Feb 18, 2019 7:35 pm
August 17, 2.00 PM, Portland
Tymothy Gilbert, the son of Steven Gilbert, one of the richest man in Portland, has been missing for three days. Steven Gilbert a man in his forties, a typical representative of the bourgeoisie of the Belle Époque. He owns shares of various companies, and invests in various sectors related to Atlantic fisheries and agriculture in rural Maine. A kindnapping for a ransom seems to be one of the possible reason. Timothy disappeared yesterday during school time, while he was playing with his classmates in the school yard. At first, Mr. Gilbert thought the child might have simply ran away, but when he didn´t come back home at night, Steven immidiately called the police. Two people were summoned in Gilbert´s house.
Michael O'Shaugnessy is the detective in charge of the case.
Mr. Edmond is Gilbert´s cousin. Mr. Edmond comes from a middle-class family who made enough money through business and land ownership to send their children to university. He is the cousin of Steven Gilbert and he really wants to search for Timothy. He hails from rural Manchester, England where he spent a lot of his youth roaming the woods and mountains; camping, hunting and fishing, developing his love of the outdoors and the skills needed to survive in it. At the college of Manchester he studied history, antiquities and anthropology
This afternoon, the three investigators are at Gilbert´s house to discuss what to do. The house reflects the social position and wealth afforded by Gilbert´s commercial profits. It is a Flemish bond brickwork structure surrounded by iron railings, with asymmetrical facade and dominant front-facing gable. The entrance is a full-width asymmetrical porch, one story high and extended along one sidewall. Inside, rooms have elaborate moulding with decorative details, including ornate coving and ceiling roses. Furniture is plump and heavily upholstered.
Gilbert receives the investigators in the parlour. The room is decorated with patterned wallpapers, impressive carpets and ornate wooden carvings. All such ornaments and furniture don´t seem to have been chosen based on good taste, but rather for being the most expensive, while neglecting the basic and elementary care for esthetic.
Gilbert stands there. As the guests seat on the sofa, Catie, the housekeeper, enters in silence and serves tea for everybody. She is a middle-aged thin woman with blond hair. She wears a black dress with white trim, with a full skirt below knee length.
Steven Gilbert is a young man, although his face looks a bit more aged than his body suggests. He wears a double breasted blue vest , which fits very high up. Before speaking, Steven Gilbert waits the investigators to be served.
"Thank you all for coming. I´m so grateful for your help. I am terribly worried something happened to my son. Apparently, this seems like a case of parental kidnapping. Maybe, they will ask for ransom at some point...."
He pauses.
"As I told you on the phone, Timothy was playing with his classmates in the school yard. The gym teacher was with them, and when he took the students back into the classroom, Timothy was no longer with them. The school doesn´t know how that could have happened. The janitors didn´t see anyone moving in or out. Anyway, I´ve been thinking Timothy might haveran away. A kid's bravado. I´ve been waiting... to see him coming back. But Timothy is a calm and peaceful child, he never acts up. He doesn´t like playing outdoors. He never sees friends when not at school. He spends most of his time inside his room, reading and drawing. I have absolutely no idea about any place he might be willing to go. I´m sure that something happened to him."
Tymothy Gilbert, the son of Steven Gilbert, one of the richest man in Portland, has been missing for three days. Steven Gilbert a man in his forties, a typical representative of the bourgeoisie of the Belle Époque. He owns shares of various companies, and invests in various sectors related to Atlantic fisheries and agriculture in rural Maine. A kindnapping for a ransom seems to be one of the possible reason. Timothy disappeared yesterday during school time, while he was playing with his classmates in the school yard. At first, Mr. Gilbert thought the child might have simply ran away, but when he didn´t come back home at night, Steven immidiately called the police. Two people were summoned in Gilbert´s house.
Michael O'Shaugnessy is the detective in charge of the case.
Mr. Edmond is Gilbert´s cousin. Mr. Edmond comes from a middle-class family who made enough money through business and land ownership to send their children to university. He is the cousin of Steven Gilbert and he really wants to search for Timothy. He hails from rural Manchester, England where he spent a lot of his youth roaming the woods and mountains; camping, hunting and fishing, developing his love of the outdoors and the skills needed to survive in it. At the college of Manchester he studied history, antiquities and anthropology
This afternoon, the three investigators are at Gilbert´s house to discuss what to do. The house reflects the social position and wealth afforded by Gilbert´s commercial profits. It is a Flemish bond brickwork structure surrounded by iron railings, with asymmetrical facade and dominant front-facing gable. The entrance is a full-width asymmetrical porch, one story high and extended along one sidewall. Inside, rooms have elaborate moulding with decorative details, including ornate coving and ceiling roses. Furniture is plump and heavily upholstered.
Gilbert receives the investigators in the parlour. The room is decorated with patterned wallpapers, impressive carpets and ornate wooden carvings. All such ornaments and furniture don´t seem to have been chosen based on good taste, but rather for being the most expensive, while neglecting the basic and elementary care for esthetic.
Gilbert stands there. As the guests seat on the sofa, Catie, the housekeeper, enters in silence and serves tea for everybody. She is a middle-aged thin woman with blond hair. She wears a black dress with white trim, with a full skirt below knee length.
Steven Gilbert is a young man, although his face looks a bit more aged than his body suggests. He wears a double breasted blue vest , which fits very high up. Before speaking, Steven Gilbert waits the investigators to be served.
"Thank you all for coming. I´m so grateful for your help. I am terribly worried something happened to my son. Apparently, this seems like a case of parental kidnapping. Maybe, they will ask for ransom at some point...."
He pauses.
"As I told you on the phone, Timothy was playing with his classmates in the school yard. The gym teacher was with them, and when he took the students back into the classroom, Timothy was no longer with them. The school doesn´t know how that could have happened. The janitors didn´t see anyone moving in or out. Anyway, I´ve been thinking Timothy might haveran away. A kid's bravado. I´ve been waiting... to see him coming back. But Timothy is a calm and peaceful child, he never acts up. He doesn´t like playing outdoors. He never sees friends when not at school. He spends most of his time inside his room, reading and drawing. I have absolutely no idea about any place he might be willing to go. I´m sure that something happened to him."
