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.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn8Ljg1YKl
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjo3890H7U
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?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx8zeT9bKe
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ENPTN7Pcm
"Friend of your family?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZmM3tgQBH
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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjP9QpVypk
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGBmVT6WP8
"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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3ugqI0rd5
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu63LrCWKx
"Nothing on your little website?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJzK0UiCJJ
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo58BFq4OVK
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5GsHS1XIK
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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9eaOC77lD
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFcfKiYbXh
"The Importance of Being Ernest."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitxVjuKEc8
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurHzZ8BCxd
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6TljmjL6o
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq9DqoM0MQ
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwB19XpC7q
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmPUrRNqGm
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITMzDsBevB
"Kendall."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJwZivt4ON
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdZZbQXL22
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhglWlvmx3I
"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?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXiMWVUO8t
"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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dhtJULQhx
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzkMNZzKcU
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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID9ktuEkH3
"What did you do this time?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY12NRy4eWa
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY1p8OsI1R
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze0bXGQoVi
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?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9DTvQ3Dfr
"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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNKu3z855O
"Don't have to."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz4fbBnuQH
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?"341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLhdznNFsG
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eKXhTpyTd
"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.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdjZuhJtLf
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ9z179zRl
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygSqIL7rHs
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.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgN2qFt1RF6
"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."341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMY0YKNsp9
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsHUAVTmMs
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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