Because Captain Lades had scheduled an evening visit, Shard had no other plans for tonight.
After returning home, he placed the bottle of Holy Water in the hidden space of the basement. Then he went out with his cat for a hearty dinner, after which he used the time before Captain Lades' visit to write up yesterday's investigation report for Locke Laurel, Lawyer, and mailed it to the client Mrs. Lemer.
With that, the commission only had the signing with Mrs. Lemer left.
Captain Lades, who had made an appointment to visit, did not knock on the door downstairs until seven o'clock in the evening.
The captain's entire demeanour was different from before. When he came for the visit, he brought a bottle of expensive-looking wine as a gift.
He excitedly told Shard about what he had witnessed while recording statements at Riddlevitch Field and repeated the news he had already mentioned in the letter from a friend.
