His Caged Owl

Coming to a Close

Short update, so sorry for the wait I have some extra things on my plate at this time.
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Jeremy asked my servants to move the bodies to separate rooms, due to the scents mixing and he wouldn't get a clear idea of how to solve the case of each murder, they did as asked as I help find Jeremy some dry clothes. Once everything was set he observed the bodies by order of murder, Siemons was first.

When we entered the room he got to work. He examined the body and asked for a handkerchief, Arthur handed him on to which Jeremy dipped it into the deceased man's mouth, brought it up to his nose slowly and smelled "Yes as I thought." He mumbled Arthur raised a brow "A faint scent of the ocean. Thank you." He handed Arthur the used hanky and headed off to the next victim, Arthur threw the hanky away after having a small disgusting reaction to be handed used one.

Philps, the poor man. He was using my room when he was killed, he felt more comfortable since Siemons was right next to his original room and didn't want to sleep so close to a murder case. Jeremy examined his neck closer than the rest of his body and told us that there were multiple killers. Finding who killed Siemons and Sebastian was going to be more easy than finding and catching Philpps killer. He told us he had to leave and get things ready for tonight, we were to catch Phipps killer. He left Arthur and I as we headed to the dinning hall.

A few hours of chatting with the guests dinner was served and Jeremy told us the plan. Dawned in one of my deceased butlers coats I laid in bed. "Do not move young earl, for if you do your life will be forfeit. Just breath and stay still." Jeremy told me before he, Arthur and Charles sat on the floor near the wall.

Some time passed, silence covered the room as did darkness, there was a soft thud and shuffling of sheets before Jeremy shouted "Now! Kick the blanket off!" Just as he shouted Ran-Mao shot into action kicking the blanket over and off the both of us. Charles charged at the wiggling bundle only for Jeremy to drag it away " I will not have you kill a witness." He spoke as he slowly moved his hands through the blanket and pulled something out "Tanaka please get the lights." He asked kindle to my older butler, once the lights were on we could see a snake, Jeremy held it at the tail and just behind the head so it could whip around and bit him.

I stayed sitting on the bed, as Ran-Mao hugged me "I am happy you are not dead." She lowly spoke "Excellent work. Everyone, meet one of our killers." He held the snake out as it hissed and wiggled the best it could. "It was trained to find a certain scent, the original target was the young earl but even all the training in the world can't help snakes to know the right target. Because Philpps was in your room, his scent was masked over by yours and thus mistaken by the snake as you. He died in your place." Jeremy put the snake in a vase above the fire place "Who would have thought." Arthur spoke as he wrote down his his journal. "Ok so who's the other killer?" Charles held a lazy gaze not truly interested. "If you'll follow me back to the drawing room, I can announce everything." Jeremy opened the door for us to leave. This case was coming to a close.