[MaC] Separated - Nicola, Michael & Hodges

[Mel Mason]

> Hodges and Michael were able to see into her bedroom
> while she was locking Mr Bob away.  There was an open
> jewelry box on her dresser with gobs of jade jewelry
> and a silver locket with a picture of two older people
>
> inside, as well as a picture of Nicola on the arm of a
> shady-looking man at a high-society party in New York.
>
> Her diary was open to the last entry (Dec. 23, 1940).
> The entry read as follows: "I must find him as quickly
> as I possibly can. I fear the consequences to be dire
> if I don't." Before they could read any further,
> Nicola came back into the room and hastily closed the
> diary.
>
> Michael fingered the locket, asking, "Your brother,
> Nicola?"
>
> Nicola walked over and took the locket from him.
> "These are my parents," she said, pointing to the
> picture of the older couple. "And that's Freddy," she
> said, smiling at the other picture. "A friend from New
> York- he was one of the backers of the show I was in."
> She closed the locket, placed it back inside the
> jewelry box and turned to the two men.
>
> "Well, then, if that's all, I think we need to move on
> to Mrs. Evans' flat," she said, stifling a groan.
>

Mrs Evans flat was, of course, fully occupied by Vangie, Arabella, Cyril and 
Esme - to say nothing of Sweetie, who lifted his head with a look that said 
perfectly, "So this is hell, nor am I out of it."

They could see Vangie's open bedroom door - it seemed rather untidy within, 
and her jewellery case had been knocked over and its contents scattered - 
presumably by Sweetie in a playful (or burglarous) mood.  There seemed to be 
a surprising number of plain gold rings visible ...

(OOC - waiting to hear from Philip on his room).