Ted blinks awake groggily. "What? You okay?" he asks, bleary-eyed. Then he hears an unfamiliar voice in the living room, and he starts waking up a lot quicker.
"Oh, thieves," Harry answers immediately, and with a smile. Obviously this is not something he would normally disclose, especially so frankly, but he's been told there is extremely little reason to lie to Mr Holmes. He's likely to find out the truth eventually, and that will just make him trust them less.
"After Mannion's arrest, my team looked into you guys," he explains. "Rest assured though, these papers are legit, and were sent to the police directly from the firm - though perhaps as much to their surprise as the police's - so there shouldn't be any doubt as to their credibility."
"Mostly I'm here because I wanted to thank you for giving us an opportunity to help take Mannion down," he adds. And he very genuinely means that. He almost looks a tiny bit giddy, though he's obviously trying to control himself, because the circumstances could've been better.
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"Oh, thieves," Harry answers immediately, and with a smile. Obviously this is not something he would normally disclose, especially so frankly, but he's been told there is extremely little reason to lie to Mr Holmes. He's likely to find out the truth eventually, and that will just make him trust them less.
"After Mannion's arrest, my team looked into you guys," he explains. "Rest assured though, these papers are legit, and were sent to the police directly from the firm - though perhaps as much to their surprise as the police's - so there shouldn't be any doubt as to their credibility."
"Mostly I'm here because I wanted to thank you for giving us an opportunity to help take Mannion down," he adds. And he very genuinely means that. He almost looks a tiny bit giddy, though he's obviously trying to control himself, because the circumstances could've been better.