Rootbound — Flat No.14, Page 5
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An extreme close-up. Fern's bare hand rests near the ghost's translucent hand over a single dried blue orchid stem. On the stem a small paper tag reads: “Flat No.14”. A speech bubble reads: “Find who keeps Flat No.14 alive.”
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An extreme close-up of Fern's bare hand and the ghost's translucent hand meeting over a dried blue orchid stem whose paper tag reads 'Flat No.14'; a bubble reads 'Find who keeps Flat No.14 alive.'
About this chapter
The ghost of Opal Renwick, the garden first head gardener who died in Glasshouse 03, asks Fern for one last favour tied to a dried blue orchid she gave away in 1957. Fern search of the ledger, a grave, and an old love letter leads to Ida Thorpe, who kept the pressed blue flower all her life. When Fern shows Opal that the promise was kept, the ghost passes on, leaving a single living orchid. A cozy, melancholy murder-free mystery.