Another culprit!

Yesterday, the Library OMCOM told Rome and Rei that he had reconstructed the motion of the burglar or burglars who had stolen Hanry Ta Jihn's handgun and one of the Deucadon's invisibility cloaks. Rei had assumed that it was Troutman and Steele all along but he kept his suspicions to himself while waiting for actual proof. What OMCOM was about to show them was something that nobody was expecting:

     OMCOM showed them a floor plan of the library. A yellow dot appeared at the front door then extended to become a yellow line, indicating the path the intruders took. They didn’t meander. They headed right for the museum area that Rei, Rome and Bonnie now occupied and went directly to the display cases.
     “As you can see, they were very purposeful in their actions. They came in, they removed the objects then retraced their steps back outside.”
     “Not very useful,” Rei said. “It just confirms your suspicion. They came here to steal and they got the gun and cloak.”
     “I agree that tracing their paths, in and out, of itself, is of no consequence,” OMCOM said. “However, I was able to use the acoustical inputs to create essentially a three dimensional construct of the group as they entered the room. Very similar to your sonar vision, Rei.”
     “What do you mean by group?” Rome asked. “There were just the two of them, right?”
     “No,” OMCOM said. “There were three of them.” The acoustical renditions showed three people moving through the room as gray specters. Two of the shapes appeared normal height or thereabouts. The third person was very short.
     “Three?” Rei sputtered. “The tall one must be Troutman. The medium sized one must have been Steele. But who was the third?”
     “I was able to use a series of transforms to abstract their voices. She did not say much but I can play it for you.”
     “Sh, sh, she?” Rome stammered. “It was a woman?”
     “Yes,” OMCOM said.
     The livetar played the recording. The woman only said two things. The first time OMCOM played the recordings, it was not very clear. After a few adjustments, the sound of the voice sharpened up. The woman’s voice said, “You will only need one cloak.”
     OMCOM’s animation indicated one of the two taller beings reaching in the case. At that point, the woman said, “Please put the handgun back. It belonged to Hanry Ta Jihn. You do not need it.”
     One of the two men growled at her that they did and that was the end of it.
     Rei sat down heavily at the seat by the workstation.
     “You heard that, right?” Rei inquired of Rome. “The accent?”
     “Yes,” Rome said sadly.
     “What?” Bonnie asked. “What’s so special about that woman’s voice?”

What could be so depressing about a woman's voice? It is something from so far out in left field that it is in another ballpark. You'll see tomorrow.