Dear Prof,
Hehe, glad to see that you see my perspective in this whole thing. I'm going to call you Prof whether you like it or not!
I'll admit that I'm kinda surprised Hilda used to be your girlfriend. I don't really know what you look like, but I can't really see it. She's so uptight and always on edge, only really paying attention to her cases. She almost rivals Inspector Dartwright in her workaholic nature. Justin's even more surprisin'! He's a hearty kind of guy, but blimey, I remember how his jaw clenched when I mentioned ya.
As for the Mystery Room you asked about, I did ask Florence and had to admit how I knew you to her. She is heavily curious, wondering how you are and is sorry that she hasn't been able to visit you because work has piled up. She gave me the spare key though and took me into your office. I mean, wow Prof, I'm messy but you're a whole other level! Though everything looks like it hasn't been touched in ages; there's a thin sheet of dust around everything.
I did find that Reconstruction Machine you had and blimey, that thing is cool! I loaded up the most recent case that Inspector Dartwright and I were workin' on and sure enough, it pulled up! I saw some new evidence and made my own correct conclusions. You shoulda seen the look on his face! He was upset that I solved it faster than he did and thought that I was cheating somehow. I just told him that I had reexamined the photographs and the evidence we already had and he just looked grumpy all day. If you don't mind, could I use that Reconstruction Machine some more? I'd really like to. Inspector Dartwright is a good teacher, but he's just a little difficult sometimes. If I can learn through your machine, perhaps the name of Prof is even more apt than before!
To answer your question on why, I went into being a Detective Constable because I was really sapped into all those detective stories as a bairn. It was only the next step, really. I want to be a DCI though, just like you! I would think it'd be interesting enough. Did you know that I almost failed my test because of how sick I was the day of it? Probably bad food that I ate before, but I almost didn't! I wonder where that woulda left me. Commissioner Barton told me that I could still be useful though, but I'd have to learn from an Inspector. Not that I minded, really. What about you? Why did you become Detective Chief Inspector Layton?
Hey, I just thought of something: I coulda learned from you if you were still here! Maybe some other time. I bet you'll get clean and be able to show how good you are at being a DI.
Oh, shoot! I gotta go. Dartwright's lookin' at me like I did somethin' wrong and I don't want him to see how I figured out the case before him. If he hates you like you say, he's not gonna be happy with me speaking to you and getting an unfair advantage.
Catch ya later, Prof!
Lucy Baker
