Wombat Bill

Oh please, someone make a move.😡

For some reason I favour Brian, but hey, it's Sam's choice.

Maybe Sam will have choices.

Mmm, so Brian seems interested, or was it just business. Hoping not. Good start, got me interested.

In a bath house on Oxford street, a new employee was being shown the ropes. “When they pay their admission fee, you give them one of these wrist bands, a towel and ask them to read the house rules on the wall there. Got that?” “Seems pretty simple” “Ok then, you’re on duty as of now. I’ll be in the back doing paperwork, yell out if any problems” “Yes, I will and thank you for the opportunity” <> About an hour later the owner came out and asked the new starter

While Yashuki went to change his clothes, Thomas and Dante went around the room thanking each member of staff for their contribution on the day. Each had volunteered to work without pay as their way of contributing to the farewell of their colleague. Jonathan had Lachlan order home delivery of food for the evening meal so everyone who was not on evening guest duty could wind down together, after such a tumultuous two weeks. Through the efforts of management and staff the resort had still ma

Late in the afternoon, Dante took Thomas to the Wisteria Pergola for a private chat. “I think we need to talk about the elephant in the room” Dante used as an opening line. “By that do you mean the third party in our bed?” “Yes, can you explain it all to me?” “I thought you were in agreement with the arrangement” suggested Thomas. “I’m not disagreeable about it, but frankly surprised you initiated it, given how it came about and the possible ramifications” Thomas pa

The funeral was held at the crematorium, officiated by a civil celebrant and Dante delivered a brief eulogy for his brother. Jonathan covered the cost of a wake at Crystalline, held in the ballroom of the manor. It was a respectful but not sombre occasion. Dante had made it clear, he wanted to celebrate Patrick’s life, not mourn his loss. The screen, last used to display the images of murder mystery writers and actors, showed images of Patrick throughout his life. These images were alt

My bad. you are right, my momentary lapse of concentration has been fixed

like a ton of bricks - is the saying of her father.

When Murphy returned with coffee, Smith said “Gee this is the first time I’ve had coffee at confession. Maybe you should install a coffee machine in the church, could be a good money maker” Murphy laughed and added “Coffee and Confession, has a good ring to it” “Can I continue now Father?” “Please do, before I grow too much older” “What?” “Never mind, just a silly joke” “I don’t get it, can you exlain?” “They’re not funny, if you have to explain them” “Ok,

Fraser observed the lock-up officer talking to Giles and assumed it was some complaint from their prisoner. When the officer left, Giles went to Fraser and said “Smith wants to make a confession” “Well about bloody time. I knew allowing him to cool his heels in the lock-up overnight, would bring him to his senses” “But Frase....” “No buts, just go and organise the interview room and make sure all the recording equipment is working properly, I don’t want to miss a word of this and

Carol was warmly welcomed by all, at a gathering in Jonathan’s office. When Smidmore delivered her home, Jonathan gave Smidmore a “Well done old man” and a slap on the back. “Thank you Jonathan, always willing to help” “But where is Dante?” asked Thomas “I expect to have him home tomorrow. Being on remand we need a court order to rescind the ruling, and the police have already lodged their application. It’s only a formality, so I don’t expect any delay” “How did you convince

When Thomas returned after his prison visit, he was met by Lachlan who was not only keen to hear of Dante’s welfare, but anxious about their uncompleted conversation of earlier in the day. “He’s doing well, under the circumstances. I passed on all your good wishes and we discussed how to go about telling his mother and the grandmother in Italy” “That’s a lot to deal with. I don’t know much about his mother, except that she is in some sort of care facility” “That’s the problem, I h

The following morning, Thomas’ phone rang while he was showering. Yashuki checked the phone and called to Thomas “There’s a Chelsea Smidmore calling you” “Just let it ring out, I’ll call her back later” <> “Returning your call Chelsea, sorry I missed it” “I’ve got some good news for you” “I could badly use some, are they releasing Dante?” “No, but I have arranged a visit for you and if that goes well, I should be able to swing weekly visits now he’s been tran