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.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrlM7jfClt
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XeuJ8NPwg
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?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkDCcJ7aqH
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvG855dG49
"Friend of your family?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zProTaWsJ
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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW8XZAFYlQ
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YTMya036w
"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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYNIi6nsRg
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ710mHZzn2z
"Nothing on your little website?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqPItblSfy
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLBhgbb97g
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSklqkTVCfO
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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYJplZYf2K
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcWB3qlYCe
"The Importance of Being Ernest."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4TesqONCk
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWgoJTabnY
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgladQq8NXc
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMeWddfHHs
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7hOQx0VkM
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoasUGUYmX
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAChpBQFhcK
"Kendall."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzRD8WEwek
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7T4PKpX0k
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vRmCDTE6Q
"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?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh3bVgHsHD
"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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqd7sbweOZ
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes10Z64y04
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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8lmz3o0G2
"What did you do this time?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgvzbOT5JJ
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrR4nCz4ok
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSxAH2CG1S
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?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIvx3T0OE6
"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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmeH23bMrL
"Don't have to."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hQRcddGFJ
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?"399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2O4vYMkeT
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hk933DxFw
"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.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKfkzSOoCa
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3PGMDylzW
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaM60OdqTi
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.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfM9LuxM9kE
"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."399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiYmHVhc2H
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYnQGBsKlD
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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