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{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Richard Hatch continuation|lcont=:Category:Books}} | {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Richard Hatch continuation|lcont=:Category:Books}} | ||
'''''Agro-3''''' is an [[Agro Ship]] within [[The Fleet (TOS | '''''Agro-3''''' is an [[Agro Ship]] within [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]], along with its sister ship, ''[[Agro-2]]''. The ship is essentially an enormous greenhouse floating in space, with the ship's primary bulk dedicated to soil deposits where plant life is cultivated for food. The remaining space is allocated to basic ship requirements, including a control center, engine room, and crew quarters.<ref name="ARM66">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=66-67}}</ref> | ||
A vast transparent shell covers the garden areas, its many panes absorbing and storing stellar light, which radiates down upon the cultivated areas in alternating patches of illumination. This makes viewing the stars from inside the agro-ship difficult, though the stellar projectors provide warmth throughout the vessel.<ref name="ARM66" /> | A vast transparent shell covers the garden areas, its many panes absorbing and storing stellar light, which radiates down upon the cultivated areas in alternating patches of illumination. This makes viewing the stars from inside the agro-ship difficult, though the stellar projectors provide warmth throughout the vessel.<ref name="ARM66" /> | ||
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=== Murder investigation === | === Murder investigation === | ||
Following the passing of [[Adama (TOS-RH)|Commander Adama]] by natural causes in [[7360 (alternate)|7360]], a murder occurs aboard ''Agro-3''. | Following the passing of [[Adama (TOS-RH)|Commander Adama]] by natural causes in [[7360 (alternate)|7360]], a murder occurs aboard ''Agro-3''. The victim is killed by the powers of a disembodied Count [[Iblis (TOS-RH)|Iblis]], who causes the body to spontaneously combust in an unnatural flame. The murder takes place along the Garden Path, a public area of the ship, with stellar light showering down from the dome above.<ref name="ARM29">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=29}}</ref> | ||
The remains are discovered by passing civilians in the tall [[mange]] grass off the garden path. The corpse is burned beyond recognition, making identification extremely difficult. [[ | The remains are discovered by passing civilians in the tall [[mange]] grass off the garden path. The corpse is burned beyond recognition, making identification extremely difficult. [[Mugjapes]] burrow in the empty eye sockets, foraging for whatever remains of the victim's brain tissue. The flesh is burned to the bone in some places, and white bone fragments jut from the belly. The victim appears to have been crushed to death before being burned, and the corpse's gender is initially impossible to determine.<ref name="ARM69">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden|Golden, Christopher]]|title=[[Armageddon (Book)|Armageddon]]|publisher=ibooks, inc.|month=May|year=2005|pages=69-70}}</ref> | ||
Lieutenant [[Troy (TOS-RH)|Troy]] and Ensign [[Dalton (TOS-RH)|Dalton]] are the investigating officers who initially examine the scene. When [[Paris (TOS-RH)|Paris]], a [[Quorum security|blackshirt]] security chief, attempts to assert jurisdiction over the investigation, Dalton reminds him that under the fleet's martial law, military authorities must pursue murder investigations.<ref name="ARM69" /> | Lieutenant [[Troy (TOS-RH)|Troy]] and Ensign [[Dalton (TOS-RH)|Dalton]] are the investigating officers who initially examine the scene. When [[Paris (TOS-RH)|Paris]], a [[Quorum security|blackshirt]] security chief, attempts to assert jurisdiction over the investigation, Dalton reminds him that under the fleet's martial law, military authorities must pursue murder investigations.<ref name="ARM69" /> | ||