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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xwDSUXwO0
Gregory smiles and offers his hand to the woman. "Charmed, I'm sure."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX5dO6dg0Q
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?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5R4MZ3XN9
"I beg your pardon! I am Victor Bell's daughter, but I surely refute that description!" Kendall exclaims before McIntosh can respond.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvyZ9ZcvTj
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?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFjNrVcwuW
Gregory now frowns. "Chief Tushingham—" McIntosh cuts him off with a sharp glance. "Nevermind...."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhEBODmv4D
"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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIPUPw8HGh
"You mean like bending the law, Ian?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HSz9astAV
"I decline to answer that." He crosses his arms, looking down at her.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eNsW7QivF
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?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI04nW6ICms
Ian lowers his eyes to the floor in silence.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw2ddg0JFk
"Now look here you—" again, Gregory is cut off by a sharp glance; this time from Kendall.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQulg34kTZh
Gretchen turns away with a satisfied smirk. "Mortician! Front and center!"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAoyyqyBrY
Amber and Daan exchange glances before Daan walks over, clearing his throat. "Yes, madam?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygfC6uNjlR
"I'm sure you already have run this by the detectives, but give me the full spill on the bodies."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtno7TCY1V
"Yes, madam."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iXBi9zC4S
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.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpOvNNgoZ5
"What the hell, Ian?" Gregory crosses his arms.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbIxwMdIrH
Ian sighs deeply and leans back against the wall. "You know Inspector Greene, correct?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEjjwjCZcu
"Yeah, we know the cockroach. What about him?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeOLNkfCZW
"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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrwiex7goT
"And what's the barmy dame to do with this all?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMixekTR68
"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?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0OSWChaLL
Gregory frowns, but nods. "I just hope the harridan doesn't get in our way."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP8jq2U2Yr
Kendall sharply elbows him. "Be respectful! Don't make me bring back the jar."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxB9ItyuOt
"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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmCedLCCnr
"So you say now...Just wait until I withhold your coffee again."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswc3MEjWV0
Gregory rolls his eyes and waves her off. "What was that about your father anyway?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9U7NOERZO
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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.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWYNxc0CAq
"Well, you could say he lost his leg saving a family and received a George Cross for it." Ian chuckles.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7OVGJW0JV
She only shrugs again. "Like Dad says, he was just doing his job. Nearly cost him his own life..."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lEJWHXTS1
"A George Cross?" Greg raises his brows.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15yA5eDS0v
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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmg4X7OqIZ
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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkAD7iwSS3
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Greg? Couldn't that make the situation worse?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8pAiGXGeq
"Nah."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2Dv51ALLy
"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."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRKPVk7MEH
"Alright, fine." He crosses his arms.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt7j5n4Kqg
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.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5BV9xRBBM
"Amber, is everything alright?" Kendall asks.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3ymGgXC6R
Amber sighs, setting her knife aside. "Everything is just peachy."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88zaGjCCJ5
"What? Did you see that I was right after all?" Daan grins.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRyoflo80f
"Actually you were just as wrong as I was. He died of congestive heart failure."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ73RKxKSbc
He frowns. "Well that's no fun. And how are we deciding dinner tonight then?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlWIWzhn8O
"I would say either left over spaghetti at home or you can take me out for steak and lobster."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcii1HC2uQx
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?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNbuMYGwiO
"Yes, Chief."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl68zOlb8h
Gretchen looks at Gregory. "And that means no bending any rules either."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOYXsOwxci
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. "259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeaCFL6yIT
McIntosh elbows Gregory silently.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dvXz9H385
"But like I said, we will try our hardest to stick within your rules, Chief Tushingham."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedhjgxMn37
Tushingham nods, satisfied. "Good." She then turns towards the lift. "Come along, Ian. Show me that office you had mentioned."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0ZRDcbo6p
"Alright." He nods, following her.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuDAxiLpZP
Gregory watches them go and shakes his head. "I think we'll wait and take the lift after they're off."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiHoLlzBm5
"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.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRMbBcX3oR
"Watch? Take legible notes? Hit up a vending machine?" He shrugs. "Don't know yet. I may still go have a talk with Simon."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG10hw1guMU
"But Gregory—"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVdpGp8tB0
"Just a talk, I swear!"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYKR2CxTXh
Kendall doesn't look convinced. "Still don't think it's a good idea."
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