"Stormy Night" Case, Item #200-12, Journal, Abridged Transcript Cont.
[As the author of item #200 did not date any of his entries for some reason, they have been numbered in this transcript for ease of reference.]

Journal Entry 12

Place is a shit hole. Manehattan also a shit hole, but a shit hole with culture.
I have to listen to any more of the 'Music' around here, I'm cutting off my ears.

Finally have a lead, thank Celestia. Two weeks in this desert rat hole enough for
anypony. Locals as dumb and unhelpful as their livestock, but passing sales-pony
overheard my passionate complaints at bar, recognized description of missing pony.
Said he had seen her near old ranch outside of town. Heading there tomorrow.

Journal Entry 13

Back from ranch. Quite a place, huge house, probably used to be impressive. Rotting
now, boarded windows, broken glass, etc. Last owner bankrupt a decade ago according
to locals. No word on current owner.

All bust until 3rd floor. All the shit cleared away, nicely decorated, clearly lived in. Master
bedroom and three others. Master and nearest clearly in use, but almost supernatural lack
of any useful evidence. Will watch the place for a while, don't expect much.

Journal Entry 14

Observation unneeded, as missing pony showed up at my hotel room today! Clear match for
photo and description. Does not know who she is, what she has been doing. Claims no
memories before entering hotel and walking to my room. Either remarkable talent as
bullshitter or being honest.

Either way, head-shrinking not my field. She is her and alive, which means I get the other half
of my fee. Parents can sort out rest with Manehattan's finest medical professionals.

Irritated at no progress on unicorn however. Tried to return to ranch, but discovered fire had
gutted it. Nothing useful left. Had strange sense of forgetting something while picking through
rubble. Didn't lead anywhere. Leaving on train tomorrow. Good riddance.

[Several unrelated entries. See full transcript.]

Journal Entry 23

Parents from Unicorn abduction case called. Daughter collapsed a few days ago, hospitalized,
unresponsive. Repeated her state as of rescue, assured that any new information would be shared.

[In the margins of the same page, in scrawling handwriting]

Broken toys are no fun at all.

[Underneath, in the author's writing]

When did I write this?