𝚂𝙸𝙼𝙾𝙽 𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙵𝙵 - 𝙰 𝚁𝙴𝙶𝚄𝙻𝙰𝚁 𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙴𝙽𝚃.
Blanc and Ratcliff met under a cloud of tragedy, which is typically the way with most of the investigator’s connections. Simon had hired Blanc’s services to uncover the truth about his younger brother’s death, which at the time had been ruled out as an accident. Alas, Blanc rose to the occasion and found out that such accident had been arranged by one of Ratcliff’s considerable enemies. After the case had been solved, it was reported that the Englishman held the private investigator at the highest regard, and was infinitely grateful for the work.
Simon Ratcliff, one of the wealthiest men in England, began to rely more heavily on Blanc’s services after the first time their paths crossed. With a great many people who saw him as a target, Simon was often a victim of theft. His considerable collection of paintings, statues and objects d'art – spread all throughout the globe – occasionally found itself missing one or two artefacts. At every single one of such occasions, Mr. Benoit Blanc has been called to recover the piece and identify its thief. He has yet to fail in this duty.
It is said that when Blanc is in London, he stays at flat in West Kensington that belongs to Mr. Ratfcliff, one of many courtesies that the billionaire has offered Mr. Blanc as payback for granting him the peace of mind that came with his brother’s killer being brought to justice.