The lift opens and Chief McIntosh enters the morgue. He's followed by a petite woman with choppy, short raven hair. Her arms are clasped behind her back and she's frowning. McIntosh walks over to the two detectives and clears his throat. "Chief Tushingham, these are the detectives that I told you about; Mr. Gregory Harris and his colleague, Ms. Kendall Bell."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO20RccTr8
Gregory smiles and offers his hand to the woman. "Charmed, I'm sure."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiWJrNt1nZ
Chief Tushingham snorts at his remark and looks at Kendall. "Bell..." she murmurs, glancing over at Ian. "You mean she is Victor's barmy daughter?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrutEPwUdFm
"I beg your pardon! I am Victor Bell's daughter, but I surely refute that description!" Kendall exclaims before McIntosh can respond.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SJUiWWlpb
Tushingham smirks. "At ease, pansy. Just going off old memories." She then walks past Kendall to the corpses. "Tell me again, Ian, why the hell you are giving a police investigation over to a couple of armature private detectives?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxZjQqtRF9
Gregory now frowns. "Chief Tushingham—" McIntosh cuts him off with a sharp glance. "Nevermind...."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8wzthdIMD
"Gretchen, they're not armatures. Mr. Harris has cracked a number of cases that we simply were stumped upon. They have the means, the manpower, and the availability to do certain things pertaining to these cases that we simply...do not."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38rfKChfkg
"You mean like bending the law, Ian?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgV5OF93FLy
"I decline to answer that." He crosses his arms, looking down at her.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa1IN7Ltx3
Gretchen steps back to him with a brow raised. "Decline to answer?" She chuckles. "What do you think this is, Ian? Primary School? You are this close to probation, you may care to remember. So if you care to continue your little iron curtain, fine. We can take your situation up the chain and then we can see you in court. But you don't want that, do you, Ian?" She smirks. "I'd hate to be you when Margaret hears that you were being retired and jailed...then little—what was her name again? Oh right. Katie. Sweet little Katie will be growing up with her Papa, whom she looks up to so much, in jail. She'd feel so let down and betrayed. Do you want to let down little Katie like that, Ian?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv09u5mCFD
Ian lowers his eyes to the floor in silence.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke586jvEYo
"Now look here you—" again, Gregory is cut off by a sharp glance; this time from Kendall.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ2qmXNOpx
Gretchen turns away with a satisfied smirk. "Mortician! Front and center!"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1TX5LhHLV
Amber and Daan exchange glances before Daan walks over, clearing his throat. "Yes, madam?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG89Vzqpmc
"I'm sure you already have run this by the detectives, but give me the full spill on the bodies."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsaEIQ5dIY
"Yes, madam."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R9kDq1FGr
While Daan shows and explains the bodies to Chief Tushingham, McIntosh takes Gregory and Kendall off to the other side of the room where they talk in hushed tones.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWbXKPawVA
"What the hell, Ian?" Gregory crosses his arms.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZX0JQkdD1
Ian sighs deeply and leans back against the wall. "You know Inspector Greene, correct?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iPVXXWCVz
"Yeah, we know the cockroach. What about him?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jmMEEEQ7t
"To put it simply...The insolent boy can't take criticism. He complained to his uncle who's higher up the chain of authority, which has brought me under inspection. Then I had a squealer who brought to light all the strings I've pulled for you over the years. They think I'm corrupt or have gone rogue or something. I don't know and I don't like it."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlqPIAKnRe
"And what's the barmy dame to do with this all?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8gSXeitUa
"She's over this case...If things do not go well, she will be taking over here as chief and I'll be tried." He sighs and looks at Greg. "So if you don't want to work with Satan's mistress for the next twenty years, you'll be on your best behavior during this case and you solve it and prove you're worth the trouble. Understand?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMJGAOAoKc
Gregory frowns, but nods. "I just hope the harridan doesn't get in our way."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYm1mA6zXC4
Kendall sharply elbows him. "Be respectful! Don't make me bring back the jar."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aChm1Cwos
"When she earns it, I will be." He glares in Tushingham's direction steadily. "Right now she's proven to be nothing but a bloody harpy. I don't care about that bloody jar."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xCsL8okpl
