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.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZNJsV38XL
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqJi1YPKiZ
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?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlQcRJbfJq
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsTNBm4HaL
"Friend of your family?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfeoNB0rhJ
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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsNH4dDz7O
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ225WvuaoJh
"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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMGRfnaicr
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWNs32hB2S
"Nothing on your little website?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgYVpTlvJj
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE9AGjv1v4
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDFUmryjUx
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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMB0kv4VHfz
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAtKEbK28s
"The Importance of Being Ernest."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYcgqp4LLN
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGxJDOsljt
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nfoBHXewm
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9oNMXWPrc
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdVi9Nh4OQ
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1xfioYXyj
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRhToeRdgE
"Kendall."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9jgYT3m61
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY8wdkZq9r
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyPVEEV9SV
"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?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGogvv4LU9U
"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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EQ8Rh48lg
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuBj39aM2G
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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojKHyj8ATe
"What did you do this time?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIXb394TDE
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYdFe2HxW7
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMWB7W6e2m
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?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sHKfgwGpf
"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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ykqOtRTKt
"Don't have to."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4LVji861O
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?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1Ni2YIwZA
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqZT5KtWBn
"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.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiUwCrKr9w
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal7AVo6iOP
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAISsnyzST
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.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx36iiI7fj0
"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."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiP8H6aA4Tc
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxXQq8N8kh
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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