The Investigators, Inc. The Widow’s Case. Chapter 10. Christopher’s Visit.

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We are all back at the hotel now, where we are trying to relax for a bit before heading back over to Elenore’s house. There are 6 girls, 5 cats and Angel guarding her at the moment so I asked Sky to take Kitty back there and bring 2 of the girls back to the hotel for a break. Then Jennifer asked to go as well so that 4 of the girls could take a break since those 4 have been guarding Elenore the longest, so I said okay to that. They took 4 cats with them too and Sky will bring the other 5 cats back as well. Apparently there have been no problems at Elenore’s house while we were gone.

It’s possible that Swann will try to lay low for a while hoping that we will leave if nothing else is happening. Therefore, we will have to make sure that something happens. “Don’t forget about the plan to get you charged with murder Steve,” Friskie reminded me. “Hey, wait a minute,” said Jennifer, “I don’t remember that.” “Oh, that was something I told them,” said Venus. She was lying on the bed now and one of the girls was putting ointment on her many bruises.

“Friskie, you stay close to Steve at all times,” said Jennifer, “you’re his wife remember, so where he goes, you go. And I mean everywhere!” “But…” was as far as she got and Sky took her and Kitty away. Friskie gave a big sigh. Then Sky and Angel returned. “Jennifer said to bring Angel back with me,” said Sky, “she figures you need more protection than Elenore right now.” Then she disappeared, returning twice more with the other four girls and the cats. Celestine came over to me and sat on my lap and kissed me. “I’m so glad you were not hurt Steve,” she said, “or even worse.”

“Hey, wait a minute,” said Friskie, “he’s my husband, not yours.” “Well, you weren’t sitting on his lap,” replied Celestine giggling. Friskie sighed again. Meanwhile, back at the chateau. “A limousine and van have driven up,” said Dawn to Kat. “Oh, company, let’s see what they want,” said Kat. A man got out of the front seat of the limousine and Dawn called out to him. “Please remain by your car, state your name and business,” she said, “no one else is to get out of either vehicle until proper identification is given. This machine gun works very well, don’t make me use it please.”

The man gave his name and the name of his boss, which was Christopher and he stated that Christopher would like to come in and talk. Kat communicated this with me and Jennifer. “Tell Christopher he may come in with 2 others, but no weapons and no one else is to leave their vehicle,” said Kat. Christopher and two men came up to the door and were checked by our x-ray machine and no weapons were found on them. Then they came into the inner entry where Dawn brought her cat Ginger to sniff the “guests” for any other threats.

They were clean, however, so she led them into the library where Kat was waiting for them. “Well, well, Jennifer,” said Christopher, “it has been a while since we last saw each other, just before you ran away.” “I don’t recall running,” said Kat, “I just left, I don’t need to run from you.” “Is that so,” he replied, “do you remember this ring?” He then pointed it at Kat, still thinking she was Jennifer. Kristina recognized it must be some kind of weapon. He was sitting on a chair and Kristina grabbed his arm and broke it over her knee!

He yelled in pain and she then pulled the ring off his finger, causing him to yell even more. “You made a big mistake wearing that ring,” said Kat, “didn’t you think I would recognize it? Now watch this Christopher.” Kat then split in two. “Like what I can do now?” asked both of them together, “Now I can be double the trouble for you.” They both laughed together. “Hello Christopher,” I said, “remember me?” “What? You, you’re supposed to be with Fiske,” he said, “he told me you had been kidnapped.” “I was in his possession briefly,” I said, “along with my wife.”

“But Jennifer is here,” he said, “how could she have been kidnapped too.” “I wasn’t kidnapped,” said Jennifer, “Steve’s wife was kidnapped.” “Don’t look so surprised Christopher,” I said, “you should know I can’t marry a ghost. Now, you will spend a lot of time in prison, or the grave, it’s your choice.” He then stood up in front of me. “You have nothing on me to keep me here,” he said, “and killing me would be murder.” “You are completely wrong about that,” I said.

Then I felt a sharp pain in my stomach and that is the last thing I remember. “You lose Steve,” said Christopher laughing. But Jennifer came over and kicked him twice, killing him. “Destroy those vehicles out there Sky!” yelled Kat, then she came to me. Kristina and Carine took care of the other two men, killing them both. Sky went out onto the steps and shot two lightning balls at the van which caused a huge explosion which also destroyed the car and all the men in both vehicles. “Wow, there must have been explosives in that van!” exclaimed Dawn.

