Initialized by Lieutenant Pol Mauvern, reassigned to Commander Michael Riley (Formerly classified top secret)
Preliminary investigation on year 3610, Month 9, Day 5, Hour 14, minute 35 revealed the presence of eight (8) microcameras concealed in the luxury suite of the Citylight Hotel occupied by Her Eminence the Matriarch and His Holiness the Archon on their visit to Dalgherdia City. In consideration of the explosion at local club Tom O’Bedlam’s four days previous, widely believed to be an attack on the person of the Archon himself, it was decided to treat this matter with utmost seriousness.
Four (4) cameras were found beneath the cabinet adjacent to the bed. Three (3) cameras were found in the bath, lodged in the curtains on the window facing Dalgherdia City. All of these cameras were determined to be of commercial make, of the type commonly used by media push producers.
One (1) camera was found in a dust bunny,* in retrospect, an anomaly in a meticulously clean executive suite. This camera was of Terran make, military issue.
It is believed that the cameras were planted in the hotel prior to the ipsissimal couple’s arrival, and that they escaped the omniscient notice of His Holiness due to the “projection fatigue” suffered by the emanation Lucius in pursuit of another top secret government matter.
The presence of the media cameras is most certainly connected to a recent and enormously popular adult video release, Bubble Fun. Fortunately, the producers of this item were solely concerned with erotic content, and edited out any conversations (which may have contained classified information) that occurred during the course of the surreptitious filming. After deliberation with Lord Danak’s ministry of propaganda, it was decided to treat the video as standard class c contraband: a small fine for possession, a larger fine for sales, and no real attempt to enforce. Initially, it was argued that the video should be ignored, but unlike the Ross-recordings, Bubble Fun has no arguably newsworthy nature and was obtained through breaking the laws respecting personal privacy and the security of the aristocracy.
The military camera is a more serious matter. As Terrans have been banned from Dalgherdia, the source of the hardware is unknown. It is likely to be connected to the rumored presence of the CenGov telepathic operative, Esau St. John, and the attack on the nightclub. In light of this, St. John has been elevated to the top of SSOps persons-of-interest list.
*Literally, filthfrog. There is no such animal as a filthfrog. It is a cautionary tale for children: “If you don’t clean your room, the filthfrog will sneak into your nose at night.” In highly polluted urban areas, darkened mucus caused by particulate matter in the air is called “filthfrog snot” – trans.