Cavenglok

Yes. You check out the safe. Someone knocks the gun out of your hand. It's your own police officer. He throws you in the safe, while the others have you on gunpoint. "The Phoenix wishes you a happy afterlife," he says while he ties you up. He shuts the safe, with you tied up and gagged. TO BE CONTINUED IN THE MALICIOUS UNDEAD.

Your week has passed. You look into all the caves again. In Cave D, you see Dr. Basil's body slumped on the other side, bloody, and pale. He looks at you, gives you the middle finger, then collapses. He has the Basilisk. Dr. Basil is lost. The good news is, the President has vital information for you. You go to him for dinner. President: Hello, Detective Dennis. Have you rescued Dr. Basil? You: No, I was too late. President: Sigh.. Worthy of the Phoenix.. You: The Phoenix? I thought I destroyed it a long time ago! President: Not all of it. Some parts of it still exist. They have disguised themselves as the BOA. You: And?!? President: Well, the Phoenix wanted revenge. So they decided to inject titanium chloride into the bloodstream of civilians so to kill them and hopefully wipe out all of America with it. You: Well, we better stop them! President: If you need anything else, ask me. They hide in the street where the safe was.

they look pretty hungry, besides cave d

No, unless you dive in, put the contraption in, and swim out. Are you sure about Cave D? Is it your final answer?

They're all snakes, though... But if you insist.. say it again... Cause if you make the wrong choice, you WILL die and I'll have to make another detective. No one wants that.

True. It's all your choice.

Are you sure? You should research the snakes before you decide to dive in.

Sure, but four fifths of your squad and potentially you will get killed by the poisonous snakes. It's best you find out which isn't poisonous and stuff. You do realize that these are real snakes, right?

How come no one is on this anymore?

You examine the caves. Cave A has water in a deep, deep pool. In it are black snakes swimming around. You identify these as Agkistrodon Piscivorus. Cave B has snakes inside a cage, with wide necks, standing upright, hissing at you. You identify these as Naja. Cave C has very, very thick snakes in it. You identify these as Pythonidae. Cave D has another, more shallow pool. There are smaller snakes in here. You identify these as Nerodia Sipedon. Cave E has snakes with a black tail. They slither around, and when you near them, they shake their tail, making a strange sound. You identify these as Crotalus Molossus. Each cave is like a passage, and at the end of it there is a door. Each cave is blocked by a fence, so the snakes can't cross over, and you can't take one out until you go in. Which cave will you go in?

You do so. You scavenge all the beaches in Snake City (I don't know what city it used to be in, but it is now Snake City) and you find the most suspicious beach, Cob Rat Beach. It has all sorts of caves in it, but are prohibited by the police because of the dangerous vipers. You receive a letter. "There are five caves. Dr. Basil is in one of them. Good luck trying to find the right one in time. I give you until this week. He's in the one without snakes." Posting details later.

Done. Too much work to rotate it and put the image on, so I'll just say that it's the correct combination. And since you got it so early, I'll just skip ahead. You find the street. You find a metallic, round door. There are handles, and three rings. Each ring has an etching similar to the image in Luther's bed. You rotate Layer 2 45 degrees clockwise. You hear a hiss as air streams from the opening of the safe. You heave the door open, and inside is the frightened President and a bomb ticking. You look at the numbers. 00:00:10.. You grab the President's arm, pull him out, then slam the safe door on, and place the combination back to what it was. Right after, there is a boom and the whole neighborhood shakes. But the safe is still intact, except for one small crack. You pull a chunk of the safe off from the crack, determined to find clues from it. An ambulance, fire truck, police cars, the President's limosine, and plenty of other official-looking things come racing down the street. The President invites you into his limosine. President: Thank you so much for saving me, Detective Dennis. But we still have the world-wide crisis. Speaking of which, THUD. THUD. THUD. Cracks bloom on the car window as bullets bounce off the windows. Someone is trying to snipe the President. Instinctively, you knock the President down and throw yourself on top of him as a human shield. Although you hope the bulletproof glass will hold, you do this just in case. The car zoomed down the street until the snipers were well off. You remove yourself from the President. The President thanks you again, and the car pulls up to the White House. You enter another bulletproof golf cart, which skims over to the entrance. You are then invited to dinner with the President. Then your phone rings. You gasp. This time, Dr. Basil disappeared. There was one note on his bed... It said, "Smile you son of a BEACH! Pun intended." Seems like another rescue must happen.

President: The bomb explodes tomorrow at 10:30 AM! Hurry! This is real time, by the way. At 10:30 AM tomorrow, the bomb will blow up. Good luck.

