As Officers Ulmo and NappyKorn toasted their victory in the station the phone suddenly rang.
Officer Korn picked it up. "Hello?"
Both wrong.
Time is up.
Sudden loud music began blaring out of the telephone reciever.
O Fortuna
velut luna
statu variabilis...
The other Officers arrived at the station as the music continued to play.
semper crescis
aut decrescis
vita detestabilis...
"I know that song!" Officer DainIronfoot shouted suddenly.
nunc obdurat
et tunc curat
ludo mentis aciem...
"What is it?" Officer Ulmo screamed over the blaring music.
"O Fortuna!" Officer Ironfoot replied.
They all looked at each other and then bolted from the station as the music played after them, almost taunting it seemed now...
egestatem,
potestatem
dissolvit ut glaciem!...
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The whole force arrived at the home of bibfortuna25 but it was quickly apparent they were too late.
The body of Mr. Fortuna25 was just outside his front door, a large and very visible wound on his chest. There was no doubt of the cause of death.
Also on his chest was a note with the entire English translation of "O Fortuna", the most famous portion of "Carmina Burana":
O Fortune,
like the moon
you are constantly changing,
ever growing
and waning;
hateful life
now oppresses
and then soothes
as fancy takes it;
poverty
and power
it melts them like ice.
Fate - monstrous
and empty,
you whirling wheel,
you are malevolent,
well-being is vain
and always fades to nothing,
shadowed
and veiled
you plague me too;
now through the game
I bring my bare back
to your villainy.
Fate, in health
and virtue,
is against me
driven on
and weighted down,
always enslaved.
So at this hour
without delay
pluck the vibrating strings;
since Fate
strikes down the strong man,
everyone weep with me!
A quick search by the mournful Officers turned up yet another recording, which Officer GarrisonOfGondor played.
Told you I would not be lenient or late.
I'm a man of my word.
Uweeheehaha!
I will give you Officers some time to regroup. Your next clue will come later.
Keep your eyes open.