Ah yes, It's been a while - but I'll always get the next chapter in someway or another, even if it does takes three weeks...

Mood Killer...

The Professor sat in the parlour, waiting for his two apprentices* to come rushing in with some evidence for Le Farris. Although he was pleased that Flora and Luke had been given a chance to prove themselves as grade - A investigators, he felt slightly useless - and he really did not like the inspector. He had a horrrible feeling it was Don Poalo in disguise, even though that seemed slightly unlikely.

"Professor!!!" Luke shouted, as he burst into the room. "We think we know something!"

"Don't tell him zen! Tell Me!!!" Interrupted Le Farris, shaking his arms around aimlessly.

"Mrs. Grimshaw!"

"What about her?"

"She's the only one who wouldn't provide us with an alibi!"

Le Farris' eyes narrowed, "Ahh," he said, twisting his moustache and smiling evilly. "That will be all zen..."

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As Luke walked out of the room by Flora he started to look offended -

"We run hours of fools errands, and its just 'Zat will be all zen!!!' I mean - we didn't even get a 'Zank you, little people' ! Anyway, we're done now...!"

"Not quite, theres still someone I have to talk to," Flora said, the words echoed in her head -

Dear David, I can't do this anymore! I just can't! I'm sorry, I really really am - But, I've looked over your offer several times now and I can't accept it. I'm sorry. All my love, Gwyn -

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Gwyneth was sat outside on a bench, tightly clutchting the before mentioned note - tears rolled down her cheeks one after the other as she sniffed and wiped her eyes.

"Gwyneth?" Flora shouted. She expected her to run away, but instead she just stayed still.

"Oh, erm, Flora - " She said, nervously trying to stuff the paper in the pocket of her white apron."I....I...I was just getting some fresh air - I'm, er, alright now."

"It's okay Gwyneth! I've seen the note!" She shouted, urging her not to go back inside, Gwyneth sat back down as Flora nervously seated herself beside her.

"What does it mean, Gwyneth?" She muttered, as tears rolled down the servant girl's face. "You don't have to tell me, I was just hoping you might..."

Gwyneth felt happy for some one to be trusting her in this time of madness, when trust wasn't exactly scattered around like confetti. She felt as though Flora may have been the one person she could tell.

"I..It's..My..." She stammered, finding the right words to say. "I have a boyfriend back in Cardiff, where I live. When I told him I was leaving to make some money for my family, he wanted to keep our relationship going somehow, but I knew it would never work. Then, last week, I got this note..."

Gwyneth pulled a different peice of notepaper from her pocket and handed it to Flora.

My dear Gwyneth, it seems so long since I saw you last! When can I see you again? You must have become all the more beautiful, if it's possible to be prettier than you were when you left me. Gwyneth, I love you. My heart goes cold when I walk by your house, knowing you are not tucked up in bed inside it! Marry me, my dear. All my love, David...

"Marry me!?" Flora exclaimed. "Well that's brilliant! Congratulations!"

Gwyneth burst into tears. Flora felt stupid when she realised what was going on.

"Hang on! That note - "

"Is the one I'm sending back..." Gwyneth interupted.

"But why?"

"Because I don't love him anymore..." She sobbed. "I'm ashamed of myself! It all happened so quickly, but I think I'm...I..I think I'm falling in love with Matthew..."

"Oh..." Sighed Flora "But that's okay! Because do you know what? He feels the same!"

"He does!?"

"Of course he does! Gwyneth - You can have anyone you want because you're a sweet and kind person! And look at you - You're beautiful! But one thing I know for sure is that Matthew feels the same!"

Gwyneth wiped her tears away with the corner of her apron.

"Thank you, Flora. For everything! And what about you? You've got yourself a forward thinking boy in the wide-eyed guy in the blue cap!"

"Huh?" She shouted. "We aren't....erm...We're not, y'know, together! "

"Oh don't give me that!" Giggled Gwyneth. "I've seen the way you look at him! It's obvious!"

"Not to him..** " She muttered back. "I can't actually tell him - Believe me, I've tried! It's like talking to a brick wall!"

"Yes," Added Gwyneth "But a very cute brick wall!"

Both girls giggled as they got up to walk inside. It seemed like, for those few minutes, everything was perfect - If only...

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"Flora!" Luke shouted, running towards her. "Flora!"

"I'll leave you two alone..." Laughed Gwyneth, nudging Flora gently.

"What is it Luke?"

"Mrs. Grimshaw is still refusing to talk!"

"I think we should talk to the Professor!"

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"Children? Whatevers the matter?" Said Layton, as Luke and Flora burst into the room.

"We think we've solved the case!"

"So do I..." He replied.

"Huh?" Both Luke and Flora muttered, confusedly.

"Gather everyone in the parlour - It's time to reveal the murderer!"

OOOOOOOH! I wonder who the murderer is? Well, I already know, of course - But you're gonna have to wait! Now, footnotes -

* = I don't know what the plural af 'apprentice' is, so I have to but 'apprentices'. If anyone does know, private message me, 'cos it's annoying me loads!

** = I based most of this Flora/Gwyneth dialogue on a scene from a TV show - So many thanks to the writers of Doctor Who - I couldn't have written this without you!