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InventoryMap ReplaceWith 43ⁿ Lewton's Office
My Office.ÇüI might be able to hide Two Conkers
in my office for a while, but the Assassins'
Guild was bound to search there sooner
or later.(There hadn't been a murder at my office.)That had nothing to do with Hwel's plays.5I was pretty sure that Foid wouldn't
be in my office.'The invite had been slid under my door.#My office wasn't on Whalebone lane.?There wasn't an entrance to the sewers
there that I knew about.(I didn't need a warrant to get in there.;I didn't do my best thinking when I
was out in the streets. The Wharf 43ö
The Wharf.That's where I found it.3I was pretty sure that Mundy had been
on the wharf.But he wasn't there now.*The Milka was supposed to be at the
wharf.jThe First Mate had seen a carriage go
careening away from the wharf, and
I was pretty sure it was Regin's.$The Milka's cargo had been unloaded.$The question was, where had it gone?(There hadn't been a murder at the wharf.Well, not recently. 'I couldn't just leave him on the wharf. That wasn't on Whalebone lane. Cafe AnkhThe Cafe Ankh.9Samael would never let the CafΘ Ankh
be host to a murder.1That's where I stole the crowbar from
originally. <Presumably, the barrels had been delivered
to the CafΘ Ankh.EIt was too big a favour to ask for Samael
to hide Two Conkers for me. -As far as I knew, Ilsa was still in
the CafΘ.8Ilsa and Two Conkers were hiding out
in the wine cellar.$They weren't there as far as I knew. Pseudopolis Yard2The headquarters of the Watch at Pseudopolis
Yard.@I suppose I could ask Nobby if anyone
had seen Regin's carriage.]Apparently, Sergeant Colon had seen
a carriage heading for the Maudlin
Bridge a few days ago.<Surprisingly, there had been no murders
at Pseudopolis Yard.6Maybe I had too negative a view of police
hospitality.Foid could be anywhere.DWell, on the plus side, he'd have the
protection of the city guards.;On the minus side, that wasn't going
to count for anything.)The only tragedy there was Nobby's odour. aThat's where I got the warrant - even
if I wanted to, I couldn't alter it
to break into the Yard.They'd never fall for it.hAlthough Nobby's stench suggested otherwise,
there wasn't an entrance to the sewers
in Pseudopolis Yard. Not as far as I knew, anyway. Octarine ParrotThe Octarine Parrot.'That's where Mundy's final message was.AIf I wanted to speak to Sapphire, the
Parrot was the place to go._Mundy had been killed at the Octarine
Parrot, and it looked to me like a
Counterweight Killing.cI'd read about the death of the title
role in 'The Leering King', one of
the Eight Great Tragedies.MThe King was hung upside down from a
tree whereupon his eyes were gouged
out.It sounded very familiar.0If Mundy was in the Parrot, I couldn't
prove it./I was now certain that Mundy was in
the Parrot.'Well, the Parrot was on Whalebone lane.It was a start.59, Whalebone lane was the Parrot's address
all right.+If I was right, Mundy was somewhere
inside.DMundy's murder could be one of the points
on an octagram of murders. 43 @I didn't think the Parrot was a great
place to hide Two Conkers. dThe Parrot was certainly the pits, but
I didn't think it had a secret entrance
to the city's sewers. Rhodan's WorkshopRhodan's Workshop.I didn't trust Rhodan.8I didn't think he was a good choice
to hide Two Conkers."That's where I found the bandages.JIt had to be something to do with Rhodan,
and I suspected something shady.No murders here. None that I knew about anyway.RThere was something about Rhodan's statues
that reminded me of Privetier's acting.+They should really be made of wood,
though. Malachite was in the workshop.$Malachite might be there, I guessed.Malachite was gone. Mausoleum The Selachii Family Mausoleum.3Was Therma buried in the Selachii Family
Mausoleum?<It looked as if Therma was buried in
the Selachii Mausoleum.6According to Malachite, it wasn't Therma
in the vault. Who was it? >I felt pretty bad about stealing the
tooth from the Mausoleum.[But that was nothing compared to what
the Selachii family would do to me
if they found out.That's the place.fGiven that it was the Selachii Family
Mausoleum it was a safe bet that the
Selachii family visited it.pAnd since the Selachii family were pretty
much all assassins, it was probably
the worst hiding place imaginable.Lots of dead people.4But no one who was actually killed in
the Mausoleum. ;I didn't do my best thinking when I
was out in the streets.PI needed to find some way of accurately
triangulating from inside the Mausoleum. Von Uberwald MansionThe Von Uberwald Mansion.#It was Carlotta's home, apparently. The Count was there all right.7I had a feeling he wasn't going anywhere
any time soon.&The Count had given me the iconograph. I had no idea how old it was.*It wasn't at the mansion as far as I
knew. UActually, the Von Uberwald Mansion wasn't
a bad idea for a place to hide Two
Conkers.XBut I knew the Butler would root him
out sooner or later, and I couldn't
take that risk. ZI wouldn't be surprised to learn that
someone had been killed in the Von
Uberwald Mansion.3But I didn't know of anyone being killed
there yet.%The Count had died of natural causes. Hardly a Counterweight Killing.HThere was a copy of the Eight Great
Tragedies in the Libraris Apocrypha. There, the connection ended.@The invitation was for me to go to the
mansion to meet Carlotta. CI was certain that there were secret
passages all over the mansion. 43 * *But I didn't know any way into the sewers. Horst's Quarters Jasper Horst's private quarters.5I went over to Horst's Quarters, but
he wasn't there.(As far as I knew, Horst was still there. Horst was not in his quarters.JI had a feeling Al Khali was actually
out on the streets most of the time.BI didn't think Horst was a good choice
to hide Two Conkers for me.#No murders there that I knew about. $I wasn't about to alter the warrant.,I'd have to use it to get into the New
Hall. Maudlin BridgeThe Maudlin Bridge.1Had Regin's carriage gone off the Maudlin
Bridge?#I needed evidence, not speculation.]Regin's carriage had gone off the Maudlin
Bridge - and I had a feeling it wasn't
an accident.:I didn't notice an entrance to the sewers
from the bridge. That's where I'd found it.iIf the crate had been on the carriage
and the carriage had gone off the bridge,
the crate should be here. The crate had ended up here. And it looked like a dead end..Had Regin been killed by the Bestial
attacker? 9Perhaps he could live under a bridge
like a common troll."Well, like a bridge troll, anyway;.the common trolls tended to live on
mountains.[Regin had been killed here, and it looked
like one of the so-called Counterweight
Killings.[Regin had been killed here, and it looked
like one of the so-called Counterweight
Killings.`In 'Antilogy and Cleph-ptah-re', the
Queen of Djelibeybi is killed when
she is bitten by an asp.4An asp, that would have left tiny bite
marks on her.!I was definitely on to something.:Regin's murder could be a point on an
octagram of murders.>I couldn't see a connection to Hwel's
plays in Regin's murder.`In 'Antilogy and Cleph-ptah-re', the
Queen of Djelibeybi is killed when
she is bitten by an asp.4An asp, that would have left tiny bite
marks on her.!I was definitely on to something. Temple of Small GodsThe Temple of Small Gods.fWhy did the cult of Anu-Anu meet in
the Temple of Small Gods if they had
their own temple in Al Khali? Well, they were both temples. #I should ask Malaclypse about that.@There must be someone in the Temple
who could help me with that. 3The only murders here were the odd goat
sacrifices.5I think Mooncalf's death qualified as
an Act of Gods. LI strongly suspected that there was
a way into the sewers around the Temple./I reckoned that was where my attacker
had fled.But I couldn't find it.
SaturnaliaThe Saturnalia Casino.FAssassins went to the casino often,
so it wasn't a great hiding place.&Saturnalia was too classy for murders. MI'd acquired the knowledge of the Back
Passage from Warb, here in the casino. 43É7 &I suppose they might be at the casino.$Ilsa and Two Conkers were long gone.PI'd got the envelope from Regin's locker,
but I still wasn't sure what it meant. Guild of Archaeologists>The Guild of Archaeologists, Antiquarians
and Tomb Evacuators.:Actually, the Guild was a great place
to hide Two Conkers.PBut Ilsa and Two Conkers were my only
way in and they'd decided not to go
there.7Whatever their reasons, I had to assume
it wasn't safe.LThe Back Passage could be used to overcome
the security system in the Guild.#I just had to find the right panel.vI'm sure they had some skeletons in
the closet - probably some mummies
too - but there were no murders that
I knew of. IIt seemed likely that Ilsa and Two Conkers
would be members of the Guild.;It was the most likely place to find
her, that was certain. Patrician's PalaceThe Patrician's Palace.lI liked the idea of hiding Two Conkers
in the Palace - it was somewhere that
the assassins would never look.QAnd Lord Vetinari would never think
of looking right under his own nose,
I hoped.5Trouble was, I wanted somewhere inside
that was safe.Somewhere suitably hidden.*I'm sure they did have wine at the Palace.6Some of the wine barrels had been taken
to the Palace.AOne of the so-called Counterweight Killings
had taken place here.9The Palace might be a point on a new
octagram of murders.KI didn't know of any connection between
the Clerk's murder and Hwel's play.^Saipha had died just like the King's
retainer in 'The King of Ankh', drowned
in a vat of wine.AOne of the so-called Counterweight Killings
had taken place here.^Saipha had died just like the King's
retainer in 'The King of Ankh', drowned
in a vat of wine. Rooftops above Salis and PhedrePThe meeting with Therma had been arranged
high up above the streets of the city.LI doubted that Ilsa would like me suggesting
hiding Two Conkers on the roof.5Malachite had been brutally murdered
on the rooftops.EIt had some of the hallmarks of the
so-called Counterweight Killings.'The Watch didn't seem to agree with
me. LAccording to Clerk's Gable, a strange
bestial attacker had killed Malachite.5Malachite had been brutally murdered
on the rooftops.EIt had some of the hallmarks of the
so-called Counterweight Killings.'The Watch didn't seem to agree with
me.@Malachite's murder could be one point
on an octagram of murders.CThere wasn't going to be an entrance
to the sewers on the rooftops. New Hall"The New Hall at Unseen University.0That's where I'd have to go if I wanted
the job.WApparently, promotion at the University
was often achieved in suspicious circumstances.vWell, it wasn't in the New Hall, but
one of the so-called Counterweight
Killings had taken place at Unseen
University.vWell, it wasn't in the New Hall, but
one of the so-called Counterweight
Killings had taken place at Unseen
University.Mathom had been poisoned.ǻIt wasn't exactly the same as the poisoning
of Village in 'The Happy Prince of
Copperhaven', but there were definite
similarities with one of the other
poisonings in the play.sWell, not the New Hall, but there was
a murder in the University and it could
be part of a new octagram of murders.KI didn't know of any connection between
the Clerk's murder and Hwel's play.Mathom had been poisoned.ǻIt wasn't exactly the same as the poisoning
of Village in 'The Happy Prince of
Copperhaven', but there were definite
similarities with one of the other
poisonings in the play. 43|A CIf Foid was right, this was where I'd
find Gelid, Satrap's contact.2The warrant should get me into the New
Hall again. Merchant's GuildThe Merchant's Guild house.AOne of the so-called Counterweight Killings
had taken place here.0It could also be part of an octagram
of murders.FI didn't know for certain the merchant
was murdered in the Guildhouse.AOne of the so-called Counterweight Killings
had taken place here.6The merchant, Gamin, was strangled in
his Guild House.Ç╧I didn't know by whom, but it certainly
sounded similar to the strangling of
the merchant in 'Kensington' (one of
Hwel's Great Tragedies) who had been
strangled by his wife who thought he
had cheated on her. 'What did that have to do with anything?CPerhaps I could use this to weasel something
out of the gatekeeper.Been there, done that. SewersjA shallow sewer, running from the Brass
Bridge and then around the Rimward
edge of the Patrician's Palace.7I'd managed to find the sewers using
just my ingenuity.That, and a huge library.\The pendant had been buried in the debris
of what looked like an animals lair
in the sewers.+No murders in the sewers that I knew
about. )That had nothing to do with Hwel's plays.8Although it might be a reflection of
his writing skills. Sanctuary/The cultist's sanctuary was deep in
the Shades.=That's where the meeting of the True
Believers had been held.ÇöAlthough there hadn't been any murders
at the Sanctuary that I knew about,
I was pretty sure that the Cultists
were involved in some nasty business.EThere was nothing to do with Hwel's
penchant for grisly murder there.!Well, nothing directly connected. That's where I first saw it. The Wizard's PleasaunceqThe Pleasaunce was part of Unseen University,
nestled against the river Ankh and
cut off from the city by a wall.!No murders at the Pleasaunce yet.BI had a feeling the next murder was
going to be at the Pleasaunce.I should stake it out.;The last murder had taken place at the
Wizard's Pleasaunce. $No connection with Hwel's plays yet.ÇèWhoever was going to get killed was
presumably going to get dragged through
the streets by a horse, just like in
'Trochilus and Cresylic'.RThe last murder had stuck with the one
in 'Trochilus and Cresylic' almost
exactly.Poor Al Khali.(Couldn't have happened to a nicer dwarf. Dagon StreetCDagon street was a small inconsequential
alley in downtown Morpork.8I hadn't found any evidence of a murder
in Dagon Street. But I hadn't ruled it out yet.:The seventh grisly murder had taken
place in the Fish Bar. 43αN $No obvious link to Hwel's plays yet.ESomeone had been eaten on Dagon Street,
mirroring 'Titus Diplodicus'. Foid could be anywhere. Was this where Rhodan had meant?!It seemed to fit his description.$Foid was hiding out on Dagon Street. The Dysk Theatre{The city's centre of thespian excellence,
the Dysk theatre was situated on the
Isle of Gods, not far from Pseudopolis
Yard.5The only murders in the theatre had
not proved fatal.EThe inscription had been in the sepulchral
temple, under the theatre. CThe Eight Great Tragedies were being
performed at the Dysk theatre.'That was where the flyer had come from. The ObservatoryEThe Unseen Universities main Observatory
was situated up on the roof.iI'd found Gelid dead outside, but the
Octagram of murders was already complete
and he died meaninglessly.6Seemed like a great place to make use
of the star map.&That's where I'd stolen the astrolabe. DeskÇ⌐Sapient pearwood comes from a plant
so magical that it is totally impervious
to all forms of magic, and so valuable
that thieves have cut each other's
throats to own it.OUnfortunately, I couldn't afford a desk
made out of it, so I made do with pine.It's a nice desk, though.:I could hardly carry the desk around,
even if I wanted to.HI already had a spare purse in one of
my drawers, I didn't need another.FI wasn't so frustrated that I wanted
to tear up my desk for no reason."There wasn't a lock on my drawers.(My desk had nothing to do with anything.)I thought it best to leave my desk alone.Coffee MachineÇÇI'd purchased the Imp-powered Coffee
Bean Machine from Cut-Me-Own-Throat
Dibbler, the man whose name was the
byword for quality.2With CMOT Dibbler, you could say 'Bye'
to quality.OI'll say this for the ICBM, it made
coffee strong enough to blow your head
off.SOn the downside, the Imp tended to use
most of the beans to fuel its own addiction.WSome days the poor thing was so jittery
the coffee machine would vibrate off
the shelf.FNothing like a cup of Imp-made coffee
to make me jittery and paranoid.jTempting though it was to smash up the
coffee machine, I'm sure there were
better things I could be doing.0Best to leave the coffee machine alone,
I think.Filing CabinetaI had purchased a large indexed scroll
rack to keep track of all the cases
I was going to handle.The Mundy case made it two.DAll I had to do was track down Mundy
and tell Carlotta where he was./Mundy was dead, but who had killed him
and why?lAs if there wasn't enough death in the
town, now I was dead and I was no closer
to catching my own murderer.GNylonathatep was loose in the city,
and I had to find a way to stop it.8I only bought the filing cabinet because
it looked good.DoorÇΣA lot of strange things had happened
to me since becoming a Private Investigator,
but the weirdest was the irrepressible
sensation that the most important thing
for me to own as a PI was a door with
my name painted on the glass./Some mysteries are best left unsolved,
I guess.TI wasn't desperate enough to try smashing
the pendant open by slamming a door
on it.+There had to be another way to get it
open.#I knew how to open the pendant now.#I didn't need to slam it in a door.It wasn't a door key.dI think we could safely say that the
door to my office was just for getting
in and out of my office.Note3The note had been pushed under my door
by Carlotta.M'Lewton, I am anxious to see you again
and to find out how the case is going. 43ÿZ 4Come to the Von Uberwald Mansion on
Moon Pond Lane.'nSo Carlotta was a member of the Von
Uberwalds, one of the richest and most
reclusive families in Ankh-Morpork.?That explained why she could afford
to offer to pay me so much.OIt didn't explain why she hadn't got
around to paying me yet, but I could
wait. At least until the rent was due.CardPI knew that someone had pushed the card
under the door and I knew what it meant.0It meant that I should have fitted a
letter box.I read the card to myself.c'Have arranged meeting with Therma on
the rooftops at the junction of Salis
Street and Phedre Road.Come immediately'.Salis and Phedre... there wasn't much around there.Nice and quiet.-What I really needed to do was read
the card.CrowbarÇ⌐My old trusty crowbar, stolen by me
from the golem, and then stolen
from me by the Watch, stolen by Nobby
from the evidence cabinet and finally
back into my hands again.*There was a poetic injustice about it
all.HPerhaps I should just return it to the
comforting bosom of my inventory.Carlotta-She'd come into my office to offer me
a case.And maybe something more. BollardsJAlong the length of the wharf were hundreds
of posts for mooring ships to.'It seemed like a lot of bollards to
me. What did I need bollards for?)It wasn't like I could move them, anyway.FI could wrap the rope around the bollard,
but what would be the point?FI guess I could take one of the mooring
lines to use with the grapple.0I didn't think the bollards were that
important.ShipnThe Milka was a tramp schooner, one
of the many ramshackle ships that plied
their trade around the Circle Sea.4From the looks of it, it should have
sunk years ago./Even the rats thought twice before boarding
it.EThe First Mate didn't look particularly
willing to let people aboard.KIf I could just get aboard the Milka,
maybe I could learn something useful.It was the Milka alright.*I'd successfully proved that I could
read.lAlthough there was a connection to the
Milka, I couldn't escape the feeling
I'd do better to look elsewhere.I'd got that on the Milka.7That didn't seem to have anything to
do with the Milka.BGetting onto the Milka was going to
require some lateral thinking.)I already knew how to get onto the Milka. CratesJI couldn't tell what the crates contained,
and frankly I didn't much care.,Outgoing cargo wasn't going to tell
me much.>I needed to know whether Mundy had brought
something with him.0I couldn't carry the crates even if
I wanted to.2Perhaps the single crate would be a
better choice.9The label could easily have come from
