Radio equipment

Radio equipment was often utilized by the Manhattan Clan to communicate with Elisa Maza while she was on duty.

History

When Goliath accompanied Elisa on her nightshift in February 1995 to see first hand what she meant by the police motto of "Protect and Serve", she equipped him with a microphone and earpiece to communicate with the gargoyle from a distance. ("Reawakening") [1]

Lexington later communicated with Elisa with a headset during their confrontations with Coldstone and Thailog. ("Legion", "Double Jeopardy")

In 1996, when Elisa returned to the Clock Tower after it was destroyed to pick up the Mayan Sun Amulet, she also picked up the clan's radio equipment and a few other mementos from the debris. ("Quo Vadis Cum Hoc?") [2]

Characteristics

The state-of-the-art radio equipment consisted of a few pieces of technology. Both Elisa and the gargoyles wore ear pieces, while Goliath wore a microphone around his neck. Elisa wore a covert wire that she could speak into her jacket lapel. Lexington often wore a headset that consisted of a microphone and earphones.

Production Background

In his memo for "Reawakening", Greg Weisman described Elisa's side of the radio equipment as essentially that of a police wire, unseen from curious eyes. [3]

A cut scene from "Hunter's Moon" Part Three involved Elisa collecting the Manhattan Clan's surviving possessions from the Clock Tower before confronting Jason Canmore there. [4]