"Well, most of being in Cardiff was waiting around for one thing or another, but it went well. Caught someone who was trying to gaslight their way into a massive inheritance, which I wasn't actually expecting. No doubt John'll have it up on the blog soon; we had a couple of remote consults while I was there, since someone needed seeing to back in London."

He gives Rosie a wry look. She blinks up at him and Molly with huge dark-blue eyes as if to say, What? I'm innocent.

"Work's been going well for you, I see." He leans into her warmth a little. "Certainly sounded productive from your texts."