Ava arrives

Dressed in another slinky black dress, her dark hair tied up in a high bun and with tasteful silver jewellery, Ava moved through the crowd, keeping her eyes on the ruby. She could see how she would steal it if it were her, the question was whether those who were after it would try the same way.

A young woman walked past, her plump backside wiggling and displaying goofy underwear through a large rip in her jeans. She caught Ava's eye, noticeably underdressed and not paying any attention to the artwork around her. She was young for a jewel thief, but that could not rule her out. Ava positioned herself halfway up the room, where she could split her attention between the young woman and the ruby. And someone else, Ava now spotted, an attractive redhaired woman sitting on a sofa near the other door. The woman was wearing a grey suit which seemed to be falling apart on her- as Ava watched, the woman adjusted her lapels and looked aghast as they came off in her hands.

Two suspects so far, neither of them looked like they were supposed to be here. Ava strolled closer to the ruby, looking to see if any of the security measures had been touched so far.

Suddenly, the room began to fill with a thick fog. Ava grasped her bracelet and snapped off a thin bar from it, which she slipped into her mouth to filter out toxins, and looked for the source. People began to panic, rushing in all directions and looking for exits, thinking there was a fire.

The redhead junped up from the sofa, her suit continuing to fall to pieces as the trousers broke at the seams and fell down like a banana peel away from her heart-patterned underwear. She saw Ava standing by the gem.

"You! Freeze!"