What do you want?
They're going to take you away in ten minutes. I propose a mutual exchange of information.
Your body is fine, professor. I treated it at least as well as you ever did.
Explain.
I went to the athletic club three times a week and didn't eat any sweets. You should be grateful.
Sweets are not a weakness with me and I am not in the least grateful. At least you had the sense to stay away from the lab. I assume you made your way through my files.
I did my homework. Congratulations on not keeping anything classified at home. So disappointing.
Hmph. And you read my notes. Why did you drag Miss Summertown into this? Just general cruelty?
A charming woman, a widow with money…
I see. You would have left Park Lane, and then what?
That's not what you want to know. I didn't touch her, Mortimer, as much as she wanted me to. Nor did I sully the lovely Nastasia.
Were you with anyone? Tell me you didn't see a professional.
Oh, yes, as often as possible. And heroin. Oh, and you've joined a nudist association.
If you can't be serious…
Oh, please, professor! What a prurient imagination you have! I have never felt the need to pay, if you truly want to know.
Glad to see you have some standards.
What about you? Did you take mine for a test drive?
Too busy.
A likely story. I bet you at least got drunk.
It's not my fault you're a lightweight. One who can't take a punch worth a damn, I might add. But I assure you that I was very busy keeping out of trouble; yours isn't a face one can take just anywhere. Did you do anything that I'll have to explain?
Nothing serious. Your doctor may be more worried about your memory than he should be. You, on the other hand, destroyed Youseff and dragged poor Razul into this.
Razul and Youseff brought it on themselves with their greed Besides, I had to get them involved to stop them from taking revenge, so I saved your hide there. I have no regrets. No, actually, I should have shaved your mustache.
Ha! I would have grown one for you. Did you know your absurd beard is closely associated with a fringe religion in the American states? But you'll be happy to know that I lived a quiet life while I made my plans. I should have spent more of your money. There will packages waiting for you at Park Lane.
I'm donating the clothes I bought for your body. And burning the underthings.
That reminds me; I may have given some of your more egregiously ugly items to the deserving poor.
If you weren't in handcuffs I would teach you a lesson. It would take all of two minutes.
My dear professor, such unbecoming anger! I, on the other hand, enjoyed my little holiday and wish nothing but the best to you and yours. All of yours.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing, professor. We're done.
Only for now.