a crate like these. FI wasn't really sure if there was anything
I could do with the crates. Mooring lineLWhen the Milka left, someone must have
left one of the mooring lines behind.That was careless. Some people will steal anything.MIf I pride myself on anything, it's
that I don't steal without a good reason./Well, I don't steal rope without a good
reason."Some people will steal anything... and that includes me, it seems. 43|d 4I wasn't about to waste my time with
a mooring line.Boarding Plank-A solid piece of 8 by 4 led up onto
the ship.EThe boarding plank was probably the
sturdiest part of the whole ship.+I wasn't about to steal the boarding
plank.It was only a plank.SailorGThe sailor was busy loading the ship,
and I decided not to disturb him.JSomething told me I wasn't going to
learn anything useful from the sailor.CrateA crate.What more could I say?FThe crates on the Wharf were built on
a large frame, sturdy and thick.Oy!Get away from that!...a lot like the sailor. 8The label probably came from a crate
just like this one..I wasn't going to hide Two Conkers in
a crate.*I had a feeling the crate could be useful. Mr. ScopletteThe First Mate wasn't as hostile as
I might have expected, but he wasn't
particularly helpful either. MThe wharf was on the edge of the more
upmarket of Ankh-Morpork's twin cities.cI don't know why I was suddenly trying
to connect the streets of Ankh-Morpork
into the big picture.GolemHThe golem was loading wine barrels
onto the cart calmly and dilligently.8I would have pitied it but there didn't
seem much point.$It was just magically animated clay.AThere was no use trying to talk
to the golem
- it couldn't speak.Best to leave it alone.Crowbar?A good looking crowbar - it looked like
it had a good heft too.FI figured the golem wouldn't notice that the
crowbar had gone missing.[Not that I'm saying it didn't need it, just that
I'd figured I'd get away with stealing it. Cart/The cart was being loaded with barrels
of wine.2Apart from the wine, I can't say I was
interested./I decided not to try stealing the wine
barrels.5I didn't want to get caught putting
the crowbar back."The cart was of no interest to me.TrapdoorKI guess I never really noticed that
the Cafe Ankh had a wine cellar before.ZPerhaps if they'd run out of drinks
at the bar I'd have been more inclined
to investigate.`I knew full well that I wouldn't be
able to get down there without permission
and the right key.BYou can't go around jimmying every door
open just because you can.:I couldn't see any reason that the trapdoor
was important. EThe main doors to the CafΘ Ankh were
one of its most useful features.'Without it, no one could get in or out.-It might be more practical to just go
inside. 6The lonely streets of Ankh-Morpork are
never far away. BarMy old friend the bar.2I was tempted to order a drink, but
I was working.,I suppressed the urge to get myself
a drink.&Although I could really have used one. 43pj I didn't want to tempt fate.>The safest thing to do was to have nothing
to do with the bar. ,The door led out into the cold, wet
streets.%It looked a lot nicer on the outside.TI wasn't desperate enough to try smashing
the pendant open by slamming a door
on it.+There had to be another way to get it
open.#I knew how to open the pendant now.#I didn't need to slam it in a door.0Useful though they are, an exit is just
an exit. The Pianist@The pianist, Samael, was one of the
CafΘ Ankh's greatest assets.ÇàNot only was he a first rate musician,
but there was something about him that
made you think it'd be a bad idea to
start any trouble.5I decided not to disturb Samael while
he was working.5I could talk to Samael later, when he
wasn't so busy.Captain JenkinsMThe Captain of the Milka, Captain Jenkins
didn't seem to be a very happy man.Nobby#My old friend Nobby from the Watch. I hadn't spoken to him in ages.IlsaQAn old flame - frankly, my life would
have been better if she'd stayed out
of it.Samael:I'd always respected Samael, and he
always put up with me.I don't know why. I guess it didn't really matter. TI wasn't desperate enough to try smashing
the pendant open by slamming a door
on it.+There had to be another way to get it
open.#I knew how to open the pendant now.#I didn't need to slam it in a door.bI don't think Ilsa would be impressed
if I came back suggesting the wine
cellar as a hiding place.5It was just the way to the wine cellar,
nothing more. Wine Barrels 43╚j Ilsa
River Ankh 43k 43Xk 43ák 43└m DThey say that the universe is full of
particles called inspirations.gOne of them hit me at that moment, because
I suddenly realised something that
should have been obvious.`If Mundy was hung upside down, and if
Mundy wrote the message, then the message
was upside down.=Turning it around in my head, I could
see that it read 3712V.'It wasn't a meaningless word after all.@It was a meaningless combination of
letters and numbers instead.&Somehow, that seemed much, much worse. 43n Malachite 43\n 43╪n 1If you can hear this, you must be a
games tester. 43 o 43╕o The label had mentioned Pier 5. &What did Mundy have to do with Pier
5? Carlotta 43 p 43Hp 43Ép 43╪p 43 q 43hq 434s Gaspode8A mangy dog, going by the name of Gaspode
the Wonderdog.Small, bow legged and wiry;Lbasically grey but with patches of brown,
white and black in outlying areas.vGaspode appeared to have fleas, hardpad,
scurf, crusted yellow eyes, arthritis,
rotting teeth and horrible bad breath.IBetween him and Nobby I was starting
to worry about my circle of friends. Not a great place to hide him. 43|s 43─s 43 t 43Tt 43£t 43∞t Trash 434u 43|u 43°u 3I doubted there were any useful clues
in the boxes. 43@v 43îv Moss 43╘v 43 w 43dw 43¼w 43⌠w 43<x 43äx 43╠x 43y 43\y 43h} jI've had some bad days since I started
work as a private investigator, but
I'd never woken up dead before.Ç░It all started the week before, on a
cold and wet Sektober day in Ankh-Morpork,
the oldest and most depraved of all
the cities on the Discworld but, hey,
you've got to love it.JI'd been working as a PI for a little
over a month, and business was slow.~Hiring an investigator to look into
your business requires trust, and the
amount of trust in Ankh-Morpork wouldn't
fill a cup.'And it's a small cup I'm talking about.ISure, people trust that you don't get
on the wrong side of the Patrician.7People trust that you don't walk into
the Shades alone.]People trust that the Assassins' Guild
will fulfil their contracts or double
your money back. Yeah, people even trust death.+Just don't ask them to trust their mothers. Mr. Lewton? 6If I'm not I should fire the guy who
painted the door.3So, this is what a Private Investigator
looks like. I expected someone more heroic. 43¼à Heroism costs extra. What can I do for you Miss...?Mrs, actually.And the name is Carlotta.#Okay Mrs. Actually, Carlotta it is. 6What's a girl like you doing out on
a night like this? I want to hire you, Mr. Lewton. Please, call me Lewton.Mr. sounds so formal. 2How much do you charge for a simple
investigation?I don't know.&I've never had a simple investigation. A tricky one is twenty a day.4I'll give you two hundred in advance,
plus expenses.=For two hundred I guess I should treat
with you some respect.<Oh, I wouldn't ask a guy like you to
attempt the impossible.What's the case?%I want you to find a man named Mundy. Why do you want to find Mundy?Do you know him?No.CAnd this case will go a lot faster if
you let me ask the questions.,You like to be in control, don't you
Lewton.5If you don't pull the strings then you're the puppet. Tell me about you and Mundy.!I've been a lonely woman, Lewton.You amaze me.You'd be surprised.!Shocked maybe, but not surprised.Mundy is my lover, Lewton.Or used to be.*He's been away for a while, over in
Tsort.\He came back to Ankh-Morpork a couple of
days ago on the Milka but he didn't
come to see me.#I think he may be having an affair.3You're wondering whether my husband knows
about it.CActually, I was wondering when you were
going to give me the money.)My husband passed away several years
ago.,I hope the poor guy was smiling at the
time.AThis is a bad neighbourhood for you
to come into alone, Carlotta.I can take care of myself.I believe you.Good.Trust is important.I said I believed you.I never said I trusted you.Don't you like me, Lewton?I like a lot of things.4I like dogs but I wouldn't trust one
not to bite me.I won't bite.Shame.&I haven't been bitten in a long while.JIs there anything you can tell me about
Mundy that might help me find him?1He's got blue eyes, brown hair and a
black heart.You'd like him.'Has he got any friends in Ankh-Morpork? Does anyone?How tall is he?.I don't know, I don't picture him standing
up.#What was Mundy's business in Tsort?I don't know.2I never asked about his work and he
never told me. 43؏ ,Must be a very straightforward relationship.As simple as they come.(Where can I find the ship he came in
on?Down at the Wharf. Have you been there yourself?I avoid places like that.Women and sea...Forget I asked.ÇéI was desperate for the money she'd
promised, but I didn't think she'd
appreciate me waving my purse under
her nose like a beggar.5Women don't like men to beg, at least,
not for money.$I'd better get started on your case.Where can I contact you?I'll be in touch.Be seeing you Lewton.@I hoped I would see her again, because
she still hadn't paid me.DStill, it wasn't every day that a beautiful
woman offered me a case.ÇÖFrankly, it wasn't often that anybody
offered me a case, and two hundred
would certainly help pay the rent,
if I had anything left over from my
bar bill.:On an ordinary night, I'd sit around
waiting for business.HBut this night, business was coming
to me, and bringing trouble with it.Business, I don't mind.Ç├But trouble was an unwelcome guest,
and like all unwelcome guests it was
hard to ask it to leave, and by the
third day it was generally wearing
your shirts and leaving its stuff
in your bathroom.Hello Mr. Lewton. I've been expecting you.$I should hope so, this is my office.How'd you get in?Through the door.It was only locked.I know all about doors.Good.Use this one to get out.%I have a message for you, Mr. Lewton. %I don't take messages from strangers. Then let me introduce myself.My name is Mr. Al Khali. 6I don't take messages from dwarves named
after cities.My name isn't important.You seemed to think it was.6I've come to warn you to stay clear
of the Mundy case.I'll bear that in mind. Now get out.PIf you don't stay clear of the Mundy
case, something untoward may happen
to you.bThis is Ankh-Morpork - something untoward
may happen to me whether I investigate
this case or not.-Now either you get out or I'll throw
you out.(Don't say I didn't warn you, Mr. Lewton. ,Don't say I didn't ignore you, Mr. Al Khali. AA dwarf named after the Klatchian city
of Al Khali, and a threat.5This case was getting more interesting
by the minute.dAll we needed was a troll and a member
of the undead and we could open an
ethnic comedy on Broadway.HSomehow I wasn't surprised to find Al
Khali waiting for me in my office.eIn my head was a list of suspects for
killing Mundy, and Al Khali had gone
straight in at number one.&Mr. Lewton, I'm so pleased to see you. #The feeling's not mutual, Al Khali.What do you want? All in good time, Mr. Lewton. :Why do I get a feeling that Al Khali
isn't your real name.It's not very... dwarfish. 43Σÿ -My name is of little consequence, Mr. Lewton,Fand the story of how I acquired
it will have to wait for another time.Now if you'll excuse me...'Now why would you want to carry an axe? To hack at people, Mr. Lewton. AAn axe is the weapon of choice for a
dwarf, you should know that.Why kill me now?What's the point?)I'm not planning to kill you, Mr. Lewton. NI merely need the axe as a deterrent
should you wish to try something foolish.I don't try foolish things.Sometimes they just happen.-Then I suggest you don't let them happen
now.IWhen you've finished searching me, I
know a nice restaurant we can go to.)So, you have been a busy man, Mr. Lewton. "I think you'd better come with me.Is there an alternative?@That would depend on how attached you
are to your arms and legs.5And how much you want them to remain
attached to you.YWhen I returned to my office for the
first time since my murder, a man was
already there.ÇÇI knew he was a man because Corporal
Nobbs was the only person in Ankh-Morpork
who has to carry a letter to confirm
his species.8He's the kind of man you get itchy from
just talking to. There must be something here... Hello Nobby.Lewton! You're...Alive?I was just...erm..."I was just cleaning out your desk. Yes, of everything of value.Didn't they bury you?3Rumours of my death have been slightly
exaggerated.Meaning?(Meaning I'm not dead, I just got buried.Don't tell me the details.Suit yourself.3Nice crowbar you're using to jimmy open
my drawers.Erm...yeah.-I sort of borrowed it from the evidence
room. That's okay;"I sort of borrowed it from a cart.EOh, I searched Regin's body and there
were two tiny bite marks on it.Really.0I guess it was more suspicious than
you thought.Well, I ought to go.1Looks like you don't need your things
collecting.How goes the case?The Counterweight Killings?Still not much progress.CThey wouldn't let me investigate it if
they thought there would be.-How many murders do you guys think there
are?Three.ÇüOne of the Patrician's clerks, the Reader
of Esoteric Occultism up at Unseen
University, and one of the city's richest
merchants.@There'd be three more if you counted
Mundy, Regin and Malachite.I suppose so.Still not convinced? Well, Vimes isn't convinced. Even though I've been cleared? I have to get back to the yard. 43Çó Ç┐Nobby didn't seem very comfortable around
me - I didn't know if it was because
of my return from the grave or because
I'd caught him trying to steal everything
of value that wasn't tied down,_The only thing I was sure of was that
my next step was to look into the Counterweight
Killings.4I had a feeling I wasn't going to like
what I found.UI was sitting at my desk, thinking over
the case, when there was a knock at
the door.,I understand you've been a busy boy,
Lewton.4It's a busy life when you're a private
investigator.APlus you get to see interesting foreign
places and learn a trade./There was a commotion at the palace
last night.Perhaps you know about it?4What goes on at the palace is nothing
to do with me.Indeed it is not.ÇìAnd if for some reason you did take
an interest in the palace, I'm sure
you would not be so foolish as to be
caught breaking into the palace.Of course not.Think I'm suicidal? Strange you should say that.I heard you'd been killed.3I expect you hear a lot of things that
aren't true.@I bet someone has to explain them to
you using very small words.LThe thing is, the intruder at the palace
appears to be have been a werewolf.=There's a lot of that around this time
of year, I understand.Must be the moon.!I paid my respects to your grave.That was nice of you.It was empty.>Oh, you know how it is, I get claustrophobic
in narrow spaces.So do werewolves, perhaps?I wouldn't know about that.VRemember when I said how disappointed
I was that I couldn't take you out
you for free?#That was a very touching sentiment.]Well Lord Vetinari has generously offered
to pay for the inhumation of last night's
intruder.He has a big heart. It's a shame no-one can find it. Was there a point to your visit?+Uh huh, uh huh, I was just passing through.)Thought you might benefit from my advice.How generous of you.Well, I'll be on my way.The door's behind you.(I can explain how to use it if you want. Watch your steps, Lewton.
I will be. =I took Ilsa back to my office - what
other choice did I have? -So Satrap was looking for Two Conker's
jewel?1That jewel is known as the Radiant Trapezohedron.^And I think it can save the city, but
I have a nasty suspicion that we need
the sword as well. The Radiant Trapezohedron...yes...4it never occurred to me that they would
be the same.8The descriptions of the trapezohedron
are vague at best.BSatrap must have been trying to imminentize
the Gorrunan Eschaton. 43,½ (Can you try that again without sneezing?SThe Gorrunan Eschaton is one of the
many myths concerning the end of the
Discworld.It's very obscure.What's it about?eIt tells how some of the entities from
the Dungeon Dimensions have been trapped
around the Discworld.HSome in the lost city of Leshp, some
in the heart of the Gorruna Trench.-Some in places men don't even have names
for.ÇçWhen the Eschaton occurs, they are supposed
to be released from their captivity
and destroy everything they can get
their tentacles on.The usual thing.Well Nylonathatep is loose.Maybe this is it.$Maybe this is the end of everything./Maybe it's a good time to borrow lots
of money. Lewton, I...I heard you'd been killed.I saw your grave.I heal quickly."I left a letter by your graveside.I know. I saw it.gI wrote it when I had to leave you,
all those years ago, but I never had
the courage to send it to you.1I didn't know how to tell you that I
was married.To Two Conkers.Yes.#He needs me, Lewton, he always did.%And in a strange way, I need him too.He gave my life meaning. I had nothing before I met him. None of that matters anymore. You never told me how you felt.What's to tell?:I was born when you kissed me and I
died when you left me.'I lived a few weeks while you loved
me.bOf course, I also died when I got stabbed
in the back, but you know that wasn't nearly
as painful.
I'm sorry.>I bet you never thought of me as a man
who could fall in love.!I never thought about you at all. I couldn't.&If I had, it would have driven me mad.@I thought about you every day, until
I'd drunk enough to forget.KI let my life slide till there was nothing
left to live for but bitterness. Well all that's going to change.<I'm going to save this city if I have
to die again to do it.ZAnd I'm not going to do it for you,
or for me, or for the worthless people
who live in it.gI'm going to do it to prove for once
and for all that I'm not the washed
up loser everyone thinks I am.ÇÉAnd if it turns out that I am, then
everything will get destroyed and no-one
will know about it so, hey, from where
I stand there's no downside.What are you going to do?$First of all, we have to find Horst.How?I have no idea. 43ä│ EThe Wharf was on the upmarket side of
the river, in the city of Ankh.aThe Morpork docks on the other side
of the river were not a place wise
travellers disembarked at.IBut then again, wise travellers tried
to avoid Ankh-Morpork all together.=But if you travelled a lot it was hard
to miss, like malaria.Are you the First Mate?Ah!Shiver me timbers!Hoist the mainbrace!Let's start again.Are you the First Mate?Aye.
That I be.IYou're not going to get any money off
me so you can drop the fake accent.Sorry.You know how it is.=Some people are stupid enough to fall
for that sort of thing.What can I do for you? Still here? Not for much longer, I hope.When do you sail? As soon as we've got her loaded.How much is passage? Where are you looking to go?I don't know.Tsort, perhaps.We've just come from there.4It'll be a long time before we get back
there again. Did you bring any passengers?Sure..We always try and take a couple of passengers.fThey pay their way and if there's a
big storm they are very useful to sacrifice
to the angry sea gods.9Of course, we tell people they were
washed over the side.1What were the passengers on the last
voyage like?There were three of them.3One of them seemed all right - but the
other two...I don't know about them.'There was something strange about them."Do you sacrifice passengers often?No.;The Captain doesn't like it,
he says it's bad for business.Ç¡I said that we *were* advertising ourselves
as offering an exciting tour of the
Circle Sea but he pointed out that
most people would expect the tour to
be *above* the water.CIf I'd had my way we'd have thrown some
people off the last voyage.
