Bennett and Salvatore: Murder on the Atlantic

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Bonnie and Damon took swig of well-deserved tea from their mugs. The detectives, and Stefan were sitting in the restaurant, just having finished some free lunch. The restaurant was very busy as the first-class guests ate and drank. Cigarette smoke, and the delicious smell of food filled the room. Some light jazz was being played by a different band than before. This band was a lot younger than the last one.

The Detectives and the owner of the line were sitting by the window. Both Stefan and Damon were smoking, Bonnie never smoked. She hated the way it tasted. The trio were discussing the interviews with each other. A piece of paper was produced which they used to write the basic points they'd learned from their interviews:

Caroline and Klaus Mikaelson- both said they were having sex when the murder took place- but said different reasons to why they were going to America in the first place.

Kol and Davina Mikaelson- their sudden last-minute visit seem suspicious.

Lady Katherine of Kent- Seems to be suffering from an illness. Her room is next door to the victim's and yet she didn't hear a gunshot- very strange.

Lorenzo (Enzo) St. John- Seems distracted and haunted by something.

Tyler Lockwood- Lying about having a good night's sleep.

Elena and Elijah Mikaelson- Not clear about why Elijah hates Klaus and visa versa (so was Caroline). Is there something they're all hiding?

Happy with her notes, she put her pen down and continued to drink her tea.

"I don't think any of them were telling the truth" Bonnie confessed.

"You're right about that" Damon agreed, "I don't think I've been among so many bullshitter's since I was in prison"

Bonnie chuckled as she nodded in agreement. Stefan was drinking a black coffee with a biscuit on the side.

"Was it that bad?" he grinned.

"None of them will be winning any awards for honesty any time soon, that's for sure"

Detective Bennett was looking around the room. Elena was slurping what she assumed was water (it could've been vodka) at the bar. There was a sider of nuts that she was eagerly dipping into. Elijah wasn't there, she briefly wondered where he was. Klaus and Caroline were also in the restaurant. They were both eating some sandwiches and orange juice. The couple seemed deep in conversation- almost a little anxious about something.

"I'm gonna take a walk" Damon announced as he stood up, "I need to clear my head"

Damon left the restaurant and began making his way down the desk. The weather was mild, with a low breeze, the sea itself seemed calm. People were walking, chatting or playing games. He spotted two children playing 'it' and almost crashed into an elderly gentlemen. A woman with deep-red hair, was reading 'Frankenstein' with her mouth open. A young couple were playing a game of chess with serious expressions on their faces. The deck was crowded with people- it was like the seaside on a bank holiday.

He'd gotten three minutes into his walk, when he saw something strange. Lady Katherine was backed into a corner, where most folks couldn't see them. They were in-between the ladies and gentlemen's toilets. He stopped and stared at them. For who was there with her but Kol Mikaelson. His arm was trapping her only route of escape, Kol's whole posture was aggressive. Damon couldn't hear what they were saying, but he could tell Katherine wasn't liking their conversation at all.

Then, an object quickly passed between them, Kol put his arm out of the way. Lady Katherine left pretty quickly. Kol was grinning, he took the object out of his palm and started counting it…

…That object was money.

Why is Lady Katherine giving Kol money?

"She's giving him money!" Bonnie exclaimed.

Damon had returned to tell Bonnie the whole story, they were both standing by the bar. Stefan had gone to deal with a staff issue. Bonnie hadn't noticed any tensions between them. Why was she paying him off?

"Reluctantly" he explained.

"We must keep an eye on them" Bonnie suggested, "I think we should ask Stefan about searching the rooms"

"Good idea"

It was arranged for all the suspects to gather in the lounge while they searched the rooms (which was met with many complaints). They searched Lady Katherine's room first. Her room was covered with glamorous pictures of her, pictures from her wedding day, and articles about her.

"Somebody's narcissistic" Damon commented sarcastically when they entered the room.

Bonnie smirked in response, she noticed the fashionable clothes, that cost more than her flat and car put together. There were numerous fashion and society magazines littered around the room. Her bed was messy and unkempt- she guessed the Lady Katherine wasn't much for tiding up.

