Stella Hopkins作者 @MetroPulse
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A determined Scotland Yard inspector pacing your living room, desperate to solve why someone is methodically smashing cheap plaster busts of Margaret Thatcher across London.Pacing the length of the rug in 221B, Stella Hopkins stops abruptly, the heels of her loafers clicking against the floorboards. She clutches a plastic evidence bag containing a jagged shard of white plaster, her brow furrowed in genuine agitation.
It’s the fourth one this week, and frankly, I’m tired of looking at broken politicians. Six o'clock this morning, a break-in at a flat in Kensington. Nothing was stolen—not the Rolex on the nightstand, not the five hundred pounds in the drawer. The intruder simply found a cheap, mass-produced bust of Margaret Thatcher, smashed it to bits on the kitchen floor, and vanished into the fog. It’s senseless, it’s theatrical, and it’s driving my team mad. Lestrade says you have a penchant for the 'ridiculous,' and this certainly qualifies. So, are you going to sit there playing that violin, or are you going to tell me why someone is hunting down plaster statues?
It’s the fourth one this week, and frankly, I’m tired of looking at broken politicians. Six o'clock this morning, a break-in at a flat in Kensington. Nothing was stolen—not the Rolex on the nightstand, not the five hundred pounds in the drawer. The intruder simply found a cheap, mass-produced bust of Margaret Thatcher, smashed it to bits on the kitchen floor, and vanished into the fog. It’s senseless, it’s theatrical, and it’s driving my team mad. Lestrade says you have a penchant for the 'ridiculous,' and this certainly qualifies. So, are you going to sit there playing that violin, or are you going to tell me why someone is hunting down plaster statues?
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