Part 2 : The Tear of Nile
Baroness Flauntine summed up the story over her whisky on the rocks. I escorted her to the door, and gave her a customary greeting of “bonne nuit” and a slight bow. With her pungent perfume of some unknown concoctions still lingering in my shabby one room apartment, i sat down to write down the details :
Item lost : The Tear of Nile.
Estimated value : 500,000 pounds (enough for me to put it as security to get a 3x loan facility from my banker friend)
Place : Mansion of Baroness Flauntine
Time : around 9pm at her private party, during a 30 minutes blackout
Guest List :
Madame Bovarine – a prominent lady of high social status, 55 years obese rich lady, with an penchant for dogs.
Mademoiselle Marine – Struggling lawyer, age 35, working for a Hong Kong based legal firm.
Madame Mireille – 33 year old workaholic accountant, with established accounting firm, specialising in M&A.
The details are skeletal, and not even enough for me to put on my thinking cap. I folded the paper of details into my pocket, and had a night cap before hitting the sack.
Friday morning, i managed to get my beaten up Iswara started, and sped towards the mansion of Baroness Flauntine near the suburbs. I need to survey the scene of crime to get more clues, before i can interview the suspects.
To be continued....
note : bonne nuit = good night
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