They girls had returned to El Paso late Sunday afternoon and after showers and some fresh clothes had headed out to Mrs Wilson's to give her the good news. Well, the sort-of good news ( Read more... )

"And I think I'll raise a cold can," Momoko sang along with the radio, her arms crossed on the dash as she rested her head on them and watched the street ahead for their man. "For the things that keep us together ~ And I'll drink a toast to old friends ~ and the times we'll always remember"How many times are they going to play this song ( Read more... )

Mrs Wilson's voice on the phone came through into the living room from the kitchen and Momoko sighed as she reached the broom under Mrs Wilson's coffee table. "How did we get assigned cleaning duties while she makes the phone calls and contacts more witnesses ( Read more... )

Luckily there had been no over-drinking Saturday night and today the girls were out on the town investigating more of the bars on the list of frequented spots of the conman they were tracking. Saturday night had been a dud, but they were hopeful for this next set... more than one person had told them that Albus had been a Sunday drinker and had ( Read more... )

The check-up on the former secretary had proven out his innocence, or at least bore out his story enough that Dinah and Momoko now considered him a dead end. Dinah had tried calling the woman he'd dated, but the woman had been reluctant to talk on the phone. At least that was what Momoko put in her notebook; she couldn't spell some of the words ( Read more... )

Momoko and Dinah had spent the day Thursday hanging out and double-checking on the apartments Momoko was waiting on. They had even managed to find a few new options! Yay ( Read more... )

Momoko sat stiff on the bed as she watched Dinah move about the room. "/And Yamada-dono has requested that we send notice of the shipments to the Kansei family before the delivery is made. There have been difficulties at the inspection sites along the ( Read more... )

After spending the morning with Ms Barbara going over the information on the murdered student, and the afternoon trying to keep from getting killed in a "training" session with Ms Helena and Raven, Momoko had been more than eager to get out and try scouting for more information on the streets of New Gotham ( Read more... )

Momoko's day had been spent wandering the streets of New Gotham, playing both confused Japanese tourist and competent investigator in her quest to gain information. Not that there was much to gain, apparently. She had updated Ms Barbara, who had not been too pleased with it either. ( And not just because Momoko had handed it to her on paper... )

Momoko was not happy as she changed and made her way to the hotel restaurant for dinner. She'd solved the case, yes, but she hadn't been able to bring the criminal to justice. That was it, briefly and succinctly.

( Longly and roundaboutedly? )