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Dec-22-2008 10:32

((this is a thread that can be about anything....at any location, instead of having a specific place and having to skip around threads. Except for the USS Sleuthtania...that can be kept as its own when on ship))

((I copied and pasted Acemasters last update in the USS thread to here..since Mak is no longer on the ship))

Dec-24-2008 00:21

After finding out the new info, she first rushed to Sami's to see if Thaddeus was really there, as he told her.

Ace met up with her, and told her of his information. Makensie looks at him, and says, "Great....Now, Im off to the restaurant"

"I will go with you", he said.

She turns, after calling for a cab, and says, "No, u wanted to split up, remember?" The cab pulled up, she got in the backseat, and smiles at him, as the cab drives off.

"Not only is she charming, she is also very stubborn", he said. Shrugging, he thinks, Will just catch up to her later"

Meanwhile, Makensie rushes into the restaurant, and asks the waitress if Thaddeus was here having dinner.

Thinking, she said, "Hmmm, actually, no, he wasnt here"

Thanking her, she walks out, and says, "Interesting." Then, thinking about it, she walks in, and explains the case, and she asks, "Is there something you can tell me of this case"

"Jerome thinks he knows who the murder is....", she said.

Thanking her, she walks out, and says, "Damn! Now I have to actually hunt Ace down, and tell him this Jerome that he questioned thinks he knows who the murder is"

Before she decided to do that, she thought she would go pay this Drusilla a visit, to find out why she hated Anna so much.

She was actually getting more done by herself, when suddenly, Ace appeared, smiling, as always.

They shared their information with one another, and he even got her to laugh this time.

"Drusilla huh?", he asks.

"Yup....I guess she had it in for Anna for some reason", Mak said.

Ace nods, then says, "After we talk to her, I'm going to go talk to Jerome...seems he has something he needs to tell me"

"Good idea", Mak said.

She yawned, and placed her head against the window. "I'm exhausted", she said.

She shut her eyes, only to rest them.....but, she quickly fell asleep, on their way to Drusilla's.

Dec-24-2008 00:22

((( i guess we are in cab now..oops, forgot to mention that...too tired, going to bed lol)))

Dec-24-2008 05:30


When Tony and Mak walked into Drusilla Zimmerman’s house they were staggered and struck speechless.

The place was filled with cops and policemen.

Mak was particularly shocked to see that none other than Clift Garrett was helping an officer arrest Drusilla.

Clift looked to them both, and then approached them. He shook Ace’s hand, “Mr. Tony Masters, great to make your acquaintance once more.” He then turned to Mak, and hugged her, with a wink he said, “Mak… I see that you as always have no difficulty in getting a man to help you with a case.”

“Clift, what… I mean who…”

“Yes, Anna hired me as well, it seemed that she was interested in having the case solved as soon as possible and I felt the need to be a few steps ahead. That thread you two found, actually belonged to Drusilla, and she had no alibi to support her. I felt I could make the arrest with ease.” Clift smiled and turned to Ace, “I guess it was my luck that she was the first witness I interview… and your last.”

“Clift!” Makensie was upset. “You can’t just do that! Walk in and save the day!”

“Did you get those flowers I sent ya and the note of apology for what happened the last time we met?”

Makensie turned red. “No need to discuss this now Clift.”

Ace laughed heartily, “Clift you little devil, you caught us all off-guard! And stole our case at the same time!”

Dec-24-2008 05:32



Clift Garrett smiled.

His two good pals Mak & Ace seem to have become really good friends, he could definitely sense and a very warm relationship between them.

He felt they all needed to catch up.

“Dinner tonight?” he said. “The both of you? My treat?”

Mak was hesitant.

Clift turned to Ace, “I will have to rely on you Mr. Masters to bring her to dinner tonight, at the Chez Fromage.”

Dec-24-2008 06:06

Makensie was actually glad that the case was over. She had no problem with Clift getting to the guilty one before her. There will be a next time. One thing about it....there never was a shortage of dead bodies.

