[MaC] Breaking the news

[Tara Kunkel]

At 07:42 AM 12/27/2004, you wrote:
>"Thank you, Mister...Davis, is it?" Philip said.

Braham simply nodded.

>"Let's go and get this resolved." With a nod to the others present, he 
>turned and headed for the stairs.

Again a nod, "Yes. The sooner the better I believe." His voice lacked its 
earlier confidence but resolve remained in his composure.

>"I hope you don't mind the stairs," he said over his shoulder to Braham. 
>"No offense meant to Mr. Hodges, but I'm not inclined to take the lift at 
>the moment."

"Not at all. In fact most days I prefer them," he left it at that for the 
moment. Now was not the time for small talk.

>As they went downstairs to the front door of the flat and out to where the 
>main stairs were, they saw Cyril Beaman just inside the half-open front 
>door of Anton Barwenski's flat.  He was straightening up - as though he 
>had been kneeling, and had just risen to his feet again.

>"Find anything of interest?" Philip asked.
>
>"No.  Nothing," Cyril answered with disappointment.  "When I was out
>here on my way to my own flat earlier, I thought I saw someone go into
>Anton's flat from this door.  I thought perhaps that person might have
>come out this way as well, but," he shook his head, "I don't see any
>sign of it."

"I am sure any signs left behind will be unintended," Braham replied 
clinically. "More then likely we should be looking for things that the 
perpetrator could not have controlled or would be unaware of. Most 
criminals think to cover up the obvious but they will often leave small 
clues behind in their haste. Some say this is because most actually want to 
be captured on a subconscious level," Braham shrugged and left it at that. 
He knew he was beginning to ramble. In times of stress his intellect tended 
to come to the forefront. Right now though he doubted either of his 
companions really wished to hear a lecture on criminal psychology.

>"Where are you lads off to?" Cyril asked the two younger men.

>"Off to notify the authorities," Philip replied. "I'm not sure what can be
>done with the UXB and all, but someone needs to know. Care to join us?"

<tag Cyril, Phillip>