“Well, yes and no. Sort of. In a roundabout sort of way,” said Mrs. Ladle, glad that the opening to what she imagined was going to be rather a difficult topic of conversation had been presented to her. “You see, we seem to be having a bit of a problem with time.”
“Too much, not enough?” said Jocular.
“Not exactly, Your Lordship,” said Ollie, joining in the discussion. “It's more a question of the time we're in.”
“Explain,” said Jocular.
“We're in the wrong bit,” said Ollie.
* * *
Constable Gullett had to admit that he was stumped, and that was something that didn't happen very often.
Solving crime in Skullenia was usually a very straightforward affair, with most cases falling into what is commonly known as the open and shut category, but this wasn't all that surprising, especially w
