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[notquitethere]

You point at the lumpy bag near where John has been tending the flower beds. "What's in the bag?" you ask.

"Oh don't you mind about that," he says. "It's just the lunch me missus made me."

You make sure to go over with the gardener the full extent of his duties and what he's seen, but the man is vague and unhelpful. Eventually, Mrs Prunella fetches you to speak with the maid. Finally, you come to question Emily Thistle. She kneels with a hard brush and pan and scours the stairs. She is dressed in faded black. Stray chestnut ringlets escape from the tight bun her hair has been pulled into. It's just the pair of you in the front hall, and you have time enough to ask her several questions.

"I don't know anything about the missing things, sir," she says, focusing on her task. The skin around her eyes is red, as if she's on the verge of tears.

1  Ask her why she tried to hide the money.
2. Ask her where she got the money from.
3. Ask her who she thinks might have stolen the goods.
4. Ask her how long she has been with the family.
5. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the cook in court.
6. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the gardener in court.
7. I have asked enough.

[Archangel]

I like number 4 as an opener.

[overseer05-15]

Yeah. 4.

[NRDL]

4

[notquitethere]

You question Miss Thistle about the length of her tenure here.

"I have been here for near on five years, sir," she says, whilst moving across the floor on her knees, brushing furiously. "My mother, God rest her, was in the service of a friend of the parson. He was kind enough to write me a letter of recommendation when my master required another maid."

1. Ask her why she tried to hide the money.
2. Ask her where she got the money from.
3. Ask her who she thinks might have stolen the goods.
4. Ask her what happened to the last maid.
5. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the cook in court.
6. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the gardener in court.
7. I have asked enough.

[overseer05-15]

4

[Archangel]

Yes, 4.

[NRDL]

4

[notquitethere]

You ask Miss Thistle about what happened to the last maid.

"I don't rightly know, sir," she says, whilst emptying a pan of dust into a small bucket. "But I gather she was considered a distraction to the master's work and was dismissed."

1. Ask her why she tried to hide the money.
2. Ask her where she got the money from.
3. Ask her who she thinks might have stolen the goods.
4. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the cook in court.
5. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the gardener in court.
6. I have asked enough.

[overseer05-15]

3

[Archangel]

The first and third are most likely to get interesting responses. I'm actually leaning towards asking 1.

[NRDL]

1

[kingawsume]

3. Who knows?

[birdy51]

1

It gets to the heart of the matter. If she's afraid of someone, then it would be a boon to know.

[notquitethere]

"Why didn't you want your mistress seeing the money?" you ask Miss Thistle.

She meets your gaze, "I thought it would light her suspicions and make her see wrong where there was none."

1. Ask her where she got the money from.
2. Ask her who she thinks might have stolen the goods.
3. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the cook in court.
4. Promise her a part of the reward if she impeaches the gardener in court.
5. I have asked enough.