Murder at Evil Abbey
We rode together in Sir Baphomet's two seater, arriving at Evil Abbey just in time to be redirected towards Winchester to attend the inquest.
Not unnaturally the knight of the realm arrived at the coroners court in a state of some fatigue and in a low mood, this however cannot entirely excuse his more than usually irascible conduct during the hearing.
Still less does it excuse the most disagreeable attitude of his representative, a hot headed young barrister, who really ought to have known better than to egg Sir Baphomet on so, and to address the coroner in such a thoroughly needling and disagreeable manner.
While it seemed that both the police and the coroner had come to the conclusion that it was a case of accidental death long beforehand and were resolved to prove this, however obtusely, it is difficult to believe that given the facts of the case, that they could not be eventually swayed given the proper ministrations, and it is a very great shame that they were not, the consequences of this being so very dire.
The bruises on the dead girl's neck were explained away as being caused by Sir Baphomet previous to the night of the disappearance, as it emerged he thought it a great game to pick her up by the neck and swing her around vigorously, this eccentricity perhaps leant a certain perhaps undeserved credibility to the various witnesses produced to testify to the fact that Kalicia was seriously disturbed in the balance of her mind and furthermore had an unhealthy fixation with deep dark holes in the ground and that it was a miracle that she had not drowned herself already.
Many of those presenting testimony to this effect however did seem to be somewhat tangential in their relations to the deceased and perhaps of an impressionable and busybodied nature or others more who were more involved with the girls education and upbringing did give the distinct appearance of holding a grudge.
The scene ended in debacle, when Sir Baphomet got up and raised his stick to the elderly coroner and was escorted from the building.
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Genius plans for the future
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