[MaC] An Almighty Row

[Mel Mason]

>> "awit up, Mrs Skeffington-Nottle", Hodges stood and accompanied her.  "No 
>> one should be alone, missus."
>>
>
> James had been ready to move, but he stopped when Hodges beat him to
> the punch.  "Hodges is right." he said, nodding to him and to Lucinda.
> "None of us should be by ourselves until this is all sorted out."
>

"All right," said Lucinda.

She led the two men down a floor to Vangie Evans' flat.

There, in the hall, was Seetie - who glowered at the three of them over the 
shredded remains of a white paper bag (the sort supplied by phramacists for 
holding bottles of pills, or other bottles.

"Well," said Lucinda, "he seems all right.  Do you think we should wash his 
paws or ... or something?  To be safe?"

She regarded Sweetie.  Sweetie stared back balefully.

"Perhaps not," she adnitted finally.  "Mr Hodges, do you think you could ... 
erm ... persuade him to mopve back?  And then I'll grab the bag."