Bad omens?EThe whole crew had a bad feeling of
dread from the moment we set off.ALooking at the state of the ship that
doesn't come as a surprise.(What was strange about these passengers?I don't know. One of them seemed kind of...foreign. I mean, more foreign than most./Was there a man named Mundy on the last
voyage?\It's funny you should ask that, you're
the second person today to have an
interest in Mundy.Who was the first?!A dwarf, he didn't give his name. 43┐ .I don't think he was from around here,
though.What about Mundy;what was he like?)I don't pry into the passengers business.UBut for a man who came on board pretty
happy he seemed pretty unsettled when
he left.Not that I blame him.3Something was definitely amiss on this
last voyage. Do you know where he is now?Mundy?No.6Like I said, I don't pry into the passengers
business.WUnless you actually look through their
luggage after they've been washed over
the side.Hey!What are you inferring?I'm not inferring anything.JI'm implying that you might have had
a look at their luggage at one point..If I had I certainly wouldn't admit
it to you.KWhich either means you didn't look or
you didn't find anything of interest."You'd better watch your step, son.,It's not good to make accusations like
that. Don't worry.GAnything we discuss is strictly between
you, me and anyone else I tell. This is the Milka, isn't it? That's what it says on the prow.6It's impossible to read anything written
on that hull.;Just because you can't read it doesn't
mean it isn't there.!Reality is subjective, after all."Don't get all existential with me.)It was more ontological than existential.+That's a really bad habit you've got
there.What?Oh.Sorry.tI picked up a bad case of Philosophy
in Ephebe a couple of years ago and
I haven't been able to get rid of it
since. Just can't seem to shake it off.`Normal as anything one minute, next
moment I'm wondering if anything can
truly be said to exist.8Bit of a drawback when you're supposed
to be navigating.POkay, assuming the existence of an objective
shared universe, is this the Milka?Yes.Can I have a look onboard?No.8That better not be some kind of philosophical
objection.9No one gets on board without Captain
Jenkins' permission.Where's the Captain?.I don't know, but you could try the
Cafe Ankh.0He usually goes there when he's in Ankh-Morpork.If it exists, of course.JI gave the description of Al Khali to
the First Mate and he recognised it.:Yeah - that's the dwarf who was asking
about Mundy before.Strange little fellow.cA word of advice, don't use phrases
like 'strange little fellow' when you're
talking about dwarves._Especially not drunken dwarves or dwarves
like Al Khali who seem to think they're
invulnerable.@I showed Regin's picture to the First
Mate and he recognised it.TYes, I think that was the dwarf who
pulled up in a carriage shortly after
we docked.,I think he collected some of the cargo,
too."Do you remember which way he went?pHe drove away Hubwards at high speed
- I wouldn't be surprised if he caused
an accident somewhere down the line.BCan you tell me anything about the carriage
the dwarf was driving? I'm sorry, I can't remember.3My memory isn't very good, I need things
to jog it.Would a crowbar work?That's not what I meant.PWhen I gave Ilsa and Two Conkers' description
to the First Mate his eyes lit up.=That sounds just like the two strangers
from the last voyage. 43ä╔ "You're not with the Watch are you?Not any more.Why do you ask?5You just seem to have a good idea of
what's going on..And you thought that meant I was in
the Watch?Ha!8You don't know the Ankh-Morpork Watch
very well, do you.Well, safe voyage.If that's possible.+Sorry, I wouldn't know anything about
that.#Doesn't ring any bells, I'm afraid.VI decided it wasn't a good idea to give
away the fact that I'd stolen aboard
his ship.&No use asking me about that, shipmate. 3I thought I told you never to play that
song again.Uh, sorry Mr. Lewton. :It's just I wasn't expecting you to
call by tonight and...You weren't expecting me?#It's only been eight years, Samael.+I guess my memory ain't what it used
to be.mI don't know why Samael put up with
my temper - he could have broken every
bone in my body if he'd wanted to.Ç╝But that's what made him special, I
guess, that he'd take almost any kind
of abuse from the clientele and he'd
still be there at the piano, playing
better than anyone else in Ankh-Morpork.%I thought I told you never to play...Ilsa.&I thought I would never see her again.&I prayed that I'd never see her again.LBut either the gods didn't listen or
they were having a laugh at my expense.BKnowing the gods of the Discworld, I
had a pretty good idea which.Play it again, Sam.You know what?-No one's ever going to believe you said
that.Are you Captain Jenkins? That depends on who's asking.Don't play games. I'm just after a few answers.2That song really put you in a bad mood,
didn't it?/If you're trying to get me angry, it's
working.No need to get upset.&You need to drink more and think less.9If I drink any more than I do now,
I'd never think again.That's the ticket! Hello again.Hello yourself.#So you're the Captain of the Milka?Unfortunately.Unfortunately?ÇåOrdinarily I'd be happy being the captain
of a fine ship like the Milka, but
after this last voyage I'm thinking
of taking up farming.Tough journey? I don't want to talk about it.&What was so bad about the last voyage?*I told you, I don't want to talk about
it./Some times it helps to talk about these
things."Why would I want to talk about it?$Alright, let's put that another way.gI want to talk about it and the sooner
I finish talking to you the sooner
you can get back to drinking.LBy that logic my best bet would be to
just ignore you and carry on drinking. I never was much good at logic. I did Home Economics at school.:I was hoping you'd let me have a look
around on the Milka.Ç¡I was hoping that I was going to make
enough money to be able to buy myself
a harem of exotic dancers called Chantelle
but it looks like we're both going
to be disappointed. 43 ╙ ;Is there any way I can persuade you
to let me on your ship?/Is there any way I can persuade you
to go away?!The Milka looks like a good ship.%You know nothing about ships, do you.NShe looks like exactly what she is -
a run down tramp schooner with no future.*Any chance I could look around her anyway?PAll I want to do is get the cargo loaded
and get out of this gods-forsaken city.-I don't need people snooping around
on board.>I understand you were carrying a man
named Mundy on your ship?What's it to you?I was hoping to find him.Owes you money, does he?No.He's an old friend.Him?&You must think I'm as drunk as I look. Aren't you?Okay, so maybe I am.What did yer want to know?Where is he now?I've no idea.HWe picked him up in Tsort a couple of
weeks ago and we brought him here.*That's about all I want to know about
him.2Did he say what he was coming to Ankh-Morpork
for?'I think he said he was meeting someone.Who?_I can barely remember me own name, let
alone something I overheard through
a doorway last week.7On your last voyage there were three
passengers, right?Mundy and two others.<You tell me - you seem to know more
about my ship than I do.5I just want to know what you can remember
about them.PI remember that we picked them up in
Ecalpon and I know they had a lot of
cargo.*Oh, and one was a woman and one was a
man.I think.You think he was a man?5There was something particularly *foreign*
about him.I'm not sure what.Where's Ecalpon?Up near the Hub.Gods-forsaken place.JAll there is to do there is drink and
eat fish sandwiches with no tops on.+Sounds like a long way from the Circle
Sea.We got lost, all right?GIt's easy to mix up port and starboard
when you've drunk too much port.Are they still onboard?No. We dropped them in Ankh-Morpork.=And before you ask, I have no idea what
they were doing here.That's not my business.7Do the names Ilsa and Two Conkers
mean anything to you?How many names is that?Two.Apparently not.They were on your ship.
Ah, I see.Ask me that question again.7Do the names Ilsa and Two Conkers
mean anything to you?Yes.They were on my ship.5You're not going to tell me anything
useful, are you? It's not looking likely, is it.OI showed Regin's picture to Captain
Jenkins but he didn't seem to recognise
it.UMaybe he recognised it and he just wasn't
telling me, but if he did he didn't
let on.>Do you know anything about the recent
murders in Ankh-Morpork? 43@█ 5I know that there are always murders
in Ankh-Morpork.#See Ankh-Morpork and Die, they say.Often in the same day.!That's not a very helpful answer.#It wasn't a very sensible question. I'll see you around, Captain.-I'm afraid I can't really help yer with
that.They're no one I know.kI didn't want to show Captain Jenkins
anything that might give away the fact
that I'd been aboard his ship.$I wouldn't know anything about that. Hello Nobby.Er...'allo Lewton.Erm...how you been keeping?I've been worse. Of course, I've been better too.8And I've been a hell of a lot better
and not much worse. That's good. Isn't it? Don't worry.HIf Commander Vimes sees us together
I'll tell him I made you talk to me.M*Phew* It's not that I don't like you
Lewton, I mean, we was friends an'
all.But...well, it's just...well...>It's just he'd bite your head off if
he saw you talking to me.He'd go spare.'Allo Lewton.How's it going, Nobby?Mustn't grumble, I s'pose. How you been keeping, Nobby? How's the rest of the Watch?Not so bad, Lewton.Been keeping myself busy.!Been working with Sergeant Colon.How is old fatty Colon?
Still fat.I'll tell him I saw you.No you won't.Okay, so maybe I won't.I was just being trite. *Polite*.Er, yeah, that's the one.[I guess I never really understood why
it was that you didn't get kicked out
as well, Nobby.Me?!I ain't never done nothin' wrong.Don't give me that, Nobby.ÇôWhen you were serving as quartermaster
under the Duke of Pseudopolis it was
widely known that several items from
the stores were found in your kit.;That was all above board - I had all
the paperwork for 'em.1Your kit at the time consisted of two
warehouses.I was inventing them.Yeah, that too.+I just think Vimes had a grudge against
me.DLewton, I know you're my friend an'
all but, er, you took a *bribe*.1Are you trying to tell me you never
took a bribe?Never.#The ham from Harga's House of Ribs? Evidence.0The pocket clock from the suicide in
the Shades?&I wanted something to remember him by. The money in the petty cash box?Mislaid by someone.Misappropriated by you. 43(σ I never Misanthropated anything.ÇêI just want to understand why it was
that you could get away with all your
petty theft and I couldn't get away
with one act of weakness. Well, erm...
you see...erm...9Just say it, Nobby, I'm not going to
hold it against you.Well, I reckon Mr. VimesÇ─thinks that a bit of petty theft
ain't something to get excited about
- I ain't admitting anything mark you,
nothing has ever been proved - compared
to some of the stuff that goes on in
this city.VBut someone who's taken a bribe, well,
that's like allowing the rich to avoid
justice.That wasn't why I did it.I know, but you know Vimes. Yeah, I know Vimes all right. What's Vimes up to these days?He got married.Married?$He was only ever married to his job.Nah, straight up. He married into the nobility. Old Stoneface in the nobility? Huh, that'd drive him crazy.(Well, he's sort of nobility himself
now.What?%They made him Commander of the Watch.:And we've got great new premises down
on Pseudopolis Yard.2They're full of paintings and vases
and all sorts.Full?=Well, maybe not as full as when we moved
in, but pretty full.#I'll have to call around some time.Yeah, that'd be good.5We've got a lot more members in the
Watch these days. *And* we've got a new dartboard.Life in the fast lane, huh?>Do you seriously think it's a good idea
for me to call around?%I mean, Vimes isn't going to like it.8Whatever you may think about him, he's
loyal to his job.DI can't say he'll welcome you with open
arms, but he won't stop you.VDo you know anything about some passengers
that came into town by ship a few days
ago?That's not much to go on.QYou're a Corporal in the Watch - you're
supposed to have a keen, insightful
mind./They brought that regulation in after
I joined. Have you heard of the Milka?$It arrived in town a short time ago.How long ago? Three days.That's strange.Why?BWell, there's been a string of odd murders
in the last three days.What do you mean odd?1I mean, this is Ankh-Morpork we're talking
about.:I'm not sure I should discuss the details
with a pavilion.A *civilian*, Nobby. How much have you had to drink?#I'm as sober as the day I was born! That's a frightening thought. I'll catch you later, Nobby. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. What's that s'pposed to mean?4Well, don't get caught doing anything
I wouldn't do.-Can't this wait until I get back to
the Yard?I'm off duty.7I'm not getting drawn into anything
while I'm off duty. Wait till I'm back at the Yard. Don't know nothin' about that. Hello Ilsa. 43▄φ How long's it been? Too long.8That's funny, I was thinking that it
wasn't long enough. Aren't you pleased to see me?7Sure, like a jellyfish praying for the
tide to come in. What's that supposed to mean?/If I always knew what I meant, I'd be
a genius.'Back then, you always knew what to say.I still know what to say.I just choose not to.BYou're getting a big kick out of making
me feel cheap, aren't you? Well, maybe I had it coming.<Hey - don't take my side, you'll take
all the fun out of it.You came back.I'm not staying.9I spent years rehearsing what I'd say
if I saw you again.What I'd ask you."I tried to imagine what you'd say.4But now I'm here you can't think of
anything to say?,Now you're here and I just want to slap
you. Just once, across the cheek.What will that prove?"That I still haven't forgiven you.$You're not making this easy, Lewton.Did you think I would?DDid you think I'd just come bouncing
up to you like a trained puppy?;Maybe I'd wag my tail and wait for you
to throw me a stick.EWell I'm never going to be another woman's
dog for as long as I live.That's cruel.$Not as cruel as the day you left me. What made you ask for that song?I was feeling sentimental.-It's good to know that you still remember
me.How could I forget?I don't know.LBut you managed to leave, I figured
you'd probably manage to forget as
well.Never.I tried to forget you.#I tried to forget the day you left.!I tried to forget the good times..I tried to drown your memory in cheap
whiskey.And did you forget?I don't remember.I still remember you.!That's what the song means to me.4It's everything that's good about our
time together.You got lucky, Ilsa.5You got all the good memories, and I
got all the bad. It didn't have to be like that.It's always like that.5I suppose you have some explanation
for what you did.2Some pat excuse that'll make everything
all right.!There's no excuse for what I did. At least we agree on one thing.Why do you hate me so much?(Because I had everything when I had
you.0And when you left, you took everything
with you.8It's easy to hate someone who took it
all away from you.$It hurts to hear you talk like this.Good.%So you came in on the Milka, did you?Yes.Alone.No. 43⌠÷ I came with... a companion.Huh, it figures.What? Women like you are never alone.I've been alone."You know nothing about loneliness.LYou know nothing about what it's like
to not know why you've been abandoned.zYou don't know what it's like to watch
your career slip away because the one
thing you care about has been taken
from you.cYou don't know what it's like to spend
years going into restaurants and asking
for a Table for One. You don't eat in restaurants.,Okay, but if I did, that's what I'd
ask for. Why did you ask about the Milka?"You came aboard in Ecalpon, right? With a man.Yes.His name's Two Conkers.How did you know?It's my job to know.7You're being paid to find out where
people board ships?No.I'm a Private Investigator. Have you met a man named Mundy?Yes.6There was a man named Mundy on the ship
we came in on.#He kept himself to himself, mostly. What can you tell me about him?He seemed nervous.Anything else?rI remember him going down to the cargo
hold at one point - he looked really
shifty, as if he was hiding something. Is that it?That's all I can think of.WI figured I'd better make sure Ilsa
was on the Milka before asking her
about the label.Can you read this?Yes.It says 'Pier 5'.What language?Agatean.BI thought that people weren't allowed
to leave the Agatean Empire.$Oh, things have freed up these days..How do you know an obscure language like that?4I'd be careful who you tell about Two Conkers, Ilsa.Why?%People can be funny about foreigners.1And there's always been rumours about
the Empire.'They say they use powerful magic there.@The last time one of them arrived here
the city got burned down..Two Conkers isn't going to burn the
city down.TYou know that, and I know that, but
the average man on the street doesn't
know that.!They see the unknown as a threat.Why?Two Conkers is harmless.No-one's that stupid.+Let me let you in on a little known
secret.*You know how stupid the average person
is?I think so, yes.:Well statistically half of them are
even dumber than that.;Tell me one thing, Ilsa, are you involved
in these murders?What? The murders.&They started when you arrived in town.DI can't believe that you would think
such a thing - that's terrible.UI mean, I know I've done some bad things
but I've never killed anyone in all
my life.Just checking. 43É■ I found this on the Milka. Does it mean anything to you?)A piece of cardboard with a number on
it?1I think it might have something to do
with Mundy._If you've constructed murder and a giant
conspiracy out of that I'm going to
be very impressed. Not yet, but I'm working on it.2Don't go far - I might want to shout
at you again.I'm sorry, Lewton.Not sorry enough.4I'm sorry, Lewton, I don't know anything
about that.AIlsa had told me she was travelling
with a man named Two Conkers.'For now, that was all I needed to know.I've not met them.Sorry. I'm sorry, I really can't help.Taking a break, Samael?Oh yes.*It's not easy working the piano all
night. Well, I'm sure you deserve it.Thank you, Mr. Lewton)You don't have to call me Mister, Samael.We're old friends.Sure thing, Mr. Lewton. Old friends.2I reckon I've earned the right to call
you Mister. As long as that's what you want.Samael. Mr. Lewton. How's business, Samael? It's pretty good, Mr. Lewton. How are things with you? Not so good.CI think I'm so deep in trouble that
I haven't even realised it yet./You haven't had much luck, have you
Mr. Lewton. Not since the Hotel Pseudopolis.That was when...Oh.I see.That's okay, Samael.%I don't mind talking to you about it.You're like family. Have you seen Ilsa recently?/You weren't expecting her to be here,
were you?No. No I wasn't. I've not seen her for a while.9Last time she was here, she was with
a foreign gentleman.3I think he might have been from the
Agatean Empire.%Yeah, that'd be Two Conkers, I guess.+How come you know about the Agatean
Empire?#That's not common knowledge, is it?Hhuh, work the piano for enough years
and you hear just about everything.!Any idea where they might be now?I don't know, Mr. Lewton. %But I think they might be in trouble.You could be right.=Apparently some of the cargo on the
Milka was delivered here.That's right.5The Milka always brings us a supply
of Ephebian wine. 43░ Where is it now?'Most of it is still in the wine cellar.We sell some of it on.Who to?Lots of different people.<I have a box of receipts in the cellar
if you're interested.Sure.I'll give you the key. Any thoughts about this key?$Looks like a locker key, Mr. Lewton. Something like that.-Why would anyone keep an empty envelope
safe?I've no idea.Sorry, Mr. Lewton. That's okay, Samael.$I don't really understand it myself.Thanks for talking Samael.My pleasure, Mr. Lewton. )You haven't seen Ilsa recently, have
you?No.DI haven't seen the foreign gentleman
she was travelling with either.7I know where he is, but Ilsa seems
to have disappeared.=I'm sure she'll turn up when you least
expect it, Mr. Lewton. You're probably right, Samael.AHave you heard about the murder of one
of the Patrician's clerks? Sure thing.(I was interviewed by the Watch about
it.You?Why?0He was the clerk in charge of the palace
stores.2He was the one who bought the wine for
the palace.Really?)So do you know anything about the murder?
No, sorry.]But there should be someone here from
the palace any moment now to collect
the next shipment.You could ask them.I guess I could.$But I doubt they'd tell me anything.DHave those people from the palace been
here to collect the wine yet?Not yet.>Do you know anything about the murder
up at Unseen University?No.Sorry. Don't you get wizards in here?2You're just around the corner from the
University. No, we don't get wizards here;Cthe wizards prefer the Mended Drum,
and other noisy establishments.What about the other staff?<Well, some of the other staff do call
in every now and then.]I guess the closest to a regular would
be Ksandra, but she's not working there
at the moment.At the moment?9She quits her job occasionally, but
she always goes back.6The University pays her a good wage
for what she does. Which is?$Mainly laundry and a bit of dusting..If the pay's good, why does she keep
quitting?@She doesn't get on with the Head Chambermaid
up at the New Hall.Why?8Mrs. Fomes has a bad reputation as
someone to work with. 43ä %I heard that a merchant was murdered.6You wouldn't know anything about it,
would you Samael? A merchant?;I think you'd better ask at a less reputable
establishment.RI could get into trouble suggesting
that something was up in the Merchants'
Guild.Why?+The CafΘ is part of the Merchants' Charter.The Merchants' Charter?ÇïIt just means that if we're found to
have caused any bad publicity for the
City or the Guild, they send someone
round to smash the windows.!Doesn't that cause bad publicity?-I'd rather not pursue that interesting
point.Thanks again, Samael.No problem, Mr. Lewton+You hear a lot of talk around here,
Samael.9Have you heard anything about the Counterweight
Killings?Oh yeah.I've heard the talk."It's making the customers nervous.What do they say?Just rumours. You know how rumours spread.GWell let me know if you hear anything
that has the ring of truth to it.4Sorry, Mr. Lewton, I don't know
anything about that. %Sorry, Mr. Lewton, I don't know them. ?I didn't want to bother Samael with
the details of the murders.0I wouldn't know anything about that,
Mr. Lewton. You wanted to see me.MI tried to reach you at the mansion,
but you're never around when I need
you."You never need me when I'm around.+A funny thing happened to me the other
day.2You arranged all this just to tell me
an anecdote?It's a funny little story.I think you'll like it.I'm listening.6The other night someone stuck a sword
through my ribs.0Ah, it must have been someone who knew
you well.eThe thing is, not long afterwards I
was in my coffin thinkin' about it
when I realised I wasn't dead.That was lucky.Luck was not a factor. Why did you do it, Carlotta?Do what?Make me a werewolf.If I hadn't you'd be dead.Would you prefer that?%That's not the point and you know it.pYou did something to me that was going
to change who I was for the rest of
my life, and you didn't even tell me. I didn't think you'd understand.&Besides, it wasn't as if I planned it.=Are you telling me you turned me into
a werewolf by accident?&How long have you been a werewolf now? Not long. Have you felt what it's like?\That force that pulls on you, that draws
your attention to every jugular, pulsing
with life?&The irrepressible call of fresh blood?-A sudden attention to the phases of
the moon? I have to fight to keep control.
