[MaC] More searching - Nicola, Michael & Hodges

[Knave of Amber]

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:13:18 -0800 (PST), Jonathan Katalenic
<jjkatalenic at yahoo.com> wrote:
> After they had finished in Vangie's flat, the
> searchers (OOC - anyone else joining them?) moved on
> to the top floor - where there were the four
> penthouse flats - one unoccupied, one rented by the
> Beamans, one by Anton Barowenski, one by the Fitzroys
> and one by the Beamans.
> 
> Once again, they decided to start with the empty flat.
> This was rented out to Marty Fitzroy - the idea was
> that it could be occupied by prominent guests he might
> wish to entertain - although Hodges knew that no-one
> had occupied it recently.
> 
> A reason why this might be the case was rapidly
> apparent once they had opened the flat and switched on
> the lights.
> 
> It was laid out as an office - now seemingly disused,
> but still filled with desks and filing cabinets.
> 
> But this was not an office for Marty's theatrical
> endeavours.  A glance at the insignias on the wall -
> the flash and circle (see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Union_of_Fascists
> made it quite clear that this had been - or possibly
> still was - used as one of the main offices
> of the British Union of Fascists.
> 
> "Uggggh," Nicola said, shuddering as her face
> contorted in disgust. "That vile, odious man. It's a
> shame nobody saw fit to strangle HIM in the darkness."
> She moved forward towards one of the filing cabinets
> and checked to see if it was unlocked. This was one
> opportunity she was not about to let die.

Michael as well scanned the room, but his eyes were looking for more
technical equipment, including those that might be hidden. "Being a
member of the party isn't a crime, Nicola," he explained. "And I doubt
poor Nola was a spy of any nature, although I suppose she'd play a
convincing Mata Hari, eh?"

"Perhaps we should let the others know what we've found, especially
since his recent escape attempt," the Group Commander suggested. " The
Beamans flat is occupied and the pianists looked over when they
investigated the body, and the only other is Comrade Fitzroy's; Where
if the murderer is waiting, it's not in hiding as we were detailed to
discover."

"Of course, if it wasn't an unknown assailant, it was a known one,"
Michael comments. "And that'll lead to an entirely different search of
the apartments, I fear."
> and one by the Beamans.