Status Updates From The Case of the Missing Ser...

Now THAT I didn’t expect. Hijra, huh?

Spoiler?

Like I thought: “The irony is that he has nothing to hide, and that is precisely the problem.”

Just speculating now:
- Gupta is trans. He used to be a she & is taking testosterone to aid the transformation
- Mary Lost ... a Baby?

In India, one could simply purchase an individual’s trash on the open market. 😳

In the center, wearing a black cape, thick glasses and a bomb-proof countenance, presides Judge Prasad.

Bomb-proof countenance ... stoic? Awesome choice of words!

Such cases ... became orgies of speculation. “Trial by media circus” was how the detective referred to it.

Indeed. Trial by the court of public opinion, too.

Somehow a meal never seemed as satisfying with cutlery. Feeling the food between your fingers was an altogether more intimate experience.

Filipinos traditionally eat with fingers/hands (no cutlery) as well!

Being a geek was not a crime. But there was something amiss. Why would a successful, obviously fit and active BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) executive agree to marry a female four years his senior?

Is it bad that I immediately speculate “because he needs a beard?” 🤪

Gori (or gora) - a Light-skinned person; the term is often used in reference to Westerners

Oh, sort of like my understanding of the Hawaiian term “Haole” (which Guamanians have appropriated - growing up, before I learned of its origin, I had envisioned it spelled as “howley” for some reason - I had no idea what that had to do with Caucasians).

Regal B Hinde Taxi Service. Is that meant to denote quality of service - I.e., treat passengers like they have royal bums (sounds like “regal behind”)?

And I was right! Seema = Facecream, a Nepali Beauty in Puri’s employ.

Is Seema a relative come to investigate and perhaps avenge Mary’s death?

Does Seema work for a rival investigator?

Or is Seema Facecream in disguise?