The core is Layer 1, the layer on the very outside is Layer 3, and the one in between is Layer 2. Which layer?

This is the safe. Sorry it's a little late, but just so you know, the president is about to blow up. The safe cracking is similar to the Phoenix safe. Since the Basilisk is the subject, the safe should look like a snake. President: I was on High Street, but suddenly my car got ransacked and I was put in a sack. I used my knife to open holes to see. I'm in an alleyway going off of High Street. The safe is there! Same safe as the picture you showed me! (FYI, you showed the president the stuff found with the will) Please hurry! Basilisk Safe.doc

Sorry if it wasn't clear. Dr. Isaac Basil is Luther Basil's father. He is the Dr. Basil. FYI, there are only two Basils. Dr. Basil/Isaac Basil and Luther Basil. Here is the picture of the safe found in Luther's bed. To your relief, a phone call arrives from the president. But what you hear is not to be relieved about. President: Uh.. Detective? I got good news and bad news. You: The good news, Mr. President? President: I found information about the BOA. You: The bad news? President: I'm trapped in a safe, and there's a bomb tied to my back! Maybe you should rescue the president. Just maybe.

Cabinet Member Johnson (made him up) is now in a solid confinement area. (nah, it's going along with my plan. studied this too) Jane: 1. Well, I was bankrupt, and was walking around trying to sell my art. I was trying to get money to get some more art equipment and food. Luther came up to me and told me that he really liked my paintings. I thanked him and tried to sell him one. He denied all of them, but asked me where he could come when he had his wallet. I told him I lived on the cardboard I was sitting on. He widened his eyes and told me that if I could pay the rent and provide his house with paintings, he would let me live in his house. I told him I couldn't afford a rent, but he said that it was fine as long as I could live on canned food. That was like, "Jane, you won the lottery!" to me. I agreed. When I arrived at his house, he supplied me with art supplies to start off with, and told me to get to work. He worked me hard, but I loved art, and I never complained. He didn't work me too hard, so I shouldn't have complained anyway. He was always so kind to me... *sniff* He told me every secret of his... *sniff* Like the Basili... *CHOKE!* Jane collapses and her face is green, then she grows pale. Jane: Not.. the.. Basilisk... Kill... Isaac... Open... Safe... Every part of her grows white... Her hair turns white.. It's as if every part of her is shriveling up. When it's over, she looks like a blanch-white mummy. You have never seen someone with the Basilisk like this before. Intro to my next mystery, realized this has to be part of this one.

Lockdown initiated. No one roams the streets anymore. Communication is reached only by Internet. On TV, doctors announce that they have found a mortal cure that destroys the virus, but kills the inhabitant. They tell the world that chicken clucks can "kill" the virus. People panic, but they are also glad that the Basilisk might end. Still, 50% of the population of the world is dead, and approximately 20% of the rest are infected. There is a 30% chance that someone "not infected" may be in the process of developing the virus. (as in the week in which the victim is fine until the collapse) Math problem! Yay!

I recently checked the wings of the government. I saw a section I've never seen before. The Bat of Something Something. Is that your BOA? Well, they weren't there when I was elected, nor did I get any reports. Strange, eh?

1. The BOA? Hmm? 2. Titanium chloride is an illegal artificial chemical. Creation of the material is unlawful. 3. Well, [what you already know]

Yeah, me too. I no like school. Jane: 1. It's a disease. Chickens kill it, right? It's deadly. L-Luther died from it. (tears swell in eyes) It's fine, but shows a disturbance at end. 2. BOA? What's that? She's panicking. Why? 3. Titanium Chloride (sorry if I said Carbide before, I was debating whether to use chloride or carbide. I decided on Chloride, but must've forgotten) is that metal thing Luther gets every day. Nothing unusual. You are sitting on your couch, pretty stumped. All your witnesses are very stubborn, especially Dr. Basil, who JUST broke down. But now Sarah and her friend Lisa are in the Basilisk Room, you have no way to get into the BOA, and the only information you're getting so far is about Luther's personal life. Then the TV flashes and your telephone rings. You pick up your phone first because, well, that's kinda what you do. It's the President. President: Detective Dennis? This is the President of the United States. I heard about your work and heard you've stopped the Phoenix. I compliment you, but now I'm telling you that you must hurry your investigation, the Basilisk is becoming worse. I know Isaac and Luther Basil. Luther told me about the safe before he passed away. You should solve that, definitely. Please, Detective, it's up to you to save the world. Also... my wife and I have it. You gasp. The TV flashes PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY CATCH THE BASILISK: RESEARCH FOR CURE INTENSIFIED. This is becoming intense, isn't it?