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...he was a private detective,  he made his reputation  by his sheer hardwork  and endless efforts,  this profession  gave him  wealth  name fame  but  for a while  he had slowed down,  , not just him but every other person was affected  in some way or the other by covid  hangover  m before this unusual turning point in life  he was kept busy with  dozens of cases lined up waiting for his attention but now for weeks  no client turned up so unwillingly  with a heavy heart and mind he took that unwanted case,  the man had introduced himself as Henry  just Henry  nothing  before it or after,  he was an elderly man,  the detective  welcomed him with a professional smile  , he played  a good host and offered his client coffee  prompting him  to explain  how could he be of service to him 

Henry   rotated  the coffee mug in his trembling hands rather  disheartened,  his shivering  suggested he needed something more than coffee  but  the detective couldn't help him in this matter there  because  it was against his rules to sit in the office with an open bottle 

I ve heard you are helpful to people  spoke Henry  after a long pause speculatively

Right,  tge detective agreed   , what did Henry expect from him 

He discussed the problem was  Mrs daisy  loved her dog star and were inseparable but the dog was missing,  

The detective  expressed  his own opinion perhaps the dog ran away  and didn't want to live with her

No, Henry emphatically  shook his head denying that possibility because star could not and would not leave  Mrs daisy s side ever,  someone deliberately  stole him 

The detective had never before taken such a case of a domestic pet dog gone missing