Sky then took me and Kat to the clinic emergency room. Unfortunately Samantha was at the pool for her break so Jennifer pressed the emergency button, “Clinic Emergency, Steve Down” was broadcast around the chateau and Samantha came running. “Sky, take me back to Canada please,” she said. “Are you sure sis?” asked Kat. “I can’t help here, but you can,” she said, “I can be more help over there. We need to get rid of the others too.” Back at the hotel. “Well, did you get that Christopher man?” asked Amerie. “Yes, and all the men he brought with him,” said Jennifer. “But he got Steve,” added Sky.

There was silence in the room. “He is still alive,” added Sky, “now I have to go, that’s why I brought Kristina along, Steve might need my blood again.” She then disappeared, arriving back at the clinic. “Anymore news from Swann?” asked Jennifer. “Not a thing,” said Melanie. “I hacked into his computer,” said Akila, “but he hasn’t used it all day. On his schedule for tomorrow is a meeting with Gordon and another with W, followed by a third with Betty. But I can’t find anything telling who those two new people are and the W is likely Williams.”

“Hmm, that means he has gone to the city,” said Jennifer, “so that is where we will go, right now. Get in the vans everyone, except for those guarding Elenore and Venus. Friskie, you stay here with Venus along with 6 girls and 4 cats. Angel and Kitty will be with Elenore along with 4 girls and 6 cats. Why is my bag moving?” Out pops a little white head. “Meowy.= Me want to help guard Venus girl too, Cristy say it okay with her, I even have catpack.” Catpack is what we call the cats backpacks now. “Okay, but you have to stay close to Venus then,” she said as she put Snow on the bed with Venus.

Snow began to purr nice and loud. “Oh my, what a cute kitty!” exclaimed Venus. “And there are clothes for you in this bag,” said Jennifer. “Steve is going to be okay, isn’t he?” asked Venus. “Yep, he’ll be okay,” she replied, “he’s been hurt worse than that.” Jennifer decided to only take Sky’s Bad Girls with her, so that left 6 more girls to stay behind, so three stayed at the hotel and 3 went to Elenore’s house. Elenore was watching out the living room window as the three girls came up the steps. “Oh my, those girls fell down!” yelled Elenore. Angel jumped quickly toward Elenore as two bullets came through the window, hitting her in the back…

To Be Continued. ©2026 Steve McLeod.

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258 Comments on “The Investigators, Inc. The Widow’s Case. Chapter 10. Christopher’s Visit.”

  1. You’re just plain living in very questionable climate for human beings!!😂😂 I went to the field today to help my friend with his plane and got a sunburn.

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    • Oh yeah? Well, I burned my thumb touching a hot pot! And I didn’t have to spend a lot of time outside. Okay, maybe it doesn’t sound as good, but it’s still a burn.🙄

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  2. Hey, you’ve gotta get those burns wherever ya can! It’s just easier to do it in the sun, but it takes hours compared to seconds on the stove. 🤭😂

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    • Yep, the only burn outside might be a windburn! It has begun snowing now. I guess it will be white by morning. Oh wait, it was already white, well, it will be whiter. Sigh.😬❄️❄️

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  5. Well… accidents do happen. But most of the leafs should be well soaked by the snow, so hey knock yourself out… uh I mean have fun, eh, just go ahead..🤭

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    • I don’t want to land on my head either, it can sometimes hurt when I do that. Sigh. A new story begins tonight, a similar beginning to another one, but a twist will come along to make it different.
      And now I must go to bed, I fell asleep briefly already and hit my head which woke me up. Sigh. Oh well, have a good night Dusty and I will let you know how many feet of snow we get tomorrow!😃😴❄️❄️❄️

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    • Good morning Dusty! How’s things down in the tropics? We ended up with about 7 inches of the white stuff, it is still snowing lightly. But it is 32 at the moment.

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  7. Hi! Sorry I’m late again I was working in the shop repairing my Green Plane.
    Well, 7 inches of snow is better than 10 or 12!
    If it stays above freezing it should melt fairly quickly!

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    • It did melt a bit today. Tiny bit. Very tiny. But the streets were nice and wet, the temperature was 34 degrees and could reach into the 40s on the weekend, so a lot of that new snow will melt before it gets colder with more snow on Monday.

