Chapter 36

## Chapter Chronology

**The White Knight of London Act 2** (The White Knight of London Act 2 ロンドンの騎士 第二幕, *The White Knight of London Act 2 Rondon no Kishi Dai Ni Maku*) is the 36th chapter of the MORIARTY THE PATRIOT manga series.

## Summary

William tells Albert that he has finished making the preparations to test Whiteley's character. They plan to give Whiteley enough evidence to put the House of Lords into a tight spot and see if he will use this as a way to climb up the ladder, or if he will only use it to get his bill passed. Is he really someone who can be entrusted this information with?

Meanwhile at the Whiteley residence, Whiteley is eating breakfast with everyone, even inviting the two policemen he handpicked last time to eat with him. He then asks their maid Maggie for that day's newspaper, but she makes an excuse about the paper not being delivered that day. Whiteley sees right through her and reassures her that he didn't mind reading bad press about himself.

His younger brother Sam then comes into the room in a wheelchair. Whiteley has been receiving numerous threatening letters and his brother is very worried that he and Whiteley's lives are in danger.

However, Whiteley refuses to yield to these people who use cowardly means to take him down. He wants to show Sam that he can make the world into a place where Sam can live without struggle using his bill.

Whiteley then heads to the opening ceremony of the newly-constructed park he worked so hard on. William and Albert also attend the ceremony.

When Whiteley and his secretary Marcus arrive at the venue, Marcus is surprised to see more sponsors up on stage than was previously planned. What's more, they are the parliament members who are against Whiteley's bill.

Just as Marcus feared, the parliament members uses this ceremony to horribly misrepresent Whiteley in front of the masses. They claim that Whiteley was the biggest obstacle in construction of this park, and that negotiations to make amendments for citizen's right to vote were already being handled by the House of Lords and the House of Commons behind the scenes. However, due to Whiteley presenting his bill out of nowhere without consulting any of the other members of the House of Commons, those negotiations are now at a standstill.

The citizens then start doubting Whiteley but decide to wait until Whiteley speaks before making a decision.

When it was Whiteley's turn to give a speech, he did not defend himself at all and instead said that everything they said was true. The citizens gets mad at this, and feel disillusioned.

After the ceremony, Marcus asks Whiteley why he did not defend himself. He was very frustrated that Whiteley's honor was dragged through the mud.

However, Whiteley doesn't care about his honor. It is during this time that kids in wheelchairs come into the scene. The ground of this park is smooth and does not have any bumps at all, making it accessible for those who use wheelchairs. Seeing them enjoying themselves, Whiteley then says that he has achieved his goal. Whiteley only wishes for these children's happiness. His own honor does not matter.

Albert then approaches him and asks for a private audience. Once they move to a more secluded area, Albert explains that his own standing in the House of Lords has not been great ever since he *accidentally* uncovered the opium cartel owned by one of the higher ranked members while rescuing his brother from kidnappers.

So he asks Whiteley for a favor, handing over the envelope that contains evidence of the House of Lord's illegal acts. Albert tells Whiteley that it is up to the latter to decide how to use it.

After Whiteley leaves, William approaches his brother. Albert informs him that they were able to figure out the type of person Whiteley was thanks to the stage William had set.

Meanwhile, at London Underground's construction site, the police officer who killed the hitman that tried to assassinate Whiteley was murdered under Milverton's instructions.

And the murderers' next target is Whiteley's younger brother Sam.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

*Note*: **Bold** & *italicized* denotes a new character

* William James Moriarty
* Albert James Moriarty
* Sebastian Moran
* Adam Whiteley
* ***Maggie***
* Robinson
* ***Marcus***
* ***Sam Whiteley***
* Sturridge
* ***Gosling***
* ***Harry***