The two groups converged at Mrs. Peel's flat later that day.
"So what did you find out," Mrs. Peel questioned, looking intently at
Steed.
'Mr. George Anri is terribly frightened," he responded, downing his
ice tea with an inward grimace. Of course Batman objected to any alcoholic
beverages. Why it was uncivilized to say the least. But that's what comes
of-
"And," Mrs. Peel questioned. Steed looked up, startled out of his
thoughts for the second time that day.
"We think that he had something to do with the murders," Batman
clarified. "How did your interview go?"
"Well, she does have motive," Mrs. Peel replied. "All of the men who
were murdered wouldn't give her a raise. They told her that women didn't
need to earn a lot of money."
"But, I just can't imagine someone so nice doing something so
horrible," Robin interrupted. "She was crying when we left."
"Was she," Mrs. Peel raised her eyebrows. "The 'sobbing' stopped
when we left the room." Robin looked pensive. "In the meantime, who wants
some more ice tea?"
Steed looked stricken.
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"Hey boss. I think they're on to me." "Who?" "Steed and Batman. I might have, accidentally let my temper get the better of me." "That's all right," the whispery voice had a hint of laughter in it. "We'll just make sure they don't get any farther in their investigation. Here's what you're going to do."
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BRRING. BRRING. The telephone woke a groggy Steed the next morning. "Hello," he asked, in the middle of a huge yawn. A muffled voice answered, "Mr. George Anri has been murdered." "Who is this," Steed questioned, instantly awake. Of course that may have just been due to the fact that he had taken a large sip from a glass of perfectly chilled champagne. "Never mind. You and your partner better get over to his house." CLICK. Steed hurriedly dialed Mrs. Peel's number, conveniently forgetting about Batman and Robin. "It could be a trap," he thought to himself. But that thought was swept from his mind in the excitement of the moment.
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Mrs. Peel and Steed pulled up in front of Anri's house and quickly got out of the car. "Let's split up," Steed whispered in Mrs. Peel's ear. "We'll find the body more quickly that way." Mrs. Peel nodded in agreement, and dashed up the front steps of the house. While Steed began to check the grounds, she tried the handle of the huge front door. As she opened the door, Mrs. Peel heard a loud noise coming from the depths of the dark house. Intent on finding the noise, she didn't notice the dark figure creeping up behind her. Didn't notice until.WHAM! She was hit from behind. The last thing Mrs. Peel noticed was a person bending over her.
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"Hey boss. I think they're on to me." "Who?" "Steed and Batman. I might have, accidentally let my temper get the better of me." "That's all right," the whispery voice had a hint of laughter in it. "We'll just make sure they don't get any farther in their investigation. Here's what you're going to do."
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BRRING. BRRING. The telephone woke a groggy Steed the next morning. "Hello," he asked, in the middle of a huge yawn. A muffled voice answered, "Mr. George Anri has been murdered." "Who is this," Steed questioned, instantly awake. Of course that may have just been due to the fact that he had taken a large sip from a glass of perfectly chilled champagne. "Never mind. You and your partner better get over to his house." CLICK. Steed hurriedly dialed Mrs. Peel's number, conveniently forgetting about Batman and Robin. "It could be a trap," he thought to himself. But that thought was swept from his mind in the excitement of the moment.
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Mrs. Peel and Steed pulled up in front of Anri's house and quickly got out of the car. "Let's split up," Steed whispered in Mrs. Peel's ear. "We'll find the body more quickly that way." Mrs. Peel nodded in agreement, and dashed up the front steps of the house. While Steed began to check the grounds, she tried the handle of the huge front door. As she opened the door, Mrs. Peel heard a loud noise coming from the depths of the dark house. Intent on finding the noise, she didn't notice the dark figure creeping up behind her. Didn't notice until.WHAM! She was hit from behind. The last thing Mrs. Peel noticed was a person bending over her.