We all do.fComing to a city of a million people
- it's like a starving monkey wandering
into a banana plantation.You learn to live with it..And you decided to infect me with lycanthropy? 430 !'Infect' is such a negative word.I prefer 'blessed'.You think this is a gift?GOf course it's a gift - it's the greatest
gift I could give to someone.And I chose you.Why?You're a smart man Lewton.Figure it out.Where can I find you?I'll be around.That's not very helpful.What can I say?*I go where I want to, with anybody I
want.&I just happen to be that kind of girl.This isn't over, Carlotta. I hope not.$We don't have to be enemies, Lewton.We'll never be friends.Let's not fight, Lewton.1We can work together, recover the sword
together.!I don't know who you are anymore.%I'm the same girl I ever was, Lewton.It's you that's changed.You're telling me.1You know, Lewton, you don't have to
work with me.AYou don't have to say anything and you
don't have to do anything. Not a thing.Oh, maybe just howl.'You know how to howl don't you, Lewton?'You just pull your jaws apart and blow. 43x 43└ 43 43P 43ÿ 43 Does this mean anything to you? 43H 43É 43╪ 43 43h 43░ 43° 43@ 43ê 43╨ 43 43` 43¿ 43≡ 438 43Ç 43╚ 43 43X 43á 43Φ 430 43x 43└ 43
Righty ho. 43\ 43ñ 43∞ 434 43 wBut even if I'd tried to follow him,
the dark magenta stench of Nylonathatep
drowned out every other scent in the
city. There was nothing I could do. 43X 43á 43Φ 430 43x 43└ 43! 43|# 6While the butler was gone I slipped
into my wolf form.RA purple scent stretched across the
hallway, and I instantly knew it was
Carlotta.GBut that wasn't all - the richness of
her odour told me something else.&Carlotta was a werewolf, just like me. *It seems that Carlotta is not in her
room.Take a message.3Tell her to meet me at the CafΘ Ankh
later tonight.As sir wishes.[If Carlotta was the werewolf who infected
me, I wanted to speak to her as soon
as possible.bSheesh, you'd think a guy could take
one kiss and wake up the same shape
next day, wouldn't you... 43─# 43 $ 43É$ 9Do you know anything about the Count's
missing companion? 43╪$ 43∞% No. 'Is this charm bracelet familiar to you?It's Regin's.Where did you find it?In his safety deposit box.(What can you tell me about the bracelet?:I think Regin thought it was his lucky
charm or something. 43l) I'm not really sure.%Did you ever see Regin at Saturnalia?Yes.He went there sometimes.(He stayed well away from me
when he did.He didn't much like me.0Was he wearing the charm bracelet in
the casino? Yes, I think he may have been. #So how many people have you killed? I'm not that kind of a werewolf.>I suspected you were a killer even when
you were just a woman.Now I'm certain of it.I was never just a woman.4You expect me to believe you've never
killed anyone? I have a lot of self-control.'It didn't seem that way when we kissed.1Don't mistake passion for a lack of
self-control.)Do all werewolves see the world the
same?,Everyone sees the world differently,
Lewton. That's what life is all about.I meant the colours.!Do you see the same colours I do?2What colour is the smell of the river
Ankh to you?#A kind of cacophonous bright green. 43L2 I guess we do then.0Mind if I asked you some questions about
smells? You say the sweetest things.2Whoever killed me had a distinctive
magenta scent.0You wouldn't know anything about that
would you?Doesn't ring any bells."There was something else about it.#Like a kind of fluorescent sparkle. Like a greenish-yellow-purple?That's the one.That's octarine. Octarine? Sounds like a type of fruit.'It's the eighth colour of the spectrum.Eighth?bThe basic colour of which other colours
are merely pale shadows impinging on
conventional reality.The colour of magic.Conventional reality?1Or what passes for conventional on the
Discworld. What's that supposed to mean?.If I always knew what I meant I'd be
a genius.So what smells of octarine?Anything magical.*Then how come I have never seen it before?cThere must be a hundred magical things
in the city - Unseen University should
glow like a sparkler.IMortals can't see it, only wizards -
although we can smell it, of course.>That doesn't explain why Unseen University
doesn't reek of it.DWell, it fades quickly in sunlight,
and in extreme cases walks away.So level with me.9What do you really know about the Counterweight
Killings?Nothing, I swear.<I swear all the time but that doesn't
mean you can trust me.4Have you seen anything strange around
town recently?What kind of strange?LA little birdy-eater told me that Malachite
was killed by something bestial. A werewolf?I don't think so. Whatever it was was vicious.'You don't think werewolves are vicious?6You should hear my aunts talk about
me behind my back.HI think whatever this thing is, it's
more powerful than just a werewolf.Do you recognise this?No.I've never seen it before.#Do you know anything about theatre?4I like to go to the Dysk theatre every
now and then.Why?I enjoy the plays.7I take it you don't know where the golden
sword is now?Of course not.!Do you think I wouldn't tell you?,Frankly my dear, I don't know what to
think.CNow that there are no secrets between
us, do you know what this is?I've no idea.Some sort of coin? Have you heard of Nylonathatep?No. What is it? Never mind.1Does an octagram of murders mean anything
to you? Why is it obviously magical? Well, eight.'It has occult significance,
doesn't it.Does it? 43ê: How do you know that?DWhen you marry into the Von Uberwalds,
you learn about these things.Why?.There's a lot of occult goings on in
Uberwald.It's the national pastime. %Where were you when Regin was killed?When was he killed?;Shortly after dropping you off at the
Temple of Small Gods. Well there's your answer then.oI can't help but notice that your recurring
alibi for the murders is that you were
at the Temple of Small Gods.-Everyone needs a little solace, now
and then.You seem to need it a lot.I'm not easily satisfied.!Which god is it that you worship?(I really don't like to discuss religion.Come on. I only want to know the name. All right, her name is Errata.FBut I don't appreciate you prying into
my spiritual affairs like this.%Can I pry into your physical affairs?#My affairs are never just physical.#I bet you say that to all the boys.#Tell me about this goddess, Errata.I already told you;$I don't like to talk about religion.She's not like Om then.Om?He's the god of Omnia.%Is that the place with the Quisition?,All the over-zealous holy wars and tortures?It used to be.ÇÖThey had some kind of reformation and
now they are just over-zealous about
singing rousing hymns and distributing
fundamentalist pamphlets in the street.-Well that's a kind of torture all of
its own.<You're telling me - I got cornered by
one of them last week.)How do you think I know so much about
it?4It was three hours before I could get
them to leave..Thumbscrews would have been quicker,
at least.bUntil I was sure I could trust her,
there were some things I didn't want
to discuss with Carlotta.5And frankly, I wondered if I'd ever
really trust her. =I'm sure you can think of something
better to ask me, Lewton.Sorry, Lewton.9I'm not an expert on murders, despite
what you may think.;There didn't seem much point discussing
that with Carlotta.Did you kill Mundy?What? What do you think I am, Lewton?:It's got nothing to do with what I think
of you, Carlotta.tBut the Watch are investigating, and
if they find out about your connection
with Mundy you're bound to be a suspect. 43ñA %So why are you asking me if I did it?*Let's just call it professional curiosity.'If I had done it, would you turn me
in?That depends.On what?On why you did it.*You don't strike me as a moralist, Lewton.I'm a simple man, Carlotta.5I have simple ideas of what's right
and what's wrong..The trouble is, things are seldom that
simple.+It's always somewhere in the middle
ground.!I try not to jump to conclusions.,In my line of work, that can get you
killed.@That must be a tremendous incentive
to think everything through.I do my best.'You still haven't answered my question.BI didn't kill him, Lewton, if that's
what you really want to know.Do you have an alibi?HI told her when the murder took place
and asked her if she had an alibi. I wasn't surprised when she did.UFrankly, I reckon I could have said
any day and any time and she'd have
had an alibi.She was that kind of woman.4There are witnesses who can corroborate
where I was.And where were you?"I was in the Temple of Small Gods.1Spend a lot of time on your knees do
you, sister? We all need a little absolution.For your sins?+Everything I do is a sin in someone's
eyes.;Have you heard of a dwarf who goes by
the name of Al Khali?No.No I haven't. Never mind.It was a long shot. No.I don't.Did you know Regin well?Regin? The Count's driver you mean./I wouldn't say I knew him well, but
I knew him.)He was always hanging around the mansion. What can you tell me about him?I never trusted him.0I always thought he was after the Count's
money.MAs opposed to you who had purely altruistic
reasons for marrying into wealth.I was young and I was poor. Besides, I made Ulrich happy. Regin's dead.I'm not surprised.You don't seem to care.Everybody dies, Lewton.Mundy.Regin. Even you.What's your point? No point - that's just life. 43ΣH HThe person who killed Mundy hung him
upside down and poked his eyes out.6Can you think of any reason they might
have done that?What?No.Why should I?Well, you knew Mundy. I didn't.8I thought you might have an insight
on it that I didn't.$Does this coin mean anything to you?Nothing springs to mind.It was Mundy's.%It still doesn't mean anything to me.2I got a key from Regin's body - it led
me to this. It's empty. It's empty.Mean anything to you?No.Nothing. 'What do you really know about Al Khali?1He works with Horst, and that's about
all I know.With him, or for him?It's hard to say."Are you working with me or for me? I'm working in spite of you.<So you went with Regin to the Wharf,
but Mundy wasn't there.FThen Regin ran you to the Temple and
that was the last you saw of him. That's about the size of it.Tell me about Horst.What's to tell?1He's a treasure hunter, as ruthless
as they come./He'd sell his own mother to get what
he wanted.SRumour has it that he pushed his father
off the mountain when he was just a
pebble./Have you had any dealings with him in
the past?Occasionally.NHorst is the kind of troll you try not
to work with unless you really have
to.UI told Carlotta when Malachite was murdered,
and asked her where she was at the
time.(I was at a service then, why do you
ask?
A service?I happen to enjoy services.I bet I would too. Why don't you invite me to one?-I wouldn't be allowed to bring an unbeliever."How do you know I'm an unbeliever? I doubt you believe in anything.A man can change.$Don't you have a recruitment policy?#I'd rather not talk about religion."It's such a controversial subject..Let's try not to get too side-tracked,
Lewton.'Sorry Lewton, I've never heard of them.-I wasn't about to ask Carlotta about
herself.?Be careful, Lewton - I don't appreciate
people wasting my time. 43,I 43tI 43╝I 43J 43LJ 43öJ 43▄J 43$K 43lK 43┤K 43ⁿK 43DL 43îL 43╘L 43 M 43dM 43¼M 43⌠M 43<N 43äN 43╠N 43O 43\O 43ñO 43(P Do you recognise this moss? !What do you make of this perfume? 43pP 43╕P 43 Q 43HQ 43░Q Nuffink gets past you does it. 43°Q 43TR I'm back. Good boy. 43¼U #Do they get werewolves in Uberwald?3Lewton, Uberwald is the undead capital
of the Disc. !What about the Von Uberwald clan? I think I've 'eard of those; isn't their motto CARPE JUGULUM?'Seize the throat'?Yeah, sounds about right.(You seem to have your ear to the street.Ha ha.9Have you heard anything about
the Counterweight Killings?I've heard a little.What do you make of it?;Whoever it is, I don't fink he's from
outside Ankh-Morpork.What makes you say that?UNo one cares about what happens in Ankh-Morpork
except for those of us who live 'ere.That's nonsense!4We almost went to war with Klatch not
that long ago.JYeah, but now they've done that once
they're hardly likely to do it again.No, trust me.It's a local job.IThere's some kind of bestial attacker
out in the streets of Ankh-Morpork. 43_ ?It's hard to say anything about it,
but could it be a werewolf?What's it done?CIt's killed at least three people, and
probably a few more besides.Did it kill you?Yes, I think it did.*Well then whatever it is isn't a werewolf.What makes you say that?;If it was, it'd have known how to kill
you properly, right? So what do you think it was?Beats the hell out of me..Do you know anything about Octagrams,
Gaspode?<Stay away from the occult, Lewton, it's
nuffink but trouble.How would you know??Woah, I've had my run ins with the occult,
thank you very much.LYou think you're the only one who has
mysterious adventures around 'ere, eh?It's always 'appening.$Do these names mean anything to you?+It was concealed in a pendant
that I found.What are the names?;'Mooncalf, Satrap, Therma, Coom, Gelid,
Warb, Foid, Kondo'.IOoh... I wouldn't go flashing that list of
names around casually, Lewton.Why not?nWell someone concealed this list in
a pendant, which means he or she didn't
want it to be read by prying eyes.So?]So whoever did that isn't going to be
too happy about you asking questions
about those names. I guess not.What do you make of this?*Sniff* Urghh!-You could smell that halfway across
the city. What is it?Troll perfume.KC-Two.%'The Perfume for a Troll or a Woman'.Perfume?It smells worse than I do.!And they said it wasn't possible.Watch it, you./I know this woman called Carlotta Von
Uberwald.It seems she's a werewolf. She the one that infected you?1Yes, although I don't know if she meant
to do it.What?"You mean she accidentally bit you?Yeah;she was kissing me.Bitches!Nothing but trouble.MHave you heard of a creature from the
Dungeon Dimensions called Nylonathatep?Nah.JBut I have had a run in with something
from the Dungeon Dimensions before.Really?"It was part of how I got to speak.9There was, like, a whole group of animals
who could talk.$I dunno what happened to the others.6What does this have to do
with the Dungeon Dimensions?AThere was this ancient site - a temple
maybe - to one of those... Entities.aIt was causing weird things to happen,
and I turned out to be one of those
weird things, I guess. What happened to the Entity?7It almost destroyed the 'ole city before
we stopped it!Don't you remember that?#I must have been drunk at the time.UThe High Priest of Anu-anu mentioned
something about a meeting of the True
Believers.Mean anything to you? 43 b Hmm, not really.(I'm not really up on religious politics.Look, I'm a dog, right? We don't do the religion thing.4Do you know anything about a legendary
golden sword?Oh, of course.,I've got one over here -
where did I put it?Ha ha. Does this mean anything to you?6Does it mean you're fascinated with
shiny objects, eh?)Oh, truly you are a gifted sage, Gaspode.BIf I mention a gold plated jewel will
you say something sarcastic?It's a good bet.>Do you know anything about the sewers
underneath Ankh-Morpork?"There's sewers under Ankh-Morpork?That explains a lot. :Gordon Bennett, who you think I am,
Laddie the Wonder Dog?%No use asking me about human murders.Don't know 'em.'Buggered if I know anything about that. 43db 43¼b 43⌠b 43<c 43äc 43$d XWhat can you tell me about any
interesting cargo that's come into
Ankh-Morpork recently? 43ld 43┤d 43ⁿd 43De 43îe 43╘e 43 f 43df 43¼f 43`h _I decided to go on alone to meet with
Therma, but when I reached the rooftops
she wasn't there.ÇüAs I waited, I started to think about
the situation, and the more I did,
the more I decided that I ought to
go and get Malachite.UFrankly, hooking him up with Therma
was probably the only way to get him
off my back.6Maybe it'd help me get some answers
out of Therma too. 43¿h 43Dk OI wandered through the streets
in a daze, not really knowing
what was going on.pAt first, I couldn't make out any colours
- then gradually the city came alive
with vast clouds of pigmentation.VAgainst it all there was an ever-present
mist of bright green, cloying and unpleasant.Ç╜There was a dissonance about it that
I couldn't place, until I realised
I was smelling the rank odour of the
River Ankh - I was smelling the world
in a way I wouldn't have thought possible.Every smell fascinated me.gThe resonant scents combined into a
symphony - every street was an opera,
every lamppost an invitation. 43îk 43╘k 43 l 43dl 43¼l 43⌠l 43<m 43äm 43do FI followed the trail of blood from the
concourse up onto the rooftops..I found the bledlow's body by the Observatory.GNo attempt had been made to hide it
- I don't think the murderer cared.ÇçI could hear voices coming from inside
the Observatory, and even though my
better judgement said to stay away,
my curiosity drew me on.SI hoped there was a limitation
to how many times curiosity
could kill the werewolf. 43¼o 43⌠o 43<p 43äp 43╠p 43q 43\q 43îr 9I quickly transformed into a wolf and
had a sniff around.ÇæThere was an eerie dark magenta scent
in the theatre, but what caught my
attention was the magenta scent that
seemed to disappear into the stage.My murderer had been here. 430t 'It seemed like a good plan at the time.9I'd transform into a wolf and see what
my senses told me.xBut when the dark magenta scent engulfed
me, I was struck with a wave of sheer
terror and I ran howling from the temple.ÇÇIt was embarrassing having to sneak
back down again naked to collect my
clothes, and I decided not to try that
again in a hurry. 43xt 43äu ÇÉAs a wolf, I could smell the dark magenta
stench - and it was pouring out of
something dark and sinister high above
the streets of Ankh-Morpork.Time was short.#I had to reach that portal somehow. 43╠u 43v 43\v 43ñv 43∞v 434w 43|w 43─w 43 x 43Tx 43xy *The next thing I knew, I was in my office.hI had no idea how I got there, how I
got my coat out of the palace or where
I'd got a traffic cone from. It had been that sort of night. CarlottaMundyMilkaStranger Asking Questions 43α} Mysterious PassengersMurdersAl Khali MalachiteThermaMadame LodestoneSelachii MausoleumIlsa and Two ConkersMissing Companion'Therma is Buried in the Selachii VaultsCount Von UberwaldSapphire Lied?Regin's CarriageSomething in the RiverMundy's Murder!Mundy Hung Upside Down and KilledAzileCounterweight Killings3712VSapphire's MoneySapphire's Secret MeetingLosing StreakMeeting with Therma Jasper Horst Golden SwordThe Milka's Cargo Wine BarrelsThe Von Uberwald CrateThe Varberg Crates Unseen Securities Back PassageGold-plated Jewel Hiding PlaceBestial AttackerRegin's MurderMalachite's Murder Laredo CronkPatrician's Clerk's Murder%Reader of Esoteric Occultism's MurderMerchant's Murder
The SewersStrange SymbolSign of the EelEight Great Tragedies Temple of Anu-anu at Al Khali NylonathatepOctagram of MurdersBedmaker and LaundrymanCarlotta is a WerewolfErrataDead Men's Pointy Boots Saipha Drowned in a Vat of Wine'Gamin Strangled in the Merchant's Guild,Mathom was Poisoned in the Widdershin's Wing Meeting of the True Believers InscriptionRadiant TrapezohedronFoidGelid 43╕~ ^The pier was tucked away to
the side of the wharf, the
kind of thing you see but
don't notice./Perhaps I should actually
go to the pier first. 43⌠Ç lCaptain Jenkins hadn't wasted any time.
As soon as the cargo was loaded,
the Milka slipped harbour like a... like a...-Well, it doesn't matter what it slipped like. It was gone. Calthough with Nobby even if you
tied it down he'd steal the string. 7Malachite: Stabbed in the
back repeatedly with crowbar.9The lead in 'The Tyrant': stabbed
in the back repeatedly.,Not with a crowbar, but it was close enough. An octagram of murders?No.
