30-03-2019, 07:15 PM
After a couple minutes of Helen and Julie trading insults, Stavro sat on the couch. Maria watched from her chair as La Contessa sat next to him and put her phone on speaker, setting it on the coffee table.
"Ready on this end whenever, Helena." The voice of Julie Equals said in Greek out of the speaker from the other side of the world. Julie was also someone who had leave to refer to her as Helen; but having grown up alongside her and also spending her life knowing both the Parker family and the Medinas, she knew which family Helen preferred and agreed strongly enough herself to eventually marry Troy, so she used Helena whenever possible. "Charcoal and sketch pad in hand. Go ahead."
Helen took a deep breath.
"Ok, Stavro." She said, before issuing the command. "Remember the man you saw. Remember him clearly. Describe him."
"He had short, blond hair, parted in the middle." Stavro began to recall for them. "Clean-shaven. His blue eyes had a fury in them."
As he spoke, Julie quickly sketched the man's face. When he finished, Julie took a photo of her work and sent it to Helen.
"I might've made him look too mean." Julie said as Stavro looked at the picture.
"No." Stavro replied. "That is him. I've seen your paintings hanging in the castle, Julie. I knew that your work was great, but this is the man I saw get into the car."
"You were able to give us something on the plate, too." Helen told him, lighting another cigarette. "Just enough to know that the car was a rental, but it's a place to start looking. Shame you're not a car guy, but blue rental gives La Policia something." She forwarded the photo and the other information Stavro gave her to the Prefect.
"I do not recall seeing the license plate."
"No, but you did, so I made you remember it. This is really going to help a lot. I'll pass this along to La Policia. I'm afraid your name is already in their reports, Stavro. I'll get them to remove it; minimize any risk to you and your family."
"Helena," Julie said over the speaker. "That guy's creepy. I mean, drawing his face, I was getting creeped out. You said there's a child involved. I'm worried enough about Stavro with this guy, but a kid, too..."
"I'm arranging Policia protection for them." Helen told her first girlfriend.
"With this guy," Julie replied. "I might see if any Ultimados have some free time as well."
"Not a bad idea. How're the boys?"
"Cute as always. They're downstairs with Troy and Susan. I feel like going down there and seeing them now, too."
Helen and Julie said their usual goodbye insults and ended the call.
"Well," Helena said to Stavro. "You're helping us catch a murderer and you've shown me a way to use The Thing that I hadn't thought of before. I can see this being handy again. Expect something extra in your next paycheck."
"Efharisto, Contessa." He replied. He knew that there was no point in refusing.
"Perikalo," she responded before turning to Maria. "Ramirez brought me to the scene. I said I'd get a ride back up La Collina with you if you don't mind."
Maria nodded and walked over to kiss Stavro.
"I will be back soon." She told him.
"Please do, Cardia Emay."
Helen smiled at the two of them. There were other reasons beyond simply being Greek that she approved of Stavro.
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"Ready on this end whenever, Helena." The voice of Julie Equals said in Greek out of the speaker from the other side of the world. Julie was also someone who had leave to refer to her as Helen; but having grown up alongside her and also spending her life knowing both the Parker family and the Medinas, she knew which family Helen preferred and agreed strongly enough herself to eventually marry Troy, so she used Helena whenever possible. "Charcoal and sketch pad in hand. Go ahead."
Helen took a deep breath.
"Ok, Stavro." She said, before issuing the command. "Remember the man you saw. Remember him clearly. Describe him."
"He had short, blond hair, parted in the middle." Stavro began to recall for them. "Clean-shaven. His blue eyes had a fury in them."
As he spoke, Julie quickly sketched the man's face. When he finished, Julie took a photo of her work and sent it to Helen.
"I might've made him look too mean." Julie said as Stavro looked at the picture.
"No." Stavro replied. "That is him. I've seen your paintings hanging in the castle, Julie. I knew that your work was great, but this is the man I saw get into the car."
"You were able to give us something on the plate, too." Helen told him, lighting another cigarette. "Just enough to know that the car was a rental, but it's a place to start looking. Shame you're not a car guy, but blue rental gives La Policia something." She forwarded the photo and the other information Stavro gave her to the Prefect.
"I do not recall seeing the license plate."
"No, but you did, so I made you remember it. This is really going to help a lot. I'll pass this along to La Policia. I'm afraid your name is already in their reports, Stavro. I'll get them to remove it; minimize any risk to you and your family."
"Helena," Julie said over the speaker. "That guy's creepy. I mean, drawing his face, I was getting creeped out. You said there's a child involved. I'm worried enough about Stavro with this guy, but a kid, too..."
"I'm arranging Policia protection for them." Helen told her first girlfriend.
"With this guy," Julie replied. "I might see if any Ultimados have some free time as well."
"Not a bad idea. How're the boys?"
"Cute as always. They're downstairs with Troy and Susan. I feel like going down there and seeing them now, too."
Helen and Julie said their usual goodbye insults and ended the call.
"Well," Helena said to Stavro. "You're helping us catch a murderer and you've shown me a way to use The Thing that I hadn't thought of before. I can see this being handy again. Expect something extra in your next paycheck."
"Efharisto, Contessa." He replied. He knew that there was no point in refusing.
"Perikalo," she responded before turning to Maria. "Ramirez brought me to the scene. I said I'd get a ride back up La Collina with you if you don't mind."
Maria nodded and walked over to kiss Stavro.
"I will be back soon." She told him.
"Please do, Cardia Emay."
Helen smiled at the two of them. There were other reasons beyond simply being Greek that she approved of Stavro.
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