William and Mary Hotel

The William and Mary Hotel was a luxury hotel in Victoria, NAU. Col. Thomas Bushell, Capt. Samuel Stanley and Dr. Kathleen Flannery stayed at the William and Mary while in the capital investigating the theft of The Two Georges.

Capt. John Martin met them at the station when their train arrived and explained he had booked rooms at the William and Mary for the two men but hadn't realized Dr. Flannery was travelling with them and so had nothing for her. However, since Dr. Flannery was a local and had her own residence in town, this wouldn't present a problem. Dr. Flannery was not satisfied and insisted that she needed to continue to work closely with the two RAMs. Rather than be belligerent about it, she used charm and her physical attractiveness to convince Capt. Martin to take her along to the hotel despite his misgivings.

Capt. Martin's concerns were partially based on how most hotels in Victoria had been fully booked with the announced visit by the King-Emperor. The clerk at the hotel confirmed this but worked at it much more diligently when she discovered it had to do with the investigation of the theft of The Two Georges. She succeeded in reshuffling rooms (like a professional vingt-et-un dealer in a casino, Bushell thought irreverently) and put them up in rooms 525, 527 and 529. She added that she will worry about the marchioness when she actually gets into town.