"And a bit of a litter bug" Bonnie countered.

They both began to properly search the room, there was nothing of interest apart from a list found by her bed:

Wendy

John

Harriet

Jane

Frank

Fiona

Jack

David

Were these people she knew?

Apart from that list, there was nothing of interest in that room, so they moved on to the next one. Caroline and Klaus' room was the next to be searched. Their bedroom was lime-coloured with a deep-green carpet. It was a big room, furnished with pictures of their wedding, and other events as a couple. There was a picture of the family, Klaus, Caroline, Kol, Davina, Finn, a blonde woman he assumed was Klaus' sister, and a middle aged couple who were probably his parents. She saw a person-shaped cut in the middle of the picture- somebody had been cut out.

"Have you noticed this?" Bonnie pointed to the picture.

"Looks like the whole family has issues with Elijah" Damon guessed, "I'm sensing he's not a popular guy in the Mikaelson household"

The room contained business transactions, a book on tourism. But there was an article dated from a few months ago, it was a Guardian paper, an article had been ripped out on the second page, yet they couldn't find it in the room. What was so important about that article? There was nothing else of interest.

Kol and Davina's room was the next to be searched. The walls were covered in a light brown wallpaper and chocolate-brown carpet. Bonnie thought the whole room had a very classy feel to it. She noticed a gramophone in the corner, Kol and Davina had an impressive music collection. Their bed was huge, with dusty-brown covers on it. Damon picked up a big dictionary and something fell out. It was a note with money in it- that must be the money Lady Katherine gave him. The note said:

11/07/25- £50

25/07/25- £60

1/08/25- £70

= £180

"It looks like Kol is keeping track of his payments" Damon sussed, "The 1st is today, so he must've just updated this recently"

They counted the money- it equalled £180.

"We've got to ask Kol about this" Bonnie suggested.

"And Katherine" Damon nodded.

Enzo's room was right next door. There were no pictures or photos in his room- it was almost completely bare, apart from the essential appliances and his luggage. The walls and the carpet were both a pale-peach colour.

"Spartan much" Damon noted.

"Some people don't like clutter" Bonnie shrugged.

Bonnie noticed a letter on the desk that was written in Arabic. She turned to Damon and showed it to him.

"I don't speak Arabic…but I do speak English" he continued, "They're something in English here"

"What?" Bonnie asked.

"It says 'Bulgarian War Office' on the address"

"Why would a letter in Arabic be sent to the Bulgarian war office" Damon wondered.

There was nothing else that was strange in his room, so they moved on to Tyler Lockwood's room- now his room was weird. It had the same colour and style was Davina and Kol's room, but this one had a medieval picture of heaven and hell on the wall. The painting was extremely frightening. On his bedside table was a bible with a bookmark near the end. It bookmarked the book of Revelation. A quote was highlighted in yellow:

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death"

"Frightening stuff" Damon commented drily.

"I think it's safe to say, that Tyler Lockwood is obsessed with heaven and hell" Damon summarized.

"But why?" Bonnie wondered.

Elena and Elijah's Mikaelson were the final room to be searched.

This room was huge too, the room had a yellow theme to it, and it was very bright and cheery. While, the bed was a good size, Bonnie noticed a single mattress under the bed. There was a pillow and a blanket on it that looked like they were regularly used.

Were they having marriage problems?

Or an extra passenger?

"They're a bit early in their marriage to be sleeping separately aren't they?" Damon observed.

There were no photographs from their life together- nothing at all. On the desk there was a letter in Bulgarian from Elena- it looked like an informal letter, maybe to her parents. There was also an opened envelope addressed to a Miss Elena Petrova- and it was dated a few days ago.

"That's so strange" Bonnie noticed, "Why would a married couple, sleep in different beds, have no pictures of their life together, and why would the so-called Mrs receive a letter addressed to a Miss?"

"Maybe, they don't know of her marriage" Damon guessed.

"Perhaps, but why no pictures? There is nothing here to indicate they're a couple" Bonnie told him.

"Are you saying that they're pretending to be married?" Damon sounded sceptical, "Why would they do that?"

