the first time, i picked up the blackjack card and tried to read it -- and it disappeared from my inventory.
i went back to a saved game, looked at the blackjack card before picking it up, and was told something about the number 21 (but i don't remember exactly what that was). then when i tried to look at it more closely in inventory, it disappeared (again).
needless to say, i have been a little frustrated with the disappearance of inventory items. some of these have been faxes; others have been things that seemed more important (like the drug case on the kitchen counter, or the murdered guy's address book.)
so, if there's some significance about the blackjack card that i missed that's keeping me from solving the puzzle... could someone enlighten me as to what that was?
emily
ps sometimes these things disappear after i've read them; other times (like with the blackjack card) they disappear as soon as i click them on the magnifying glass -- so i don't even get the opportunity to examine them up close. that's what seems so odd to me.