Now what I am about to tell you, it goes without saying, cannot be repeated outside this room. You see, Lord Mortmain,
>>5683932he has a ... condition. With his hands. Hence the gloves. Perhaps it was something to do with his injuries, or his heroic actions during the War. All the depictions and statues of him have been altered, of course, they look completely normal in all the oleographs of the Lord High Intelligencer. So very few people know about his hands. The Lord Mortmain does not like being touched, his personal belongings - even less so.
When his gloves went missing in Le Cenacle, I immediately suspected theft. The premises were filled with some exotic dancers accompanying the retinue of the visiting Sultan, his Imperious Majesty Khosaef Bey I'doon. Do you understand the graveness and import of this incident to the reputation of our City, now? We took statements from those present, and a few witnesses outside too. Given the sensitive nature of the investigation concerning rhe Lord High Intelligencer, I instructed the constable merely to ask: "Have you seen anything unusual? Anything missing?" And these were the statements:
