Blade Runner

Vestigial Memories, Session 2: LAPD Mainframe

Session 2 of the scenario "Vestigial Memories" for the Blade Runner RPG, where Locke digs out a cold case file from the LAPD mainframe, looking for leads on the murder of Rhea Lang.

vonblubba

18 Jan 2026 — 2 min read

A LAPD officer working at the station's mainframe

The Investigation: Digging Through the Digital Ash

Scene setup

Scene Countdown Timer Check:
[D6]: [4] => No Event
The city is quiet for now. No complications.

Before leaving the station, I needed to see the data for myself. Most files from three decades ago are nothing but static after the Blackout, so I bypassed the remote terminal and went straight to the LAPD Mainframe. Local access gives me the best chance of salvaging the truth.

Tech Skill Check (Mainframe Access)
[D6 + D10 with Advantage because done locally] = [2 Successes].

The terminal hums to life, and the file pulls up with surprising clarity. Better than expected.

Findings: The Victim

I check the date: February 2nd, 2011. My breath hitches. It’s confirmed. This isn’t just a case; it’s the night. I was there, a terrified child in the crowd at the Snake Pit. The report matches my memory with cold, clinical precision. [This confirmation comes from the 2 successes]

Subject: Rhea Lang (28).
Profile: An accountant for Tyrell Corp since her graduation six years prior.
Details: No criminal record. Her file photo shows a woman far too elegant for a low-level clerk.

Q: can I found a possible motive for someone wanting to kill her in the case file?
Question Check Dice:
[D10]: [1] => extreme no

Motive: There is absolutely nothing in the file to suggest she was targeted. She was a "boring" accountant. A ghost in the machine.

Q: any relation in her file with replicant Kasper, maybe from her work?
Question Check Dice:
[D10]: [4] => no

Connection to Kasper: No link found. No shared history, no professional overlap. By all accounts, she was simply standing in the wrong place when the world went mad.

Findings: The Suspect (KS-1108 "Kasper")

Technical Specs: Inception date 2009. Expiration date 2013. If he’s alive today, he’s 24 years past his "sell-by" date.
History: A Mars miner who went AWOL ten months before the shooting. His arrival on Earth remains a mystery.
The Interrogation: After the shooting, Libby Kamarr ran a Voight-Kampff test. He was flagged as a Replicant immediately. After that, he shut down—didn't say another word.
The Escape: He didn't just walk out of a cell. His transport was ambushed by professionals who knew the exact route.

Q: was external help identified?
Question Check Dice:
[D10]: [9] => yes

External Help: One accomplice was killed during the extraction—another miner from the same Mars colony. This was an organized break-out.

Q: was he ever seen again after the escape?
Question Check Dice:
[D10]: [7] => yes

Last Sighting: Six months after the escape, Kasper was spotted trying to board an off-world shuttle. He burned the guards and vanished back into the sprawl. He hasn't been seen since.