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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDonCdBi1T
Shaking his paper as he turns the page, he looks over at Kendall. "Hey, come see this."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCB1ju01JT
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?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc5vygPBZr
"Third person this month found dead on the Thames bank. I recognize this one."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM3fDVsiCd
"Friend of your family?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdluUoQ0uu6
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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLv5UGGvMO
"Well, if you wanted to know bad enough we could go ask Amber and Daan."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVdk5ph7uJ
"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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpCfoeOr9u
Kendall sighs loudly. "Maybe not desperate, but surely bored enough."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcCbLGHz1Q
"Nothing on your little website?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D0RLjZjRI
"Nope. No emails, no phone calls, no letters. We very well could just close up for the night."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGwN9w5Y1X
"Someone's awfully antsy. Some special plan you need to rush off too?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN8eOoHNv1
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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD469NkHDTU
"Oh?" He looks up at her. "What play?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRerp8zDHZ3
"The Importance of Being Ernest."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b8azk3VhM
"Are you acting in it or just helping with the set?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJrJVT8XmW
Kendall shrugs, walking back over to her computer. "I'm not entirely sure."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV81rGdNKud
"How can't you be sure if it opens in a week?" He lowers the paper to look at her.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8kvK9yBH2
"It depends on if Elizabeth is well enough to perform or not. Last week she called in sick and hasn't been back since."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPSq5aTUYQ
"Well if you ask me, that sounds like you'll be performing. Who will you be playing?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AZnY4d9uV
"Maybe no one if Dr. Wren reassigns the part."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkognnQnta
"Kendall."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxv5EX8F24
She sighs, sitting down. "I might be playing Gwendolen Fairfax."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr5FzKsDOw
Gregory then smiles. "That's not surprising. I think your personality fits her well."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGMxliNCZh
"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?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTVX1HEaSi
"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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFChCl6v6I
Kendall laughs shortly, nearly choked. "Yeah, I really see that calming my nerves." Her cheeks softly redden at the thought.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb8xl1dA3r
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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqGsQsu4RQ
"What did you do this time?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PqKelEXWq
"Why do you always think I've done something when he rings?" He glares at her.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72oBoyDhrY
Kendall begins shoving her computer into its case. "Maybe because usually you have."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriYm4bwZob
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?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMcA9vBCa6
"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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyFeW0xVr8
"Don't have to."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefMkB0e5mu
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?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsZahT0Mn8
"Oh shut up, this proves nothing." He snorts, walking over to and getting in the car.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0JOIw88QA
"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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f79OyYSWQ
Inspector Greene turns around in the driver's seat. "Well, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Kendall."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES4Iigfgmg
Kendall opens her mouth, but then shuts it in a thin line, shaking her head. "Not really, Simon..."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCbdt7wKSP
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.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTObTm5rONG
"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."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8iKt94mU7
Inspector Patel snickers in the passenger seat, but stops when Simon flashes a glare.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMIAWcX8fP
"Much better, boys. Keep this up and you might be decent cabbies one day."
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