"So you say now...Just wait until I withhold your coffee again."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEJhJJBMsU
Gregory rolls his eyes and waves her off. "What was that about your father anyway?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4gdoNxVe2
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"He used to work on the bomb squad until Mum made him retire. Nothing much to say." She shrugs and looks away.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDLSZGF689
"Well, you could say he lost his leg saving a family and received a George Cross for it." Ian chuckles.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkmt6d8dTR
She only shrugs again. "Like Dad says, he was just doing his job. Nearly cost him his own life..."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx69RY0rvr
"A George Cross?" Greg raises his brows.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlqS0EDHtc
Kendall sighs and crosses her arms. "Look, my family is not the issue we are conversing right now. Let's leave that for topic of some other day, okay?" She sees that Daan has moved to talk about the most recent victim. "Daan is nearly done."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzdXpihGqN
Gregory looks over his shoulder and nods. "We will see what she thinks she wants us to do. If she is done with us, then you can go see what Rufford has come up with so far. I think I'll see about a little...chat with Simon."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GmvpHsbf5
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Greg? Couldn't that make the situation worse?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDatN3aIBs
"Nah."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAJzQzh5ob
"Gregory, you will leave the boy alone." Ian looks at him sternly. "He's already going to get a taste of his actions later this afternoon. Gretchen may be a hard case, but she doesn't mollycoddle anyone. She's going to be drilling them hard." He smirks. "And he can't take that up with his uncle."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVbPtwbwyr
"Alright, fine." He crosses his arms.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxoJg0Zgi7
Just as Chief Tushingham finishes talking with Daan and walks over to the other three, there is an exclamation of, "Blast it all!" from Amber's corner of the room. All heads turn in her direction.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOUtOOEAXq
"Amber, is everything alright?" Kendall asks.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8xuhxxdu0
Amber sighs, setting her knife aside. "Everything is just peachy."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfj6et4Njm
"What? Did you see that I was right after all?" Daan grins.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMfP6cTRnM
"Actually you were just as wrong as I was. He died of congestive heart failure."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywF2MjDeya
He frowns. "Well that's no fun. And how are we deciding dinner tonight then?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTruKT6SHy2
"I would say either left over spaghetti at home or you can take me out for steak and lobster."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQQKn9bw2y
Chief Tushingham rolls her eyes and clears her throat. "Detectives, since McIntosh has already extended the case to you, I will honor his decision. However, you will work under my rules and you will report all breakthroughs straight to me. Understood?"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gDtRQF9go
"Yes, Chief."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw6Itb8yN5
Gretchen looks at Gregory. "And that means no bending any rules either."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWRC1Yi5Ro
Gregory looks down at her. "We will try not to, but that's as far as I promise, Tushingham. I'm not the police. We don't have to follow police protocols. "506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fEUOWh60p
McIntosh elbows Gregory silently.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDuwuzyvPy
"But like I said, we will try our hardest to stick within your rules, Chief Tushingham."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48SX0Cf6Zg
Tushingham nods, satisfied. "Good." She then turns towards the lift. "Come along, Ian. Show me that office you had mentioned."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPmOERVdLM
"Alright." He nods, following her.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvKipl9jYB
Gregory watches them go and shakes his head. "I think we'll wait and take the lift after they're off."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8Vmbthwfa
"Fine by me." Kendall nods. "So what are you going to do while Rufford and I look over their files?" She glances up at him.506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEBwohYJyV
"Watch? Take legible notes? Hit up a vending machine?" He shrugs. "Don't know yet. I may still go have a talk with Simon."506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybSbte0nzw
"But Gregory—"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kkUF84qYj
"Just a talk, I swear!"506Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCUQaMrBq9
Kendall doesn't look convinced. "Still don't think it's a good idea."
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