Benjamin Disraeli pauses and sighs.
"This Spring Heeled Jack chap, he who wants to scare us into change his terror will not work, I assure you. We shall change, together, at our own speed. He is of the mistaken impression that what he believes is the truth ... and all others are wrong. It is good to have beliefs, do not misunderstand me. But if you think you are absolutely right about something, my son, about anything ... then you probably aren't. Human beings are not God. We were cast out from the Garden of Eden when we tried to be. We are all imperfect, but if we are wise, we learn every day. Tell me, what are you going to do with your life?"
"My mother was killed by a criminal. I want to seek justice. But I can't, not yet. I am still just a boy."
"Nonsense!" shouts the prime minister. He glares at the lad, sending a shiver right into his heart. "BEGIN TODAY!" Disraeli turns away. He taps his stick on his carriage and gingerly climbs in. It starts to pull away.
"I am counting on you, Sherlock Holmes," he says, as the coachman urges the horses past the Palace of Westminster, into the London night. Up above, Big Ben strikes midnight.
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DEATH IN THE AIR.
VANISHING GIRL.