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.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kA5VURP1P
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGb9uFWEl6
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?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxLSvgdMMj
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwIy9aiF48
"Friend of your family?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡit5spv9NpE
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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Uzrz29NE5
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgSpcjg8XR
"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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjCfjzcdFc
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamoCWIarsH
"Nothing on your little website?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFutmz9RkeX
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCFuB8rTAZ
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EdXZfTN4B
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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK6tejO6qI
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yvY8pgVLs
"The Importance of Being Ernest."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxddjlgN0nK
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeSxqPGQcx
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PzY9d7zbe
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhG83zHn5M
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdXxS6uYSN
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQe481lavf
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zpNZlYegM
"Kendall."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtBLwoZCSL
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8ghK05ycV
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWuLWESZ38
"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?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHOMt7KVT0
"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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSNc24ODpB
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5I1jFjciAE
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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5uRnYZm7V
"What did you do this time?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngU3t56diK
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDauAgf9hF
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWGjS7hooc
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?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51P3OM4ZwU
"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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9c4umF5vn
"Don't have to."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAQMt7vrTJ
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?"261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMLTB0xrg8
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlkgZ7xXvM
"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.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd8gpbegc7
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRN68p1ODN
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKItIXk3zE
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.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixgI8YEM4X
"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."261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUbEzP6Enm
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSHGzyJyW4
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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