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“Ti The maître d’ called them a cab, a Rapid They were picked up at a twenty-one forty-eight It was starting to rain”
In her mind, Eve pictured it The handso fingertips while the cab zipped uptoith raindrops pattering on the roof She’d been wearing a red dress andto their server Power colors for court that she’d dressed up with good pearls and silver heels for the evening
“The cab dropped her off first,” Eve continued “She told Ha when she ran for the building, then turned and blew him a kiss”
“Your report said they were tight”
“He loved her” More fro Feeney held out “Doesn’tto hiement, but” She lifted her shoulders “If he wasn’t, and was looking to set up a good alibi, he set a nice roe It doesn’t work for me, but it’s early yet So, she ca to the door “Her dress is a little da it up”
As she spoke, Eve followed the projected route, walking over the lovely rugs into the spacious bedroom with its quiet colors and lovely antique bed
She ordered lights to brighten the area The police shields on the s not only frustrated the fly-bys, but blocked ht
“To the closet,” she said and pressed the button that opened the long, s up the suit” Eve pointed to the red dress and jacket, neatly arranged in a wardrobe ordered in sweeps of color “Puts away her shoes, puts on a robe”
Eve turned to the bed A long flow of ivory was spread there Not folded, not neatly arranged as was the rest of the rooh it had been impatiently tossed
“She puts her jewelry in the safe in the side wall of the closet, but she doesn’t go to bed Maybe she goes out to catch the news, to have a nightcap”
With Feeney following, Eve went back to the living area A briefcase, neatly closed, sat on the table in front of the sofa with a single elass beside it
“She’s relaxing, y for the next day or her planning her daughter’s wedding Her ’link beeps Whoever it hatever they tell her, gets her oes back to the bedrooain Another power suit She’s going to the West End She doesn’t want to blend, she wants to exude authority, confidence She doesn’t call a cab That’s another record She decides she’ll take the subway It’s raining”
Eve moved to a closet tucked into the wall near the front door and pressed it to open Inside were jackets, wraps, a man’s overcoat she suspected was Ha colors
“She takes out the uht to match the suit It’s automatic, her mind is on her meet She doesn’t take a lot of money, so it’s not a payoff She doesn’t call anyone, because she wants to handle it herself But when she gets to the Five Moons, nobodyher watch She leaves a few ot her uure she’s steamed”
“Classy wo in a dive for an hour for a no show” Feeney popped another nut “Yeah, steamed would be my take”