A frantic knocking interrupted her thoughts. It was a young maid, breathless and pale. "Miss Scarlet, please! My mistress, Lady Cavendish... she’s been found dead in a locked room. The Yard says it’s her heart, but I saw the marks on her neck!"
"I haven’t even said anything yet, William," she countered, sidestepping him. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020) English subtitles
"Then you won't mind if I take a look," she flashed a sharp, brilliant smile. "Purely as a consultant, of course." A frantic knocking interrupted her thoughts
William looked at the rain, a small, rare smirk tugging at his lips. "I told them I had an anonymous tip from a... very persistent source." My mistress, Lady Cavendish
"I was busy finding the witness you lost," William retorted, though he didn't let go of her arm until he was sure she was steady.
Later, standing outside Scotland Yard, the rain beginning to fall, William handed her a small envelope. "The reward for the Cavendish case. Don't spend it all on more magnifying glasses."