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A glance at the bedside clock showed her that he must have risen extremely early, since it was just past six But then, she was learning particulars about his personality If he had an idea, he wasn’t going to fall back asleep; he was going to explore it

In the suite, she discovered that coffee was els, fruit and pitchers of juice and water on the table

"Help yourself," Logan told her, "and then you and I will head over to the studio with Tyler and Kelsey I’ll o to the police station We’ve decided that we’ll bring in Helena LaRoux at ten Kat and Jane have already gone back to the station"

"Thank you," Madison said "Do you knohere Sean is now?"

"He’s at the studio, following a hunch" Logan was standing at the board, writing, drawing lines Madison studied it On one side, the name Pete Krakoritten, and on the other, Eddie Archer Na with the connections between any of those nahts, hunches, questions

Possibly more than one killer

Benita has a family tie to Krakowski

Oliver has a family tie to Claymore Illusions

Madison fixed a plate of food and sat doatching Logan as he continued to write

Two killers Both with knowledge of the studio, one with greater access

Killing not randoinal studio owner, Clayain if Alistair convicted? How? There was a prenup, and she is taken care of in the will So is Benita

Alistair--to inherit studios

Mike Greenwood--knows the studio better than most

Andy Simons--Eddie’s partner

Colin Bailey--on duty at the time of the murder

Winston Nash--knows the studio, knoork the security footage

"You really think it’s down to one of these people?" Madison asked

Logan sat down across froest anyone else? Anyone we should interview again? We’ll bring in Oliver Marshall, discreetly, of course But other than Oliver?"

She hesitated, surprised by what she was going to say "I don’t know if this is i a bit strange He always acts a bit strange, but I mean more than usual He’s a wonderful assistant and very talented But he was the first to callon"

Logan rose and added the name of Madison’s assistant to the list Tyler entered the suite, pouring hi the two of theie has taken it upon hihosts can and can’t do I think he’s gone off to show herI’ll collect Kelsey She’s been on the co for any more connections to the studio or the movie" He studied Madison, and she sensed that he was perplexed, suspecting that she knew--soht help the else"

"You will," he told her "I’ut hunch that you do know soet out there"

There siht ruefully, staring across the expanse of Peace Cemetery It was aptly narown up over the years to shade the winding trails, benches, gravestones and ed from the contemporary back to the flowery detail of the late-Victorian era Fences separated the cemetery from the studio and the Black Box Cinema, but Sean wasn’t concerned with the fences; he was still certain there had to be an entry to the underground catacoht be

It was a daunting task

Benny Knox, impressed by the hours the Krewe seeinal plan for the cemetery and the roster that noted the burials

"It’s like any other old ceer--as not pleased to be called at 7:00 am," Knox had said "Graves have shifted over the years, and before there was greater security, vandals broke stones Sos happen--and the dead are forgotten" Knox sighed "I was inforinal Claymore owned the land but donated soraveyard before it becaraveyards are attached to churches, and cemeteries don’t have to be In the flux of that turnover, a lot of records wentBut there are vaults all over--as you can see--and lots of people were buried in pine boxes…sometimes on top of one another There was a rumor that the poor could be buried here when they didn’t have rave sites"

"So…Claymore worked with the church, to help the poor?" Sean had asked That would explain the catacombs attached to the studio and the Black Box

"There are over fifty thousand known burials and entoh the records is like working your way through a giant maze," Knox had told hiet his bearings So, it seemed Claymore, father of Lucas, had been involved, apparently for the one to the vault, expecting he’d have to wait for one of the cemetery workers before he could enter the small family mausoleuer, ates led to a little sanctuary with a bench There was an altar, and a memorial plaque stated that the earthly remains of Lucas Claymore rested beneath the altar in the , of course, his father, who’d been such a benefactor to the church

Sean was looking over the ce He answered it to hear Eddie Archer, sounding frantic

At first Sean couldn’t understand a word he was saying

"She’s not here She’s not here," Eddie finally ed "The police called They wanted Helena to come in and talk to them, to help establish timelines, talk about an wanted to talk to her"