable filing cabinet
Wall-mounted shelving containing tools and notebooks
No signs of forced entry were observed at doors or windows.
Locks were intact and functional.
The following procedures were applied:
Systematic room-by-room inspection
Examination of all drawers, cabinets, and containers
Review of loose papers, notebooks, and personal correspondence
Inspection of refuse containers and ash remnants
Examination of filing cabinet contents
No hidden compartments, false panels, or disturbed surfaces were identified.
Notably absent:
Original patent acceptance permit
Registry correspondence confirming approval
Any finalized technical schematics of the accepted device
Any copy of the acceptance notice
Present but incomplete:
Early-stage drafts and rejected iterations
Notes referencing long-standing disputes with the Registry
Letters documenting prior denials and revision requests
The absence of final documentation is inconsistent with the subject’s known behavior, as he was described as meticulous in record-keeping.
Registry records confirm that:
A formal acceptance permit was issued to Halver Istrin
Delivery was logged as completed earlier that evening
However:
No physical permit was located in the residence
No storage container shows signs of recent removal
No courier receipt or envelope remnants were found
There is no evidence confirming whether the permit was:
Removed by an unknown party
Taken by the deceased prior to death
Hidden deliberately within the residence
Never physically received despite registry notation
The subject lived alone, and no regular visitors are documented.
No signs of struggle within the residence
No weapons, blunt instruments, or blood evidence
No packing materials suggesting intent to relocate
No personal correspondence indicating imminent fear or threat
The residence appears undisturbed and unchanged from routine use.
No mechanical prototype was present
No encrypted storage devices located
No secondary workshop or off-site storage identified
The absence of a working prototype aligns with registry notes indicating the device was reviewed elsewhere.
The search produced no actionable physical evidence.
The absence of the patent permit and finalized documents cannot be classified as theft, concealment, or loss without additional corroboration.
No evidence establishes third-party access to the residence.
No evidence establishes intentional removal by the deceased.
“The residence search yielded no materials relevant to establishing motive, opportunity, or suspect attribution. Absence of expected documentation is noted but not evidentiary.”
— Gearcross Search Review Note (unsigned)
The most important document in this man’s life
was issued, delivered, and vanished
without disturbing a single object.
Either someone knew exactly what to take,
or the city never gave him something it says he received.
Both explanations end the same way.
There is nothing here to prove a crime occurred before his death.
There is only proof that something ended.
Search Completed: Yes
Evidence Seized: None
Follow-Up Search Authorized: No
Residence Sealed: No
Filed in accordance with City Watch procedure.
Inspector Tomas Reed
City Watch, Gearcross Detail