Sherlock shrugged nonchalantly before sitting at the desk, picking up the planner Mitch had mentioned.
"Detective work doesn't entirely consist of car chases and grim discoveries, Mayor Hundred. The police are stumped because this case requires a more subtle, diligent analysis they're not trained for." The boring parts, normal people might say. Legwork, as his brother would contemptuously put it.
"I did expect a level of corruption, which the checks prove. But I don't theorize without facts. It muddles the mind into pursuing half truths and leads that go nowhere." As he pages through the planner, looking for entries written in a less steady hand than others, Sherlock's eyes wander towards the desktop computer.
"Don't suppose you could turn that on. While you're here, after all." He makes the request with a tone of almost unnaturally casual politeness. It doesn't at all match the expectant, probing gaze he levels on Mitch. Testing the waters.
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"Detective work doesn't entirely consist of car chases and grim discoveries, Mayor Hundred. The police are stumped because this case requires a more subtle, diligent analysis they're not trained for." The boring parts, normal people might say. Legwork, as his brother would contemptuously put it.
"I did expect a level of corruption, which the checks prove. But I don't theorize without facts. It muddles the mind into pursuing half truths and leads that go nowhere." As he pages through the planner, looking for entries written in a less steady hand than others, Sherlock's eyes wander towards the desktop computer.
"Don't suppose you could turn that on. While you're here, after all." He makes the request with a tone of almost unnaturally casual politeness. It doesn't at all match the expectant, probing gaze he levels on Mitch. Testing the waters.