Oscar dodged quickly into the mouth of the alley. Pressing his back against the wall and taking advantage of the shadows, he silently watched as a two-man patrol pattered past the mouth and down the road.
He'd been down by the Seine earlier in the evening. Something had been troubling him, something that was far too familiar. He'd waited until the authorities had finished their investigation to take a look at the area. There was nothing to be found. Evidently if getting to the bottom of this would take more tenacious detective work. He would try the brothel for hear'say.
Hearing the clacking of heels echoing down the alleyway, he turned to face the sound.