I'm surprised at you, Sergeant. This case seems rather dull, and still you've managed to kill your career with it. SH
What? Look, mate, you must have the wrong number. L
If you're interested, it was Mark, the plumber. You can let Jose go (he's useless). SH
What? Who are you? L
An interested party. SH
Text me later when you realize how right I am. - SH

Hell. You were right. L
You seem surprised. SH
You seem offended. L
Touché. SH
How did you know? L
That you were surprised? SH
No. The case. How did you know it was Mark who killed Travers? L
Painfully obvious. SH
Why don't you explain it to me, Sergeant. See if you can wrap your little head around it. SH
Uh. L
Motive. L
Sigh. SH
Oh, shut up. L
Mark killed Travers because of the money, right? L
Wrong. SH
Then what? L
Car. The car. Mark killed him because of the car. SH
What's so special about the bloody car? L
It's not about the care, Sergeant... SH
Uh. You're slower than even I had anticipated. SH
It's about what's inside the car. SH

Stunned silence is to be expected. SH
Text me when you find it. SH

There's a body in the car. L
Very good. It would have been... disappointing, to say the least, if you missed that. SH
Travers was a cover up to distract us from finding the other body. L
Bloody hell. L
Clever, isn't it? SH
Clever? L
Yes. I do hold a certain admiration for the criminal classes. SH
All thought - to be far - there are a thousand better places to hide a body than a car. SH
You think about this too much. L
On the contrary, I think about it just enough. SH
How did you know? L
Boring. Tedious. Mediocre. Boring. Boring. Boring. I'm surprised every you lot didn't get it. SH
Thanks for that. So how did you know it was Mark? L
What makes you think I'm going to explain anything to you? SH
Well, you seem like kind of a pompous ass to me. I mean, you texted a police officer that you solved a murder, so you've got to be arrogant and eager to please. L
Nicely observed. SH
Droplets. SH
Or rather, the lack of droplets. SH
Pardon? L
The lack of water droplets on the Travers'. It rained Monday. If the body was outside, it would've gotten damp, but it didn't, which indicated that it was inside. The house was searched, but the car had been reported stolen Monday, by Mark. The criminal successfully made Travers' death look like the byproduct of a carjacking gone wrong. SH
Still don't understand. L
God, you are thick. SH
Travers' body was hidden in the car before it was stolen. That's why it was dry. Do you get it yet?
Brilliant! Absolutely bloody brilliant! L
Sarcasm? SH
No. Seriously. Genius. Why didn't I think of that? L
Perhaps it's because you're an idiot. SH
Insult me all you like, but I feel great. My superiors will be pleased someone managed to crack this thing. L
But you won't get that promotion, even with this. No... It'd take at least seven perfectly solved cases to even turn their attention towards you at all, and that's what you want, isn't it, Sergeant? SH
What are you getting at? L
You know precisely what I'm saying. You think that if you get the big job, the big pay-raise, that you can keep your wife from leaving. Unfortunately you're right. She is that petty. The only way you're going to keep her is if you become a Detective Inspector. SH
And for that you need my help. SH
What makes you think I'm not capable of solving cases on my own? L
... SH
What exactly are you suggesting? L
Simple. You give me an all-access pass to any case I ask, and I solve it for you. SH
And how much would this little deal of ours cost? L
Nothing. SH
Nothing? L
Justice; free of charge. SH
You don't want anything? L
Nope. SH
Why? L
Bored. SH
Deal. L
Excellent. SH