Inspector Speik Inspector Speik
I’ve been considering for a long time whether I really should tell you this story. Of course, I feel proud that I have been actively involved in crime fighting but then again the way it happened wasn’t very flattering. Despite that, I shall share my dark secret with you. The time was the Middle Ages, in the Nockberge mountains. It wasn’t always an easy life for people then. In order to get a grip on petty crime and to deter potential culprits “Speik arrest” was introduced at that time. No, you didn’t misread that. Speik arrest. Whilst in other epochs empresses had perfumed their baths with Speik, now there was a Speik arrest. Convicts had to (I’d say they “were allowed to”!) spend an extended period confined in a Speik barn. After that they were identifiable for a long time because of the scent. Thus, for weeks their deed was made visible - or sniffable - to all. Obviously they didn’t appreciate my fragrance in the Middle Ages. But that time is long gone as well, thank goodness… Even so, I did people a valuable service! Still I’m glad that today I’m no longer regarded as a deterrent but that they recognise that my oil is what it is: the most precious plant product of the Nockberge mountains!
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