Evans: Find
anything?
Walchek:
Other than that big wound on the left side? Not yet. I just finished checking
the stomach contents.
Evans:
Yeah? What was for lunch?
Walchek: Something ethnic, looks like. Some kind of
pea puree with, would you believe, cinnamon?
Evans: Cinnamon? Did you find any other spices?
Walchek: Yeah. Several in fact.
Evans: Let me guess. Nutmeg? Ginger?
Walchek:
Exactly. How'd you know?
Evans: Isn't the Jigs and Jousts Fair going on
right now?
Walchek: That make-believe medieval powwow? Right. I
saw a poster for it driving in.
Evans: And didn't they find the body off Hangar
Road?
Walchek: Let me see. (Checks file.) Yep.
Evans: Which leads to the county fairground.
Walchek: And the fake medieval fair. But what's that
got to do with our victim’s weird meal?
Evans: Pea puree shows up in a lot of medieval
recipes. Along with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger… I’ll bet you found
some coriander too.
Walchek: I did. You think our victim had a snack
between jousts?
Evans:
Where else would he get that kind of food? And if he was playing knight in
armor, that big wound on his side might just be from a -
Walchek: You're kidding. You're not saying -
Evans: That's right. It's from a lance.
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