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"Was she also addicted to crack or methamphetamines?" Gamache asked

"No evidence of that," said Lacoste

"How’d she ?" the Chief asked "As an artist or critic?"

"Neither Looks like she lived on theback to her notes

"So what did she do?" asked Beauvoir

"Well, she was illegal No work perether she worked under the table at art supply shops She picked up odd jobs here and there"

Gaht about that For a twenty-year-old it would’ve been an exciting life For a wo

"She s?" he asked "Or been a prostitute?"

"Possibly both for a while, but not recently," said Lacoste

"Coroner says there’s no evidence of sexually trans," said Beauvoir, consulting the printout "As you know, most low-level dealers are also addicts"

"Lillian’s parents thought her husband ht have died," said the Chief

"He did," said Lacoste "Three years ago OD’d"

Beauvoir put a stroke through the man’s name

"Canada Customs records show she crossed the border on a bus from New York City on October sixteenth of last year," said Lacoste "Nine ot it"

"When did she join Alcoholics Anonymous?" asked Gamache

"I don’t know," said Lacoste "I tried to reach her sponsor, Suzanne Coates, but there was no answer and Chez Nick says she’s on a couple of days off"

"Scheduled?" asked Ga forward

"I didn’t ask"

"Ask, please," said the Chief, getting to his feet "When you find her let me know I have some questions for her as well"

He went to his desk and placed a call He could have given the naent Lacoste or Inspector Beauvoir, but he preferred to do this himself

"Chief Justice’s office," said the efficient voice