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[phantom_earl]

Comments

[Private]

[blackestate]

The attitude in this City towards death is rather unusual, young Master, as you should well know.

Have you any specific plans as to how to deal with the police?

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

Ideally, I would like to circumvent them, but they were the ones who took away the body of the victim before I could see how she had been murdered.

[Private]

[blackestate]

I see. Do you intend to persuade them to involve you in the case? Or simply use them?

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

To use them. I suspect going through the young warden would be to our biggest advantage.

[Private]

[blackestate]

Understood. Shall you be initiating contact personally?

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

Yes. He is close enough to me in age that ...befriending him shouldn't prove too difficult.

I should also inform you that I have hired a maid to assist with the upkeep of the estate. She should prove to be far more competent than the last one.

[Private] 1/2

[blackestate]

[Private]

[blackestate]

...of course.

Considering who the last maid was, that isn't saying much. I shall see to it that she is trained properly.

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

I expect this one to not reduce my estate into smoldering ashes.

[Private]

[blackestate]

Naturally so.

Before I leave you to your studies, Master Ciel--there is one more topic that bears discussion.

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

And that is?

[Private]

[blackestate]

Whether you truly intend to so publicly accuse Earl Hargreaves of the murders.

[Private]

[phantom_earl]

I have no solid proof yet though he does sit at the top of my list ... as do others in this city, but the investigation hasn't progressed, yet. This is getting ridiculous. We have to stop wasting time.

[Private]

[blackestate]

Ah.