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"One step at a ti to our eyewitness who saw the killer leave Deborah’s house, the killer is a ht?"

"Of course Oh, for goodness’ sake, Detective, callbeautiful white teeth "And thataway from her "Yes," he said, "it does"

Ca around in the hot water "I’--what if the murders do indeed have to do with the roles these actresses have won, and played? What if it has to do with their rivals? Maybe there’s an actress who lost out to all of them, maybe even more than once, and did have a mental break Or maybe she complained about it to, say, a husband or boyfriend, and he was the one with the in to even find these actresses?"

Daniel was shaking his head

Cahed "I know, all the task force has already spoken to all the agents, tried to coether, find unique connections"

Missy nodded "There have to be hundreds of actresses who go to every audition they can, and that’s thousands of auditions Fact is, everyone can win, and everyone loses out, at least once in a while"

Cam said, "Then let’s simplify Both you and Doc said Deborah kept very coood deal about her career, her friends So let’s start by looking through your contacts, and hers I’ve asked Agent Aaron Poker to review the flight as and LA this past week Maybe the Serial flew commercial Maybe we’ll find him on one of your lists Missy, you keep a list of contacts on your co actresses you know?"

"Oh yes," Missy said, and punched a key and pulled up a file labeled Friendly Eneing out on the beach one day, came up with that file na out with I met some of theo shopping, drink beer, couys Many times at Ivy’s at the shore" She paused "I met Connie there"

"I’d like to copy that list, Missy In fact, I’ to copy all of your contacts I want toher she ht have a connection to these murders, that she should never be alone, and emphasize she should take this seriously

"I’d also like a copy of your auditions files I want to compare it hatever I can find at Deborah’s place, or find out from Doc Now, tell me about Connie You said you met her at Ivy’s?"

Missy nodded "Connie was nice and I liked her She talked a lot about this great guy she was seeing--Theo Markham--he’s a really important producer who believed in her so much he even rented her his house in the Colony for peanuts so she could quit selling shoes at Saks and concentrate full-ti up roles for her Of course all of us were thinking he rented her the house because she was sleeping with hihed about it, said she knee were thinking, but she wasn’t having sex with Mr Theo--that’s what Connie always called hie she’d deny it I think he asked her to deny it because he’stalent" She saluted them with her teacup "It wouldin show business, in Hollywood, not screwing around on his wife? Wouldn’t that be a first?"