The Second Stain: Not so Inscrutable

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Canon Story: The Second Stain
Rating: G
Warning: Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope/Mme. Henri Fournaye
Author's Note: Let's give our murderer a bit more consideration.

“My fate was sealed, Hilda, the day you answered my letter.”
“We were girls, Marie.”
“Henri! Bastard!”
“We’ll have our happy ending. I’ve found someone to help.”
“That detective’s blind.”
“But his companion is less so. You’ll be declared insane, returned to France by boat for commitment.”
Marie smiled. “Sea voyages are always perilous.”
“I’ll perish conveniently. We’ll start anew.”