"Inspector, I presume your men have been searching the area this past hour. Has any trace of an attacker been found? Did the officers who found him first notice anyone fleeing? The Major said something about 'Abadan' in his last words. Perhaps a name?"
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:05 am
by HoneyDog
”We’re still in the process of searching. No doubt we will want to talk to the Colonel. I want to thank you gentlemen for your help. I will be following up on the information you’ve given me, so please leave this in our hands.”
Craddock bids the companions good night after asking them to contact him if they remember anything else of relevance. They are escorted from the scene.
OOC,Unless you want to follow up on anything else immediately, we can move to the next day. What would you like to investigate next?
OOC,Yes, I don't think there's anything else we can do tonight, so I'm ready to move to the next day. With libraries open on Monday, there should be a chance for those who are capable of doing so to do some research. We might want to take a closer look at [b]Reynolds[/b]'s death.
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:38 am
by andyw666
Harry harrumphs and smokes his pipe but does touch his top hat to the inspector (he cannot bring himself to be truly discourteous).
To his colleagues, Harry suggests, "Shall we meet for breakfast again and plan the day?"
OOC,Seems we have several leads: follow up the colonel, the other doctor, the word abalad, arranging access to the British Library and following up whether the Buffs ever made the papers of the day.
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:38 am
by Rooter
Dr. Francis Preston
"And if the killer strikes again whilst we are sitting about with our nosebags on? It seems to me our priority must be to urgently impress upon the remainder of the regiment the gravity of the situation. It would make sense for me to contact Dr. Sangster through our shared profession, while there are also Paice and Norton. Not forgetting the Colonel, of course. Applying to the Library will take days. But we now have a clue, this 'Abadan', which one of the other three may recognize and be more talkative to us than the Colonel about. In the interest of rapid action I submit we should interview the three individually first thing. Indeed if the killer is to be caught we may find ourselves needing to keep a constant guard upon them."
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:45 am
by andyw666
Harry sighs and beckons his colleagues slightly further away from the good men of the Met, for a more private conversation.
"Doctor, no-one could doubt your pluck but we are former Army men and we act with a plan."
"Now firstly, need I remind you that your alleged bedside manner has so far failed to gain an audience with the colonel and very nearly caused a dispute with the late major. If we are to even attempt to convince the colonel, we need more of an idea of the lay of the land. Then we approach him during traditional visiting hours, 3pm ish."
"The other gentlemen may be easier to convince but I would still prefer we had more facts at hand. In any event, both the major and before him the sergeant-major were killed outside at night. Surely a few hours tomorrow morning will not be wasted conducting our researches."
"Secondly, guarding these gentlemen is not our role. If the authorities feel they are in danger, it is for the police to protect them."
"We can be of far greater service using our prior Army experience to determine if this is connected to the activities of the Buffs. That is where our worth lies. We will see that which the worthy inspector does not."
"None of which leads me to think starting with a good breakfast will be time wasted."
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:56 am
by Mr. Handy
"Well said, Captain," adds Reg. "A soldier who misses breakfast runs the risk of missing lunch and supper as well."
Re: Chapter 4: Mysteries of The Sudan
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:37 am
by andyw666
Harry looks for a street urchin interested in running a note to Helena, inviting her to breakfast at the same time and place, on the morrow.
