Modus Operandi is also the name of an online text game from Simutronics, the makers of Dragonrealms and Gemstone III. Basically, it's a detective game set on the Carribean island of Morada. You run errands and chase down baddies for xp and loot. I remember playing it a bit when it was free on AOL (it was the only service available here in 1995. Sue me), and it wasn't really all that fun. You can find out more about it at http://www.play.net/ The charge is $9.95/month for basic play, and after that things get tricky, but that's another node.