Page 105 of Passions in Death
“Give me twenty.”
“Twenty it is.” And he went into his own office.
Once she had the visual, she stepped back, nodded.
She leaned where she leaned, she admitted. But she’d get Stillwater’s take. Then see what she’d see at the memorial.
She needed a lot more than leaning.
At her command center, she tried Stillwater.
He answered right away.
“Lieutenant, is it done?”
“If you mean have we made an arrest, no.”
His eyes went from hopeful to deflated. “I guess I hoped, when I saw your name on the display. I just left Angie’s. We finally talked Shauna into eating something, and lying down awhile. Rough day for her.”
“I’m sure it was. Who else was there?”
“At Angie’s? I started to say the usual suspects, but that sounds really wrong given the circumstances. Angie, of course, Becca, Greg, Donna. Donna left when I did.”
“I ran into Greg at Shauna’s apartment building.”
“Oh? He didn’t mention it. I think he went by to clear out food. Shauna doesn’t want to go back. I can’t blame her.”
She could see what she took to be his apartment behind him.
Pale gray wall, enormous screen flanked by darker gray shelves.
Like Roarke, he had real books.
“Mr. Stillwater—”
“Marcus. It’s Marcus.”
“Marcus, do you know ChiChi Lopez?”
“Sure, a little. Not really well. The family restaurant’s great.”
“Ever been to the club where she performs? Delights?”
“I actually haven’t. I’m more hands-on getting a woman naked, I guess, but I’ve heard she’s talented.”
“Right. At the moment I’m asking for impressions. We can start with her.”
“Okay, but like I said, I don’t know her all that well. Sexy, confident, a little… hard isn’t exactly the word. Edgy might be better.”
“And her relationship with Erin?”
“That ended with Shauna—the sex part of it. Not that they didn’t have a friendship after, or I guess I wouldn’t have met her at all.”
“Impressions again. How did she feel about Shauna, Shauna and Erin?”
“Impressions? Not especially warm.” He hesitated, moving around as he did so she caught more pieces of his living space.
And what she believed was an Erin Albright cityscape.
