The Fortune Cookie Affair -Chapter 22

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

My apologies for being so late.  It's taken me a while to hit on my big idea.  This is a double drabble.
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"Sylvia's dead?  And what did she mean, we'll never stop it in time?" Mark was asking as he looked at the body of their newly identified enemy.  Illya and Napoleon shared an expression that spoke to each of them as the befuddled Slate looked on.  He recognized that thing they did, that unspoken communication.

"You know?  But… ?"

"Sylvia isn't really Sylvia.  This…' Napoleon took hold of what appeared to be Sylvia's chin and pulled up a mask to reveal a woman whose face had formerly been unknown.

"This is Dr. Egret." Mark emitted a sound similar to a squeak.

"How did you know?"

Illya spoke up as Napoleon continued to pull off the mask.

"She missed something in her impersonation of the real Sylvia Barton, who is left handed.  Egret handed me the note with her right hand, something that I realized was wrong."

"But Dr. Egret? How did you jump to that conclusion?"

"How about we stop the thing she just said we can't, and I'll explain everything to you Mark."  Napoleon was already walking towards a policeman as he spoke over his shoulder to the junior agent.  April would have alerted headquarters by now.

Time to be heroes.

Comments

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

Oh well done! A stroke of genius to explain the deception of what was thought to be a loyal UNCLE employee. See, I told you I had faith in your abilities to pull it together, and I like how the chapter takes the reader back to when she handed the message to Illya.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It had to be a slight of hand, eh... :) We will definitely be making this a regular event here on Section VII, the drabble tale has been astoundingly entertaining from every angle.

[selyndaep.livejournal.com]

I knew Sylvia was mixed up in this--but as Dr Egret??? An astonishing turn of events to be sure!
So many surprises in this story, what next?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Astonishing indeed; it seems that's the way it goes here with this story ;)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for a very good chapter. I love that unspoken communication, and their catching the wrong-handedness, and the last line. Pulling off the mask was a fine moment, too.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, two minds coming to the same conclusions... that's our spies.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Dr. Egret! Ha, intriguing! Although I wonder how Napoleon and Illya can be sure it's her and not a different impersonations expert, since they don't know her face. ;) And she's so sneaky, I wonder if she's really dead. Hmm.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Funny how they always know when it was Egret ;) Is she dead or just in a remarkable state of suspended animation? Your guess is as good as mine.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Ah, Dr.Egret! You've helped make sense of this mixed up "stir-fry" of a tale. Very nice.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Haha... very pun-y :D

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Ooh, such a good twist! And I really, really loved the last line, and the "unspoken communication".

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it needed enough twisting to prepare it for the final chapter.