An October frost was about to settle on the pumpkins that were nested between two hay bales outside of the Gotham Police Headquarters.
In the city streets there were bands of goblins, ghosts and witches all hunting for the sake of savory treats for the night. The night was All Hallows Eve.
Sargent Joe Friday and Officer Bill Ganon were workin out of bunko on the night shift. "Joe, there's call from Cap, states we gotta a call and we need to hightail it down to Atlantic Office Solutions on Fifth Avenue, Cappy states a guy called in muttering something about Vampires and power... something or other and then they were cut off"! With that Joe and Bill were off and running to their squad car and within minutes they arrived at the fron entrance of Atlantic Office Solutions.
Crime Scene Investigation:
"That's funny" Joe thought. Joe pointed at the buildings and stated "Bill, have you ever seen anything like this, all of the lights around Atlantic Office Solutions is off, but the main building is lit up like a Christmas tree"! Now usually nothing and I repeat nothing fazes Joe & Bill, however this being All Hallows Eve and that dreadful call where vampires and power seems to have Bill and Joe a little jumpy.
Bill banged on the glass door again and again, and not a soul was to be heard. Bill turned to Joe "Whadda think Joe, should we just invite ourselves in", "We gotta see what's going on or we'll never hear the end of it from Cappy" stated Joe.
Bill then gave a good tug on the door and don't you know that the door was unlocked!!! Bill and Joe walked in, they rounded the reception area and then scampered into the hall, it was then that they heard the terrible screaming!!!
Running down the hall was a lean middle aged man with short silver hair with a matching mustache and he's screaming his darn head off! Bill grabbed him as he ran by, took him to the ground, put his face to the floor and asked "what the hell is going on"? The middle aged guy on the floor was screaming "Power, power, the vampires are stealing my power"! Joe leaned over and gave the guy a good whack in the head and told the guy to "calm down, calm down, we're da cops". "What's your name" asked Bill, the guy on the floor replied "Larry, Larry Wisemann".
"Joe, I don't know about you but we've been here for 15 minutes and I ain't seen no dam Vampires"! Joe then told Bill "Hey me neither", Joe looked down at Larry and stated "Larry tell us what the hell is going on". "My power, my power, their stealing all of my power, the employees left for the night and I had to come back because I forgot my daughter’s gift. I walked in and all the damn lights, copiers, printers, fax machines, coffee makers and water coolers were left on"!!!, "it's gosh darn Vampire Power I tell you, and the damn power company is draining the profits out of me", exclaimed Larry.
Little did Larry know that Bill Ganon knew what he was talking about, Bill had been moonlighting as head of security for ESP. "Larry, Larry calm down, this is not the end", Joe chimed in and asked "Bill, whadda ya thinking?" Bill then stated "Larry, we need you to come downtown to the offices of ESP, we've got these hoo dads, I mean.....", what Bill meant to convey to Larry is that ESP with the eCommandCenter, users can track their real-time, plug-level energy consumption across their entire company and all connected equipment, including copiers, computers, water coolers, coffee makers, printers and vending machines. It’s the perfect solution to identify specific employees and equipment that consume higher than average energy, eliminate misused energy costs or vampire power, proactively set up automated programs to manage power consumption, and incorporate tangible green business practices.
Larry having calmed down a little exclaimed "really", then put his finger to his bottom lip, you could tell the wheels were churning and stated to Joe and Bill "you mean I can turn every piece of electric hardware on & off at will from a remote location?" "Yup, that's what Bill is talking about" claimed Joe. Larry being the ever so clever business owner told Joe and Bill, "I can't thank you guys enough, not only did you solve my theft (vampire) of power, but I'm thinking I can present this to all of my clients to add additional value for the copiers that we sell!"
Both Joe & Bill tipped their hats and told Larry "we'll been seeing you around town, our job is done here"!
Joe and Bill left Atlantic Office Solutions that evening with an understanding that there were no vampires, just a savvy business owner that was being sucked dry by his employees and power company.
"Joe whadda think, what kinda report are we gonna file tonight" stated Bill. "People who saw it happen - but really didn't. People who insist they did it - but really didn't. People who don't remember - those who try to forget. Those who tell the truth - those who lie. You'll run the files until your eyes ache, it's just another case of some business owner who wants to stay in business and needs technology to keep him ahead of the curve" stated Joe.
Of course this is a fictional story, yes the names were changed to protect the innocent. Need to know more about ESP and Command Center? Go here!
-=Good Selling=-
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