Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on May 30, 2011 13:23:24 GMT
It was six o'clock in the morning when Ash knocked on the large house on Goldthorn Hill. He was hoping to talk to the woman that lived there about her brother, and maybe even get a look at the boy that lived with her - her nephew - Flynn, he'd been told his name was.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 2, 2011 21:28:52 GMT
Freddie was, naturally fast asleep in his bed, glitter left in his hair as a midnight present from Violetta. His aunt, though, was getting ready for a day at work, and answered the door with no shoes on and her hair a mess. She blinked then.
"Yes? Who are you?" she asked, obviously waiting for the moment she could slam the door in his face. "We're not buying anything."
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 2, 2011 23:15:56 GMT
Ash smiled warmly, "I'm not here to sell you anything, ma'am," he pulled out a police detective's badge, "I'm Detective MonRoe, ma'am, and I'd like to speak to you about your sister and brother-in-law, the Daltons." Letting her get a look at the badge, he slipped it away again, looking as though he did this kind of thing all the time.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 2, 2011 23:17:06 GMT
Esmee's eyes went wide, as he mentally panicked, but opened the door more. "Uh, okay. Uh, come on in, then ..."
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
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I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 2, 2011 23:21:38 GMT
Ash nodded his head slightly and entered past her. "Do you know what your sister is currently doing in Australia?" he asked, just wanting to confirm what the woman knew. "And you know, surely, Patrick Dalton's prominence as a doctor?"
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 2, 2011 23:22:46 GMT
"She's at a business conference, surely," Esmee said slowly, eyeing the officer. "And, yes, he's one of the best, isn't he?"
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
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I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 2, 2011 23:29:04 GMT
Ash nodded again, smiling again, "Yes, he is one of the best..." he started, then glanced around, "Is there a place that we can sit down, Mrs Pascal? There are a few things I must discuss with you that may be of a ... rather shocking nature."
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 3, 2011 17:09:11 GMT
Esmee looked confused, but led him into the living room anyway, which was usually pristine, but had Freddie's shoes shoved in the corner. She gave the shoes a dirty look, but then gestured for him to sit down, and sat on the opposite sofa herself.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 4, 2011 14:25:59 GMT
Ash smiled and followed her through. It was a very tidy house, he noticed, and guessed that everyone else was in bed still, it was a bit early in the morning, even for Ash - he didn't ordinarily get up until ten at the earliest. Sitting down he took a moment to contemplate how to start. He'd been thinking about this all night - he'd gotten the mission in the latest hours of the previous night and he hadn't been able to sleep since. Leaning forwards slightly, he clasped his hands together.
"Could you tell me when you last saw, or spoke to your sister, Mrs Pascal?" he asked carefully, appearing to focus his attention on the woman when he was actually keeping an eye on the window, the door and listening to everything going on outside and inside the house.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 16:53:33 GMT
Esmee raised an eyebrow. "Two weeks ago, when she dropped Freddie off," she said, completely sure of herself. Her sister had said there was no reception in the place she was going to. They had had a cup of tea, Diana had warned her of Freddie's medical issues, and then she had gone - Patrick had rushed her off, saying she needed to catch her flight.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 10, 2011 17:06:09 GMT
Ash frowned slightly. "Did she say anything to you? Anything even remotely suspicious? Possibly about an investigation of some kind," he asked. He figured that Diana would have kept her mouth shut, for the good of her family, but she may have left some kind of hint for them to follow up...
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 17:08:25 GMT
Esmee raised an eyebrow. "No," she said sharply, as if to say she was already bored of his investigation.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 10, 2011 17:30:35 GMT
Nodding, Ash deigned to give her the benefit of the doubt and believe her. "Then it shall come as a surprise, ma'am, that your sister was a member of MI6," he told her bluntly, never taking his eyes off the woman. He wanted to see her reaction to what he said. "She was undertaking a mission along side another colleague of hers when we lost all contact. It has been a few days now, and after some deep digging we have found that someone has been trailing her and investigating her. It turns out that this person is a professional, possibly an ex-agent, themselves, and as of yet, we have been unable to positively identify them. I am sorry to be the barer of bad news, but if it is who we suspect it is, then your sister is in a perilous situation at the moment, and we may yet be too late."
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 17:36:55 GMT
Esmee's expression turned shocked - she didn't know what to think. It all seemed a little bit impossible; her sister was a respectable woman, had married a doctor, had a (rather annoying) son, and did her civil service like everyone else. There was no possible way she could ever be dead, that was just stupid. "Well ... I'm sure she'll come through," Esmee said tersely, as if that would close the subject. She refused to believe one man who would come in and say her sister did possibly illegal things. And speaking of illegal and stupid things, Freddie had just entered the room.
Freddie pulled at the stiff collar of his shirt. The school had a severe dress code and he was forced to adhere to it, right down to the stupid tie. He blinked, however, when he caught sight of the apparently serious conversation in the room, and slowly inched towards the corner. "Uh, sorry. I just .. need my shoes," he mumbled. "Then I'll just ... go."
"That would be best, Freddie," Esmee sighed.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 10, 2011 17:53:47 GMT
Ash sat back slightly as Freddie entered the room and surveyed the youth. Well, the boy was only two years younger than himself, apparently. Letting the boy get his shoes, he turned his attention back to Esmee, carrying on as though unperturbed by Freddie's presence. "Of course she will, she's a very able woman, it's just that the possibility will always be there... But if you remember her saying anything to you about this, or she contacts you at all, please, call me," he took a card out of his breast pocket, handing it to her as he stood up.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 17:56:21 GMT
Freddie stayed near his shoes for a moment, thinking this all sounded a bit odd and guarded, like they had been discussing things he had not been supposed to hear. He shook his head at himself, taking the shoes and heading for the door.
"I'll make sure to do that," Esmee told him, standing up too to show him out.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
Posts: 31
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 10, 2011 18:03:38 GMT
Ashley gave her a slight smile, "Thank you. You're cooperation is greatly appreciated, ma'am." He headed for the door, however, following Freddie out of the room. He checked his watch and frowned again, though it was an expression of his disapproval of being wide awake at such an early hour. Going to the front door, he let himself out, turning to look at Esmee again for a moment once he'd stepped outside. "...Thank you again. I'll be in touch as soon as we find her," he promised with a tight smile.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 18:10:33 GMT
"Alright, then," was all Esmee said, closing the door once he was gone.
"What was that about?" Freddie wondered, collecting his bag from the cupboard where most of the school stuff was kept.
"None of your business," Esmee snapped. "Get to school."
"Uh. Gotcha," Freddie said slowly, and promptly headed off to school.
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Ashley Parker
Jericho
White Valkyrie Informant
I'm standing here alone, trying to make this life my own
Posts: 31
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Post by Ashley Parker on Jun 10, 2011 18:23:02 GMT
Ashley went and got in the car he'd loaned from the base, one that wouldn't stand out but was obviously not just any old car and fit his investigator persona. He pulled into a side street nearby, however, sitting and waiting for a few minutes. When he spotted Freddie leaving the house, he let him get a few yards out of sight of the house and drove over to him, slowing to a crawl and rolling down the window, leaning out slightly. "Flynn? Flynn Dalton?" he called in a friendly manner.
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Post by Flynn 'Freddie' Dalton on Jun 10, 2011 18:24:20 GMT
Freddie looked confused when someone called his name, and looked around in vain before spotting the guy in the car, the one from the house. He approached, albeit slowly, and ready to run if he had to - not that he could run very far. "It's Freddie," he said slowly.
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