Carcosa (The Play)

The investigators met up at the Scala Theatre in London's West End to watch the opening night performance of a play called "Carcosa", adapted from the original French work by an American Author called Talbot Estus.

Reaction to the Play
Lucille, Ideal and Sebastian find the play energising and inspiring, so much so that Sebastian was literally speechless at the end. Some of the audience are affected similarly, whilst others suffer more severe reactions. Some faint, others are almost catatonic. A few even began to resort to violence and attack fellow theatre goers!

Despite the incident, opening food and drinks are still served in the theatre afterwards.

Dr William Stuart, begins to discuss the play, specifically Scene 3 from Act 1. However disagreements over the details of the scene emerge. Suspicious of events and the effect that the show has had, William suspects form of hypnotic suggestion at work.

Sarah Forteschew, James's sister seems to have been most affected by the play.

Leads
After a few moments and the investigators meet the cast. They discover some of the cast have been having nightmares since working on the production.

Ideal and Lucille, both eager to speak to Talbot Estus when he finally emerges, manage to strike up a rapport with the Author and he invites them to his home on the 20th and offers to lend his personal copy of the "The King in Yellow" to them.

Upon finding out about the Lucille's' invitation to Mr Estus house, they invite themselves along.