Shufti's room
Shufti has managed to track down Guppy and pin him down to a brief meeting in her room. They compare notes on the Teja Murder case, which after five minutes turns into Shufti staring incredulously at Guppy.
"You're telling me that Yrael has found all the evidence need to solve this case, failed to document it, let it melt, and now Urquhart is wandering around outside?"
"Um, yes." Guppy admits.
"Guppy, you told me he was reliable!"
"A friend had just died, Yrael has abilities I thought would help."
There is an awkward silence.
"Well I'd better track them both down then before I get sacked." Shufti says. "And now we'll have to start over with the evidence. Can you prove that the weapon was a gelatinous crossbow bolt."
"Yes." Guppy says. "Once Yrael had explained it, I retested the sticky stuff and matched it to gelatine."
"Okay, if you can narrow it down to a brand it would be even better. I'll ask Bar if Urquhart's bought any large quantities of gelatine. I think that would be enough to bring him in. But first I'll see if I can track down Yrael and see if any of the evidence is still there."
She gets up, picking up her notes.
"Sorry." Guppy says, getting his own things together. "Yrael may not be very co-operative."
"We'll see. I'll try a different method."
"You're telling me that Yrael has found all the evidence need to solve this case, failed to document it, let it melt, and now Urquhart is wandering around outside?"
"Um, yes." Guppy admits.
"Guppy, you told me he was reliable!"
"A friend had just died, Yrael has abilities I thought would help."
There is an awkward silence.
"Well I'd better track them both down then before I get sacked." Shufti says. "And now we'll have to start over with the evidence. Can you prove that the weapon was a gelatinous crossbow bolt."
"Yes." Guppy says. "Once Yrael had explained it, I retested the sticky stuff and matched it to gelatine."
"Okay, if you can narrow it down to a brand it would be even better. I'll ask Bar if Urquhart's bought any large quantities of gelatine. I think that would be enough to bring him in. But first I'll see if I can track down Yrael and see if any of the evidence is still there."
She gets up, picking up her notes.
"Sorry." Guppy says, getting his own things together. "Yrael may not be very co-operative."
"We'll see. I'll try a different method."