It is a Monday evening. The day so far had been slow and lazy. No phone calls, no visitors. Nothing. But even so, Kendall refreshes her blog page over and over with bleak hope that something, even just spam, will show, and Gregory skims over ads in the London Times.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6z4povvlL
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3y00qtx6W
Kendall sets the laptop aside on the crowded coffee table and walks over. She leans from behind him, her curly brown hair spilling over his shoulder. "What am I looking at?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmPYBwkC3t
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8EZtVimpF
"Friend of your family?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpR8mCIPc6
He shakes his head. "Not bloody likely. The bloke was always drunk, a heavy gambler. Father banned him from every event he puts on. I would have deemed this a serial set, but he could have been plastered and fell in."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAvJKrXzGN
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAo2vIdM27
"No, it's not that important to me. And we aren't desperate enough for a case to go stepping on Scotland Yard's toes."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZDKlcKCV8
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vCRCYiogO
"Nothing on your little website?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtkqJRKo9s
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYXHwSTEWM
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqkJFs6bkN
Kendall shakes her head. "No, not really. I'm just helping out with a play this week. Still much to do before it goes on stage Friday night."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoGjJPx0PA
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2BkyLRLZv
"The Importance of Being Ernest."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YvaFNrfuY
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOFelmWy8B
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7gj1FAjuh
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfJcU7TH9F
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FoRlJEfht
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFuzs5pJGU
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gnM7AZYwC
"Kendall."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWnTPfv5pP
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SVgthfi1a
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IZy4CUjgg
"Maybe...But the stage, Gregory! What if it's all too much and I just—" She peeks over the top edge of the laptop. "Can't do it?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkXoXmH5Jh
"You'll do fine." He shakes the paper, flipping the page. "I'll get a ticket for each night, if it would calm your nerves."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2anfYzMIJ
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysDMhwEiTB
Gregory's cellphone then starts to ring and he answers it. "Hello?" He is quiet for a moment before nodding. "Okay, Ian, we'll be right over." He then hangs up. "McIntosh wants us to drop by."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb1tSijEB3
"What did you do this time?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8i8i44nhk
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTvDH2WBqQ
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq42GJseti
Gregory rolls his eyes. "Anyway, he didn't say anything specific over the phone. He'll fill us in at the MET." He grabs his jacket and fedora from the hooks by the door. "Well? Are you coming or not?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDey7IOVJst
"I'm working on it! Unlike you I can't just jump and go." She mutters, picking up her laptop bag before hustling over to grab her jacket and deerstalker cap. "Plus, I had time. It's not like you have already flagged down a cabby or anything."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3FNUkKF3E
"Don't have to."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEicgAIy2V5
Outside of the door, there is a police car waiting for them. Kendall looks at Gregory with a raised brow. "Didn't do anything, hmm?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0wwR4hjgO
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPI0y7bKeb
"If you say so, Greg." She chuckles, getting in after him. She glances at the two men in the front and groans inwardly as it is none other than Inspectors Greene and Patel.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDLV7AKEF4
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmZMB8CAx9
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3TGHBiROh
Simon smirks as he reverses onto the road. "Oh come now, Kendall. You know every time we cross paths it's fancy." He glances over his shoulder at her.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0lzRCE3rV
"Eyes on the road, Greene." Greg rolls his eyes. "And preferably with your trap shut. It's been a long day and my tolerance for idiocy has long reached its limit."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4whl0FR5xl
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgocRyLDvb
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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