>>5687594Silas Chillingwurth, the New Lanthorn Yard Commissioner, is already here. He purses his lips with a look of accomplishment and satisfaction before the scene
-It is perfectly clear what has occurred here. This woman was a prostitute. The coins prove it, she was clearly attempting to consummate some sordid tryst in this alleyway. As the scene of the crime occurred within the vicinity of the slums and the Rookeries, I strongly suspect a foreigner did it. This case is closed; wrap up this corpse and clean up the street. You lot, over there (gesturing at various constables standing guard) - return to your watch and patrols by the Ironworks & Foundry, I do not like the look of those crowds and idlers gathered about tonight. How convenient it is that this street is situated at a clear triangular intersection where one can easily see the Clock Tower, the glorious Hecatomb, and the Ironworks itself! It certainly facilitates the fast and efficient resolution of these affairs! And you there - (QM: gesturing at You) go find and arrest the nearest foreigner who perpetrated this deed. As the wisdom of our judicature attests: better ten innocents are arrested, imprisoned and hung, than let one guilty man walk free!
