Inspector Regalia and the Case of the Wedding Gone Wrong – Episode 2: A Major Domo and A Guest

‘I suggest you question the family members. In nice cases out of ten, it’s the family that’s done it.’

Regalia was considering whether he should approach the spiky haired fellow first on the chair before proceeding to Mrs.Pall. But a young lady wearing a catchy smirk, came slinking up to Regalia and got in the way. She had no drink in hand but by the looks of it, had downed several full glasses already.

‘Excuse me Inspector’, she began, slurring slightly in an Indian accent.

‘Yes?’ Regalia said, realizing he needed a refill of his cocktail.

‘I suggest you question the family members.’

‘Really?’

‘Yes. In nice cases out of ten, it’s the family that’s done it. No love lost here between Aarav (that’s the groom in case you didn’t know) and his parents and siblings. Money can bring out the worst in people, you should know.’

‘And how are you related to the family, Miss?’

‘Oh, I am not related to these people. Just an old friend of Aarav’s, from college. Nice chap, he was. But you know the saying. One can’t choose one’s family and all that.’

Inspector Regalia and the Case of the Wedding Gone Wrong – Episode 1: At the Beginning

Why couldn’t Regalia attend a wedding that did not include a crime? At least not the sort of crimes that would require his involvement.

What a buncha’ buffons. Distractions. All around. There was so much intrusion. So much that the normally unflappable Inspector contemplated for a moment whether he should just pull out his service revolver and at the very least, threaten to fire it. The chaos was coming from so many sources that he could barely hold a thought with the intention of developing it, before it evaporated. Scanning past a multitude of bodies, the movement of waiters carrying things and loads of screaming being performed by various guests, his eyes eventually arrived at Mrs. Pall, who was on the main table smack in the centre of the reception area, holding a silver fork, one of many carefully selected items for the wedding, against the throat of a youngish, spiky haired fellow who was pinned to the table, his face and shiny vest covered in dollops of the pink and white wedding reception cake.

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