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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZASRmxAnA
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9Jqah78Pm
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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqEWiDybsT
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Urxu35EOm
"Friend of your family?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnRYhtXNrw
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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBNb1xx0ET
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZtDS2PlGJ
"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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x2xh1t1IA
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimd1f3bmVP
"Nothing on your little website?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOZL4UyPS4
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMEmhunPl5
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1t1ZLvPjXN
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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYILB7KEbaC
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0TfeSwBar
"The Importance of Being Ernest."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvviEcdpRee
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftcFpgItJ1
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVLeAKaKhZ
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwIcwqYfes
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6pTzVmFMK
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpasEgLtRHP
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YknbuZco3
"Kendall."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5srmiIGc4N
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwsLwN9LFE
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQuuQDkdjO
"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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWy1fYGthUH
"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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke0UnRfJYe
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSDzh16q2V
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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGhfxmjcon
"What did you do this time?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGCEL6kyLl
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXWIPJSz6K
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEbEn4GLsO
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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNv7NWn4mO
"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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllfTQRFJOu
"Don't have to."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSievWCPSR
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?"320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3Xt26p1Gc
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n9TJ18rHx
"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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS47iq36c9
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuO8IR4DAF
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPLjKL7jQ6
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.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLjChOL4dP
"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."320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlasERu7wf0
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.320Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwyKNiScvn
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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