Fanatic ⇒ Only Murders In The Building

08 → The Boy From 6B

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'The Boy From 6B'
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Callum felt useless.

The Brit was currently sprawled out on Charles' sofa while the other three came up with theories.

"Maybe it was the killer who gave us the phone trying to set us up?" Oliver suggested to the group, Mabel shaking her head in disagreement.

"That theory seems super backwards," the woman commented, looking back at Callum in a mix of confusion and concern.

"We just need to figure out the password," Charles informed, pacing around his living room.

"Easier said than done, Brazzos," Callum called out, rubbing his temples, hoping that would jumpstart his brain.

"So we all know the plan?" Mabel asked around the group, jumping to the topic.

"Break in but don't be seen or heard," Charles recalled, receiving a thumbs up from the Brit. "This can't take all night, I have a date later."

"What about you, loverboy? When's your date?" Mabel teased with a smirk, Callum throwing a pillow at her.

"Later," was all the information he offered to the woman; she looked at him in disappointment. The Brit got up, ready to break into the Dimas flat. "Remember to text us. I don't feel like getting shot today," Callum told Oliver who gave him an offended look.

"I wasn't born yesterday."

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Charles picked the lock of flat door as Mabel and Callum stood behind him, impatiently waiting for the man to finish. The young man picked at his neon yellow gloves, hating the texture they had. Today was not his day.

As the door clicked open, Charles held it open for Mabel and Callum to enter first. However, as he went to step into the flat, Mabel stopped him and told him to be a look-out.

"I feel poor just standing here," Callum whispered, trying to lighten the mood. The woman did not smile at the comment, her face serious, trying to remember a memory. "Okay..." the Brit said awkwardly, following after Mabel as she made her way to the bookshelves.

After a few knocks, Mabel pushed the shelf in revealing a secret door. Callum eyes widened is surprise. In that moment, he felt as if he had stepped into the set of a mystery film.

'Get Charles', the woman mouthed as she stepped further into the room. The Brit complied, creaking the door open and yanking Charles inside the flat. The older man was overcome with panic for a moment but when he saw Callum, the feeling settled.

The secret room was full of urns - a lot of them. Charles and Callum walked through the room with their mouths gaped open, taking in the number of urns lined against the wall. Without any notice, Charles picked one of the urns up without his gloves, showing the pair the bottom which read 'SHINE ON FUNERAL HOME'.

Suddenly, the urn stumbled out of Charles' hands as his phone went off, Mabel luckily catching it in a panic.

O.PUTNAM

Curtain up! Places, people!!!

The trio's eyes widened as Mabel put the urn back, rushing out the cramped room. However, as ever, the universe must have been against them as at that moment, the front door unlocked. Harshly, Callum was shoved behind the living room door, almost headbutting the wall from the force he was thrown into the corner. Mabel, Callum and Charles held their breaths as Theo paced the flat.