Everything was great again. That was William's first thought when he opened his eyes and looked at his wife next to him. Everything was back to normal. She was back home, she was back in his arms. He couldn't resist, he just had to kiss her right now.

"Um, I missed my personal alarm clock." Julia smiled, her eyes fluttering open.

"I am more than happy to resume my duty." William laughed, kissing her more passionately.

"Wake me up then Mr Murdoch." Julia teased, pulling him on top of her.

As things were starting to heat up, the real alarm clock went off. William groaned and rolled on his back, pulling Julia with him, to turn it off. When Julia felt that he had absolutely no intention of getting up, she pushed him away lightly.

"You're going to be late." she said, shuderring as his hands moved on her body under her nightgown.

"I don't care." he mumbled in her neck.

"You're never late." she gasped as his hands gropped her backside.

"There's a first time for everything." he replied, opening her nightgown. "Unless you don't want to ..."

"Oh don't be stupid William." she laughed. "I always want you." she said, opening his pajama shirt.

They were finally both free of any clothing when the telephone rang.

"Really? Now?" William asked aloud while Julia burst in laughter.

"Come on, pick it up. It must be important at this hour." Julia said, kissing him one last time before sliding from under him to pick her nightgown which had landed on the floor.

"What?" William snapped whe he answered the telephone. "Alright I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Who was it?" Julia asked.

"Higgins. Who else would telephone at such a moment?" William said, anger clear in in voice.

"Don't be mad William, he couldn't have known." she said, picking up his pajamas and handing them to him. "I'll bring you lunch, how does that sound?"

"Not as good as what I was going to have for breakfast but I guess it will do." William said, kissing her one last time before leaving the bed and heading to the bathroom to get ready.

When Julia arrived at the station house, she was greeted by the Inspector who was going out.

"Doctor Ogden, what a pleasure to see you back here." he said, hugging her quickly. "I'm really sorry for your job but I have to say, for the good of everyone working here and for my own sanity, it's a good thing to have you back." he laughed.

"He was that bad?"

"Let's just say that I was really close to give him time off work until you came back just not to have to deal with him. He was still as good at his job but being around him was … difficult. And Doctor Francis didn't help."

"Oh, I've heard a lot about that Doctor Francis." Julia laughed.

"I'm sorry Doctor but I have to meet Margaret for lunch, and I see you've brought some for yourself. Enjoy!"

"Thank you, say hello to Margaret for me." she called as he was leaving the building.

Julia walked to her husband's office and stopped before entering. Seeing him inside, working with George made her realise that she had missed watching him work. Here he was, placing chess pieces in what she guessed was the model of a house and explaining to George how it would help them figure out who the murderer was.

"Sir, this would make a great game. People could move around the house to collect clues and find out who killed the victim." George said, getting excited with his ideas.

"I don't think murder is a good subject for a game George." William reasoned.

"Good morning gentlemen." Julia said walking in the office and placing the basket she was carrying on William's desk.

"Doctor, it's good to see you back in town!" George exclaimed.

"So I have heard. I didn't know my husband could be so … bad tempered when I was not around." she said, throwing a glance at William who blushed instantaneously. "But it's good to be back George, thank you." she laughed.

"Well, I'll let you two eat, then." the constable said, leaving the office and closing the door behind him.

"What do you have here?" Julia asked, walking to examine the model William had put on his work table.

"A model of the Jenkins Manor. The white pieces are the members of the family, the black pieces the members of the staff. One of them is the murderer." William summarized.

"When you present it like that, George's idea of a game is not so far off." Julia laughed. "Who died?"

"The patriarch."

"Oh."

"What? Did you know him?"

"I did. Well I didn't really know him but I saw him on several occasions. Our families were acquainted and sometimes I was left there to play." Julia explained.

"What was he like?" William asked, leading her to the desk and unpacking the lunch basket she had brought.

"He scared me mostly. But I was really young. Oh, one day I saw a maid run out of his room in tears and ..."

"And what?"

"He was partly undressed." Julia said, taking one of the sandwiches she had prepared.

William was about to talk when the telephone on his desk rang. He picked it up and was clearly displeased by whe he was hearing. He hung up without having said anything.

"What is it?"

"That was Doctor Francis. He refuses to make a mold of the wound." William said.

"Why?"

"I don't know. He just said he wouldn't do it."

"Well, if he has been like that since he got the job I understand your frustration." Julia laughed.

"Maybe … maybe you could do it?" he suggested.

"Didn't you get in enough trouble with him already William?"

"I need to know the shape of the murder weapon Julia, if I don't have that, I can't go on with the investigation. I can't find the weapon if I don't know what I'm looking for."

"Well, you know what to do if you want me to accept." Julia teased.

"I told you you would get in trouble." Julia laughed as they walked back home after having closed the Jenkins case.

"It's not my fault he decided he prefered England and wanted to go back. And I won't complain about the new coroner, that much everybody knows." he said, squeezing her arm.

"It's only until they can find a replacement William. As soon as they find someone, I leave to open my practice. Is that clear?"

"It's clear."

"And you have to promise not to act like you did with Doctor Francis when the new coroner arrives."

"I promise. But really Julia, you didn't have to work with him, you can't understand."

"Given what you told me, I'm not sure I want to have to work with him." she laughed. "Do you mind if we cut through the park? I'm really hungry and I want to try the new pastries from the other side, next to the flower shop."

"Pastries at this hour?"

"They also make savoury pastries. George said it was delicious."

"Well, if George Crabtree has become a food critique, we must try it." William laughed.

They were walking through the park, talking and laughing when suddenly Julia stopped, making William bump into her.

"Julia, what … Is that …?

"I think so. Let's just turn around as if we had not seen him and ..."

"Doctor Ogden, what a surprise!"

"Doctor Garland, what are you doing in Toronto?" Julia asked, getting closer to William who understood her uneasiness had placed his arm around her waist.

"I was offered a new job here last week. At the Victoria Hospital for sick children."

"I didn't know you were planning on leaving Buffalo." Julia said. "But Victoria is a really great hospital. Now if you'll excuse us, we have to go home." she continued, slightly pushing William back into motion.

"It was nice seeing you again, Doctor Garland." William said politely.

"I guess we will see a lot more of each other now." the doctor said, smiling.

"I guess we will." William said, taking Julia's arm and walking away. "I have a bad feeling about this." he told her when they were far enough so that he wouldn't hear them.

"So do I." Julia said. "Come on, let's get those pastries and go home."