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The door burst open and Sam Lovell came into the room, which made her rise to her feet He carried a s on a strap from his shoulder He looked up to see Pro, as she stuffed the pages away

“Oh! Sorry, luv, didn’t know anyone would be ‘ere,” he said

“Quite all right, Mister Lovell,” Pro said as she gathered her papers “By the way, my partner checked your alibi for Friday Your sponsor vouched for you”

“Just like I said” He gave a lopsided grin that showed off his crooked teeth

“By the way, I heard from…someone that you were very close with Mister Mystique”

The smile vanished “From ‘ooja ‘ear that?”

Noas Pro’s turn to s how much truth there was to the rumors”

“Look, Michael waselse, it’s all lies”

“I see” Pro considered her words carefully “Do you know of any reason someone would want him dead?”

“Look, Mike ‘ad a thing about oing down, ‘e’d try to ot ‘im done in”

”Well, thank you, that’s very helpful I was just leaving,” Pro said and slipped past the lanky o out the door

She continued down the dark hall and opened the door to Dressing Roo but a bra and panties, trying to curl her hair with a large electric curling iron

“Oh hey, detective, c’h-spirited voice when Pro tried to back out “But shut the door I don’t want the boys to see the goods if they ain’t buying, ya knohat I mean?”

Pro, not seeing a way to gracefully escape, stepped into the roo roo paint, numerous shelves with discarded relics, and the under e, Adrian had spread out equipment and also makeup

“How are you, Miss Gray?” Pro attempted to sound cordial