After Clift had left, before Ace could ever say anything, Makensie turned to him, and said, "Forget it. I am going back to my cozy little office, locking the door behind me, and I am drinking me a glass of wine...alone. I am going to kick off my shoes, and relax. I am glad this is done with"

Ace laughs, and says, "Come on! Someone offers you a free meal, and you aren't going to accept? I don't know about you but, I never turn away a free meal"

She chuckles, saying, "You never turn down a meal....PERIOD!" Ace nudges her with his shoulder, and says, "See...you are getting to know me already"

Shaking her head, they step outside, and thinks about Clift Garrett. It was certainly nice seeing him, even though she was a bit surprised, she thinks to herself.

"Tony", she began.....

He looks at her, and says, "Tony?" Makensie puts her one hand on her hip, and says, "That IS your name isnt it?"

"What happened to Ace?", he said, grinning.

Sighing, and igoring him, she said, "Tony....I don't think it would be wise for me to..."

"Turn down Clift's invitation so, I will pick you up at 6pm in front of your agency", he said, interrupting her.

Makensie gasped, and said, "No...well...."

He gave her a light hug, and said, "See you at 6, Mak!"

Walking off in the opposite direction that she was going, she groans, and says, "GREAT!! This is JUST what I need!!!"

Deciding the long walk would do her good, she starting huffing it down the sidewalk, instead of chasing down a cab. Nothing like being in deep thought, while walking.

Dec-24-2008 11:03


Clift was sitting at the best table at the Chez Fromage waiting for his two pals, Makensie and Ace.

"What's taking them so long?" He wondered. "I sure hope Ace managed to convince Mak to come along after all, this girl can be really stubborn at times and no one can really change her mind..."

Clift thought this evening should be interesting, they will be three detective at a table... an odd number if one will excuse the pun. It only takes two to tango.

Mak must be feeling what he felt in the past with two handsome detectives showering her with attention the way he was once by both her and Miss Parr.

Clift ordered some fondue and a glass of fresh juice as he waited for the two to show up.

Time went by and Clift started thinking about the past events.

It was sure a whirlwind of a ride, but he was glad to have come out of it with a good friend like Mak and now a great friend like Ace.

Dec-24-2008 11:36

"Hiya, Makaroni!" Ace shouted as Mak came out the door.
"Don't you ever," She played, "EVER call me ANY type of food EVER again!"
That gave a hearty from both of them as Mak got in the cab Ace had been in.

"Chez Fromage, driver." Ace told the man at the wheel.
"What took you so long, Tooo-ny?" Mak smiled.
Ace leaned over and whispered, "Incidentally, this is the slowest cab driver I've ever seen in my life. Is he an 83 year old woman, Mak-N-Zeeeee?" The last part he said loudly. This made Mak giggle.

The restaurant wasn't far away, but it felt like ages before they arrived.

Clift was getting a tad impatient when they both walked in the door.

"Hey, what took you guys so long?" He asked.
"The cabdriver drives like a 102 year old woman." Mak told him.
"He actually slowed down," Ace said, "On the way to Mak's, he was only 83!"
Clift laughed, as Ace pulled out Mak's chair, then sat down himself.

Conversation was interesting enough, but all three detectives were a bit nervous. Clift wasn't sure how he felt about Mak, and also wasn't sure how much he liked her new relationship. Ace knew he liked Mak very much, and was worried about Clift coming back into her life, especially when he's just getting to know her. Finally, Mak was apprehensive of the fact that two handsome guys whom she likes very much are sitting at the same table as her, but she just wants to put men out of her mind.

This made conversation drift all around. All talk of love was banished from the table, so was talk of men, beauty, and eventually, even woman. The only woman anyone talked about now was the men's sisters. Finally, the evening was taken up by amazing stories about the old Broadway; funny things that happened to Scarlett, Vivienne and Clift back on the stage.

Dec-24-2008 12:08


Their dinner was almost over when Miss Violet Parr walked into the Chez Fromage.

Looking over towards the table where two handsome young men and one strikingly beautiful young woman sat, she smiled: She finally managed to track Clift Garrett down.

Miss Parr needed to talk business with Mr. Garrett, but seeing the laughter and the wonderful exchange of conversation he was having at his table, she decided to sit down at table of her own and wait for him to finish his dinner with his company.