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  9. I was waiting g on you. I thought i responded to you already. Duh! I hate getting old!😠 I’m sorry. I wrote it in my mind!!🤪
    I hope the forecast changes and it starts warming g up for yoy!

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    • Hi Dusty! Isn’t old age fun? It was cloudy today but the temperature was 41 degrees! The snow melted off the streets and much of the sidewalks. Ground is still white, but it was before too. Well, before it was more of a gray color.🤔❄️

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  10. Here’s a on word answer on old age… NO!
    I am glad to hear that it’s melting already. Soon you’ll be on your deck slow roasting yourself to a gorgeous bronze beauty…🤭😉

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    • More like a lobster, I don’t bronze, I burn. It might actually reach 50 tomorrow, less on Sunday, much less on Monday and Tuesday. But at least no snow in the forecast. Did you go flying today, or working on your plane?

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  11. Just working on mine and helping Bruce with his. No flying. It’s been and will continue to be very windy for at least the next week. So time to finish fixing mine and preparing for the new build that’s on I ts way finally. How’s about you? Repotting plants 🪴 or enjoying the weather?

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    • I did repot 3 plants today, that just leaves one, a very large aloe vera which has bent over. I need to put it into a bigger pot and try to straighten it out, that should be interesting. I would have liked to get out for a walk, but my back was too sore. Maybe tomorrow.🤔😃

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  12. Yeah, you could wear your shorts and tank top tee shirt with sandals 👡!😂 Oh, don’t forget your sunscreen!😉
    I noticed the forecast for MN is thunderstorms this weekend but not for you, I guess the arctic circle is closer to you than I thought.

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    • Yep, there’s a big difference between us and north MN and where you lived is about 500 miles south of us, give or take a mile or two. That makes a big difference in weather. Right now there is kind of a line that follows the border, keeping things cooler up here than normal for some reason. Sigh.
      It’s going to be cloudy the next 4 days, maybe a few light showers on Sunday. I need cloudscreen! A good heavy rain would be nice, melt that snow even faster.😊⛈️🌧️

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    • Yeah, that’s the big problem here, it still freezes at night. It’s actually clearing right now. I want to rearrange my bedroom tomorrow. I won’t though since I can’t get anyone to come over and help me tomorrow. So, maybe next week if I can find some volunteers, though everyone said they were busy.

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  14. Well that’s not very nice of them…😏 But everybody’s always got something. But it’s better you wait so you don’t end up on the floor waiting on your nurse to show up.😉

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    • Yep, I’ll wait. Seems everyone’s busy until the end of April or so. Well, not quite. Then again, I might just leave it the way it is and pretend it got changed, that would make things easier. But I need to expand my plant space since things are getting bigger all the time. That is one problem with plants, they keep growing, which is good, that’s what I want, but it means I need extra space for them. I could just toss some stuff in the garbage and that would solve the problem. So, I might do that instead.😃

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    • Yep, I have to move something to fit the new table in it’s spot, that means moving something else, which means moving something else, and uh, you get the picture. It’ll work out, might take a little time, that’s all. Well, time for bed again, I must be getting old. I just need to cut out the screen time for a while before going to bed or I don’t sleep. Sigh. Old age. Have a good night Dusty and I will be around again tomorrow! 😃😴

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  18. I didn’t work on it today. I went to Hobby Lobby shopping for a few tools to do my repairs. The weather sounds like it was delightful 😊 there. It started sunny here, but now it’s cloudy and a little muggy but not bad. Very comfortable to me.
    How about you? Did you get out for a walk?

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    • Yep, providing I’m feeling okay. Last night I was so tired and was in bed before 9, by 11 I was still awake. Guess I was too tired to sleep. Then I woke up at 4:03 and couldn’t get back to sleep! AAAAAAAA!!!!! It’s okay, I’m fine. 🤯🙄

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  23. That would make me crazy also. I sometimes wakeup at 3 and can’t get back to sleep. So. I get up sit around until I’m drowsy again then go back to bed. Ugh.😛

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    • Yep, I have tried that, doesn’t work for me, I don’t get drowsy until noon, then if I nap I can’t sleep the next night. Right now I’m barely keeping my eyes open. Sigh.🙄

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    • Sorting through more photos, working on today’s chapter, sorting through more photos, worked on a crossword puzzle, just a lazy day. I also figured out how to get more plant space without moving anything!
      Well, must sign off and get to bed or it will be like last night again tonight again. Have a good night Dusty, I’ll talk again tomorrow!😃😴😴

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