A couple of the maids sniggered at Helena they had never seen her like that, she was usually above herself, or at least she thought she was as far as the maids were concerned she was still a servant. However she was good with the kids and was not like that bitch that looked after the mistress. Half of them were sure she was poisoning her.<br/><br/>The cook had already put blankets over the children, and when the rather inebriated Helena lay down with them she covered her too. This would certainly be some gossip for the younger maids especially as she had become drunk with that gentleman. (A few of them were likely somewhat jealous. Though there was talk of Jess slipping off with him…<br/><br/>As Bethany showed the older inspector downstairs he talked to her kindly, he could tell she was not the sharpest tool in the box but still she might know something. Once in the kitchens, as upstairs he asked for statements. Not that the servants could offer any more to him, and the waif it seemed had faded into the shadows. It looked to him it was likely the dark man…<br/><br/>The man was a little short of temper right now as it seemed his partner had , had one of those ‘fainting fits’ again. He would, to be honest think about asking to work with someone else if the man was not so good at solving strange puzzles. Perhaps he needed to ask Jonathan to keep away from the smoke a little more…that was surely not helping his condition.<br/><br/><br/><br/>