with audio by Jordon Hodges
Sleuthing around Antwerp Central train station
Private detective Gregg Antony Holmes (no relation)
Constable Maes had been the first on the scene
At the cargo case, derailed at track number thirteen
“You’re too late Holmes, you’re wasting your time on this call
It’s this dust on the tracks here that explains it all
“Chimney Sweeps often empty their bags here before catching their trains
This mess on the tracks caused the case to jostle out of its reins
“My fine-tuned smarts tell me, and it’s more than just a hunch,
There’s no crime here at all –false alarm –let’s break for lunch”
Putting on his hat, Holmes took a step back
He then turned to the Constable to give his feedback
“Chimney sweeping’s a profession that’s just not in season
besides, you’ve confused the cause with the reason
“The symbol on this case is of the West Charleroi labs
Top five additive producer, for those who keep tabs
“If you look a bit closer using your self-proclaimed ’smarts’
You’ll see part one of a crime that requires two parts
“This dust has a tint of blue resembling ammonium nitrate
A binary explosive when combined with oxyliquate
The kind that could blast the door off the bank vault at Leopold and State
There’s only two people with access to the latter as of late…
“One’s the head engineer at the Transportation Bureau
The other happens to be VanMortimer, the greatest criminal I know
He boards the express every Friday at Chantiers Château
That train arrives in twelve minutes, so get that lunch to go”