(AGTOO) A Crow Left of the Murder

[Campanella]

"Familiar? Yes. One might say that: we did run in roughly the same circles."

Campanella answered calmly. This part, at least, was true.

Now the Moros deliberately moved in his seat. The sound might echo down the receiver or it might not. It might be taken as something... or it might not. But two could play this game.

"I thank you for the vote of confidence, but I do have to ask - Gogosian's area of expertise was contemporary art. That was his forte and the general thrust of his gallery. My field of expertise is antiques... I can advise, of course - and I am quite honoured that you think I can be of service... but I do know some people who are much better experts in contemporary art than I. I can give you their names if you like?"

Campanella kept things simple and let a note of surprise and confusion slip out in his voice.

And I have provided a subterfuge roll in case you need it: -

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-10-14 06:11:06		Campanella to act / emote rolls 7 to Manipulation + Subterfuge + WP (10 Again, WillPower)		10, 3, 9, 3, 9, 6, 3, 7		3 successes

[Vincent]

If there's something those Awakened to the Leaden Coin are good that, is appraisal. Whether an item, a gemstone, a substance or a finely sculpted lie, little escapes their aptitude for finding cracks amid things.
The talent obviously works in reverse, for the half-truth flows effortlessly from the Necromancer's lips.
"Ah", on the other end of the receiver. Then, the Detective goes quiet. Damn. "To be fair, this isn't something I'm comfortable sharing over the phone, but yeah, there are non-contemporary works as well. Something we haven't been able to date accurately. We could schedule a survey, when you're free", it wasn't a lie. But he wasn't sharing the whole truth either.