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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3tZ4HRCyG
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnuidl3Tla
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?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AuXkXQh9U
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg6zirLFRl
"Friend of your family?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FUUlVIEOH
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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBerYuf7il1
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfR9YGFLGT
"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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEm908Uxyq
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFuVPsyumP
"Nothing on your little website?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4xL6xPnde
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDUSZoTNvT
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5dwDwvyLB
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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBprGHHzhk5
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhacqoPxMX
"The Importance of Being Ernest."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpbjLhhOql
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ44zRfAj0
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY7crEMJtV
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlkQBtInPo
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9gCB2EjVd
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcnY6cW7xt
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Qh2ZRofEL
"Kendall."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U5GOEZWjU
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJzQQKsP7F
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFrXx3SsX5
"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?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQGJ5brPga
"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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4qwdUTIiZ
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U3RoDavQL
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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKpOJWXHA9
"What did you do this time?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fgMBmTQq3
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIexrh3Tr4
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTHn2S5tgG
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?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBwrhrzX2i
"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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZDtZ5d6cg
"Don't have to."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk82iFpHGwQ
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?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CiPkSUcTt
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3G7WM61IE
"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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdSco7cQxW
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLDUCWCinu
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4w5HylPqtH
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWNbDHqjIl
"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."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7rkciMgNr
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPuSUgTKQb
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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