“Will you kindly tell me just who is the reason for all of this hullabaloo?” she asked for what felt like the hundredth time. Mr. Beauchamp gave a self-important sniff, pleased to be the one to give her news she hadn’t already gleaned. “Only the man whose capture could make Sir Morley’s entire career. The most infamous criminal mastermind in recent history.” “No, you can’t mean—” “Indeed I do, Mrs. Mackenzie. I can only mean Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More.”
