We gathered at the foot of the stairs. I was more than pissed off. I had just been cheated out of a thorough licking by a nineteen year-old virgin. Opportunities like that don't come along every day. I hated my job.
"So what do you think, Ms. McCoy?" Professor Plum asked me. "What do you think happened to the body?"
"I think somebody moved it," I said grumpily. "It didn't get up and walk away."
"Why would somebody move it?" Mrs. Peacock asked.
"I don't know," I snapped. "What do I look like to you? Sherlock Holmes?"
"You actually look a little like Philip Marlowe," Ms. Scarlet said, putting me in my place. "Only with nice tits."
"Whatever," I grumbled, secretly flattered. The interlude with Mrs. White had put me in a decidedly lesbian frame of mind, and Ms. Scarlet was looking good. She had squeezed herself into a bright red, lacy bra and crimson panties, which covered up her naughty bits, but not by much. I could still make out her firm, gumdrop-sized nipples, still hard just behind the silk, and I was dying to pop them in my mouth.
"How much progress have you made so far?" Mr. Green asked. He had one arm around Ms. Scarlet's shoulder and was holding her close, comforting her. Every time she looked away from him, he would study her cleavage. It was apparent from the lump in his trousers that she had been looking away from him quite often.
"I've only just started my investigation," I said unhappily. "And it would be a lot easier to make progress if people would stop interrupting me."
"You don't consider a missing body important?" Colonel Mustard asked, realizing I had been singling him out.
"Not as important as questioning possible witnesses," I fired back.
"How could your witness answer questions when her tongue is busy lapping at your crotch?" Colonel Mustard shouted, stepping forward.
"I happen to be a professionally licensed investigator, Colonel," I announced loudly. "I have closed over two hundred cases. I have received numerous commendations from a number of state and federal law enforcement agencies. I have also personally met with the President of the United States. If you feel you are more qualified to conduct this investigation, I'm anxious to hear your thoughts."
He fell silent, looking suitably chastised.
"Very well," I said, grabbing Mrs. White by the wrist. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a witness to question. The rest of you should search the house for the body." I pulled Mrs. White into the kitchen with me.
I shut the door and anxiously began unbuckling my belt. "Now," I said, "Where were we?"
"Um, Ms. McCoy?" she asked, hesitantly watching my pants drop.
"What?" I asked.
"I thought you were going to ask me questions," she asked uncertainly.
"Of course not," I said. "You're going down on me, remember?" "That was before," she said. "Before Mr. Boddy went missing. I really think we should find him."
"God Dammit," I said, letting out a sigh of frustration. "I never should have done you first."
"It's just not respectful that his body could be hidden in the house somewhere," she said. "Aren't you curious? Aren't you anxious to solve the crime? With all the credentials you listed…"
"Credentials?" I asked. "What credentials?"
"The licensed investigator, the commendations, the president…"
"Oh," I said, dismissing my credentials with a wave of my hand. "I made all that shit up. Except the President part." My lips tingled with the memory.
"Still…" Mrs. White said.
"All right, all right," I said, bending down and pulling up my pants again. "We need a plan."
"I'll help any way I can," Mrs. White said.
"Really?" I asked, pausing at my belt buckle.
"With the investigation," she added.
"Right," I said, pulling my belt tight. "There's at least one way you can help."
"How?"
"I need to find out who has a motive," I said. "No one's going to tell me anything. But you…with your sweet face and smooth legs and cute ass and juicy cunt and—"
"What can I do?" Mrs. White interrupted.
I snapped out of it. "The guests might be more willing to open up to you. You could ask the questions and I could watch from the secret passageway. From the same place you took those pictures of Mr. Boddy."
"Okay," Mrs. White agreed. "Where do we start?"
"Show me how the passageway works," I said.
She took me on a brief tour, showing me which way to walk, where the peepholes were, and where to get a clear view of each room. To practice, we watched Professor Plum pour himself his umpteenth cocktail of the evening while perusing volumes in the library.
"He doesn't look too interested in finding the body," I noticed. "Maybe he already knows where it is."
"Maybe," Mrs. White agreed. She was very close to me in the tiny passageway. I could smell her perfume, and feel her breath on my neck while she peered over my shoulder.
"He's been drinking and he's alone," I continued. "Definitely the best person to start your investigative career with." I turned to Mrs. White. "Sure you don't want to go down on me?" I asked.
"Um," she mumbled, searching for a polite way to say no. "Maybe later?"
"Okay," I agreed, deciding that would have to do. "Go and talk to the Professor. Find out what his secrets are."
"Okay," Mrs. White agreed. She hurried toward the passageway exit, leaving me alone with a clear view into the room. I watched the purple-clad professor continue downing his drinks.
"Hello, Professor," Mrs. White said, stepping into the library a few minutes later. "Do you mind some company?"
"Ah," Plum said, looking up from his book happily. His speech was a little slurred. "The enchanting Mrs. White." He raised his glass to her. "Do come in."
"Thank you," she said, entering the room. She hugged her arms close to her body. "Chilly in here," she commented.
"I like to keep things cool, I get a little flushed when I've been drinking," Plum confessed. "Perhaps you could use a cocktail, as well? To warm you up?"
"Sure," Mrs. White said, sitting on the sofa.
"Wonderful," the professor said, getting up out of his chair. "I'll fix you one." He went over to the bar and concocted something, using several different bottles with no labels. When he turned around he was holding a rocks glass filled with lavender liquid, which he brought proudly to Mrs. White.