The Mysterious Affair of the Scarlet Egg

A dreaded paralysing fear gripped the Minister, had not the Scarlet Egg been taken away the night before? Hadn't he ordered Augean to remove the horrid object from his sight. Indeed he had, and knowing this to be true a slow edge of doubt travelled up the spine and planted a thought in the honourable mans troubled head.

"Dear Lord" trembled from his dry lips and he turned to flee the room.

A shot rang out...