Should it?AI mean, it's something magical, obviously,
but other than that... 43<ü 43°à It smelled totally different. I doubted it was the same scent. The two scents didn't match.:I knew it was the same scent
- that's where I got it from.%Well of course it was the same scent. That's where I first smelled it.2Both scents were human,
I was pretty sure of that.'Both scents seemed to belong to trolls.aThere was a certain quality
that both the scents shared,
as if they were not quite of this world.XThe only similarity between the two scents
was that neither belonged to anything living.,The two scents had a superficial similarity.;Although they were similar,
one had a much sharper quality.:There was a real volume difference
between the two scents.1One was more supernatural
than the other, though.2Only one of them was
from something alive, though.OI headed back the way I came,
I couldn't shake the feeling
I was being watched.$Someone was definitely following me.iThey were keeping their distance,
but I managed to briefly catch sight
of the dwarf who was following me.VI doubled back on myself,
trying to get a good look at the dwarf
who was following me.TIt was Al Khali.
I slipped away into the streets
before he realised I'd spotted him. 43Æ lAl Khali was still following me,
but he was concealing himself better
since my little discussion with Horst.nEven with Al Khali's death,
I still felt like I was being watched.
I couldn't see anyone following me, though.TI decided it would be better to wait until
I was alone in my office before changing.:I wasn't going to turn into a werewolf
in front of Rhodan.[I didn't want to change
where the guards could see me.
I didn't think they'd appreciate it.UIf I was going to turn into a wolf,
I'd better do it where Privetier couldn't see me.bI was pretty sure Samael wouldn't mind me
slipping into wolf form,
but it still didn't feel right.-I just couldn't do it while somebody watched.YThe only reason to turn into a wolf would be
to scare Foid, and he was already terrified.LI didn't like to transform in the streets
- you never knew who was watching.^I didn't have a great deal of self control
when I was a wolf.
I'd probably kill the Gatekeeper[Actually, that didn't sound too bad.
There was probably a downside
that I couldn't see yet.[I doubted Henning would mind me
turning into a werewolf
- he probably wouldn't even notice.*But it might raise some awkward questions.TFor all I knew,
I might technically be a Von Uberwald now.
That was a scary thought.9I really preferred to get changed
somewhere less exposed.1I really didn't want the Butler to see me change.SAlthough I appeared to be alone,
I found it hard to believe I wasn't being watched.SI wouldn't trust me with all those valuable books,
and the Butler certainly didn't.SI wasn't about to change in the streets
- that would have been positively indecent.lThe zombie had seen me change a
hundred times, but I still didn't feel
comfortable doing it in front of him.KHe might be undead, but I didn't feel
comfortable changing in front of him.nMuch as I'd enjoy ripping Mankin's throat out,
the Octarine Parrot wasn't a great place
to change into a wolf.eLeonard would probably be fairly nonplussed
if I changed into a wolf,
but I didn't want to chance it.TI wasn't entirely comfortable on the roof as it was;
being a werewolf wouldn't help.RAh! Great plan.
I'd just change into a werewolf
in the Pseudopolis Yard reception.(That really wouldn't help clear my name. 3I didn't want to transform in such an exposed area.YWith a paranoid like Malaclypse at the door
this wasn't a good time to become a werewolf.;Not in front of the porter
- I'd definitely get thrown out.0As I slipped into my wolf form, I smelled blood.,Mrs. Fomes could probably see me from there.&I needed to wait for the right moment.SI didn't have time to waste transmogrifying
- the fate of the Disc was in my hands!(I definitely wasn't getting paid enough.ITurning into a wolf wasn't something
I was entirely comfortable with yet.EI was trying to restrict myself
to just when it was really necessary.It was the same scent.Definitely the same scent. It smelled exactly the same.!I was sure it was the same scent.I'd found a matching scent.Not the same scent. Definitely not the same scent. Al Khali was still following me. 43LÆ 43╘ö The scent of a woman.-The fuchsia scent appeared
to belong to Ilsa.0I didn't know who the fuchsia scent
belonged to.+Ilsa's scent was a subtle shade of fuchsia.*I guess the fuchsia scent might be Ilsa's.0It was definitely the scent of a woman. Hoo Har.BI didn't think the fuchsia scent had
anything to do with Carlotta./The fuchsia scent didn't
seem at all siliceous.$That means it didn't smell of troll.Hey, I studied you know. I wish I could remember what.7There was nothing supernatural about
the fuchsia scent.The scent was human.4There was nothing murderous about the
fuchsia scent. 43í :It was surprisingly pleasant compared
to most in the city.-The fuchia scent was too pleasant to
be that.>Curiously, there was a faint trace of
fuchsia on the star map.EThere was a certain similarity between
the purple and fuchsia scents. They both belonged to women.5There was no obvious connection to the
fuchsia scent..A strange scent I first found in the
cemetery.The killer had got around.'Anu-anu had been busy with his murders.Mundy.
Malachite.Regin.Saipha. Al Khali.Mathom.Lucius.Me.Presumably Gamin too.#I don't know how he found the time.4Whoever this scent belonged to, they
weren't normal. This was the scent of my killer. The magenta scent wasn't female.MUnless I missed my guess, the magenta
scent belonged to the bestial attacker.ZNylonathatep had one thing in common
with the magenta scent - they were
both supernatural. Beyond that, I couldn't be sure.OI needed to find out what Nylonathatep
was before I could draw any conclusions.4Nylonathatep's scent was much deeper
than Anu-Anu's.What do gods smell like?Don't answer that.FThe magenta scent was the hot foetid
stench of a beast, not an object.UIf I wanted to link that murder to this
scent, I'd need to check out the crime
scene.2And what exactly does an arcane symbol
smell like?!Perhaps I'd had too much whiskey.!More likely, I hadn't had enough.Supernatural, yes.Relevant, no.ÇèThere was definitely some similarity
between the magenta and dark magenta
scents, but it wasn't clear to me what
that connection might be.bAlthough the magenta scent wasn't pleasant,
it was in the junior league when compared
to the Ankh.@There was something more *supernatural*
about the magenta scent.6The aroma of a very old and slightly
damp nursery rug.Eau de Gaspode.Definitely Gaspode's scent.@Actually, if it was possible, Gaspode
smelled worse than sewage.~If there was an Eisteddfod for smells,
the judges would have a tough call
between Gaspode and Nobby for 'Most
Original Odour'.8Gaspode's stench had style, but the
Ankh had the volume.1It was easy to tell Gaspode's scent
from garbage.0It would be tougher to decide which
I preferred.AYou couldn't possibly confuse Gaspode's
scent with anything else.It was unique.2If it could be bottled, it'd be a collectors
item..I'd certainly rather collect it than
smell it.9The rich aroma of Gaspode had little
to do with anything.&Certainly nothing you wanted to smell.)The unmistakable scent of the river
Ankh.4The citizens of Ankh-Morpork are proud
of the Smell.<On a really good day, they carry chairs
outside to enjoy it.ZHow can you tell the difference between
the smell of the Ankh and the smell
of the sewers?NFor that matter, how can you tell the
difference between the Ankh and a sewer?)The Ankh smelled much worse than garbage.bAmazingly, the bright cyan scent was
probably loud enough to drown out even
the smell of the Ankh.Ç│Although Nobby didn't smell particularly
pleasant - well let's face it, he didn't
smell particularly human - no living
being could compare to the awesome
stench of the river Ankh. RThe dark magenta stench wasn't as bad
as the Ankh, but it was far more disturbing. 43⌠» ~If the dark green scent was a soft whisper,
the smell of the Ankh was more like
the final concert of 'The Band with
Rocks In'.7The purple scent was so much more attractive
than that.*The smell of the Ankh was stronger by
far.+Nothing smelled as badly as the river
Ankh.It was unmistakable.A vegetative smell.=The scent of a type of moss I found
at the site of my murder./Presumably it belonged to a plant of
some kind.rThe lichenthrope came from the sewers,
but the dark green scent was probably
blotted out by the smell of the Ankh. 5The dark green scent was clearly vegetable
in origin.TThe dark cyan scent was strong
and earthy, with a hint of something
potent about it.:I'd decided that the dark cyan scent
belonged to Sapphire.SI didn't know what to make of the dark
cyan scent, but it was a deep, earthy
smell.OThere was something vaguely feminine
about the scent, but it wasn't Carlotta's.NI guess Sapphire must have had
Rhodan remake her face before
going on the lam.$Something must have scared her good.2There was a faint dark cyan scent on
the bandages.QI couldn't be sure, but I thought the
bandages had something to do with Sapphire.QThere was a hint of dark cyan on the
bandages, but I didn't know what that
meant.Not a dwarfish scent.PThinking about it, I was convinced the
dark cyan smell was the scent of a troll. The question was, which troll.0There was nothing supernatural about
this scent.7The scent resembled stone more than
it resembled metal.mThe smell didn't suggest precious stones
to me at all, but there was something
about it that suggested stone.eI could believe that the owner of the
dark cyan scent was capable of murder,
but that proved nothing.BIt wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't as
bad as the smell of the Ankh.SI could recognise faint traces of the
hideous troll perfume in the dark cyan
scent..It seemed that the scent belonged to
Sapphire.eThere was a definite similarity between
the two scents, although each was distinctive
in its own way.BIt seemed to me that one was a male
scent, and one a female scent.GI was pretty sure that the dark cyan
scent had nothing to do with that.4The apple-coloured scent wasn't entirely
unpleasant./The apple-coloured scent was probably
Mankin's.7I wasn't sure who the apple-coloured
scent belonged to.XThere was something male about the apple
scent, but it wasn't likely to belong
to Gelid./There was nothing female about the apple
scent.4The apple scent definitely didn't belong
to a dwarf.,The apple scent wasn't the scent of
a troll.@There was nothing especially supernatural
about the apple scent./There was no metallic smell in the apple
scent.NIn fact, there was absolutely none of
the tangy deep red of iron in the scent.That was pretty odd.,Most people had some iron on them somewhere.LI was pretty sure that the apple scent
belonged to a person, not to a jewel.ÇàI had a feeling that the person to whom
the apple scent belonged was capable
of murder, and that they'd probably
get away with it to.%But it was all just idle speculation.`The apple scent, whilst a little rough,
was considerably more pleasant than
the smell of sewers.2I couldn't make a connection with the
apple scent.'The cyan scent was distinct and potent.KThe potent scent of the perfume was
far from pleasant, and far from subtle./Presumably the cyan stench was pleasant
to him.)It made sense, but it still horrified
me.(The perfume was hardly suitable for
him.(The perfume was hardly suitable for
her./The perfume wasn't exactly suitable
for *that*.ÇÄThe cyan perfume was strong enough to
drown out the stench of the Ankh, I
was pretty sure that even the sewers
couldn't out do it for potency.CThe troll tooth didn't smell much like
the perfume, thank the gods.'The cyan scent belonged to the perfume.)I had a feeling it could be useful to
me. 43á╗ cYou couldn't possibly get mixed up between
the bright cyan stench and any other
smell in existence.Perhaps that was the point.3I doubted the hideous stench was connected
to that.%Nobby's teal scent reeked of tobacco.%There was no mistaking Nobby's scent. 1You could tell Nobby's scent from garbage
easily.Well, most garbage, anyway.AThe trash outside of a tobacconists
might be a close call though.2Nobby's odour was like no other scent
on the Disc.AI didn't want to start imagining a connection
with Nobby's smell. I still had to sleep at night.JThere was something about the purple
scent that reminded me of werewolves.NThe purple scent was Carlotta's - and
from the smell of it she was a werewolf;&I guess I owed my new 'powers' to her.SI wasn't sure who the werewolf was,
but I'd know their scent if I smelled
it again. The invite smelled of Carlotta.ÇüThere was a purple scent around the
invitation, but before I was sure it
was Carlotta's scent, I wanted to check
out the mansion.+The purple scent was definitely Carlotta's.9The purple scent could be Carlotta's
- but I wasn't sure.0I had a feeling I was barking up the
wrong tree. Were there any troll werewolves?I doubted it.1The bestial attacker's scent was quite
different.6The purple scent could belong to the
bestial attacker./I wouldn't put it past Carlotta to be
a killer."She certainly had the temperament.UWhomever the purple scent belonged to,
I had a feeling they could easily be
a killer. ;This scent definitely belonged to something
that was alive.KThe purple scent was quite distinctive
- I'd know it if I smelled it again.4I didn't know of any connection to the
purple scent.Ah, the smell of garbage.<An inferior version of the smell of
the Ankh, in my opinion._Before I became a werewolf, it never
occurred to me that different garbage
smelled differently.HIt was just the smell of garbage, it
had nothing much to do with anyone.6There was nothing metallic about the
smell of garbage.[Even before I was a werewolf, I knew
that jewels and garbage smelled pretty
damn different.}I can just about imagine finding a murder
*clue* in someone's garbage but I doubted
I could find one in the scent of garbage.#The smell of garbage and a goddess?.What on the Disc made me make that connection?4Perhaps I'd watched 'Trash of the Titans'
too often.HI suspected that the sewers would smell
more like the Ankh than garbage.&The sewers smelled more like the Ankh.GI thought Hwel's plays were trashy,
but nobody else seemed to think so. Well, it was certainly trash.,The realisation didn't help me much,
though. AThe only connection with garbage was
the quality of my reasoning.fThe distinctive bouquet of Ephebian
red wine, laden with the subtle fragrance
of cabbages and carrots.Definitely red wine.$I wasn't sure of the vintage though.1Generally speaking, people don't smell
like wine..Well, Saipha did, but that was a special
case."Murder has little to do with wine."Murder has little to do with wine. 43 ╔ .I take back what I said about murder
and wine.TI had to admit, as a werewolf there
was a certain similarity between blood
and wine. Except wine got better with age;.with blood, the fresher vintages were
tastier.zAlthough superficially similar, there
was no mistaking the metallic maroon
scent for the sharp smell of Ephebian
red wine./I didn't see what that had to do with
red wine.7I hadn't seen Rhodan's scent anywhere
but his workshop.(I don't think the sculptor got out much.(Rhodan smelled of clay and a shaky hand.-The bandages had a hint of dark blue
to them.%It wasn't quite the same as Rhodan's.9There was a faint trace of troll odour
in Rhodan's scent;)as if he spent a lot of time around
them.aThere was a superficial similarity between
the two scents, But I don't think
they were connected.+They were very different
in tone and pitch.4I had no reason to doubt that it was
Rhodan's scent.-The maroon scent reminded me of iron
somehow.5I thought that the maroon scent
belonged to Al Khali.5I hadn't worked out who the maroon scent
belonged to. Nothing female about this scent.+I had decided that it was
Al Khali's scent.;It was possible that the maroon
scent belonged to Al Khali.UIt certainly did seem dwarfish,
and he was the only dwarf that
had been in my office. 4It wasn't the scent of a troll - I was
sure of that.6There was nothing supernatural about
the maroon scent.dI guess Al Khali smelled a little like
iron because he was carrying a huge
iron axe around with him.0The maroon scent did have a hint of
metal to it.(Perhaps whoever it was worked with iron?;This was definitely the scent of someone
capable of murder. _Unlike the scent of blood, the maroon
scent didn't fill me with a burning
craving for raw meat.#They had next to nothing in common.2I didn't know of a connection to the
maroon scent.,The navy-blue scent was strong and distinct.0The navy-blue scent belonged to Commander
Vimes.2I wasn't sure who the navy-blue scent
belonged to.*The navy-blue scent was definitively
male._There was a faint hint of dwarf to the
navy-blue scent, but there was far
more to it than that.UThere were hints of troll in the navy-blue
scent, but it wasn't the smell of a
troll.EThere was something far more down to
earth about the navy-blue scent.HWhoever the navy-blue scent belonged
to, I doubted they were a murderer.HThere was a hint of teal in the navy-blue
scent, but nothing convincing. It didn't smell of navy-blue.1I could see no connection
to the navy-blue scent.=Where Mundy had been in his
room there was a dark blue smell.nI suppose it could have been something
else, but I was pretty sure that the
dark blue scent belonged to Mundy.=I was pretty sure that the dark blue
scent belonged to Mundy.8I was so tired of trying to make connections
with Mundy. He was dead.*Perhaps I should investigate other things.JThe earthy brown scent of Malachite
was unmistakably the scent of a troll.LIt could be another troll's scent, but
I was pretty sure it was Malachite's.7There was no hint of Malachite's odour
to the bandages.(No, I was sure it was Malachite's scent.Malachite was dead.(What did that have to do with his scent?9Malachite could be a killer, perhaps,
but not a murderer.6He was like a child...
