The most time consuming task would be to check LuCom's node for surrounding nodes and "query" them for routed traffic to LuCom. That is also the most time sensitive.
as this is the most important you started with this. Make a matrix perception roll.
11d6.hits(5)=1
Sigh...that was anti-climatic
First. please provide a breakdown of the rolls ie. Computer(4) + Analyze(4) + Technomancer(2)
With 1 hit you were able to find out all the nodes close (in terms of real distance like 200 meters) to the LuCom node that aren't running stealth.
All of them were crashed. Not as throughoutly as the LuCom node, but still none of them has uptime (time since last reboot) longer than 24 hours. Specifically there were no video peripherals (like cameras) left to function during the crime.
I'll request/summon a Sleuth sprite to assist me...this is a lot of data.
decide the rating and make compiling, fading rolls don't forget to add +2 from the technomancer ability
This is going to be a lot of work so I think level 4.
Compiling+Resonance: 9d6.hits(5)=3
Fading Resist: Willpower + Resonance : 10d6.hits(5)=5
Sprite resistance(4) 4d6.hits(5)=1 2 net hits give you 2 sprite services to use withing next 8 hours.
Drain Value: 2S
fading resisted in full
and if Dean was able to provide any useful information so he can verify the purchases Dean made and if the time stamps and triangualtion can place him somewhere other than the scene of the crime.
that is simple, following the purchase order, it seems that the grocery with real food is named Peter and Paul and it is located in the Hub two blocks away. This is no large mall, a small shop rather with genuine food and outrageus prices. They deliver purchases themselves to your door in armed convoys.
Does this mean that Dean did receive ("signed") for the groceries and was it at the time of the murder?
No, the purchases were made in the morning, the murder took place during the evening. This just confirms the Dean's story.
I am assume the group is awaiting me to work my magic (they can stop me at anytime it's not going to be secret) while at Dean's appartment. I'll spoof an access id and use stealth and at first monitor the node...i'm curious to seen if there is any remote chatter going on other than the typical from the local house devices. Unless there are some access ids with security or admin privlidges in the communication traffic (hey maybe i can acquire Dennis' access 
) i will probably need to find an exploit.
since this is my first player controlled hack...what rolls do you need me to make?
first give me another matrix perception roll (Omar you can make one too)
secondary you have no access_id that matches admin or security priviledges of the Dean's node, if you want to gain yourself a higher status, you need to make an hack on it. to do so make an extended exploit roll at target of 5. You'll probably want to boost your stealth complex form though before attempting.
software + resonance : boost stealth complex form: 9d6.hits(5)=4 (which will give him a 9 stealth)
Fading: Will + Resonance : 10d6.hits(5)=2
which means two physical damage (-1die). His nose starts to bleed.
Perception Test: (-3die) : -1phy -2threading (9d6.hits(5)=4)
Hacking+Exploit (-3die): -1phy -2threading (6d6.hits(5)=1)
First things first lets get through this...
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you forgot to add two dices from the Technomancer bonus (all rolls in Matrix are done like via hotsim - TM is continously hotsimming, so actually all rolls except fading resistance are bonused) on the stealth threading
Drain Value is equal to 4P (number of hits used for increasing the complex form)
Fading resistance 2 -> 2 physical damage
Wound modifiers go for each 3 wound boxes, you got 2 so there is no modifer yet
Matrix perception test on the Dean's node 4 hits revealed something else (details in IC)
Now attempting to Hacking yourself a security account on the Dean's node. (the target is equal to Firewall(5) + 3 =8)
Hacking(4) + Exploit(5) + TM(2) -2(sustaining) - that gives you 9 dices not 6. I'll roll the remaining 3 for you.
3d6.hits(5)=2 hits more that is 3 hits after first IP.
System's roll Analyze(5) + Firewall(5) ->
10d6.hits(5)=2 hits with target of your stealth(9)
you'll need to roll for the next round of Hacking(4) + Exploit(5) + TM(2) -2(sustaining) and possibly for the third. The issue is that you probably won't make it (the node has some good defences) unless you use your Edge for that.
