Masks of Nyarlathotep

Yosef volunteers to cross the ravine to crank the bridge into position. But he is confronted by the watchman, "Password?" The rest of us only hear a shotgun blast before Yosef steps into view to signal all OK. We drive across (slow going with the car lights off relying on the moonlight) turning right along the road before it bends left toward a two-story mansion. Four cars parked in the circular driveway. Eddie turns our car to face outward before we creep closer; no guards and lights on both the 1st and 2nd floor. While Eddie disables the 4 cars (cuts fuel lines), the others case the perimeter. A feeble attempt to climb to the 2nd floor, hampered by the late-January cold and ice. Rene boldly steps to the front door and enters to find an empty sparse great-room. Silence; where are they? As Rene climbs the stairs to the 2nd floor, the others impatiently wait and whisper, "Remind me, do the 5 of us expect to take on these 2-dozen Egyptian cultists? What's our...