a child with a very large body.HEven after all this time, the grappling
iron still smelled of Malachite. -The dark magenta scent was deep and
sinister.?I wasn't sure I wanted to know what
the dark magenta scent was. 43h╨ ÇÇThe thing that killed me was scary,
but it was nothing compared to the
primal terror that the dark magenta
scent unlocked in me.NI had a sneaky suspicion that the dark
magenta scent belonged to Nylonathatep.JIf I had to put a name to the scent,
it would be Essence de Cosmic Horror.HI didn't know what Nylonathatep was
- how could I compare it to a scent![The dark magenta scent suggested something
godlike, but something more insane
and horrific.'I really didn't want to
think about it.cThe amulet smelled of the deep red of
metal, but it seemed to resonate with
the dark magenta scent.JThat didn't make me feel too comfortable
about carrying the amulet around.YThe sword seemed to resonate with the
scent - almost as if they were opposed
in some way.tI got the distinct impression that the
sword was like the antithesis of whatever
the dark magenta scent belonged to. Don't ask me how I knew that.It's a werewolf thing.5If there was a connection, it wasn't
one I could see.rThe jewel seemed to resonate with the
dark magenta scent - it almost seemed
as if they were singing to each other."I know it doesn't make much sense.Nothing much has recently.JThe dark magenta scent didn't suggest
murder to me, it suggested genocide. MThe dark magenta scent was like nothing I
had ever smelled - it terrified me.+There was nothing natural about this
scent.:The smell of blood was overpowering
to me in my wolf form.I was trying to avoid it.jI wasn't confident I could tell two
different bloods apart, but I knew
the smell of blood when I found it. .There was a faint smell of blood on
the sword.I recognised the blood.It was my own."Not the cheeriest of realisations.It didn't smell of blood.OAs a werewolf, you couldn't get the
scent of blood confused with anything
else.2I wasn't about to start musing wildly
about blood. 43░╨ 43L╙
Teal CloudJThe cloud of teal-coloured scent was
the smell of tobacco and petty theft.Definitely Nobby's.Maroon Traces The maroon scent wasn't recent.#It suggested the tangy red of iron.3I decided the maroon scent must belong
to Al Khali. Purple Haze-There was a faint haze of purple in
the room.EI didn't know who it belonged to, but
there was something about it...(...it was the scent of another werewolf. Dark Cyan Around The DoorFAround the door was a strong dark cyan
odour, with an earthy overtone.JThe scent by the door was the same as
the one in Sapphire's dressing room. It was definitely Sapphire's. 434┘ #Beautiful, seductive and dangerous.,Carlotta was worth a stare, she was
trouble..What do you know about a woman named
Carlotta?%Carlotta claimed Mundy was her lover.2The question had to be, was she telling
the truth?8Why would Carlotta have anything to
do with the murders?SAl Khali knew about the Mundy case somehow,
so he presumably knew Carlotta somehow.;Al Khali and Carlotta were associates,
whatever that meant.@Maybe Carlotta would know her way around
the Selachii mausoleum.It was worth a try.YI got the distinct impression that there
was some tension between Carlotta and
the Count.*I doubt Carlotta was any stronger than
me.JI wouldn't put it past Carlotta to have
something to do with the killings.FI couldn't see why Sapphire would have
a secret meeting with Carlotta.6There was certainly a link between Horst
and Carlotta.+The question was, how strong was that
link?/Was Carlotta also looking for the golden
sword?It seemed likely.ACarlotta was after the golden sword
that Mundy had been carrying.-I needed to find out where the sword
was now.*Carlotta had said that the crate was
hers.'I didn't have any reason to doubt that.3Could Carlotta have been involved in
Regin's death?It wasn't impossible.vFor some reason, I was wasting my time
wondering about the connection between
Carlotta being a werewolf, and Carlotta. It seemed pretty obvious to me.,Could Carlotta be one of the true believers?6She'd lied to me about so many things,
why not this... 43@Φ ZPresuming that Carlotta had written
the invitation, the writing on it was
her handwriting.iCarlotta had given me the shipping order,
but I wasn't sure I believed everything
she'd told me about it.?Was it possible the envelope had something
to do with Carlotta?!If it did, then why was it empty?^Even though I'd found the pendant in
the sewers, something about it made
me think of Carlotta.Maybe it was just a hunch.I was strangely relieved not to find
Carlotta's name on the list, even though
I wasn't sure what the list of names
represented.3I had a feeling I wasn't going to like
finding out.$I knew now that Carlotta was Therma.&I should have guessed a long time ago.SCarlotta could be Mundy's murderer -
but I had to check to see if she had
an alibi.HCarlotta claimed to be in the Temple
of Small Gods when Mundy was slain.I had to check that.(Mooncalf had confirmed Carlotta's alibi.CIt seemed as if she didn't have anything
to do with Mundy's murder.RI was pretty sure Carlotta hadn't the
strength to kill a big troll like Malachite.HI had no reason to believe Carlotta
had anything to do with that murder.OMalaclypse had told me that Carlotta
was definitely not a worshipper of
Errata.2Carlotta could be a worshipper of Errata,
I guess.I'd have to check. 9The purple scent could be Carlotta's
- but I wasn't sure.-As far as I knew, it wasn't Carlotta's
scent.;There didn't seem to be any obvious
connection to Carlotta.*Carlotta had hired me to track down
Mundy;;at the beginning that was pretty much
all I knew about him.-Do you know anything about a man named
Mundy? 3Mundy must have had business out of
town, but what?4The stranger must have had some connection
to Mundy.?Perhaps the two mysterious passengers
could help me find Mundy.3What was the connection between Mundy
and Al Khali?bWithout knowing what the label said,
there was no way of knowing if it would
help led me to Mundy.NIt seemed possible that the scrap of
cardboard had something to do with
Mundy.JI was guessing that Mundy had dropped
the torn matchbook in the warehouse.wIf the matchbook belonged to Mundy -
and it seemed likely - then presumably
the address had something to do with
Mundy.-I thought I could work out what had
happened.ISomeone must have told Mundy the address
which he wrote on the matchbook.ÇüSomehow, a scrap of it must have been
torn off on the Milka, and he must
have dropped the rest in the warehouse
when he broke in.sI had a suspicion if I didn't find Mundy
at the address on the matchbook, I'd
find something even more interesting.$What did that have to do with Mundy?Probably nothing.cThe Milka was the tramp schooner that
Mundy had come in on, and I knew it
was berthed at the Wharf.%Do you know anything about the Milka? JHe was asking after Mundy, but how did
they know that he was on the Milka?gRegin's carriage had been at the Milka,
and the First Mate seemed to think
it had collected some cargo.IBeyond the obvious, I don't think that
had anything to do with the Milka.=I can't really see that having anything
to do with the Milka.NThe First Mate had said that a dwarf
had been asking about Mundy before
I had.TThat raised my suspicions that there
was more going on than Carlotta was
telling me./Has there been a dwarf around asking
questions? HPerhaps the other passengers could tell
me something about the stranger.APerhaps I should concentrate on finding
out who the stranger was.ǺThe First Mate hadn't been able to tell
me much about the other passengers
on the Milka, but he did know that
there was something distinctly foreign
about one of them.OHave you seen two strangers recently,
anyone who seemed more foreign than
most? YI had no reason to assume that had anything
to do with the other passengers on
the Milka._Nobby had told me that there were some
mysterious murders in Ankh-Morpork
in the last few days. 43É⌡ >Do you know anything about the recent
murders in Ankh-Morpork? VIt wasn't impossible that Al Khali could
have something to do with the recent
murders.hAs stupid as the big, dumb troll was,
I couldn't see him having anything
to do with a string of murders.@I refused to believe Ilsa could have
anything to do with murder.GI didn't know enough about the murders
to start jumping to conclusions.6The dwarf had tried to threaten me off
the Mundy case.EI knew right from the start that he
knew more than he was telling me..What do you know about a dwarf named
Al Khali?SAl Khali knew about the Mundy case somehow,
so he presumably knew Carlotta somehow.;Al Khali and Carlotta were associates,
whatever that meant. SIt didn't seem likely that there was
any connection between Al Khali and
Malachite.?Dwarves and trolls didn't get on with
one another, for a start.4The little dwarf probably wasn't as
strong as I was.@It seemed all too likely to me that
Al Khali had murdered Mundy.5It was only a hunch, though, and I couldn't
prove it.'Perhaps Sapphire had met with Al Khali.ZI knew that Al Khali and Horst were
associates, but I didn't know what
they meant by that.CAl Khali certainly wanted the golden
sword that Mundy was carrying. Had he killed him to get it?9The little dwarf couldn't possibly have
killed Malachite.AIf he had, all the stab marks would
be around the troll's ankles.QAl Khali could have been involved in
that murder, but I had no proof that
he was.AI couldn't see any real evidence of
a connection to Mr. Al Khali. MThe big troll had come up to me out
of nowhere and asked me to 'Find Therma'.0He certainly wasn't the brightest troll
I'd met.-Do you know a troll by the name of Malachite? 5What was the connection between Malachite
and Therma?XI found it hard to imagine that the
big, dumb troll had anything to do
with that murder.<Apparently, Therma's stage name had
been 'Madame Lodestone'.3Strange that Malachite hadn't mentioned
that to me.UI'd learnt that Therma was buried in
the Selachii Vault, but I still had
to check it.5I probably shouldn't tell Malachite
until I was sure./I suppose I should break the news to
Malachite. I wasn't looking forward to it.aThe big, dumb troll was too stupid to
lie to me, which meant Sapphire must
have been lying to me.But why?LMalachite was certainly strong enough
to pull out whatever was in the river. That had to be worth a shot.ÇëI suppose it was possible that Horst
and Malachite knew each other, but
I couldn't imagine two trolls with
less in common than that pair.7It hadn't been easy getting the grapple
from Malachite.But it had been worth it.5I refused to believe Sapphire had met
with Malachite.BI found it hard to believe Malachite
had anything to do with that.ÇÅAt the start all I knew about the mysterious
Therma was that Malachite wanted me
to find her, and that she used to sing
at the Octarine Parrot. Do you know anyone named Therma? 1Were Madame Lodestone and Therma the
same person?I needed to know.{I knew that Madame Lodestone was buried
in the mausoleum, which meant if Therma
was Madame Lodestone, she was buried
there.<The way it was going, it seemed as if
Sapphire had duped me.DI now doubted that Therma and Madame
Lodestone were the same person.DI'd heard that Therma sang under the
stage name of Madame Lodestone.!I'd also heard that she was dead.2Have you heard of a singer named
Madame Lodestone? 43╚ ÇîI wanted to find where Therma was buried
in the Selachii family mausoleum, but
I needed someone who knew there way
around a place like that.XYou wouldn't happen to know your way
around the Selachii family mausoleum
by any chance? PCount Von Uberwald might be just the
person to ask about the Selachii mausoleum.NI'd learnt that Ilsa was in town, and
travelling with a man named Two Conkers.:Do you know a woman named Ilsa or a
man named Two Conkers? ,They certainly weren't any stronger
than me.mIf there was a connection between Ilsa
and Two Conkers and the troll named
Horst, it wasn't readily apparent.OI doubted that Ilsa or Two Conkers would
know anything about the Milka's cargo.AAll I really knew was that Two Conkers
was looking for the jewel.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.AThe trapezohedron might be the jewel
Two Conkers was looking for.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him. ,Two Conkers might be able to help with
that.6I don't think Two Conkers could tell
me anything more.4The Varberg crates belonged to Ilsa
and Two Conkers.HI had a suspicion that the Varberg crates
had something to do with Ilsa.+Ilsa's scent was a subtle shade of fuchsia.*I guess the fuchsia scent might be Ilsa's.@I doubted that the scent belonged to
either Ilsa or Two Conkers.GThere was no connection to Ilsa or
Two Conkers, as far as I could tell.mThe butler had told me that the Count's
failing health might have something
to do with his missing companion. I was anxious to learn more. 2I really should discuss the matter with
the Count.MI couldn't see that having anything
to do with the Count's missing companion._I'd learnt that the body of Madame Lodestone,
AKA Therma, was in the Selachii family mausoleum.HDid you know that Madame Lodestone was
buried in the Selachii mausoleum? KSooner or later I was going to have
to tell Malachite that Therma was dead.Count Henning Von Uberwald..Do you know anything about Count Von
Uberwald? -I doubt the Count would have anything
to add.LI could show the fabric to the Count
and see if he recognised it, I suppose.2I couldn't see what that had to do with
the Count.gEither Malachite was wrong, and that
rubble was all that was left of Therma
or Sapphire had lied to me.I needed to find out which.BI'm trying to find out why a troll named
Sapphire would lie to me.Any thoughts?aThe big, dumb troll was too stupid to
lie to me, which meant Sapphire must
have been lying to me.But why? KDid Sapphire's secret meeting have something
to do with why she lied to me?GDid Sapphire's losing streak have something
to do with her lying to me?;I didn't see what that had to do with
Sapphire lying to me.XThe First Mate of the Milka had seen
Regin heading Hubwards at high speed
in a carriage.(I needed to find out where he was going. 43 NThree nights ago, Regin left the wharf
in Ankh heading Hubwards in a carriage.Did you see him? )Obviously Regin had been on the carriage.GThe trouble was, this was an investigation,
not a join the dots puzzle. oI knew that there was something in the
river, but I hadn't the strength to
pull whatever it was to the surface.XI didn't think they'd be strong enough
to help me pull out whatever it was in
the river. LWell, the grapple was a start, but I
needed someone strong enough to use
it.6Was it possible that it was Regin's
body in the river?#There was only one way to find out.)It must be Regin's carriage in the river.8I was going to need someone really strong
to pull it up.:What did the fabric have to do with
what was in the river?BThat wasn't going to help me get whatever
it was out of the river.2Someone had tied Mundy up and gouged
his eyes out.JWhoever they were, I doubted they were
anyone I wanted to be friends with.;Do you know anything about the murder
of a man named Mundy? $What had Mundy been trying to write?Who or what was Azile?HThe murder could have been part of the
so-called Counterweight Killings.2Did Horst have something to do with
Mundy's death?It seemed likely.@Mundy must have hidden the sword somewhere
in the Milka's cargo. I didn't know where, though.BWas the beast that had slain Malachite
involved in Mundy's murder? Were the two murders connected?"It seemed all too plausible to me. `I was annoyed that Mundy's murderer
had used my rope, but there was nothing
I could do about it.3That didn't seem to be connected to
Mundy's murder.QI'd learnt that Mundy had been hung
upside down by his legs before he was
killed.]Can you think of any reason that Mundy
might have been hung upside down before
he was killed? ?Was Mundy's murder one of the so-called
Counterweight Killings? 43l 3What was the coin that I'd seen Mundy
playing with?:Was it important, or just a trinket
he'd taken a shine to?2Was the murder part of some gruesome
new octagram?cI'd read about the death of the title
role in 'The Leering King', one of
the Eight Great Tragedies.MThe King was hung upside down from a
tree whereupon his eyes were gouged
out.It sounded very familiar.9I was pretty sure that the olive scent
belonged to Mundy.3As far as I knew, the scent didn't belong
to Mundy.KOn the wall of Mundy's room, someone
had written the word 'Azile' in blood. I didn't know what it meant.)Does the word Azile mean anything to
you? 3Perhaps Azile was the name of the bestial
attacker.AWas Mundy's final message a clue to
the whereabouts of the sword?HPerhaps if I knew what 'Azile' was I'd
be able to draw more conclusions.JVimes had mentioned the Counterweight
killings to me back in Mundy's room.NApparently, there had been a string
of weird, ritualistic murders in the
city.6Do you know anything about
the Counterweight killings? 6Was Horst behind the so-called
Counterweight Killings?>He had the calm demeanour of a cold-blooded
killer, after all.:Was there a connection between the killings
and the sword?I had no way of knowing.jThere did seem to be something in common
with the Counterweight Killings and
Hwel's Eight Great Tragedies.3I couldn't honestly tell if there was
a connection.Ç│I'd realised that Mundy had been hung
upside down before he was killed and
that the message that seemed to say
'Azile' might actually read '3712V'
but I didn't know what it meant. Does 3712V mean anything to you? I think this was exhibit 3711.#I think this urn was the right one."The urn was probably exhibit 3713. '3712V' wasn't much to go on.;Mankin told me that Sapphire had
met with someone secretly.I didn't know who or when.*Frankly, it only just qualified as a
clue.hYou don't happen to know who Sapphire
was meeting with when she missed her
shift at the Octarine Parrot? UThere had to be a connection between
Sapphire's losing streak and her secret
meeting. $Perhaps Sapphire had met with Horst. It was certainly a possibility.=Did the envelope have anything to do
with Sapphire's meeting?0I needed to know more about that secret
meeting.YI'd learnt from Saturnalia that Sapphire
was suffering from a long-running losing
streak.4Do you know anything about Sapphire's
losing streak? 43Φ NI don't think there was anything more
to learn about Sapphire's losing streak.Ç¥An associate of Al Khali's, whatever
that means, Horst was a troll who was
large on stature and fond of long rambling
sentences that rarely got to the point. I didn't trust him for a second.0Do you know a troll by the name of Jasper
Horst? $Horst wanted the sword pretty badly."It must have been worth a fortune.jHorst didn't say he was looking for
a jewel, but I reckon he'd take anything
of value given half a chance.JI couldn't rule out the possibility
of Horst being involved in any murder.\As far as I knew, the only connection
between Horst and Foid was that they
were both trolls.:There didn't seem to be any obvious
connection with Horst.RHorst had spoken of a golden sword -
and it was apparent that he thought
I had it.uI had drawn the conclusion that Mundy
had the sword at one point, but it
remained to be seen where the sword
was now.;I didn't want to discuss the golden
sword with just anyone.>This was clearly something that was
worth keeping quiet about./Was Carlotta also looking for the golden
sword?It seemed likely.ACarlotta was after the golden sword
that Mundy had been carrying. WThere was a good chance that Mundy had
hidden the sword somewhere in the Milka's
cargo. HThe barrels had been on the Milka, so
the sword might be in one of them.LIt seemed likely that Mundy would have
hidden the sword in Carlotta's crate./Unless he didn't intend for Carlotta
to get it.UThe Varberg crates were one of the possible
places Mundy could have hidden the
sword.^There was no obvious reason that Two
Conker's jewel should have anything
to do with the sword.1I couldn't see a link between that and
the sword.QThere was a chance that the golden sword
was somewhere amongst the Milka's cargo.3The question was - where was the Milka's
cargo now?-Do you know anything about the Milka's
cargo? zIf Mundy had taken the coin from out
of the Milka's cargo, perhaps the crate
it had come from was where the sword
was now.9The shipping order was my best lead
on the Milka's cargo.1I couldn't see a connection to the Milka's
cargo.QThe Milka had been carrying some wine
barrels that were shipped to the CafΘ
Ankh.CDo you know anything about the wine
barrels the Milka was carrying? 5Well, the crowbar would open most barrels
and crates.It was handy that way.4There was no obvious connection to the
wine barrels. 43α% PSomewhere between the Milka and the
Warehouse, Carlotta's
crate had disappeared.+According to Carlotta, it wasn't important.(But I still wanted to know where it
was.ZDo you know anything about the crate
belonging to the Von Uberwalds that
was on the Milka? $Carlotta's crate remained a mystery.uThe Milka had been carrying crates under
the name 'Varberg' and those crates
were now in the Guild of Archaeologists.EDo you know anything about the Varberg
crates that were on the Milka? 4The Varberg crates belonged to Ilsa
and Two Conkers.HI had a suspicion that the Varberg crates
had something to do with Ilsa. HI didn't know of any connection between
the coin and the Varberg crates.fIf Mundy had stolen the coin from the
Varberg crates, perhaps he'd hidden
the sword in the same crate. 8I really didn't know that much about
the Varberg crates.XI'd traded Regin's charm bracelet to
Warb for the Unseen Securities 'Back
Passage' code.8All I had to do was find the rune panel
and make an 'X'.HI didn't want to discuss the Unseen
Securities Back Passage with anyone.IThe 'Back Passage' code really didn't
have much to do with anything else.<Two Conkers had told me he was looking
for an ancient jewel.ICovered with gold it was supposed to
have UNQUAM PARATAS inscribed on it.HThe jewel wasn't the kind of thing I
