[MaC] Seperated - Nicola, Michael & Hodges

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Next they tackled Nola's flat.  Here they spent somewhat longer. They 
discovered hypodermic needles concealed in a drawer of her desk, and some ampoules 
that declared they contained morphine.  At least they had once.

Hodges sighed.  "I saw a rather shady fellow visiting Miss Diamond several 
times from my flat.  He must have been the one providing her with the morphine.  
I also found a used needle behind the flats... it must have been hers." 

On the hearth in her living room, Nicola made a discovery - some burned 
paper.  A red ribbon lay beside them - it seemed as though a bundle of letters had 
been burned.  Only a single sheet of blackened paper remained - and that 
dissolved at a breath - but not before Nicola was able to make out the words, "Dear 
... dearest ... why ... need ... forgive ... "

They then moved on to Braham Davies' flat.  At first glance it appeared 
rather spartan but neat, with lots of books and journals.  His desk was a mess of 
papers and notes, some hastily scribbled on scraps of paper.  As they looked a 
little more closely they saw that these notes detailed people's coming's and 
goings, with Mortmain Manions, their obvious 
activities and habits.  Indeed, every inhabitant, it appeared, had their own 
file.

"Now that's curious.  Rude, even for an American."  Hodges commented.  He 
picked up his own 'file' and opened it.
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