Yesterday, Mademoiselle Hortense, Dr. Woodcourt, and Tom-all-alone’s
Jo, happened upon each other in the streets of London. As Lady Dedlock recently relieved Madam
Hortense of her position at Chesney Wold, the French maiden sought to ruin the
Lady out of revenge. Dr. Woodcourt, who
had recently returned from his worldly travels with the Victorians to lands of
China, India, and the like, possessed a “medical” supplement, opium, of which
he supplied to Madam Hortense out of vengeance for his poor, deceased friend
Nemo (who died of an opium overdose), and whom Dr. Woodcourt believed to have
been linked in some way to Lady Dedlock.
Since neither Mademoiselle Hortense nor Dr. Woodcourt felt obliged to
involve themselves directly in the distribution of the illegal substance to
Lady Dedlock, which was to alleviate her boredom but resulted in a fatal
overdose, the two conspirators hired the lowly Jo to do their dirty bidding.
Later, when taken in for
questioning, Jo informed authorities that he knew “nothink” of the
situation. However, when bribed with
five shillings and three pennies, Jo was quick to announce his employers and
went on his way. When Dr. Woodcourt was
arrested, he was asked as to why he would help Madam Hortense, he said he was
reminded of his grand adventures with the Victorians and he couldn’t possibly pass
on the opportunity to gain the Lady’s money.
Mademoiselle Hortense has yet to be captured and detained for her
involvement.
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