London
Around the Same Time
Gerald Ravan watched as the older gentleman exited his London office to take the elevator to the ground floor. Detective Chief Inspector Karl Dillane had been friends with Gerald for what seemed like forever. They first met when the Regal Wisteria Kensington hotel was first designed and constructed several decades ago. Being a foreign corporation newly doing business in London, the Regal Wisteria wanted good relations with the locals, the press, and the police. Countless times, Gerald donated to community projects and sponsored festivities put on by the London police department and others. Donations were generous and frequent. Advertisements for the resort-sponsored events were plastered practically everywhere on billboards and flyers. The ads also played on t
