[MaC] An Almighty Row: Fitzroys' Flat

[Margaret Dean]

Mel Mason wrote:
> 
> > While they were speaking, Oswald and Anton Barowenksi had moved to the
> > Fitzroys' flat.  There Anton indicated a long wall in the lounge, where a
> > particularly garishly coloured picture of country cottages hung.  With
> > some effort they removed it, to reveal the safe behind.   Anton was now
> > beginning to work on the combination.
> >
> >
> > (OOC - anyone wanting to join them?)
> 
> (OOC - I see someone was ... ;-0 )
> 
> Marion Mauberley had followed them, and was watching with
> interest.  In the time it took Anton to work the combination, she
> tipped forward the painting they had set aside to look at the
> back of it.
> 
> The back canvas of the painting showed a suspicious bulge, as though
> something had been slid behind the canvas back.  And some of the tacks that
> held it in place appeared to have become loose.

"Hmmm..."  On the theory that anything unusual that turns up in
the course of a murder investigation is automatically
interesting, Marion carefully repositioned the painting so that
it was leaning against the wall with the back showing.  Then,
extracting from her bag the handkerchief she'd used in collecting
the teacups, she proceeded to work loose the tacks so that she
could find out what was creating that suspicious bulge.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>