Mace contacted the Oberlin, Ohio police in an attempt to determine the identity of the "MENDEL" depicted in the Oberlin Observer article. They directed him to their on-line archives. When Mace accessed the arrest report, the names and mugshots did not correspond to the persons described in the article. Mace sent the results of his search to 99. She became suspicious immediately, and agreed to examine the material further. Navy called Mace, thanked him for his help, and invited him to a masquerade ball sponsored by Nielsohn's favorite charity. The next morning, Sylvia urgently called Mace into the bedroom to see something happening on TV.