Violet ordered a glass of water, neat, and started reflecting on her life: She lost all the money she got from the Eastern Triads and has decided to start working again in order to make ends meet. She joined the Sirens Agency in Shanghai and has been really enjoying working with them so far.

She turned from her corner table once again towards Makensie Brewer, Clift Garrett and their new gentleman friend at the centre table. They were still going with their chats and she was starting to get hungry.

Violet ordered a Waldrof Salad and continued to patiently wait...

Dec-24-2008 13:29

The meal was almost over. After a bit of laughter after a joke Clift told us, Mak's face turned blue.

"Oh God..." She stared at a woman sitting at a table near the door.
"What?" Clift asked, turning around, "Oh God."
Playfully, Ace also turned to look at the woman, "Oh God, too."
"Is that Violet Parr?" Mak asked, wide-eyed.
"I think so! I'd recognize that purple hat anywhere." Clift began to stand up.

Violet was enjoying a large salad when the three others walked over to her. Clift was the first to get there.

"Violet!?!" he exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"
"Ummm... well, I had just picked up my fork, and I was about to stab some lettuce..."
"No, no, what are you doing in London?" Clift asked as Ace and Mak crowded around the table.
Ignoring the question, Violet said, "Hi, again, Makensie! Who's your friend?"
"Tony Masters," Ace spoke up, "But you can call me Ace."
"Nice to meet you Ace," Violet smiled, "I'm Violet Parr."
"So I've heard." Ace smiled as well.
"Hey, why are you all standing around?" Violet urged, "Come, come, sit, sit!" She motioned Clift to sit down next to her, which appeared to make Mak a tad uneasy. It was either because Clift was sitting next to Violet, or because she had to sit next to Ace. At the table, there was no problem, but this was a booth...

As Violet completed her meal, they once again talked. Ace was a little behind on the Sleuthetania melodrama, but he listened intently.

Ms. Parr explained that she had become destitute in Shanghai, and sent Mak that telegram. She worked enough to get enough money to take a ship to London and find Clift. Mak was made even more uneasy at Violet's excursion motive.

Finally, Violet was done with her meal. Everyone stood up; it was getting late. Ace prepared to take Mak home, while Clift was apparently going to spend some time with Violet. Well, more like visa versa.

Dec-24-2008 13:39

Mak was getting very uneasy about the Violet Parr situation, and just wanted to go home. But she just about vomited when Violet pecked Clift on the cheek.

Mak played along, pecking ace, then Clift, Violet pecked Ace, and both men fell down as though they had fainted from it. It would've been funny to Mak if she hadn't be so edgy.

"Very interesting woman, Ms. Parr is." Ace remarked on the cab-ride to Mak's place.
"Very flirtatious, too." Mak said, under her breath.
"I heard that! Ha..." Ace laughed.
"You have very good hearing." Mak told him, "You hear everything I say under my breath! It's creepy."
"Thank you!" Ace played, "You're creepy too."
"Heh, thanks." Mak sighed. She leaned her head against the window, ready to put the night behind her. She was even having a good time, until Violet showed up. Now, she couldn't stop thinking about what would happen between Clift and Violet if they're alone together.

Ace knew something was up. Even though he hadn't known Mak for very long, he knew she was a bit squeamish of this Violet woman. Ace wasn't going to ask anything about her. 'Maybe later.' Ace thought to himself.

As much as Ace like Mak, he wasn't planning on pushing romance or anything of the sort. At least, not yet. But he did want to know one thing.

"Mak, I know this could be considered as rude, but, how old are you?"
"How old do I look?" Mak turned to him.
He studied her face as she stared back at him, then he said, "87."
"Ha, ha, ha." Mak cooed, "I just so happen to be 23."
"Well, good, cause you don't look 87." Ace chuckled.

By that time, they got to Mak's house. She got out, said goodbye to Ace, and was ready for a warm bed.

Ace cheerfully took his ride home, also ready for bed. He definitely hoped to see Mak again the next day. It was either that or get a new case!