I'll Be Seeing You {RadioDust}

Chapter 46

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Tuesday, August 7th, 1923
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Rosie awoke early as per her usual routine on a wonderful day of a quiet household, got herself cleaned up, and ready to go out for breakfast at her favorite spot.
As she was seated near a window with her morning tea and the newspaper, the woman gave a soft hum, the headline already catching her interest.

Man found killed in Louis Armstrong Park

Rosie carefully pushed her tea aside and picked the paper up without a second thought, turning to the page with the story so she could read about the juicy details.

"The man, identified as Joseph Armond, was found murdered in Louis Armstrong Park at 2:27 am. The cause of death was clear to be an abundant number of stab wounds to his shoulders and throat. Armond has been taken to be further analyzed.
A note was found in Armond's pocket, presumably addressed to the officers who rushed to the scene-"

Rosie's eyes narrowed, looking over the pictures provided on the page now. Of course, they wouldn't show a direct corpse in the paper, something Rosie always hated, but they did show the corpse covered in the classic white sheet and the note in a separate picture beside it. It was messily written, but she knew that handwriting.

Quickly rising from her seat again, she left her tea untouched on the table with the newspaper tightly in her grasp. She knew exactly who did it, and that someone happened to break one of the key rules.

The woman found herself in the Bywater Quarter rather quickly, marching her way to Alastor's house, knocking on the door in a bit of a fit.

Amélie was actually about to head out to work, having had breakfast with her son and Anthony. She had a long day ahead of her, having her shift at the hospital and then further training afterward with the midwives. There was a woman due any day now that they were tending to and that in itself was taking a lot of her time. After that, she had plans to visit a friend of hers, so she would be out quite late.
The knock took her by surprise, brushing herself down before opening the door to see Rosie.
Amélie's chin raised, as did Rosie's.

Alastor looked to Anthony as the knock at the door sounded out, raising a brow. Anthony had been here quite a while now, having come over early, which was of course completely fine by him. He, his lover, and Amélie had all shared a lovely breakfast together, Alastor and Anthony planning to spend the day together, to no one's surprise.

"Ah, Amélie. A pleasure. I need to speak to Alastor immediately."
Rosie stated.

"I thought my stance on you being here was made clear, Rosalie."
Amélie replied.

"I'm afraid I haven't the time for this childish banter this morning. The matter is quite important."
Rosie replied. She knew very well that she wasn't to come near this place, of course, why would she? It was quite small and cramped compared to her own home.
"Please, we can have this little squabble later. You've obviously got work to get to."
She said, noting the uniform.

Amélie's brows knitted together and her shoulders raised in agitation before turning her head towards the kitchen where the two men were.
"Alastor, there's someone here for you."
She called before stepping aside.

Rosie said no more as she stepped into the house and further into the hallway. It had been a long while since she was last here and she quite honestly didn't miss it.

Amélie closed the door, not leaving quite yet. She still had time before the streetcar to the French Quarter made it to the stop. She wanted to keep an eye on Rosie. Her trust for the woman was clearly next to none.