Chapter 18London, September 13, 1895
Track Three
The headlines in the early edition of The Times were everything she could desire. PRIMA DONNA’S HOTEL ROOM BURGLED; FAMOUS EMERALD MISSING. Katarina’s detailed description of the man and a lengthy story about the Cat’s Eye were included—above the fold, no less. Everyone in London, on both sides of the river, would be looking for the soldier. She refrained from smiling too broadly, lest it strike a discordant note in the mind of the private inquiry agent who was currently watching her from the other side of the tea-table.
The Scotland Yard Inspector had asked her permission to send for this friend of his, one Mr. Hewitt, whose unconventional methods sometimes garnered more rapid results than the police could manage working alone. The role
