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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrew D. Gable" data-source="post: 1635662" data-attributes="member: 4144">"Well," says Inspector Longtree, "now that that seems to be sorted out, I suppose I'd better be off too.  My missus begrudges waiting on me, and is no less demanding than Monty's.  My house is over in Chapel Street, so I'll be walking partway with you, I suppose."Longtree and the party leave the Walton Street station, and along the gaslit and for the most part empty streets towards his house at the edge of Buckingham Gardens.  The inspector then turns off at No. 48.  The others continue on towards Trevor's house in Charles Street.  They arrive there without incident, and bid farewell, for now at least, to Sergeant Robinson, who continues along towards the East End.  *****Somewhat surprisingly, the night passes without notable incident.  The morning comes and the party enjoys a fresh-cooked breakfast before heading into Spitalfields.  Trevor looks through the day's edition of the Times while eating.  Somewhat excitedly, he points out an article, and one passage in particular, to the others:Almost at that exact instant, a knock comes at the door.  Trevor's butler opens it and is greeted by Longtree himself."Begging pardon, sirs," he says, inclining his head towards the group.  "Diggory, I forgot to give you these last evening."  He produces a file folder.  "The articles and documents on the death of Mr. Elias Cartwright.  Not much in there, I'm afraid, but it's a start."  He tips his hat to the butler and leaves.As they hail a cab, Diggory flips through the files.  Unfortunately, the Times articles say nothing more than that Mr. Cartwright wandered in front of a carriage near the British Museum and was struck and killed.  The police documents are even less interesting.  Apparently the cause of death was evident, and the autopsy revealed nothing unexplained.  Lost in reading, Diggory hardly notices the cab has begun moving and before he knows it, they are parked in Bishopsgate Street.  "Won't be goin' no further," the cabman replies, "Don't trust this place even in the day."  With that, he drives off, leaving Diggory, Hewitt, Miller, and Trevor to find their way to Robinson's boarding-house.  Trevor, evidently a high-class gentleman, draws some almost distasteful looks as they navigate the streets, but nothing untoward happens.As they walk through the streets, it is noticable that people look haggard and irritable, almost more than normal.ShortAssassin (spoilered because, well, why not?): [spoiler]McCarthy's still there.  He wasn't asleep when you called on him - in fact, no one in his family was, and you got the impression much of the district was still awake.  He's given you the money he owed you.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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