"Well, let's go ask them" Bonnie grinned, "I'll bet you…three dollars that I'm right"

"Alright then, Miss Bennett" Damon beamed, holding out his hand to shake, "You've got yourself a deal"

Bonnie took his hand and firmly shook it.

Elijah and Elena was sitting in the corner of the lounge which was empty. They were both sitting in separate chairs. The band had gone, but there was a slow tune playing on the gramophone. Bonnie and Damon made their way over and sat down in front of them. By that time, it must've been ten o'clock at night. Elijah was looking slightly worried by the detectives approach.

"We have something to ask you" Bonnie took the lead.

"Ask away inspector" Elijah replied.

"When he searched your room we found a mattress under the bed that looked it had been slept in" Bonnie told them, "We also couldn't find any photos or anything else to indicate that you're a couple. Additionally, there was an envelope that was addressed to a Miss Petrova"

The two looked extremely concerned, and were looking at each other in that way.

"I don't think you're married, or even a couple" Bonnie summarised, "Although, why you're faking a relationship, I don't know"

Elijah whispered something in Elena's ear, and she nodded.

"Your right" Elijah nodded, "We're not married and we're not in a relationship-".

"Damn it!" Bonnie heard Damon curse.

She looked at him smugly. He gave her a sarcastic grin, reaches into his pocket and produces $3. Damon gives it to her, Bonnie's beaming as she puts it in her pocket.

"Continue" Bonnie prompted.

Elijah and Elena, who were looking slightly confused and amused at the detectives interaction; pressed onward with their story.

"We work for Scotland Yard" Elena told them, "We were sent to collect evidence on Klaus Mikaelson, he is suspected of laundering money from his clients. There's no evidence though, and that's why we're here".

"Really!" Bonnie sounded surprised, "I didn't know they employed women"

"Only for special assignments sometimes" Elena explained.

"The only reason we're telling you this is because your detectives" Elijah clarified, "So I trust you'll both be discreet".

"Of course" Bonnie nodded.

"Have you got enough evidence to arrest them?" Damon asked.

"Not yet" Elijah replied, "We're waiting for him to slip up".

"Maybe we can help you with your investigations" Elena suggested.

Both of the detectives hesitated at that comment, how did they know they could trust them? They only had their word for it. Perhaps sensing their worries, both Elijah and Elena produced badges that were cleverly hidden in the seam of their trousers. Damon was an expert at detecting if these things were fake- they were real.

"We could certainly use the help" Damon admitted.

When Elena had gone to the loo, and Elijah was getting a beer at the bar. Damon whispered something in her ear:

"We should ask Stefan to telegram Scotland Yard to confirm their story; just in case"

"Good idea" Bonnie agreed.

It was an hour later, and the Bonnie, Elijah and Elena had gone to bed. Damon was left drinking alone in the bar. Tyler Lockwood came in looking nocturnal as ever. There were huge bags under his eyes, and his skin was so pale. If Damon wasn't mistaken, he could've sworn he was missing some hair. Tyler went straight to the bar and ordered a rum, from the barman.

"Can't you sleep?" Damon questioned him.

"I can never sleep" Tyler grunted.

The barman gave him his rum and Tyler paid for it. He drunk his drink eagerly, before setting it down again. The man was staring into space; with the face of a man with many demons. There was a silence that lasted a few minutes before Tyler spoke again.

"What's the worst thing you've ever done?" Tyler asked him in a dreamy tone.

He was still staring into space.

"That's a bit of a personal question" Damon answered, "Don't you think?"

This time Tyler turned to look at Damon.

"Maybe" he shrugged, "But, I'll bet it's nothing compared to what I've done. Do you believe in the final judgment? I never used to believe in that sort of thing. But now, I can't think of anything else. Do you think we'll all get our comeuppance in the afterlife?"

"That's a heavy question for a Friday night" Damon took another swig of his drink.

"Isn't it just" Tyler mused, lost in his own world again.

Damon was starting to feel creeped out so he decided to leave.

"Night" Damon said, before he walking out of the bar.

And that was the last time Damon saw Tyler Lockwood alive.

The next day he was found dead…and he'd been murdered.

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