wanted to discuss with just anyone.tIt occurred to me that the jewel Two
Conkers was looking for and the Radiant
Trapezohedron could be the same object. CIt looked as if the indentation in the
pommel might be for a jewel. DIf there was a connection with the jewel,
I didn't know what it was.4Ilsa wanted me to find a safe haven
for Two Conkers.CThat was her price for getting me into
the Guild of Archaeologists.ÇûWith the Assassins' Guild looking everywhere
for Two Conkers I couldn't trust anyone
enough to tell them I was looking for
somewhere safe to hide him.xI should probably apply my lateral thinking
elsewhere, because I reckoned I'd know
the right hiding place when I saw it.PClerk's Gable had told me that whatever
killed Malachite was some kind of beast. He wasn't clear on the details.CDo you know anything about some kind
of beast stalking the streets? JMalachite's bestial killer might well
have been involved in other murders.0Was the beast something to do with Nylonathatep?>Was the bestial attacker marking out
a new, gruesome octagram?ODid the bestial attacker have something
to do with the markings on the pendant?0Was the lair I'd taken it from the beast's
lair?^Could the moss have been left at my
murder site by the bestial attacker
that killed Malachite?DThat didn't have anything to do with
the attacker, as far as I knew.MI'd found Regin's body in his carriage
in the river under the Maudlin Bridge.*Do you know anything about Regin's murder? 430 AI couldn't help but notice that in the
iconograph Regin was bald.&The fabric had led me to Regin's body.,Had Regin's killer been looking for
the key?GDid Regin's death have something to
do with the envelope in his locker?AIt didn't seem likely that anyone would
kill Regin for the charm. `In 'Antilogy and Cleph-ptah-re', the
Queen of Djelibeybi is killed when
she is bitten by an asp.4An asp, that would have left tiny bite
marks on her.!I was definitely on to something.4There was no obvious connection with
Regin's murder.3Malachite had been hacked to death with
my crowbar.7What do you know about the murder of
"Mount" Malachite? 1It seemed as if the crowbar had killed
Malachite.?I didn't think that had anything to
do with Malachite's murder.MThere was a certain appeal to the feisty
tomb evacuator that I couldn't deny.#Do you happen to know Laredo Cronk??I expect Laredo could tell me about
all kind of obscure things. She clearly had a lot of talent.eI guess Laredo might have known Ilsa
and Two Conkers, since they were both
members of the same Guild.`Although Laredo knew Ilsa and
Two Conkers, I got the impression
they weren't particularly close.'Laredo moved in very different circles.Laredo might know Horst.I'd have to ask her.HThere was no love lost between Laredo
and Horst, as far as I could tell.)Perhaps I could use that to my advantage.0I had no way of knowing if
Laredo knew Al Khali.I suppose I could ask her.EIt was apparent that Laredo didn't like
Al Khali any more than I did. I could get to like that girl.1I wondered if Laredo knew
about the Back Passage.%I certainly wasn't going to tell her.VLaredo didn't seem like the kind of
person who'd kill, except perhaps in
self-defence._Laredo probably knew something about
the crates, but that didn't mean she
was going to tell me.?If Laredo had anything to do with that,
I didn't know about it.For turning into a wolf. For turning back into a human.bOne of the Patrician's clerks had been
murdered, apparently as part of the
Counterweight Killings.GDo you know anything about the murder
of one of the Patrician's clerks? eThere was something about the murder
that suggested Hwel's plays, but I
needed to know more about it.QI'd need to know more to see if the
murder was a case of Dead Men's
Pointy Boots.ZI needed to get into the Palace if I
was going to learn anything about the
clerk's murder.uThe Counterweight Killings had struck
at the Unseen University, and the Reader
of Esoteric Occultism had been killed.JDo you know anything about the murder
of the Reader of Esoteric Occultism? 43,: WI needed to get into Unseen
University to ask some questions
about the wizard's murder._According to Nobby, a prominent
merchant had been killed as part
of the Counterweight Killings.:Have you heard about the recent murder
of a rich merchant? ÇüEven if the merchant wasn't killed as
part of internal politics, maybe bluffing
that I knew it was would help me learn
something.9I needed to learn more from
the Merchants' Guild somehow.dThe lichenthrope only grew in sewers
- I had to find out how to get into
the sewers of Ankh-Morpork.!Not many people could claim that.;Do you know anything about the sewers
beneath Ankh-Morpork?;Presumably I'd find more of
the lichenthrope in the sewers.8I'd found the pendant in an animal's
lair in the sewers.WIf it had something to do with the
sewers, I'd have to get into the
sewers to find out.DI wanted to find out what the strange
symbol in the sanctuary meant.+Do you know anything about strange symbols?SI wanted to be very careful about who
I spoke to about the symbol in the
sanctuary. >I'd already learnt about the occult
in the Libraris Apocrypha.APerhaps I could find out about the symbol
in the library as well."Had the cultists drawn the symbol?3I really didn't know what
the strange symbol meant.ÇëThe symbol I'd found in the sanctuary
was the ancient Elver Sign which
apparently was a ward against the
old, dark gods of the Discworld.*What can you tell me
about the Elver Sign?<I didn't want to mention the
Sign of the Eel to just anyone.They'd think I was mad. (All this occult business
spooked me out. 0I couldn't see a connection
with the Elver sign.ÇöI'd learnt about the Eight Great Tragedies,
a series of plays written by the dwarfish
playwright Hwel each featuring at least
one outlandish murder.WSomething about the Eight Great Tragedies
reminded me of recent events in Ankh-Morpork.5Do you know anything about the Eight
Great Tragedies? ^Saipha had died just like the King's
retainer in 'The King of Ankh', drowned
in a vat of wine.Mathom had been poisoned.ǻIt wasn't exactly the same as the poisoning
of Village in 'The Happy Prince of
Copperhaven', but there were definite
similarities with one of the other
poisonings in the play.6The merchant, Gamin, was strangled in
his Guild House.Ç╬I didn't know by whom, but it certainly
sounded similar to the strangling of
the merchant in 'Kensington', one of
Hwel's Great Tragedies who had been
strangled by his wife who thought he
had cheated on her.@What did Nylonathatep have to do with
the Eight Great Tragedies?Eight plays...an eight pointed symbol... 43lD there had to be a connection.rAs a Goddess of Misunderstandings, Errata
probably had a lot to do with the historical
events behind Hwel's plays.FThe eight plays being shown were
definitely the Eight Great Tragedies.5I don't think that had anything to do
with the plays.ÇÆTwo Conkers had told me that the pendant
I'd found in the sewers had the same
design as the seal of the Temple of
Anu-anu in the city of Al Khali.4Have you heard of the Temple
of Anu-anu at Al Khali? ,I suppose I could ask them
about the Temple.?There was definitely a link between
the Temple and the pendant.BPerhaps investigating one could tell
me something about the other.@It seemed likely that the list had
something to do with Anu-anu.'That had nothing to do with the Temple.[Mooncalf's cultists had mentioned
'Nylonathatep', but at first I didn't
know what it meant.bNylonathatep was important to the cult
somehow - it didn't seem wise to mention
it to just anyone. 9An octagram of murders could summon
the Laddering Horror.+For some reason, that made me very nervous.>The trapezohedron was sacred to the
Dark Sect of Nylonathatep.'Foid might be my link to the Dark Sect.@I knew that Gelid was a member of the
Dark Sect of Nylonathatep.@The triple-lobed eye on the amulet was
the mark of Nylonathatep.2Was the amulet something to do with
the Dark Sect?BI suspected the inscription had something
to do with Nylonathatep.JDid the people on the list have something
to do with the Laddering Horror?OWhat was 'nylonathatep', and
what did it have to do with the
names on the list?DI dreaded to think that there might
be a connection to Nylonathatep.'I needed to know what Nylonathatep was.OIn the past an octagram of murders had
been involved in summoning Nylonathatep.MOctagrams of murders weren't exactly
something you could bring up in passing. TWhoever had one of those amulets was
definitely involved in the octagram
of murders.6The amulet could have some connection
to the octagram.1The octagram didn't seem
to be connected to that.^Unseen University was looking for
someone to make the beds and
do the laundry at the New Hall.II hear there's a job going at the New
Hall for a bedmaker and laundryman.iI guess what I had to do was go up to
Unseen University and see if I could
use the job to look for clues.WWhen I smelled Carlotta's scent in the
Von Uberwald mansion, I knew she was
a werewolf.WI couldn't exactly slip the fact that
Carlotta was a werewolf into casual
conversation. !This was between me and Carlotta.3Carlotta claimed she worshipped the
goddess Errata.*What do you know about the goddess Errata? 43,K .I doubted Errata had anything to do
with that. But I was prepared to be wrong.pWhen I mentioned the murder at Unseen
University to Mrs. Fomes she said something
about Dead Men's Pointy Boots. 4Does 'Dead Men's Pointy Boots'
mean anything to you? :Was Saipha killed so that someone
else could get promoted?GNo, the Patrician's staff weren't into
that kind of career enhancement.Not internally, anyway.JIt was possible Mathom had been killed
so that someone could take his job.6What did Dead Men's Pointy Boots have
to do with that?ZI'd overheard the Patrician and Vimes
talking about the murder of the clerk
at the palace.MApparently the man's name was Saipha,
and he'd been drowned in a vat of wine.$There are worse ways to go, I guess.+Do you know anything about Saipha's
murder? =I don't think that was directly connected
to Saipha's murder.ÇíBetween the Gatekeeper of the Merchants'
Guild and Death I'd learned that the
murdered merchant's name was Gamin
and that he'd been strangled in the
Guild house.&What do you know about Gamin's murder? 4I didn't see any direct connection to
Gamin's death.ǼOne of the bledlows up at Unseen
University had told me that the Reader
in Esoteric Occultism's name was Mathom,
and he'd been poisoned in his room in
the Widdershins wing./Can you tell me anything
about Mathom's murder? IIf there was a direct connection with
Mathom's murder, I couldn't see it.OI'd overheard something
interesting at the window of
the Temple of Small Gods.0Something about a meeting
of the true believers.PUntil I knew what this meeting
was, I had to be careful who I
discussed it with. LIf I could get the perfume onto Mooncalf,
I could track him across the city. 43αP KWere the names on the lists the True
Believers that Mooncalf had mentioned?CThat didn't have anything to do with
the meeting, as far as I knew.9Does 'Quod Nesciunt Eos Interficet'
mean anything to you? ,I needed to know more about the inscription.=I'd learnt about the trapezohedron in
the Libraris Apocrypha.lI wasn't really sure what a trapezohedron
was - either a geometric shape or some
kind of dinosaur, I assume.WEither way, it was a source of great
power and sacred to the Dark Sect of
Nylonathatep.\Given the trapezohedron's history, it
wasn't something I wanted to discuss
with just anyone.AThe trapezohedron might be the jewel
Two Conkers was looking for.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.QPerhaps the trapezohedron fitted into
the indentation in the pommel of the
sword.$I couldn't be sure until I found it. >I didn't think that had anything to
do with the trapezohedron. I'd decided to track down Foid.<I figured it wouldn't be hard to get
information out of him.1Do you know where I can find a troll
called Foid? 3I figured that Foid could tell me about
the amulet. Foid had told me about Gelid.$His name was on the list, all right.7I just needed to find Foid and ask him
a few questions.LAccording to Foid, Gelid was my route
to Satrap - the head of the Dark Sect.%I'm trying to find a man named Gelid.Can you help? &Did Gelid have an amulet like Kondo's? 43` 5Well, the crowbar would open most barrels
and crates.It was handy that way.1It seemed as if the crowbar had killed
Malachite.cWithout knowing what the label said,
there was no way of knowing if it would
help lead me to Mundy.IBeyond the obvious, I don't think that
had anything to do with the Milka.%Ilsa and Two Conkers had been abroad;Oit wasn't inconceivable that they might
be able to translate the foreign label.NIt seemed possible that the scrap of
cardboard had something to do with
Mundy.IBeyond the obvious, I don't think that
had anything to do with the Milka.JI was guessing that Mundy had dropped
the torn matchbook in the warehouse.wIf the matchbook belonged to Mundy -
and it seemed likely - then presumably
the address had something to do with
Mundy.-I thought I could work
out what had happened.ISomeone must have told Mundy the address
which he wrote on the matchbook.ÇüSomehow, a scrap of it must have been
torn off on the Milka, and he must
have dropped the rest in the warehouse
when he broke in.sI had a suspicion if I didn't find Mundy
at the address on the matchbook, I'd
find something even more interesting.ZPresuming that Carlotta had written
the invitation, the writing on it was
her handwriting.7It hadn't been easy getting the grapple
from Malachite.But it had been worth it.LWell, the grapple was a start,
but I needed someone strong
enough to use it.`I was annoyed that Mundy's murderer
had used my rope, but there was nothing
I could do about it.7It hadn't been easy getting the grapple
from Malachite.But it had been worth it.`I was annoyed that Mundy's murderer
had used my rope, but there was nothing
I could do about it.LWell, the grapple was a start, but I
needed someone strong enough
to use it.-I doubt the Count would
have anything to add.)Obviously Regin had been on the carriage.GThe trouble was, this was an investigation,
not a join the dots puzzle.6Was it possible that it was Regin's
body in the river?#There was only one way to find out.AI couldn't help but notice that in the
iconograph Regin was bald.LI could show the fabric to the Count
and see if he recognised it, I suppose.&The fabric had led me to Regin's body.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.3What was the coin that I'd seen Mundy
playing with?:Was it important, or just a trinket
he'd taken a shine to?zIf Mundy had taken the coin from out
of the Milka's cargo, perhaps the crate
it had come from was where the sword
was now.iCarlotta had given me the shipping order,
but I wasn't sure I believed everything
she'd told me about it.9The shipping order was my best lead
on the Milka's cargo.,Had Regin's killer been looking for
the key??Was it possible the envelope had something
to do with Carlotta?!If it did, then why was it empty?=Did the envelope have anything to do
with Sapphire's meeting?GDid Regin's death have something to
do with the envelope in his locker?6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.AIt didn't seem likely that anyone would
kill Regin for the charm.;Presumably I'd find more of the lichenthrope
in the sewers.^Could the moss have been left at my
murder site by the bestial attacker
that killed Malachite?LIf I could get the perfume onto Mooncalf,
I could track him across the city.^Even though I'd found the pendant in
the sewers, something about it made
me think of Carlotta.Maybe it was just a hunch.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.ODid the bestial attacker have something
to do with the markings on the pendant?0Was the lair I'd taken it
from the beast's lair??There was definitely a link between
the Temple and the pendant.BPerhaps investigating one could tell
me something about the other.8I'd found the pendant in an animal's
lair in the sewers.@It seemed likely that the list had something
to do with Anu-anu. 43|i KWere the names on the lists the True
Believers that Mooncalf had mentioned?"Had the cultists drawn the symbol?$His name was on the list, all right.FThe eight plays being shown were
definitely the Eight Great Tragedies.Eight plays...an eight pointed symbol... there had to be a connection.jThere did seem to be something in common
with the Counterweight Killings and
Hwel's Eight Great Tragedies.CIt looked as if the indentation in the
pommel might be for a jewel.QPerhaps the trapezohedron fitted
into the indentation in the pommel
of the sword.$I couldn't be sure until I found it.,Two Conkers might be able to help with
that.$Horst wanted the sword pretty badly."It must have been worth a fortune.6I don't think Two Conkers could tell
me anything more.6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.3I figured that Foid could tell
me about the amulet.&Did Gelid have an amulet like Kondo's?6Two Conkers probably knew all kinds
of obscure things.I just had to ask him.,Two Conkers might be
able to help with that.>The trapezohedron was sacred to the
Dark Sect of Nylonathatep. xMy purse might not have been my most
valued possession, but I sure felt
happier when it was full than when
it was empty. There wasn't much in my purse. Just enough for emergencies..My purse was even lighter
after bribing Whirl.'I suppressed the urge to ask for money./I was broke, sure, but I wasn't that
desperate.;I doubt my purse had anything to do
with what was going on.+I think I can recognise the scent of
money.What little I have.OI suppose I could hide the tooth in
my purse, but there didn't seem much
point.NIt may be a coin, but putting it in
my purse wasn't going to achieve anything.'I wasn't about to put that in my purse.ZAlthough the crowbar was a lot heavier
than a set of skeleton keys, it was
more versatile.gI guess if lock picks were invented
for thieves, the crowbar was invented
for the Private Investigator.MTempting as it was, I decided not to
start attacking people with the crowbar. (The crowbar had nothing to do with that.ZThe dark red scent of the iron crowbar
was quite distinct, and not the same
as that scent.,That wasn't going to do much to the
crowbar.HI'd pulled the label out of the flotsam
in the bilge water of the Milka."Unfortunately, I couldn't read it.@One of the figures looked like a number,
but I couldn't be sure. 43 t Can you read this? *I needed someone who
could read the label.iThe scrap of cardboard I'd found in
one of the bunks on the Milka had a
number on it - either a 6 or a 9.jI didn't think the scrap had been torn
off intentionally, but that was all
I could tell from examining it. Does this mean anything to you?UThe torn matchbook fitted precisely
to the scrap of cardboard I'd found
on the Milka. 3That had nothing to do with the scrap
of cardboard.=The torn matchbook had been found in
the Pier Five warehouse.uThere was something written on the back
of the matchbook but a corner of the
matchbook had become ripped off somehow.XI could make out the words 'Whalebone
lane' but it was clear that something
was missing.\On closer examination, I was pretty
sure the missing piece had become torn
off accidentally.QThe scrap of cardboard I'd found on
the Milka matched the torn matchbook
exactly.What do you make of this? /That had nothing to do with the torn
matchbook.<The reconstructed matchbook clearly
read '9 Whalebone Lane'.WI suppose I could tear it up again,
but I was pretty pleased with the jigsaw
as it was.8Any thoughts on this matchbook, or what's
written on it? *That had nothing to do with the matchbook. [It certainly looked like a woman's handwriting,
it was a pretty safe bet it was Carlotta's.ÇôI don't know why I thought I needed
to show off the Invitation Card from
Carlotta, and on reflection it seemed
like a fairly pointless thing to do. 4That didn't have anything to do with
the invitation.KI'd found the plaster-encrusted bandages
on the floor of Rhodan's workshop.|Apart from the fact that they'd been
soaked in plaster and left to dry,
there didn't seem to be anything unusual
about them.jExamining the indents left in the dried
plaster, it looked as if there had
been a face under the bandages.'Do these bandages mean anything to you?8I don't think that has anything to do
with the bandages.>It hadn't been easy getting the grappling
iron from Malachite.MOf course, even getting a meaningful
sentence from Malachite was a challenge. I examined the grapple closely.2It looked as if it was welded out of
metal strips.@I really didn't want to talk to anyone
about the grappling iron. HIf the carriage was in the river, could
I use the grapple to pull it up?2What did the grapple have to do with
the carriage? .The grapple was basically for climbing
things.ESince Mundy's killer had ruined my rope,
the grapple wasn't much use. HI suppose I could have asked for some
rope, but I still have some pride. Not much, but it was all I had. HIf the carriage was in the river, could
I use the grapple to pull it up?2What did the grapple have to do with
the carriage? 43ÇÇ What I needed was some rope.Then it'd be useful again. A beautiful glittering diamond.GI tried not to think that I had pulled
it out of a dead troll's corpse.iMore importantly, I tried not to think
about the fact that I stole it from
the Selachii family mausoleum.!The diamond tooth was very sharp.Ç┼I wasn't about to flash the stolen
tooth around - someone might tell
Lord Selachii and the next thing I
knew I'd have a blade in my back
and a receipt from the Assassins'
guild on my bedside table.\The only crime the diamond tooth had
been involved in was my theft of it
from the mausoleum.KThe diamond tooth was very sharp, and
I didn't want to play around with it.5Regin was Count Von Uberwald's driver
and confidante.rHe'd paid me to find him - or to
find out what had happened to
him - and had given me this
picture of him to help.KI looked closely at the iconograph and
memorised the bald dwarf's features./I couldn't help but notice
