escalation ✘ where she glows just like grain on the flickering pane of some great movie

[heyeresque]

Bad news, like good news, usually comes in threes; Bellamy finds himself waiting for the second and the third after the toxicology report comes in and confirms that it had been a muscle relaxant and not a sedative. They come in quick succession when news arrives of a second body dump in South Bank that 'looks connected', followed by the information

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[ouroborosdance]

This time when the police arrive, Hasibe is waiting for them. She already knows that something new happened before they get in (whether because news travels fast in a place like this, or because sometimes the wind alters a certain way and she just becomes aware- but probably more the former, honestly). She sits on the edge of the long, glossy bar, legs crossed neatly, palms flat behind herself. The body language is imperious and relaxed at once, and could easily - like so many things about her - be interpreted as provocative, but her expression is more along the lines of barely concealed worry.

She wants to see Inspector Morray, because this time she's pretty sure she has better information.

[heyeresque]

Gillis and Bellamy peel apart smoothly at the doors; one moving to handle the usual 'you know why we're here, try not to make it a problem' conversation and one moving toward the bar. Being as it's a safe bet that Bellamy probably has no intention of drinking on the job, it's probably no surprise to Hasi when he stops just to the side of her, his hands clasped loosely.

"You look like you need to talk, Ms Serhati."

[ouroborosdance]

That's one way to put it. She wordlessly tilts her head to the side to suggest he should accompany her to her dressing room, slipping off the bar to land carefully on her towering heels. Hasi doesn't say anything until they're there, and she closes the door behind them.

"There are new victims, aren't there?"

[heyeresque]

Instead of a straightforward 'yes', Bellamy removes the four pictures from his jacket and holds them out to her (pick a card, any card). "Do you recognize any of these people?" he asks, quietly.