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.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIOxGi53rQ
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN3pYs69U0
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?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoOsW3JywH
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyACKhRq6Iz
"Friend of your family?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq4P8U7U5E
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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GoZ1iK5TL
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJzqkRMfGC
"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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEGw5Q8tOR
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIsEnuLBVz
"Nothing on your little website?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh63or8RKsF
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpvcIKytwT
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyEyzCQm9j
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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6ri2SPiap
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vJSTkGGWw
"The Importance of Being Ernest."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybFePQ7KIl
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkl7MPkDlV
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM5koPRZVZ
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR86LZYkRdi
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpdD7qewne
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJe2ZFhm05y
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKhBcYFD2Y
"Kendall."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9cdsFx7aU
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAdOC2to2B
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkeNE10844
"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?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt2yw41gDj
"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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyT3HGNs9E
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzn82zofO3
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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVmaZoRETs
"What did you do this time?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5n2aZfXuw
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXImC2qENUA
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRvsKtCpsp
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?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡss5bPjJqeZ
"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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjNrdkgZY3
"Don't have to."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWYuxhzj6M
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?"383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBagBA3xMCU
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r4BKP3z1i
"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.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSGEmuACFo
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIZZw9gvRF
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRv1WT6N4J
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.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoulRQko1I
"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."383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM78gWiuMy
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.383Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmRMFNcUGW
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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