It's a cold, rainy night on Capitol Hill. Your evening reading of the Federal Register is interrupted by a frantic call from Henry, the Senate Page.

"It's horrible, inspector. Just horrible! Five bills, FIVE. Dead as a doornail. The police are baffled, we're at the end of our rope. Please come as quickly as you can!"

You owe Henry a favor for taking you on a ride on the secret congressional subway last summer, so you tell him you'll be right over. You put on your raincoat, grab your notepad, and head to the Capitol building.