that Regin was bald..Do you recognise the dwarf in this iconograph?FDo you know anything about the murder
of the dwarf in this iconograph? %I was pretty sure it was Regin's key.$After all, it was glued to his head.TThe envelope had presumably belonged
to Regin, but it wasn't clear why it
was empty.What had Regin kept in it?6I guess Regin thought the
charm brought him good luck.4It didn't bring him much
luck on the Maudlin Bridge.UApart from letting me know what
Regin looked like, the iconograph
was pretty useless.DI'd found some fabric, caught on the
railings of the Maudlin Bridge.BIt was distinctive enough that I hoped
someone would recognise it.2The fabric had obviously been torn from
something;$something quite high off the ground.*Have you seen this fabric anywhere before?%The fabric was from Regin's carriage.*Could the fabric be from Regin's carriage?It seemed possible.-Perhaps I could get the
Count to identify it.)It must be Regin's carriage in the river.8I was going to need someone
really strong to pull it up.:What did the fabric have to do with
what was in the river? 1I didn't see what the fabric had to
do with that.8The only time I saw Mundy he was playing
with this coin.nA metallic flat disc with a square hole
in the centre, the coin had markings
on one side that I couldn't read.,It wasn't from any nation
I'd ever heard of.MExamining the coin closely, I
noticed that the markings had
been engraved on.-That seemed an unusual
thing to do on a coin.-Unfortunately, the inscription was illegible.^I had a feeling that Mundy's coin was
important, and I wasn't about to show
it to just anyone. @There didn't seem to be a connection
between the coin and 3712V.QIlsa had said the coin looked like '2305',
one of the relics in their collection.+Perhaps 3712 referred
to a different relic.HI didn't know of any connection between
the coin and the Varberg crates.fIf Mundy had stolen the coin from the
Varberg crates, perhaps he'd hidden
the sword in the same crate. AThe coin didn't seem to have anything
in common with the pendant..The amulet and the coin had nothing
in common.JThe inscription on the coin was similar
to some of the symbols on the urn.2The coin didn't seem to have much to
do with that. 43 ë LCarlotta had given me the shipping order
for the crate she had on the Milka.kThe shipping order was in the name of
Von Uberwald, and was for a crate that
should have been on the Milka..Does this shipping order
mean anything to you? /The shipping order had nothing to do
with that.'Regin had a small key under his toupee.HIt was basically glued onto his head
so I guess it was important to him. AIt was only a small key, so I guess
it was only for a small door.6I didn't want to discuss Regin's key
with just anyone. hThe envelope had come from Regin's safety
deposit box and I had a feeling that
it was important somehow.%The thing was, it seemed to be empty.AWhen I opened Regin's envelope I don't
know what I was expecting.@What I wasn't expecting was to find
that the envelope was empty.1There wasn't even anything written on
the inside.XI had a feeling that the envelope wasn't
something I should discuss with everyone
I met. 4There was no obvious connection
to Regin's envelope.nI don't know why Regin kept a charm
bracelet in his safety deposit box,
but I guess he wanted to keep it safe.^There was a strangely mystical feeling
about the charm bracelet, and I wasn't
sure I liked it..Does this charm bracelet mean anything
to you? 5I wasn't sure what the charm had to
do with anything. An urn, dug up in Tsorta.4I'd never seen anything more tedious
in all my life.SThere was something big rattling around
in the urn, but I couldn't see what
it was.8I noticed there were some illegible
markings on the urn. I think this was exhibit 3711.#I think this urn was the right one."The urn was probably exhibit 3713.3They were both similar urns, just different
shapes.It was just an urn.&Some moss, found where I was murdered.'I was sure the lichenthrope was moving.;When I looked closely at it, I
was convinced it was moving. 0I doubted the moss had anything to do
with that.)Obviously a very exclusive troll perfume. The perfume smelled foul to me. (The perfume had nothing to do with that.$I'd found the pendant in the sewers.$How it got there was anyone's guess.JThe pendant was ornately designed, and
it looked as if it might be hollow.)But there was no obvious clasp mechanism. 43└Æ 4I couldn't see what that had to do with
the pendant./I'd found a list of eight names in the
pendant.%The name that stood out was Therma's.@I'd keep the list of names to myself
until I knew more about it.I was strangely relieved not to find
Carlotta's name on the list, even though
I wasn't sure what the list of names
represented.3I had a feeling I wasn't going to like
finding out.$I knew now that Carlotta was Therma.&I should have guessed a long time ago. JDid the people in the list have something
to do with the Laddering Horror?OWhat was 'nylonathatep', and
what did it have to do with the
names on the list? )I didn't see a link to the list of names.6I'd picked up the theatre flyer from
the Dysk theatre.8It told me about the plays in the Dysk's
current season.Ç╓The eight plays in sequence were 'The
Happy Prince of Copperhaven', 'Antilogy
and Cleph-ptah-re', 'Kensington', 'The
King of Ankh', 'The Leering King', 'The
Tyrant', 'Trochilus and Cresylic' and
'Titus Diplodicus'.5The flyer didn't tell me anything about
them, though.9Do you know anything about the plays
at the Dysk theatre? )I couldn't see a connection to the flyer.8The golden sword had already caused
me a lot of trouble.=I had a feeling it was going to cause
a lot more before long.;Examining the sword I noticed
an indentation in the pommel.4It looked as if something was supposed
to fit there.[I wasn't going to show a priceless artefact
like the sword to anyone without a
good reason. iThe trapezohedron fitted into the pommel
perfectly, but I wanted to wait until
the right moment to do it. =Everything that had been going on revolved
around this sword..The golden sword was fine just the way
it was.^Two Conkers had given me a star map
that was supposed to lead to the jewel
he was looking for.&I didn't know what to make of the map. I was never good at astrology.@The star map wasn't something I could
talk to just anyone about.<I could probably use the astrolabe to
navigate with the map.>But I'd need to know where
I was supposed to be looking first. 7There didn't seem to be a connection
with the star map.bKondo's amulet has a symbol on it that
looked like an eye, but an eye with
three protruding lobes.2I had no idea what the symbol on the
amulet meant.9The triple-lobed eye symbol was the
sign of Nylonathatep.HThe amulet was something to do with
a very secretive and dangerous cult.9I didn't want to show it to people without
a good reason. 43≡ÿ @The triple-lobed eye on the amulet was
the mark of Nylonathatep.2Was the amulet something to do with
the Dark Sect?TWhoever had one of those amulets was
definitely involved in the octagram
of murders.6The amulet could have some connection
to the octagram. *I couldn't see a connection to the amulet./I'd managed to get a search warrant
from Nobby.Ç╡It was a parchment from the Oblong Office
signed by the Patrician and saying
how disappointed he would be if the
aforementioned establishment were to
deny access to the undersigned.UIt was made out in my name for Unseen
University, and I had every intent
of using it."The warrant seemed genuine enough.BI had no reason to discuss the warrant
with anyone but Mrs. Fomes. +I needed to show the warrant to Mrs. Fomes. JThe astrolabe was a carefully constructed
tool for navigating the heavens.eI suppose it could be useful if I got
lost in the city and wanted to work
out which way was Hubwards.-I think I could see how the astrolabe
worked.DThe astrolabe wasn't an easy thing to
slip into casual conversation. YFor an artefact of near-unlimited power,
the trapezohedron was surprisingly
unimpressive.`I peered deeply into the trapezohedron,
and I could see an image of Horst with
the golden sword.,It looked like he was
at the Maudlin Bridge.8All I could see in the jewel were reflections
of myself.vEveryone and his wife was looking for
the Radiant Trapezohedron - I wasn't
about to start flashing it around casually. CI didn't know of any connection between
that and the trapezohedron. 43ÿÖ @I knew that Gelid was a member of the
Dark Sect of Nylonathatep. The invitation read as follows: 43αÖ 43(Ü 43pÜ 43x¢ Cemetery)The cemetery at the Temple of Small Gods.gSome of the people in the cemetery were
undoubtedly murdered, but I think I was
straying off the point. (I didn't need a warrant to search there. 43(₧ QIt turned out to be the motto of an ancient
cult - the Dark Sect of Nylonathatep,&whose emblem was the triple-lobed eye. HI was getting very tired of thinking
of amusing things to say to myself. ǢThe dorm was full of the jangling scents
of the students, but the most surprising thing
was the octarineboard - as a wolf I smelled
the words on the board.JThe chork marks showed up as sparkling
traces against the odourless board.GIt seemed to be a list of subjects the
young apprentices were studying.yOccult Perils of Lacemaking, Basic Myth and
Monsters, Principles of Thaumic Imponderability
and Temples of the Great Nef. 43└¡ HIf the carriage was in the river,
could I use the grapple to pull it up?2What did the grapple have to do with the carriage?@That probably wouldn't help me find out
where the carriage went,;I doubted they could help me navigate around
the mausoleum.IWhen I'd burst in on Sapphire,
she was playing with a huge pile of money.ANow, I'm not a suspicious person...
Well, that's not true, is it.wI'm suspicious as hell, and a troll with a lot
of money was as suspect as
Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler's sausage-in-a-bun.TThere had to be a connection between Sapphire's
sudden windfall and her lying to me.NDespite what Sapphire said, she certainly didn't
win that money at Saturnalia.wCarlotta might just be rich enough to get that
much money, but why would she give it
to a deadbeat troll like Sapphire?!Why would he give Sapphire money?7It was possible Horst and Al Khali had bribed Sapphire.But why??Did Regin's envelope have anything to do
with Sapphire's money?@If there was a connection to Sapphire's money
I couldn't see it.[You don't happen to know how a troll singer
might end up with a lot of money by any chance?aMalachite didn't have a dollar to his name.
The dumb troll probably couldn't even spell 'dollar'.[I was now pretty convinced that whoever Sapphire
met with had given her a big pile of cash.Ç╩I had to find out who it was - frankly I was
hoping they'd give me a big pile of cash too,
because if I didn't pay my bar tab soon they were going
to break both my arms and I hate
drinking with a straw.ÇêThe only way I could picture Laredo and Sapphire
meeting was if Sapphire was rolling down a tunnel
and Laredo was running away from her.Hmm... maybe in the sequel.RHmmm... an interesting if desperate idea.
Why would Laredo give money to Sapphire?+Perhaps the money was payment for a murder?1Unlicensed assassin by day, club singer by night.Even I didn't believe it.bFascinating though my life was, not everyone wanted
to hear every minute detail of my social life.BSapphire had done it - I had a meeting
with the mysterious Therma.)Actually, make that 'the elusive Therma'.W'The Mysterious Therma' makes it sound like
she's a stage conjurer or a lost continent.G'I'm off on an expedition to the Mysterious Therma',
someone might say._I should probably shut up now before someone
realises that I don't know what I'm talking about.JThe only person who might care about
my meeting with Therma was Malachite.Ç¢For some reason I was musing about informing
Malachite of my meeting with Therma instead of just
going to Rhodan's workshop and telling the big
dumb troll.GPerhaps Therma could tell me what this
envelope business was all about.Okay, I admit it._I was desperate for some explanations - I'd been
pounding the streets for days getting nowhere.TWasn't it about time the bad guys captured
me and told me all their nefarious plots?8I'd definitely been watching too many
Clickies recently.LMaybe Therma could help me with that;
I'd have to wait until we finally met.]Aside from the obvious, there was no connection
between the tooth and my meeting with Therma.The Key to the Wine Cellar.Sameal had given me the key to the winecellar.All I had to do was use it.9I was half hoping to find Ilsa hiding in
the wine cellar. Well, we all have our fantasies.0I had learnt to identify what a key looked like.)Truly, genius was just a short step away.@The key opened the wine cellar
- that was the end of the matter.6It was a waste of time discussing
the key with Samael.!He was the one who gave it to me.6Look, I knew what would happen
if I left with the key.ÇíI'd drag it halfway across town, using it on
a hundred different locks that it wouldn't fit
and trying to talk to every meaningless
nobody I ran into on the way.SIt would be simpler for everyone concerned if
I just unlocked the damn cellar door.$I was acting really stupid recently.~I struggled to understand why I couldn't just
leave the Cafe Ankh - and why I would want
to without unlocking the wine cellar. 43α┤ ~It was if I was being controlled by some cosmic
moron who kept making me do really stupid
things just so he could laugh at me.%I had better unlock the cellar first.kBesides, I liked Samael and I drew the line
at breaking into the cafe's wine cellar
without his permission.NRegin's key didn't open the wine cellar,
it wasn't even the right kind of key. (Oh no, I wasn't going to try that again.UI was pretty sure I'd learnt all I was going
to learn from using my wolf senses here. I hardly needed to unlock that.*What did that have to do with Regin's key? &You were travelling with a man, right?PActually, Two Conkers is from the
Counterweight Continent; I learnt it from him.AI would be hard pressed to find a way to use
that on the streets. 9What can you tell me about the cargo you just brought in?/It was heavy and it was
all packed into crates.That's not very helpful..It's what was in the crates
I'm interested in.EIf they wanted us to know
what was in the crates,
they would tell us.#But you could be shipping anything.!Aren't you just a little curious?5A little being curious
makes for a lot of being dead.Don't you ever peek?/Even if I did,
I wouldn't tell anyone about it. Does this mean anything to you?It's a shipping order. I'd worked that out, thanks.(There you go - didn't even need my help.;Can you think of any reason
why someone would murder Mundy?BI didn't think you needed a reason
to kill people in Ankh-Morpork.Everything has a reason."I've never been one for teleology. Don't start. I can do without the philosophy.Suit yourself.#Do you know a troll named Sapphire?I can't say I do.SThey should put that on the bottle:
'KC-2, Stronger than the Ankh on a Summer Day'.]I was beginning to realise that Captain Jenkins
only had two questions to ask his passengers: 43 ╣ 5Where are you going,
and how much money have you got. The question was: how?`I knew the streets, but high society family trees
were like women: complex and incomprehensible.+Mundy must have had the sword at one point.JBut I didn't think it was in his room when he
was killed, so where was it?*The question was: where was the sword now?9Malachite: stabbed in the back repeatedly with a crowbar.9The lead in 'The Tyrant': stabbed in the back repeatedly.,Not with a crowbar, but it was close enough.NThere was an inscription on the crowbar:
'Property of the Patrician's Palace.'WThe label says: 'KC-Two Potassium Carbide perfume,
the perfume for a troll or a woman.'YThe names on the list were: 'Mooncalf, Satrap,
Therma, Coom, Gelid, Warb, Foid and Kondo.-Some I recognised, some were strangers to me.ÇÇThe question was, what did they have in common,
why did someone have a list of their names,
and how did it get into the pendant. AThe Milka's cargo had been unloaded into the
Pier Five warehouse.The Pier Five Warehouse. Pier Five 43h╣ 43 ╜ AThat had to mean that Mundy was hung
upside down and then killed.8And that meant someone cut him down
after he was killed.Curiouser and curiouser. Frayed Rope:There was some frayed rope
in the rafters of Mundy's room.+I hadn't completely fathomed
its relevance.HThere had to be a connection
between Mundy's murder and the frayed rope. I just hadn't found it out yet.*My thinking was getting a little abstract.$I preferred to stay in the concrete.(Not literally,
but you know what I mean.LI had a hunch there was a connection,
but I needed to go one step at a time.$The frayed rope was from my grapple.8It was the same rope that had been
tied to Mundy's legs. But where was the rest of it?@If there was a connection
to the frayed rope,
I couldn't see it.+I found some frayed rope
near Mundy's body.Any idea what it means?9The inscription had read:
'QUOD NESCIUNT EOS INTERFICET.'FuchsiaMagenta 43└╜ Aqua Light Green Dark CyanApple Purple MaroonNavy Dark Blue Dark Magenta Light Red *Inventorying*. 43╛ 43P╛ 43ÿ╛ 43α╛ 43(┐ 43p┐ 43╕┐ 43 └ 43ÿ┼ I'd already asked about that. LI didn't have time to waste chatting to
just anybody - I had a city to save. Back a page.Forward a page.Exit.Different Area. |Since that was who I'd learnt about that
from in the first place, I didn't feel I
had much to gain by going over old ground. FWhen I went back to the Mansion, the Butler
had some grim news for me.Ç║The Count had shuffled off his mortal
coil in the recent Discquake - he was sleeping
the big sleep, pushing up daisies, crossing
the final frontier, booking a vacation in
the underworld.Basically, he was dead.5Fortunately, he'd left provisions for
me in his will.qHe'd pay my way to the end of the case,
and, more importantly, he was allowing me
to continue to use the library.EWell, what did it matter to him who used
the library now he was gone?[When you're dead, you were sleeping the
big sleep and nothing much mattered to you
anymore.!All the nastiness was behind you.ǬFor the rest of us, the nastiness was
still all around us and if I didn't stop
that nastiness from crushing us all under
its tentacles we'd all be sleeping the big
sleep.=Frankly, I didn't think the afterlife
would have enough beds.yI was never going to get anywhere if I
didn't learn to resist the urge to use the
crowbar at every available opportunity. =I headed over to Pseudopolis Yard but
Nobby wasn't there yet. I decided to come back later. 43ê╟ MAfter Carlotta had left I sat alone in
the cafΘ thinking through my problems.JAs bad as it seemed, my life was still
better than it was a few years ago.MBack then, I would have sat alone in the
cafΘ *drinking* through my problems. eUnder the list of subjects were the words:
'You MUST read a chapter on each before
the next lecture!'^There was definitely a connection between
the books and what was written on the octarineboard. 43 ╩ DI had to try and waste less time trying
to make obvious connections.mI felt so stupid, giving Horst the sword
and staying with Ilsa as the troll disappeared
into the night's fog.EAfter we'd both calmed down, I told her
everything that had happened. (Horst still wasnÆt back at his quarters.7I was beginning to wonder if he was coming back at all.FHorst wasn't at his quarters
- I was certain he was at Maudlin Bridge..Wherever Horst was, he wasn't at his quarters.=I hadn't seen Horst since I arranged
his meeting with Laredo.1There was still no sign of Horst in his quarters.He could be anywhere. 43d╩ 43¼╩ 43⌠╩ 43<╦ 43ä╦ 43p═ }I don't know how long I wandered the streets
- it's hard to tell which way is up when
your world has been turned upside down.FI ended up back where I started because
I didn't know what else to do.^Plus, my coat was in the coffin and Ankh-Morpork
is a bad neighbourhood to be caught naked
in. You've moved.Not while I'm awake._I guess Horst was busy with Laredo, because
when I went to his quarters there was no-one
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Mark Booth
Dave Hirst Dave SwanFront End Graphics: Steve Packer Matthew BellGame Puzzle Implementation:Chris Bateman
Mark Judge Music, Songs and Sound Effects: Paul WeirAudio Director:Rob Lord Speech Recording and Conversion:Mark Bandola and Rob LordAdditional Sound Effects:Rob Lord Songs by: 43Φ▐ Paul Weir+Additional Lyrics on 'When You Met Her' by:Chris BatemanTechnical Assistant:
Paul StampProduction Assistant:Siobhan Reddy Conduit for Uncontrolled Rage: Colin FuidgeNotebook clues by: Matthew Bell Steve Packer Jim EllisWith additional voices by:Rob LordAdditional art by: Luc LemaireDirector of Development GT:Graeme BoxallSenior Producer for GT:Steve 'Sargie' SargentProducer for GT:Craig 'Ledski' LeighAssistant Producer for GT:Trevor Barnes!External Services Manager for GT: Kevin Turner QA Manager:Graham 'G-Dog' AxfordQA Supervisor: Tim WilemanQA Supervisor: Marc SmikleKode Supervisor:Krazy Kolin Tregaskes Lead tester:Alys RobinsonTesters:Mark DearsleyJohnny MoorcroftFrancis Digby-Firth Keanan JonesMike RichardsManual:Chris BatemanProof Reader: Jon RouseOntological Consultant:JehanineManual Coordinator:Marianne DurandManual Design:!Red Pepper Design, Resham Badhwal-Special thanks from Perfect Entertainment to:<Josh Kirby, Victor Gollancz Ltd (for premission to reproduce<extracts from the Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett and1Stephen Briggs), Nichol Murray and Louisa Ardley.Special thanks from GT to:9All of GT's QA staff, Paul Fox, Matt Woodley, Lee Kirton,8Axel Blagmore, Charlie Gig, Trent Vegaess, Bart Vormees,3Rob Letts and not forgetting Eric Cartman. Kickass.Agent for Terry Pratchett: Colin SmytheFar too much interference: 43@▀ Terry Pratchett 43ê▀ 43╨▀ 43α 43`α 43¿α 43≡α 438ß 43Çß 43╚ß 43Γ 43XΓ 43áΓ 43ΦΓ 430π 43xπ 43└π 43Σ 43PΣ 43ÿΣ 43αΣ 43(σ 43pσ 43╕σ 43 µ 43Hµ 43ɵ 43╪µ 43 τ 43hτ 43░τ 43°τ 43@Φ 43êΦ 43╨Φ 43Θ 43`Θ 43¿Θ 43≡Θ 438Ω 43ÇΩ 43╚Ω 43δ 43Xδ 43áδ 43Φδ 430∞ 43x∞ 43└∞ 43φ 43Pφ 43ÿφ 43αφ 43(ε 43pε 43 Add all inventory items
