They call a professor named Vera Gates to investigate it:
It occurred to me how appropriate the name Vera Gates is for a scientist.
I'm fairly certain that Vera comes from the Latin word verum, which means truth. It's the same root that the word veracity comes from (also the word very, which I found interesting). So truth combined with gates seems to name a character who is a guardian of knowledge. It's especially apt considering her dedication to her job, which doesn't falter even after her lab has been broken into and vandalized. She asserts, "This is science. I won't be scared into not doing my research."
