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speaking to a stranger. Looking up at Clara, she said, “Thank you, Clara, you may go.” She turned toward me. “Katherine Walters telephoned demanding that she speak to Maxwell. She was very unhappy, Tracy. She was extremely irritated and accused the resort of spying on her private affairs. Can you please explain what happened?”
I gulped back the knot in my throat and told Millie about what had taken place. I told her about how nonchalant Katherine was regarding Frank’s death and her apparent joy that he was gone. Millie calmed down a little but was not completely convinced.
“She was very open about it, and that’s what was puzzling,” I said. “What really upset her was seeing that photograph,” I concluded.
“I see, but she didn’t say anything incriminating.” She took the photograph from me and reached for her spectacles. Propping them on her nose, she examined the photo. “It seems that it was not only Frank who was having an affair. Katherine, herself, seems to be a little too cozy in this photo. So, you are saying that this was found in Frank’s briefcase?”
“Well, the briefcase was empty according to this shot. The contents had been spilled out. Going by this photo, it’s safe to say that this may have been in Frank’s briefcase.”
“Who is the man with her?”
“I’ve got no idea. He looks so familiar. As I said, Katherine was not forthcoming when I questioned her. When I showed her that picture it drove her crazy. I think that this tells us much more than the fact that she had her own skeletons.”
“What does not make sense to me is why she didn’t try to hide that she was glad to see the back of Frank,” said Millie.
“Also, she had dropped an earring this morning in Frank’s bedroom. Catalina had found it and gave it to the police.” My voice was high-pitched, but Millie remained calm.
Millie tapped on the intercom. “Clara, get me Erico Peres.” She had a quick word with the head waiter at On the Rocks Bar and Grill and redirected her attention to me. “I spoke to Erico. Katherine’s story checks out. She did have breakfast at around half past seven, the time Frank was killed, but she was alone. The resort is almost fully occupied, and the restaurant can be quite busy at that time of the morning. She could have always slipped away and done the deed. I’ll ask Brett to pull up the CCTV visuals.”
“That’s a good idea,” I said and wondered if the police had bothered to review the security footage.
“I also had a visitor earlier on today, Tracy. She claimed to be Frank’s fiancée.” Millie raised her eyebrows.
“Fiancée? His divorce was not finalized yet, but he had a fiancée? The guy sure is… was a fast mover.”
Millie laughed. “Interestingly, she had come to the resort late last night. Room 426. She was beside herself when she saw me.”
“You mean Gina Fey?”
“Yes, that was her name.”
“Katherine did mention her. She accused her of killing Frank. Something about an insurance settlement.”
“But why were they in separate rooms? It’s not like Katherine didn’t know about them.”
“For all of Frank’s infidelities, there was no real hard evidence of it. He was probably trying to keep it that way.”
Millie raised her eyebrows again. She looked impressed.
I blushed. “It was something I picked up on a Google search.”
“I think you should talk to Gina. There was something a little odd about that woman. Maybe she could shed some light on the white-haired man and why Katherine was in Frank’s room. Oh yes, and please be discreet. I’m not looking forward to another visit from her,” she said with a quick wink. “And, Tracy…”
“Yes, Millie?”
“Stay away from Katherine Walters.”
I smiled.
“Here’s Gina’s card.”
It was rose pink business card embossed with the symbol of two interwoven lotuses. In purple ink the card read:
----
Om Shanti
*
YOGINI GINA FEY
Tantric Souls
Yoga Guru &
I gulped back the knot in my throat and told Millie about what had taken place. I told her about how nonchalant Katherine was regarding Frank’s death and her apparent joy that he was gone. Millie calmed down a little but was not completely convinced.
“She was very open about it, and that’s what was puzzling,” I said. “What really upset her was seeing that photograph,” I concluded.
“I see, but she didn’t say anything incriminating.” She took the photograph from me and reached for her spectacles. Propping them on her nose, she examined the photo. “It seems that it was not only Frank who was having an affair. Katherine, herself, seems to be a little too cozy in this photo. So, you are saying that this was found in Frank’s briefcase?”
“Well, the briefcase was empty according to this shot. The contents had been spilled out. Going by this photo, it’s safe to say that this may have been in Frank’s briefcase.”
“Who is the man with her?”
“I’ve got no idea. He looks so familiar. As I said, Katherine was not forthcoming when I questioned her. When I showed her that picture it drove her crazy. I think that this tells us much more than the fact that she had her own skeletons.”
“What does not make sense to me is why she didn’t try to hide that she was glad to see the back of Frank,” said Millie.
“Also, she had dropped an earring this morning in Frank’s bedroom. Catalina had found it and gave it to the police.” My voice was high-pitched, but Millie remained calm.
Millie tapped on the intercom. “Clara, get me Erico Peres.” She had a quick word with the head waiter at On the Rocks Bar and Grill and redirected her attention to me. “I spoke to Erico. Katherine’s story checks out. She did have breakfast at around half past seven, the time Frank was killed, but she was alone. The resort is almost fully occupied, and the restaurant can be quite busy at that time of the morning. She could have always slipped away and done the deed. I’ll ask Brett to pull up the CCTV visuals.”
“That’s a good idea,” I said and wondered if the police had bothered to review the security footage.
“I also had a visitor earlier on today, Tracy. She claimed to be Frank’s fiancée.” Millie raised her eyebrows.
“Fiancée? His divorce was not finalized yet, but he had a fiancée? The guy sure is… was a fast mover.”
Millie laughed. “Interestingly, she had come to the resort late last night. Room 426. She was beside herself when she saw me.”
“You mean Gina Fey?”
“Yes, that was her name.”
“Katherine did mention her. She accused her of killing Frank. Something about an insurance settlement.”
“But why were they in separate rooms? It’s not like Katherine didn’t know about them.”
“For all of Frank’s infidelities, there was no real hard evidence of it. He was probably trying to keep it that way.”
Millie raised her eyebrows again. She looked impressed.
I blushed. “It was something I picked up on a Google search.”
“I think you should talk to Gina. There was something a little odd about that woman. Maybe she could shed some light on the white-haired man and why Katherine was in Frank’s room. Oh yes, and please be discreet. I’m not looking forward to another visit from her,” she said with a quick wink. “And, Tracy…”
“Yes, Millie?”
“Stay away from Katherine Walters.”
I smiled.
“Here’s Gina’s card.”
It was rose pink business card embossed with the symbol of two interwoven lotuses. In purple ink the card read:
----
Om Shanti
*
YOGINI GINA FEY
Tantric Souls
Yoga Guru &
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